R. Kelly's proven that he's the decades biggest male r&b star yet again by debuting his new album "
Untitled" at number four on the charts with 114,00 copies sold in the first week alone! True, he's still getting hammered by Susan Boyle, but you know Kells is trying to line up a duet right now (seriously, I guarantee you he is). America loves songs about yodeling during sex and getting women knocked up. They just do. Congratulations Pied Piper, you truly are a genius. An insane genius, but a genius nonetheless.
At the risk of piling on, this will be the last week I'll be mentioning "
Before I Self Destruct", but it's worth mentioning that this week Fiddy's album sits at number 40, below such musical luminaries as Justin Bieber and Alvin & The Chipmunks (seriously). Ouch. Anyway, onto the songs...
Top 10 Songs with units sold
1. Lady Gaga - Bad Romance 189,171
2. Ke$ha - Tik Tok 160,174
3. Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind 144,765
4. Owl City - Fireflies 109,432
5. Iyaz - Replay 102,117
6. Black Eyed Peas - Meet Me Halfway 101,055
7. David Guetta ft. Akon - Sexy Chick 92,742
8. Jason Derulo - Whatcha Say 87,481
9. Britney Spears - 3 72,339
10. Lady Antebellum - Need You Now 69,515
The Refined Take:
1) That atrocious "Tik Tok" song is number two?! Really America? Really? Excuse me while I go light myself on fire like a Buddhist monk.
2) I'm trying to find the words to describe this song without being disrespectful..."Sexy Chick" is annoying as f**k. Damnit, I'm pretty sure that was disrespectful.
3) The third most popular hip-hop album in the country right now, behind only "
Blueprint 3" and "Self Destruct"? Juvenille's "Cocky and Confident". Wow, that man must have a hardcore fan base, because I haven't heard anything from that album even remotely approach the mainstream. Just goes to show, you don't need radio to be successful anymore.
4) We'll have to wait until next week to see how Snoop's new album "Malice in Wonderland" does, but I've got a feeling it won't be good. Despite a lot of promotional work the album has yet to have a real hit single - "Gangsta Luv" is as good as it gets, and that's currently at #58. It's incredibly premature to say the Doggfather's powers are fading, but you have to wonder...
5) For all the drama lovers out there, and I know you're at least curious, Rihanna's continues to do well. "
Rated R" is currently #16 on the charts and "
Russian Roulette' and "
Hard" are #20 and #21 respectively on the singles charts. Not mindblowing numbers, but solid. We're just going to have to wait a week to see how Chris Brown and "
Graffiti" fare, though "
I Can Transform Ya" is #11 on the singles chart. Could be a good sign for Brown. Let the waiting begin...
