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“21” shifted another 28,000 in the past week, bringing its to-date sum to 10,020,000. “21” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and spent 24 non-consecutive weeks atop the tally — the most in the SoundScan era. Read more at Billboard.

After weeks of hype and ridicule, singer Lana Del Rey had the last laugh on Wednesday by scoring the week’s highest debut on the Billboard 200 album chart with her new record “Born To Die.” via Reuters.

According to data released on Wednesday by tracking firm Nielsen SoundScan, overall album sales rose 3.6 percent to 221.5 million units during the first half of 2011, the first increase since 2004.While it is too early to judge if the trend will last through the year, an annual increase would be only the second in […]

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.

Industry sources suggest she could sell as many as 125,000 copies of “The Light of the Sun” by week’s end on Sunday. Scott previously went as high as No. 3 with 2004’s “Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2.” via Reuters.

Winehouse’s show in Belgrade on Saturday kicked off what was supposed to be a 12-stop European tour. But she was jeered and booed as she erratically stumbled around the stage, unable to remember the lyrics to her songs. via Billboard.com.

    via Billboard.com. While Adeles “21” returns, as expected, to the No. 1 slot on the Billboard 200 albums chart for a tenth non-consecutive week 114,000; down 5% and Lady Gagas “Born This Way” falls to No. 2 100,000; down 42%, the real news is the stunning re-entry at No. 3.