Good for Ludacris who just landed his fourth No. 1 album. Gorillaz sold a bunch too. But you know who didn’t? Broken Bells, the collaboration between James Mercer from the Shins and Danger Mouse. Back in 2007, Wincing the Night Away sold 118,000 in its first week. You guys left Sub Pop and signed to Sony/Columbia for that? Hope they gave you a big advance guys, because you’re never going to recoup with sales like that.
1. Ludacris – “Battle of the Sexes” – 137,000 (debut)
2. Gorillaz – “Plastic Beach” – 112,000 (debut)
3. Lady Antebellum – “Need You Now” – 105,000 (down 17%)
4. Jimi Hendrix – “Valleys of Neptune” – 95,000 (debut)
5. Gary Allan – “Get Off on the Pain” – 65,000 (debut)
6. Sade – “Soldier of Love” – 52,000 (down 34%)
7. Broken Bells – “Broken Bells” – 49,000 (debut)
8. Lady Gaga – “Fame” – 47,000 (down 3%)
9. Black Eyed Peas – “The E.N.D.” – 43,000 (down 8%)
10. Blake Shelton – “Hillbilly Bone” EP – 28,000 (down 60%)
Further down:
13. “Almost Alice” soundtrack – 27,000 (down 50%)
16. Danny Gokey – “My Best Days” – 24,000 (down 63%)
56. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – 10,000 (debut)
107. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists – “The Brutalist Bricks” – 5,000 (debut)
Additional sales data via
MTV.
Ludacris: iTunes, Amazon, Insound, wiki