TOP 200 ALBUMS INCOMPLETE LIST ONLY URBAN ALBUMS RITE NOW

1 DREAMGIRLS SOUNDTRACK 66,355 -36 104,366 451,993
2 AKON KONVICTED 63,699 -43 112,275 1,221,730
4 TIMBERLAKE*JUSTIN FUTURESEX 51,638 -38 82,669 2,428,765
7 YOUNG JEEZY INSPIRATION: THUG 45,329 -51 91,774 675,528
8 NAS HIP HOP IS DEAD 45,117 -55 101,103 502,100
10 OMARION 21 42,071 -65 119,392 162,534
11 BEYONCE B'DAY 42,028 -37 66,958 2,052,339
12 EMINEM PRESENTS: EMINEM 41,702 -50 83,951 739,013
14 FERGIE DUTCHESS 40,517 -36 62,988 1,247,178
16 CIARA EVOLUTION 39,385 -50 79,050 841,820
17 STEFANI*GWEN SWEET ESCAPE 38,940 -41 66,488 709,235
21 FURTADO*NELLY LOOSE 34,703 -23 45,155 1,177,471
25 JAY-Z KINGDOM COME 31,904 -48 60,932 1,238,703
26 SNOOP DOGG BLUE CARPET 31,356 -37 49,847 668,177
27 MAYER*JOHN CONTINUUM 28,591 -24 37,659 1,218,312
28 BLIGE*MARY J. REFLECTIONS: A 27,584 -44 49,290 404,282
34 BOW WOW PRICE OF FAME 23,109 -60 57,063 342,120
35 THICKE*ROBIN EVOLUTION OF ROBIN 22,937 -5 24,043 265,646
37 LEGEND*JOHN ONCE AGAIN 22,372 -41 37,989 822,325
40 AGUILERA*CHRISTINA BACK TO BASICS 20,958 -33 31,284 1,281,288
43 BIRDMAN & LIL' WAYNE LIKE FATHER 20,144 -42 34,790 522,185
44 GAME DOCTOR'S ADVOCATE 20,132 -50 40,401 771,806
53 TYRESE ALTER EGO 18,039 -37 28,452 218,533
56 PUSSYCAT DOLLS PCD 17,753 -34 26,721 2,514,274
57 LUDACRIS RELEASE THERAPY 17,690 -54 38,107 994,644
62 TRICK DADDY BACK BY THUG DEMAND 15,998 -45 29,144 132,413
66 FANTASIA FANTASIA 13,975 -37 22,252 231,113
75 TUPAC PAC'S LIFE 11,993 -45 21,844 357,419
78 MOS DEF TRU3 MAGIC 11,467 15 9,952 22,511
80 LIL SCRAPPY BRED 2 DIE BORN 2 LIVE 11,077 -49 21,713 181,585
86 JONES*JIM HUSTLER'S P.O.M.E. 10,433 -44 18,704 295,372
89 DIDDY PRESS PLAY 10,046 -36 15,780 482,278
97 BROWN*CHRIS CHRIS BROWN 9,242 -38 14,838 1,785,765
99 GNARLS BARKLEY ST. ELSE 9,116 -36 14,186 1,169,750
102 MCKNIGHT*BRIAN TEN 8,722 -33 12,974 141,940
110 DJ CLUE PROFESSIONAL 3 8,450 -50 16,863 80,432
111 CHERISH UNAPPRECIATED 8,391 -49 16,552 478,739
122 RICHIE*LIONEL COMING HOME 7,646 -15 9,002 368,005
133 DANITY KANE DANITY KANE 7,340 -54 15,949 862,851
135 STYLES P TIME IS MONEY 7,313 -48 14,006 67,412
138 JIBBS JIBBS FEAT. JIBBS 7,187 -52 14,956 203,669
140 RIHANNA GIRL LIKE ME 6,940 -29 9,743 1,122,929
148 PROJECT PAT CROOK BY DA BOOK 6,431 -39 10,627 80,400
152 ROSS*RICK PORT OF MIAMI 6,282 -39 10,257 688,323
153 OMAR*DON KING OF KINGS 6,267 -21 7,962 346,005
156 EMINEM CURTAIN CALL 6,240 -31 9,108 2,651,569
159 CLIPSE HELL HATH NO FURY 6,123 -45 11,129 149,364
164 MATISYAHU NO PLACE TO BE 5,849 -43 10,212 18,544
167 PITBULL EL MARIEL 5,727 -34 8,690 147,300
171 WISIN Y YANDEL PRESENTAN: LOS 5,584 -15 6,601 98,450
173 BLIGE*MARY J. BREAKTHROUGH 5,525 -38 8,856 2,723,673
174 YING YANG TWINS CHEMICALLY IMB 5,522 -48 10,550 95,538
177 LIL BOOSIE BAD AZZ 5,374 -33 8,039 131,687
180 FAT JOE ME MYSELF & I 5,288 -37 8,438 139,710

