It official.
Justin Timberlake‘s blockbuster chart takeover is not only a US phenomenon.
The 20/20 Experience, the singer’s first album is seven years, has blazed its way right to the top of the Official UK Album Chart tonight with numbers that cement his international Pop royal status.
Details after the jump…
The set, which birthed British #1 ‘Mirrors’, was announced as occupier of the top spot tonight after selling through 106,000 copies – a figure which is more than the rest of the top five combined.
As previously reported, the 32-year-old is gearing up to unleash a sequel to ’20/20′ later this year.
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While congrats are certainly due for Justin, we say more homage should be paid to those promoting the project. For, not in a long while has there been a campaign for an artist of JT’s caliber as on-point as this. Indeed, questionable material aside, those spearheading the project’s push paired their pockets with their brains ultimately resulting in the success the LP is enjoying now. If only more teams could follow suit.
Justin Timberlake returns to the UK this Summer for a headlining stint at the Wireless Festival in July. US fans can catch the star on the Legends Of The Summer Tour with Jay-Z – which also kicks off in July.
JT is the man n nobody checkin him..congrats JT
CONGRATS JT! Not being a hater but I really think the albums doing soooo well because he’s been gone for so long! Let’s face it… some of the songs are wack!!! NO HATE THO….. GO JT!!!
Illuminati Prince
Thats y kanye hate him…cause he took his place and nos J bustn him out insteada Bustn Yeezy out. Kanye jealous. And we all KNOW J is Lucifer
People will buy anything attached to hype… and the illuminarti just look at the album covers
The album is overhyped!
106k really?. Is the UK really dat small
Yeah. 106,000 is just shy of Gold status in the UK.
100k IS Gold status here in the UK. Higher figures than Gold in the rest of the Europe. To get platinum here is 300k though, and that’s a jump!
People buy into hype = Adele JT&The IPhone
Im not gonna lie. I didn’t expect him to do that well.
Slaying everyone in the game with real music….. He’s the Adele of 2013
105K first week, when UK-plat is only 300k?!
Wow… is the album THAT good?!!
I’ll just listen to it then! 😀
I love him to death he’s the top male musician in the industry Bruno who??? Usher who?? Chris Woman Beater Brown who????
B**** let me know when he sells 20 million ww and goes diamond in the U.S as a solo R&B artist.
Platinum in the UK is 300k wtf???? Lol
Wow JT WILL B CERTIFY PLATINUM IN THE UK IN JUST 4 weeks time well done
Anyways
His promo was strategic. He has a huge fan base that are loyal. Y’all need to stop with the Adele and Justin thing. A lot y’all don’t support real r&b anyway. His album is great. Be happy that another album is doing great. If his album didn’t perform the way it is, people would complain that his break was the main problem. He’s doing his thing.
Congrats JT.
The album is not overrated, it’s overexposed.
YES! YES! YES! SLAY EM JUSTIN! I wonder what Kanye has to say now lol. U may not b f*ckin with JT but millions are lmao
I normally agree with you…
Kanye has nothing to be mad about…Graduation did 957K in the us in it’s first week of release in 2007…
It too was over hyped, remember the Ye Vs 50 battle. Well played marketing.
The white girl, Iggy Azalia WORK failed to chart in the UK, even though she is signed to a UK label. Azalia Banks debut single peaked at 12 and charted decently in EUROPE
LOL LOL TOLD U THE WHITE GIRL IS NOT GONNA MAKE IT.
Chart (2011/12) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 68
Australia Urban (ARIA)[7] 20
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 17
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[9] 34
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 7
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[11] 17
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[12] 12
UK Indie (Official Charts Company)[13] 3
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[14] 3
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[
now IT is proven that azalian Banks debut single OUTPERFORMED IGGY , she needs to keep her mouth shut and grind. SHE CAN TAKE 2013, while the white girl with fake sillionce wonky ass sits and ROTS. TI must be crying .
I have to admit, Justin has one hell of a marketing team behind him! This is one of the best marketing teams I’ve seen in a very long time. Let’s not forget the man behind the music, Timbaland! He’s an excellent producer and has good chemistry with Justin. Hey, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Right? I actually like the album. And, I like how all of the songs are clocking in close to 7 or 8 minutes long. It makes up for the fact that there are only 10 songs on the album. You don’t have many songs that do that nowadays.
Didn’t Rihanna do 300K in the first week of TTT? And Loud of it’s 5th week did 306K, so JT’s numbers can’t be all that good.
i found the album to be really draggy :/ but congrats to him anyway
Sales is one thing, but critical acclaim is another. The music is alright but it’s not “out-of-this-world” or “groundreaking.
JT’s alright but I personally prefer Bruno Mars & his music.