RIAA certifies albums, but the label has to pay for it....billboard collect the sales and put together the chart. the third party is Nielsen Soundscan that scan all the sales of albums at retail stores.
Cesar wondered why Eagles album is certified 7x since it has sold ca 3.5 million copies and the album is 90 minutes long, not the required 100 minutes

^ Christina is a double album right? Why didn't she does that?

it was a double album, but "only" 80 minutes long, so judging by RIAA´s rules, neither B2B nor long road out of Eden should be certfied double.....for some reason however, Eagles are, and i wonder why, since that is actually a bit unfair

^ maybe they have a hidden/bonus track or something

The Eagles' album met the RIAA requirements for being a fillerless album.

^

you´re so cute

And it didn't include songs released in 1945

I guess B2B wasn't raw and gritty enough

It was empowering though

CHART DATE: 01/21/2008
LAST UPDATE: 01/22/2008 12:05:46
NOW IN: 71.66%

LW TW artist / album label power index
1 1 JUNO RHINO 42,145
SOUNDTRACK
2 2 ALICIA KEYS J RECORDS/RMG 39,246
AS I AM
3 3 MARY J. BLIGE GEFFEN 33,802
GROWING PAINS
5 4 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 27,996
TAYLOR SWIFT
6 5 NOW 26 EMI COMMERCIAL MARKETING 24,337
VARIOUS ARTISTS
11 6 EAGLES EAGLES RECORDING COMPANY 20,325
LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN
13 7 COLBIE CAILLAT UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 19,919
COCO
7 8 CHRIS BROWN JIVE/ZLG 19,526
EXCLUSIVE
14 9 HANNAH MONTANA 2 - MEET MILEY WALT DISNEY RECORDS 19,204
SOUNDTRACK
12 10 GARTH BROOKS PEARL RECORDS 18,655
ULTIMATE HITS
4 11 RADIOHEAD TBD/ATO/RED 17,938
IN RAINBOWS
10 12 FERGIE A&M/INTERSCOPE 16,647
THE DUTCHESS
8 13 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS RAZOR & TIE 16,031
SOUNDTRACK
9 14 KEYSHIA COLE GEFFEN 15,231
JUST LIKE YOU
17 15 DAUGHTRY RCA/RMG 15,226
DAUGHTRY
21 16 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 WALT DISNEY RECORDS 15,221
SOUNDTRACK
20 17 CARRIE UNDERWOOD ARISTA/RMG 14,720
CARNIVAL RIDE
15 18 ONEREPUBLIC INTERSCOPE 14,066
DREAMING OUT LOUD
18 19 SARA BAREILLES EPIC 13,534
LITTLE VOICE
-- 20 RAHEEM DEVAUGHN JIVE/ZLG 12,347
LOVE BEHIND THE MELODY
16 21 SUGARLAND ISLAND/MERCURY NASHVILLE 11,996
ENJOY THE RIDE
27 22 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 11,467
ALL THE RIGHT REASONS
33 23 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 11,190
STILL FEELS GOOD
26 24 PARAMORE FUELED BY RAMEN 10,514
RIOT!
24 25 LUPE FIASCO ATLANTIC/ATL G 8,178
LUPE FIASCO'S THE COOL
46 26 REBA MCENTIRE MCA NASHVILLE 7,867
DUETS
32 27 JONAS BROTHERS HOLLYWOOD 7,778
JONAS BROTHERS
25 28 JAHEIM ATLANTIC/ATL G 7,520
MAKINGS OF A MAN
23 29 LINKIN PARK WARNER BROS. 7,284
MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT
43 30 SOULJA BOY TELL'EM INTERSCOPE 7,284
SOULJABOYTELLEM.COM
35 31 MAROON 5 A&M/OCTONE 7,265
IT WON'T BE SOON BEFORE LONG
37 32 ONCE CANVASBACK/COLUMBIA 7,004
SOUNDTRACK
49 33 JORDIN SPARKS 19/JIVE/ZLG 6,501
JORDIN SPARKS
-- 34 KENNY CHESNEY BNA/SBMG NASHVILLE 6,126
JUST WHO I AM: POETS & PIRATES
42 35 KIRK FRANKLIN GOSPOCENTRIC 6,111
FIGHT OF MY LIFE
22 36 LED ZEPPELIN ATLANTIC/ATL G 5,335
MOTHERSHIP
45 37 HANNAH MONTANA WALT DISNEY RECORDS 4,571
SOUNDTRACK
36 38 BIRDMAN CASH MONEY/UNIVERSAL MOT 4,275
5 STUNNA
-- 39 THRIVEMIX PRESENTS THRIVE 4,176
TOTAL DANCE 2008
38 40 J. HOLIDAY CAPITOL 4,132
BACK OF MY LAC
41 41 KID ROCK ATLANTIC/ATL G 3,907
ROCK N ROLL JESUS
48 42 KEITH URBAN CAPITOL 3,888
GREATEST HITS
-- 43 HAIRSPRAY NEW LINE 3,630
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
44 44 THE-DREAM DEF JAM/IDJMG 3,512
LOVEHATE
30 45 JAY-Z ROC-A-FELLA/IDJMG 3,308
AMERICAN GANGSTER
34 46 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/ZLG 3,044
BLACKOUT
31 47 ROBERT PLANT & ALISON KRAUSS ROUNDER 3,010
RAISING SAND
29 48 KANYE WEST ROC-A-FELLA/IDJMG 2,723
GRADUATION
50 49 FOO FIGHTERS RCA/RMG 2,705
ECHOES SILENCE PATIENCE & GRACE
47 50 AMY WINEHOUSE UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 2,649
BACK TO BLACK



I wonder how the Top 200 will look like.

o my god....

