

Meanwhile, Ghostface Killah only managed a No. The double album also charts on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums at No. The only other debut inside the top 50 this week is Tyrese’s “Alter Ego” (J), which lands at No. 8 on The Billboard 200 in 2004 with 240,000 on its way to 1.7 million copies sold to date. Her first set, “Free Yourself,” started at No. 3 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with 133,000 copies. 14, 149,000).Īugmenting the big week for “Idol” albums Hicks and Underwood, Fantasia’s self-titled sophomore album for J debuts at No. Gwen Stefani’s “The Sweet Escape” (Interscope), which opened at No. 2, the Eminem-reared compilation “Eminem Presents: The Re-Up” (Shady/Interscope), slips to No. 1, Ciara’s “The Evolution” (LaFace/Zomba), plummets to No. Il Divo’s “Siempre” (Columbia) slides 6-10 on a miniscule sales increase to 167,000.

The set sold 171,000 units, good enough to debut behind Young Jeezy’s “The Inspiration” at No. Blige’s “Reflections (A Retrospective)” (Geffen), which is new at No. 8 on a 17% boost to 178,000, followed by Mary J. The Beatles’ “Love” (Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol) also remains at No. 11 appearance on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” Both Groban and Underwood enjoyed a boost from a Dec. Josh Groban’s “Awake” (143/Reprise) is up 11-5 on an 83% increase to 222,000, while Daughtry’s self-titled RCA debut holds at No. In a week where every non-debuting album in the top 10 enjoys a sales increase, the Disney soundtrack to “Hannah Montana” inches up 4-3 on an 18% increase to 274,000, while the “NOW! 23” compilation rises 5-4 on a 27% jump to 235,000. That album leaps 10-6 in its 57th week on the chart on a 58% increase to 199,000. That’s a drop-off from 2005 winner Carrie Underwood’s debut week with “Some Hearts,” which sold 315,000. 2 on The Billboard 200 is 2006 “American Idol” winner Taylor Hicks, whose self-titled Arista debut sold 298,000 in its first week. 1 on The Billboard 200 with his second Def Jam album, “The Inspiration,” The set sold 352,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, more than doubling the 172,000-unit first week for his 2005 debut, “Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation.” First single “I Luv It” is top 30 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts.Īt No.
