It’s the second-highest first-week total ever for the series, with Glee Vol. 2 debuting at #3 with 173k last year, and Glee Vol. 1 bowing at #4 with 113k before that.
This week, all four Glee soundtracks land in the Top 50, with Power of Madonna the big gainer, moving #45-20, +83%, Vol. 1 (#50-34, +28%) and Vol. 2 re-entering at #40.
The UMe/Universal Republic deluxe re-release of the Rolling Stones’ classic 1972 album Exile on Main St is the week’s other big debut, bowing at #2 with 75k, a day after entering the U.K. charts at #1.
Glee and the Stones are just two of six newcomers in the Top 10, followed by Nonesuch garage-blues duo Black Keys (#3), Universal Republic’s Nas & Damian Marley (#5), Fat Possum/Columbia’s Band of Horses (#7) and Virgin/EMI’s LCD Soundsystem (#10).
Last week’s chart-topper, Island/IDJMG’s Justin Bieber, drops to #4, with the other holdovers Capitol Nashville/EMI’s Lady Antebellum (#6), LaFace/JLG’s Usher (#8) and
Other Top 50 entries go to WB’s Reflection Eternal: Talib Kweli (#19) and Bad Boy/ Atlantic R&B newcomer Janelle Monae (#21).
Aside from the Glee soundtracks, the week’s other movers include J/RMG’s Alicia Keys (#41-33) and Roadrunner’s Nickelback (#43-37, +5%).
Hitting retail this week and the chart next are Atlantic’s Stone Temple Pilots, Water Tower/New Line/Fontana’s Sex and the City 2 soundtrack, Asylum’s Cam’ron and
VMAs BEAMING BACK
TO THE BIG APPLE Getting back to where they once belonged (4/24a)
THE COUNT: ALL THE DESERT'S A STAGE
Jon Wayne is rolling over in his grave. (4/24a)
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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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