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That puts the rapper in third place, leaping over Lady Gaga’s Fame and Sade’s Soldier of Love as he zeroes in on overall leader Lady Antebellum’s Need You Now as the year’s best-selling album.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010

EM AGAIN!!

Outkast’s Big Boi and Enrique Iglesias Bow in the Top 10, While Bret Michaels and Kylie Minogue Also Debut
Better get used to it, because Eminem will be #1 for at least one more week after this one, as the hip-hop star’s Recovery continues apace, with the Shady/Aftermath/ Interscope album moving another 230k, edging toward 1.3m, and a third straight finish at the top.

That puts the rapper in third place, leaping over Lady Gaga’s Fame and Sade’s Soldier of Love as he zeroes in on the second-place Justin Bieber’s My World 2.0 behind overall leader Lady Antebellum’s Need You Now as the year’s best-selling album.

Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown’s Drake release, Thank Me Later, remains at #2, adding another 73k to a total climbing over 800k.

Def Jam/IDJ’s Big Boi album, Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty, debuts at #3 as the week’s top newcomer, while Chop Shop/Atlantic’s Twilight Saga: Eclipse soundtrack (#4) and Island/IDJ’s Bieber album (#5) round out the Top 5, the latter giving label chief L.A. Reid two in the Top 5.

The other Top 10 newcomer is Universal Republic’s Enrique Iglesias (#8) who, along with Brushfire/Universal Republic’s Jack Johnson (#6) gives Monte and Avery Lipman two in the Top 8.

Capitol/EMI’s Now 34 (#7), Interscope’s Gaga (#9, +18%) and Capitol Nashville/EMI’s Lady Antebellum (#10) complete the sales chart leaders.

Poor Boy/Mailboat’s Bret Michaels completes his miraculous recovery, debuting at #13 with his new country-rock effort, Custom Built. Other new Top 50 entries include Astralwerks/EMI’s Kylie Minogue (#19), Epic Incubus frontman Brandon Boyd’s solo debut, Wild Trapeze (#34) and Interscope’s Kelis (#46).

Columbia’s Glee the Music, Vol. 2 (#47) and Capitol Nashville/EMI’s Luke Bryan (#50) both re-enter.

Other double-digit gainers include Arista/RMG’s Sarah McLachlan (#15-11, +11%), Hear Music/Concord’s Carole King and James Taylor (#18-16, +14%), Interscope’s Lady Gaga Fame Monster (#30-21, +22%), Island/IDJ’s Justin Bieber My World (#35-26, +12%), Nonesuch’s Black Keys (#37-27, +17%) and Columbia’s Glee: The Music Vol. 1 (#47-40, +31%).

Hitting retail this week are Roadrunner’s Korn, N.E.E.T./Interscope’s M.I.A., Decca’s Sting, Epic’s metal supergroup Hellyeah, featuring Pantera’s Vinnie Paul, Fantasy/Concord’s Crowded House, Capitol/EMI’s Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse and Asylum’s Paul Wall.

 
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