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(Billboard) Thanks to a Grammy Awards-fueled gain, Adele‘s “21″ album beats out Van Halen‘s new “A Different Kind of Truth” for the No. 1 slot on the Billboard 200 chart.
Adele’s “21″ sold 237,000 in the week that ended on Feb. 12 (the day of the Grammys) — posting a gain of 95%. Van Halen’s “A Different Kind of Truth” arrives in the No. 2 position with 187,000. Adele won six Grammy trophies on the Sunday night ceremony — including album, record and song of the year — and performed on the broadcast. It was her first stage performance since undergoing throat surgery last year.
With 20 weeks at No. 1, it marks the longest run at the top of the chart since “The Bodyguard” spent 20 weeks at No. 1 in 1992-1993. It’s quite likely “21″ will easily net a 21st frame atop the tally next week, once a full week of Grammy impact is felt.
Adele is also found at No. 9 with her debut set, “19,” selling 36,000 (up 103%). It’s the first time an act has had two albums in the top 10 since March 19, 2011, when Justin Bieber occupied the Nos. 4 and 8 slots with “Never Say Never: the Remixes” (EP) and “My World 2.0,” respectively.
Van Halen’s set is the band’s 14th consecutive top 10 album — stretching back to 1979′s “Van Halen II,” which topped out at No. 6. The only release in the veteran act’s catalog that missed the top 10 was its self-titled 1978 debut, which peaked at No. 19. The group’s last studio record, 1998′s “Van Halen 3” (with Gary Cherone on lead vocals), debuted and peaked at No. 4 with 191,000 in its first week.
The “Now 41″ compilation bows at No. 3 with 142,000 while the Fray‘s “Scars & Stories” enters at No. 4 with 87,000. The latter’s previous set, its self-titled 2009 effort, started at No. 1 with 179,000.
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