Thursday Billboard Update - 9/20/12

Seven albums debuted in the top 10 this week and not one of them were Hip-Hop albums, so let's move along.

Oh wait, nothing going on in the Hot 100 either. Let's move forward.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Dave Matthews Band - Away From The World (1)
2. Little Big Town - Tornado (2)
3. Bob Dylan - Tempest (3)
4. The Avett Brothers - The Carpenter (4)
5. The xx - Coexist (5)
6. ZZ Top - La Futura (6)
7. Imagine Dragons - Night Visions (2-7)
8. Matchbox Twenty - North (1-8)
9. Various Artists - Now 43 (4-9)
10. Amanda Palmer - Theatre Is Evil (10)

• DMX's Undisputed debuts at #19 with 17,400 sold. I knew it was over, but now it's really over.

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

1. Maroon 5 - One More Night (2-1)
2. Taylor Swift -  We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (1-2)
3. fun. - Some Nights (4-3)
4. Flo Rida - Whistle (3-4)
5. P!nk - Blow Me (One Last Kiss) (6-5)
6. Justin Bieber - As Long As You Love Me (7-6)
7. Ellie Goulding - Lights (5-7)
8. Alex Clare - Too Close (10-8)
9. Owl City & Carly Raw Jepsen - Good Time (9-9)
10. Neon Trees - Everybody Talks (8-10)

• Holy shit, don't look now, but Psy's Gangnam Style is the #11 song in AMERICA after jumping 53 spots from last week's debut at #64.
• G.O.O.D. Music's Clique with Kanye West, Jay-Z, and Big Sean also makes a huge leap, jumping 43 spots 55-12.
• Ne-Yo's Let Me Love You hops 13 spots 50-37.
• Garbage Ass Future's Turn On The Lights jumps 10 spots 66-56.
• Lil Wayne's No Worries skies 38 spots 96-58.
• Karmin's Hello jumps 13 spots 77-64.
• Juicy J's Bandz A Make Her Dance featuring Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz debuts at #71.
• Beyonce's Dance For You hops 10 spots 100-90.

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Thursday Billboard Update - 9/13/12

Big news for the Christian Hip-Hop scene as Lecrae's Gravity debuts at #3 with 72,000 sold. If he would've dropped it on August 28th instead of September 4th, he could've had a #1 album on his hands.

Another ho-hum week for the Hot 100's top 10.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Matchbox Twenty - North (1)
2. Imagine Dragons - Night Visions (2)
3. Lecrae - Gravity (3)
4. Various Artists - Now 43 (4-4)
5. Carrie Underwood - Blown Away (8-5)
6. Maroon 5 - Overexposed (6-6)
7. 2 Chainz - Based On A T.R.U. Story (7-7)
8. TobyMac - Eye On It (1-8)
9. Trey Songz - Chapter V (3-9)
10. Cat Power - Sun (10)

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

1. Taylor Swift -  We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (2-1)
2. Maroon 5 - One More Night (3-2)
3. Flo Rida - Whistle (1-3)
4. fun. - Some Nights (5-4)
5. Ellie Goulding - Lights (4-5)
6. P!nk - Blow Me (One Last Kiss) (11-6)
7. Justin Bieber - As Long As You Love Me (9-7)
8. Neon Trees - Everybody Talks (6-8)
9. Owl City & Carly Raw Jepsen - Good Time (8-9)
10. Alex Clare - Too Close (15-10)

• Taylor Swift's Ronan debuts at #16.
• Alicia Keys' Girl On Fire debuts at #37.
• Frank Ocean's Think Bout You skies 39 spots 78-39 after his (dare I say) awful performance at the VMAs last week.
• Miguel's Adorn jumps 12 spots 53-41.
• G.O.O.D. Music's Clique with Kanye West, Jay-Z, and Big Sean debuts at #55.
• After 160 million views on YouTube, Psy's Gangnam Style breaks through and debuts at #64.
• 2 Chainz's Birthday Song featuring Kanye West hops 9 spots 79-70.
• Karmin's Hello jumps 12 spots 89-77 in it's 2nd week.
• Lil Wayne's No Worries debuts at #96.
• Beyonce's Dance For You debuts at #100.

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Thursday Billboard Update - 9/6/12

Slaughterhouse sold 51,800 copies of their new album Welcome To: Our House, which is good for a debut at #2 on the Billboard 200. And after a one week vacation, Adele's 21 unsurprisingly returned to the top 10 (12-10).

