Jasper
2-09-06, 02:24 PM
For the first time in nearly 29 years, Barry Manilow tops The Billboard200. "The Greatest Songs of the Fifties" bows at No. 1 with sales of156,000 copies in the United States, giving the artist his best salesweek since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking data in 1991.
The Arista album features Manilow revisiting such evergreens as"Unchained Melody" and "Love is a Many Splendored Thing." The artist'slone prior chart-topper came in July 1977 with his double concert LP"Live." His last album, "Scores: Songs From Copacabana and Harmony"(Concord), peaked at No. 47.
Mary J. Blige's "The Breakthrough" enjoys a 24% sales increase to123,000 copies, prompting a 4-2 move. The Matriarch/Geffen release,which peaked at No. 1 in its debut week, has for weeks been duelingwith Jamie Foxx's "Unpredictable" (J), which slides 3-4 this week witha 4% decrease in sales to 95,000 units.
Earning his highest Billboard 200 chart position ever, Andrea Bocellitakes the No. 3 slot with "Amore." With sales of 113,000 copies, theSugar/Decca/Universal release also opens at No. 1 on Billboard'sClassical Crossover chart. The album features duets with Stevie Wonderand Christina Aguilera.
Heather Headley's "In My Mind" (RCA) debuts at No. 5 to become the TonyAward-winning performer's first top 10 album on The Billboard 200. Thealbum sold a couple hundred fewer copies than Foxx's "Unpredictable" at95,000, but unseats that set from the No. 1 slot on the TopR&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart due to stronger sales in the stores thatmake up that chart's contributing panel. Headley's previous release,"This Is Who I Am," peaked at No. 38 on The Billboard 200 in 2002.
The Arista album features Manilow revisiting such evergreens as"Unchained Melody" and "Love is a Many Splendored Thing." The artist'slone prior chart-topper came in July 1977 with his double concert LP"Live." His last album, "Scores: Songs From Copacabana and Harmony"(Concord), peaked at No. 47.
Mary J. Blige's "The Breakthrough" enjoys a 24% sales increase to123,000 copies, prompting a 4-2 move. The Matriarch/Geffen release,which peaked at No. 1 in its debut week, has for weeks been duelingwith Jamie Foxx's "Unpredictable" (J), which slides 3-4 this week witha 4% decrease in sales to 95,000 units.
Earning his highest Billboard 200 chart position ever, Andrea Bocellitakes the No. 3 slot with "Amore." With sales of 113,000 copies, theSugar/Decca/Universal release also opens at No. 1 on Billboard'sClassical Crossover chart. The album features duets with Stevie Wonderand Christina Aguilera.
Heather Headley's "In My Mind" (RCA) debuts at No. 5 to become the TonyAward-winning performer's first top 10 album on The Billboard 200. Thealbum sold a couple hundred fewer copies than Foxx's "Unpredictable" at95,000, but unseats that set from the No. 1 slot on the TopR&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart due to stronger sales in the stores thatmake up that chart's contributing panel. Headley's previous release,"This Is Who I Am," peaked at No. 38 on The Billboard 200 in 2002.