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.