Adam Lambert will likely land his first No. 1 album next week as “Trespassing” enters at the top spot on the Billboard 200. His previous set, “For Your Entertainment,” peaked at No. 3. Read our review here.
The “American Idol” season 8 runner up does so with one of the lower opening tallies of the year for a charttopper as his sophomore 19/RCA is set to sell around 75,000 copies. (We”ll see how the season 8 champ, Kris Allen, fares in a two weeks: his second set, “Thank You Camellia,” drops on Tuesday, May 22.
The only other bows in the Top 10 belongs to Jack Black and Kyle Gass”s Tenacious D, whose new album, “Rize of the Fenix” comes in at No. 5 and “Glee Cast: The Graduation” at No. 6, with sales of around 45,000, according to Hits Daily Double.
Adele”s “21” is at No. 2 with up to 65,000 copies sold, while Carrie Underwood”s “Blown Away” drops to No. 3 after two weeks at the summit. “Now That”s What I Call Music 42” looks good for No. 4, although it and “Fenix” may flip flop by the time the chart closes on Sunday night.
Lionel Richie”s “Tuskegee” continue to have staying power at No. 7, with Norah Jones” “Little Broken Hearts” at No. 8, One Direction”s “Up All Night” at No. 9 and the “Smash” cast album at No. 10.
Barely missing a top 10 bow are Beach House”s “Bloom” at No. 11. Garbage”s “Not Your Kind of People” at No. 14.