The #1 album on the Billboard chart this week comes from Zac Brown Band, who sold 234,000 copies of “Uncaged.” It’s the band’s second #1, and it’s the second biggest sales week for a country album so far this year – only Carrie Underwood’s “Blown Away” sold more, when it debuted at #1 with 267,000 copies back in May.
In 2nd place was hip-hop singer Frank Ocean. His hip-hop disc “Channel Orange” sold 131,000 copies in its first week. That’s better than Usher’s recent album “Looking 4 Myself,” – which only sold 128,000 in its debut – and it almost matches Chris Brown’s “Fortune,” which moved 135,000 copies in its debut a week ago. Those are big numbers considering a lot of people hadn’t even heard of Frank Ocean until he came out as a gay man earlier this month – and his album was selling almost exclusively on iTunes.
One other noteworthy item from this week’s “Billboard” chart: Adele sold another 35,000 copies of “21″ to finish at #8 and notch her 73rd straight week in the top 10. That means “21″ has now spent more weeks in the top 10 than any other album by a woman in history. Alanis Morissette held the previous record, when “Jagged Little Pill” had a 72-week run back in 1995 to 1996.
The Top 10 List On This Week’s Billboard
1.) (NEW) ”Uncaged,” Zac Brown Band (234,000 copies)
2.) (NEW) ”Channel Orange,” Frank Ocean (131,000 copies)
3.) ”Believe,” Justin Bieber (45,000 copies)
4.) ”Fortune,” Chris Brown (45,000 copies)
5.) ”Overexposed,” Maroon 5 (44,000 copies)
6.) ”Living Things,” Linkin Park (37,000 copies)
7.) ”Up All Night,” One Direction (36,000 copies)
8.) ”21,” Adele (35,000 copies)
9.) ”Teenage Dream,” Katy Perry (34,000 copies)
10.) ”Welcome to the Fishbowl,” Kenny Chesney (32,000 copies)
