Cyrus Sidesteps Clarkson To Debut At No. 1

Miley Cyrus

 

July 04, 2007, 10:30 AM ET

 

Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.

In a battle between two top-selling female acts, Miley Cyrus triumphed over Kelly Clarkson to score the No. 1 position on The Billboard 200 with the confusingly titled double album "Hannah Montana 2 (Soundtrack)/Meet Miley Cyrus." The Disney project sold a whopping 326,000 units in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Clarkson's embattled "My December" (RCA) opened at No. 2 with 291,000.

 

The "Hannah/Miley" album is a two-disc, 20-song set evenly divided between music from Cyrus' TV series "Hannah Montana" and her debut studio album. On one side of the album is cover art for "Hanna Montana 2," while the other side boasts artwork for "Meet Miley Cyrus." The first "Hannah Montana" soundtrack also debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 last October with 281,000.

 

Clarkson's first-week total with "My December" improves on the opening frame of her 2004 smash "Breakaway," which started at No. 3 with 250,000. But the new album has been mired in controversy, beginning with rumors that RCA didn't like the self-penned material and continuing on with Clarkson's split with her manager and cancellation of her summer tour due to poor ticket sales.

 

Last week's No. 1, Bon Jovi's "Lost Highway" (Island), slips to No. 3 on a 57% sales decline to 125,000. The White Stripes' "Icky Thump" (Third Man/Warner Bros.) is down 2-4 after a 60% sales slide to 88,000, while Brad Paisley's "5th Gear" (Arista Nashville) falls 3-5 after a 59% drop to 81,000.

 

Amy Winehouse's "Back to Black" (Universal) rebounds 7-6 in its 16th chart week on a tiny sales increase to 63,000. Singer/songwriter Ryan Adams scores his highest position ever on The Billboard 200 this week with "Easy Tiger," which debuted at No. 7 with 61,000. The Lost Highway set trumps the artist's prior high-water mark of No. 26 with 2005's "Cold Roses."

 

 

Rounding out the top 10, Linkin Park's "Minutes to Midnight" (Machine Shop/Warner Bros.) descends 6-8 on a 9% decline to 57,000, Paul McCartney's "Memory Almost Full" (Hear Music) falls 5-9 with a 15.5% drop to 54,000 and Maroon 5's "It Won't Be Soon Before Long" (A&M/Octone) is down 8-10 after a 17% sales decrease to 51,000.

 

New at No. 15 is the Beastie Boys' instrumental album "The Mix-Up" (Capitol), which sold 44,000. It's a far cry from the opening week numbers for 2004's "To the 5 Boroughs," which debuted at No. 1 with 360,000. The rap trio's prior instrumental release, 1996's "The In Sound From the Way Out!," debuted at No. 45 and sold 22,000 in its first week.

 

Other notable debuts this week include Pearl Jam's seven-disc live boxed set "Live at the Gorge" (Monkeywrench/Rhino), which sold 19,000 to land at No. 36. The Paul Simon double-disc "Essential" album (Warner Bros.) starts at No. 42 with 17,000, while late Hawaiian singer Israel Kamakawiwo'ole debuts at No. 44 with "Wonderful World," selling 17,000 units. It's his biggest sales week ever, helping him garner his second No. 1 on Billboard's Top World Music chart.

 

 

 

 

 

Issue Date: 2007-07-14

 

This Wk Last Wk Artist Name Album Title

Imprint | Catalog No. | Distributing Label Peak Wks On

 

1 NEW Miley Cyrus Hannah Montana 2 (Soundtrack)/Meet Miley Cyrus Peak 1 Wks On1

Walt Disney/Hollywood | 000465

 

 

2 NEW Kelly Clarkson My December Peak2 Wks On1

RCA | 06900 | RMG

 

 

3 1 Bon Jovi Lost Highway Peak1 Wks On2

Mercury/Island | 008902 | UMGN/IDJMG

 

 

4 2 The White Stripes Icky Thump Peak2 Wks On2

Third Man | 162940* | Warner Bros.

 

 

5 3 Brad Paisley 5th Gear Peak3 Wks On2

Arista Nashville | 07171 | SBN

 

 

6 7 Amy Winehouse Back To Black Peak6 Wks On16

Universal Republic | 008428* | UMRG

RIAA

 

7 NEW Ryan Adams Easy Tiger Peak7 Wks On1

Lost Highway | 008760*

 

 

8 6 Linkin Park Minutes To Midnight Peak1 Wks On7

Machine Shop | 44477 | Warner Bros.

