Kenny Chesney will top next week’s Billboard albums chart by a country mile. His brand-new Life on a Rock sold nearly 153,000 copies to claim the #1 spot — the seventh of his career — easily outpacing last week’s chart champ, Michael Bublé, whose To Be Loved sold nearly 96,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Justin Timberlake‘s The 20/20 Experience holds strong at #3, selling more than 68,000 copies, followed by Fantasia‘s Side Effects of You, which sold more than 36,000 copies. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis‘s The Heist leaps all the way up from #11 to #5, selling more than 35,000 copies (and posting a solid 24-percent increase in sales over last week’s numbers).
The rest of the Top 10 is rounded out by Blake Shelton’s Based on a True Story (#6, nearly 35,000 copies sold), Pink‘s The Truth About Love (#7, 26,000 copies sold), Bruno Mars‘ Unorthodox Jukebox (#8, nearly 26,000 copies sold), the Randy Rogers Band’s Trouble (#9, more than 25,000 copies sold) and Imagine Dragons‘ Night Visions (#10, more than 24,000 copies sold).
LL Cool J’s much-discussed Authentic album opened soft at #23, and former “American Idol” favorite Jessica Sanchez couldn’t generate much heat with Me, You & the Music, which debuted at #26.
Country will undoubtedly rule next week’s charts, too, with Lady Antebellum’s Golden expected to debut strong. Other notable releases include the Jay-Z helmed Great Gatsby soundtrack, 98 Degrees’ 2.0 and She & Him’s Volume 3.
Billboard 200 charts:
1) Kenny Chesney, Life on a Rock (153,000)
2) Michael Buble, To Be Loved (96,000)
3) Justin Timberlake, The 20/20 Experience (68,000)
4) Fantasia, Side Effects of You (36,000)
5) Macklemore & Ryan Lews, The Heist (35,000)
6) Blake Shelton, Based on a True Story (35,000)
7) Pink, The Truth About Love (26,000)
8) Bruno Mars, Unorthodox Jukebox (26,000)
9) Randy Rogers Band, Trouble (25,000)
10) Imagine Dragons, Night Visions (24,000)
Over on the Digital Songs chart, things remain largely unchanged from last week: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’s “Can’t Hold Us” remains at #1, followed by Pink’s “Just Give a Reason” at #2 and Justin Timberlake’s “Mirrors” at #3.
Florida Georgia Line’s “Cruise” moves up to #4, ahead of Rihanna’s “Stay,” Icona Pop’s “I Love It,” Imagine Dragon’s “Radioactive”, and Mack & Lewis’s “Thrift Shop.” Selena Gomez’s is the week’s lone new Top 10 song, moving all the way up to #9. Bruno Mars’ “When I Was Your Man” rounds out the Top 10.
Billboard Digital Songs chart
1) Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, “Can?t Hold Us” (262,000 downloads)
2) Pink feat. Nate Ruess, “Just Give Me a Reason” (255,000)
3) Justin Timberlake, “Mirrors” (176,000)
4) Florida Georgia Line, “Cruise” (145,000)
5) Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko, “Stay” (140,000)
6) Icona Pop, “I Love It” (136,000)
7) Imagine Dragons, “Radioactive” (134,000)
8) Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, “Thrift Shop” (117,000)
9) Selena Gomez, “Come & Get It” (115,000)
10) Bruno Mars, “When I Was Your Man” (109,000)
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