Chart Watch: Brandy's Comeback Beat By Taylor Swift, Musiq Soulchild & Avant !
By Njai Joszor |
Posted on 12/17/08 | Filed Under: R&B News, Brandy
They say a picture is worth a thousand words.
Brandy's highly anticipated comeback disc did not translate to a Billboard chart-topping release as once thought.
According to Nielsen Soundscan, the "Human" singer's album raked in just 73,000 copies in its first week.
In an otherwise great week for many R&B stars, Brandy's album, packed with songs like "Long Distance" and "Right Here (Departed)" marked the singer's lowest debut in history.
Elsewhere on the Billboard 200, Musiq Soulchild debuted on chart at no. 11, with 91,000 copies sold, followed by Avant, who released his self-titled Capitol Records debut, at no. 26 with 52,000 copies.
Beyonce's "I Am ... Sasha Fierce" had quite a week. The singer's album, packed with songs like "Diva," "Ego" and "Halo," moved 200,000 copies placing it over the Platinum mark while Kanye West's new album "808s & Heartbreak" moved another 159,000 copies -- their efforts sit at no.3 and no. 6 respectively.
The real queen's of this weeks chart are Britney Spears and Taylor Swift.
Swift, who shocked many people with her debut cd "Fearless" a few weeks back, five to be exact, raked in another 249,000 copies this week, placing her CD at no.1. Britney Spears' Jive set "Circus" follows right behind the country star at no.2. Spears moved anohter 200, 000 copies.
Next Week: Watch for chart debuts from Keyshia Cole, Anthony Hamilton, and Jamie Foxx.
Update: Common's "Universal Mind Control" debuted at no.12 with 82,000 copies sold.
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This cd was GREAT...I think she done a good job. PAINO MAN and more...loved it!
If you know good music you will LOVE human. Her vocals are incredible and a few of the songs have distinctive instrumentation that is a testament to what separates Brandy from pop artists who are rhythm without substance. My favs are 'warm it up', 'mr piano man', camoflauge...track 13..I love them all. Long distance is my least fav but good song nonetheless.I'm sorry but she is not getting the respect she deserves. This album is fantastic. Sit down haters!!
I LOVE IT HER VOICE IS AMAZING AND SO IS SHE B ROCKA YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF MY FAVE SINGERS I RELATE TO YOUR VOICE VOCALLY AND YOU NEVER CEASE TO DELIVER AN AWESOME CD MUAHZ BABYGIRL
Human is excellent. Anyone who says otherwise is foolish.
Im in disbelief that Taylor Swift is #1 again. Her voice is flat. TS aint no Reba nor Shania nor Lee Ann nor Faith. Good 4 her.
brandy dissapointed fans with this one. this album was her worst. sorry. it was ok...but coming from brandy i expected better. i think most people were shocked that the best tracks that were leaked on the internet months ago never made it to the real "human" cd. she should have added some of those songs on this cd because the leaked songs were the best brandy tracks....sorry its the truth. but i got this cd because i'm a fan
@jau
APPARENTLY YOU NEVER HEARD THE ALBUM BECAUSE HUMAN IS PERFECTION.
BEST R&B/POP ALBUM RELEASED THIS YEAR.
I don't think Brandy's album is her best work. People were hyping it up, I bought it and was not impressed.
brandy's album is hot...one of my favs of this year....