RIAA

 

9 5 Paul McCartney Memory Almost Full Peak3 Wks On4

MPL/Hear | 30348 | Concord

 

 

10 8 Maroon 5 It Won't Be Soon Before Long Peak1 Wks On6

 

 

11 10 T-Pain Epiphany

Konvict/Nappy Boy/Jive | 08719 | Zomba

Peak:1 Wks On:4

 

 

12 15 Fergie The Dutchess

will.i.am/A&M/Interscope | 007490 | IGA

Peak:3 RIAA Wks On:41

 

 

13 4 Toby Keith Big Dog Daddy

Show Dog Nashville | 005

Peak:1 Wks On:3

 

 

14 12 Rihanna Good Girl Gone Bad

SRP/Def Jam | 008968* | IDJMG

Peak:2 Wks On:4

 

 

15 NEW Beastie Boys The Mix-Up

Brooklyn Dust | 94085 | Capitol

Peak:15 Wks On:1

 

 

16 13 R. Kelly Double Up

Jive | 08537 | Zomba

Peak:1 Wks On:5

 

 

17 9 Fabolous From Nothin' To Somethin'

Desert Storm/Def Jam | 008162* | IDJMG

Peak:2 Wks On:3

 

 

18 16 Avril Lavigne The Best Damn Thing

RCA | 03774 | RMG

Peak:1 RIAA Wks On:11

 

 

19 18 Taylor Swift Taylor Swift

Big Machine | 120702

Peak:13 RIAA Wks On:36

 

 

20 17 Daughtry Daughtry

RCA | 88860 | RMG

Peak:1 RIAA3 Wks On:32

 

 

21 25 Ne-Yo Because Of You

Def Jam | 008697* | IDJMG

Peak:1 Wks On:9

 

 

22 21 Carrie Underwood Some Hearts

Arista/Arista Nashville | 71197 | RMG

Peak:2 RIAA6 Wks On:85

 

 

23 11 Shop Boyz Rockstar Mentality

OnDeck/Universal Republic | 009138 | UMRG

Peak:11 Wks On:2

 

 

24 22 The Police The Police

A&M | 009080 | UMe

Peak:11 Wks On:4

 

 

25 28 Nickelback All The Right Reasons

Roadrunner | 18300

Peak:1 RIAA6 Wks On:91

 

 

26 20 Michael Buble Call Me Irresponsible

143/Reprise | 100313 | Warner Bros.

Peak:1 Wks On:9

 

 

27 19 Big & Rich Between Raising Hell And Amazing Grace

Warner Bros. (Nashville) | 43255 | WRN

Peak:6 Wks On:4

 

 

28 14 Lifehouse Who We Are

Geffen | 009153 | IGA

Peak:14 Wks On:2

 

 

29 38 Akon Konvicted

Konvict/Upfront/SRC/Universal Motown | 007968* | UMRG

Peak:2 RIAA2 Wks On:33

 

 

30 36 Plain White T's Every Second Counts

Fearless | 000377 | Hollywood

Peak:30 Wks On:18

 

 

31 32 Soundtrack Hannah Montana

Walt Disney | 861698

Peak:1 RIAA3 Wks On:36

 

 

32 31 Jason Aldean Relentless

Broken Bow | 7047

Peak:4 Wks On:5

 

 

33 42 Robin Thicke The Evolution Of Robin Thicke

Star Trak/Interscope | 006146* | IGA

Peak:5 RIAA Wks On:39

 

 

34 34 Various Artists NOW 24

EMI/Sony BMG/Universal/Zomba | 88505 | Capitol

Peak:1 Wks On:14

 

 

35 39 Justin Timberlake FutureSex/LoveSounds

Jive | 88062* | Zomba

Peak:1 RIAA3 Wks On:42

 

 

36 NEW Pearl Jam Live At The Gorge 05/06

Monkey Wrench | 188796 | Rhino

Peak:36 Wks On:1

 

 

37 23 DJ Khaled We The Best

Terror Squad | 4229 | Koch

Peak:8 Wks On:3

 

 

38 27 Traveling Wilburys The Traveling Wilburys Collection

Wilbury | 167804 | Rhino

Peak:9 Wks On:3

 

 

39 43 Tim McGraw Let It Go

Curb | 78974

Peak:1 RIAA Wks On:14

 

 

