Frank Ocean’s ‘channel ORANGE’ debut at #2 on the Billboard 200 on the strength of digital sales alone and many predicted that when the record was made available in physical form that it would maintain its chart lead. However, Nas ended all hopes of that occurrence as his ‘Life is Good’ set has nabbed to top slot […]
It has been another major week of commercial achievements on the US charts, and Frank Ocean, Pink and Adele were all among the big winners. From an impressive debut of one artist to the everlasting success of another, the Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100 were action packed!
The sales projections for Chris Brown’s ‘Fortune’ album were right on target as the record has indeed topped the Billboard 200 with less than 140K copies sold. However, there was another artist who managed to exceed all expectations on the Billboard Hot 100 with the success of one of her biggest hits.
Although the sales predictions for Justin Bieber’s ‘Believe’ debut were grossly overshot, the teenage still managed to nab the top slot of the Billboard 200. Meanwhile, on the Billboard Hot 100, Rihanna also clocked impressive figures as she surged into the chart’s top 5.
The sales predictions for Usher’s ‘Looking 4 Myself’ have proven to be accurate as the crossover superstar’s album has entered the Billboard 200 at #1 but with meager sales. However, where Usher made waves - well, ripples – on one chart, Katy Perry did the same on another listing with ‘Wide Awake’.
The reign Adele’s ’21′ may have ended in the UK but its domination continued in the US. In fact, album has achieved the near impossible by returning to the top of the Billboard 200 for a 24th week, thus matching the chart rule or Prince & the Revolution’s ‘Purple Rain’.
Last year, Rihanna matched Whitney Houston’s tally of 11 #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and now she is inching closer to equalling another of the late diva’s feats. Indeed, Rihanna is just a single song away from tying Houston’s total number of top 10 tunes on the chart.
Adele ’21′ was released in February 2011 in the US but the album is still maintaining its sales momentum. In fact, after 66 weeks on the Billboard 200, the record has still managed to chart in the top 3 of the lineup!
Nicki Minaj’s Pop single ‘Starships’ continued to make a major impact on the airwaves during the last week but its listeners were not interest in purchasing her ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’ album. Indeed, the album remained shut out of the Billboard 200′s top 10 for another week.
As projected last week, Adele has accomplished an enormous feat with her ’21′ album. Astonishingly, in a time when massive record sales were considered a distant memory, the British Soul singer’s sophomore LP has topped the 9 million sales mark in the US.