Fall Out Boy scored its first No. 1 on the U.S. albums chart Wednesday with "Infinity on High," which sold 260,000 copies in the week ended February 11, 2007.
- Feb 15, 2007
AceShowbiz - The new LP of Fall Out Boy, titled "Infinity on High", brings the pop/rock band to score the No. 1 spot on the Billboard's albums chart in the week ended Wednesday Feb 14th. The set, which is released via Island Records, successfully sold 260,000 copies in the week ended February 11, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Last week's chart-topper Norah Jones' "Not Too Late" slips one to 2nd spot, taking in another 236,000 copies. Rock band DAUGHTRY's self-titled debut holds at No. 3 for a third week selling 76,000 copies. Rounding out the Top 5 is Akon's "Konvicted" which rises two to No. 4 with 65,000, and Ashley Tisdale's solo debut, "Headstrong" at No. 5 sold 64,000 copies.
Next on the Billboard's albums chart is Robin Thicke's "The Evolution of Robin Thicke" at No. 6 with 61,000, followed close behind by the "2007 Grammy Nominees" compilation, featuring 23 tracks from this year's award contenders, at No. 7 with only a couple dozen copies fewer sold than Thicke's.
North Carolina-based country singer Jason Michael Carroll has a big week with his debut album, "Waitin' in the Country", lands at No. 8 with 58,000. Grammy nominee Corinne Bailey Rae's self-titled debut re-entered the top tier, bouncing eight places to No. 9 with 52,000. Justin Timberlake's "FutureSex/LoveSounds" ascending from No. 16 to 10 with 48,000 copies.
