Sales Figures: ‘4’ Other Debuts Besides Beyonce

Other than Beyonce’s much discussed #1 debut, there are four other new arrivals in this week’s top ten of the Billboard 200. At No. 3, Kanye West-protege, rapper Big Sean’s full legnth debut, ‘Finally Famous: The Album’, comes in with 87,000 sold. Disney alum, and Justin Bieber’s significant other, Selena Gomez, bows in at No. 4,  Selena Gomez & the Scene sold 78,000 copies of their third album ‘When the Sun Goes Down’. Ironically, season seven American Idol winner, David Cook arrives at No. 7 with his sophomore effort ‘This Loud Morning’ (46,000), while season 10’s champion Scotty McCreery’s five-song EP ‘American Idol Season 10 Highlights’ rounds out the top ten with 40,000 sold.

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  1. jamir21 July 6, 2011

    Yay Beyonce !

  2. KOOLERZ July 6, 2011

    Only KING’B matters!!! Big Ups to Big Sean doe…

  3. Uklndn July 6, 2011

    B was never gonna FLOP…ONLY PROVES HER POSITION IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY..

    SHE DESERVES IT..

  4. jamir21 July 6, 2011

    But I still think Loud is better than 4 !

  5. Hermione fierce granger July 6, 2011

    Haters want to see successful people fail so hard!!It’s scary actually!!! YI just don’t get why people claiming not to like her music are always the firsts to comment!!
    Anyway Congrats Bey you stay winnning GURL #Living Legend

  6. mannyman July 6, 2011

    Beyonce=WINNING LOL

  7. mannyman July 6, 2011

    oh big sean cd is dope as well make sure yall support him

  8. ASAP (As Sincere As Possible) July 6, 2011

    I’m hoping J Cole will have a much better luck than Big Sean.It seems like when rappers are mentored by other rappers, they can’t catch a break. As Teairra, Willow and many others would confirm, being signed to Jay-Z’s label is like not being signed at all.I just hope he won’t mess up with J Cole.

  9. ASAP (As Sincere As Possible) July 6, 2011

    Btw, Selena is a Disney favorite, she’s making headlines, she’s getting airplay, she had promo and she still couldn’t crack the Top 30 and sell more than 100k. She’s stuck at the same numbers and chart positions.She has released 3 albums in a very short amount of time and I don’t think she’s released sth really memorable.
    I’m betting money that VH1/Mtv will launch a reality show for her in 3 years time

  10. ASAP (As Sincere As Possible) July 6, 2011

    *top 3

  11. jamir21 July 6, 2011

    I wonder how many copies Rihanna is going to sell with her Loud re-release !?

  12. Ayo_ronnnie July 6, 2011

    Although Bey did great #s in my eyes its a flop. All her crazed atans. Gaga does a million while Bey does 300,000 plus?

  13. TAYLOR SWIFTS NUMBER 1 FAN July 6, 2011

    Beyonces final fingers were 310,000.

  14. jamir21 July 6, 2011

    Rihanna vs Beyonce !
    Who copies would sell more !?

  15. TAYLOR SWIFTS NUMBER 1 FAN July 6, 2011

    figures*

  16. ChrisJ July 6, 2011

    big sean should of took the drake route..drake had a huge buzz when his album was release…

  17. jamir21 July 6, 2011

    I like 4 but femme fatale is better !

  18. WildChild July 6, 2011

    Am I the only person who finds Big Sean extremely overrated? I will congratulate him though since he is from my hometown. I agree with @ASAP on J. Cole.

  19. queenbey will always s*** on ur fave and leave them no option but 2 pout July 6, 2011

    @JAMRI21- SHUT DA F*** UP ALREADY!!!!

  20. jamir21 July 6, 2011

    @ Queenbey No !

  21. jamir21 July 6, 2011

    I think beyonce should do a song with rihanna and britney since all of her singles flopping !

