The Throne have proven that the succes of their ‘Watch The Throne’ LP was definitely not a fluke as it has captured the top spot on the Billboard 200 for a second consecutive week. However, the album has long way to go before it matches the accomplishments of Adele’s ’21′, which has now sold over 3 million copies in the US.
‘Watch The Throne’ experienced an expected 59% sales dip this week by selling 177K. The record has sold over 613K copies since being released in on August 8th and was honored with a gold certification after only 2 weeks.
However, this accomplishment pales in comparison to to achievements of Adele’s ’21′, which sold over 80K units in the last 7 days (up 10%) for a new total of 3.06 million. The LP has been deemed as the fastest-selling album in over 6 years, reaching the 3 million mark quicker than any release since 2005.
Meanwhile, on the Billboard Hot 100, Katy Perry’s record-breaking ‘Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)’ has landed at #1 for a second week whereas Lil Wayne’s ‘She Will’ entered at #3, tying him with Mariah Carey for having the second most top 10 debuts with 5 singles.
See the leading Urban/Pop releases from the top 10 of both Billboard 200 and the Hot 100 below:
1. The Throne – ‘Watch The Throne’ – 117K (total: 613 K)
2. Adele – ’21′ – 80K (total: 3.06M)
9. Beyonce – ’4′ – 25K (total: 679k)
Bonus
12. Lady Gaga – ‘Born This Way’ – 20K (total: 1.71 M)
15. Katy Perry – ‘Teenage Dream’ – 17K (total: 1.72 M)
27. Kelly Rowland – ‘Here I Am’ – 12K (131K)
29. Adele – ’19′ – 12K (total: 1.31 M)
37. Nicki Minaj – ‘Pink Friday’ – 10K (total: 1.54 M)
38. Rihanna – ‘Loud’ – 10K (1.42 M)
43. Eminem – ‘Recovery’ – 9K (total: 4 M)
1. Katy Perry – ‘Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)’
2. LMFAO - ’Party Rock Anthem (Ft. Lauren Bennett and GoonRock)’
3. Lil Wayne – ‘She Will’
4. Maroon 5 – ‘Moves Like Jagger (Ft. Christina Aguilera)’
5. Nicki Minaj – ‘Super Bass’
6. Bad Meets Evil – ‘Lighters’
9. Lil Wayne – ‘How To Love’
10. Britney Spears – ‘I Wanna Go’
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