HOUSE OF USHER!
The total is enough to turn back last week’s champ, Island/IDJ’s Justin Bieber, as My World 2.0 chalks up another 292k, a rise of 4% from his debut, thanks to a brisk Easter weekend…and plenty of iTunes gift cards, sending him up to 570k+ in just two weeks.
Capitol/EMI’s Now 33 remains steady as she goes at #3, with 125k, giving the Top 10 four albums boasting six-figure sales.
Universal Motown’s Erykah Badu, fresh from a stint waltzing naked through Dallas’ Dealey Plaza for her new video, “Window Seat,” bows at #4 with 113k in sales for New Amerykah, Part Two. The other Top 10 newcomer is Arista Nashville’s Alan Jackson, with his new album, Freight Train, debuting at #7 while racking up 73k in sales.
Capitol Nashville’s Lady Antebellum rounds out the leaderboard at #5, up 13%, giving EMI Music two of the Top 5 and some much-needed momentum at a crucial time.
J Records/RMG’s Monica (#6), Island/IDJ’s Bieber debut (#8, +55%), Interscope’s Lady Gaga The Fame album (#9, +25%) and Black Eyed Peas (#10, +30%) complete the Top 10.
Def Jam/IDJ’s Meth + Ghost + Rae, a reunion of Wu-Tang Clan members Method Man, Ghostface Killah and Raekwon, enters at #12, as does Raisin’/EMI Label Services’ Barenaked Ladies (#21), Disney’s Radio Disney Jams 12 (#26), Redneck’s Gretchen Wilson (#33) and Columbia’s Robin Williams album from his HBO special, Weapons of Self Destruction (#48).
Biggest gainer of the week is Rhino’s Alvin & the Chipmunks The Squeaquel soundtrack, which moves #30-17, +112% on the strength of the DVD release.
Other strong moves are registered by
Hitting stores this week are Dik Hayd/EMI Label Svcs.’ Slash, WB’s Madonna live CD/DVD and Verve/UMe’s Peter Wolf.