40 40 Gwen Stefani The Sweet Escape

Interscope | 008099 | IGA

Peak:3 RIAA Wks On:30

 

 

41 50 Timbaland Timbaland Presents Shock Value

Mosley/Blackground/Interscope | 008594* | IGA

Peak:5 Wks On:13

 

 

42 NEW Paul Simon The Essential Paul Simon

Warner Bros. | 159292

Peak:42 Wks On:1

 

 

43 24 Various Artists Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign To Save Darfur

Warner Bros. | 156028

Peak:15 Wks On:3

 

 

44 NEW Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'Ole Wonderful World

Big Boy | 5911 | Mountain Apple

Peak:44 Wks On:1

 

 

45 47 Rascal Flatts Me And My Gang

Lyric Street | 165075 | Hollywood

Peak:1 RIAA4 Wks On:65

 

 

46 48 Fall Out Boy Infinity On High

Fueled By Ramen/Island | 008109 | IDJMG

Peak:1 RIAA Wks On:21

 

 

47 45 Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Strength & Loyalty

Full Surface/Interscope | 008209* | IGA

Peak:2 Wks On:8

 

 

48 44 Paramore RIOT!

Fueled By Ramen | 159612 | AG

Peak:20 Wks On:3

 

 

49 37 Daddy Yankee El Cartel: The Big Boss

El Cartel/Interscope | 008937 | IGA

Peak:9 Wks On:4

 

 

50 46 Ozzy Osbourne Black Rain

Epic | 05334 | Sony Music

51 49 Hinder Extreme Behavior

Universal Republic | 005390 | UMRG

Peak:6 RIAA2 Wks On:74

 

 

52 33 Enrique Iglesias Insomniac

Interscope | 008964 | IGA

Peak:17 Wks On:3

 

 

53 29 Chrisette Michele I Am

Def Jam | 008774 | IDJMG

Peak:29 Wks On:2

 

 

54 41 Marilyn Manson Eat Me, Drink Me

Interscope | 009054 | IGA

Peak:8 Wks On:4

 

 

55 93 Rush Snakes & Arrows

Anthem/Atlantic | 135484* | AG

Peak:3 Wks On:9

 

 

56 54 Corinne Bailey Rae Corinne Bailey Rae

Capitol | 66361

Peak:4 RIAA Wks On:54

 

 

57 35 Queens Of The Stone Age Era Vulgaris

Rekords Rekords/Interscope | 009039 | IGA

Peak:14 Wks On:3

 

 

58 NEW Pharoahe Monch Desire

SRC/Universal Motown | 008096 | UMRG

Peak:58 Wks On:1

 

 

59 64 Beyonce B'Day

Columbia | 90920* | Sony Music

Peak:1 RIAA3 Wks On:43

 

 

60 56 Pink I'm Not Dead

LaFace | 80320 | Zomba

Peak:6 RIAA Wks On:50

 

 

61 53 Young Jeezy Presents U.S.D.A. Cold Summer: The Authorized Mixtape

Corporate Thugz/Def Jam | 008738* | IDJMG

Peak:4 Wks On:6

 

 

62 26 Huey Notebook Paper

HiTz Committee/Jive | 08534 | Zomba

Peak:26 Wks On:2

 

 

63 58 Nelly Furtado Loose

Mosley/Geffen | 006300* | IGA

Peak:1 RIAA Wks On:54

 

 

64 62 Sugarland Enjoy The Ride

Mercury | 007411 | UMGN

Peak:4 RIAA Wks On:34

 

 

65 52 Tank Sex Love & Pain

Blackground/Universal Motown | 008982 | UMRG

Peak:2 Wks On:7

 

 

66 30 Mandy Moore Wild Hope

Firm | 70112

Peak:30 Wks On:2

 

 

67 55 Wilco Sky Blue Sky

Nonesuch | 131388* | Warner Bros.

Peak:4 Wks On:7

 

 

68 60 John Mayer Continuum

Aware/Columbia | 79019* | Sony Music

Peak:2 RIAA Wks On:42

 

 

69 77 Joss Stone Introducing Joss Stone

Virgin | 76268*

Peak:2 RIAA Wks On:15

 

 

70 74 Elliott Yamin Elliott Yamin

Hickory | 90019

Peak:3 Wks On:15

 

 

71 59 The Used Lies For The Liars

Reprise | 43309* | Warner Bros.

