February 10, 2011

Thursday Billboard Update - 2/10/11

Pink Friday
After 11 weeks in stores, Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday finally crosses the 1 million sold mark and also hits #1 for the first time. Pink Friday only sold 45,300, so it's #1 by default, but you can't fault Nicki for that. What is amazing though is that Nicki reached the 1 million sold mark before Kanye West did, despite Yeezy's 100,000-plus head start in first week sales. Kanye will have to wait until next week to sell the 1,000,000th copy of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.

Remember last week when I said it would be interesting to see what Wiz Khalifa's Black & Yellow did if the Steelers won the Super Bowl? Well as it turns out, it didn't matter because the Packers won and Black & Yellow still rose to #1. And obviously this is Wiz's first #1 record. In other top 10 news, Dr. Dre's I Need A Doctor featuring Eminem and Skylar Green explodes onto the Hot 100, debuting at #5. Should we really start looking out for Detox? I'll believe it when it's in stores.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday (3-1)
2. Red - Until We Have Faces (2)
3. Ricky Martin - Musica + Alma + Sexo (3)
4. Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans (5-4)
5. Rihanna - Loud (13-5)
6. Kidz Bop Kids - Kidz Bop 19 (9-6)
7. Jason Aldean - My Kinda Party (12-7)
8. Taylor Swift - Speak Now (7-8)
9. P!nk - Greatest Hits...So Far!!! (11-9)
10. Eminem - Recovery (16-10)

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

1. Wiz Khalifa - Black & Yellow (4-1)
2. Bruno Mars - Grenade (1-2)
3. Katy Perry - Firework (3-3)
4. P!nk - Fuckin' Perfect (2-4)
5. Dr. Dre - I Need A Doctor (5)
6. Enrique Iglesias - Tonight (I'm Lovin' You) (5-6)
7. Far*East Movement - Rocketeer (9-7)
8. Rihanna - What's My Name (6-8)
9. Pitbull - Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor) (7-9)
10. Britney Spears - Hold It Against Me (8-10)

  • Chris Brown's Look At Me Now featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes debuts at #11.
  • Rihanna's S&M flies 35 spots 66-31 due to the controversy surrounding its over-the-top video.
  • Ke$ha's Blow soars 30 spots 96-66 in its 3rd week.
  • The Lonely Island's The Creep with Nicki Minaj debuts at #82 a couple weeks after debuting on SNL
  • Trey Songz's Love Faces rises 10 spots 100-90.