Whitney Houston debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200:
1. Whitney Houston – “I Look To You” – 305,000 (debut)
2. Miley Cyrus – “The Time Of Our Lives” EP – 153,000 (up 146%)
3. Trey Songz – “Ready” – 131,000 (debut)
4. Insane Clown Posse – “Bang! Pow! Boom!” – 50,000 (debut)
5. Colbie Caillat – “Breakthrough” – 47,000 (down 56%)
6. Chevelle – “Sci-Fi Crimes” – 46,000 (debut)
7. Kings of Leon – “Only By The Night” – 45,000 (down 14%)
8. Pitbull – “Rebelution” – 41,000 (debut)
9. Taylor Swift – “Fearless” – 35,000 (up 4%)
10. The Used – “Artwork” – 35,000 (debut)
Further down:
12. Black Crowes – “Before the Frost … Until the Freeze” – 32,000 (debut)
29. Imogen Heap – “Ellipse” – 15,000 (down 70%)
50. Arctic Monkeys – “Humbug” – 10,000 (down 60%)
Additional sales data via MTV.
Michael Jackson update via Yahoo Chart Watch:
Michael Jackson’s Number Ones sold 56,000 copies and would have dipped from #2 to #4 if catalog albums were eligible to appear on The Billboard 200. Thriller sold 23,000 copies and would have dropped from #9 to #25. This is the first time since his death that Jackson hasn’t had two of the 10 best-selling albums in the country. This is the 11th straight week that Number Ones has been the #1 Catalog Album.
MJ’s slipping. But what a run!