Well, Justin Timberlake's The 20/20 Experience didn't make the million mark in week one ? but it got close enough that it was a mere formality in week two. So perhaps the headline on this week's Billboard Top 200 isn't that 20/20 surged past 1 million copies in its second week of release — it's the only album to break that barrier in 2013 — but that it managed to hold off Lil Wayne's much-anticipated I Am Not A Human Being II.
The 20/20 Experience sold nearly 318,000 copies according to Nielsen Soundscan, to once again claim the top spot on the albums chart. Weezy's Human Being II sold 217,000 copies ? meaning he'll have to settle for the second spot.
But Wayne can take solace in the fact that he had the week's biggest debut, as he easily outpaced new releases from "Voice" judge Blake Shelton, Onerepublic, Alan Jackson, Depeche Mode and the Strokes. Pink, Imagine Dragons and Bruno Mars round out the Top 10.
Billboard 200
1) Justin Timberlake, The 20/20 Experience (318,000)
2) Lil Wayne, I Am Not A Human Being II (217,000)
3) Blake Shelton, Based On A True Story (199,000)
4) Onerepublic, Native (60,000)
5) Alan Jackson, Precious Memories: Volume II (55,000)
6) Depeche Mode, Delta Machine (52,000)
7) Pink, The Truth About Love (49,000)
8) Imagine Dragons, Night Visions (47,000)
9) Bruno Mars, Unorthodox Jukebox (47,000)
10) The Strokes, Comedown Machine (41,000)
Things remained mostly unchanged on Billboard's Digital Songs chart, where Pink and Nate Ruess's "Just Give Me a Reason" held on to the #1 spot for a second-consecutive week, once again besting Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "Thrift Shop." But Imagine Dragons' "Radioactive" makes a big leap, going from #8 all the way to #3, and Timberlake's "Suit & Tie" jumps from #10 to #7. The week's biggest chart debut belongs to Ariana Grande, who enters the Top 10 at #6.
Billboard Digital Songs
1) Pink, "Give Me A Reason" (286,000)
2) Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, "Thrift Shop" (282,000)
3) Imagine Dragons, "Radioactive" (236,000)
4) Bruno Mars, "When I Was Your Man" (235,000)
5) Rihanna, "Stay" (229,000)
6) Ariana Grande, "The Way" (219,000)
7) Justin Timberlake, "Suit & Tie" (183,000)
8) Pitbull, "Feel This Moment" (152,000)
9) Macklemore & Rya Lewis, "Can't Hold Us" (136,000)
10) Demi Lovato, "Heart Attacl" (123,000)