Kelly Clarkson's Stronger comes in at a distant #2.
By Gil Kaufman
<P><a href="http://adf.ly/50856/www.mtv.com/music/artist/coldplay/artist.jhtml">Coldplay</a> can be as self-deprecating as they want, but the fact remains that they are one of the biggest rock bands in the world. They proved it when their fifth album, <a href="/news/articles/1672756/coldplay-mylo-xyloto.jhtml"><I>Mylo Xyloto,</I></a> moved more than 447,000 copies in its first week on the charts, according to Nielsen SoundScan, notching the third-highest <I>Billboard</I> 200 debut of 2011 behind Lady Gaga and Lil Wayne. In a testament to their chart prowess, in addition to snagging their third consecutive #1 debut, the band's previous four albums are back on the charts as well, down in the mid-50s and 60s. </P><P> </P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="MTV News Extended Play: Coldplay" id="id:1670995" width="240" height="211"></div><p> </P><P> </P><P>The group has referred to <a href="/news/articles/1673060/coldplay-mylo-xyloto-schizophrenic.jhtml"><i>Mylo Xyloto</i></a> — which features a cameo from <a href="/news/articles/1672622/coldplay-rihanna-princess-of-china.jhtml">Rihanna on "Princess of China"</a> — as "schizophrenic" thanks to the wide range of sounds it explores. </P><P> </P><P>Coldplay's first-week showing was more than enough to keep <a </P><P>href="http://adf.ly/50856/www.mtv.com/music/artist/clarkson_kelly/artist.jhtml">Kelly Clarkson</a> from hitting the top of the charts in the debut week of her <a href="/news/articles/1673070/kelly-clarkson-stronger-title-interview.jhtml">latest album, <I>Stronger,</I></a> which is a distant #2 on sales of 163,000. </P><P> </P><P>Clarkson is back doing what she does best on the disc: writing awesomely powerful <a href="/news/articles/1673554/kelly-clarkson-stronger-mr-know-it-all.jhtml">pop breakup anthems</a> like <a href="/news/articles/1670027/kelly-clarkson-mr-know-it-all-single.jhtml">"Mr. Know It All."</a> She told MTV News that she particularly likes that "feisty" single, since it is so "in your face." </P><P> </P><P>Crooner <b>Michael Bublé</b> is right behind at #3 with <I>Christmas</I> (141,000), with country rabble-rouser <b>Toby Keith</b> landing at #5 with <I>Clancy's Tavern</I> (69,000) and grave-voiced troubadour <b>Tom Waits</b> close on his heels at #6 with <I>Bad as Me</I> (63,000). </P><P> </P><P>The rest of the top 10: <b>Adele</b>, <I>21</I> (#4, 107,000), <b>Scotty McCreery</b>, <I>Clear as Day</I> (#7, 42,000), <b>Lady Antebellum</b>, <I>Own the Night</I> (#8, 31,000), <b>Tony Bennett</b>, <I>Duets II</I> (#9, 31,000) and <b>Casting Crowns</b>, <I>Come to the Well</I> (#10, 30,000). </P><P> </P><P>Though <a href="/news/articles/1673591/zooey-deschanel-death-cab-for-cutie-ben-gibbard-split.jhtml">actress/singer Zooey Deschanel</a> may have a blue Christmas on the heels of her split from <a href="/news/articles/1621934/zooey-deschanel-death-cab-for-cuties-ben-gibbard-married.jhtml">husband Ben Gibbard</a> of Death Cab for Cutie, she can take some solace that her holiday album with side project <b>She & Him</b>, <I>A Very She & Him Christmas,</I> lands at #12 on sales of 29,000. </P><P> </P><P>It was a rougher week for <a </P><P>href="http://adf.ly/50856/www.mtv.com/music/artist/evanescence/artist.jhtml">Evanescence</a>, whose <a href="/news/articles/1672356/evanescence-family-values.jhtml">self-titled third album</a> fell hard in its third week, losing 45 percent from the previous cycle as it drops nine spots to #13 on sales of 22,000. </P><P> </P><P><b>Boyz II Men</b> make a comeback to the charts, landing at #20 with, appropriately enough, <I>Twenty</I> (18,000), while the week's most drastic plunge comes from alt rock veterans <b>Jane's Addiction</b>, whose <I>The Great Escape Artist</I> shed 74 percent of its first-week business, and 55 chart spots, to land at #67 (6,000). </P><P> </P><P>The top should get a reshuffle again next week when <a href="http://adf.ly/50856/www.mtv.com/music/artist/bieber_justin/artist.jhtml">Justin Bieber</a>'s <a href="/news/articles/1673532/justin-bieber-mistletoe-boyz-ii-men.jhtml"><I>Under the Mistletoe</I></a> debuts, alongside the second album from former reality show star <b>Susan Boyle</b> and albums from <b>Miranda Lambert</b>, <b>Florence and the Machine</b>, <b>Wale</b> and <b>Lou Reed</b> and <b>Metallica</b>'s controversial hookup, <I>Lulu.</I> </P><P> </P><P><div style="background-color:#000000;width:460px;"><div style="padding:4px;"><embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:706896/cp~id%3D1673542%26vid%3D706896%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A706896" width="460" height="263" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" base="." flashVars=""></embed></div></div></p>
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