Sales: No Debuts in Top 10, or even Top 40

Sheesh, last week there were eight brand new releases in the Top 40 of the Billboard 200. This week, there are none. Slow week.

1. Sade – “Soldier of Love” – 190,000 (down 62%)

2. Lady Antebellum – “Need You Now” – 144,000 (down 31%; 1,041,000 cume)

3. Black Eyed Peas – “The E.N.D.” – 65,000 (down 2%)

4. Lady Gaga – “The Fame” – 63,000 (down 17%)

5. Lil Wayne – “Rebirth” – 58,000 (down 35%)

6. Susan Boyle – “I Dreamed a Dream” – 51,000 (up 1%)

7. Alicia Keys’ “The Element of Freedom” – 39,000 (down 2%)

8. Jaheim – “Another Round” – 36,000 (down 68%)

9. Josh Turner – “Haywire” – 33,000 (down 62%)

10. Taylor Swift – “Fearless” – 32,000 (down 35%)

Further down:

18. Rihanna – “Rated R” – 25,000 (664,000 cume)

36. k.d. lang – “Recollection” – 15,000 (debut) [Hey, Billboard said the highest debut was #42. -ed.]

42. Story of the Year – “The Constant” – 14,000 (debut)

51. Nick Jonas & the Administration – “Who I Am” – 12,000 (down 50%)

66. Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds – “Live in Las Vegas” – 9,000 (down 75%)

117. Chris Brown – “Graffiti” – 5,000 (300,000 cume)

Additional sales data via MTV.