Posted June 29, 200718 yr Bon Jovi top US albums chart 29 June 2007 - 14:22:41 Bon Jovi return to the top of the US album chart for the first time since 1988, debuting in pole position this week with Lost Highway on sales of 291,500. It’s the veteran band’s third number one in all, following 1986’s Slippery When Wet and 1988’s New Jersey – but it’s their first to debut at number one: Slippery When Wet debuted at number 45, and New Jersey at number eight before climbing to the summit. Bon Jovi’s sales surprised many – their previous biggest week’s sales came in 2005, when Have A Nice Day opened at number two on sales of 202,000 – and also deprived The White Stripes of their first number one with Ecky Thump, which nevertheless sets a new chart and sales high for the band, debuting at number two on sales of 223,000, Like Bon Jovi and The White Stripes, country star Brad Paisley had his best ever week at retail too, with sales of 197,000 securing his new 5th Gear set a number three debut. Although Bon Jovi’s album is country-flavoured, it isn’t eligible for the country chart, where Paisley’s album duly provides his third straight number one. Despite the top three artists setting personal bests, album sales overall continue their downward trend, falling 7.11% week-on-week and 5.2% on the same week last year, to 8.90m. Of the total of 15 new entries to the chart, the only one by a UK artist is The Very Best Of Van Morrison Volume 3, which arrives at number 149 on sales of 5,000. The album is Morrison’s 37th to chart in a solo chart career which started exactly 40 years ago this week, when Blowin’ Your Mind! made its debut. Morrison’s highest charting album, Saint Dominic’s Preview, reached number 15 in 1972, while his most recent all-new effort, Pay The Devil, reached number 26 last year. Before going solo, Morrison was the lead singer in Ulster band Them, who charted three albums from 1965 onwards but never climbed higher than number 54. Paul McCartney’s Memory Almost Full continues to be the top album on the chart by a UK act, falling 3-5 on its third frame, with a further 64,500 sales lifting its cume to 332,000. Dance Tonight, the first single from the album, debuts at number 69 on the Hot 100 to become his highest charting hit since The World Tonight reached number 64 in 1997. It’s still not his biggest ‘Tonight’ song, however, that honour falling to Goodnight Tonight, which reached number five in 1979. With Rehab holding at number nine on the Hot 100 singles chart, Amy Winehouse continues to climb the album chart, with her Back To Black album moving 10-7 on sales of 62,500. Among other albums by acts wholly or partially of British origin in the top half of the album chart, The Police’s self-titled compilation dips a notch to number 22 on sales of 31,000; The Traveling Wilburys’ Collection descends 9-27 on sales of 27,500; Ozzy Osbourne’s Black Rain continues to dry up, falling 31-46 on sales of 17,000; Corinne Bailey Rae’s self-titled debut starts its second year in the chart, edging 53-54 on sales of 13,000; Introducing Joss Stone moves 73-77 on sales of 9,500; Lily Allen’s Alright, Still holds at number 85 on sales of 8,500; Elton John’s Rocket Man continues to feel the effects of gravity, falling 88-91 on sales of 8,000; while a similar sale provides The Beatles’ Love with a 103-97 improvement. Finally, although Barbados’ Rihanna slides 7-12 with Good Girl Gone Bad, introductory single Umbrella – featuring Jay-Z – tops the Hot 100 for the fifth week in a row.
August 2, 200717 yr I am so happy they did so well with this album since it was a far departure of their other albums