Keri Hilson waited a long time for her album to see the light of day, but a #1 debut probably helps ease that frustration a bit. The singer/songwriter closed her first week in stores with 94,500 albums sold, which gave her the number one slot on the Hip-Hop/R&B charts and the number 4 spot on the Top Albums chart. Though these numbers aren’t jaw-dropping, they are fairly strong for a new artist in our current economic climate.

In a Perfect World‘s success can be largely attributed to her two hit singles: “Turnin’ Me On,” featuring a stellar sixteen from Lil Wayne, and “Knock You Down” featuring Kanye West and NeYo. We expect Keri Hilson’s star to continue to rise.

-Lukas Brekke-Miesner