Thursday 28 August 2008

Jonas Brothers notch third-biggest debut of 2008

Not entirely have the Jonas Brothers notched the year's third-biggest debut record album, they've managed the rare feat of having iI albums in the teetotum 10 at the like time.


"A Little Bit Longer," the third album from the trinity of siblings, sold more than 525,000 copies to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Top cc album charts, according to figures released by Nielsen SoundScan on Wednesday.


Only Lil Wayne (whose "Tha Carter III" sold a small more than 1 1000000 in its first week) and Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" (which topped the chart with 720,000 its first base week) have had better debuts this year.






With all the hype surrounding the release of their in vogue album, the Jonas Brothers' self-titled instant album, released last year, also domed into the top 10; in addition, they ar featured on the " Camp Rock" soundtrack, which is at No. 8.


According to Billboard.com, the last mathematical group to have two albums in the top 10 was some other teen sensation, 'N Sync, back in 1999.


The Jonas Brothers -- Kevin, 20; Joe, 18; Nick, 15 -- feature become 1 of pop's biggest sensations over the past year, and "A Little Bit Longer" represents their biggest success so far. The group, now on tour, were recently featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine and are among the performers confirmed for MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 7 in Los Angeles.






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