Thursday Billboard Update - 7/28/11

Adele's 21 returns to #1 this week for her 11th non-consecutive week atop the Billboard 200. DJ Khaled's We The Best Forever debuts at #5 with 53,100 sold. Amy Winehouse's Back To Black re-enters the charts at #9 with 37,300 following a 3,140% sales increase. Not sure why it re-entered the Billboard 200 and not the Top Pop Catalog like Michael Jackson was forced to back in 2009? Remember, Billboard said any album more than 18-months old and below spot 100 was considered a "catalog album" and that's why MJ took over the Top Pop Catalog and instead of the Billboard 200 like he was supposed to? What happened, Billboard? Whatever, expect Back To Black to make a run at #1 next week.

I'm not sure how LMFAO's bullshit ass song stays at #1, but it does. Then again, one glance at numbers 2-4 let's you know America is clearly lost musically. Anyway, Bad Meets Evil's Lighters featuring Bruno Mars finally tracks the top 10 at #10.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Adele - 21 (3-1)
2. Kidz Bop Kids - Kidz Bop 20 (2)
3. 3 Doors Down - Time Of My Life (3)
4. Beyonce - 4 (5-4)
5. DJ Khaled - We the Best Forever (5)
6. Blake Shelton - Red River Blue (1-6)
7. 311 - Universal Pulse (7)
8. Jason Aldean - My Kinda Party (7-8)
9. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (9)
10. Selena Gomez & The Scene - When The Sun Goes Down (10-10)

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

1. LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem (1-1)
2. Katy Perry - Last Friday Night (3-2)
3. Pitbull - Give Me Everything (2-3)
4. Nicki Minaj - Super Bass (5-4)
5. Adele - Rolling In The Deep (4-5)
6. Lil Wayne - How To Love (6-6)
7. Hot Chelle Rae - Tonight Tonight (9-7)
8. Lady Gaga - The Edge Of Glory (7-8)
9. OneRepublic - Good Life (8-9)
10. Bad Meets Evil - Lighters (17-10)

Jay-Z and Kanye West's (or The Throne as they're now being called) Otis debuts at #47. This marks the first time Otis Redding has appeared on since 1969, 2 years after his death in 1967 at age 26 (damn, he missed the "27 Club" by 273 days).
Pitbull's Rain Over Me featuring Marc Anthony flies 22 spots 81-59.
Drake's Marvin's Room finally debuts at #68.
50 Cent's Outlaw debuts at #87. Take that Interscope!
Big Sean wildly overrated Marvin Gaye & Chardonnay with Kanye and Roscoe Dash debuts at #88.
Miguel's Quickie debuts at #95.
DJ Drama's Oh My featuring Fabolous, Roscoe Dash, and Wiz Khalifa debuts at #100.