Thursday Billboard Update - 4/12/12

Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (which I finally found out was a new album and not a re-release) debuts at #1 with 253,000 sold. I thought she would sell more, but oh well. Madonna's MDNA, which sold 359,400 copies last week, falls to #8 with 48,000 sold, down 86.7%. That's the greatest 2nd-week sales decline for a #1 album since SoundScan began tracking sells in 1991. Debuting at #9 is Marvin Sapp's I Win with 37,000 sold.

Fun.'s We Are Young featuring Janelle Monae remains at #1 for a 6th week.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2)
2. Adele - 21 (3-2)
3. Rascal Flatts - Changed (3)
4. Lionel Richie - Tuskegee (2-4)
5. One Direction - Up All Night (6-5)
6. Monsters & Men - My Head Is An Animal (6)
7. Various Artists - The Hunger Games (5-7)
8. Madonna - MDNA (1-8)
9. Marvin Sapp - I Win (9)
10. Shinedown - Amaryllis (4-10)

• Obie Trice's Bottoms Up debuts at #130 with 4,400 sold. That sucks dick, I'm gonna go buy a copy this weekend.

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

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

• Adele's Rumour Has It jumps 12 spots 35-23.
• Jennifer Lopez's Dance Again featuring Pitbull debuts at #27.
• G.O.O.D. Music's Mercy debuts at #38.
• Nicki Minaj's Right By My Side featuring Chris Brown debuts at #51.
• DJ Khaled's Take It To The Head with Chris Brown, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, and Lil Wayne debuts at #63.
• Nicki Minaj's Beez In The Trap featuring 2 Chainz debuts at #78, while Va Va Voom debuts at #79.
• T.I.'s Love This Life debuts at #81.
• Fat Joe's Another Round debuts at #83.
• K'Naan's Is Anybody Out There? with Nelly Furtado (whoa, where has she been??) debuts at #99.

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Thursday Billboard Update - 3/25/10

Gospel singer Marvin Sapp makes Billboard history with his new album Here I Am. At #2 with 76,000 sold, Sapp now has the highest ranking Gospel album in the Billboard 200's 54-year history. What else is there to say but God is good.

Rihanna's Rude Boy hangs on at #1, but the pressure is being laid on thick by B.o.B's Nothin On You (5-2) and Lady Gaga's Telephone (9-3). And with Drake's Over (35-17) bound for a spot in the top 10 sooner than later, this should be an interesting few weeks ahead of us.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Lady Antebellum - Need You Now (3-1)
2. Marvin Sapp - Here I Am (2)
3. Ludacris - Battle Of The Sexes (1-3)
4. Various Artists - The Edge (4)
5. Lady Gaga - The Fame (8-5)
6. Sade - Soldier Of Love (6-6)
7. Jimi Hendrix - Valleys of Neptune (4-7)
8. Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D. (9-8)
9. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach (2-9)
10. Justin Bieber - My World (11-10)

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

1. Rihanna - Rude Boy (2-1)
2. B.o.B - Nothin' On You (5-2)
3. Lady Gaga - Telephone (9-3)
4. Lady Antebellum - Need You Now (2-4)
5. Taio Cruz - Break Your Heart (3-5)
6. Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be (4-6)
7. Train - Hey, Soul Sister (6-7)
8. Young Money - Bedrock (7-8)
9. Ke$ha - TiK ToK (8-9)
10. Justin Bieber - Baby (12-10)

• After debuting at #35 last week, Drake's Over is up 18 spots to #17 this week.
• Jay-Z's Young Forever has had a 2nd life on the Hot 100 with the release of the music video, and its up to #33 after disappearing from the charts weeks ago.
• T.I.'s I'm Back debuts at #44.
• Trey Songz's Neighbors Know My Name is up 12 spots 63-51.
• Usher's More debuts at #76.
• After re-entering the Hot 100 last week, Lloyd Banks' Beamer, Benz, Or Bentley featuring Juelz Santana rises 13 spaces 92-79.
• The-Dream's Love King finally debuts at #92.
• Maxwell's Fistful Of Tears debuts at #96. Its about to for that blackSUMMERS'night ain't it Max??

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