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Keys Storms Chart With Mega-Selling 'As I Am'
Alicia Keys storms The Billboard 200 this week with "As I Am" (J), which debuts 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.
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Alicia Keys’ ‘As I Am’ Debuts at #1 with 742,000
Rap-Up.com — Alicia Keys takes the #1 spot on this week’s Billboard 200 with As I Am . Alicia’s third album sold 742,000 copies making it the best sales week for a solo female artist since Norah Jones’ Feels Like Home moved 1 million copies in 2004. Other notable moves include Jay-Z’s American Gangster which fell from 1-8 with a 70% decrease to 131,000, while Chris Brown’s Exclusive falls 4-10 in its second week with 110,000. Full story This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 21st, 2007 at 9:09 am and is filed under ...

Congratulations, Boo!
Boo Goo Doo Boom — I told y'all fools that my boo crafted a classic!!! Over 742,000 people copped her latest album and she's going to be number one on the charts. She had the best sales week for a female artist since Norah Jones sold a million albums in 2004. A. Keys got the game on lock. Source: Keys Storms Chart With Mega-Selling 'As I Am' Alicia Keys at the AMAs Alicia Keys - "Like You'll Never See Me Again" Alicia Keys - "No One"

Alicia Tops the Charts
Chubby Black Blogger — Alicia Keys topped the Billboard Charts this week selling 742,000 copies of her third album As I Am. Congrats to Miss Keys.

Alicia Keys Hits Charts at #1!
Pop Culture Fix | Your Daily Dose — ... Alicia Keys storms The Billboard 200 this week with As I Am, which debuts 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. [READ MORE] ...

Happy Thanksgiving and such....
RhythmicWords:: Dont like my words? then yanno...leave...no wait..suck it, and THEN leave — ... so I'm gonna be BUSY tomorrow, aside from eating myself into a coma of course....the depressing thing is that now a days the only cakes people want from me are the ones that come out of the oven *sigh* but whatever! I hope all of you guys out there that read RhythmicWords have a very safe, a very fulfilling, and a very BLESSED Thanksgiving!!!! throw back a turkey wing for me! Lord knows between alcohol and sweets my ass probably wont even get to the turkey...Congrats to Alicia for sellin all those units and yanno...breaking Mary's record *hiss*..ANYHOO! im off u ...

Alicia Keys Sells 742,000 Copies & Debuts At No. 1!
LOVEBSCOTT.COM — According to Billboard Alicia Keys’ “As I Am” has sold over 742,000 copies in the United States and will debut at at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 tomorrow! Alicia Keys storms The Billboard 200 this week with “As I Am” (J), which debuts 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. In a week where every top 10 album shifted more than 100,000 units, Josh Groban’s “Noel” (143/Reprise) zooms 6-2 with a 93% increase ...

Alicia Keys Is Stuntin' On You Neegars
Babes, Bling & Booze ::: And My Shoes Is Brand New — ... ? Well, it turns out she sold even more than the early estimates. She actually did 742k. The best first-week sales for a female artist since 2004, and a record for a female R&B; artist. ...

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Reuters - Alicia Keys storms the Billboard 200 this week with "As I Am" (J), which debuts at No. 1 after selling 742,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
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Reuters - The same week she debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with the album "As I Am," Alicia Keys assumed control of the Billboard Hot 100 with "No One," which inched up from No. 2.