Alicia Keys storms the charts and sings for the WGA

 

Credit: Howard Wise/ JPI 

Alicia Keys stormed The Billboard 200 this week with “As I Am” (J), which debuted at No. 1 after selling 742,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. That’s the best sales week for a solo female artist since Norah Jones’ “Feels Like Home” shifted 1 million copies in 2004. Alicia Keys also was a big hit Tuesday during her performance of her new song, “Go Ahead,” on Hollywood Boulevard in support of the ongoing writers’ strike.

Top 10 sales weeks 2007

1 GRADUATION KANYE WEST 956,936
2 AS I AM ALICIA KEYS 742,426
3 LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN EAGLES 710,946
4 CURTIS 50 CENT 691,304
5 MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT LINKIN PARK 622,827
6 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 SOUNDTRACK 615,361
7 STILL FEELS GOOD RASCAL FLATTS 546,505
8 CARNIVAL RIDE CARRIE UNDERWOOD 527,101
9 T.I. Vs. T.I.P. T.I. 467,737
10 IT WON’T BE SOON BEFORE LONG MAROON 5 429,484