The Big News: Thanks to the Hot 100 hit “TiK ToK” and a relatively light release schedule, Gaga-in-waiting Ke$ha debuted atop the Billboard Top 200 with her first album Animal, joining a small club of female artists to enter the charts at Number One with their first LP. By selling 152,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan, Ke$ha accomplished what Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige and many others failed to do — knock Susan Boyle’s I Dreamed A Dream out of the top spot. Boyle settled into Number Two with another 93,000 copies. For the second consecutive week, and for only the second time in chart history, female artists held all five spots in the Top Five, as Lady Gaga, Keys and Blige rounded out Three-Four-Five respectively.

Debuts: Outside of Ke$ha, the charts were practically devoid of any major new releases. The only other artist to penetrate the Top 30 with a debut was former Idol runner-up Katharine McPhee, whose new disc Unbroken entered the charts at 27 and 15,300 copies sold. Further down, the 75th anniversary of the birth of Elvis Presley helped the King’s Elvis 75 collection come in at 46.

i sooooo do not get her. her voice doesn't make any sense

Im hearing reports that the label did 75% of the purchasing under the table, and of the single too.

lastdecember said:

I heard the same for Rihanna's album.

The heck is Ke$ha?

Why would they do that? anyway I never heard a song of hers in my life but this I like


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Kesha is the chick that busted up in Prince's house by bribing the gardener $5 and gave him her demo.

Timmmy are you talking about the record company buying Rihanna's latest cd or her debut?

WaterInYourBath said:

that's what i'm wondering

scriptgirl said:

Her latest. Her album was shipped platinum yet it's still not even gold yet.

She's praising Satan right now

bboy87 said:

I'm surprise and not surprise really is this what we are listening to people , I like a catchy ringtone every now and again but really people Ke$ha?

Timmy84 said:

The same with Mariah's last album

Timmy84 said:

What evidence do you have to support that accusation? If you quote Mediatakeout.com I'm going to laugh.

That dollar sign in the middle of her name negates me as ever considering her more than a gimmick.

Identity said:

Now why would I do that? I just heard it tho, is it true?
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I've dismissed it as another internet rumor. A lame one, to say the least.

That Tik Tok song is what Rhianna should've done instead of the snoozefest she put out. It almost sounds like her on the song.

johnart said:

I thought it was her at first. The way she sings it is just like Rhianna. I dont like it, but its catchier then Rhianna's stuff recently.

She's so cool.

The fact that she put a $ in her name instead on S make me think she's the real deal.

bboy87 said:

ima smack the mess out of whoever said that previously too...

She just performed on Wendy and she said the $ sign in her name came about from a bad tattoo and coupled with the fact that when she worked with Flo Rida she didn't make any money

Timmy84 said:

Actually it just went platinum....

http://www.riaa.com/golda...perPage=25

Timmy84 said:

Aw naw, not that shit again!!
Maybe she just praising radio programmers dick

banks said:

Just heard her sing on Conan last night for the first time... Reminds me of a caterwauling tom cat I once had that couldn't sleep at night! LOL The woman can't sing and she sure as hell can't dance!

Kesha is so trashy. I listened to her album and it really sucks.

More radio trash...

I hate that Tik Tok song. I thought it was that Nicki Minaj girl at first.

bboy87 said:

You might be joking. But it might be true if Ke$ha has taking the oath.

Not much talent. Horrible music. I really don't understand her success at all.