Thanks to Norah Jones, the bad boys don’t have a chance.
For a fifth straight week, Feels Like Home kept Jones in the number one spot despite challenges ranging from Kanye West to a revamped Jessica Simpson disc. This week’s top new release, Bad Boy’s 10th Anniversary…The Hits! compilation, is yet another contender to fall short.
Feels Like Home sold 182, 000 copies for the week ended Sunday, according to Nielsen SoundScan data released today. Jones’ sophomore disc has also topped 2 million in overall sales.
With Jones on top, the decade-capping Bad Boy collection debuted at number two, selling 149,000 copies. The CD/DVD release, which came out on the seven-year anniversary of the Notorious B.I.G’s death, also serves as a homage to the slain rapper. Featured tracks include Biggie’s “Hypnotize,” the all-star tribute “I’ll Be Missing You,” a reworked version of P. Diddy’s “Victory” and a new Mase track called “I’m No Killer.”
Jessica Simpson ‘s In This Skin, which chased the number one spot a week ago, slipped down to number three with 116,000 copies. She’s followed by Evanescence’s Fallen, which moved 107,000 copies at number four, and Kenny’s Chesney’s When the Sun Goes Down, which lassoed the fifth-place slot with 95,000 copies.
After two weeks hovering at number 11, Maroon 5’s Songs About Jane finally cracked the Top 10, jumping to number six with 67,000 in sales on the strength of the smash single “This Love.” The album first started its chart ascent all the way back in May of 2003.
The rest of the Top 10, all familiar faces, included Kanye West’s The College Dropout at six, Josh’s Groban’s Closer at eight, The Very Best of Sheryl Crow at nine and OutKast’s Speakerboxxx/The Love Below in the 10 spot.
Longtime rockers Tesla scored the week’s second best bow at 31 with Into the Now moving 30,000 copies. Cross Canadian Ragweed followed at 51 with Soul Gravy soaking up 21,000 copies.
The WOW Worship compilation and rapper Suga Free’s New Testament helped keep the faith on the charts, debuting at 62 and 72, respectively. The Nikki Sixx /Tracii Guns-powered Brides of Destruction followed at 92 with Here Come the Brides.
With the film doing well theaters, the Starsky & Hutch soundtrack–whose contributors range from Johnny Cash to the Jackson 5–made its chart debut, selling 7,000 copies at 180. Meanwhile, the recent DVD release for School of Rock helped its soundtrack reenter the charts, coming back in at 175.
Lastly, over on the singles sales chart, American Idol alumnus Kimberly Locke debuted at number one selling 4,000 copies of “8th World Wonder.” The previous chart-topping, Beyonce’s “Me, Myself, and I,” fell to number two.
Here’s a recap of last week’s Top 10 albums:
1. Feels Like Home, Norah Jones
2. Bad Boy’s 10th Anniversary…the Hits!, various
3. In This Skin, Jessica Simpson
4. Fallen, Evanescence
5. When the Sun Goes Down, Kenny Chesney
6. The College Dropout, Kanye West
7. Songs About Jane, Maroon 5
8. Closer, Josh Groban
9. The Very Best of Sheryl Crow, Sheryl Crow
10. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, OutKast
Credit: E! Online