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T-PAIN DEBUTS AT NUMBER 1; RIHANNA IS NOT AT CIARA'S LEVEL YET
T-Pain's sophomore album "Epiphany" enters on top of The Billboard 200 in a week where six of the top 10 albums are new releases. With sales fueled by the MC's high-powered single "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')," the Konvict/Nappy Boy/Jive set moved 171,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan. T-Pain's 2005 debut, "Rapper Ternt Sanga," only reached No. 40, selling 47,000 copies in its first week.
I HAVE TO GIVE THE LOCH NESS MONSTER SOME CREDIT! I SINCERELY THOUGHT RIHANNA WOULD BE NUMBER 1. THIS GOES TO SHOW YOU THAT THIS WAS A CLOSE WEEK IN SALES. I HAVEN'T SEEN SOMETHING THIS CLOSE SINCE JANET JACKSON AND LUDACRIS BATTLE IT OUT FOR THE TOP SPOT WHEN THEIR ALBUMS WERE RELEASED.
Rihanna's "Good Girl Gone Bad" bows at No. 2 with 162,000. The set's lead single, "Umbrella," currently crowns the Hot 100. This SRP/Def Jam effort is the singer's third release in two years, with each album achieving a better start than its predecessor. 2005's "Music of the Sun" began at No. 10 with 68,000, while 2006's "A Girl Like Me" started at No. 5 with 115,000.
SINCE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN POSING THE QUESTION OF WHO IS A BIGGER STAR RIGHT NOW BETWEEN CIARA AND RIHANNA, I THOUGHT I WOULD TELL YOU GUYS MY ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.
I TRULY THINK CIARA IS STILL THE BIGGER STAR BUT ONLY BY A SMALL MARGIN. CIARA DEBUT AT NUMBER 1 WHEN SHE CAME OUT, SELLING 338,000 IN HERE FIRST WEEK. SO WHEN COMPARING THE TWO IN ALBUMS QUALITY AND IN SALES I WOULD STILL CHOOSE CIARA HOWEVER RIHANNA (LIKE THIS WEEK SALES) IS DEFINITELY NOT THAT FAR BEHIND.
After debuting at the summit last week, R. Kelly's "Double Up" (Jive) slips to No. 4 with 121,000, a 69% sales decrease. Maroon 5's A&M/Octone effort "It Won't Be Soon Before Long" falls 2-5 with 112,000 (-35%).
Reggaeton superstar Daddy Yankee earns his first top 10 album as "El Cartel: The Big Boss" slides in at No. 9 with 82,000, enough to take over the Top Latin Albums chart. His previous Billboard 200 best came with 2005's " Barrio Fino: En Directo," which peaked at No. 24. Amy Winehouse's "Back to Black" falls 6-10 despite a 33% sales increase to 67,000.
Carl Thomas' "So Much Better" (Bungalow) at No. 25 with 28,000. ( I AM SURPRISED HE SOLD THAT MANY!)
Posted by Dr.Drew on Wednesday, June 13, 2007 at Wednesday, June 13, 2007
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