Amos Lee Breaks Cake’s Record for Worst-Selling #1

Bill boredWell it looks like Cake didn’t get to hold onto their dubious record for very long. Just two weeks! Now Amos Lee holds the title for the lowest-selling No. 1 with only 40,000 copies. Craziness.

1. Amos Lee – “Mission Bell” – 40,000 (debut)

2. Iron and Wine – “Kiss Each Other Clean” – 39,000 (debut)

3. Nicki Minaj – “Pink Friday” – 38,000 (up 35%)

4. “2011 Grammy Nominees” – 38,000 (debut)

5. Bruno Mars – “Doo-Wops & Hooligans” – 33,000 (down 4%)

6. Mumford & Sons – “Sigh No More” – 31,000 (up 17%)

7. Taylor Swift – “Speak Now” – 31,000 (down <1%) 8. Wisin & Yandel - "Los Vaqueros: El Regreso" - 31,000 (debut) 9. "Kidz Bop 19" - 30,000 (down 57%) 10. Decemberists - "The King Is Dead" - 29,000 (down 69%) • Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending Jan. 30) totaled 5.3 million units • Digital track sales this past week totaled 24.7 million downloads

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