Trespassing marks Adam Lambert’s first number 1 appearance on the Billboard 200 chart. According to Billboard and Nielsen SoundScan, Lambert’s Trespassing sold 77,000 units, enough to make it to the top of the chart – taking over the number 1 spot from another former American Idol, Carrie Underwood. And Billboard points out that Lambert’s now the seventh ex-American Idol contestant to make it to the coveted top spot on the Billboard 200 chart. The others: Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Clay Aiken, Carrie Underwood, Chris Daughtry, and Scotty McCreery.
This Week’s Billboard 200 Chart:
1. Adam Lambert, Trespassing
2. Adele, 21
3. Carrie Underwood, Blown Away
4. Tenacious D, Rize of the Fenix
5. Norah Jones, Little Broken Hearts
6. Now 42
7. Beach House, Bloom
8. Glee, the Music: Season Three – The Graduation Album
9. Lionel Richie, Tuskegee
10. One Direction, Up All Night
Source: Billboard