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On the Charts: Coldplay’s “Viva” Hangs On to Number One

7/2/08, 11:13 am EST

The Big News: For the second consecutive week, Coldplay’s Viva La Vida held off Lil Wayne to grab the top spot. Despite a 66% sales decrease from its debut week, Viva La Vida still sold 249,000 copies as the album edged closer to a million copies sold. Tha Carter III remained at number two, selling another 200,000 copies, while the Camp Rock soundtrack hung around at three for another week. Mötley Crüe’s comeback album Saints of Los Angeles debuted at four with 99,000 units, and Three 6 Mafia’s Last 2 Walk rounded out the top five in its debut week.

Debuts: Jacksonville hard-rockers Shinedown and their third album The Sound of Madness came in at eight, Sigur RosMeo suo í eyrum vio spilum endalaust entered at 15 and Fueled by Ramen recruits Cute Is What We Aim For debuted at 21 with their sophomore album Rotation. Further down, RZA/Bobby Digital’s “fun” Digi Snacks got 6,800 parties started on its way to 111 and Alejandro Escovedo’s Real Animal placed at 122.

Last Week’s Heroes: No one sold over 700,000 copies this time around, but last week’s heroes still occupied the upper-tier of the charts. The only big drop out of the top ten was the Offspring, who’s Rise & Fall, Rage & Grace fell from 10 to 24. Congratulations to Amy Winehouse, as her Back to Black reached double platinum status stateside. With no major releases out this week (sorry G Unit), look for Chris Martin and Weezy to duke it out for the top spot once again.

[Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty]


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Imp | 7/3/2008, 9:04 am EST

The “charts” are complete BS.The sheep largely listen to what they are told, goof.

Cheesecrop | 7/3/2008, 7:21 am EST

The charts do say something in regards to what America is listening to at a particular time. I still find it somewhat interesting.

arliss | 7/2/2008, 10:32 pm EST

Shinedown’s “The Sound of Madness” is destined for the top slot

Skid Markie | 7/2/2008, 8:27 pm EST

I for one would much rather purchase a physical copy of an album as opposed to sitting at my computer all day and downloading them like a hermetically-sealed douschebag.

God forbid someone get out of their house and go to a record store. That’s so 2004.

versedandvested | 7/2/2008, 1:16 pm EST

is anything more archaic than chart fascination? Like it matters in any singular way?

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