Rapper T-Pain finds relief at No. 1
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With about 171,000 copies of his sophomore album sold during its first week in stores, rapper T-Pain 's "Epiphany" leads the US album chart this week.
Rihanna 's "Good Girl Gone Bad" enters The Billboard 200 at No. 2 with 162,000 sold, while Paul McCartney 's "Memory Almost Full" sold 161,000 to bow at No. 3.
R. Kelly 's "Double Up," which debuted last week at No. 1, falls to No. 4 on 121,000 copies sold, while Maroon 5 's "It Won't Be Soon Before Long" drops three notches to No. 5 on sales of 112,000, according to Billboard, which bases its chart on Nielsen SoundScan retail data.
Rounding out the Top 10 are Big & Rich's "Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace," Linkin Park's "Minutes to Midnight," Marilyn Manson's "Eat Me, Drink Me," Daddy Yankee's "El Cartel: The Big Boss" and Amy Winehouse's "Back to Black."
- Artist Links:
T-Pain ringtones at Thumbplay
Rihanna tickets at Ticketmaster
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