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Drake, pictured performing during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at
the Barclays Center on Aug. 25, finished No. 1 on the Billboard 200 this
week.
Drake’s “Nothing Was the Same” earned pretty much the same first week sales as his last CD, 2011’s “Take Care.”
According to figures compiled by Hitsdailydouble.com, the rapper’s new album moved 658,000 copies in its first bow. Its predecessor moved 631,000 during that same period two years ago.
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Then again, legit sales keep eroding overall. So even staying fairly even with earlier figures counts as a triumph. Likewise, that figure will be enough to put the disc in the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s latest Top 200 Album chart, to be published Wednesday.
Drake’s CD arrived during an especially busy release week. Last Tuesday
also saw new albums from Kings of Leon, Elton John, Metallica, Sting,
and Cher.
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KOL had the second biggest score after Drake, with sales of 115,000. That was enough to make it the second biggest selling CD of the week. Still, the figure represented a dip from the first spurt of Kings’ last work, which moved 184,000 in 2010.
Cher came in at No. 3, with sales of 61,000 of her “Closer to the Truth” CD. Her previous album opened with 82,000 copies. But that was a far richer time in the music industry. “Closer” represents her first new music in 12 years.
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At No. 4, stands Elton John. His piano-obsessed, and very adult, new music on “The Diving Board” moved 48,000 copies in its first bow. Elton’s previous CD tallied 80,000 copies in its opening flush three years ago.
Metallica also made the top 10 — just barely. Their “Through the Never” double-disc sold 25,000 copies — paltry stuff by their ballsy standards. Then again, “Never” has no fresh material. It’s the soundtrack to their live 3-D concert flick.
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Pulling up the rear of “Super Tuesday” releases is Sting. His first disc of original material in 10 years, “The Last Ship,” opened with sales of 22,000. The album features solo versions of material planned for the star’s first Broadway musical, set to open next fall.
According to figures compiled by Hitsdailydouble.com, the rapper’s new album moved 658,000 copies in its first bow. Its predecessor moved 631,000 during that same period two years ago.
RELATED: ‘THE DIVING BOARD,’ MUSIC REVIEW
Then again, legit sales keep eroding overall. So even staying fairly even with earlier figures counts as a triumph. Likewise, that figure will be enough to put the disc in the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s latest Top 200 Album chart, to be published Wednesday.
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Cher finished in third place with ‘Closer to the Truth,’ her first new album in 12 years.
KOL had the second biggest score after Drake, with sales of 115,000. That was enough to make it the second biggest selling CD of the week. Still, the figure represented a dip from the first spurt of Kings’ last work, which moved 184,000 in 2010.
Cher came in at No. 3, with sales of 61,000 of her “Closer to the Truth” CD. Her previous album opened with 82,000 copies. But that was a far richer time in the music industry. “Closer” represents her first new music in 12 years.
Photos : Carole Segal
‘Metallica: Through the Never’ soundtrack opened in the bottom of the top 10, but is essentially a greatest live hits album of the metal band’s standards.
At No. 4, stands Elton John. His piano-obsessed, and very adult, new music on “The Diving Board” moved 48,000 copies in its first bow. Elton’s previous CD tallied 80,000 copies in its opening flush three years ago.
Metallica also made the top 10 — just barely. Their “Through the Never” double-disc sold 25,000 copies — paltry stuff by their ballsy standards. Then again, “Never” has no fresh material. It’s the soundtrack to their live 3-D concert flick.
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Pulling up the rear of “Super Tuesday” releases is Sting. His first disc of original material in 10 years, “The Last Ship,” opened with sales of 22,000. The album features solo versions of material planned for the star’s first Broadway musical, set to open next fall.
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