  22. queenbey will always s*** on ur fave and leave them no option but 2 pout July 6, 2011

    I think JCole is dope but I just wish he wasnt on Roc Nation. His debut album was suppose to been out and if JayZ’s ‘Watch The Thrown’ album comes out before his, I would assume JayZ just dont want him to shine.
    #ColeWorld NoBlanket

  23. jamir21 July 6, 2011

    @ QUEENBEY i agree with you !

  24. queenbey will always s*** on ur fave and leave them no option but 2 pout July 6, 2011

    @JAMRI21- LMAO @ u trying to start a stan war……
    *leaves*

  25. jamir21 July 6, 2011

    I still dont understand why this album is number one !

  26. jamir21 July 6, 2011

    Go ahead leave ! I say what i want to say BEYONCE SHOULD MAKE A SONG WITH BRITNEY AND RIHANNA TO UPGRADE HER SINGLES FROM FLOPPING !

  27. CURLY SUE July 6, 2011

    SELENA GOMEZ WILL NEVER BE HANNAH MONTANA.

  28. VA STAND UP!! July 6, 2011

    SMH! I see some deranged idiot is in here trying a stan war! Get a life!

    Anywho, we all knew that Bey was gonna be No. 1, that was a given, but after looking at her competition (or lack there of) I can see why it was so easy for her to come in at No. 1! Her numbers are great though considering.

    I feel kinda bad for Big Sean. I am not the biggest fan of his & I didn’t buy his album (I actually had barely heard of him until he worked with Chris) but I am sure he is disappointed by those numbers. He did have a hit with ‘My Last’ but other than that one song he didn’t have to much on the charts & not a lot of buzz. I do think he has a fanbase but I clearly they don’t go that hard. Hopefully as he releases more singles sales will pick up. Maybe it can go Gold. *shrugs*

  29. VA STAND UP!! July 6, 2011

    ASAP (As Sincere As Possible)
    July 6, 2011 at 4:14 pm
    Btw, Selena is a Disney favorite, she’s making headlines, she’s getting airplay, she had promo and she still couldn’t crack the Top 30 and sell more than 100k. She’s stuck at the same numbers and chart positions.She has released 3 albums in a very short amount of time and I don’t think she’s released sth really memorable.
    I’m betting money that VH1/Mtv will launch a reality show for her in 3 years time

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    LMAO!! Damn don’t say that! I don’t think she will go down the reality show route, at least I hope not. Other than Lindsay Lohan not to many Disney Stars have really become trainwrecks.

    I didn’t even know this was her third album! Damn! I guess not everyone from Disney can have a successful singing career. Clearly she is no Miley Cyrus. Selena can’t sing for s*** anyways, she should just stick to acting IMO.

  30. brian b… July 6, 2011

    Number one singles help with selling the album and people are buying without these!!! 3rd artist in history to have their first 4 albums hit number 1!!! Yaaay for B she stays winning!!

    And as much as I’d like to see her collaborate with Rihanna let’s not act like she needs to, if they do it will be for the fans

  31. VA STAND UP!! July 6, 2011

    queenbey will always s*** on ur fave and leave them no option but 2 pout
    July 6, 2011 at 5:24 pm
    I think JCole is dope but I just wish he wasnt on Roc Nation. His debut album was suppose to been out and if JayZ’s ‘Watch The Thrown’ album comes out before his, I would assume JayZ just dont want him to shine.
    #ColeWorld NoBlanket

    ———————————————————————————

    Exactly!! I never trusted Jay Z!! He doesn’t give a damn about any of his artist but himself! He has screwed people over time & time again!

    JCole is dope & I am rooting for him but if he doesn’t have any support from his label I can’t see his album doing well! He doesn’t even have anything on the charts & his buzzed has died down since last year. People start to lose interest when your album gets pushed back constantly. SMH!