Flo Rida's Whistle (2-1) bumps Taylor Swift's We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (1-2) from the #1 spot, and that's about it.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. TobyMac - Eye On It (1)
2. Slaughterhouse - Welcome To: Our House (2)
3. Trey Songz - Chapter V (1-3)
4. Various Artists - Now 43 (3-4)
5. Alanis Morissette - Havoc & Bright Lights (5)
6. Maroon 5 - Overexposed (6-6)
7. 2 Chainz - Based On A T.R.U. Story (2-7)
8. Carrie Underwood - Blown Away (21-8)
9. fun. - Some Nights (11-9)
10. Adele - 21 (12-10)

• Dwele's Greater Than One debuts at #30 with 10,800 copies sold.

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

1. Flo Rida - Whistle (2-1)
2. Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (1-2)
3. Maroon 5 - One More Night (4-3)
4. Ellie Goulding - Lights (3-4)
5. fun. - Some Nights (5-5)
6. Neon Trees - Everybody Talks (11-6)
7. Katy Perry - Wide Awake (7-7)
8. Owl City & Carly Raw Jepsen - Good Time (9-8)
9. Justin Bieber - As Long As You Love Me (10-9)
10. Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe (6-10)

• Ne-Yo's Let Me Love You jumps 16 spots 74-58.
• Lupe Fiasco and Guy Sebastian's Battle Scars debuts at #73.
• 2 Chainz's Birthday Song featuring Kanye West hops 12 spots 91-79.
• Karmin's Hello debuts at #89.
• Kelly Rowland's Ice with Lil Wayne debuts at #100.

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Thursday Billboard Update - 5/31/12

John Mayer's Born & Raised debuts at #1 selling 219,300 copies in the first week. Mayer has a throat condition called granuloma, which has severely limited his ability to promote the album, so this is a bit of a surprise.

Another boring week on the Hot 100 as Phillip Phillips' Home debuting at #10 is literally the only change from last week.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. John Mayer - Born & Raised (1)
2. Adele - 21 (2-2)
3. Carrie Underwood - Blown Away (3-3)
4. Slash - Apocalyptic Love (4)
5. One Direction - Up All Night (10-5)
6. Lionel Richie - Tuskegee (9-6)
7. MercyMe - The Hurt & The Healer (7)
8. Sara Bareilles - Once Upon Another Time (8)
9. Various Artists - Now 42 (6-9)
10. Norah Jones - Little Broken Hearts (4-10)

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

1. Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know (1-1)
2. Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe (2-2)
3. Maroon 5 - Payphone (3-3)
4. fun. - We Are Young (4-4)
5. Nicki Minaj - Starships (5-5)
6. Flo Rida - Wild Ones (6-6)
7. One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful (7-7)
8. The Wanted - Glad You Came (8-8)
9. Justin Bieber - Boyfriend (9-9)
10. Phillip Phillips - Home (10)

• Karmin may have fallen out of the top 100 most subscribed on YouTube, but they just entered the top 20 on the Hot 100 as Brokenhearted jumps 23-16.
• Lupe Fiasco's Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free) debuts at #76.
• Chris Brown's Don't Wake Me Up debuts at #89.

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Thursday Billboard Update - 4/3/12

Madonna's new album MDNA debuts at #1 by selling 359,400 copies in its first week. Coming at #2 is Lionel Richie's Tuskegee with 199,000 sold.

Fun.'s We Are Young featuring Janelle Monae remains at #1 for a 5th week, but Justin Bieber's Boyfriend applies the pressure by debuting at #2.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Madonna - MDNA (1)
2. Lionel Richie - Tuskegee (2)
3. Adele - 21 (2-3)
4. Shinedown - Amaryllis (4)
5. Various Artists - The Hunger Games (1-5)
6. One Direction - Up All Night (4-6)
7. Katy Perry - Teenage Dream (31-7)
8. The Used - Vulnerable (8)
9. Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (6-9)
10. Various Artists - Now 41 (8-10)

• E-40's Block Brochure debuts at #44 with 9,600 sold.

