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The year’s leading seller and Grammy contender, Adele’s XL/Columbia album 21, continues its roll in the deep, with another 102k, boosting it up over 2.4 million, at #3.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011

SEEING THE LIGHT

Jill Scott Has Her First #1 Album, as Bon Iver, Justin Moore, Pitbull, and "Weird Al" Debut in the Top 10
Jill Scott scores her first-ever #1 album this week with her Blues Babe/Warner Bros. debut, Light of the Year, which scores 137k in sales to top Jagjaguar indie folk-rocker Bon Iver’s self-titled sophomore album, bowing at #2 with 105k.

The year’s leading seller and Grammy contender, Adele’s XL/Columbia album 21, continues its roll in the deep, with another 102k, boosting it up over 2.4 million, at #3.

Fellow Columbia artist Jackie Evancho is up next at #4, with emerging Valory country star Justin Moore debuting at #5 with Outlaws Like Me.

Last week’s chart-topping Shady/Interscope Eminem/Royce Da 5’9” collab, Bad Meets Evil, dips to #6, followed by a pair of Top 10 newcomers in J/RMG’s Pitbull (#7) and Volcano’s “Weird Al” Yankovic album, Alpocalypse (#9), featuring “Perform This Way,” his parody of Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way.”

Interscope’s genuine Gaga (#8) and Broken Bow’s Jason Aldean (#10) round out the Top 10.

Other Top 50 newcomers include Solidstate’s August Burns Red (#13), Interscope party animals (and Motown founder Berry Gordy’s son and grandson) LMFAO (#14), Vanguard’s Internet sensation Matt Nathanson (#18), Metal Blade’s Black Dahlia Murder (#29), Slip-N-Slide’s R&B vets Jagged Edge (#36) and Atlantic punk-rockers Simple Plan (#39).

Universal Republic’s Florence & the Machine (#22), Island/IDJ’s Justin Bieber My World 2.0 (#31), Startime/Columbia’s Foster the People (#46) and Capitol/EMI’s Beastie Boys (#49) all re-enter the chart.

Adele’s “other” album, 19, is the week’s top double-digit gainer, moving #27-16, +46%, followed by YM/Cash Money/Universal Motown’s Nicki Minaj (#35-27, +19%), Shady/Aftermath/Interscope’s Eminem (#40-28, +13%) and New Elektra’s Bruno Mars (#26-20, +1-%).

Topping this week’s new releases at retail are Columbia’s Beyonce and Hollywood’s Selena Gomez. RCA/RMG’s American Idol winner David Cook, G.O.O.D.’s Big Sean, the Kanye West label’s first album through its new deal with Island Def Jam, Dolly Records/Warner Bros.’ Dolly Parton, Warner Bros.’ Curren$y and Interscope’s Limp Bizkit round out the slate.

 
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