[转帖]Dylan Drops Danity, Squashes Simpson
<p>Just a week ago, Diddy's pre-fab pop group Danity Kane scored the surprise number one album and <span class="keyword"><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/DailyNews/celeb/eo/en_music_eo/19943/20196157/*http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news?fr=news-storylinks&p=%22Paris%20Hilton%22&c=&n=20&yn=c&c=news&cs=nw">Paris Hilton</a></span> landed a Top 10 debut. But the times are a changin'. </p><p>For the first time in 30 years, grizzled vet <span class="keyword"><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/DailyNews/celeb/eo/en_music_eo/19943/20196157/*http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news?fr=news-storylinks&p=%22Bob%20Dylan%22&c=&n=20&yn=c&c=news&cs=nw">Bob Dylan</a></span> is perched atop the album chart with his latest album, <i>Modern Times</i>. </p><p>For the week ended Sunday, <i>Modern Times</i> sold 192,000 copies, per Nielsen SoundScan--Dylan's biggest sales week in the 15-year SoundScan era and his first number one album since 1976's <i>Desire</i>. </p><p>The three-decade interlude between chart-toppers is a <i>Billboard</i> record. <span class="keyword"><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/DailyNews/celeb/eo/en_music_eo/19943/20196157/*http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news?fr=news-storylinks&p=%22Rod%20Stewart%22&c=&n=20&yn=c&c=news&cs=nw">Rod Stewart</a></span> had a 25-year gap between number ones, Santana and the Isley Brothers both had 28-year spans, and <span class="keyword"><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/DailyNews/celeb/eo/en_music_eo/19943/20196157/*http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news?fr=news-storylinks&p=%22Barry%20Manilow%22&c=&n=20&yn=c&c=news&cs=nw">Barry Manilow</a></span> went 29 years between number ones. (Among defunct acts, the Beatles went 22 years and <span class="keyword"><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/DailyNews/celeb/eo/en_music_eo/19943/20196157/*http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news?fr=news-storylinks&p=%22Elvis%20Presley%22&c=&n=20&yn=c&c=news&cs=nw">Elvis Presley</a></span> 29 years between chart-toppers.) </p><p><i>Modern Times</i> also topped the charts in Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Ireland, Norway and Switzerland, while opening at number two in Germany, Austria and Sweden. In the U.K., the disc gave Dylan a personal single-week sales record with 55,000 copies at number three. </p><p>Helping propel sales with the kids, the 65-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer appears in a new iPod commercial performing the album track "Someday Baby." His "When the Deal Goes Down" forms the soundtrack to a short film by Academy Award-nominated <i>Capote</i> director Bennett Miller and starring <span class="keyword"><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/DailyNews/celeb/eo/en_music_eo/19943/20196157/*http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news?fr=news-storylinks&p=%22Scarlett%20Johansson%22&c=&n=20&yn=c&c=news&cs=nw">Scarlett Johansson</a></span>. The clip premiered on AOL and has popped up on YouTube and other video-streaming sites. </p><p>Dylan, who kicks off a North American tour next month, owns eight <span class="keyword"><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/DailyNews/manual/eo/en_music_eo/19943/20196157/*http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news?fr=news-storylinks&p=%22Grammys%22&c=&n=20&yn=c&c=news&cs=nw">Grammys</a></span>, an Oscar and Golden Globe for "Things Have Changed," and a Peabody Award. He has sold more than 100 million albums in a career that's lasted nearly half a century. </p><p>Dylan's arrival dropped Danity Kane down a spot to number two with 117,000 copies. Diddy's <i>Making the Band 3</i> babes sold enough to hold off new releases by Young Dro and <span