Last week the Billboard charts were minding their business and everything was status quo. Then the Hope For Haiti Now telethon happened. Subsequently a compilation CD by the same name was released and sold 171,000 in the 2 days before SoundScan closes the week of sales. Imagine if it was afforded the other 4 days most albums get by being released on a Tuesday, it may have went gold. Well definitely look out for big numbers out of this compilation album again next week.
Hope For Haiti Now's effects were not just felt on the Billboard 200, but on the Hot 100 as well as Taylor Swift's Today Was A Fairytale debuts at #2. The 325,000 digital downloads also makes its good for the biggest first week of digital sales by a female artist all-time. Also debuting inside the top 10 this week is Justin Bieber's Baby featuring Ludacris at #5. And yes, Ludacris should be ashamed of himself.
The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold
1. Various Artists - Hope For Haiti Now (1)
2. Susan Boyle - I Dreamed A Dream (2-2)
3. Lady Gaga - The Fame (4-3)
4. Spoon - Transference (4)
5. Various Artists - 2010 Grammy Nominees (5)
6. Vampire Weekend - Contra (1-6)
7. Alicia Keys - Element Of Freedom (5-7)
8. Ke$ha - Animal (3-8)
9. Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D. (10-9)
10. Taylor Swift - Fearless (8-10)
- Way down at #72 is 50 Cent's Before I Self Destruct which hit a milestone this week as it certifies gold. Emphasis on "certifies" because BISD has only sold 372,100 to date.
first time top 10's in bold
1. Ke$ha - TiK ToK (1-1)
2. Taylor Swift - Today Was A Fairytale (2)
3. Lady GaGa - Bad Romance (2-3)
4. Young Money - Bedrock (4-4)
5. Justin Bieber - Baby (5)
6. Iyaz - Replay (5-6)
7. David Guetta - Sexy Chick (6-7)
8. Jay-Z - Empire State Of Mind (3-8)
9. Rihanna - Hard (8-9)
10. Train - Hey, Soul Sister (7-10)
- The Black Eyed Peas' Imma Be only jumps 4 spots this week, but its up to #11 and will most likely cross into the top 10 next week.
- Timbaland's Carry Out with Justin Timberlake climbs 18 spaces 32-14.
- Jay-Z, Bono, and Rihanna's collabo Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour) off the Hope For Haiti Now compilation album debuts at #16.
- One last Hope For Haiti Now track debuted this week and its Justin Timberlake and Matt Morris' Hallelujah at #48.
- Timbaland's Say Something featuring Drake is up 21 spaces 82-61 this week.
- Jay-Z's On To The Next One is already on the move, jumping 14 spots 78-64.
- Rihanna terrible rendition of Bob Marley's Redemption Song debuts at #81.
