Billboard News : Amy Winehouse Continues to Climb

Billboard News

Eric Church Lands First No. 1 Album, Amy Winehouse Continues to Climb

as projected last week, country singer Eric Church takes his third album, "Chief," straight in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 145,000 sold according to Nielsen SoundScan (with an even bigger sales figure that expected). The debut marks the artist's first topper on not just this chart but also on the Top Country Albums tally. (Please note: this story was revised at 3:00 PM PST on Aug. 3 after Nielsen SoundScan reprocessed its sales data.)

Church's last set, 2009's "Carolina," debuted and peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 with 31,000 sold in its first week. It has moved 496,000 total in the U.S.

Billboard News : Amy Winehouse's 'Back to Black' Re-Enters Top 10 on Billboard 200

Billboard News

Amy Winehouse's 'Back to Black' Re-Enters Top 10 on Billboard 200

In the wake of her death on Saturday, July 23, Amy Winehouse's second album, 2007's "Back to Black," re-enters the Billboard 200 albums chart this week at No. 9 with 37,000 sold in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan. In the wake of her death on Saturday, July 23, Amy Winehouse's second album, 2007's "Back to Black," re-enters the Billboard 200 albums chart this week at No. 9 with 37,000 sold in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan. The week previous, it sold just 1,000.

She also returns to the list with her debut set, 2004's "Frank," at No. 57 with 8,000 (up 4,100%).

MTV Asia News : Amy Winehouse Dead

MTV Asia News

Amy Winehouse Dead

UK Singer Amy Winehouse was found dead in UK apartment according to numerous reports

Amy Winehouse was found dead in her London apartment today according to numerous reports. The UK singer was 27-year-old.

A press release from Metropolitan Police does not specify Winehouse by name, but reads

"Police were called by London Ambulance Service to an address in Camden Square NW1 shortly before 16.05 hours today, Saturday 23 July, following reports of a woman found deceased.