Trey Songz finally nabs his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 as "Chapter V" bows atop the list with 135,000 sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
It's the R&B singer's fifth full-length studio album and follows 2010's "Passion, Pain & Pleasure," which debuted and peaked at No. 2 with 240,000. It was just barely beaten to the pole position that week by Linkin Park's also-debuting "A Thousand Suns." The latter set started with just 1,000 copies more (241,000).
Each of Songz' albums have peaked progressively higher on the Billboard 200, culminating in his first No. 1 this week. His debut set, 2005's "I Gotta Make It," topped out at No. 20. It was followed by 2007's "Trey Day," which hit No. 11. Then "Ready" reached No. 3 in 2009, and of course, "Passion" claimed the No. 2 slot.
So far, "Chapter V" has collected a pair of top 10 singles on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart: "Heart Attack" (No. 3) and "2 Reasons" (No. 8).
(For chart-watchers out there, this is the second album named "Chapter V" to reach No. 1. Rock band Staind also claimed a No. 1 debut with its same-named set in 2005.)
"Chapter V" is the first of four debuts in the top 10 this week on the Billboard 200, as DJ Khaled's "Kiss the Ring" is the tally's second-biggest arrival. The set starts at No. 4 with 41,000 -- Khaled's seventh chart hit and fourth top 10 overall. His last release, 2011's "We the Best Forever," debuted and peaked at No. 5 with 53,000 sold in its first week.
Owl City's "The Midsummer Station" starts at No. 7 with 30,000, marking the act's third top 10 set. The album's current single, "Good Time" (with Carly Rae Jepsen), has been percolating in the top 15 of the Billboard Hot 100 for the past month.
Owl City's last full-length set, 2011's "All Things Bright and Beautiful," debuted and peaked at No. 6 with a 48,000 start. However, the album only spent nine weeks on the tally -- a meager total compared with the 56 frames the act's debut album, "Ocean Eyes," spent on the list. ("Ocean" was fueled by the No. 1 Hot 100 single "Fireflies.") It's probably safe to suspect that the new album could have a longer shelf life than "All Things" on the chart, thanks to the popularity of his Jepsen collaboration.
Downloads made up 72% of Owl City's first week, as compared with the 38% they accounted for Songz' debut. That's not terribly surprising, as digital sales amounted to 48% of the total sales of Owl City's last album, versus 16% for Songz' "Passion, Pain & Pleasure."
Christian band Tenth Avenue North is the final debut in the top 10 this week, as the group's "The Struggle" arrives at a career-high No. 9 with 26,000 (a weekly sales peak for the act). Over on the Top Christian Albums chart, the set bows at No. 1, the group's second leader on that tally.
As for the rest of the top 10 this week, 2 Chainz' "Based on a T.R.U. Story" falls 1-2 with 48,000 (down 67%), and the "Now 43" compilation drops 2-3 with 45,000 (down 40%). Justin Bieber's "Believe" climbs 6-5 (32,000; down 7%), and Maroon 5's "Overexposed" slips 5-6 (nearly 32,000; down 11%). Rick Ross' "God Forgives, I Don't" slides 3-8 (28,000; down 36%), and One Direction's "Up All Night" descends 7-10 (25,000; down 15%).
If you haven't seen her name yet, that must mean Adele's "21" has slipped out of the top 10 for the first time in its 79-week chart run. This week, the album falls 8-12 with 24,000 (down 9%). The set debuted at No. 1 on the March 12, 2011, chart and spent its first 78 frames within the top 10. It's tied with Def Leppard's "Hysteria" and Michael Jackson's "Thriller" for the third-longest run in the top 10 since 1963 (when our mono and stereo album charts combined into one tally). Only Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." (84 weeks) and "The Sound of Music" soundtrack (109) logged longer top 10 runs.
The absence of "21" from the top 10 may be temporary -- it could easily return to the region next week. Though once we get into the thick of September, when a bevy of superstar releases are due, it might be harder for the album to stick around the top 10. The set's fourth and final single, "Rumour Has It," holds at No. 4 (its peak) on the Adult Contemporary airplay chart this week. It peaked at No. 16 on the Hot 100 in May.
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