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Charts: Montana Sizzles, Federline Fizzles
11/08/2006 11:34 AM, E! Online
David Jenison
It's not just Montana state that squeaks out photo finishes.
With all the discs counted, the Disney Channel's Hannah Montana soundtrack held its spot atop the charts by a mere 1,000 copies over challenger Barry Manilow. For the week ended Sunday, the soundtrack sold 203,000 copies to best Manilow's 202,000 copies for The Greatest Songs of the Sixties, according to the latest Nielsen SoundScan numbers.
The soundtrack, led by actress-singer Miley Cyrus, debuted at number one last week on 281,000 copies. Miley is the daughter of country music star and former mullet ambassador Billy Ray Cyrus, who also plays her father on the TV show.
Though the master of Muzak settled for a number two bow, Manilow is still the only artist this year to have two albums in the top two chart positions. Last February, the singer scored his first chart-topping debut with The Greatest Songs of the Fifties, which reentered the charts this week at 116. Likewise, The Greatest Songs of the Sixties—which features remakes of such classics as "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" and "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"—actually sold more first-week copies than its predecessor, giving the singer a new career-high sales week.
While he undoubtedly would've loved another chart-topping bow, Manilow can at least be thankful he's not Kevin Federline, whose future as a rapper is looking as dismal as his future with Britney Spears. Despite endless publicity, K-Fed, aka FedEx, sold only 6,000 copies of his debut disc, Playing with Fire, for a number 151 open.
Back at the upper end of the chart, six new albums debuted in this week's Top 10. Birdman and Lil Wayne's Like Father, Like Son followed Manilow at three, selling 176,000 copies. Birdman scored his first ever Top 10 bow last year with Fast Money, which opened at nine, while Wayne continues his string of Top 10 bows, peaking at number two last year with Tha Carter II.
With their first studio album in nearly a quarter century, the Who sold 81,000 copies of Endless Wire for a number seven finish. The album, featuring the "mini opera" Wire & Glass, follows 1982's It's Hard and 1981's Face Dances, which opened at eight and four in their respective years.
Speaking of reinvigorated rockers, Meat Loaf scored his best chart week in 13 years with Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose, which sold 81,000 copies at eight. The album far outperformed his previous studio effort, Couldn't Have Said It Better, which peaked at 85 three years back. Ironically, though, it's Bat Out of Hell II: Back to Hell that represents Meat Loaf's previous chart best, reaching number one back in '93.
Kellie Pickler, a season five finalist from American Idol, followed at nine, selling 79,000 copies of her country album Small Town Girl. The Deftones landed the sixth and final Top 10 bow as Saturday Night Wrist sold 76,000 copies to finish in the 10 spot.
Among the week's Top 10 holdovers, John Legend's Once Again finished at number four, Justin Timberlake's FutureSex/LoveSounds at five and My Chemical Romance's The Black Parade dropped four spots to number six.
Outside the Top 10, Miami rapper Pitbull bit off 48,000 copies to send El Mariel to the number 17 spot. Christian pop-rocker Jeremy Camp also opened strong with Beyond Measure, which set up camp at 29 on 31,000 discs. U.K. grime rapper Lady Sovereign followed with her stateside debut, Public Warning, selling 18,000 copies at 48.
Other noteworthy debuts included Willie Nelson's Songbird (produced by alt-country star Ryan Adams) at 87, Copeland's Eat, Sleep, Repeat at 90 and the Prize Fighter Inferno's My Brother's Blood Machine at 119. The latter band is the side project of Coheed & Cambria singer Claudio Sanchez.
Here's a recap of the Top 10 albums for the week ended Sunday:
Hannah Montana soundtrack, variousThe Greatest Songs of the Sixties, Barry ManilowLike Father, Like Son, Birdman and Lil WayneOnce Again, John LegendFutureSex/LoveSounds, Justin TimberlakeThe Black Parade, My Chemical RomanceEndless Wire, The WhoBat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose, Meat LoafSmall Town Girl, Kellie PicklerSaturday Night Wrist, the Deftones
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