Surprise, surprise, Usher's Here I Stand debuts at #1! I can't believe it...right lol. His first album since 2004 has the 2nd highest debut of the year (only behind Mariah Carey's E=MC²) with 433,000. A bigger surprise to me is that Bun-B's II Trill was able to stand the storm and remind in the top 10. He only slid 2 spots (2-4) and sold 40,000 in his 2nd week on the charts.
Damn, I guess all the mixtape DJ's blacklisting Lil Wayne backfired because not only does he remain at the top of the Hot 100, but he also has 2 other tracks in the top 40 (Got Money at #13 and A Milli at #34). I doubt he'll feel any of effects next week when his album is actually in stores, but it was a good attempt by the DJ's for this man's disrespect to them. Then again, maybe their impact (namely DJ Chuck T) will show on SoundScan rather than BDS? I dunno, I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
The Billboard 200 1-10
1. Usher - Here I Stand
2. Various Artists - Sex In The City sdtk
3. 3 Doors Down - 3 Doors Down
4. Bun B - II Trill
5. Leona Lewis - Spirit
6. Frank Sinatra - Nothing But The Best
7. Duffy - Rockferry
8. Mariah Carey - E=MC²
9. Al Green - Lay It Down
10. Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs
The Billboard Hot 100 1-10
1. Lil Wayne - Lollipop (1-1)
2. Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love (2-2)
3. Coldplay - Viva La Vida (10-3)
4. Rihanna - Take A Bow (4-4)
5. Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl (21-5)
6. Usher - Love In This Club (6-6)
7. Jordin Sparks - No Air (5-7)
8. Ray-J - Sexy Can I (7-8)
9. David Cook - The Time Of My Life (3-9)
10. Madonna - 4 Minutes (8-10)
- As mentioned above, Lil Wayne's official second single Got Money featuring T-Pain is this week's top debut at #13.
- The-Dream's I Luv Your Girl jumps 11 spots 43-32.
- Kardinal Offishall's hit Dangerous with Akon also jumps 11 spots 51-40 in its 4th week on the charts.
- V.I.C.'s Get Silly somehow hops its wack way into the top 50 as it soars 53-41. Don't expect it to go much higher.
- Keyshia Cole's latest single Heaven Sent rose 15 spots this week 57-42.
- Rihanna's boo piece Chris Brown and his Take You Home single jumps 13 spots 56-43.
- Ne-Yo's first single Closer off his upcoming project jumps 10 spots 55-45.
- Ashanti's first single from The Declaration, The Way I Love You, jumps back into top 50 61-50.
- And finally Usher's 2nd single Moving Mountains debuts at #72 this week.