BILLBOARD HOT DIGITAL SONGS - TOP 50
1 1 FERGIE FERGALICIOUS 142147 -52 294797 1320102
2 2 BEYONCE IRREPLACEABLE 137138 -49 268876 1162565
3 3 AKON SMACK THAT 120386 -52 252074 1496448
4 4 AKON I WANNA LOVE YOU 112255 -49 221359 910226
7 5 FURTADO*NELLY SAY IT RIGHT 106333 -33 158382 593556
5 6 FRAY HOW TO SAVE A LIFE 96540 -48 185868 1656244
14 7 MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE WELCOME TO THE BLACK PARADE 93069 -18 113374 582066
6 8 ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS IT ENDS TONIGHT 90253 -47 170374 774604
9 9 JONES*JIM WE FLY HIGH 83241 -45 152357 560962
10 10 TIMBERLAKE*JUSTIN MY LOVE 73452 -48 141318 1000672
8 11 HINDER LIPS OF AN ANGEL 72589 -54 157592 1445372
11 12 TIMBERLAKE*JUSTIN FEATURING TI SEXYBACK 70846 -45 129738 1728644
16 13 LAVIGNE*AVRIL KEEP HOLDING ON 63998 -35 97721 332706
13 14 STEFANI*GWEN WIND IT UP 58049 -49 113965 549834
17 15 UNDERWOOD*CARRIE BEFORE HE CHEATS 55159 -43 96938 556969
12 16 BOW WOW/FEAT. CHRIS BROWN AND SHORTIE LIKE MINE 54356 -52 114106 418322
26 17 MAYER*JOHN WAITING ON THE WORLD TO CHANGE 52577 -30 74731 768589
19 18 SNOW PATROL CHASING CARS 51421 -43 90878 1343800
15 19 YANKOVIC*WEIRD AL WHITE & NERDY 49977 -54 107510 653536
18 20 LUDACRIS MONEY MAKER 49376 -49 96437 943213
21 21 UNK WALK IT OUT 49037 -44 87271 375077
45 22 TUNSTALL*KT SUDDENLY I SEE 47575 -16 56759 487447
23 23 PUSSYCAT DOLLS WAIT A MINUTE 47501 -39 77510 315120
20 24 FERGIE LONDON BRIDGE 47245 -47 88386 1359635
43 25 DAUGHTRY IT'S NOT OVER 46464 -20 57838 197738
46 26 TIMBERLAKE*JUSTIN WHAT GOES AROUND... 45361 -20 56587 182216
28 27 AGUILERA*CHRISTINA HURT 42060 -43 74417 429123
32 28 GNARLS BARKLEY CRAZY 41113 -37 65755 1670580
25 29 ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS MOVE ALONG 40958 -46 75450 1370908
30 30 RASCAL FLATTS LIFE IS A HIGHWAY 40716 -44 72129 945575
22 31 NICKELBACK FAR AWAY 40190 -49 78710 948214
37 32 LUDACRIS RUNAWAY LOVE 40073 -35 61181 164386
31 33 DEANDA*PAULA WALK AWAY 39013 -44 69490 272938
29 34 FRAY OVER MY HEAD (CABLE CAR) 38437 -47 73107 1608644
24 35 JOJO TOO LITTLE TOO LATE 37909 -51 77024 710030
44 36 FAT JOE FEATURING LIL WAYNE MAKE IT RAIN 37696 -35 57627 236349
67 37 AUGUSTANA BOSTON 36691 -10 40620 336901
33 38 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS SNOW (HEY OH) 36241 -44 64963 302027
34 39 EVANESCENCE CALL ME WHEN YOU'RE SOBER 35478 -44 63721 699568
35 40 OK GO HERE IT GOES AGAIN 34970 -45 63338 372047
55 41 HELLOGOODBYE HERE (IN YOUR ARMS) 34888 -31 50216 285422
47 42 RASCAL FLATTS WHAT HURTS THE MOST 34274 -39 56579 892567
27 43 JIBBS CHAIN HANG LOW 34177 -54 74488 821529
39 44 FURTADO*NELLY PROMISCUOUS 34038 -44 60831 1743312
57 45 SNOOP DOGG THAT'S THAT S*** 32273 -32 47546 193364
52 46 STONE SOUR THROUGH GLASS 32264 -39 52722 318949
38 47 LIL SCRAPPY MONEY IN THE BANK 32156 -47 61122 308473
41 48 FURTADO*NELLY MANEATER 31969 -46 59444 560280
40 49 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS DANI CALIFORNIA 31905 -47 60026 1316582
48 50 SWIFT*TAYLOR TIM MCGRAW 31547 -43 55220 336503

