The Billboard Singles and Albums March 3rd 2012

Here are the Top 20 Singles and Albums on the Billboard charts for the week ending March 3rd 2012

The Top 20 Singles

20 - Paradise - Coldplay
19 - The Motto - Drake w/Lil Wayne
18 - Domino - Jessie J
17 - International Love - Pitbull w/Chris Brown
16 - It Will Rain - Bruno Mars
15 - Rack City - Tyga
14 - Young, Wild and Free - Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa and Bruno Mars
13 - Sexy and I Know It - LMFAO
12 - Good Feeling - Flo Rida
11 - Turn Me On - David Guetta w/Nicki Minaj
10 - Turn Up The Music - Chris Brown
9  -  Starships - Nicki Minaj
8  -  We Found Love - Rihanna w/Calvin Harris
7  -  Someone Like You - Adele
6  -  We Are Young - Fun w/Janelle Monae
5  -  Rolling In the Deep - Adele
4  -  Stronger - Kelly Clarkson
3  -  I Will Always Love You -  Whitney Houston
2  -  Set Fire To  the Rain - Adele
1  -  Part of Me - Katy Perry
(Debut)


The Top 20 Albums

20 - Kidz Bop 21 - Kidz Bop Kids
19 - The Band Perry - The Band Perry
18 - Sorry for Party Rocking - LMFAO
17 - Talk That Talk - Rihanna
16 - The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Soundtrack
15 - My Kinda Party - Jason Aldean
14 - Scars and Stories - The Fray
13 - Stronger - Kelly Clarkson
12 - Take Care - Drake
11 - Mylo Xyloto - Coldplay
10 - Barton Hollow - The Civil Wars
9  -  Own the Night - Lady Antebellum
8  -  Doo-Wops and Hooligans - Bruno Mars
7  -  Kisses on the Bottom - Paul McCartney
6  -  A Different Kind of Truth - Van Halen
5  -  2012 Grammy Nominees - Various Artist
4  -  19 - Adele
3  -  NOW 41 - Various Artist
2  -  Whitney:  The Greatest Hits - Whitney Houston
1  -  21 - Adele
(21 non consecutive weeks at #1)

(Courtesy of Chart Watch by Paul Grein)

Adele's 21 this week breaks the record for the longest run at #1 by a female artist since The Billboard 200 album chart became a weekly feature in 1956.21 logs its 21st week on top with a Grammy-fueled sales tally of 730,000 copies. The old record was held by Whitney Houston, whose The Bodyguard soundtrack held the top spot for 20 weeks in 1992-1993.

Adele is starting to close in on another record that Houston has held since 1986: the longest run at #1 on Billboard's Top Music Videos chart by a female artist. Adele's Live At The Royal Albert Hall is about to log its 12th week at #1. Houston's The #1 Video Hits held the top spot for 22 weeks in 1986

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