American Idol Finalist Chris Daughtry Tops U.S. Album Charts

‘Idol’ veteran Daughtry tops U.S. album charts NEW YORK (Billboard) – “American Idol” contestant Chris Daughtry took the top spot on the U.S. pop album charts Wednesday, but overall sales suffered another dire week. Daughtry’s debut RCA album, released under his last name, jumped three places to take the crown in its ninth week of release by selling 65,000 copies in the period ended January 21, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It marked the third week in a row that the No. 1 album has sold fewer than 100,000 copies. The last time this happened was in May and June of 1991, shortly after Billboard began using tracking firm SoundScan’s point-of-sales data to compile the Billboard 200. Sales so far this year are down 15% compared to 2006 at 25.6 million units. The Daughtry album debuted at No. 2 in November and his not been lower than No. 11 since. Sales increased 30% over last week, likely due to last week’s premiere of the new season of “Idol” and the continued strong performance of the single “It’s Not Over” on the top 40 and Hot AC charts. According to RCA, “Daughtry” is the first rock band release since Bon Jovi’s 1988 release “New Jersey” to work its way up to the top. His margin over last week’s champ, Sony’s “Dreamgirls” soundtrack, was the slimmest ever between the top two titles on this chart, at about 130 copies. Daughtry’s debut RCA album, released under his last name, jumped three places to take the crown in its ninth week of release by selling 65,000 copies in the period ended January 21, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It marked the third week in a row that the No. 1 album has sold fewer than 100,000 copies. The last time this happened was in May and June of 1991, shortly after Billboard began using tracking firm SoundScan’s point-of-sales data to compile the Billboard 200. Sales so far this year are down 15% compared to 2006 at 25.6 million units. The Daughtry album debuted at No. 2 in November and his not been lower than No. 11 since. Sales increased 30% over last week, likely due to last week’s premiere of the new season of “Idol” and the continued strong performance of the single “It’s Not Over” on the top 40 and Hot AC charts. According to RCA, “Daughtry” is the first rock band release since Bon Jovi’s 1988 release “New Jersey” to work its way up to the top. His margin over last week’s champ, Sony’s “Dreamgirls” soundtrack, was the slimmest ever between the top two titles on this chart, at about 130 copies.

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