Peak:5 Wks On:6

 

 

72 61 Papa Roach The Paramour Sessions

El Tonal/Geffen | 007486 | IGA

Peak:16 Wks On:24

 

 

73 NEW Alejandro Fernandez Viento A Favor

Sony BMG Norte | 10111

Peak:73 Wks On:1

 

 

74 63 Alison Krauss A Hundred Miles Or More: A Collection

Rounder | 610555

Peak:10 Wks On:13

 

 

75 73 Three Days Grace One - X

Jive | 83504 | Zomba

Peak:5 RIAA Wks On:55

 

 

76 75 Bucky Covington Bucky Covington

Lyric Street | 002930 | Hollywood

Peak:4 Wks On:11

 

 

77 97 The Beatles Love

Apple | 79808* | Capitol

Peak:4 RIAA Wks On:32

 

 

78 70 Various Artists Vans Warped Tour: 2007 Tour Compilation

SideOneDummy | 1331

Peak:31 Wks On:4

 

 

79 51 DMX The Definition Of X: Pick Of The Litter

Ruff Ryders/Def Jam | 008988 | IDJMG

Peak:26 Wks On:3

 

 

80 71 Soundtrack Once

Canvasback/Sony Music Soundtrax | 10586 | Columbia

Peak:71 Wks On:5

 

 

81 80 Boys Like Girls Boys Like Girls

Columbia | 05572 | Sony Music

Peak:80 Wks On:11

 

 

82 68 Musiq Soulchild Luvanmusiq

Atlantic | 105404* | AG

Peak:1 RIAA Wks On:16

 

 

83 66 Lloyd Street Love

The Inc./Universal Motown | 008554 | UMRG

Peak:2 RIAA Wks On:16

 

 

84 RE-

ENTRY Faith Hill Fireflies

Warner Bros. (Nashville) | 48794 | WRN

Peak:1 RIAA2 Wks On:65

 

 

85 78 Keith Urban Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy Thing

Capitol Nashville | 77087

Peak:3 RIAA Wks On:34

 

 

86 NEW Social Distortion Greatest Hits

Time Bomb | 43548*

Peak:86 Wks On:1

 

 

87 85 Lily Allen Alright, Still...

Capitol | 75466

Peak:20 Wks On:22

 

 

88 91 Elton John Rocket Man: Number Ones

Chronicles/Rocket/Island/Mercury | 008661 | UMe

Peak:9 Wks On:14

 

 

89 67 Bobby Valentino Special Occasion

DTP/Def Jam | 007226* | IDJMG

Peak:3 Wks On:8

 

 

90 57 Eddie Levert Sr. & Gerald Levert Something To Talk About

Atlantic | 199612 | AG

Peak:19 Wks On:3

 

 

91 87 Tracy Lawrence For The Love

Rocky Comfort | 90012

Peak:53 Wks On:22

 

 

92 65 Feist The Reminder

Cherrytree/Polydor/Interscope | 008819 | IGA

Peak:16 Wks On:9

 

 

93 84 Gym Class Heroes As Cruel As School Children

Decaydance | 086 | Fueled By Ramen

Peak:35 Wks On:29

 

 

94 86 Martina McBride Waking Up Laughing

RCA Nashville | 03674 | SBN

Peak:4 Wks On:13

 

 

95 NEW El Chapo De Sinaloa Te Va A Gustar

Disa | 724118

Peak:95 Wks On:1

 

 

96 NEW Marc Broussard S.O.S.: Save Our Soul

Vanguard | 79826 | Welk

Peak:96 Wks On:1

 

 

97 82 Norah Jones Not Too Late

Blue Note | 74516 | BLG

Peak:1 RIAA2 Wks On:22

 

 

98 99 Rodney Atkins If You're Going Through Hell

Curb | 78945

Peak:3 RIAA Wks On:50

 

 

99 83 Nine Inch Nails Year Zero

Nothing/Interscope | 008764 | IGA

Peak:2 Wks On:11

 

 

100 NEW Bad Brains Build A Nation

Megaforce | 1048*

Peak:100 Wks On:1

Glad Rihanna is still in the top 15!

Big drop for Mandy. :( I'm glad Lily's album didn't drop too much over the past week. ^_^

Tbh Nelly Furtado hasnt even sold that well in America.

 

Doesnt matter though because she's sold shed loads in Europe.

 

Great for Rihanna though still Top 15! :D

 

 

Another rise for Fergie :D Shame Kelly didn't get the #1, but #2 is still a great position.