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Sales slide for Beyonces new chart-topper

Her previous release, the double-disc “I Am … Sasha Fierce,” sold 482,000 copies during its first week of sale in November 2010, fueled by the hits “If I Were a Boy” and “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”. via Reuters.

Eminem leads U.S. album and singles charts

The album sold 195,000 copies during the week ended July 18, taking its total to 1.5 million. He becomes the first artist to log a four-week stretch at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 since Susan Boyle began a six-week stint in November. Read more @ Reuters

Eminem sells 741,000 copies of new album in U.S.

Eminem will blast in at No. 1 on the U.S. pop album chart on Wednesday with the biggest week for a single release since 2008, according to sales data from Nielsen SoundScan. Read more @ Reuters

Eminem’s `Relapse’ tops charts, sells 608,000

NEW YORK– Eminem’s new album, “Relapse,” has sold more copies in its first week of release than any other album this year. Nielsen SoundScan says the Detroit rapper’s first album in nearly five years sold 608,000 copies. “Relapse” is Eminem‘s fifth straight No. 1 album. His last disc, 2004’s “Encore,” sold 711,000 in its first […]