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Soundscan / Billboard Top 200 Albums 08.02.06 - Letoya #1, Pharrell #3, Tom Petty #4 TWRank--Artist--Title--TWSales--%CHG--LWSales--RTDSales
1 LETOYA LETOYA 164,802 999 536 165,346 2 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC VOL. 22-NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL 150,803 -27 207,004 755,969 3 PHARRELL IN MY MIND 141,815 999 366 142,194 4 PETTY*TOM HIGHWAY COMPANION 112,439 999 270 112,777 5 GNARLS BARKLEY ST. ELSEWHERE 53,846 2 52,829 615,061 6 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL SOUNDTRACK 46,607 -10 52,004 2,820,632 7 RIHANNA GIRL LIKE ME 46,053 2 45,356 776,784 8 FURTADO*NELLY LOOSE 44,585 -6 47,550 549,840 9 PUSSYCAT DOLLS PCD 44,161 2 43,416 1,885,499 10 RASCAL FLATTS ME AND MY GANG 43,703 -13 50,012 2,194,260 11 YUNG JOC NEW JOC CITY 43,010 2 42,025 492,817 12 NICKELBACK ALL THE RIGHT REASONS 40,114 17 34,145 3,165,767 13 DIXIE CHICKS TAKING THE LONG WAY 37,336 -16 44,364 1,454,768 14 PANIC! AT THE DISCO FEVER YOU CAN'T SWEAT OUT 34,446 -2 35,039 973,674 15 JURASSIC 5 FEEDBACK 33,677 999 73 33,757 16 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS STADIUM ARCADIUM 33,456 7 31,259 1,200,239 17 LOS LONELY BOYS SACRED 33,408 -50 66,514 100,094 18 INDIA.ARIE TESTIMONY:VOL.1,LIFE & RELATIO 30,443 -13 34,819 337,147 19 RAE*CORINNE BAILEY CORINNE BAILEY RAE 28,444 -6 30,123 199,484 20 CASH*JOHNNY AMERICAN V: HUNDRED HIGHWAYS 27,882 -32 40,855 210,990 21 FRAY HOW TO SAVE A LIFE 27,716 -3 28,518 640,915 22 ATKINS*RODNEY IF YOU'RE GOING THROUGH HELL 27,494 -50 55,123 83,006 23 A.F.I. DECEMBERUNDERGROUND 27,197 -9 30,017 519,008 24 UNDERWOOD*CARRIE SOME HEARTS 26,808 -7 28,764 3,229,588 25 NE-YO IN MY OWN WORDS 26,545 0 26,495 1,142,257 26 BUSTA RHYMES BIG BANG THE 26,209 19 22,100 449,773 27 CARS SOUNDTRACKS 26,131 -17 31,609 384,595 28 MCGRAW*TIM VOL. 2-GREATEST HITS 25,436 7 23,664 1,040,201 29 HINDER EXTREME BEHAVIOR 25,095 0 25,004 366,510 30 TURNER*JOSH YOUR MAN 23,943 23 19,515 819,992 31 OWEN*JAKE STARTIN' WITH ME 22,867 999 43 22,914 32 DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL DUSK & SUMMER 22,123 4 21,308 256,214 33 YORKE*THOM ERASER 21,335 -37 34,056 146,357 34 SHAKIRA ORAL FIXATION V2 20,930 -13 23,952 1,354,380 35 VARIOUS NOW 21 20,905 -10 23,323 1,478,342 36 TUNSTALL*KT EYE TO THE TELESCOPE 20,839 14 18,331 535,119 37 PIMP C PIMPALATION 20,692 -36 32,363 140,601 38 WRECKERS STAND STILL LOOK PRETTY 20,569 2 20,224 234,816 39 BLUE OCTOBER FOILED 19,667 -4 20,479 352,321 40 BLIGE*MARY J. BREAKTHROUGH 19,495 40 13,937 2,491,266 41 JACKSON*ALAN PRECIOUS MEMORIES 18,833 -22 24,005 809,380 42 KEITH*TOBY WHITE TRASH WITH MONEY 18,755 -12 21,294 901,918 43 BUCKCHERRY 15 18,604 1 18,466 293,623 44 TOOL 10000 DAYS 16,811 -8 18,323 1,133,399 45 RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS DON'T YOU FAKE