Annie Lennox, T.I. And Pentatonix Go Top 10, But Slipknot Reigns On Billboard 200
Pop’s taken backseat to country, rap and rock yet again on the Billboard 200, as Slipknot came out on top, selling 132,000 copies of their latest album .5: The Gray Chapter in their opening week.
From there, the Top 10 is a melting pot of different genres, and six debut albums: T.I.‘s 80K-selling Paperwork came in next, followed by 73-year-old industry titan Neil Diamond, rapper Logic‘s Under Pressure and Florida Georgia Line‘s Anything Goes, which originally charted at #1 last week.
Of particular interest to pop fans? Barbra Streisand‘s duets album Partners is holding strong at #8, while Annie Lennox makes a Top 10 debut with Nostalgia — her first since 2007’s Songs of Mass Destruction. According to Billboard, the standards album also awards Lennox with her first-ever Jazz Albums and Traditional Jazz Album #1 smashes. Brava, Annie!
Check out the week’s full Billboard 200 Top 10 after the jump.
1. Slipknot, .5: The Gray Chapter *new* *1 week* 2. T.I., Paperwork *new* 3. Neil Diamond, Melody Road *new* 4. Logic, Under Pressure *new* 5. Florida Georgia Line, Anything Goes 6. Jason Aldean, Old Boots, New Dirt 7. Little Big Town, Pain Killer *new* 8. Barbra Streisand, Partners 9. Pentatonix, That’s Christmas To Me *new* 10. Annie Lennox, Nostalgia *new*
[via Billboard]