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Album Charts: Chris Brown Earns Top 10 Debut With Graffiti, Despite Alleged Blackballing
By BallerStatus News Staff ♦ Published 12/17/2009

2009-12-17 - Chris Brown GraffitiFormer "Britain's Got Talent" contestant Susan Boyle continues her run at the top of the Billboard 200, but new releases from Chris Brown, Gucci Mane and Snoop Dogg make their impact.

In at #7 was Chris Brown's third album, Graffiti, selling 102,000 copies to start, hs second-biggest debut to date. He managed to break the top 10 despite claims that he was blackballed by Walmart stores.

Brown's last set, Exclusive, debuted at no. 4 in 2007 with 294,000.

Rounding out the top 10 this week is incarcerated rapper Gucci Mane, who lands at no. 10 with his major label debut, The State Vs. Radric Davis, pushing 90,000 copies.

A couple slots down is Michael's Jackson's This Is It, taking the no. 12 spot with 83,000 copies sold; while Lady Gaga's The Fame fell to no. 6 this week with 103,000 sold.

Outside the top 20, we have new releases Snoop Dogg, Timbaland, the Clipse, and B.G.

Snoop's Malice N Wonderland landed at no. 21 with 59,000 copies sold, driven by his brand new single "I Wanna Rock."

Much later down the rankings, we have Timbaland's Shock Value 2 in at no. 32 with 39,000 copies sold, the Clipse's Til The Casket Drops opens at no. 41 with 31,000, and B.G.'s Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood debuts at no. 65 with 19,000 copies sold.

To cop any of these new releases, head over to Amazon.com.

According to Billboard.com, overall album sales in this past chart week (ending Dec. 13) totaled 12.00 million units, up 18% compared to the sum last week (10.14 million) and down 7% compared to the same sales week of 2008 (12.93 million).

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  • http://www.wtnrradio.com A-Beatz of WTNRRADIO.COM

    Sorry, but is it me or is this the gayest looking picture of Chris Brown ever? What's up with those SUPER TIGHT PANTS? If you cover his head with your fingers...it could be Rihanna's body!!! And since when does Chris Brown play electric guitar? WTF????

  • FAKE VENGEANCE

    Chris Breezy Needa Slap Moree Bxtchsz lol

  • BEAST

    ahhh ,now I kno why Timbo and CBrown are whining . Lookin at these facts make me think 50s album wasnt that much of a flop at all .

  • GEORGE

    Chris did better than some artists.

  • capton california

    how d fuk could diz happen

  • http://dvsinc.blogspot.com/ VENGEANCE IS MINE!!!!!!!!!!

    I GUESS 50 CENT AIN'T THE ONLY ONE SUFFERING FROM THE ALBUM CHARTS DEMISE
    !!!!

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