100 & Single: Answering Questions On Adam Lambert's Historic Chart-Topping Album
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I've never been happier to be wrong about something. Two weeks ago, the last line of my column read: "Probably won't happen. But wouldn't it be fun if it did?"
The event I didn't think could happen was Adam Lambert scoring a No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 album chart with his second disc, Trespassing. But I sure was wrong, and it sure is fun: By reaching the penthouse, Adam becomes the first out gay artist to have the best-selling album in America. Trespassing did this by selling roughly 77,000 albums last week.
What my early-May column revealed was that every prior well-known gay musician to top the big chart—Elton John, Freddie Mercury, George Michael, Ricky Martin and Clay Aiken, among others—only came out of the closet later. Since I chronicled this odd statistic, I've been (happily) inundated with comments, challenges, debates, rejoinders, retweets and attaboys. And questions—lots of questions.
Since this has been my most-read and most-commented chart column by far, I thought I might address a few of these questions, as best as I can. Some of the most heated questions I received regard issues better addressed by cultural critics like Camille Paglia or Wayne Koestenbaum, not some lowly chart columnist; but I'll do my best to wade into them.
Let me start with the question that is of most interest to my regular readers, who are more chart obsessives than gay-rights activists........continue reading on Village Voice
Billboard : Weekly Chart Notes: Adam Lambert, 'Glee,' Karmin
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Something for newly-crowned "American Idol" champion Phillip Phillips (and runner-up Jessica Sanchez) to shoot for: Adam Lambert, who finished second on the Fox reality competition in 2009, becomes the seventh series finalist to occupy the Billboard 200 penthouse, as "Trespassing" arrives at No. 1.
Adam Lambert (2nd, 2009) "Trespassing," June 2, 2012 (one to-date)
Just as in the "Idol" finale three years ago, Lambert has to share the spotlight this week with Kris Allen, who defeated him for the 2009 "Idol" title. Allen debuts on the Adult Pop Songs radio airplay chart at No. 36 with "The Vision of Love." The song previews his second major-label album, "Thank You Camellia," released Tuesday (May 22). The set could bow in the top 20 on next week's Billboard 200.
Another former "Idol" hopeful, 2011 third-place finalist Haley Reinhart, is also on course for a top 20 arrival next week with her debut album "Listen Up!"
New "Idol" victor Phillips, meanwhile, looks set for a lofty launch on Digital Songs next week. His coronation single "Home" is currently the top-selling song in the iTunes Store......... continue reading
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Adam Lambert on Jay-Z's Gay Marriage Endorsement
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