Was it any surprise that Bouncy's latest would do big on the charts? Sasha Fierce scores her third straight No. 1 debut on The Billboard 200 this week as the double-disc “I Am … Sasha Fierce” (Music World/Columbia) shifts a whopping 502,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album, split between material credited to Beyonce and her new alter-ego Sasha Fierce, has already spawned the hits “If I Were a Boy” and “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It).” Her 2003 solo debut, “Dangerously in Love,” started with 317,000, while 2006’s “B-Day” moved 541,000.
In other chart news, T.I. comes in at number 15 pushing 50,500 units this week. After 9 weeks on the charts, Paper Trail has sold a total of 1,229,000 copies. Former 112 member Slim’s solo debut, “Love’s Crazy” (M3 Productions/Asylum) starts at No. 32 with 27,000, but what else did you expect from a former r&b singer who was on Satan's payroll?
Lil Wayne holds fort No. 36. Tha Carter III moved 22,800 CDs this week. So far, the album has sold a total of 2,694,600 copies. Seated at No. 56 is Young Jeezy. The Recession moved 14,400 units this week, pushing its total to 629,200. At 9.45 million, sales this week are up 6% from last week but down 32% from the same week last year (13.96 million).
Beyonce's got some compatition sinc both Kanye West’s and Ludacris's new albums “808s & Heartbreak” and "Theater of The Mind" were released on Tuesday. Early soundscan buzz is that "808 & Heartbreak" will debut at number 1 with a first week total between 450-500,000 copies sold whereas “Theater Of The Mind” is predicted to push around 225,000. Guns N’ Roses fist album in 15 years, “Chinese Democracy,” was also released and is expected to sell around 300,000 copies its first week. In related news, Kanye appeared on Late Night with Conan O’Brien last night. O’Brien interviewed Kanye for over 10 minutes about West’s fashion trends and his incidents with the paparrazi. Kanye West then went on to perform his single “Heartbreak.”
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