The final numbers are here and as we reported yesterday, Roc Nation rookie J. Cole saw his very first album “Cole World: The Sideline Story” debut at numero uno, pushing just under 218k units!! Crazy and congrats once again! Find out the rest of the top 10 below. Marisa Mendez
J. Cole Speaks On Number One Album Sales
Earlier today, the news officially broke that J. Cole hit that number ONE spot on the Billboard 200 this week, with his debut album “Cole World: The Sideline Story” moving over 215,000 units in its first week out. Those numbers are huge within themselves, but the fact that he had NO major airplay or videos on TV makes it even crazier!! Of course Cole was humbled by the experience, and took to his Twitter to express his gratitude. Check out what he had to say below. Marisa Mendez
The Numbers Are In!! J. Cole Hits Number One With Big First Week Sales!!
The first week sales numbers have come in and newbie J. Cole did the damn thing!! First week numbers like that with no major airplay?? Crazy!! Congrats, Cole. Find out what he did below and check with IFWT tomorrow for the full top 10 numbers. Marisa Mendez
Top 10 Album Sales Week Ending 9/26/11…Tony Bennett Becomes Oldest Living Artist to Top the Charts!!
Legendary singer Tony Bennett made history twice in one day…as he not only became the oldest living artist ever to get the number one spot on the Billboard 200….but it was also a big personal achievement, as it was his very first number one album EVER! His album “Duets II” sold 179k in its first week out last week. Congrats! See the rest of the top 10 below. Marisa Mendez
Top 10 Album Sales Week Ending 9/19/11 … Lady Antebellum Scores the Number 1 Spot
Country trio Lady Antebellum knocked Weezy off his throne this week, as the group pushed 347k units to land the number one spot with “Own the Night”. Wayne wasn’t too far behind though! Hit the jump for the rest of the top 10. Marisa Mendez
Top 10 Album Sales Week Ending 9/12/11 … Congrats Lil Wayne on #CarterIV Going Platinum!!!
Platinum in the U.S. in 2 weeks time, platinum worldwide in just one. A million here….a million there! Congrats to Weezy and the YMCMB team. His latest effort, Tha Carter IV, moved an additional 219,000 units this past week, putting the album at 1,184,103 total and of course at the number 1 spot for the second week in a row. Find out who else made the top 10 below. Marisa Mendez
