The Interscope rockers hit the #1 spot on this week’s HITS chart with a solid 202k debut for their new album Decemberunderground, marking the end of Open Wide/Monument/ Columbia’s Dixie Chicks’ two-week run, as they fall to #2 with 168k in sales.
Lench Mob OG rapper Ice Cube rides management company The Firm’s marketing/promotion effort to a #3 debut and 150k in sales for his new album, Laugh Now, Cry Later, followed by Bad Boy/Atlantic’s Yung Joc, as the Diddy protégé bows at #4 and 146k with New Joc City.
Warner Bros.’ Red Hot Chili Peppers remain in the Top 5 with 87k, while Disney’s High School Musical at #6 is one of three albums in the Top 10 for Buena Vista Music Group boss Bob Cavallo, along with the debuting Cars soundtrack at #7 and Lyric Street’s Rascal Flatts at #8.
Def Jam/IDJ’s Rihanna rides the “S.O.S.” to #9, while Downtown/Atlantic’s Gnarls Barkley goes #15-10 on a 43% sales increase, thanks to across-the-board airplay for the single “Crazy,” a spot in MTV’s Big 10 and appearances on the MTV Movie Awards and the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Other Top 50 newcomers include Koch rapper DJ Khaled (#11), Warner Bros. Nashville’s Blue Collar Comedy Tour album (#19) and Side One Dummy’s Vans Warped Tour ’06 compilation (#42).
Decca/Universal’s Andrea Bocelli was the week’s top gainer, moving #50-21 and up a whopping 80%, thanks to a PBS fund-raising airing of a live performance. The week’s other movers include Epic’s The Fray (#39-25, +50%) Universal’s Blue October (#40-30, +24%), Fueled by Ramen/WMG’s Panic! at the Disco (#16, +11%), A&M/Interscope’s Pussycat Dolls (#22, +10%) and ACR/Arista Nashville’s Alan Jackson (#46-40, +10%).
Next week, look for Aftermath/Interscope’s Busta Rhymes album to top the chart with sales in the 200k range, while Jive’s Three Days Grace eyes the Top 10.
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