Thursday Billboard Update - 3/5/09

Just a few more weeks before things get cracking again on Billboard but lets go ahead and go over what we have for now. Matter of fact, nevermind, wack sales week.

Same 10, different order.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Taylor Swift - Fearless (1-1)
2. Lamb of God - Wrath (2)
3. Jonas Brothers - 3D Concert Experience sdtk (3)
4. Various Artists - Slumdog Millionair sdtk (22-4)
5. Nickelback - Dark Horse (4-5)
6. Beyonce - Sasha Fierce (5-6)
7. Lady GaGa - The Fame (10-7)
8. The Fray - The Fray (3-8)
9. Jamie Foxx - Intuition (6-9)
10. Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak (8-10)

• Debuting at #42 on this week's 200 is Joe Budden's Padded Room with just 13,900 copies sold. I'm not sure if that's counting digital sales or not (since he is on a digital base record company) but either way he'll be the butt of a few up coming jokes.
• Didn't even know Project Pat was putting an album out, but Real Recognize Real opened up at #70 with 8,800 sold.
• Another album I didn't know was coming out is B-Real's Smoke & Mirrors. The Cypress Hill rapper came in at #148 with just 3,900 sold.
  

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

1. Flo Rida - Right Round (1-1)
2. T.I. - Dead And Gone (2-2)
3. Lady GaGa - Poker Face (6-3)
4. Soulja Boy - Kiss Me Thru The Phone (9-4)
5. The All-American Rejects - Gives You Hell (4-5)
6. Kanye West - Heartless (3-6)
7. Lady GaGa - Just Dance (7-7)
8. Eminem, 50 Cent, & Dr. Dre - Crack A Bottle (5-8)
9. Taylor Swift - Love Story (8-9)
10. Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You (8-10)

• Jamie Foxx's Blame It is poised to break the top 10 next week as it inches up 5 spots 17-12.
• With a outrageous 85 spot soar, AR Rahman & The Pussycat Dolls' Jai Ho! finds itself going from 100-15 in just a week. Never heard the song, but damn that's crazy.
• After jumping 27 spots last week, Asher Roth's I Love College moves 6 more spots north 28-22.
• KiD CuDi's Day N' Nite jumps 40-32 this week.