There were 3 major albums that dropped this week in the hip-hop/R&B world – Rick Ross’ Mastermind, Pharrell’s G I R L and Ashanti’s Braveheart. Of course the thing everyone wants to know is how much they’re going to sell, as that’s obviously a huge marker of their current relevance to the game. Find out what the sales forecasts for all 3 numbers are below!
The Numbers Are In! Find Out What Rick Ross, Ashanti & Pharrell’s First Week Numbers Are Expected To Be!
Katy Perry Sets Record On Pop Charts With Juicy J-Assisted “Dark Horse”
Katy Perry has officially broken the record for the most weeks at number one in the 21-year history of Billboard’s Pop Songs radio airplay chart. The tipping point was her current Juicy J-assisted single, “Dark Horse,” which just spent its fourth week on top, upping her career count to 46 weeks in the number one spot with her various singles over the years! She takes the crown from Mariah Carey, who previously held the record with 45 weeks. Check out the top 10 list to see who else ranks pretty high in the single-topping charts below. Congrats, KP!
Billboard’s Top 10 Album Sales, Week Ending 3/2/14 … Congrats To ScHoolboy Q On A #1 Debut!
It was a good week for debuts, as there are 6 brand new albums in the Billboard 200 this week! A big congratulations goes out to ScHoolboy Q, whose major label debut Oxymoron is sitting quite comfortably at number one with 139k units sold since its release last Tuesday. He’s definitely the man of the year! Also premiering high are Kid Cudi and Romeo Santos, whose new albums are numbers 4 and 5, respectively. Get the full top 10 below!
Billboard’s Top 10 Album Sales, Week Ending 2/23/14 … ‘Frozen’ Earns Most Weeks At #1 For Soundtracks Since ‘Titanic’
Disney’s soundtrack to Frozen keeps its reign at number 1 on the Billboard charts this week, becoming its fifth [nonconsecutive] week atop the list. This accolade qualifies the album for the most weeks in the top spot for a soundtrack since Titanic racked up 16 straight weeks at number one in the first half of 1998. Insane! Check out the rest of the top 10 below!
