R&B singer Chris Brown, dogged in recent years by a domestic violence conviction, scored his first No. 1 album on the US pop chart Wednesday with one of the best sales weeks of his career. Brown sold 270,000 copies of ‘F.A.M.E.’ during the week ended March 27, according to Nielsen SoundScan. His previous album, ‘Graffiti,’ released in the wake of a physical confrontation with then-girlfriend Rihanna, debuted at a disappointing No. 7 in December 2009 with 102,000 units.
Only his 2007 album ‘Exclusive,’ sold more copies – 294,000 units. Brown’s promotional efforts for ‘F.A.M.E.’ received an accidental boost earlier this month after Brown trashed his dressing room at ‘Good Morning America’ after he was angered by an on-air question about the Rihanna incident. Coming in at a distant No. 2 was Jennifer Hudson’s second album, ‘I Remember Me,’ with 165,000 units. Her self-titled 2008 debut also came in at No. 2, but with 217,000 units.
After three nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1, English pop singer Adele’s ’21’ slipped to No. 3 with 96,000 copies. Its five-week total stands at 847,000 copies.
