November 21, 2007 Alicia Keys Sells 742,000 Copies & Debuts At No. 1!
According to Billboard and Nielsen SoundScan Alicia Keys’ new album “As I Am” has sold over 742,000 copies in the United States debuting at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 tomorrow!
Alicia Keys storms The Billboard 200 this week with “As I Am” (J), which debuts at No. 1 after selling 742,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. That’s the best sales week for a solo female artist since Norah Jones’ “Feels Like Home” shifted 1 million copies in 2004. In a week where every top 10 album shifted more than 100,000 units, Josh Groban’s “Noel” (143/Reprise) zooms 6-2 with a 93% increase to 223,000. Celine Dion’s “Taking Chances” (Columbia), her first new pop album in four years, opens at No. 3 with 214,000. The multi-label, multi-artist “Now 26″ collection is new at No. 4 with 208,000, the third lowest opening tally for the “Now” line.
This just goes to show that even in an age of free internet downloading quality music still sells and is appreciated by many. Congrats Alicia you deserve it!
LadyBanks
November 21, 2007 at 7:57 pm
i was kinda waiting for you to post this lol.
Im so proud of her!!! i love it!
KaliyahnDereon
November 21, 2007 at 8:38 pm
I love it!
Alicia Keys CD has already help me through!!! No lie!
Mimi
November 21, 2007 at 10:05 pm
Now thats a true artist! Ha ha Beyonce top that…
dnyree
November 22, 2007 at 12:18 am
quality…. and that clive davis machine!!
just kidding, loving alicia… and had to go cop the real deal for good measure
Ammie
November 22, 2007 at 8:48 pm
AK was always my girl until I read what she said about gay people as posted in The Advocate. Not nice.
Melissa
November 23, 2007 at 6:57 pm
YAY ALICIA! AND MIMI, BEYONCE DOES NOT HAV ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS, SO KEEP HER OUT OF IT.