Lil Wayne may be behind bars, but the physical release of his new Cash Money/Universal Motown album, I Am Not a Human Being, is climbing the walls, going to #1 on this week’s HITS album chart with 119k in sales, bringing his three-week total to 250k.
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Nickelodeon/Columbia teenpop TV stars Big Time Rush debut with BTR at #3, racking up 66k in sales, while Universal Republic Nashville sibling group The Band Perry bow with their self-titled album at #4 with 52k.
Shady/Aftermath/Interscope hip-hop star Eminem’s Recovery continues in the Top 5 at #5, with another 50k in sales, bringing its year-best total to over 2.8 million.
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Asthmatic Kitty hipster singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens’ Age of Adz debuts t #8, while Prosthetic metalcore vets All That Remains enter at #10.
Other chart newcomers include Matador’s Belle & Sebastian (#19), Capitol Nashville’s Lady Antebellum Merry Little Christmas album (#22), Interscope’s Far*East Movement (#24), Eleven Seven Music’s Trapt (#25), Mom & Pop’s Joshua Radin (#30) and Rock Ridge Music’s Sister Hazel (#50).
Interscope’s Lady Gaga Fame (#36), Rounder’s Robert Plant (#37), Universal Republic’s Florence + the Machine (#38) and Kemosabe/RCA/RMG’s Ke$ha (#48) all return to the Top 50.
Hitting retail this week and headed for the top of the charts next are Mercury Nashville’s Sugarland and RCA/RMG’s Kings of Leon. Also on tap: Columbia’s Rocky Horror Glee Show album, Disney’s Hannah Montana, J/RMG’s Rod Stewart, Decca’s Elton John/Leon Russell, Sony Legacy’s Bob Dylan bootleg series and Sony Music Latin’s Shakira.
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