IT 16,298 -35 25,018 41,449 46 T.I. KING 16,260 -17 19,489 1,401,007 47 CASH*JOHNNY LEGEND OF JOHNNY CASH 16,249 -4 16,841 1,932,910 48 PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN-DEAD SOUNDTRACK 16,148 -25 21,441 98,085 49 ICE CUBE LAUGH NOW CRY LATER 16,108 -23 20,994 369,454 50 HAGAR*SAMMY & THE WABOS LIVIN' IT UP 15,980 999 36 16,022 51 CHAMILLIONAIRE SOUND OF REVENGE 15,587 -13 17,831 1,107,837 52 BLUNT*JAMES BACK TO BEDLAM 15,374 -12 17,433 2,036,720 53 WILLIAMS*HANK JR. THAT'S HOW THEY DO IT IN DIXIE 15,054 -15 17,669 110,043 54 THREE DAYS GRACE ONE-X 14,873 -12 16,950 211,161 55 30 SECONDS TO MARS BEAUTIFUL LIE 14,861 10 13,517 261,900 56 CHESNEY*KENNY ROAD & THE RADIO 14,677 -0 14,734 2,405,586 57 ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS MOVE ALONG 14,586 3 14,108 1,265,639 58 CLARKSON*KELLY BREAKAWAY 14,290 -9 15,622 5,449,756 59 LITTLE BIG TOWN ROAD TO HERE 14,273 5 13,533 642,510 60 SNOW PATROL EYES OPEN 14,207 29 11,056 182,312 61 MUSE BLACK HOLES AND REVELATIONS 14,052 -31 20,346 82,997 62 BUBLE*MICHAEL IT'S TIME 13,985 6 13,174 1,935,050 63 BROOKS & DUNN HILLBILLY DELUXE 13,861 34 10,340 960,753 64 RISE AGAINST SUFFERER & THE WITNESS 13,782 -10 15,269 101,241 65 RASCAL FLATTS FEELS LIKE TODAY 13,694 -5 14,398 4,348,197 66 URBAN*KEITH BE HERE 13,672 -4 14,258 3,141,594 67 FLOGGING MOLLY WHISKEY ON A SUNDAY 13,643 999 50 13,702 68 PAISLEY*BRAD TIME WELL WASTED 13,331 -2 13,583 1,203,258 69 GUNS N'ROSES GREATEST HITS 13,323 3 12,969 3,080,335 70 BENTLEY*DIERKS MODERN DAY DRIFTER 13,085 -5 13,759 1,179,300 71 TAKING BACK SUNDAY LOUDER NOW 12,791 -16 15,180 439,576 72 UNDEROATH DEFINE THE GREAT LINE 12,665 -13 14,560 190,770 73 KIMBALL*CHEYENNE DAY HAS COME 12,519 -41 21,189 73,413 74 KEANE UNDER THE IRON SEA 12,276 -17 14,832 180,375 75 OMAR*DON KING OF KINGS 12,139 -17 14,582 216,775 76 ANGELS & AIRWAVES WE DON'T NEED TO 12,089 -15 14,231 342,462 77 BUZZ BALLADS BUZZ BALLADS 11,839 999 98 11,957 78 LACHEY*NICK WHAT'S LEFT OF ME 11,734 -16 13,893 466,720 79 E-40 MY GHETTO REPORT CARD 11,717 8 10,854 361,819 80 PAUL*SEAN TRINITY 11,662 2 11,398 1,131,307 81 CHURCH*ERIC SINNERS LIKE ME 11,009 -54 23,747 34,819 82 FLYLEAF FLYLEAF 10,774 26 8,533 294,744 83 BROWN*CHRIS CHRIS BROWN 10,761 13 9,483 1,469,363 84 JOHNSON*JACK IN BETWEEN DREAMS 10,548 -2 10,770 2,224,296 85 COOK*DANE RETALIATION 10,486 1 10,336 806,115 86 WOLFMOTHER WOLFMOTHER 10,438 -19 12,897 207,490 87 TRAE RESTLESS 10,418 999 126 10,546 88 RACONTEURS BROKEN BOY SOLDIERS 10,241 -2 10,454 223,954 89 BOCELLI*ANDREA AMORE 10,240 -3 10,552 1,180,855 90 BLACK EYED PEAS MONKEY BUSINESS 9,842 -3 10,105 3,901,031 91 JOHNSON*JACK & FRIENDS CURIOUS GEORGE:SINGALONGS/LULL 9,719 -6 10,386 958,811 92 FIELD MOB LIGHT POLES & PINE TREES 9,684 -6 10,271 141,706 93 GYM CLASS HEROES AS CRUEL AS SCHOOL CHILDREN 9,486 999 44 9,536 94 DISNEYMANIA DISNEYMANIA 4 9,473 -5 9,950 331,792 95 GODSMACK IV 9,436 -8 10,226 545,532 96 SHAWNNA BLOCK MUSIC 9,137 -29 12,824 103,580 97 BEDINGFIELD*NATASHA UNWRITTEN 8,998 -3 9,296 685,823 98 JONES*DONELL JOURNEY OF A GEMINI 8,737 7 8,197 115,608 99 ADKINS*TRACE SONGS ABOUT ME 8,735 14 7,665 1,535,376 100 KORN SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE 8,709 -4 9,094 1,000,758 101 ANTHONY*MARC SIGO SIENDO YO 8,691 10 7,893 25,134 102 SUGARLAND TWICE THE SPEED OF 8,625 4 8,269 2,029,716 103 DISTURBED TEN THOUSAND FISTS 8,567 -11 9,604 1,170,459 104 PINK I'M NOT DEAD 8,558 -3 8,786 439,497 105 ALLAN*GARY TOUGH ALL OVER 8,438 21 6,972 557,183 106 VASSAR*PHIL VOL. 1-GREATEST HITS 8,234 -7 8,892 244,601 107 BIG & RICH COMIN' TO YOUR CITY 8,221 7 7,703 876,286 108 ISLEY BROTHERS BABY MAKIN' MUSIC 8,202 4 7,855 309,182 109 CREED GREATEST HITS 8,141 1 8,054 1,254,671 110 SPRINGSTEEN*BRUCE WE SHALL OVERCOME: SEEGER SESS 8,109 -17 9,795 526,242 111 SEETHER ONE COLD NIGHT 8,095 -20 10,182 35,761 112 BON JOVI HAVE A NICE DAY 7,950 -5 8,356 1,241,311 113 CASTING CROWNS LIFESONG 7,923 5 7,527 302,907 114 KEITH*TOBY VOL. 2-GREATEST HITS 7,829 5 7,449 3,207,840 115 POWTER*DANIEL DANIEL POWTER 7,733 -14 8,986 471,869 116 THREE 6 MAFIA MOST KNOWN UNKNOWN 7,711 -3 7,956 912,717 117 KIDZ BOP KIDS VOL. 9-KIDZ BOP 7,688 -12 8,775 430,400 118 ROBERTS*JULIE MEN & MASCARA 7,646 -25 10,234 79,326 119 WALK THE LINE SOUNDTRACK 7,631 6 7,179 983,380 120 COLE*KEYSHIA WAY IT IS 7,537 -6 8,052 1,325,773 121 GOO GOO DOLLS LET LOVE IN 7,528 6 7,127 267,723 122 KNOPFLER/HARRIS ALL THE ROADRUNNING 7,375 -7 7,898 283,166 123 2006 WARPED TOUR COMPILATION 2006 WARPED TOUR COMPILATION 7,258 -31 10,474 113,346 124 FALL OUT BOY FROM UNDER THE CORK TREE 7,226 -4 7,543 2,375,309 125 FRANTI*MICHAEL & SPEARHEAD YELL FIRE! 7,215 999 29 7,267 126 BAMBINO*HECTOR EL FATHER LOS ROMPE DISCOTEKAS 7,100 -34 10,819 74,267 127 JR WRITER HISTORY IN THE MAKING 7,075 -39 11,645 49,509 128 EMINEM CURTAIN CALL 7,072 -6 7,550 2,483,476 129 NEW YORK DOLLS ONE DAY IT WILL PLEASE US TO R 7,064 999 17 7,089 130 PASTOR TROY MONEY & POWER 7,042 999 150 7,194 131 AVANT DIRECTOR 7,013 14 6,172 339,424 132 AMERICAN IDOL SEASON 5: ENCORES 6,917 -22 8,902 366,039 133 LEWIS*HUEY & THE NEWS GREATEST HITS 6,916 8 6,375 96,017 134 EARLY NOVEMBER MOTHER MECHANIC & THE PATH 6,898 -20 8,579 41,544 135 STELLAR KART WE CAN'T STAND SITTING DOWN 6,863 999 132 1,050 136 LOSTPROPHETS LIBERATION TRANSMISSION 6,831 -17 8,218 65,691 137 PEARL JAM PEARL JAM 6,789 -18 8,279 611,619 138 HILL*FAITH FIREFLIES 6,707 -4 6,989 1,919,559 139 WORSHIP JAMZ VOL. 2-WORSHIP JAMZ 6,656 13 5,865 14,993 140 DADDY YANKEE BARRIO FINO ENDIRECTO 6,238 -13 7,153 648,119 141 GORILLAZ DEMON DAYS 6,206 -3 6,415 1,950,876 142 ALDEAN*JASON JASON ALDEAN 6,140 5 5,849 636,164 143 BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY GREATEST HITS 6,086 9 5,588 578,350 