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Chris Brown playing Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Australia
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Chris Brown F.A.M.E. Sells 273k

By Paul Cashmere
Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:08:11 +1100

More than 273,000 Chris Brown fans have made his new album ‘F.A.M.E.’ the number one album in the USA this week.

Hitsdailydouble.com reports that ‘F.A.M.E.’ has sold just over 273,000 units putting Brown well in front of the number two album ‘I Remember Me’ by Jennifer Hudson. Hudson’s album sold around 167,000 units according to HitsDailyDouble.

Other Top 10 debuts in the USA this week are ‘Angles’ by The Strokes, ‘Hello Fear’ by Kirk Franklin, ‘Songs for Japan’ by Various Artists and Bobby V ‘Fly On The Wall’.

Yellowcard landed outside the top with ‘When You’re Through Thinking Say’. Green Day ‘Awesome As Fuck’ is also likely to land in the bottom end of the Top 20.

VIDEO: Jessica Mauboy is the support on the Chris Brown Australian tour. Watch her Undercover interview here:

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