Mandisa’s “True Beauty” debuts at #43 on the Billboard 200

American Idol Season Five finalist Mandisa has debuted at #43 on the Billboard 200 with her debut album, True Beauty (Sparrow/EMI). By selling a little over 17,000 copies, 9th placer Mandisa bests 5th placer Paris Bennett, whose debut album, Princess P (306 Entertainment), debuted at #133 with a little over 6,400 units sold. True Beauty had the benefit, however, of a hit Contemporary Christian single, Only the World, which spent five weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart.

Actual tallies will be released on Billboard.com tomorrow, but unless BarlowGirl registers an increase in sales, which seems highly unlikely given the Christian group’s lack of a hit single on the Contemporary Christian singles charts, it seems apparent that Mandisa has debuted as well at #1 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums and the Billboard Top Christian and Gospel Albums charts. If this is, in fact, true, that means that Mandisa would have earned the 131st and 132nd and 133rd #1s for the American Idol franchise. (When Only the World topped the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart, she added to the initial 130.) It would also mean that the debut of Mandisa’s True Beauty at #43 on the Billboard 200 means American Idol’s Season Five has surpassed Season Three for having the highest number of chart-worthy singers with albums to their credit.

Update: It is true! Mandisa debuts at #1 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums and Billboard Top Christian and Gospel albums charts. She is the first female solo artist in the history of the chart to debut at #1 with her debut album! Congratulations, ‘Disa!

Am I a Mandisa fan? Heck, yes. I can’t wait for my True Beauty album to get here, because it takes 4-6 weeks to ship to Manila from the USA. I wanted to add her up on MySpace, but apparently, I can’t get that add. *sigh* You know what I want? A Mandisa interview for LIVEtheLIFE. That’d rock my socks. Come on, Lord, make it happen in Jesus’ name.

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6 Responses to “Mandisa’s “True Beauty” debuts at #43 on the Billboard 200”

1. JM says:

   August 13, 2007 at 2:03 pm

   Hi sir Ganns! I’m back to blogging! Would appreciate some link love sent over here. =)

   http://jmtuazon.freehostia.com

   God Bless! ^__^
2. Ganns says:

   August 16, 2007 at 6:04 pm

   Welcome back, JM. Will link up to you soon enough. Hope you can do the same. :)
3. ryan says:

   August 22, 2007 at 2:09 am

   where do u buy cds??? amazon.com?? i wanted to buy too!! thanks!
4. Ganns says:

   August 22, 2007 at 2:15 am

   Hi Ryan!

   I bought my CDs on Amazon.com. There’s no guarantee whether either CD will be produced locally in the Philippines, so I wanted to make sure I got a copy ahead of time. :)
5. ryan says:

   August 22, 2007 at 5:53 am

   i see.. im afraid to use my credit card to buy online.. is it safe?? hehe.. =)
6. Ganns says:

   August 22, 2007 at 4:16 pm

   I’ve never had a problem with it. :) I’ve used Amazon.com and MusiChristian.com to buy Christian books and CDs.