Jill Scott became the first solo female performer since Kelly Clarkson (in February) to top the Billboard Albums Chart, as her Woman (appropriate title) peaked with more than 58,000 actual copies sold. That might be a big drop off from 2011's The Light of The Sun in terms of numbers, but a no. 1 is a no. 1.
She was just the first of four new albums to debut in the first five spots this week. Lamb of God comes in second with VII: Sturm Und Drang, which sold 48,500 copies. That was miles behind Scott but miles ahead of no. 3 album, the soundtrack to Southpaw. The compilation features music from hip-hop icons such as Eminem and the Notorious B.I.G., but it will take a huge push for it to become the third soundtrack to top the albums chart during 2015 (Empire topped the Billboard 200 but not the albums chart).
The first returnee this week is Future, who topped the charts last week but fell to no. 4 in this period with Dirty Sprite 2, which sold another 31,500 copies. Another new release rounds out the Top 5 as former The Voice contestant Bea Miller moved 25,500 copies of her Not An Apology.
Tyrese and Black Rose come in at no. 6 as the album moved 24,000 copies in its third week. Although the album has yet to have an earthshaking sales week, its consistency has been admirable, dropping buyers at a much slower rate than the average album. He's followed by someone who knows something about sales consistency: Taylor Swift. Her 1989 is at no. 7 in its 40th week on the charts, selling 23,500 copies last week.
One more performer managed to land in the Top 10 of the Albums Chart, even if it didn't get that high on the Billboard 200: We Came As Romans and its self-titled album took no. 8, selling 22,500 copies. It was a good week for metal, as both Romans and Lamb debuted in the Top 10, a rarity for the genre.
Alan Jackson gets one more week in the Top 10 with Angels and Alcohol, which sold an additional 19,000 copies and took the no. 9 spot. Rounding out the list is Kidz Bop 29, which sold 16,000 copies in its third week.
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