MEGADETH's 'United Abominations' Lands In Top 10; LINKIN PARK Tops Chart

May 23, 2007

MEGADETH sold around 54,000 copies of its latest CD, "United Abominations", in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 8 of the Billboard chart. This is more than the 46,000 first-week tally registered by its predecessor, "The System Has Failed" (which debuted at No. 18 on The Billboard 200 chart),and is a bit less than the 61,000 opening number of 2001's "The World Needs A Hero" (No. 16).

"United Abominations" chart positions:

Canada: #5
USA: #8
Norway: #21
UK: #23
Australia: #23
Italy: #24
Ireland: #31
Switzerland: #38
Netherlands: #49

In other news, LINKIN PARK's "Minutes to Midnight" sold 623,000 copies in its first week, making it by far the biggest first week of the year. Blue Note chanteuse NORAH JONES' "Not Too Late" was the previous topper, with 418,000 back in February.

Lastly, JOB FOR A COWBOY's long-awaited debut album, entitled "Genesis", shifted 13,000 copies to debut at No. 54.

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