
Prince’s new album, Lotusflow3r, sold exclusively through Target, leads early sales figures. Whether or not it will debut atop the Billboard Top 200 next week remains to be seen – it sees strong competition from country act Keith Urban.
In other music news, the 30th installment of the Now series opens at the top of this week’s Billboard Top 200, selling 146,000 copies. The compilation features singles by Lady Gaga, Britney Spears and the PCD. The Hannah Montana soundtrack debuts in the number two slot, selling 139,000 copies. Hannah Montana: The Movie opens in theatres April 10th. The Twilight soundtrack enjoys a 37% spike in sales to 102,000 for the week. Songwriter Keri Hilson sees her debut album, In A Perfect World… open in the fourth spot with 94,000 copies. Rounding out the top five, Kelly Clarkson’s All I Ever Wanted moved 52,000 copies in its third week of release.
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