Melanie Fiona has exceeded expectations by cracking the top 10 of the Billboard 200 with her ‘The MF Life’. album. However, despite landing among this week’s top-selling albums in the US, there is no denying that she has suffered a disappointment.
Madonna’s ‘M.D.N.A.’ will top the Billboard 200 next week, at least according to the initial sales predictions. In fact, the record is currently on track to sell north of 300K copies by Sunday (April 1st), which marks the end of the sales week.
Bad sales happen to good artists as Melanie Fiona will soon discover. The R&B singer has been doing her best to avoid the sophomore slump with her new album, ‘The MF Life’, but the record is on track for a catastrophic debut.
Adele is patiently waiting to score her 24th week at the top of the Billboard 200 with her ’21′ album but until that occurs, she continues to enjoy strong sales in the runner-up slot. On the Billboard Hot 100, however, another female artist has enjoyed strong gains.
Adele failed to match the 24-week chart dominance of Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ but she accomplished another impressive feat this week. Her ‘21′ album, which was certified 8x platinum by the RIAA at the end of February, has officially topped the 8 million sales mark in the US.
Now, this is something that few people expected. Thanks to a clever yet understated feature appearance on ‘We are Young’ by Rock band fun, Janelle Monae has clocked her first #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100.
Adele has achieved an astounding new benchmark as her ’21′ album continues to race toward diamond status in the US. The record, which has held the top slot on the Billboard 200 for 22 non-consecutive weeks, has been certified 8x platinum.
When the Billboard chart rules are changed, some artists benefit from those adjustments and accomplish feats that were previously impossible. That was exactly the case for the late Whitney Houston who has earned the distinction of being the first female artist to simultaneously land 3 top 10 albums in the history of the Billboard 200.
Adele’s ’21′ album notched a 21st week at the top of the US Billboard 200 this week and became the longest-running #1 release by a female artist on the lineup. Now, following her highly publicised performance at the 2012 BRIT Awards, the singer has matched that feat in the UK.
Katy Perry was unable to break Michael Jackson’s record of 5 #1 songs from a single album on the Billboard Hot 100 but thanks to her high profile performance at the 2012 Grammy Awards, she has found her way to the summit of chart in another respect. However, Perry wasn’t the only Pop star to [...]