class="keyword"><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/DailyNews/celeb/eo/en_music_eo/19943/20196157/*http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news?fr=news-storylinks&p=%22Jessica%20Simpson%22&c=&n=20&yn=c&c=news&cs=nw">Jessica Simpson</a></span>. </p><p>Rap newbie Young Dro, signed to T.I.'s Grand Hustle label, lit up the three spot selling nearly 104,000 copies of <i>Best Thang Smokin'</i>. The projects-raised rapper scored a massive hit this summer with "Shoulder Lean," which picked up traction as a surprise ringtone smash, selling more than 500,000 units. </p><p>Many pundits had considered Simpson's <i>A Public Affair</i> a lock for number one before vocal problems forced her to cancel several promotional appearances last week. The album, her first since her <i>Newlyweds</i> days (yes, it's been that long), sold 101,000 copies to open at number five. Simpson still hasn't landed a number one album--2001's <i>Irresistible</i> opened at six and 2003's <i>In This Skin</i> debuted at 10 and peaked at number two. (By comparison, sister Ashlee already topped the charts with both of her albums, 2004's <i>Autobiography</i> and 2005's <i>I Am Me</i>.) </p><p>A pair of veteran rap acts wrapped up the final Top 10 bows. Wu-Tang Clan rapper Method Man sold 62,000 copies of <i>4:21...The Day After</i> to open at eight, and the Roots sold 61,000 copies of <i>Game Theory</i> at nine. </p><p>Rounding out the Top 10 were holdovers: <span class="keyword"><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/DailyNews/celeb/eo/en_music_eo/19943/20196157/*http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news?fr=news-storylinks&p=%22Christina%20Aguilera%22&c=&n=20&yn=c&c=news&cs=nw">Christina Aguilera</a></span>'s <i>Back to Basics</i> at four, <i>Cheetah Girls 2</i> soundtrack at five and OutKast's <i>Idlewild</i> at seven. Nickelback's <i>All the Right Reasons</i> reentered in the 10 spot after dropping to 12 last week. </p><p>In what was a very active sales week, rapper Too Short's <i>Blow the Whistle</i> sold 40,000 to open at 14. With fewer than 750 copies separating the three discs, <span class="keyword"><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/DailyNews/celeb/eo/en_music_eo/19943/20196157/*http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news?fr=news-storylinks&p=%22Ray%20LaMontagne%22&c=&n=20&yn=c&c=news&cs=nw">Ray LaMontagne</a></span>'s <i>Till the Sun Turns Back</i>, Crossfade's <i>Falling Away</i> and Hatebreed's <i>Supremacy</i> followed at 28, 30 and 31, respectively. </p><p>Other noteworthy debuts included the <span class="keyword"><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/DailyNews/celeb/eo/en_music_eo/19943/20196157/*http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news?fr=news-storylinks&p=%22Toby%20Keith%22&c=&n=20&yn=c&c=news&cs=nw">Toby Keith</a></span>-led <i>Broken Bridges</i> soundtrack at 36, reggaeton superstar Tego Calderon's <i>Underdog/El Subestimado</i> at 43, <span class="keyword"><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/DailyNews/celeb/eo/en_music_eo/19943/20196157/*http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news?fr=news-storylinks&p=%22Pete%20%20%20Yorn%22&c=&n=20&yn=c&c=news&cs=nw">Pete Yorn</a></span>'s <i>Nightcrawler</i> at 50, Paula DeAnda's self-titled debut at 54, Beenie Man's <i>Undisputed</i> at 65 and the country-goes-Christian compilation <i>Three Wooden Crosses</i> at 86. </p><p>Here's a recap of the Top 10 albums: </p><p>1. <i>Modern Times</i>, Bob Dylan<br/>2. <i>Danity Kane</i>, Danity Kane<br/>3. <i>Best Thang Smokin'</i>, Young Dro<br/>4. <i>Back to Basics</i>, Christina Aguilera <br/>5. <i>A Public Affair</i>, Jessica Simpson <br/>6. <i>Cheetah Girls 2</i> soundtrack, various <br/>7. <i>Idlewild</i>, OutKast <br/>8. <i>4:21...The Day After</i>, Method Man <br/>9. <i>Game Theory</i>, The Roots <br/>10. <i>All the Right Reasons</i>, Nickelback</p> WHAT ARE YOU TO SAY页:
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