144 POISON BEST OF POISON: 20 YEARS OF RO 6,064 -6 6,454 220,858 145 THIRD EYE BLIND COLLECTION-BEST OF THIRD EYE B 6,047 -30 8,616 14,695 146 RONSTADT/SEVOY ADIEU FALSE HEART 5,969 999 103 6,109 147 MIAMI VICE SOUNDTRACK 5,956 388 1,221 7,177 148 BLUE COLLAR COMEDY TOUR: ONE F BLUE COLLAR COMEDY TOUR: ONE F 5,689 -18 6,974 132,868 149 FORT MINOR RISING TIED 5,605 -17 6,785 329,745 150 LIL' WAYNE CARTER II 5,599 3 5,458 1,006,703 151 DEF LEPPARD YEAH! 5,557 -8 6,051 129,829 152 WOW WORSHIP AQUA WOW WORSHIP AQUA 5,477 -1 5,554 82,825 153 MERCYME COMING UP TO BREATHE 5,445 4 5,212 100,532 154 FOXX*JAMIE UNPREDICTABLE 5,417 6 5,104 1,853,207 155 WISIN Y YANDEL PA'L MUNDO 5,331 0 5,319 326,318 156 ALY & AJ INTO THE RUSH 5,279 1 5,234 583,142 157 BLACK STONE CHERRY BLACK STONE CHERRY 5,213 -48 10,041 15,294 158 TOMLIN*CHRIS ARRIVING 5,169 10 4,687 197,955 159 FRANKLIN*KIRK HERO 5,144 -2 5,268 601,080 160 PURE '80S: #1S PURE '80S: #1S 5,095 20 4,248 49,705 161 DRAGONFORCE INHUMAN RAMPAGE 5,069 -10 5,640 39,490 162 RHYMEFEST BLUE COLLAR 5,048 -26 6,780 26,436 163 SIMON*PAUL SURPRISE 5,037 -10 5,584 220,321 164 CAREY*MARIAH EMANCIPATION OF MIMI 5,014 -10 5,569 5,676,535 165 JERSEY BOYS SOUNDTRACK 5,007 -9 5,499 141,045 166 CARTEL CHROMA 4,975 10 4,508 77,766 167 LAMBERT*MIRANDA KEROSENE 4,968 12 4,443 776,932 168 STRAIT*GEORGE 50 NUMBER ONES 4,964 12 4,444 2,744,591 169 DEM FRANCHIZE BOYZ ON TOP OF OUR GAME 4,877 -17 5,857 561,143 170 THA DOGG POUND CALI IZ ACTIVE 4,875 -16 5,833 63,732 171 BARBIE VOL. 2-HIT MIX 4,873 999 26 4,931 172 YOUNG*NEIL LIVING WITH WAR 4,857 -1 4,921 212,249 173 MARY MARY MARY MARY 4,847 6 4,581 448,070 174 MADONNA CONFESSIONS ON A DANCE FLOOR 4,837 -16 5,782 1,526,898 175 ZOMBIE*ROB EDUCATED HORSES 4,757 -9 5,216 344,260 176 I'M YOUR MAN SOUNDTRACK 4,749 999 31 4,792 177 ANDERSON*KEITH THREE CHORD COUNTRY & AMERICAN 4,711 -16 5,613 372,845 178 ISAAK*CHRIS BEST OF CHRIS ISAAK 4,709 -11 5,288 98,070 179 TRIBBETT*TYE VICTORY 4,708 7 4,394 63,307 180 AVENGED SEVENFOLD CITY OF EVIL 4,673 6 4,403 652,955 181 VARIOUS NOW LATINO 4,648 -11 5,216 226,975 182 HEADLEY*HEATHER IN MY MIND 4,640 -4 4,817 487,234 183 GAITHER*BILL & GLORIA BILL REMEMBERS HOMECOMING HERO 4,612 -8 5,022 2,793 184 DIAMOND RIO VOL. 2-GREATEST HITS 4,608 0 4,604 87,822 185 GREEN DAY AMERICAN IDIOT 4,544 0 4,526 5,509,874 186 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE PLANS 4,521 4 4,337 718,748 187 ALL THAT REMAINS FALL OF IDEALS 4,511 -24 5,924 23,307 188 HOOBASTANK EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF 4,510 -13 5,191 148,432 189 NALICK*ANNA WRECK OF THE DAY 4,500 -4 4,712 623,668 190 GOLDEN SMOG ANOTHER FINE DAY 4,496 -52 9,304 13,849 191 RAKIM Y KEN-Y MASTERPIECE 4,444 -0 4,446 118,491 192 GEIGER*TEDDY UNDERAGE THINKING 4,406 -13 5,056 260,724 193 CYRUS*BILLY RAY WANNA BE YOUR JOE 4,395 -45 8,013 12,425 194 BEE GEES NUMBER ONES 4,370 15 3,795 864,433 195 MEN OF STANDARD SURROUNDED 4,362 0 2,185 196 FAST & THE FURIOUS TOKYO DRIFT SOUNDTRACK 4,349 -25 5,828 61,322 197 COLDPLAY X&Y 4,313 -8 4,710 2,939,029 198 GAITHER*BILL & GLORIA BILL REMEMBERS OLD FRIENDS 4,312 -3 4,440 2,199 199 CURRINGTON*BILLY DOIN' SOMETHIN' RIGHT 4,279 2 4,208 649,369 200 BOLTON*MICHAEL BOLTON SWINGS SINATRA 4,278 -16 5,121 101,554 | |
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>>>171 BARBIE VOL. 2-HIT MIX 4,873 999 26 4,931 <<<
I was hoping this was some new artist who called herself "Barbie" that I never heard of . But nope it's that Barbie.... http://www.amazon.com/exe...ce&s=music All I can say is when a freaking doll can chart with an album we've truly hit rock bottom. | |
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newpower99 said: >>>171 BARBIE VOL. 2-HIT MIX 4,873 999 26 4,931 <<<
I was hoping this was some new artist who called herself "Barbie" that I never heard of . But nope it's that Barbie.... http://www.amazon.com/exe...ce&s=music All I can say is when a freaking doll can chart with an album we've truly hit rock bottom. Barbie is the new Cher! [Edited 8/2/06 7:12am] | |
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What's this new Tom Petty? | |
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who the hell is Letoya Letoya?
Space for sale... | |
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sosgemini said: who the hell is Letoya Letoya?
She was in Destiny's Child and was one of the 2 original girls who was kicked out of the band back in 2000. I'm not buying her CD but I'm glad to see Letoya have success considering all that happened with her. Stick in Beyonce's face!!! [Edited 8/2/06 10:04am] I'm not a fan of "old Prince". I'm not a fan of "new Prince". I'm just a fan of Prince. Simple as that | |
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wow, those numbers are so low I'm glad the rc are not making as much money. | |
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Pharrell should be concerned.
(From HIS perspective) finishing behind an exiled Child and a compilation CD, and right ahead of Tom Petty isn't quite what he probably envisioned. He'll be lucky to hit platinum. Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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LeToya's cd isn't that good but it's decent... | |
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namepeace said: Pharrell should be concerned.
(From HIS perspective) finishing behind an exiled Child and a compilation CD, and right ahead of Tom Petty isn't quite what he probably envisioned. He'll be lucky to hit platinum. Pharrell isn't worried on how big his cd, he said that himself in one of those articles someone posted here... | |
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ABeautifulOne said: namepeace said: Pharrell should be concerned.
