Jay-Z's comeback album "Kingdom Come" (Roc-A-Fella) crushes all competitors, selling a massive 680,000 copies last week -- which was still a bit lower than anticipated, meaning country group Rascal Flatts will likely end the year with the one-week sales crown. Area sales for The Beatles' "Love" (Capitol) and U2's greatest hits were higher than the rest of the country, while sales of Daughtry's debut were a bit lower. And Tony Bennett's "Duets" album continues to be a strong seller in the area, rolling in at No. 5 thanks to interest from his NBC special.
Full Billboard report
Newsday's Top Albums and Singles (compiled by Billboard) on the jump
Newsday Top Albums
(*denotes debut; national ranking in parentheses)
1 (1) “Kingdom Come,” Jay-Z*
2 (4) “Love,” The Beatles*
3 (12) “U2: 18 Singles,” U2*
4 (5) “Tha Blue Carpet Treatment,” Snoop Dogg*
5 (16) “Duets: An American Classic,” Tony Bennett
6 (2) “Daughtry,” Daughtry*
7 (3) “Now 23,” Various Artists
8 (6) “B’Day,” Beyonce
9 (14) “Awake,” Josh Groban
10 (13) “Doctor’s Advocate,” The Game
Newsday Top Singles
(national ranking in parentheses)
1 (3) “Irreplaceable,” Beyonce
2 (1) “I Wanna Love You,” Akon feat. Snoop Dogg
3 (4) “My Love,” Justin Timberlake feat. T.I.
4 (8) “How To Save a Life,” The Fray
5 (2) “Smack That,” Akon feat. Eminem
6 (16) “We Fly High,” Jim Jones
7 (21) “Come to Me,” Diddy feat. Nicole Scherzinger
8 (15) “Far Away,” Nickelback
9 (7) “Money Maker,” Ludacris feat. Pharrell
10 (84) “Upgrade U,” Beyonce feat. Jay-Z