LTC #1 on Billboard Album Chart!
Posted: July 21, 2004 12:16 pm
Wow, a first for Buffett. 
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Buffett Notches First No. 1 Album
Jimmy Buffett proves he isn't "wasting away" anywhere as he tops The Billboard 200 for the first time a career that has spanned more than three decades. The laid-back singer/songwriter's latest effort, "License to Chill" (RCA), debuts at No. 1 on first week U.S. sales of 234,000 copies, according the Nielsen SoundScan.
Buffett made his first appearance on the Billboard charts in 1974 with "Living and Dying in 3/4 Time" -- recorded for the long-gone Dunhill/ABC -- which peaked at No. 176 on The Billboard 200. The artist has done a bit better since. His last studio set, 2002's "Far Side of the World" -- released on his own Mailboat Records label -- went to No. 5 on a 78,500-copy opening week; it has sold 384,000 to date.
"License to Chill" finds Buffett leaning a bit more country than Key West, and features his remake of Hank Williams' "Hey Good Lookin'" with Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith and George Strait. The cut is a top 10 hit on Billboard's Top Country Singles & Tracks chart.
With sales declining just 4% to 125,000 copies, Usher's "Confessions" (LaFace/Zomba) remains steadfast in The Billboard 200's No. 2 slot for a sixth week. Right behind him is Lloyd Banks, whose solo debut "The Hunger for More" (G Unit/Interscope) held the top spot for two consecutive weeks, but slips to No. 3 on a 32% sales slide to 111,000 copies.
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Buffett Notches First No. 1 Album
Jimmy Buffett proves he isn't "wasting away" anywhere as he tops The Billboard 200 for the first time a career that has spanned more than three decades. The laid-back singer/songwriter's latest effort, "License to Chill" (RCA), debuts at No. 1 on first week U.S. sales of 234,000 copies, according the Nielsen SoundScan.
Buffett made his first appearance on the Billboard charts in 1974 with "Living and Dying in 3/4 Time" -- recorded for the long-gone Dunhill/ABC -- which peaked at No. 176 on The Billboard 200. The artist has done a bit better since. His last studio set, 2002's "Far Side of the World" -- released on his own Mailboat Records label -- went to No. 5 on a 78,500-copy opening week; it has sold 384,000 to date.
"License to Chill" finds Buffett leaning a bit more country than Key West, and features his remake of Hank Williams' "Hey Good Lookin'" with Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith and George Strait. The cut is a top 10 hit on Billboard's Top Country Singles & Tracks chart.
With sales declining just 4% to 125,000 copies, Usher's "Confessions" (LaFace/Zomba) remains steadfast in The Billboard 200's No. 2 slot for a sixth week. Right behind him is Lloyd Banks, whose solo debut "The Hunger for More" (G Unit/Interscope) held the top spot for two consecutive weeks, but slips to No. 3 on a 32% sales slide to 111,000 copies.
