No, it's no the soundtrack to New Moon. New York rock band Vampire Weekend earn their first chart topper with their sophomore album "Contra" which sold 124,000 last week, good enough for a #1 debut.
The bands debut record has sold almost 500,000 copies in the U.S., not bad for an album released off an independent label.
The #1 debut marks only 12th independently distributed album to claim the top spot on the Billboard 200. so well done boys!
Susan Boyle's monster hit album "I Dreamed a Dream" continues to hold down the #2 spot, and may even return to #1 after her interview on Oprah this week.
The charts are pretty quiet this week, with only one other debut in the top 20, and very little change in the top 10:
1. Vampire Weekend "Contra" (124,000)
2. Susan Boyle "I Dreamed a Dream" (77,000)
3. Ke$ha "Animal" (67,000)
4. Lady Gaga "The Fame" (64,000)
5. Alicia Keys "The Element of Freedom" (48,000)
6. Lady Gaga "The Fame Monster" (36,000)
7. Mary J. Blige "Stronger With Each Tear" (35,000)
8. Taylor Swift "Fearless" (33,000)
9. Soundtrack "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel" (33,000)
10. Black Eyed Peas "The E.N.D." (32,000)
(Image courtesy of Billboard.com)
Tim you are such a great blogger, this stuff is awesome. You've really outdone yourself!
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