After the altercation with Chris Brown on Grammy day, Rihanna’s sales for her album “Good Girl Gone Bad” went up 33 per cent.

The singer’s 2007 release sold 25,000 copies, landing the No. 31 spot on the Billboard albums chart. Brown’s album on the other hand continues to decline in sales.

Brown’s “Exclusive” failed to make it on the Billboard Top 200. However, many artists have increased sales, including country singer Taylor Swift who took the number one spot (again) with “Fearless,” selling 92,000.

Album of the Year winner “Raising Sand” by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss followed at No. 2, selling 77,000 per Nielsen SoundScan..

Grammy Award Winner Coldplay shot up 23 spots with their album “Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends,” landing the band the No. 8 spot.

India.Arie earned the No. 3 spot with “Testimony: Vol. 2—Love & Politics” (75,000 copies), followed by The Fray’s self titled album. Lily Allen’s “It’s Not Me, It’s You” landed the No. 5 spot on sales of 70,000.






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