Eminem returns to No 1 in the US as album sales plummet by around 46% compared to the corresponding week in 2012.

Just 5.29 million albums were sold in the States last week, according to Nielsen SoundScan, 4.45 million units fewer than over the equivalent period a year ago, adding up to a drop of 45.7%. Sales were down 1.8% week-on-week, while the year-to-date deficit has now risen to 8.5% with 245.01 having been sold in total since the start of ...