Adele tops chart for 23rd week

Adele's "21" ongoing its extended roll since the 54-week-old album held its No. 1 slot round the U.S. album chart for just about any 23rd non-consecutive week. The Columbia title -- really the only album to occupy No. 1 so far this season -- acquired sales of 247,000 models the other day (off 17%), according to Nielsen SoundScan figures for your week ended March 4. The vocalist's 2008 debut "19" hung tough at No. 7 with 37,000 offered (lower just 6%). Once the British singer's Grammy-winning "21" can maintain its position for the next week, it'll tie 24-week runs within the pinnacle occur the pre-SoundScan era by two best-selling soundtracks, Prince's "Crimson Rain" (1984-85) as well as the Bee Gees' "Saturday Evening Fever" (1977-78). However, "21" will have to prevent challenging inside a couple of days having a heavily marketed era, Bruce Springsteen's politically charged "Wrecking Ball," which showed up at stores Tuesday. In Control has carried out the spoiler before: three years ago, Springsteen's last new studio album "Concentrating On an aspirationInch became a member of at No. 1 getting a 224,000-unit bow, ending a seven-week run within the apex by Taylor Swift's best-selling "Courageous." Despite a tiny bit of 36%, Whitney Houston's "Finest Hits" (Arista/The brand new the new sony) holds at No. 2, monitoring 112,000 copies. The late singer comprises around three game game titles inside the top: her soundtrack for "The Bodyguard" increases one position to No. 5 (43,000 offered, off 9%), while her debut set "Whitney Houston" dips one rung to No. 10 (25,000, lower 15%). Houston, who died Feb. 11, comprises about nine positions among the national best gamers albums now. Only fresh title inside the top might be the self-titled release by WZRD, a rock side project by top rapper Kid Cudi. Set reaches No. 3 getting a 66,000-unit debut stanza. Cudi attracted attention the other day after he excoriated his label Universal Republic on Twitter due to its purported under-shipment in the release. Relaxation in the week's top albums are the "Now 41" compilation (No. 4, 46,000 offered, lower 15%), Tyga's "Careless World" (No. 6, 37,000, off 39%), Drake's "Be MindfulInch (No. 8, 29,000, up 13%) and Rihanna's "Talk That Talk" (No. 9, 25,000, up 9%). Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com