Rap-Up.com || Fantasia Rebounds on Albums Chart

Katy Perry might have the No. 1 album in the country, but that doesn’t mean Fantasia Barrino has no reason to celebrate. The “American Idol” alumnus, whose third album Back to Me was released just weeks following a highly-publicized suicide attempt, earned the highest chart debut of her career on the Billboard 200, landing at No. 2 with an impressive 117,000 copies sold.

Back to Me also came in at No. 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, making it her first ever chart-topping LP. While its success is nothing to scoff at, the album didn’t sell quite like its predecessors. Back to Me accounts for Tasia’s lowest first week sales to date, with her 2004 debut Free Yourself selling 240,000 copies and 2006′s Fantasia moving 133,000 units.

Usher also made a splash on this week’s chart with his new EP Versus, the mini-sequel to his 2009 album Raymond vs. Raymond. The “OMG” hitmaker landed at No. 4 with 46,000 sold, putting him behind Eminem’s Recovery, which forfeits its two-month reign at No. 1 to Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream (her sophomore offering moved 192,000 copies). Em’s seventh album sold another 98,000 units.

Raymond vs. Raymond also got a bump from the publicity of its companion release. The album, which fell from 19 to 31 last week, reclaims its spot at No. 19 with a 57% sales boost and an additional 20,000 copies sold.

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18 Comments

Josh
September 1st, 2010 at 9:06 am
Her new album is amazing. She’s got the killer voice!

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Nicole
September 1st, 2010 at 9:12 am
it was 122,000 correction

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Rap-Up Reply:
September 1st, 2010 at 9:27 am
No, it was actually 117,000. The 122k figure was not final.

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Trev
September 1st, 2010 at 9:33 am
go Fantasia!!! 117,000 is a good look…especially in today’s world of illegal downloading

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Nicole
September 1st, 2010 at 9:58 am
Oh thanks for the reply Rap-Up. Some were reporting was confused 122,000 but thanks:)

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Rap-Up Reply:
September 1st, 2010 at 10:04 am
@Nicole, No problem!

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September 1st, 2010 at 10:26 am
I don’t think you can compare her first two albums to this one. Both of those were released in higher sales periods for the year (November/December) and years where overall sales were much higher. Doing 117 in August without a crossover hit is pretty impressive.

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hope
September 1st, 2010 at 11:34 am
well done Tasia…

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MANNY
September 1st, 2010 at 12:41 pm
HORRIBLE SALES. 117K IS RIDICULOUS CONSIDERING ALL THE DRAMA CIRCULATING AROUND HER.

BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME FANNY.

GREAT ALBUM BY THE WAY :-)

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usherbig fan
September 1st, 2010 at 12:47 pm
usher in 4 place in the chart but is the king of r&b is simpel a king

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usherbig fan
September 1st, 2010 at 12:51 pm
album conffision is the best album hip hop / r&b ever wiht 30 millon and 5 singel n1 is the legand all times ever like truller mj

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WhatTheF
September 1st, 2010 at 1:31 pm
It’s gonna have a huge drop next week. It’s flopping right now. I guess people aren’t buying it because of her suicide attempt anymore.

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love
September 1st, 2010 at 2:35 pm
spread love not hate….

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ras
September 1st, 2010 at 3:01 pm
its sold out really guick because the recording label want send more cds

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Diamond
September 1st, 2010 at 9:07 pm
This all seems like a publicity stunt if you were to ask me, I mean Idol offers all the promo in the world when you win, but what happens after that? An emotional “suicide attempt” seemed to have saved her career? Sounds fishy to me.

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Ty-Nice
September 2nd, 2010 at 4:46 am
Loving the cd!

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b
September 2nd, 2010 at 6:18 am
They only feel sorry for her, that’s why they buy her album. Nice people.

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Chris Shorts
September 3rd, 2010 at 12:34 pm
this cd is really good i love falling in love tonight has to be one of the best songs on the cd

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