Album sales: Chris Browns Fortune outperforms discounted competition

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Chris Brown has definitely found fame in many senses (not all desirable), and now the R&B crooner can add to his fortune.

After months of too-soon hype, false starts, and one epic bottle-throwing fight, the controversial Breezy saw his fifth albumFortuneland at the No. 1 spot of this weeks Billboard chartsbut it wasnt exactly a breezy(!) ride top.

The new Brown album sold134,000 copies in its first week, a significant drop from the 270,000 in debut-week sales of his previous album, last yearsF.A.M.E. And whileFortuneoutsold the other non-Frank Ocean R&B contender of the season, UshersLooking 4 Myself(which sold 128,000 in its first week), it should be noted that the allegedly bottle-fighting Brown competed mainly against a flurry of older albums that Amazon was dispensing at $00.99 a pop a price so unusually cheap, Music Mix couldnt even locate the proper cent symbol on the keyboard.

The Amazon sale helps explain why Katy Perrys 2010 releaseTeenage Dreamsoared to No. 2 on the album charts, despite the fact that her just-released widescreen debutPart of Metanked at the box office.

Just below Perry was fellowcineplex-harassing p! op star< /a>Justin Bieber, whoseBelieve occupied the No. 3 spot with 70,000 moved units. Maroon 5s artistically disappointingOverexposeddropped to No. 4 from last weeks No. 2, while Linkin ParksLiving Things last weeks chart champ slid to No.5.

But Amazons 99-cent brigade ultimately dominated the chart this week. GotyesMaking Mirrorsrocketed from No. 31 to No. 6, for instance, while fun.s winter albumSome Nightsrose from the 23rd spot to the 7th.

Rounding out the top ten: Kenny ChesneysWelcome to the Fishbowl, which dropped from No. 6 to No. 8 with43,000; Adeles 21, which hit an all-time low by sinking to No. 9 (gasp!); and the Black KeysEl Camino, which climbed 396% to go from No. 55 to No. 10.

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