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Next week, Geffen’s Guns N’ Roses Best Buy exclusive Chinese Democracy and IDJ’s Big Monday threesome of Kanye West, Ludacris and The Killers will all bow high on the charts.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008

MAY THE FIERCE BE WITH YOU

Newcomers Beyonce, Nickelback, David Cook, Il Divo Take Four of Top Five Slots
You provide the turkey… Beyonce will bring the stuffing.

The Columbia Records superstar diva rides her two hit singles to a #1 debut on the HITS Album sales chart, racking up 505k for her double-CD set, I Am… Sasha Fierce.

Not a bad start for the most hectic retail week of the season, leading into Black Friday and the Thanksgiving weekend.

Roadrunner’s Nickelback ride the Dark Horse to #2, with 320k, followed by 19/RCA/RMG American Idol winner David Cook’s self-titled debut at #3 and Columbia’s natty crooners Il Divo, who show Promise with a #5 bow and 154k, giving label chief Steve Barnett and his gang two of this week’s Top 5 and three in the Top 10.

Last week’s chart-topper, Big Machine country princess Taylor Swift’s Fearless is the only holdover at #4.

Atlantic’s Twilight soundtrack (#6), UMe’s Now 29 ((#7), Disney’s High School Musical: Senior Year (#8), Reprise’s Enya (#9) and Columbia’s AC/DC Wal-Mart exclusive (#10) round out the Top 10.

Arista/RMG singer/songwriter Dido’s Safe Trip Home enters at #13, topping a list of chart newcomers that includes Epic’s Mudvayne (#16), Atlantic’s Zac Brown Band (#18), the Hollywood Records seasonal compilation All Wrapped Up (#24), Reprise’s Blake Shelton (#26), Legacy’s Elvis Presley Christmas Duets (#32), Def Jam’s Ace Hood (#34), Asylum/Atlantic’s Slim (#35) and RPM/SMEI’s Tony Bennett (#41).

Biggest gainer of the week is Warner Bros. Nashville’s Faith Hill (#24-14, +102%), followed by Hollywood’s Miley Cyrus (#46-25, +86%), Columbia’s Harry Connick Jr. (#47-44, +39%), J Records/RMG’s Leona Lewis (#48, +31%), Hollywood’s Jonas Brothers (#31-27, +22%), Sony Classical’s Yo-Yo Ma (#31, +20%), Provident/ Reunion’s Casting Crowns (#40, +12%) and Def Jam/IDJ’s Rihanna (#33, +10%).

Next week, Geffen’s Guns N’ Roses Best Buy exclusive Chinese Democracy and IDJ’s Big Monday threesome of Kanye West, Ludacris and The Killers will all bow high on the charts.

 
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