AND THE ONLY TWO SONGS TO HAVE AN INCREASE IN THE TOP 200:
123 73 STEFANI*GWEN SWEET ESCAPE 22955 5 21921 65836
-- 119 CARROLL*JASON MICHAEL ALYSSA LIES 14605 5 13857 28462

MARKET WATCH

• Album units, current chart week: 8.34 million units
• DOWN 35% from last issue's charts: 12.84 million units
• DOWN 22% from same week, 2005: 10.75 million units
• This week: No albums sell more than 100,000 copies.
• This week last year on The Billboard 200: Jamie Foxx held at No. 1 with "Unpredictable," while Mary J. Blige and Eminem were at Nos. 2 and 3, respectively. The chart's top debut came from the Strokes' "First Impressions of Earth" at No. 4 (88,000). The top three albums each sold more than 100,000 units.

BORDERLINES

• The No. 1 album this week, the "Dreamgirls" soundtrack (Music World/Columbia/Sony Music), sold 66,000.
• The No. 1 album for the same week of 2006, Jamie Foxx's "Unpredictable" (J/RMG), sold 131,000.
• Average total of the No. 1 album for the same week of the year during the past 10 years (1998-2007): 162,529.

asg said:

convictions and thugs. there it is, black music for the masses, ladies and gentlemen.



he won't be in the fame market much longer, not with those nos.



is he gaining or losing steam? that's what happens when you release your first single 10 months before you drop the album.



good to see they're still selling. if there is a timeless pop album coming out of the 2006 crop, this might be it.


As far as the assorted thugs, wannabes, convicts, and MJ/Janet imitators pantomiming over warmed over hit-pop beats . . . is this what passes for black music in the public eye?

namepeace said:

He's actually gaining steam seeing as the album debuted in the hundreds but it is slowly climbing though...

I'm happy Nelly Furtado's single is doing well in the US. She deserves it

ABeautifulOne said:

Who's managing this guy?

namepeace said:

Thicke is the lastest Pharrel pet...get it sums it up

MikeMatronik said:

IIRC, this happened with his first album too. First single dropped in spring '02. the album dropped in early '03.

namepeace said:

It must a problem of the record company. Thicke had major rotation of VH1 Europe, but I never saw his debut album being sold here. It's a shame because he's very talented

MikeMatronik said:

That's what I was getting at. Either his company or his handlers or both are inacapable of marketing him. Even if he isn't the next great thing in R&B, he's a cut above a lot of his contemporaries.

namepeace said:

Actually his first cd was released in '02 as A Beautiful World and Interscope later reissued it as Cheery Blue Skies in '03 once he got a push from being in a commercial...

namepeace said:

Some guy named Miguel Melendez under Will Smith's Overbrook Entertainment agency...

ABeautifulOne said:

Damn, that's even worse! "When I Get You Alone," a pretty hot song, dropped in the spring of '02 and got heavy ro on VH1 Soul. They couldn't figure out what to do with it for a year????

