Beyonce tops Billboard albums chart -- but marks her lowest debut as a solo star

http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/07/06/beyonce-4-billboard-200-chart/

Beyoncé, unsurprisingly, leads the Billboard 200 albums chart this week with her fourth album, 4.

What should raise a few eyebrows, however, is that it sold 310,000 copies—her lowest opening yet as a solo artist. Her 2003 debut Dangerously in Love opened with 317,000 albums.

Considering that 4 has yet to spawn a hit single, the numbers actually do make sense, though. Her first pitch, “Run the World (Girls),” failed to crack the top 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, marking the first time that a lead single from Beyoncé didn’t jump into the top 10.

For comparison and contrast, Lady Gaga’s Born This Way debuted with a robust 1.1 million (with the caveat that her sales were significantly goosed by a 99-cent Amazon price run) and Adele’s 21 bowed with 351,000 albums.

Adele’s 21 continues to hang in some five months after its release, jumping back up one spot to No. 2, with 92,000 units sold. At No. 3 is Kanye West protege Big Sean’s debut album Finally Famous, with 87,000 sets bought.

Check out the rest out the top 10 after the jump.

July 6, 2011′s Billboard 200 albums top 10

No. 1 – Beyoncé, 4, 310,000

No. 2 – Adele, 21 – 92,000

No. 3 – Big Sean, Finally Famous – 87,000

No. 4 – Selena Gomez & the Scene, When the Sun Goes Down: 78,000

No. 5 – Jill Scott, The Light of the Sun: 55,000

No. 6 – Jason Aldean, My Kinda Party: 48,000

No. 7 – David Cook, This Loud Morning: 46,000

No. 8 – Jackie Evancho, Dream With Me: 44,000

No. 9 – Bad Meets Evil, Hell: the Sequel: 42,000

No. 10 – Scotty McCreery, American Idol Season 10 Highlights: 40,000

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Did you buy/listen to Beyonce's latest CD?

What about any of the other CDs in the top 10?

Ive heard some songs of beyonce but not all of them. David's new cd i bought that one!

^ That is great.

I have only heard a couple of Beyonce's latest stuff but so far I'm not a fan.

It is nice to see Adele back at # 2 though.

I heard she has so far sold 2.5 million CDS in the US this year which is awesome.

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