Capitol’s Now That's What I Call Music 19 dropped one spot to #2, but the compilation of this summer’s best still sold a healthy 177k. Island/IDJ’s Mariah Carey holds onto the #3 position with a drop of only 1% in sales at 98k. And Def Jam South/IDJ’s Young Jeezy (no relation to Kraft’s Cheese Weezy) has plenty of “motivation” to remain true to his “Thug” roots, as he drop from #2 to #4 but still sells an impressive 77k.
Debuts take the next two spots: MusicLine/Roc-a-Fella/IDJ’s Teairra Mari hits big (as Yahoo! Music so humbly predicted) at #5, with 69k sold (and we bet she’s one helluva speller, too) and—the big surprise, really—Razor & Tie’s Kidz Bop Kids 8 compilation taking the #5 spot, with 65k. (We at HITS can identify with the latter’s title; just replace the words “Kidz” and “Kids” with “Morons” and you’ll catch the drift...)
Rounding out the Top 10: Capitol’s Coldplay at #7, with 64k; A&M/Interscope’s Blackeyed Peas at #8, with 60k; RCA/RMG’s Kelly Clarkson at #9 (and actually jumping two spots—the power of touring!—with a 10% sales increase) with 59k; and those darn Gorillaz (Virgin) proving they’re one of the season’s biggest success stories, taking the #10 spot, with 53k units sold.
Other major debuts: Epic’s Natasha (“No Boris jokes, please!”) Bedingfield hitting #16, with 34k; Columbia’s The Dukes Of Hazzard soundtrack at #34 (yee-hah!), with 29k (proving the power of a strong opening weekend and, um, Jessica Simpson's "Boots"); Def Jam/IDJ’s rap pioneers Public Enemy debuting a new compilation at #46, with 21k; and Tooth & Nail’s Emery coming in at #50, with 19k.
Look for debuts next week from Staind, Tommy Lee and Nickel Creek.
THE COUNT: COLDPLAY IS HOT, COUNTRY'S COOKIN' IN THE U.K.
The latest tidbits from the bustling live sector (3/28a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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