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Now That's What I Call Musiq! No. 1
Though people might expect to hear this on the astrological chart, it's the music chart that actually declared this the week of the Soulchild.
With his debut album for Atlantic Records, Philly soul singer Musiq Soulchild got enough brotherly love to send his new disc, Luvanmusiq, straight to number one. For the week ended Sunday, Musiq accomplished this feat selling 149,000 copies, according to recent SoundScan numbers.
Luvanmusiq, featuring the lead single "Buddy," is actually the singer's fourth major label album. His previous three, including 2003's Soulstar, were with Def Jam. While the 2003 album did not sell as well as its predecessors, Luvanmusiq is clearly off to a strong start.
In the week's battle for R&B glory, Luvanmusiq just barely topped Lloyd's sophomore album, Street Love. The 21-year-old Atlanta singer sold 144,000 copies of his latest release, missing the top spot by just 5,000 discs. The singer is currently lighting up radio with the hit single "You," featuring New Orleans rapper Lil' Wayne. Though raised in the Peach State, Lloyd is originally from the Big Easy as well.
Going three for three in the top spots, rapper Rich Boy sold 112,000 copies of his self-titled debut to open at number three. Though the Mobile, Alabama-native might be new to the national retail racks, he previously made waves in the South with underground rap hits like "Throw Some D's" and "Get To Poppin'," which both appear on his debut disc.
Hall of Fame rocker Neil Young took a bow at number six selling 57,000 copies of his new Live at Massey Hall disc. Young is followed by U.K. soulstress Amy Winehouse pouring out 51,000 copies of Back to Black for a number seven finish, while Memphis rap vets Eightball & MJG moved 50,000 Ridin' High discs at eight.
The remaining Top 10, all holdovers, included Daughtry's self-titled at four, Akon's Konvicted at five, Fall Out Boy's Infinity on High at eight and Carrie Underwood's Some Hearts in the ten spot. Meanwhile, last week´s chart topper—the Notorious B.I.G.'s Greatest Hits—dropped out of the Top 10 altogether, sliding down to number 15 in its second week.
Also making strong debuts were James Morrision's Undiscovered at 28, selling 24,000 copies and Type O Negative's Dead Again, rolling the 27 spot on 22,000 copies. Scottish rockers the Fratellis, who recently won the Best British Breakthrough Act trophy at the 2007 Brit Awards, followed at 48, selling 15,000 copies of Costello Music.
Other noteworthy debuts included Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 9 at 56 and Aqualung's Memory Man at 88.
To recap, the Top 10 albums were as follows:
- Luvanmusiq, Musiq Soulchild
- Street Love, Lloyd
- Rich Boy, Rich Boy
- Daughtry, Daughtry
- Konvicted, Akon
- Live at Massey Hall, Neil Young
- Back to Black, Amy Winehouse
- Ridin' High, Eightball & MJG
- Infinity on High, Fall Out Boy
- Some Hearts, Carrie Underwood
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