The number one spot on this week's US chart went to the outsider, not the hot favorite. Danity Kane has beaten Outkast to the top of the Billboard chart.
The self-titled Danity Kane album sold around 234,000 units last week, a good 45,000 units in front of Outkast's 'Idlewild'.Danity Kane was the act featured on P. Diddy's reality show 'Making The Band 3'.
The five member girl group's debut album was released on Diddy's Bad Boy Entertainment label.
In a statement, Bad Boy CEO Sean "Diddy" Combs said: "This is an historic moment for Bad Boy Records and Danity Kane. These are five hugely talented women, and they worked amazingly hard to make their dream come true. I want to thank all our friends at MTV for their great support in helping us make the band. Danity Kane is the real deal. I knew it from the beginning, the fans knew it from the beginning, and now the whole industry knows it. The people have spoken."
"When Diddy and I joined together to find an international supergroup, we knew it had to be a group that would stand out above the rest and set the standard for others to follow," added Danity Kane's manager Johnny Wright. "The talented ladies of Danity Kane are just that. I'm blessed to have found them and look forward to helping to guide them to be the best in the business."
Outkast's last album 'Speakerboxxx' sold more than half a million copies in its first week of release and went on to sell more than 5 million in the USA.
