'American Idol' puts Shania Twain back on the charts

Who was the big winner when it came to American Idol and album sales last week? That's easy: Shania Twain, whose Greatest Hits album jumped back onto The Billboard 200 at No. 68, selling 7,000 copies -- a 251 percent increase over the previous week. Results-shows performers Shakira and Rascal Flatts also saw week-over-week increases, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Lady Antebellum saw a slight dip in weekly sales but the group's Need You Now remained the second-best-selling album in the country.

As for Idol alumnae, Carrie Underwood remained the top seller (No. 25 on The Billboard 200) with Play On. Also staying in The Billboard 200: Adam Lambert (No. 61), Daughtry (No. 96), Danny Gokey (No. 133) and Jason Castro (No. 137).

Various, Now That's What I Call Music! 33 (30,000, -17 percent, 424,000 total)
Carrie Underwood, Play On (15,000, -19 percent, 1.5 million)
Glee Cast, Glee: The Music, Vol. 1 (11,000, -10 percent, 810,000)
Glee Cast, Glee: The Music, Vol. 2 (9,000 -10 percent, 604,000)
Adam Lambert, For Your Entertainment (8,000, -23 percent, 623,000)
Daughtry, Leave This Town (5,000, -7 percent, 1.035 million)
Various, WOW Hits 2010 (5,000, +6 percent, 357,000)
Various, Now That's What I Call Music! 32 (5,000, -9 percent, 888,000)
Kidz Bop Kids, Kidz Bop 17 (4,000, -6 percent, 195,000)
Danny Gokey, My Best Days (4,000, -7 percent, 143,000)
Jason Castro, Jason Castro (4,000, -43 percent, 31,000)
Various, Now That's What I Call Country, Vol. 2 (3,000, -5 percent, 281,000)
Mandisa, Freedom (2,000, +85 percent, 102,000)
Various, Now That's What I Call Faith (2,000, -4 percent, 16,000)

Idol-related albums

Lady Antebellum, Need You Now (76,000, -8 percent, 1.928 million)
Shania Twain, Greatest Hits (7,000, +251 percent, 3.988 million)
Rascal Flatts, Unstoppable (4,000, +22 percent, 1.21 million)
Shakira, She Wolf (4,000, +72 percent, 306,000)

(Note: Because of the flooding, I don't yet know how much more sales information I'll receive today. If I do get more SoundScan info, I'll post album updates here and track information separately. Thanks for your understanding. -- Brian)

Tags:Carrie Underwood Adam Lambert Nielsen Daughtry Shakira Rascal Flatts Danny Gokey Jason Castro Shania Twain SoundScan Lady Antebellum

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