January 12, 2006 @ 2:02 pm
Jamie Foxx Leads U.S. Pop Album Charts For a Second Week
Foxx not only managed to bump Mary J. Blige’s The Breakthrough, which sold 118,000 copies in its third week, to the #2 spot during its first week, but he’s also led the charts for a second week with 131,000 copies of Unpredictable sold in the week ending January 8th, according to Nielsen Soundscan.
Eminem’s Curtain Call: The Hits, held at #3 with 109,000 units sold, and Mariah Carey’s The Emancipation of Mimi, rose two places to #6 in its 39th week on the chart with 78,000, as opposed to The Notorious B.I.G.’s Duets: The Final Chapter, which fell three places to #7 with 74,000 copies sold. The Black Eyed Peas’ Monkey Business, held at #9 with 63,000.
At 11 million units, CD sales were down 34% from the previous week, but up 7% compared to the same week a year ago. In the first complete chart week of 2006, sales outnumbered those of 2005 by 7%.
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Article tags: Jamie Foxx, Mary J. Blige, Black Eyed Peas, Eminem, Mariah Carey, The Notorious B.I.G.
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