Last week I said Jay-Z was out to prove people wrong (including myself) about the strength of Run This Town and this week he does just that by soaring 63 spots to land at #3 in this just its 3rd week on the charts. This couldn't have come at a better time as the video for Run This Town leaked late last night and it will officially premiere on MTV tonight at 8pm. "What's up?" Just above Hov is Miley Cyrus' Party In The U.S.A. debuting at #2. Fire Burning and Boom Boom Pow are the 2 records that had to die to make this all possible.
The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold
1. George Strait - Twang (1)
2. Neil Diamond - Hot August/NYC (2)
3. Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D. (4-3)
4. Cobra Starship - Hot Mess (4)
5. Kings of Leon - Only By The Night (5-5)
6. Various Artists - Now 31 (2-6)
7. Maxwell - BLACKsummers'night (7-7)
8. Daughtry - Leave This Town (6-8)
9. Taylor Swift - Fearless (9-9)
10. Justin Moore - Justin Moore (10)
- Coming in at #26 is Slaughterhouse who only managed to move 18,200 albums. That sucks because its a really good album, but I knew my super high prediction last week was in danger when I went to buy my copy and it took me some time to actually find one.
first time top 10's in bold
1. Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling (1-1)
2. Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A. (2)
3. Jay-Z - Run This Town (66-3)
4. Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me (2-4)
5. Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody (5-5)
6. Drake - Best I Ever Had (3-6)
7. Jay Sean - Down (6-7)
8. Keri Hilson - Knock You Down (4-8)
9. Cobra Starship - Good Girls Go Bad (7-9)
10. Pitbull - Hotel Room Service (9-10)
- Fabolous' Throw It In The Bag is still headed north as it jumps another 15 spots 38-23.
- Jeremih may have a new hit on his hands as Imma Star (Everywhere We Are) soars 19 spaces 86-67 in its 4th week.
- Right behind Jeremih at #68 is Beyonce's Sweet Dreams jumping 83-68.
