So many new entries in the Top 10 of the U.S. album chart this week – six total!
The race for #1 was very close.
T-Pain’‘e Epiphany took the top spot – with 171,126 copies sold – followed closely by Rihanna‘s Good Girl Gone Bad at #2 with 162,803.
Sir Paul McCartney is still making records, and they’re still doing well. His new one, Memory Almost Full, sold 160,541 – coming it at #3.
Last week’s #1, R. Kelly‘s Double Up, slips to #4 with 120,516 and last week’s #2, Maroon 5‘s It Won’t Be Soon Before Long, drops to #5 with 112, 131.
Debuting at the sixth spot is country duo Big & Rich, whose record Between Raising Hell &Â Amazing, moved 102,927 units.
Linkin Park takes a dip this week, moving from #3 to #7 with 95,573 copies sold of their latest, Minutes To Midnight.
After a long absence on the charts, Marilyn Manson has a rather tepid debut, coming in at #8 with 87,531 albums out the gate of his new release, Eat Me Drink Me.
Making an impressive showing on the big chart, Latin act Daddy Yankee saw his latest record, El Cartel: The Big Boss land on the #9 spot on the album chart its first week out with 81,768 units sold. He tops the Latin chart as well.
And, rounding out the Top 10 with s Miz 66,591 copies, Amy Winehouse‘s Back To Black continues to exceed expectations. Her album’s already gone Gold in America and has sold 560,151 units – with no end in sight as buzz and word of mouth continues to build for the Brit.
Very exciting!
