Avenged Sevenfold Scores First No. 1 Album On Billboard 200
August 04, 2010
Editor: Keith Caulfield; Contributors: Alex Vitoulis; Editorial Director: Silvio Pietroluongo
Rock band Avenged Sevenfold snares its first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 as "Nightmare" bows atop the list with 163,000, according to Nielsen SoundScan . . . The set's arrival ends (at least temporarily) Eminem's reign at No. 1 with "Recovery," which spent five straight weeks in the penthouse . . . "Nightmare" is the only debut in the top 10 this week, the first time we've had such a dry spell since early March . . .
On the Digital Songs chart, Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie" continues to lead with 300,000, while Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" and Usher's "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" make big moves into the top 10 and Sugarland's "Stuck Like Glue" bows at No. 12.
FLASH POINTS
• Avenged Sevenfold garners its first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 as "Nightmare" arrives atop the list, bumping Eminem's "Recovery" to No. 2 after a five-week reign at No. 1. Avenged begins with 163,000, according to Nielsen SoundScan, trumping "Recovery" (159,000; down 15%) by less than 4,000 units.
Though Eminem is sidelined from No. 1 on the Billboard 200, perhaps he can take solace in the knowledge that he still owns the No. 1 slot on the Digital Songs chart as "Love the Way You Lie" sells another 300,000 downloads (down 10%). The biggest movers into the Digital Songs' top 10 are Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" (11-4 with 183,000; up 119%) and Usher's "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" (12-7 with 135,000; up 68%). The tally's highest debut is Sugarland's "Stuck Like Glue" at No. 12 with 93,000.
Next week on the Billboard 200, we expect the highest debut will be Arcade Fire's "The Suburbs," which could open at No. 2. Industry sources suggest the set could sell between 80,000 and 100,000 by week's end on Sunday, Aug. 8. Eminem's "Recovery" may possibly retake the No. 1 slot, as it's likely Avenged Sevenfold's "Nightmare" will probably see a significant second-week sales decline from its current No. 1 perch.http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_ ... 5cda2caa99