BIEBER BEATS MONICA TO THE TOP OF THE U.S. ALBUM CHART
Teen pop sensation JUSTIN BIEBER has followed up his triumph at Saturday’ s (27Mar10) Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards by topping the U.S. album char t.
The young singer’s My World 2.0 debuts at number one with 283,000 openi ng-week sales.
At 16, Bieber becomes the youngest solo male artist to reach number one on the Billboard 200 since a 13-year-old Stevie Wonder hit the top in 19 63.
His 2009 release, My World, jumps up the new chart from 10 to five, mak ing him the first act to chart two albums in the top five since Nelly ach ieved the feat in 2004.
Monica’s Still Standing debuts at two on the new countdown, while the l atest Now That’s What I Call Music! compilation - the 33rd released in th e U.S. - rounds out the new top three.
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