Linkin Park and Trey Songz Debut At Nos. 1 & 2 on Billboard 200

Linkin Park and Trey Songz Debut At Nos. 1 & 2 on Billboard 200

Linkin Park notches its fourth No. 1 album over the Billboard 200 equally its "A Thousand Suns" album debuts atop the register with 241,000 sold, conform on Nielsen SoundScan. The push and pull band beats exhausted R&B nightingale Trey Songz, equally the latter's fourth album, "Passion, Pain & Pleasure," become famous at No. 2 with 240,000 copies.

 

For Linkin Park, its "A Thousand Suns" opener is off from the 623,000 that greeted its last shop album, 2007's "Minutes on Midnight," when it debuted at No. 1. However, "Passion" represents Songz's best sales week yet also his highest-charting album. His previous high-water impression develop when antipodal year's "Ready" activate on No. 3 among 131,000.

 

The primitive exclusive coming out of "Suns," "The Catalyst," will mutiny to a untrodden peak connected with No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week. The primitive offering from "Passion," "Bottoms Up" (featuring Nicki Minaj) also percuss a untrodden high, as it temperament scale four rungs on a new peak of No. 13. The new Hot 100 chart temperament be restore on Billboard.com over Thursday (Sept. 23).

 

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Last week's Billboard 200 No. 1, Sara Bareilles' "Kaleidoscope Heart," slither on No. 12 in its second week with 28,000 (down 69%). It's the second No. 1-debuting set on tumble exhausted of the top 10 in its sophomore week the indicated year, following B.o.B's "The Adventures of Bobby Ray," which fell from No. 1 on No. 12.

 

As foresee last week, the Sept. 12 MTV "Video Music Awards" goosed sales the couple over last week's chart and the indicated week's. Eminem, who exclude the show among a medley of "Not Afraid" and "Love the Way You Lie," sees his "Recovery" album post a gain of 10%, though it correct precise rung to No. 3 (89,000). Another VMA performer earns a gain in the top 10: Justin Bieber's "My World 2.0" at No. 10 (down bifid slots with 36,000; up 3%).

 

The chart's largest unit forfeit develop from a VMA performer's album such earned last week's biggest percentage increase: Florence and the Machine's "Lungs." It vaults coming out of No. 44 to No. 14 with its best sales week: 21,000 (up 13,000 integer also 165%).

 

Over over the Digital Songs chart, beleaguered nightingale Bruno Mars, who also exhibit over the VMA show, attain coming out of No. 1 to No. 2 with "Just the Way You Are" (194,000; down 7%). He's bumped from the top niche by concomitant VMA performer Rihanna, who debuts atop the register among "Only Girl (In the World)," commercial enterprise 249,000. It's her eighth No. 1 on the tally and sixth to debut atop the list.

 

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Back on the Billboard 200 chart, four and albums -- in addition on the aforementioned sets from Linkin Park and Trey Songz -- become famous in the spire 10. Country singer Jamey Johnson notches his best sales week as "The Guitar Song" exclude at No. 4 among 63,000. It's also his superlative charting set, equally 2006's "The Dollar" cashed in on No. 87, while 2008's "That Lonesome Song" warbled its best week on No. 28. Johnson's latest and crowns the Country Albums chart -- his first No. 1 on that tally.

 

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Rock mountain Robert Plant dart on No. 5 on the Billboard 200 with his latest, " Band of Joy," commercial enterprise 49,000. It ties with Plant's 1982 solo debut "Pictures on Eleven" as his highest-charting solo set. Plant has gone higher with collaboration albums among his Led Zeppelin band abstain Jimmy Page on "No Quarter" (No. 4 customary 1994) also the Grammy winner for album of the year, "Raising Sand," among Alison Krauss (No. 2 customary 2007).

 

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Weezer grabs its sixth top 10 customary among "Hurley" debuting at No. 6 among 45,000. The album is the band's Epitaph Records debut, and the act's sixth shop set customary a row on debut in the top 10 equally well. Their last release, 2009's "Raditude," was their antipodal because DGC/Interscope, and it become famous at No. 7 among 66,000.

 

Robert Plant isn't the only unknown rock consolidate front man to debut in the top 10 the indicated week, as the Killers' Brandon Flowers sees his "Flamingo" sky out in at No. 8 with 41,000.

 

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Finally, the "Now 35" compilation descends four niche to No. 7 among 41,000 (down 35%) while Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" descent from No. 4 to No. 9 with 40,000 (down 31%).

 

Overall album negotiation in the indicated past chart week (ending Sept. 19) totaled 5.35 load units, up 11% compared to the all antipodal week (4.83 million) and down 17% compared to the unworthy negotiation week connected with 2009 (6.43 million). Year to archaize album sales counter on 210.7 million, down 13% set against to the same total at the indicated peculiarity last year (242.1 million).

 

Digital track sales the indicated over and done week totaled 19.89 load downloads, slumping 1% compared on antipodal week (20.02 million) and up less than 1% stacked next to the unworthy week connected with 2009 (19.87 million). Year on date track negotiation are on 821.73 million, down less than 1% set against to the same total at this peculiarity last year (827.62 million).