It may surprise you that Grammy winning rocker Jack White has never had a # 1 album. The best he has done was the runner-up spot with his group The White Stripes, but now, he lands his first chart topper with Blunderbuss. It leads four debuts in the top ten of the Billboard Album charts along with country singers Lee Brice, Kip Moore and boy band The Wanted… For more on this chart, head to Billboard here.
Top Ten Albums on the Billboard 200:
1. Blunderbuss- Jack White (debut)
2. 21- Adele (lw~ 2)
3. Tuskegee- Lionel Richie (lw~ 1)
4. Up All Night- One Direction (lw~ 5)
5. Hard 2 Love- Lee Brice (debut)
6. Up All Night- Kip Moore (debut)
7. The Wanted- The Wanted (debut)
8. Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded- Nicki Minaj (lw~ 6)
9. Making Mirrors- Gotye (lw~ 7)
10. Love is a Four Letter Word- Jason Mraz (lw~ 2)
Over on the Hot 100 Singles Chart, it’s business as usual with Gotye at #1 again. His single “Somebody that I Used to Know” makes it three weeks on top, but he has some new competition from former Canadian Idol contestant Carly Rae Jepsen. Her debut single “Call Me Maybe” breaks into the top five this week while the rest of the top ten is pretty stagnant. Scroll down for a look at this week’s chart.
Top Ten Songs on the Hot 100:
1. “Somebody that I Used to Know”- Gotye w/Kimbra (last week~ 1) * 3 weeks on top
2. “We Are Young”- fun. w/Janelle Monae (lw~ 2)
3. “Payphone”- Maroon 5 w/Wiz Khalifa (lw~ 3)
4. “Glad You Came”- The Wanted (lw~ 5)
5. “Call Me Maybe”- Carly Rae Jepsen (lw~ 7)
6. “Wild Ones”- Flo Rida w/ Sia (lw~ 6)
7. “Boyfriend”- Justin Bieber (lw~ 4)
8. “Starships”- Nicki Minaj (lw~ 9)
9. “What Makes You Beautiful”- One Direction (lw~8)
10. “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”- Kelly Clarkson (lw~ 10)
And here’s just one reason Gotye is going so strong on top. Take a listen to the awesome remix of “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Tiesto.
