December 17, 2008 - Plies released "Da REAList" yesterday (12/16), his third full-length release in just under 16 months, according to a press release.
June 25, 2008 - About 721,000 copies of Coldplay's "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends" sold during the album's first week out, giving the band its second consecutive No. 1 debut in the US.
June 18, 2008 - Rapper Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III" sold more than 1 million copies in the US during its first week in stores, the best debut week for an album since the March 2005 showing of 50 Cent's "The Massacre."
August 22, 2007 - With 615,000 copies sold in the US during its first week in stores, Disney's " High School Musical Soundtrack" debuts atop the latest Billboard 200 album chart.
