1. Jack Johnson, Sleep Through The Static, 105,000. This brings the album’s cumulative sales to 660,000, which lengthens its lead as the top-selling album so far in 2008. (Of course, this doesn’t count the 2,543,000 copies that Keys sold in 2007.). Alicia Keys’ As I Am is runner-up with sales of 606,000 in 2008.
2. Blige’s Growing Pains (now #9), Radiohead’s In Rainbows (now #29), the Juno soundtrack (now #6) and now Sleep Through The Static.. Alicia Keys, As I Am, 53,000. In addition to spending four weeks at #1, this long-running hit has now ranked #2 behind five different albums-Josh Groban’s Noel (which has dropped off the chart), Mary J.
3. Of this week’s sales tally, 8,000 copies are digital downloads. (Mayer’s download tally for that album stands at 326,000 copies.) . Winehouse dips a notch, two weeks after winning five Grammys. The album has sold 291,000 downloads to date, a total topped by only one album in music history–John Mayer’s 2006 release Continuum. Amy Winehouse, Back To Black, 52,000.
4.Kidz Bop 9 opened (and peaked) at #2, the high mark for the series to date. It’s the Kidz’ fourth album to debut in the top five. Kidz Bop Kids, Kidz Bop 13, 49,000. This is the Kidz’ seventh consecutive album (excluding ancillary releases) to debut in the top 10.
5. Various Artists, Step Up 2: The Streets soundtrack, 43,000. The album from the initial Step Up movie was the top movie soundtrack for two weeks in August 2006.. This is the week’s top soundtrack, replacing Juno, which held that distinction for seven weeks. The movie was #4 at the box-office in its second weekend, bringing its total take to $41.2 million.
6. Various Artists, Juno soundtrack, 38,000. This is the soundtrack’s eighth week in the top 10, the longest run by any movie soundtrack since Hairspray last summer. The Oscar-winning movie was #8 at the box-office in its 12th weekend, bringing its total take to $130.4 million.
7. Sara Bareilles, Little Voice, 37,000. Except for new entries, this was the only album in the top 50 to sell more copies this week than last (when sales were sparked by a post-Grammy uptick and Valentine’s Day gift-giving). Little Voice, which is making its first appearance in the top 10, is boosted by the smash “Love Song,” which moves back up to #2 on Hot Digital Tracks. The track has been in the top five on that chart for 11 straight weeks.
8. Chris Cagle, My Life’s Been A Country Song, 37,000. This is the first top 10 album for the budding country star. Cagle peaked at #15 with an eponymous 2003 album and reached #24 with his 2005 follow-up, Anywhere But Here.
9. Mary J. Blige, Growing Pains, 35,000. This marks 10 straight weeks in the top 10 for Blige, whose album has sold 1,261,000 copies to date. Blige’s previous album, The Breakthrough, logged 11 consecutive weeks in the top five.
10. Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift, 33,000. This week’s tally is nothing to write home about, but keep in mind that Swift has been selling steadily for 70 weeks. The album’s cumulative total is 2,553,000, which was worth celebrating even back in the day.
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