(From HIS perspective) finishing behind an exiled Child and a compilation CD, and right ahead of Tom Petty isn't quite what he probably envisioned. He'll be lucky to hit platinum. Pharrell isn't worried on how big his cd, he said that himself in one of those articles someone posted here... yeah...as long as he has the chance to appear on covers of fashion magazines and prance around like a diva im sure he is happy. Space for sale... | |
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sosgemini said: who the hell is Letoya Letoya?
Excatly...and she beat out Pharrell. She benefited from her album being super discounted...as low as $6.99 at Best Buy and $7.99 most other places. For that cheap, I almost bought it. Those numbers, like the numbers so far this year, have been embarassingly low. Has abyone sold over 200K in a week this year? I mean, holy shit! | |
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ABeautifulOne said: namepeace said: Pharrell should be concerned.
(From HIS perspective) finishing behind an exiled Child and a compilation CD, and right ahead of Tom Petty isn't quite what he probably envisioned. He'll be lucky to hit platinum. Pharrell isn't worried on how big his cd, he said that himself in one of those articles someone posted here... I'm not saying he's lying, but when your lead single proclaims that you're "No. 1" . . . Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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VinnyM27 said: sosgemini said: who the hell is Letoya Letoya?
Excatly...and she beat out Pharrell. She benefited from her album being super discounted...as low as $6.99 at Best Buy and $7.99 most other places. For that cheap, I almost bought it. Those numbers, like the numbers so far this year, have been embarassingly low. Has abyone sold over 200K in a week this year? I mean, holy shit! Ne-Yo and the Dixie Chicks | |
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LeToya Nicole Luckett (born March 11, 1981), professionally known as LeToya, is a two-time Grammy Award-winning American R&B singer and songwriter. She is an original member of R&B group Destiny's Child and has since pursued a solo career.
In 1993, Luckett joined the group "Girls Tyme" which later became Destiny's Child (Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, Kelly Rowland, and LaTavia Roberson). The quartet underwent several name changes—Girls Tyme, the Dolls, Something Fresh, and Cliché—before sticking with Destiny's Child (a phrase that appears in the Book of Isaiah in the Bible). Graduating from the Houston club scene, the group began opening for such acts as Dru Hill, SWV, and Immature. Columbia Records signed Destiny's Child in 1997. In 1998, Destiny's Child released their self-titled debut album Destiny's Child, which includes the singles "No, No, No" featuring Wyclef Jean and "With Me". They were also featured on the Why Do Fools Fall In Love soundtrack with the song "Get on the Bus" featuring Timbaland, which was released as a single in Europe. Destiny's Child toured as an opening act on TLC's Fanmail Tour and Christina Aguilera's debut tour. Luckett on the cover of Destiny's Child's self-titled debut album (from left to right: Rowland, Roberson, Luckett, and Knowles) Enlarge Luckett on the cover of Destiny's Child's self-titled debut album (from left to right: Rowland, Roberson, Luckett, and Knowles) In 1999, Destiny's Child released their sophomore album, The Writing's on the Wall. It became one of the biggest selling albums released by a female group and was certified eight-times platinum in the U.S. The album includes four hit singles, "Bills, Bills, Bills", "Bug a Boo", "Say My Name", and "Jumpin' Jumpin'". During 2000, in the midst of the success of The Writing's on the Wall, Luckett and member LaTavia Roberson tried to make a break with manager Mathew Knowles (Beyoncé Knowles' father) as they believed that he favored Knowles and was retaining too much of the group's profits. The pair said at the time they were only looking to secure outside management, but they soon found themselves on the outs with Knowles. [1] When the "Say My Name" video debuted in February 2000, they were shocked to find themselves replaced by two new members, Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin. Luckett and Roberson filed a lawsuit in March 2000 against Mathew Knowles and the group. This began a media battle in which the two sides exchanged barbs in magazine and newspaper interviews. Near the end of 2000, they agreed to a settlement that required them to drop the part of their lawsuit that targeted their former group members (though they retained the suit against Mathew Knowles) and required both sides to stop disparaging each other in public. When it seemed as if the drama had subsided, shortly following the release of Destiny's Child remix album This Is the Remix in March 2002, Luckett and Roberson filed another suit against Destiny's Child. They claimed that the first single, "Survivor", from Destiny's Child's 2001 album Survivor violated their previous settlement due to its lyrics which they believed to reference the ugly