Though Jay-Z’s hefty 79% fall off from his opening week sales has some worried, H.O.V.A. still has the area locked down, as “Kingdom Come” holds down a second week atop the Newsday charts. The Beatles hang tough too, along with Tony Bennett. They all beat the national No. 1 Incubus’ “Light Grenades,” which sold 165,000 copies in its opening week.
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Newsday's Top Albums and Singles (compiled by Billboard) on the jump
Newsday Top Albums
(national ranking in parentheses; *denotes debut)
1 (6) “Kingdom Come,” Jay-Z
2 (5) “Love,” The Beatles
3 (15) “Duets: An American Classic,” Tony Bennett
4 (2) “Hannah Montana,” Soundtrack
5 (9) “Awake,” Josh Groban
6 (1) “Light Grenades,” Incubus*
7 (7) “Wintersong,” Sarah McLachlan
8 (3) “Daughtry,” Daughtry
9 (4) “Now 23,” Various Artists
10 (11) “B’Day,” Beyonce
Newsday Top Singles
(national ranking in parentheses)
1 (1) “Irreplaceable,” Beyonce
2 (2) “I Wanna Love You,” Akon feat. Snoop Dogg
3 (5) “My Love,” Justin Timberlake feat. T.I.
4 (64) “Upgrade U,” Beyonce feat. Jay-Z
5 (--) “Weh Dem a Do,” Mavado
6 (33) “Make It Rain,” Fat Joe feat. Lil Wayne
7 (9) “Shortie Like Mine,” Bow Wow feat. Chris Brown & Johnta Austin
8 (7) “How To Save a Life,” The Fray
9 (3) “Smack That,” Akon feat. Eminem
10 (16) “Far Away,” Nickelback