Billboard Charts: NOW 23 Debuts At #1
Posted by Michael Melchor on 11.15.2006
Big week of new debuts and country standouts...
NOW That's What I Call Music 23 opened at #1 on The Billboard 200 this week after selling 337,000 copies in the United States. This marks the 10th #1 for the album compilation series.
Josh Groban's Awake opens in at #2, moving 270,000 units.
Keith Urban has some good news in rehab, as his Capitol Nashville release Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing marks earns his best sales week ever while debuting at #3 with 267,000 sold.
Fellow country act Sugarland bows at #4 thanks to sales of 211,000 copies of Enjoy the Ride.
Disney's Hannah Montana soundtrack falls to #5 after two weeks on top, moving 131,000 copies.
Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment) by Jim Jones via Diplomats enters at #6 with 94,000 units moved.
Birdman and Lil Wayne's Like Father, Like Son drops to #7 with 72,000.
Carrie Underwood's Some Hearts re-enters the top 10, selling 72,000 to chart at #8.