Its Official Danity Kane #1 SoundScan/Billboard

Great news for Bad Boy Records, MTV, and Danity Kane, as the group has topped the charts in its first week. Congrats to the girls and Diddy.

From Danity Kane release...

DANITY KANE, the self-titled debut album from Bad Boy Records' sensational new female quintet, has made a spectacular #1 debut on the SoundScan/Billboard 200 album chart. Driven by a rapidly spreading wildfire of fan demand, the album exploded to the top spot, upsetting releases by established multi-platinum artists OutKast and Christina Aguilera, and selling over 234,000 units in its first week.

The music industry's newest Cinderella story, DANITY KANE is an out-of-the-box phenomenon at retail, selling nearly 90,000 units in its first day alone. The album quickly sold out at most stores across the country, prompting a massive effort by both the label and retail community to restock shelves overnight to meet demand. The album has shipped over half a million copies, with retail orders now topping the 625,000 mark. Meanwhile, on the digital front, DANITY KANE instantly became the #1 album on iTunes, with an average fan ranking of 4-and-a-half stars (out of 5).

The stars of Diddy's hit MTV series Making the Band 3, Danity Kane has defied industry convention, with six-figure sales being generated almost exclusively from huge street buzz and exponential word-of-mouth - an unprecedented achievement for a new artist with little radio airplay.

Bad Boy CEO Sean 'Diddy' Combs said: 'This is an historic moment for Bad Boy Records and Danity Kane. These are five hugely talented women, and they worked amazingly hard to make their dream come true. I want to thank all our friends at MTV for their great support in helping us make the band. Danity Kane is the real deal. I knew it from the beginning, the fans knew it from the beginning, and now the whole industry knows it. The people have spoken.'

'Danity Kane hitting number one represents another amazing chapter in our relationship with Diddy and Bad Boy,' said Christina Norman, President, MTV. 'As millions of MTV viewers witnessed first hand on ‘Making the Band,’ these ladies earned their success through hard work, determination and raw talent.'

'When Diddy and I joined together to find an international supergroup, we knew it had to be a group that would stand out above the rest and set the standard for others to follow,' said Danity Kane’s manager Johnny Wright. 'The talented ladies of Danity Kane are just that. I'm blessed to have found them and look forward to helping to guide them to be the best in the business.'

Fans keep up the support of the Danity Kane, MTV and Bad Boy..