Chart Recap: Six Debuts In Top Ten
There are currently six debuts in the album chart's top ten, the highest of which is Barry Manilow's The Greatest Songs of the Sixties. (Arista). Once again, the top album is the Hannah Montana soundtrack (Disney). After debuting at #1 last week, the soundtrack dropped 26% to 203,000, less than 2,000 units more than Manilow (which sold 1% digital)
Birdman & Lil' Wayne's Like Father Like Son (Cash Money) debuted at #3 with 176,000 scans (3% digital). The Who's Endless Wire (Universal) sold 82,000 (5% digital) and debuted at #7. Meat Loaf's Bat Out Of Hell III (Virgin) moved 80,000 (4% digital) and debuted #8. Kellie Pickler's Small Town Girl (BNA) sold 79,000 (4% digital) and entered the chart at #9. At #10 was The Deftones' Saturday Night Wrist (Maverick), which sold 76,000 (8% digital) .
Other debuts: Pitbull's El Mariel (TVT) at #17, Jeremy Camp's Beyond Measure (BEC) at #29, Lady Sovereign's Public Warning (Def Jam) at #48, Newsboy's Go (Inpop) at #51, Craig Morgan's Little Bit Of Life (Broken Bow) at #57, Willie Nelson's Songbird (Lost Highway) at #87 and...Kevin Federline's Playing With Fire (Federation) #151 with 6,485 units sold (and many, many, many more to be returned, I'm sure).
Big jump of the week: Fergie's Dutchess (Interscope) rose 46% to #14. Beyonce's B'Day (Columbia) increased 37% and went to #13 from #16.
Second-week fades: My Chemical Romance was down 64%, Paul Stanley was down 63%, Brooke Hogan skidded 54%, John Legend dropped 50%, Jibbs dropped a not-terrible 47%, Taylor Swift faded 42%, Alabama dropped 29%, Hannah Montana dropped only 28%,
Overall, sales were up 6% over last week. For the year, album sales are down 5%.
Extra coverage: Billboard.com's chart recap
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