Apologies for the backhanded compliment, but I didnt expect Chrisette Michele todebut at No.

1 on theBillboard200this week.

29 two years ago.

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Credit: Ciara: Derek Blanks

Actually, on second thought, maybe they havent changed allthatmuch.

1 debut since Nielsen SoundScan started keeping track 18 years ago.

At least she outdid the 81,000 units moved by No.

3 finisher CiarasFantasy Ride, the album that I would have predicted to win this week.

Meanwhile, Ben Harper and Relentless7 came in at No.

9 with 34,000 copies sold of theirWhite Lies for Dark Times.

11 with 31,000 of theirWith Roots Above and Branches Below.

Anyway: Any thoughts on this weeks albums chart?

addCredit(Ciara: Derek Blanks)