Thursday Billboard Update - 6/16/11

Just a brief 2 week after selling a million copies first week, Lady Gaga's Born This Way has been overtaken for the #1 spot by the steady hands of Adele's 21. With 114,000 sold, 21 gets its 10th non-consecutive week at #1. Question: has there ever been a shorter time spent at #1 after selling 1 million in their first week than Lady Gaga's Born This Way? Anyway, the big story on the Billboard 200 this week is The Book Of Mormon blasting back onto the charts at #3 with 60,700 sold. The Broadway musical by the creators of South Park debuted 3 weeks ago at #31, then gradually fell off of the albums charts, but after winning damn near every Tony Award, The Book Of Mormon album finally found its way. And last, but not least, Tech N9ne enjoys his best sales week ever as his 6's & 7's debuts at #4 with 55,800 sold. That's HUGE for an independent artist.

Adele's Rolling In The Deep stays hot and grabs a 6th week at #1. Entering the top 10 this week is Jason Aldean's Dirt Anthem (23-9) and Nicki Minaj's Super Bass (11-10). Believe it or not, this is Nicki's first top 10 single as a lead artist. Her only other top 10 hits was Trey Songz's Bottoms Up which peaked at #6 last year. Yes, sad, but true.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Adele - 21 (2-1)
2. Lady Gaga - Born This Way (1-2)
3. Original Cast Recording - The Book Of Mormon (-3)
4. Tech N9ne - 6's & 7's (4)
5. Ronnie Dunn - Ronnie Dunn (5)
6. All Time Low - Dirty Work (6)
7. Jason Aldean - My Kinda Party (8-7)
8. Brad Paisley - This Is Country Music (6-8)
9. Various Artists - Now 38 (7-9)
10. Death Cab For Cutie - Codes and Keys (3-10)

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

1. Adele - Rolling In The Deep (1-1)
2. Pitbull - Give Me Everything (2-2)
3. LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem (6-3)
4. Katy Perry - E.T. (3-4)
5. Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song (4-5)
6. Lady Gaga - The Edge Of Glory (7-6)
7. Jennifer Lopez - On The Floor (5-7)
8. Black Eyed Peas - Just Can't Get Enough (8-8)
9. Jason Aldean - Dirt Anthem (23-9)
10. Nicki Minaj - Super Bass (11-10)

• Super doucher Lupe Fiasco's Out Of My Head featuring Trey Songz jumps 17 spots 87-70.
• Pitbull's Pause debuts at #73.
• Beyonce's Best Thing I Never Had hops 9 spots 84-75.