BILLBOARD HOT 100 - TOP 50
1 1 BEYONCE IRREPLACEABLE
4 2 AKON FEATURING SNOO I WANNA LOVE YOU
2 3 FERGIE FERGALICIOUS
3 4 AKON SMACK THAT
10 5 NELLY FURTADO SAY IT RIGHT
6 6 TIMBERLAKE*JUSTIN MY LOVE
5 7 THE FRAY HOW TO SAVE A LIFE
7 8 JONES*JIM REPPIN' TIME
13 9 MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE WELCOME TO THE BLACK PARADE -
8 10 THE ALL-AMERICAN RE IT ENDS TONIGHT
11 11 BOW WOW FEATURING C SHORTIE LIKE MINE
9 12 HINDER LIPS OF AN ANGEL
12 13 TIMBERLAKE*JUSTIN SEXYBACK
16 14 UNK WALK IT OUT
22 15 JOHN MAYER WAITING ON THE WORLD TO CHANGE
18 16 SNOW PATROL CHASING CARS
26 17 LUDACRIS FEATURING RUNAWAY LOVE
14 18 LUDACRIS MONEY MAKER
21 19 AVRIL LAVIGNE KEEP HOLDING ON
17 20 CARRIE UNDERWOOD BEFORE HE CHEATS
34 21 JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE WHAT GOES AROUND...COMES AROUN
27 22 CIARA PROMISE
24 23 PAULA DEANDA FEATUR WALK AWAY (REMEMBER ME)
20 24 NICKELBACK FAR AWAY
15 25 STEFANI*GWEN WIND IT UP
23 26 AGUILERA*CHRISTINA HURT REMIXES
31 27 FAT JOE MAKE IT RAIN
38 28 DAUGHTRY IT'S NOT OVER
37 29 SNOOP DOGG THAT'S THAT
43 30 KT TUNSTALL SUDDENLY I SEE
47 31 LLOYD FEATURING LIL YOU
28 32 THE PUSSYCAT DOLLS WAIT A MINUTE
25 33 JOJO TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE - SINGLE
19 34 WEIRD AL YANKOVIC WHITE & NERDY
30 35 EVANESCENCE CALL ME WHEN YOU'RE SOBER
29 36 CHRIS BROWN SAY GOODBYE
35 37 RASCAL FLATTS WHAT HURTS THE MOST
36 38 YOUNG JEEZY I LUV IT
33 39 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS SNOW (HEY OH)
46 40 BRAD PAISLEY SHE'S EVERYTHING
44 41 STONE SOUR THROUGH GLASS - SINGLE
32 42 LIL SCRAPPY FEATURI MONEY IN THE BANK
40 43 TAYLOR SWIFT TIM MCGRAW
48 44 RODNEY ATKINS WATCHING YOU
51 45 OMARION ICE BOX
58 46 AUGUSTANA BOSTON (PLUS SINGLE)
42 47 RASCAL FLATTS MY WISH
52 48 HELLOGOODBYE HERE (IN YOUR ARMS)
39 49 OK GO HERE IT GOES AGAIN
53 50 DIDDY TELL ME

INTERESTING MOVES & DEBUTS
75 53 GWEN STEFANI FEATUR THE SWEET ESCAPE
70 67 BEYONCE LISTEN
re 77 RIHANNA & SEAN PAUL BREAK IT OFF
re 81 ROBIN THICKE LOST WITHOUT U
95 82 ROB THOMAS STREETCORNER SYMPHONY
98 84 JENNIFER HUDSON AND I AM TELLING YOU I'M NOT G
-- 85 THREE 6 MAFIA FEATU DOE BOY FRESH
-- 87 GYM CLASS HEROES FE CUPID'S CHOKEHOLD
94 89 PINK U + UR HAND
re 94 BEYONCE FEATURING J UPGRADE U
re 95 PRETTY RICKY ON THE HOTLINE
-- 97 CRAIG MORGAN LITTLE BIT OF LIFE
-- 99 CHRISTINA AGUILERA CANDYMAN

BUBBLING UNDER - INTERESTING MOVES
7 1 THE WRECKERS MY, OH MY
6 4 PANIC! AT THE DISCO LYING IS THE MOST FUN A GIRL C
re 5 FANTASIA HOOD BOY
-- 11 SWITCHFOOT OH! GRAVITY
re 13 LUMIDEE FEATURING T SHE'S LIKE THE WIND
-- 14 MUSE STARLIGHT
-- 15 FERGIE GLAMOROUS
11 21 JOJO HOW TO TOUCH A GIRL
13 22 ASHLEY TISDALE HE SAID SHE SAID

R&B 100 - INTERESTING MOVES
1 1 BEYONCE IRREPLACEABLE
2 2 CIARA PROMISE
11 11 LUDACRIS FEATURING RUNAWAY LOVE
15 13 ROBIN THICKE LOST WITHOUT U
17 19 BEYONCE FEATURING J UPGRADE U
24 21 FANTASIA HOOD BOY
48 47 MARY J. BLIGE WE RIDE ((I SEE THE FUTURE))
57 50 JENNIFER HUDSON AND I AM TELLING YOU I'M NOT G
62 53 BEYONCE LISTEN
74 65 JANET WITH U
-- 72 BEYONCE GET ME BODIED

asg said: