Queens represents for Jamaica’s Lloyd Banks, who tops the Newsday charts, while finishing at No. 3 (143,000 copies sold) nationally, behind Rod Stewart (184,000) and Evanescence (164,000).
Full Billboard report
Newsday's Top Albums and Singles (compiled by Billboard) on the jump
Newsday Top Albums
(national ranking in parentheses; *denotes debut)
1 (3) “Rotten Apple,” Lloyd Banks*
2 (1) “Still the Same… Great Rock Classics of Our Time,” Rod Stewart*
3 (5) “Duets: An American Classic,” Tony Bennett
4 (2) “The Open Door,” Evanescence
5 (6) “Sam’s Town,” The Killers
6 (7) “FutureSex/LoveSounds,” Justin Timberlake
7 (4) “Take the Weather With You,” Jimmy Buffett*
8 (20) “B’Day,” Beyonce
9 (19) “20 Y.O.,” Janet Jackson
10 (18) “The Information,” Beck
Newsday Top Singles
(national ranking in parentheses)
1 (8) “My Love,” Justin Timberlake feat. T.I.
2 (2) “SexyBack,” Justin Timberlake
3 (10) “Far Away,” Nickelback
4 (68) “Take Me As I Am,” Mary J. Blige
5 (17) “Pullin’ Me Back,” Chingy feat. Tyrese
6 (63) “We Fly High,” Jim Jones
7 (1) “Money Maker,” Ludacris feat. Pharrell
8 (66) “Need a Boss,” Shareefa feat. Ludacris
9 (21) “Ring the Alarm,” Beyonce
10 (14) “Say Goodbye,” Chris Brown