From Adele Hits '21 '20, the weeks at number one, Van Halen Launches no. 2

With the Grammy Awards, profit-fueled, Adele "21" album strikes a new Van Halen is a "Different kind of truth," the No. 1 slot on the Billboard 200.

Adele

Adele "21" sold 237.000 in the week that ended on February 12 (day of the Grammy) - posting an increase of 95%. Van Halen in "A Different Kind of Truth" appears in position 2 of 187.000. Adele has won six Grammy awards ceremony on Sunday night - including album, record and song of the Year - and performed in a program. It was her first stage appearance since undergoing throat surgery last year.
With 20 weeks to 1, it means the longest at the top of the table, as "The Bodyguard" spent 20 weeks at No. 1 in 1992-1993. It is quite likely, "21" will easily net you at the 21st at the top of the cage match next week, once completed weeks of Grammy influence is felt.

Adele is also on page 9 of her debut set "19," selling 36 000 (up to 103%). This is the first time, the act had two albums in the top 10 since 19 March 2011, when Justin occupied the No. 4 and 8 slots with "Never Say Never: The Remixes" (EP) and "My World 2.0" respectively.

Set the band Van Halen is the 14th top 10 album again - at up to 1979 in the "Van Halen II," which topped out at No. 6 Only edition of the veteran act that the directory was missing the top 10 was its own title in 1978 debut, which peaked at No. 19 The group last studio album, the 1998 "Van Halen 3" (with Gary Cheron on vocals), debuted and peaked at No. 4 with 191.000 in the first week.

"Now 41" compilation bows at number 3 at 142.000, while The Fray on "Scars & Stories" comes in No. 4 of 87.000. This last previous set, the self-Fri 2009 effort, started 1 of 179.000.

Paul McCartney, who won two slots performance at the Grammy Awards, lands at No. 5 with "Kisses on the bottom", selling 74.000 in the first week. It is an icon in the 18th top 10 album - including the work of the wings (but not the Beatles' release).

Whitney Houston is deceased, "Whitney: The Greatest Hits", returns at No. 6 with 64 000 (up to a solid 10.419%). This is one of six full albums in Houston on the graph. The next biggest seller was her debut in 1986, "Whitney Houston", who returns to No 72 of 8000 (up to 3.901%).