Another week, another new #1. This week it's Katy Perry's Fireworks inching 1 spot up to the top.
The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold
1. Susan Boyle - The Gift (3-1)
2. Taylor Swift - Speak Now (4-2)
3. Jackie Evancho - O Holy Night (5-3)
4. Glee Cast - Christmas Album (10-4)
5. Glee Cast - Glee, The Music Vol. 4 (5)
6. Black Eyed Peas - The Beginning (6)
7. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (1-7)
8. Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday (2-8)
9. Josh Groban - Illuminations (12-9)
10. Rihanna - Loud (6-10)
- Jazmine Sullivan's sophomore album Love Me Back begins at #17 with 55,700.
- Chrisette Michele's third effort Let Freedom Reign launches at #25 with 42,100.
- Eric Benet's Lost In Time (which I had no idea was out) debuted at #33 with 32,200 sold.
- Ron Isley's Mr. I starts off at #50 with 22,400 sold.
- Another album I didn't know dropped, Slim Thug's Tha Thug Show, debuts at #89 with 13,800 sold.
- And flopping again is Soulja Boy's new piece of shit The DeAndre Way checking in at #90 with just 13,200 sold in its first week. No need for jokes, those sales figures are embarrassment enough.
first time top 10's in bold
1. Katy Perry - Firework (2-1)
2. Pink - Raise Your Glass (1-2)
3. Rihanna - What's My Name (5-3)
4. Black Eyed Peas - The Time (Dirty Bit) (9-4)
5. Bruno Mars - Grenade (10-5)
6. Rihanna - Only Girl (In the World) (3-6)
7. Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are (4-7)
8. Ke$ha - We R Who We R (6-8)
9. Nelly - Just A Dream (8-9)
10. Trey Songz - Bottoms Up (11-10)
- After debuting at #61 last week, Dirty Money's Coming Home jumps 10 spots to #51.
- Flo Rida's Who Dat Girl featuring Akon debuts at #55.
- Akon's Angel re-enters the Hot 100 this week and lands at #57.
- Keri Hilson's Pretty Girl Rock hops 10 spaces 72-62.
- Birdman's new single Fire Flame featuring Lil Wayne, and his first post-prison verse, checks in at #84.
