Thursday Billboard Update - 5/13/10

A lot is going on in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 today, but unfortunately only one of the albums pertains to us. That album is Toni Braxton's Pulse which moved 54,500 in its first week.

Its okay that not much concerning us is popping over on the 200 because the big news is happening on the Hot 100. That big news is Eminem's Not Afraid becoming just the 16th record (only 2nd Hip-Hop record) in Billboard history to debut at #1. I can't say that I saw this happening, but it definitely doesn't surprise me the way the internet exploded just when news broke the song would be coming out.

(Side note: Believe it or not, but this is just Eminem's 3rd #1 record in his career. The other 2?? Lose Yourself and Crack A Bottle. Freaky, right??)

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Godsmack - The Oracle (1)
2. Lady Antebellum - Need You Now (2-2)
3. MercyMe - The Generous Mr. Lovewell (3)
4. Carole King & James Taylor - Live at the Troubadour (4)
5. Justin Bieber - My World 2.0 (4-5)
6. Deftones - Diamond Eyes (6)
7. Court Yard Hounds - Court Yard Hounds (7)
8. AC/DC - Iron Man 2 sdtk (5-8)
9. Toni Braxton - Pulse (9)
10. Usher - Raymond vs. Raymond (6-10)

• Trina's latest offering Amazin' debuts at #13 with 32,500 sold. Not bad for a female rapper with absolutely no buzz.
• Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's Uni-5: The World's Enemy come in one spot later at #14 with 29,600 sold.
• 8Ball & MJG swoop in at #36 with 16,200 copies of Ten Toes Down sold. After finally hearing their DJ Bring It Back record, I actually think they should've sold less. That shit was awful.
  

The Billboard Hot 100 1-10
first time top 10's in bold

1. Eminem - Not Afraid (1)
2. Usher - OMG (1-2)
3. B.o.B - Nothin' On You (2-3)
4. Taio Cruz - Break Your Heart (4-4)
5. B.o.B - Airplanes (7-5)
6. Rihanna - Rude Boy (3-6)
7. Train - Hey, Soul Sister (6-7)
8. Ke$ha - Your Love Is My Drug (8-8)
9. 3OH!3 - My First Kiss (9)
10. Lady Antebellum - Need You Now (5-10)

• Drake's 2nd single Find Your Love debuts at #34 this week. Eminem may have made the biggest splash this week, but watch out for this track in the next few weeks.
• Young Jeezy's jamming' ass single, Lose My Mind featuring Plies, debuts one back later at #35.
• After debuting at #62 last week, The Black Eyed Peas' Rock That Body jumps 26 spots up to #36 this week.