Everything seemed to be going well, but just as quickly as they ascended the ranks, Pretty Ricky fell from the top just as fast.Īfter the success of Late Night Special, things got very dark within the group in the following years. Within three years, Pretty Ricky became Atlantic Records’ highest-grossing R&B act at the time, notched another platinum single with 2007’s “On The Hotline,” and topped the Billboard 200 chart with their sophomore album Late Night Special.
The song led the group to ink a deal with Atlantic Records, and from there, Pretty Ricky exploded onto the mainstream, becoming regulars on music video countdowns like BET’s 106 & Park and MTV’s TRL. Sales so far this year are down 15 percent compared with 2006 at 34.1 million units.When Pretty Ricky made their debut in 2004 with their platinum-selling single “Grind With Me,” the group from the 305 were instant fan-favorites for their raunchy, sensual take on Hip Hop and R&B. She was featured on CBS’ “Sunday Morning” on January 21.Īlbum sales are up 4.9 percent from last week’s total but down 14.5 percent from the same week a year ago at 8.49 million units. Elsewhere, Regina Spektor’s “Begin to Hope” (Sire) grows 34-20 with the biggest percentage gain on the Billboard 200 (up 48 percent). 48 (Rhino, 15,000) and the Good, the Band & the Queen’s self-titled debut at No. 19 (Island, 31,000), the Grateful Dead’s “Live at the Cow Palace” at No.
Other debuts this week include Saliva’s “Blood Stained Love Story” at No. 9 (-23 percent, 44,000), and Justin Timberlake’s “FutureSex/LoveSounds” (Jive) drops from No. Disney’s “Jump In!” soundtrack falls from No. The album benefited from extra attention on MTV and MTV2’s “Sucker Free” and “Discover & Download” programming. Robin Thicke’s “The Evolution of Robin Thicke” (Interscope) achieves a new peak with a climb from No.
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