Post by Spidey on Mar 1, 2011 1:13:02 GMT -5
Slim Shady is the Mastermind of the Billboard 200[/size]
Preceded by the smash hit single "I Need a Doctor", rapper Slim Shady lands at number-one on the Billboard 200 dated March 19, 2011. Released by Platinum Records, the rapper's debut album Mastermind sold 405,000 copies in its first week.
Second place went to another debut With Hopes High, But Heads Low, the first album by Canadian band Leaders of the Misled. The album sold 192,000 copies in its debut week.
Jake Sutherland landed in third place with Glow in the Dark. In its fourth week of the release the album sold approximately 185,000 copies sold. To date the album has sold 1.2 million copies, the best selling album of 2011 so far.
Rounding out the top five were Rachel Simpson's I Am... Rachel Simpson debuting at number four, selling 161,000 copies, and week two of Serena's Breakthrough, selling 117,000 copies, down 61 percent.
The week's other new release, Marie Jackson's debut album Marie, debuted at number six selling 94,000 copies.
Overall album sales totaled 1,472,000 copies, up 49 percent from last week.
Preceded by the smash hit single "I Need a Doctor", rapper Slim Shady lands at number-one on the Billboard 200 dated March 19, 2011. Released by Platinum Records, the rapper's debut album Mastermind sold 405,000 copies in its first week.
Second place went to another debut With Hopes High, But Heads Low, the first album by Canadian band Leaders of the Misled. The album sold 192,000 copies in its debut week.
Jake Sutherland landed in third place with Glow in the Dark. In its fourth week of the release the album sold approximately 185,000 copies sold. To date the album has sold 1.2 million copies, the best selling album of 2011 so far.
Rounding out the top five were Rachel Simpson's I Am... Rachel Simpson debuting at number four, selling 161,000 copies, and week two of Serena's Breakthrough, selling 117,000 copies, down 61 percent.
The week's other new release, Marie Jackson's debut album Marie, debuted at number six selling 94,000 copies.
Overall album sales totaled 1,472,000 copies, up 49 percent from last week.