Croon beats out glam on the Billboard 200 as Canadian balladeer Michael Buble swoops in to snatch Kiss’s first possible No. 1 album out of the costumed rockers’ gloved clutches.
Kiss’s "Sonic Boom," its first album in more than 11 years and a Wal-Mart exclusive, seemed destined to come in at No. 1 following strong sales reports after its Oct. 6 release.
However, in a off-cycle move, Warner Bros./Reprise dropped
Buble’s "
Crazy Love" on Friday, Oct. 9, simultaneously with the singer’s "
Oprah" appearance.
Rock legends Kiss crash in at No. 2 with new Wal-Mart-exclusive studio album "Sonic Boom," selling 108,000 copies. It is the band's highest-charting album ever, and the 108,000 opener is its second-best sales week since SoundScan began tracking data in 1991.
Kiss' previous chart high came with 1998's "Psycho-Circus," which debuted and peaked at No. 3 when it bowed with 110,000. "Psycho's" opening frame is also the group's best SoundScan sales week.
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