The one-man self-promotion company known as The Game got what he wanted this week–a No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200. The West Coast MC’s second full-length, Doctor’s Advocate, sold 358,000 copies last week, and it nabbed the No. 1 spot on the Top Hip-Hop Albums chart as well. More »
People who don’t bother with iTunes remain a vital demographic. The evidence? NOW 23–which collects such totally August faves as “London Bridge” and “Deja Vu”–entered this week’s Billboard 200 in the top slot, moving 337,000 copies in the U.S. While NOW’s tallies did beat those of the No. More »
Despite a 28% drop in sales, the soundtrack to the Billy Ray Cyrus-and-spawn Disney Channel vehicle Hannah Montana held on to the Billboard 200’s No. 1 slot this week.Hannah’s 203,000 copies sold bested Barry Manilow, whose The Greatest Songs of the Sixties came in at No. 2, by only 1,000 copies. More »
In a development that we didn’t see coming–probably because we don’t have any friends in the preteen demographic–the soundtrack to the Disney Channel show Hannah Montana roared to the No. 1 spot on this week’s Billboard 200, selling 281,000 copies. More »
Press Play, the new album by Diddy and 100 of his closest friends, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 this week. It’s the first chart-topper Diddy’s had since 1997–but at the same time, Press Play scanned 170,000 copies, the lowest-selling debut week for a Diddy album ever. More »
Americans must love Rod Stewart crotch shots–the raggedy crooner’s latest collection of covers, Still the Same … Great American Rock Classics of Our Time, bowed in the No. 1 slot on the Billboard 200 this week, moving 184,000 copies. More »
Version 2.0 of Evanescence, led by Amy Lee and her unbridled goth-girl impulses, grabbed the No. 1 spot on this week’s Billboard 200, selling 447,000 copies of their new album The Open Door. Coming in at No. More »
Last week’s sales figures have been tallied, and, much like America, it’s a strange mix of smooth-talkers, skanks and polka enthusiasts: Biggest Debuts: Ludacris’ Release Therapy took the No. More »
The new chart numbers are in, and despite a somewhat down-to-the-wire finish, Justin Timberlake eked past Clay Aiken to stay atop the Billboard albums ranking this week. More »
