US Top 10 Albums 12-28-13

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1. Beyonce – Beyonce – A

2. Blame It All On My Roots – Garth Brooks – C+

3. Wrapped In Red – Kelly Clarkson – B

4. Black Panties – R. Kelly – B-

5. Midnight Memories – One Direction – C+

6. Duck The Halls – The Robertsons – D+

7. Because The Internet – Childish Gambino – C-

8. The Marshall Mathers LP 2 – Eminem – B+

9. Prism – Katy Perry – C

10. Frozen – V/A – C-

Comment: Beyonce is head and shoulders above the rest with a ridiculous 750K + units moved at fifteen bucks a pop and no overhead, no publicity, all digital. Brooks is quite impressive with his non-digital release. It might be more last hurrah than new paradigm but as hurrahs go, I’m impressed.