
Gwen Stefani’s “The Sweet Escape” (Interscope), which opened at No. 2, the Eminem-reared compilation “Eminem Presents: The Re-Up” (Shady/Interscope), slips to No. 1, Ciara’s “The Evolution” (LaFace/Zomba), plummets to No. The set sold 171,000 units, good enough to debut behind Young Jeezy’s “The Inspiration” at No. Blige’s “Reflections (A Retrospective)” (Geffen), which is new at No. 8 on a 17% boost to 178,000, followed by Mary J. The Beatles’ “Love” (Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol) also remains at No. 11 appearance on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” Both Groban and Underwood enjoyed a boost from a Dec. Josh Groban’s “Awake” (143/Reprise) is up 11-5 on an 83% increase to 222,000, while Daughtry’s self-titled RCA debut holds at No. In a week where every non-debuting album in the top 10 enjoys a sales increase, the Disney soundtrack to “Hannah Montana” inches up 4-3 on an 18% increase to 274,000, while the “NOW! 23” compilation rises 5-4 on a 27% jump to 235,000. That album leaps 10-6 in its 57th week on the chart on a 58% increase to 199,000. That’s a drop-off from 2005 winner Carrie Underwood’s debut week with “Some Hearts,” which sold 315,000. 2 on The Billboard 200 is 2006 “American Idol” winner Taylor Hicks, whose self-titled Arista debut sold 298,000 in its first week. 1 on The Billboard 200 with his second Def Jam album, “The Inspiration,” The set sold 352,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, more than doubling the 172,000-unit first week for his 2005 debut, “Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation.” First single “I Luv It” is top 30 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts.Īt No. NEW YORK - Atlanta rapper Young Jeezy debuts at No.
