NEW YORK (September 20, 2006) — Justin Timberlake debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart with his sophomore release “FutureSex/LoveSounds.”
Selling more than 684,400 copies in its first week, Justin becomes the #1 Pop Artist, secures the #1 R&B album and reigns as the best selling solo male artist debut of the year. The first single ?SexyBack? is still topping the charts, as the #1 single four weeks in a row on the Hot 100 Billboard chart, the #1 Radio Airplay single four weeks in a row, and the # 3 single in R&R for 3 weeks in a row.Not satisfied at topping the charts worldwide, in the digital realm, “FutureSex/LoveSounds” also became the biggest pre-order album in iTunes history and breaks the all time record for one week sales of a digital album with sales of 66,698, according to SoundScan. The previous record was held by Coldplay.
FutureSex/LoveSounds was co-written by Justin Timberlake and the smash single ?SexyBack? featuring Timbaland was co-produced and co-written by Justin.
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