102,000 Wife Beaters Can’t Be Wrong
Convicted felon Chris Brown‘s first week sales didn’t come close to meeting expectations (Jive shipped over 400,000 units), but they were still far higher than he deserves: 102,000 people purchased his album and it debuts at #7 on the Billboard 200. Nothing can stop Susan Boyle though:
1. Susan Boyle – “I Dreamed a Dream” – 582,000 copies (up 10%; 1.8 million cume)
2. Andrea Bocelli – “My Christmas” – 400,000 (down 7%)
3. “Glee: The Music, Volume 2″ – 173,000 (debut)
4. Taylor Swift – “Fearless” – 168,000 (up 32%)
5. Carrie Underwood – “Play On” – 107,000 (up 32%)
6. Lady Gaga – “The Fame” – 103,000 (down 23%)
7. Chris Brown – “Graffiti” – 102,000 (debut)
8. Justin Bieber – “My World” – 97,000 (up 45%)
9. Michael Bublé – “Crazy Love” – 92,000 (up 28%)
10. Gucci Mane – “The State Vs. Radric Davis” – 90,000 (debut)
More sales data after the jump…
Further down:
11. “Glee: The Music, Volume 1″ – 85,000 (up 57%)
18. 30 Seconds in Uranus – “This Is War” – 67,000 (debut)
21. Snoop Dogg – “Malice ‘N Wonderland” – 59,000 (debut)
25. Rihanna – “Rated R” – 50,000
27. Adam Lambert – For Your Entertainment – 46,000
32. Timbaland – “Shock Value II” – 39,000 (debut)
36. R. Kelly – “Untitled” – 38,000
41. The Clipse – “‘Til The Casket Drops” – 31,000 (debut)
43. Shakira – “She Wolf” – 31,000
54. Kris Allen – Kris Allen – 23,000
57. 50 Cent – “Before I Self-Destruct” – 23,000
Additional sales data via MTV.
