Music Thread #1 For 6/9/10: Jack Johnson Tops The Charts, But Other Numbles Are Still Abysmal
Someone breaks over 200K thankfully : Jack Johnson claims his third No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart as "To The Sea" debuts atop the tally with 243,000 copies sold according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album breaks an eight-week long streak of No. 1s selling less than 200,000 -- where five of those weeks were sub-100,000 frames. Downloads made up 114,000 of "Sea's" first week -- nearly half of the set's overall figure. In terms of download units, it's the biggest week for an album since the week ending Jan. 31, when the digital-exclusive charity compilation "Hope For Haiti Now" set sold 143,000 downloads in its second week of release. At least Johnson knocked off Glee thank goodness. 2nd place went to Justin Bieber with 52,000 for "My World 2" with that hit Fox show taking the bronze with 45,000. It was another week where the protege (Bieber) sold more than his mentor (Usher), so bragging rights again go to the youngin'....