Dave(2308) | http://www.billboard.com/news/pop-rock-rule-mid-year-music-sales-charts-1007495552.story?page=4#/news/pop-rock-rule-mid-year-music-sales-charts-1007495552.story?page=4 Top Selling Rock Albums
Year-To-Date 2012
Artist Title Year to Date Sales*
1. Gotye Making Mirrors 538,000
2. Bruce Springsteen Wrecking Ball 425,000
3. The Black Keys El Camino 424,000
4. Coldplay Mylo Xyloto 415,000
5. Soundtrack The Hunger Games: Songs From District 12 & Beyond 402,000
6. Van Halen A Different Kind of Truth 395,000
7. John Mayer Born & Raised 382,000
8. fun. Some Nights 373,000
9. Jack White Blunderbuss 324,000
10. Norah Jones Little Broken Hearts 309,000
*SOURCE: NIELSEN SOUNDSCAN,
year to date sales through the week ending July 1, 2012
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mrmojohalen(6467) | Who the heck are #1 and #8 ??? 
When you turn on your stereo, does it return the favor?
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jroundy(1418) | mrmojohalen:
Who the heck are #1 and #8 ??? 
Must mean we are getting old….I have no clue? I only know who the The Black Keys are, because that stupid statement the drummer made regarding Van Halen.
The poor folks play for keeps down here…They’re the living dead. Nobody rules these streets at night like Van Halen!!
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thismusicsux(581) | #1 (Goyte) … sounds almost exactly like a mix of Peter Gabriel + Sting. Not bad for 2012 I suppose.
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VAiN(2777) | thismusicsux:
#1 (Goyte) … sounds almost exactly like a mix of Peter Gabriel + Sting.Not bad for 2012 I suppose.
Holy crap, that’s exactly how I described him to a coworker today.. So it’s not just me.
Resident dickhead. I will hurt your delicate feelings.
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Mark(175) | I guess the days of getting gold(500,000) and platinum(1,000,000) album sales are pretty much done… 
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dogtown(205) | VAiN: Holy crap, that’s exactly how I described him to a coworker today.. So it’s not just me.
Haha, me too – that’s exactly what I thought. I bought the album & think it’s really good – the bonus track “Dig Your Own Hole” is excellent too.
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