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Chris Brown, 'Fortune' Album Sales: Singer's Record Debuts At No. 1 On The Billboard 200

After a string of misfortunes -- a label change, poor reviews and a brawl with Drake -- Chris Brown's Fortune actually managed to top the Billboard 200. Brown's fifth studio album sold 134,000 copies in its first week, a significant drop from the 270,000 in debut-week sales of his previous album, 2011's F.A.M.E. Thanks to an 99 cent deal on Amazon, Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" re-entered the top 10 and climbed to No. 2.

 

Disturbed Grab Number One From Katy Perry

Disturbed locked up their fourth consecutive number one album on the Billboard 200 as their new disc, Asylum, sold 179,000 copies last week. Still, the album failed meet the sales pace set by their last album, Indestructible, which moved 253,000 copies when it was released in 2008.

 

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