It’s a good time to be Miley Cyrus. Not only is she achieving film success with “Hannah Montana”‘s soundtrack, but the movie’s soundtrack rises to #1 in its’ third week on the Billboard charts, scanning over 133,000 copies. This catapults the album past Gold status, with about 554,000 copies sold in four weeks.
The chart’s light with debuts this week, as things relax a bit following the big Easter rush. Diddy’s Day26 settle for a #2 debut with their “Forever in a Day” album, scanning just over 113,000 units. The only other debut in the Top 50 comes from rock band Silversun Pickups, who are new at #7 with 43K.
Most albums on this week’s chart nosedive in sales this week, but there are a select few that buck the trend. Kings of Leon’s American breakthrough, “Only by the Night”, moves up 31-18 on a 4% increase to 20K, while other albums that show staying power include Darius Rucker’s “Learn to Live” (+6%) and 3Oh!3’s “Want” (+10%). Jennifer Hudson’s performance on “American Idol” last week spurs a 36% jump in sales for her eponymous debut, which moves 103-42 on this week’s chart.
On the singles side, the biggest news is a #3 debut for Eminem on Hot Digital Songs with “We Made You”. The Black Eyed Peas’ “Boom Boom Pow” and Miley Cyrus’ “The Climb” hold the top two positions.
Next week, Rick Ross should lead the charts, with expected high debuts from the likes of Depeche Mode and Asher Roth.
This week’s Top 20 albums (courtesy of Billboard Communications)
1) Soundtrack “Hannah Montana: The Movie”
2) Day26 “Forever in a Day”
3) Rascal Flatts “Unstoppable”
4) Soundtrack “Twilight”
5) Various Artists “Now 30”
6) Jadakiss “The Last Kiss”
7) Silversun Pickups “Swoon”
8) Lady GaGa “The Fame”
9) Jason Aldean “Wide Open”
10) Taylor Swift “Fearless”
11) Diana Krall “Quiet Nights”
12) Keith Urban “Defying Gravity”
13) Keri Hilson “In a Perfect World…”
14) Nickelback “Dark Horse”
15) Prince “Lotusflow3r”
16) U2 “No Line on the Horizon”
17) Carrie Underwood “Carnival Ride”
18) Kings of Leon “Only by the Night”
19) Kelly Clarkson “All I Ever Wanted”
20) The-Dream “Love vs. Money”