split. The song featured such lyrics as "Now that you out of my life, I'm so much better, You thought that I'd be weak without you, But I'm stronger, You thought that I'd be broke without you, But I'm richer, You thought I wouldn't grow without you, Now I'm wiser, Thought that I'd be helpless without you, But I'm smarter, You thought that I'd be stressed without you, But I'm chillin', You thought I wouldn't sell without you, Sold 9 million". In 2004, Luckett decided to pursue a solo career and signed with Capitol Records. She immediately began working on her debut solo album and released her first track "You Got What I Need", a promo single available exclusively on vinyl. Luckett also appeared on Capitol labelmate Houston's song, "My Promise" and on the Capitol-released Coach Carter soundtrack which featured Luckett's "What Love Can Do". Through 2005, many new tracks leaked onto the Internet and received some radio play, including the promo single "All Eyes On Me". Luckett was featured on Slim Thug's 2005 album Already Platinum on the track "This Is My Life", produced by The Neptunes. At the end of the year, she released the What It Do! Mixtape which included freestyles and album cuts. Her self-titled debut album, LeToya, was released on July 25, 2006. [2] [3] The first single, "Torn", is a ballad produced by Teddy Bishop. The song has reached number two on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, thirty-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, number one on BET's 106 & Park countdown, and also number one on Urban Mediabase. Luckett participated in the 2006 Pantene Tour [4] and is currently touring with Mary J. Blige during the summer. Her second single "She Don't" premiered on BET's 'Access Granted on Wednesday July 5, 2006. On August 1, 2006 Letoya's debut album Letoya debuted at #1 source; the bloody wikipedia | |
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How great would it be if this album had legs and sold well....and Beyone's didn't! Isn't her album coming out the same day as Justin Timberlake's? | |
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VinnyM27 said: How great would it be if this album had legs and sold well....and Beyone's didn't! Isn't her album coming out the same day as Justin Timberlake's?
That would be poetic justice for LeToya. This is a great showing for a former member of a girl group to Top the chart. I dont think it's happened very much before...her singles are doing well on the R&B chart but have yet to really crossover. If that should happen...this could be a big record with legs. From what I heard about B's record...I heard from a friend at Sony that the project sounds totally rushed and there are couple good tracks and lots of filler.....my thought is...most records are mostly filler..... we'll see what the outcome is....I think Justin's record comes out a week after B's.... peace Every minute of last night is on my face today.... | |
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VANITYSprisonBYTCH said: VinnyM27 said: How great would it be if this album had legs and sold well....and Beyone's didn't! Isn't her album coming out the same day as Justin Timberlake's?
That would be poetic justice for LeToya. This is a great showing for a former member of a girl group to Top the chart. I dont think it's happened very much before...her singles are doing well on the R&B chart but have yet to really crossover. If that should happen...this could be a big record with legs. From what I heard about B's record...I heard from a friend at Sony that the project sounds totally rushed and there are couple good tracks and lots of filler.....my thought is...most records are mostly filler..... we'll see what the outcome is....I think Justin's record comes out a week after B's.... peace Well, I just noticed, to my shock that Keyshia Cole's CD sold over 1.3 million, and I'm not sure if any of her songs where big on pop radio. Who knows what will happen. | |
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I have huge expectations for JT's new album...I hope it's great! America hasn't produced a good pop album since madonna left to UK | |
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miguelbulcao said: I have huge expectations for JT's new album...I hope it's great! America hasn't produced a good pop album since madonna left to UK
What about.....Nelly Furtado's new one isn't bad....She was in America when she recorded it, I assume. | |
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Just wait to Britney Spears comes back, She is gonna save POP music. Atleast that is what she said. I believe her too. | |
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newpower99 said:[quote]TWRank--Artist--Title--TWSales--%CHG--LWSales--RTDSales 193 CYRUS*BILLY RAY WANNA BE YOUR JOE 4,395 -45 8,013 12,425
Ok thats some funny shit, mr Achy Breaky heart is back. Is he singing about wanting to be ur condom and does the 45 year old still have his mullet. As u can see his album has broken the mystical 5 figure mark 17 Years ago I made a commitment to Prince | |
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