Thursday Billboard Update - 11/17/11

A new day is clearly here in Hip-Hop because yet another new artist had a huge first week of sales. This time it's Mac Miller with his debut album Blue Slide Park, which pushed 144,487 in week 1. Making those numbers even more impressive is the fact that Mac is an independent artist and Blue Slide Park is the first independently-distributed debut album to hit #1 since Tha Dogg Pound's Dogg Food in 1995. Big shit!

Rihanna's We Found Love spends a 3rd week at #1 as 2 new tracks enter the top 10. Bruno Mars' It Will Rain (12-9) finally makes it and Taylor Swift's If This Was A Movie debuts at #10.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Mac Miller - Blue Slide Park (1)
2. Michael Buble - Christmas (8-2)
3. Various Artists - Now 40 (3)
4. Various Artists - Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Pt. 1 sdtk (4)
5. Adele - 21 (5-5)
6. Justin Bieber - Under The Mistletoe (1-6)
7. Susan Boyle - Someone To Watch Over Me (4-7)
8. Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto (7-8)
9. Romeo Santos - Formula Vol. 1 (9)
10. II Divo - Wicked Games (10)

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

1. Rihanna - We Found Love (1-1)
2. LMFAO - Sexy And I Know It (2-2)
3. Adele - Someone Like You (3-3)
4. David Guetta - Without You (6-4)
5. Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger (4-5)
6. Gym Class Heroes - Stereo Hearts (5-6)
7. Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks (7-7)
8. Flo Rida - Good Feeling (8-8)
9. Bruno Mars - It Will Rain (12-9)
10. Taylor Swift - If This Was A Movie (10)

• Mac Miller's Smile Back debuts at #55.
• Rihanna's You Da One debuts at #73.