Justin Bieber continues to break records on Billboard's charts, as his "Under the Mistletoe" album debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling 210,000 in its first week according to Nielsen SoundScan.
The collection is the first Christmas set by a male artist to debut at No. 1 in the 55-year history of the chart and just the eighth holiday album to hit No. 1. Susan Boyle's 2010 album "The Gift" is the only other Christmas effort to open atop the list.
Previous to Boyle, the six earlier holiday albums to top the Billboard 200 were:
Josh Groban's "Noel" (1997), Kenny G's "Miracles - the Holiday Album" (1994), Mitch Miller's "Holiday Sing Along With Mitch" (1962) and "Christmas Sing-Along With Mitch" (1958), Bing Crosby's "Merry Christmas" (1957) and Elvis Presley's "Elvis' Christmas Album" (1957).
Further, "Mistletoe" marks the 17-year old's third No. 1 album. He is the first soloist to earn three No. 1s before their 18th birthday. Previously, he was tied with LeAnn Rimes, who notched two No. 1s in 1997 -- before she turned 16.
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His first No. 1 album came on the chart dated April 10, 2010, with "My World 2.0." His second was the "Never Say Never: The Remixes" EP on March 5, 2011.
"Mistletoe" starts with Bieber's third-best sales week, after the first two frames of his last studio album, "My World 2.0." That title bowed with 283,000 and then shifted 291,000 in its second stanza.
But Bieber isn't the only news this week on the Billboard 200 -- not by a long shot. Six total debuts populate the top 10, including the entire top four. It's the first time the chart's Nos. 1-4 slots have been debuts since the Feb. 5 tally, when the Decemberists' "The King Is Dead" bowed at No. 1.
Rapper Wale arrives at No. 2 this week with his second effort, "Ambition," selling 164,000, while Miranda Lambert's "Four the Record" starts at No. 3 with 133,000. The previously mentioned Boyle begins at No. 4 with her third set, "Someone to Watch Over Me" (132,000).
For the former two acts, their latest albums bring them their best sales weeks yet and highest charting sets. Wale's last release, "Attention Deficit," spent just two weeks on the list, peaking at No. 21 with a 28,000 debut. Lambert's previous best sales start was with "Revolution's" 66,000 bow at No. 8 in 2009. Her highest charting album, until this week, was the No. 6 arrival of "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" in 2007.
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