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| James Blunt's "Back To Bedlam" Hits U.S. Top Ten "Back To Bedlam", the debut album from Custard/Atlantic recording artist James Blunt, has bulleted into the #9 spot on this week's Billboard 200 album chart, marking the singer/songwriter's debut in the U.S. top ten. The album, which was recently certified RIAA gold, has leapt a remarkable 40 spots on the chart in the last four weeks. In addition, "Back To Bedlam" hits #1 this week on the Top Digital Albums chart. Blunt will fly to the U.S. for a very special pre-Grammy Awards performance at the House of Blues in Los Angeles on February 7th. At the same time, Bad Boy Records' "The Notorious B.I.G. Duets: The Final Chjapter" continues its huge presence on the national charts. The album comes in this week at #8 on the Billboard 200, marking its fifth consecutive week in the top ten. It is also spending its fifth week in the top five on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, while nearing the 800, 000 mark in U.S. sales. On the international front, "Back To Bedlam" hit #1 on the European album chart last week, while returning to the top spot on the UK album chart -- where it ranked #1 for nine weeks this past summer, and continues to hold at #1 in Australia. "The Notorious B.I.G. Duets" is also being embraced around the world, and has thus far been certified gold in Canada and silver in the U.K. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |