Albums by Bruce Springsteen and The Black Keys are among the top 20 biggest selling of the year so far in the US, Billboard reports.
Bruce Springsteen’s 2012 album ‘Wrecking Ball‘ has shifted 425,000 copies so far this year – enough to be the 15th biggest seller, with The Black Keys one place behind thanks to sales of 424,000 of their seventh studio record ‘El Camino‘.
As with the half-year results in the UK published this week, Adele‘s ‘21‘ is the biggest seller of the year to date, with sales approaching 3 million more than her nearest rival Lionel Richie.
US’ Top 20 Biggest Selling Albums Of 2012 So Far:
1/ Adele – 21
2/ Lionel Richie – Tuskegee
3/ One Direction – Up All Night
4/ Whitney Houston – The Greatest Hits
5/ Various Artists – Now 41
6/ Carrie Underwood – Blown Away
7/ Luke Bryan – Tallgates & Tanlines
8/ Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
9/ Drake – Take Care
10/ Adele – 19
11/ Gotye – Making Mirrors
12/ Justin Bieber – Believe
13/ Madonna – MDNA
14/ Lady Antebellum – Own the Night
15/ Bruce Springsteen – Wrecking Ball
16/ The Black Keys – El Camino
17/ Rihanna – Talk That Talk
18/ Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto
19/ Various Artists – The Hunger Games: Songs From District 12 and Beyond
20/ Jason Aldean – My Kinda Party