British import Leona Lewis' "Spirit" bows atop The Billboard 200 this week, making her the first U.K. solo artist to start at No. 1 with their debut effort. The Syco/J album moved 205,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan, with sales fueled by her No. 1 Hot 100 single "Bleeding Love." The singer was discovered on Simon Cowell's "The X Factor" in Britain.
Lewis becomes the first Brit solo act to lead The Billboard 200 since Rod Stewart's "Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time" in the Oct. 28, 2006 issue. Moreover, she becomes the first British female soloist to do so since Sade's "Promise" reached No. 1 in February 1986, a couple of months before Lewis' first birthday.
The release of "Spirit" stirs an 11% rise for "Bleeding Love," which returns to No. 1 on Hot Digital Songs with 223,000 sold for the week (2-1). The song has sold 1.1 million copies since U.S. downloads became available in late December, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
With the help of hit "Sexy Can I" with Yung Berg, Ray J's "All I Feel" (Knockout /DEJA34/Koch) enters at No. 7 with 39,000, making it his best charting album yet. His former best came with 2001's "This Ain't a Game," which peaked at No. 21. "Sexy Can I" has peaked at No. 3 on the Hot 100 thus far.
With 34,000, Rick Ross' "Trilla" (Slip-N-Slide/Def Jam) falls 6-9 on a 20% sales dip. The group's first effort for INO/Columbia, P.O.D. enters at No. 9 with "When Angels & Serpents Dance" with 34,000. The slot is a familiar one for the hard rock troupe, as 2006's "Testify" and 2004's "Payable on Death" also arrived there.
Danity Kane's Bad Boy album "Welcome to the Dollhouse" rounds out the top tier, slipping 7-10 with 28,000 (41%).
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