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Destiny's Child knows how to make a grand exit; 'N Sync, not so much.
The now defunct Beyoncé Knowles-powered "Bootylicious" bunch is going out on top--the trio's greatest-hits collection #1's debuted at number one on the album chart, selling 114,000 copies for the week ended Sunday, according to Nielsen SoundScan numbers.
The Destiny's Child troika of Knowles, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams announced in June that they would call it quits following their Destiny Fulfilled...and Lovin' It Tour, which wrapped in September. The R&B babes have sold more than 40 million albums worldwide, and #1's collects all the big FM faves ("Survivor," "Soldier," "Say My Name" and "Independent Women, Part I") along with three new tracks, including the radio single, "Stand Up for Love (2005 World Children's Day Anthem)."
And while 'N Sync hasn't officially called it quits, the boy band's new career-comprising Greatest Hits showed that its fans have gone bye bye bye. The best-of set only managed to open at 47 on sales of just 18,000--a far cry from the all-time record 2.4 million copies No Strings Attached moved in its first week back in 2000, a mark that's not likely to be broken for many, many years.
As Destiny took over the top spot, last week's chart champ Ashlee Simpson tumbled down to six, with I Am Me selling 73,000 copies in its second week.
In a relatively slow week, two more albums squeaked into the Top 10 on nominal sales. Country star Joe Nichols sold 56,000 copies of III to open at seven, while Bette Midler's Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook sailed into the 10 spot with nearly 55,000 copies.
The rest of the Top 10 were leftovers: Nickelback's All the Right Reasons at two, Martina McBride's Timeless at three, Rod Stewart's Thanks for the Memory...The Great American Songbook: Volume IV at four, the Black Eyed Peas' Monkey Business at five, Kanye West's Late Registration at eight and Bun-B's Thrill at nine.
The late Johnny Cash, whose biopic Walk the Line opens later this month, just missed the Top 10 with The Legend of Johnny Cash. The 21-song collection sold 50,000 units at 11.
Aerosmith's Rockin' The Joint--Live at the Hard Rock Hotel rang up 32,000 copies in sales to open at 24, while international popsters Il Divo sold 25,000 copies of The Christmas Collection at 32.
Other noteworthy debuts included Israel & New Breed's Alive In South Africa at 62, Ernie Haase & Signature Sound's self-titled at 91, Bill Gaither's self-titled at 119, Demon Hunter's Triptych at 136 and Latin pop singer Marcos Hernandez's C About Me at 158.
Meanwhile, over the singles chart, two new tracks took over the top two spots. Shakira's "Don't Bother" was number one on just 2,200 copies, while the Scoundrels' "Ghetto" was runner up with 2,100 copies.
Here's a recap of last week's Top 10 albums, per Nielsen SoundScan:
1. #1's, Destiny's Child
2. All the Right Reasons, Nickelback
3. Timeless, Martina McBride
4. Thanks for the Memory...The Great American Songbook: Volume IV, Rod Stewart
5. Monkey Business, Black Eyed Peas
6. I Am Me, Ashlee Simpson
7. III, Joe Nichols
8. Late Registration, Kanye West
9. Thrill, Bun-B
10. Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook, Bette Midler
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