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Ex-Idol Daughtry Idles Dreamgirls on Chart
A day after Dreamgirls got snubbed for a Best Picture Oscar nod, the film's soundtrack got bumped from the top of the charts by an American Idol also-ran. It's been a hard week for a girl to keep a dream alive.
American Idol finalist Chris Daughtry played the spoiler, capping a nine-week climb to the number one spot with his eponymous band's eponymous debut, Daughtry. For the week ended Sunday, the disc sold 65,398 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan, topping Dreamgirls by a scant 134 discs—the narrowest margin ever between the top two albums.
Though the Idol rocker was able to end the soundtrack's two-week chart dominance, Dreamgirls technically remained the week's bestseller since its Collector's Edition disc moved another 17,000 copies at number 39 on the Billboard 200. And while the Dreamgirls film failed to nab a Best Picture nod, it did pick up a leading eight nominations, including a Supporting Actress nom for another former American Idol finalist, Jennifer Hudson.
Daughtry, who turned down a chance to front '90s alt-rockers Fuel, decided to take the solo route after losing to Taylor Hicks on last season's show. The disc, which has sold nearly 1.3 million copies to date, jumped three spots to takeover the top.
The chart-topping news comes with word that the band will perform a free concert at the Greensboro Colisuem in North Carolina on Mar. 23, a day before NCAA women's basketball tournament games are played there. Officials expect upwards of 7,000 people to attend the concert.
In the third straight slow sales week—overall sales were down nearly 15 percent from this time last year—the soundtrack to the Disney Channel's latest sensation, Jump In!, climbed two spots to number three, having debuted last week in the five spot. The TV musical features Corbin Bleu of High School Musical fame.
Though no newly released albums cracked the Top 10, one album made its first Top 10 appearance and another made a comeback. After 31 weeks, Corinne Bailey Rae's self-titled album jumped 28 spots to number four, moving 55,000 copies. Meanwhile, Carrie Underwood's Some Hearts celebrated its 62nd week on the charts by climbing six spots to number nine on 33,000 copies.
The rest of the Top 10, all holdovers, included Akon's Konvicted at five, Justin Timberlake's FutureSex/LoveSounds at six, Now That's What I Call Music! Vol. 23 at seven, Nickelback's All the Right Reasons at eight and Beyoncé's B'Day in the 10 spot.
Leading the new debuts, Diana Ross' I Love You sold 21,000 copies at 32, followed by Frank Sinatra's Romance: Songs from the Heart at 36 with 19,000 discs sold.
Other notable debuts included Al Green's Definitive Greatest Hits at 46, America's Here & Now at 52 and the Daddy's Little Girls soundtrack at 72.
Here's a recap of the week's Top 10 albums:
1. Daughtry, Daughtry
2. Dreamgirls, soundtrack
3. Step In!, soundtrack
4. Corinne Bailey Rae, Corinne Bailey Rae
5. Konvicted, Akon
6. FutureSex/LoveSounds, Justin Timberlake
7. Now That's What I Call Music! Vol. 23, various
8. All the Right Reasons, Nickelback
9. Some Hearts, Carrie Underwood
10. B'Day, Beyoncé
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