Geez Rihanna still can't break the top 50. At least Jordin seems like she will rebound quite a bit and pick up some spots

i say it again...OH MY GOD

Lowest sales week. It's something that happens every year. No surprise.

HART DATE: 01/21/2008
LAST UPDATE: 01/22/2008 13:13:21
NOW IN: FINAL


LW TW artist / album label power index % change
2 1 ALICIA KEYS J RECORDS/RMG 60,939 -13%
AS I AM
1 2 JUNO RHINO 55,251 -23%
SOUNDTRACK
3 3 MARY J. BLIGE GEFFEN 49,112 -24%
GROWING PAINS
-- 4 RAHEEM DEVAUGHN JIVE/ZLG 45,053 --
LOVE BEHIND THE MELODY
4 5 RADIOHEAD TBD/ATO/RED 44,226 -22%
IN RAINBOWS
5 6 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 33,932 -4%
TAYLOR SWIFT
-- 7 JOHN LEGEND COLUMBIA 32,166 --
SHOW ME LIVE
6 8 NOW 26 EMI COMMERCIAL MARKETING 30,446 -7%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
7 9 CHRIS BROWN JIVE/ZLG 28,951 -10%
EXCLUSIVE
14 10 HANNAH MONTANA 2 - MEET MILEY WALT DISNEY RECORDS 28,447 +8%
SOUNDTRACK
13 11 COLBIE CAILLAT UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 26,749 -2%
COCO
12 12 GARTH BROOKS PEARL RECORDS 25,414 -10%
ULTIMATE HITS
9 13 KEYSHIA COLE GEFFEN 24,189 -17%
JUST LIKE YOU
11 14 EAGLES EAGLES RECORDING COMPANY 23,419 -18%
LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN
8 15 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS RAZOR & TIE 23,310 -20%
SOUNDTRACK
16 16 SUGARLAND ISLAND/MERCURY NASHVILLE 22,475 -4%
ENJOY THE RIDE
10 17 FERGIE A&M/INTERSCOPE 21,616 -25%
THE DUTCHESS
20 18 CARRIE UNDERWOOD ARISTA/RMG 21,224 -3%
CARNIVAL RIDE
19 19 SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER NONESUCH/WARNER BROTHERS 20,952 -6%
SOUNDTRACK
21 20 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 WALT DISNEY RECORDS 20,405 -6%
SOUNDTRACK
33 21 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 19,611 +11%
STILL FEELS GOOD
15 22 ONEREPUBLIC INTERSCOPE 19,426 -25%
DREAMING OUT LOUD
17 23 DAUGHTRY RCA/RMG 18,978 -18%
DAUGHTRY
31 24 ROBERT PLANT & ALISON KRAUSS ROUNDER 18,670 -2%
RAISING SAND
18 25 SARA BAREILLES EPIC 18,065 -19%
LITTLE VOICE
25 26 JAHEIM ATLANTIC/ATL G 17,810 -15%
MAKINGS OF A MAN
22 27 LED ZEPPELIN ATLANTIC/ATL G 17,735 -18%
MOTHERSHIP
24 28 LUPE FIASCO ATLANTIC/ATL G 17,188 -20%
LUPE FIASCO'S THE COOL
26 29 PARAMORE FUELED BY RAMEN 16,510 -19%
RIOT!
37 30 ONCE CANVASBACK/COLUMBIA 16,489 +3%
SOUNDTRACK
27 31 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 16,398 -17%
ALL THE RIGHT REASONS
35 32 MAROON 5 A&M/OCTONE 16,070 -1%
IT WON'T BE SOON BEFORE LONG
32 33 JONAS BROTHERS HOLLYWOOD 15,774 -12%
JONAS BROTHERS
23 34 LINKIN PARK WARNER BROS. 15,218 -30%
MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT
39 35 KATE NASH GEFFEN 14,957 -1%
MADE OF BRICKS
47 36 AMY WINEHOUSE UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 14,804 +11%
BACK TO BLACK
43 37 SOULJA BOY TELL'EM INTERSCOPE 14,712 +5%
SOULJABOYTELLEM.COM
34 38 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/ZLG 14,560 -15%
BLACKOUT
36 39 BIRDMAN CASH MONEY/UNIVERSAL MOT 13,571 -16%
5 STUNNA
45 40 HANNAH MONTANA WALT DISNEY RECORDS 13,475 0%
SOUNDTRACK
44 41 THE-DREAM DEF JAM/IDJMG 13,467 -3%
LOVEHATE
38 42 J. HOLIDAY CAPITOL 13,427 -11%
BACK OF MY LAC
42 43 KIRK FRANKLIN GOSPOCENTRIC 12,876 -10%
FIGHT OF MY LIFE
49 44 JORDIN SPARKS 19/JIVE/ZLG 12,620 0%
JORDIN SPARKS
-- 45 KENNY CHESNEY BNA/SBMG NASHVILLE 12,233 --
JUST WHO I AM: POETS & PIRATES
46 46 REBA MCENTIRE MCA NASHVILLE 11,804 -12%
DUETS
50 47 FOO FIGHTERS RCA/RMG 11,657 -5%
ECHOES SILENCE PATIENCE & GRACE
41 48 KID ROCK ATLANTIC/ATL G 11,510 -21%
ROCK N ROLL JESUS
48 49 KEITH URBAN CAPITOL 11,330 -14%
GREATEST HITS
-- 50 THRIVEMIX PRESENTS THRIVE 10,794 --
TOTAL DANCE 2008




LMAO. It's much better now.

When are the Grammys?

February 10th.