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On the Charts: “Jesus” Gives Kid Rock First Number-One Debut

10/17/07, 2:03 pm EST

The Big News: The fates finally gave Kid Rock his number-one record with Rock N Roll Jesus. The album debuted with sales of 172,000, bumping Bruce Springsteen’s Magic down a spot to number two with 133,000 sold — a 60 percent slip from week one to two. Kanye West is still hanging around the top ten (and is half a mil away from the double-platinum mark), while 50 Cent falls to number nineteen, and is still a few LPs shy of a million copies sold.

Debuts: LeAnn Rimes hit the chart at number four with 74,000 copies of Family sold, Sara Evans came in at eight with her Greatest Hits and Josh Groban rounded out the top ten with Noel. Jennifer Lopez’s Brave debuted at twelve with a fairly unimpressive 53,000, followed by Alter Bridge and Eric Clapton’s Complete Clapton. Puddle of Mudd came in at twenty-seven, Rolling Stone’s Hot Band of 2007, Band of Horses, gave Sub Pop an impressive number-thirty-five debut with Cease to Begin, and recent Breaking Artist Beirut hit the chart at 118 with Flying Club Cup.

Last Week’s Chart Heroes: Rascal Flatts hangs on at number three with 96,000, and nearly 72,000 more people took home Matchbox Twenty’s Exile on Mainstream (we report ‘em, we don’t explain ‘em). Reba McEntire weathered a mere 15 percent drop to claim number seven, Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em dropped from four to fifteen, and High School Musical 2 is still clinging to top-ten status, landing at number nine after nine weeks on the chart.


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The Lord Jesus Christ | 10/17/2007, 2:10 pm EST

Who gives a fuck about this guy, anyway?

charliechuckchaz | 10/17/2007, 2:16 pm EST

Kid Rock’s been busting his ass for years to get where he is. If anybody deserves it, it’s definitely him. Props on his collaborations w/ Bocephus also.

Hank Chinaski | 10/17/2007, 3:31 pm EST

I’M FUCKIN’ PUKING BLLLAAAAAAAAACCCCCCCCCHHHHHHHH HH!!!

Tommy Lee | 10/17/2007, 3:31 pm EST

If Kid Rock goes Number One, I’m gonna retire from music. Oh crap, he did.

Ken | 10/17/2007, 3:33 pm EST

Kid Rock’s still making music? Glad to hear he finally climbed out of the great abyss that is Pam Anderson’s crack.

Brian | 10/17/2007, 3:43 pm EST

Kid Rock, No. 1. Let the United States end … now. And I love RS acting like they discovered this … how do you say it? Band of Horses? Um, been listening to them for three fucking years, kids. So have a lot of other folks.

DeadHorse | 10/17/2007, 4:33 pm EST

“Rascal Flatts hangs on at number three with 96,000, and nearly 72,000 more people took home Matchbox Twenty’s Exile on Mainstream (we report ‘em, we don’t explain ‘em).”
First off, Kid Rock sucks and RS teeters that fine line of sucking for putting him on the cover of their magazine. But what the hell does the above wisecrack mean? Rascal Flatts sucks, but, Matchbox Twenty has one of the greatest songwriters of this generation as a front-man. Why the big dis?

nn | 10/17/2007, 5:43 pm EST

pfft…Radiohead and everyone else kicked his ass in downloads.

Dr. Ralph | 10/17/2007, 6:26 pm EST

Saw Kid Rock at the Ryman Auditorium (former site of the Grand Ole Opry) last night and he kicked it… only problem is the after party at Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge was better. Three times the price too, I might add. I wanna fuck you like I’m never gonna see you again, and Amen are both instant classics.

Xtine 16 ( hot blooded redhead | 10/17/2007, 8:14 pm EST

“Matchbox Twenty has one of the greatest songwriters of this generation as a front-man. Why the big dis? ”

greatest songwriters? I think I’m going to stick MY HEAD in the oven!!!!!!!

doc sick | 10/19/2007, 11:26 am EST

“Just so you know, so it’s set in stone, Kid Rock don’t come from where I come from.
“It’s true he’s a yank, he ain’t no son of hank, and if you thought so, then God D@mn you’re F*ing dumb”
-Hank III

Ragman | 10/20/2007, 4:29 am EST

Kid Rock debuted at number 1 but selling 172,000 albums still sucks.

poopooface | 10/22/2007, 7:33 am EST

kid rock’s “team” is good at making him look cool or country or metal or classic rock or rap or whatever. and these old stars wanna record with him to give them some cred for their new albums. it’s all fake music biz crap. kid rock is terrible and boring.

CHRISTY | 10/22/2007, 10:23 pm EST

ANYBODY THAT DONT LIKE KID ROCK IS JUST PLAIN JEALOUS

Tammy Joseph | 10/23/2007, 12:24 am EST

Give credit where its due…Kid Rock is an entertainer and has the guts to be himself in a industry that promotes fakes. As for R Flatts, loved the cd…saw them in OKC…BORING!!!

Bad Frog Beer | 10/23/2007, 11:08 am EST

If you don’t like Kid Rock. Please refer to our logo.

“ON THE COVER OF ROLLING STONE”

chic | 10/28/2007, 8:30 pm EST

What a classless dude. No wonder
Pam divorced him after just 4 months.
Some nasty habits……yuk!

Buddy | 10/31/2007, 2:34 pm EST

The only reason kid rock sold 172,000 copies was because the taliban needed all the copies avaliable to torture NATO soldiers!

Sharon in Alabama | 11/2/2007, 11:14 pm EST

Kid’s song “Only God knows Why” says you get what you put in and people get what they deserve…I believe that and he’s a great example of that – I just hope he can find a true love – he always has such a sad look in his eyes

Romeo | 11/12/2007, 3:13 pm EST

Some of u dumb fuck’s need to step back and look in the mirror, kid rock is one of the few artist out there giving tribute to real music, music used to stand for something, it wasn’t about studio fixing the sound of song or the way they sound it was about music and feeling, he hangs with some of the greatest artist in the world this new country id full of pretty boy pussies, kid don’t have to look good to sound good, if u aint down with kid, hank, d.a.c., u can kiss my azz…Kid keep doing what u doin man, i got all ur records and jam to them all the time!!!!

Kidrockfan | 12/10/2007, 3:27 pm EST

Fuck all you bitch’s that think Kid Rock sucks. I have seen him and Rascal Flatts and he actually plays his music . unlike rascal flatts that played 2-3 of there songs and a whole shit load of oldies rock. YUCK!!!!! you guy’s need to learn what real music is!

Daddy Rock | 3/4/2009, 9:23 pm EST

Good job, Kid.

CJT | 5/11/2009, 10:39 am EST

Everybody makes outlandish claims in their music. Maybe it was metaphorical? Who cares if you don’t think he’s Hank XXVII!? His music is creative and expressive even if a little misogynistic at times. But attitude is everything these days and Kid Rock has plenty to go around.

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