Diddy lands his first No. 1 album since 1997 with “Press Play,” which sold 170,000 copies last week, finishing ahead of Evanescence (112,000) and a strong debut from JoJo (108,000).
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 (1) “Press Play,” Diddy*
2 (9) “Duets: An American Classic,” Tony Bennett
3 (6) “Still the Same… Great Rock Classics of Our Time,” Rod Stewart
4 (4) “FutureSex/LoveSounds,” Justin Timberlake
5 (3) “The High Road,” JoJo*
6 (2) “The Open Door,” Evanescence
7 (8) “The Return,” Ruben Studdard*
8 (15) “Rotten Apple,” Lloyd Banks
9 (10) “Sam’s Town,” The Killers
10 (25) “Songs from the Labyrinth,” Sting
Newsday Top Singles
(national ranking in parentheses)
1 (5) “My Love,” Justin Timberlake feat. T.I.
2 (12) “Say Goodbye,” Chris Brown
3 (10) “Far Away,” Nickelback
4 (4) “SexyBack,” Justin Timberlake
5 (68) “Need a Boss,” Shareefa feat. Ludacris
6 (54) “We Fly High,” Jim Jones
7 (67) “Take Me As I Am,” Mary J. Blige
8 (1) “Money Maker,” Ludacris feat. Pharrell
9 (7) “Too Little Too Late,” JoJo
10 (41) “I Wanna Love You,” Akon feat. Snoop Dogg