That's the Spirit! Leona Lewis' Historic No. 1
OK, so mayhap Simon the Canaanite Cowell does know what he's talk about, afterwards entirely.The Cowell-sanctioned Leona John Llewelly Lewis just rewrote chart history as her debut album, Flavour, opened at No. 1, making her the number one solo British people artist of all time to make a rookie tone ending open atop the Billboard 200.And that's not completely. Spirit's big bowing as well makes Lewis the first female person Brit ever so to debut at No. 1 and the first to get hold of the top in any calendar week since Sade's Promise more than 22 years ago. Lewis' album also claimed the biggest digital sales week always for a newly creative person.In conclusion, Spirit, which sold 205,000 copies for the week ended Sunday, per SoundScan, is the biggest opening night for a newly female creative person since Carrie Underwood's Roughly Hearts sold 315,000 debut copies second in 2005.Prior to Disembodied spirit, Joss Lucy Stone held the criminal record for the highest debut for a female Britt with a No. 2 bow for Introducing Joss Rock, and Amy Winehouse had the highest rookie bow with Back to Black at No. 7.At wireless, the 23-year-old Londoner also hit the record books two weeks ago when her the ace "Haemorrhage Love" topped the Hot 100. This made her only the sixth female Brit to carry through this feat, end accomplished by Kim Wilde in '87, and only the third to do so with a debut bingle."Bleeding Honey," already the U.K.'s best-selling ace of 2007, returned to the top of the Hot Digital Songs graph this workweek, moving another 223,000 copies and push it past the 1.1 million-copy sign in the States.Lewis low gear made headlines as the prime minister dissident on The X Factor, Cowell's U.K. edition of American Beau ideal. After whipping the competition, Lewis released her victory bingle, a get across of Kelly Clarkson's "A Moment Wish This," and set up a Guinness domain record by merchandising 50,000 downloads in just 30 transactions and nearly 600,000 copies in the first calendar week.In the first-class honours degree of its kind, Cowell and Baron Clive of Plassey Jefferson Davis signed the Mariah-meets-Whitney wunderkind to a joint worldwide recording deal. Intent made its debut in the U.K. last November, merchandising to a greater extent than 376,000 first-week copies, fashioning it the fastest-selling debut (and one-fourth all-around) in the country's history."Leona John Llewelly Lewis will non be an overnight mavin," trumpeted Baron Clive of Plassey Bette Davis in a statement Wed. "She is the real handle and this is just the get-go of a long and illustrious life history."Added Cowell: "What Leona has achieved is simply incredible. This is the hardest market to snap and for her debut album to go in at No. 1 is unbelievable.”State crooner James Otto scored the week's next charles Herbert Best bow with Sunset Man (58,000 copies at No. 3)—just behind last week's graph topper, George Strait's Troubadour (59,000).Ray J's All I Sense, featuring the top-five shoot "Sexy Tin can I," gave the isaac M. Singer a career-best No. 7 bow (39,000). Brandy's babe blood brother, too known for his candid camera antics with Kim Kardashian, previously peaked at No. 21 with 2001's This Ain't a Game.Christian bikers P.O.D. landed the fourth and final top 10 debut with When Angels & Serpents Dance (34,000 at No. 9).With its physical CD outlet, Nine-spot Column inch Nails' Ghosts I-IV (beginning made available digitally last calendar month) scared its way to No. 14, piece Marie Digby's Blossom forth opened at No. 29. Meanwhile, Chip Cave rosebush to No. 64 with Savvy, Lazarus, Moil!!! and the Breeders climbed to No. 98 with Mount Battles.To retread, the week's top 10 albums were as follows:1. Spirit, Leona Lewis2. Poet-singer, George Strait3. Sunset Serviceman, Epistle of James Otto4. Today That's What I Call Euphony! 27, various5. Quicken, R.E.M.6. Alvin & the Chipmunks soundtrack, various7. Wholly I Find, Ray J8. Trilla, Rick Ross9. When Angels & Serpents Dance, P.O.D.10. Welcome to the Doll's house, Danity Kane