  32. Remey July 6, 2011

    BeYAWNce is such a fail this era. 4 is such a let down. The songs all sound like continuations of Sasha Fierce. I must admit, the girl can sing. However, she is trying way too hard on these songs. Why is she screaming on these songs? Gosh. This is not a damn karaoke bar.

    This new management is terrible. The summer is suppose to be the season for the music industry. 300, 000 is not bad by any means. It’s really good. Yet 4 is not looking like a commercial success. These singles are doing terribly. The CD will go on to do well. Of course Bey will push things further along with her grandiose performances. As a performer, she will slay. But honestly, how long can this tired act continue? With Rihanna, Adele, Britney, GaGa, and Katy killing the charts…..Beyonce is so….How can I put this? Yesterday.

    Best Thing I Never Bought

    …..sigh

  33. LACEFRONCE .THE USER FORMELY KNOWN AS BEYAKI. July 6, 2011

    4closure is such a disappointment in sales. BLEACHonce fans were claiming she’d already sold 250k in pre-orders yet she’s barely pushing 310k in the first week. What happened? BLEACHonce is washed up and no one is checking for her anymore. This piece of crap known as 4 will drop sank faster than the Titantic. Even RIRI sold more than BLEACHonce in the UK in the first week.

    2nd week sales:190-200k..TOPS.

    4closure=Much hype. .yet a flop. 🙂

  34. LACEFRONCE .THE USER FORMELY KNOWN AS BEYAKI. July 6, 2011

    4closure=Lowest 1st week sales for BLEACHonce ever

    No #1 hits

    …FLOPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP

  35. mobwife…”guilty ass Casey” July 6, 2011

    Yeah 3X…..GET IT BIG SEAN!! 🙂

  36. mobwife…”guilty ass Casey” July 6, 2011

    @LACEFRONCE .THE USER FORMELY KNOWN AS BEYAKI.
    July 6, 2011 at 8:26 pm
    Even RIRI sold more than BLEACHonce in the UK in the first week.
    ***************************

    Oh please, here we go!

    RAGGEDY RihANNa is garbage and I don’t care who her “HARRY POTTER” Wizard ass PR team tricked into buying that crap she produced!

  37. mobwife…”guilty ass Casey” July 6, 2011

    @ Queenbey will always s*** on ur fave and leave them no option but 2 pout
    AND @VA STAND UP!!

    I think JCole is dope but I just wish he wasnt on Roc Nation. His debut album was suppose to been out and if JayZ’s ‘Watch The Thrown’ album comes out before his, I would assume JayZ just dont want him to shine.
    #ColeWorld NoBlanket
    ***********************

    OMG yes!!

    We need to hear that “Watch the Throne” crap like we need a hole in the head!! I hate how they

  38. Anne July 6, 2011

    WAY 2 GO BEY, THE THIRD-LARGEST DEBUT OF THE YEAR & HER FOURTH #1 DEBUT!

  39. f*** all beyonce haters July 6, 2011

    SO BEYONCE GONNA BE #1 NEXT WEEK SO MUCH 4 A FLOP HAHAHAHA SHE SHITTED ON EM #TEAMBEYONCE

  40. nice_gurl July 7, 2011

    So happy for Bey and congrats to Big Sean too!! Well, Bey didn’t have much competition anyway, but 4 is such a good piece of art.

  41. Mya July 7, 2011

    So proud of Beyonce.

  42. Scott D. July 7, 2011

    I’m going to hope that everyone reads this. Everyone is making fun of and speaking negatively of other artists and it’s completely unnecessary. Beyonce has respect for both Lady GaGa and Adele. Beyonce is in a place in her career where I don’t think sales matter much to her. She has already made her place in histroy and the next generation of singers will most definitely pay history to her. However, I do not believe her “time” is over. Beyonce will continue to be a living masterpiece. 4 is one of the most unique albums I have heard. It is very refreshing as most of what is on the market to day is not from the heart and not true singing. Beyonce is a brilliant artist who will never be a flop because of talent and also because of her class and respect for her surroundings, including other artisits.

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