Chrisette Michele notches her first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 as her sophomore set “Epiphany” (Def Jam) debuts atop the list with 83,000. She edges out the arrival of Ciara’s third album “Fantasy Ride” (LaFace) at No. 3 with just under 81,000.

Source: BillBoard

Am I the only one surprised by this? I didn’t expect Ciara to do too well but I didn’t even know Chrisette was dropping and she sold more. Ciara had a lot more press and singles with Justin Timberlake and T-Pain. So any one care to explain what happened?

Chrisette Michele ft. Rick Ross & Juelz Santana – Epiphany Remix

Chrisette Michele’s lastest album, “Epiphany,” is on sale now.