That’s enough to beat back the week’s top debut, hit songwriter/producer/performer Ne-Yo’s Def Jam/IDJ album, The Year of the Gentleman, which bows at #2 with an impressive 251k. Derrty/Universal Motown rapper Nelly’s Brass Knuckles enters at #3, with a total of 81k.
Capitol Nashville’s Darius Rucker takes a right turn from Hootie to sport a hit Country single and album with Learn to Live, bowing at #4, harking back to the glory days of Charley Pride.
The week’s other Top 10 newcomers include Palestinian rapper DJ Khaled’s Koch album We Global at #7 and Sunset Strip survivors Buckcherry, with a #10 debut for their latest Eleven Seven Music effort, Black Butterfly.
Def Jam/IDJ’s Young Jeezy (#5), Atlantic’s resilient Kid Rock (#6), Cash Money/Universal Motown’s Lil Wayne, the year’s best seller (#8), and Geffen’s The Game (#9) round out the holdovers on the leader board.
In all, City of Hope honoree Doug Morris’ front-running Universal Music Group has five of the Top 10.
Other Top 50 debuts include Prosthetic’s All That Remains (#16), Columbia’s ex-Tony Toni Tone soul man Raphael Saadiq (#22), a live set from WB’s Avenged Sevenfold (#24), Universal South’s Eli Young Band and (#29), Geffen’s Colby O’Donis (#38), Arista/SBMG Nashville American Idol alum Kristy Lee Cook (#41), ATO critical darling Jem (#42) and Velvet Hammer’s Taproot (#50).
Thanks to a second consecutive hit single, “Hot N Cold,” Capitol’s Katy Perry shows the largest double-digit gain of the week, her album One of the Boys moving up 11% to #23.
Hitting stores this week: Interscope’s Pussycat Dolls, J/RMG’s Jazmine Sullivan, Hollywood’s Plain White T’s and RCA/RMG’s Kings of Leon.
THIS HITS PHOTO GALLERY IS WANDERING IN THE DESERT
Photographic proof of the weaselfest (4/15a)
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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
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