It’s the R&B singer’s fifth top 10 set, but starts far slower than his last album, 2013’s “Blurred Lines.” That effort was his first No. 1, opening in the top slot with a career-high sales week of 177,000 - powered by the ubiquitous title track. “Paula,” which is titled after Thicke’s estranged wife Paula Patton, is Thicke’s lowest debut sales week since 2007, when “The Evolution of Robin Thicke” launched with 20,000.Ĭountry artist Colt Fold closes out the top 10 with his second top 10 effort, “Thanks for Listening,” debuting at No. The genre-bending set is guest-studded (Keith Urban, Lee Brice and Jerrod Niemann, among others, are featured) and follows Ford’s 2012 album “Declaration of Independence,” which debuted and peaked at No. Over on the Digital Songs chart, Sam Smith holds at No. 1 with “Stay With Me,” selling 185,000 downloads (down 12 percent). Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy,” featuring Charli XCX, rounds out the top three, stationary at No. 3 with 171,000 (down 4 percent).ĥ Seconds of Summer’s “Amnesia” is the top debut, entering at No. It’s the best sales week yet for the band, which has commercially released five songs from its upcoming full-length self-titled debut album (due on July 22).Īriana Grande’s “Break Free,” featuring Zedd, follows closely behind 5 Seconds of Summer, opening at No. 6 with “Problem,” featuring Azalea, down two spots with 146,000 (down 4 percent). Nico & Vinz’s “Am I Wrong” descends 6-7 with 126,000 (down 14 percent), Jason Derulo’s “Wiggle,” featuring Snoop Doggy, falls 7-8 with 120,000 (up less than 1 percent) and Maroon 5’s “Maps” dips 8-9 with 104,000 (down less than 1 percent). Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending July 6) totaled 4.25 million units, down 1 percent compared with the sum last week (4.29 million) and down 12 percent compared with the comparable sales week of 2013 (4.86 million). Year to date album sales stand at 125.14 million, down 15 percent compared to the same total at this point last year (146.85 million).ĭigital track sales this past week totaled 21.30 million downloads, down 1 percent compared with last week (21.48 million) and down 13 percent stacked next to the comparable week of 2013 (24.41 million).