“Dreamgirls” becomes the first soundtrack since “O Brother Where Art Thou” in 2002 to top the charts, but it does with a mere 66,000 in sales, the lowest total for a No. 1 since the Soundscan era started in 1991.
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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 (1) “Dreamgirls,” Soundtrack
2 (8) “Hip-Hop Is Dead,” Nas
3 (15) “Into White,” Carly Simon*
4 (9) “Love,” The Beatles
5 (10) “21,” Omarion
6 (4) “FutureSex/LoveSounds,” Justin Timberlake
7 (11) “B’Day,” Beyonce
8 (25) “Kingdom Come,” Jay-Z
9 (51) “Dreamgirls: Deluxe Edition,” Soundtrack
10 (2) “Konvicted,” Akon
Newsday Top Singles
(national ranking in parentheses)
1 (1) “Irreplaceable,” Beyonce
2 (2) “I Wanna Love You,” Akon feat. Snoop Dogg
3 (6) “My Love,” Justin Timberlake feat. T.I.
4 (31) “You,” Lloyd feat. Lil’ Wayne
5 (7) “How To Save a Life,” The Fray
6 (--) “Heaven,” John Legend
7 (27) “Make It Rain,” Fat Joe feat. Lil Wayne
8 (5) “Say It Right,” Nelly Furtado
9 (22) “Promise,” Ciara
10 (94) “Upgrade U,” Beyonce feat. Jay-Z