October 07, 2010

Thursday Billboard Update - 10/7/10

Kenny Chesney - Hemingway's Whiskey
Kenny Chesney's Hemingway's Whiskey is the new #1 this week with 183,469. Remember when people thought he was gonna outsell Kanye and 50 back in 2007?? Hilarious! Debuting at #2 is Lil Wayne's I'm Not A Human Being with 110,246 sold, all in digital sales. And lastly, debuting at #6 is Gucci Mane's The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted with 60,058. Remember when people thought he was about to become a major artist in 2009?? Hilarious!

Over on the Hot 100 it's again the same 10, just in a slightly different order.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Kenny Chesney - Hemingway's Whiskey (1)
2. Lil Wayne - I Am Not a Human Being (2)
3. Zac Brown Band - You Get What You Give (1-3)
4. Gucci Mane - The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted (4)
5. Eminem - Recovery (6-5)
6. Eric Clapton - Clapton (6)
7. Trey Songz - Passion, Pain & Pleasure (7-7)
8. Linkin Park - A Thousand Suns (3-8)
9. Billy Currington - Enjoy Yourself (9)
10. Selena Gomez & the Scene - A Year Without Rain (4-10)
  • Lil Boosie's Incarcerated debuts at #13 with 30,583 sold.
  • Ice Cube's I Am West debuts at #22 with 22,282 sold.
  • Jeremih's All About You checks in at #27 with 18,000 sold.
  • Donell Jones' comeback album Lyrics opens up right behind Jeremih #28 after selling 17,300.
The Billboard Hot 100 1-10
first time top 10's in bold

1. Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are (1-1)
2. Far*East Movement - Like A G6 (6-2)
3. Katy Perry - Teenage Dream (2-3)
4. Nelly - Just A Dream (7-4)
5. Usher - DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love (4-5)
6. Taio Cruz - Dynamite (5-6)
7. Eminem - Love The Way You Lie (3-7)
8. Rihanna - Only Girl (In the World) (8-8)
9. Enrique Iglesias - I Like It (9-9)
10. Flo Rida - Club Can't Handle Me (10-10)
  • Lil Wayne's Gonorrhea featuring Drake flares onto the charts at #17 this week, while his What's Wrong With Them featuring Nicki Minaj starts off at #42.
  • Pitbull's Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor) with T-Pain debuts at #51.
  • Lil Wayne's title track I Am Not A Human Being debuts at #65.
  • Nicki Minaj's Right Thru Me checks in at #74. Watch out for this one.
  • Lil Wayne's Bill Gates debuts at #75.
  • Bruno Mars' Grenade debuts at #81.
  • Marsha Ambrosius' Hope She Cheats On You debuts at #88.