Chris Brown, Jennifer Hudson debut in The Billboard 200's two top spots

By Brian Mansfield, USA TODAY

Jennifer Hudson debuts in the second spot on The Billboard 200 this week, behind only Chris Brown's F.A.M.E., which sold 270,000 units, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Hudson sold 165,000 copies of I Remember Me. Adele's 21, The Strokes' Angles and Kirk Franklin's Hello Fear round out the top five.

The 38-track Songs for Japan benefit album came in at No. 6 on the Billboard chart, selling 68,000 copies.

After I Remember Me, you've got to drop down 174 spots to find the next Idol album, Crystal Bowersox's Farmer's Daughter, which sold 3,000 units. Lee DeWyze's Live It Up, Mandisa's Freedom and the American Idol 10th anniversary compilation also made the top 200, each selling about 3,000 copies.

Idol albums

Jennifer Hudson, I Remember Me (165,000, debut, 165,000 total) (#2 Billboard 200)

Crystal Bowersox, Farmer's Daughter (3,000, -7%, 177,000) (#176 BB200)

Lee DeWyze, Live It Up (3,000, -42%, 133,000) (#195 BB200)

Mandisa, Freedom (3,000, -1%, 144,000) (#198 BB200)

Various, American Idol, Vol. 1 -- 10th Anniversary: The Hits (3,000, -24%, 7,000) (#200 BB200)

Daughtry, Daughtry (2,000, -8%)

The Grand Magnolias, The Grand Magnolias (1,000, +135%, 5,000)

Jason Castro, Who I Am (less than 1,000, +24%, 18,000)

Mandisa, True Beauty (less than 1,000, +89%, 226,000)

Idol-related

Jason Aldean, My Kinda Party (19,000, -9%, 1 million) (#26 Billboard 200)

Big Time Rush, BTR (12,000, +25%, 415,000) (#42 BB200)

Civil Wars, Barton Hollow (5,000, +22%, 61,000) (#125 BB200)

Various, Now That's What I Call Music! 36 (4,000, -11%, 570,000) (#129 BB200)

Various, 2011 Grammy Nominees (4,000, -6%, 198,000) (#139 BB200)

Charlie Wilson, Just Charlie (4,000, -9%, 200,000) (#167 BB200)

Various, WOW Hits 2010 (less than 1,000, -5%, 473,000)

See photos of: Chris Brown, Jennifer Hudson, Crystal Bowersox, Lee DeWyze

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