Post by Spidey on Mar 22, 2011 17:31:49 GMT -5
Mr. Whiz lands on top of Billboard 200[/size]
A ton of buzz lead rapper Mr. Whiz to a surprising first place finish on the Billboard 200, dated April 23, 2011. The rapper who's hot debut single "I Got Ya Back" is racing up the charts, debuted at number-one with The Whiz Beatz. The extended play sold 106,000 copies in its first week.
R&B singer Melanie Brown landed at number two in her debut week. Her self-titled debut album Melanie Brown sold 102,000 copies in its first week. Jake Sutherland was close behind in third place. The R&B singer sold 101,000 copies in his ninth week on the Billboard 200, selling 1,810,000 copies to date.
Last week's number-one album, Rachel Taylor's Fearless, fell 59 percent to fourth place selling 94,000 copies. In two weeks the album has sold 325,000 copies.
Five other albums debuted on the Billboard 200 this week: Peter Nelson & the Big Bad Blueberry Band's "The Old Green Tractor" (#8, 71,000 copies), Katie Browne's "This Is Me" (#15, 40,000 copies), Danielle Lewis' "Let Go" (#16, 34,000 copies), Jordyn Taylor's self-titled extended play (#29, 18,000 copies) and Haley Allen's self-titled album (#30, 17,000 copies).
Album sales totaled 1,485,000 copies this week, up seven percent from last week.
A ton of buzz lead rapper Mr. Whiz to a surprising first place finish on the Billboard 200, dated April 23, 2011. The rapper who's hot debut single "I Got Ya Back" is racing up the charts, debuted at number-one with The Whiz Beatz. The extended play sold 106,000 copies in its first week.
R&B singer Melanie Brown landed at number two in her debut week. Her self-titled debut album Melanie Brown sold 102,000 copies in its first week. Jake Sutherland was close behind in third place. The R&B singer sold 101,000 copies in his ninth week on the Billboard 200, selling 1,810,000 copies to date.
Last week's number-one album, Rachel Taylor's Fearless, fell 59 percent to fourth place selling 94,000 copies. In two weeks the album has sold 325,000 copies.
Five other albums debuted on the Billboard 200 this week: Peter Nelson & the Big Bad Blueberry Band's "The Old Green Tractor" (#8, 71,000 copies), Katie Browne's "This Is Me" (#15, 40,000 copies), Danielle Lewis' "Let Go" (#16, 34,000 copies), Jordyn Taylor's self-titled extended play (#29, 18,000 copies) and Haley Allen's self-titled album (#30, 17,000 copies).
Album sales totaled 1,485,000 copies this week, up seven percent from last week.
