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Summary For the first time an American Idol bumps another from the top spot.
For the first time, one American Idol replaces another at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 as Adam Lamberts Trespassing debuts atop the list with 77,000 sold, traccording to Nielsen SoundScan. His arrival bumps last weeks leader, Carrie Underwoods Blown Away, down to No. 3 (54,000; down 55%).Its Lamberts first No. 1 album and is his second major-label studio set. It follows 2009s For Your Entertainment, which debuted and peaked at No. 3 with 198,000 sold in its first week. It was blocked from No. 1 by Susan Boyles I Dreamed a Dream (a debut at No. 1 with 701,000) and Andrea Bocellis My Christmas at No. 2 (218,000).The 77,000 start for Trespassing is the smallest sum at No. 1 on the chart since the Aug. 20, 2011, tally, when Adeles 21 sold 76,000 in its 12th nonconsecutive week atop the list.Trespassing has the smallest sales week for a No. 1 debut sinceAmos Lees Mission Bell started in the penthouse with 40,000 on the Feb. 12, 2011, chart. Lambert is the seventh American Idol finalist to reach No. 1, following Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard,Clay Aiken, Chris Daughtry (of Daughtry) and Scotty McCreery.Further, as an Idol finalist rules the chart for the third straight week, its the longest that Idol has monopolized the No. 1 slot. Weve had two-week runs atop the list, but always from a singular album -- like Underwood during the past two weeks with Blown Away.Right behind Lambert on the Billboard 200 this week is Adeles 21, which holds at No. 2 with 63,000 (down 38%).Comedy rock duo Tenacious D (comprising actors Jack Black and Kyle Gass) debuts at No. 4 withRize of the Fenix, selling 49,000. Its the acts highest-charting album yet after hitting No. 8 in 2006 with The Pick of Destiny soundtrack; Tenacious D first entered the Billboard 200 in 2001 at No. 33 with its self-titled debut.Norah Jones Little Broken Hearts holds at No. 5 with 45,000 (down 24%). The Now 42 album is down two slots to No. 6 with 42,000 (down 36%) while Beach Houses Bloom starts at No. 7 with a career-high sales week of 41,000. Its also a new chart high for the act, which had never visited the top 40 with two earlier entries.At No. 8, the Glee, the Music: Season Three-The Graduation Album bows with 39,000. Its the 14th top 10 for the Fox TV ensemble, but its the lowest sales debut (39,000) for a full-length Glee album (not including its live movie soundtrack).Rounding out the top 10 are Lionel Richies Tuskegee (3-9 with 39,000; down 45%) and One Directions Up All Night (7-10 with 34,000; down 15%).Over on the Digital Songs chart, we have a new No. 1. Carly Rae Jepsens Call Me Maybe jumps two spots to No. 1, selling 293,000 downloads (up 25%). Jepsen performed the track on Sunday nights (May 20) 2012 Billboard Music Awards, which may have aided the songs sales bump. It also rises 9-7 on the Pop Songs airplay chart.Gotyes Somebody That I Used to Know (featuring Kimbra) slips 1-2 with 289,000 (down 10%), and Maroon 5s Payphone (featuring Wiz Khalifa) falls 2-3 with 282,000 (down 4%). Nicki Minajs Starships flies 6-4 (174,000; up 15%), and fun.s We Are Young (featuring Janelle Monae) holds at No. 5 (162,000; down 2%).Flo Ridas Wild Ones (featuring Sia) is up one slot to No. 6 (152,000; up 1%), and Justin BiebersBoyfriend is down 4-7 (144,000; down 13%). One Directions What Makes You Beautiful is stationary at No. 8 (141,000; down 4%), Trains Drive By motors up 12-9 (109,000; up 19%), andJennifer Lopezs Dance Again (featuring Pitbull) is down 9-10 (107,000; up 3%).Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending May 20) totaled 5.1 million units, down 9% compared with the sum last week (5.6 million) and down 6% compared with the comparable sales week of 2011 (5.4 million). Year-to-date album sales stand at 117.4 million, down 2% compared with the same total at this point last year (119.2 million).Digital track sales this past week totaled 24.95 million downloads, down less than 1% compared with last week (24.96 million) and down 2% stacked next to the comparable week of 2011 (24.3 million). Year-to-date track sales are at 545.3 million, up 6% compared with the same total at this point last year (511.4 million).Next weeks Billboard 200 competes with the same week in 2011 when: Lady Gagas Born This Way crashed in at No. 1 with 1.1 million copies sold in its first week.