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

1. fun. - We Are Young (1-1)
2. Justin Bieber - Boyfriend (2)
3. Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know (4-3)
4. The Wanted - Glad You Came (3-4)
5. Kelly Clarkson - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) (2-5)
6. Nicki Minaj - Starships (5-6)
7. Flo Rida - Wild Ones (7-7)
8. Katy Perry - Part Of Me (8-8)
9. One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful (11-9)
10. Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe (18-10)

• Usher's Climax jumps 11 spots 40-29.
• Karmin's Brokenhearted flies 19 spots 52-33.
• Waka Flocka Flame's I Don't Really Care featuring Trey Songz debuts at #64.
• Trey Songz's Heart Attack debuts at #65.
• Young Jeezy's Leave You Alone featuring Ne-Yo hops 12 spots 88-76.
• Sean Paul's She Doesn't Mind debuts at #78.
• Pitbull's lead single for the "Men In Black III" soundtrack Back In Time debuts at #79.
• Trey Songz's Sex Ain't Better Than Love jumps 11 spots 91-80.
• Drake's Crew Love featuring The Weeknd jumps 12 spots 100-88 in its 2nd week.

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Thursday Billboard Update - 3/22/12

One Direction's Up All Night debuts atop the Billboard 200 and denies Adele's 21's 25th week at #1.

Fun.'s We Are Young remains at #1 for another week.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. One Direction - Up All Night (1)
2. Adele - 21 (2-2)
3. Guns N Roses - Greatest Hits (31-3)
4. Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (1-4)
5. Passion - Passion: White Flag (5)
6. Whitney Houston - Whitney: The Greatest Hits (6-6)
7. Drake - Take Care (7-7)
8. Various Artists - Now 41 (3-8)
9. Gotye - Making Mirrors (16-9)
10. fun. - Some Nights (13-10)

• Tech N9ne's Klusterfuk EP debuts at #15 with 17,000 sold.

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

1. fun. - We Are Young (1-1)
2. Kelly Clarkson - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) (2-2)
3. The Wanted - Glad You Came (4-3)
4. Adele - Set Fire To The Rain (3-4)
5. Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know (5-5)
6. Nicki Minaj - Starships (9-6)
7. David Guetta - Turn Me On (6-7)
8. Drake - Take Care (7-8)
9. Flo Rida - Wild Ones (12-9)
10. Katy Perry - Part Of Me (10-10)

• Rihanna's Birthday Cake slides 10 spots 49-39.
• Usher's Climax jumps 13 spots 58-45.
• Karmin's Brokenhearted soars 24 spots 84-60 in its 2nd week.
• Future's new bullshit song Magic with T.I. hops 12 spots 91-79.
• Young Jeezy's Leave You Alone featuring Ne-Yo debuts at #95.

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Thursday Billboard Update - 3/15/12

Bruce Springsteen's Wrecking Ball takes a wrecking ball to Adele's 21's 24th non-consecutive week at #1 by edging her with sells of 197,600 to 21's 194,600. I'm sure she'll be back at #1 soon enough.

Fun.'s We Are Young remains at #1 for another week.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (1)
2. Adele - 21 (1-2)
3. Various Artists - Now 41 (4-3)
4. Lady Antebellum - Own the Night (16-4)
5. Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto (29-5)
6. Whitney Houston - Whitney: The Greatest Hits (2-6)
7. Drake - Take Care (8-7)
8. Lil Wayne - Tha Carter IV (37-8)
9. Luke Bryan - Spring Break 4: Suntan City (9)
10. Andrew Bird - Break It Yourself (10)

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

1. fun. - We Are Young (1-1)
2. Kelly Clarkson - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) (2-2)
3. Adele - Set Fire To The Rain (3-3)
4. The Wanted - Glad You Came (4-4)
5. Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know (9-5)
6. David Guetta - Turn Me On (8-6)
7. Drake - Take Care (11-7)
8. Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa - Young, Wild & Free (7-8)
9. Nicki Minaj - Starships (6-9)
10. Katy Perry - Part Of Me (5-10)

• Flo Rida's Wild Ones continues its charge for the top 10 by sliding 7 spots 19-12.
• After debuting at #88 last week, Travis Porter's Ayy Ladies featuring Tyga 32 spots to #56.
• Karmin (yes, that Karmin) debuts at #84 with Brokenhearted.
• Trey Songz's Sex Ain't Better Than Love debuts at #97.

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Karmin Covers Parody

If you watched the BET Awards' pre-show Sunday night, you saw a couple of white folks right before selected commercial breaks singing hit records like Look At Me Now and 6 Foot 7 Foot. Well they're actually a super popular YouTube group named Karmin Covers, that is most popular for their cover of Look At Me Now. I told yall this is the Year Of White People Reciting Rap Lyrics.

Anyway, here a quick little parody of them by Affion Crockett.

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