Kenny Chesney has his seventh No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart as “Life on a Rock†sold 153,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Garth Brooks is the only country act with more No. 1 songs on the chart, with eight. Last week’s No. 1, Michael Bublé’s “To Be Loved,†slipped to No. 2 in its second week, with 96,000 in sales. Justin Timberlake’s “20/20 Experience†holds at No. 3 with 68,000. Fantasia’s “Side Effects of You†was No. 4 in its second week, with 36,000, while “The Heist,†from Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, rose from No. 11 to No. 5, with 35,000.
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis racked up a second No. 1 song this week with their recent release “Can’t Hold Us,†joining an elite club of acts who have seen their first two singles rise to the top of Billboard’s Hot 100. The hip hop duo’s “Thift Shop,†featuring the singer Wanz, has been in the Top 10 for months and held the No. 1 spot for six weeks, though not all in row. This week that song slipped down to No. 6. Billboard said the duo is the first act to send its first two charted singles to the top of the chart since Lady Gaga did so in 2009 with “Just Dance†and “Poker Face.†Bruno Mars, as a solo artist, pulled off the same feat with “Just the Way Your Are†and “Grenade.â€
The other new entry in the Top 10 this week is Florida Georgia Line’s “Cruise,†landing at No. 9, a smash hit on the country charts that has been slowly rising on the pop chart over the last 36 weeks.
The rest of the Top 10 are all familiar to current listeners of Top 40 radio. Pink’s “Just Give Me a Reason,†on which Nate Ruess also sings, slipped to No. 2, followed by Justin Timberlake’s “Mirrors†at No. 3, and Rihanna’s “Stay,†with Mikky Ekko, at No. 5.
