Spilled Ink: A Rundown of Press-Driven Albums in the Top 200

A look at one week sales of recent press darlings in the post-SXSW, post-spring break week of March 17-23.
List is organized by overall Nielsen Soundscan number, artist, title and units sold. * signifies first week sales.

18. Gnarls Barkley - Odd Couple (31,000)*
24. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black (26,000)
37. Erykah Badu - New Amerykah (19,000)
40. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (18,000)
50. Robert Plant/Alison Krauss - Raising Sand (16,000)
61. Radiohead - In Rainbows (14,000)
81. She & Him - Vol. 1 (10,000)*
84. Eddie Vedder - Into the Wild (10,000)
96. Herbie Hancock - River: The Joni Letters (9,000)
123. k.d. lang - Watershed (7,000)
133. The Kills - Midnight Boom (6,000)*
158. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (5,000)
172. Kate Nash - Made of Bricks (5,000)
179. Matches - Band in Hope (5,000)*