Lady Antebellum
Lady Antebellum Return To #1 On Billboard Albums Chart With “Need You Now”. Lady Antebellum return to #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart this week with their album “Need You Now,” after relinquishing the spot for three weeks while Sade took #1 with their latest “Soldier of Love.” Lady Antebellum’s “Need You Now” moves another 126,000 copies this week, spending its third non-consecutive week at the top spot. In its fourth week, Sade is down a spot to #2 with “Soldier of Love” moving 79,000 copies. It’s sold a total of 900,000 copies so far The rest of the top 10 is dominated by debuts, with no less than six arriving in the first ten spots. At #3 is country singer Blake Shelton, who moves 71,000 copies of his new album “Hillbilly Bone.” It’s also his highest ranking on the chart. At #4 is the debut from “American Idol” season eight second runner-up Danny Gokey. His album, “My Best Days,” sold 65,000 copies in its first week. Coincidentally for the third-place finisher, its the third-best debut from the season eight Idols, following Adam Lambert and Kris Allen’s debuts. Debuting this week at #5 is the “Almost Alice” soundtrack, which includes music from and inspired by the new Tim Burton “Alice in Wonderland” remake. The album, heralded by Avril Lavigne’s single “Alice,” sold 58,000 copies its first week out. Lifehouse debut at #6 with their fifth album, “Smoke & Mirrors.” The album, which features lead single “Halfway Gone,” moves 54,000 copies in its first week. Lady Gaga is at #7 this week with “The Fame” moving 49,000 copies. The 10-minute music video to her latest single “Telephone” debuts this week. The Black Eyed Peas follow at #8 this week with “The E.N.D.” selling 46,000 copies. Rounding out the top 10 this week are two more debuts. At #9 is Raheem DeVaughn, who moves 45,000 copies of his album “The Love and MasterPeace.” Its his first album since 2008′s “Love Behind the Melody.” At #10 is country singer Easton Corbin with his self-titled debut selling 43,000 copies in its first week.Billboard Top 200 Albums Week Ending March 20th, 2010
1. Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
2. Soldier of Love, Sade
3. Hillbilly Bone, Blake Shelton
4. My Best Days, Danny Gokey
5. Almost Alice, Various Artists
6. Smoke & Mirrors, Lifehouse
7. The Fame, Lady Gaga
8. The E.N.D., The Black Eyed Peas
9. Love & War Masterpeace, Raheem Devaughn
10. Easton Corbin, Easton Corbin
