According to figures from Nielsen SoundScan for the week ending July 16th, R&B singer Tyrese earned his first Number 1 spot on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart on Tuesday with the debut of his album “Black Rose.” “Black Rose” sold 77,000 album units in its first week, including 74,000 full album copies. The Billboard 200 chart tallies album sales, song sales and streaming activity. Taylor Swift’s “1989,” the bestselling album of 2014, remained at No. 2 after 37 weeks on the chart.
