Chart Listings: HITS & SoundScan Top Albums (November 22-29, 2010) - Page 16

AyuM

207,000 for Rihanna is a very solid number, I am satisfied!

Another 100k+ in the UK and high European, Australian and Canadian sales will result to a big WW debut. I can see this album selling 2,000,000 - 2,500,000 by the end of the year.

futurelove92

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Susan Boyle's "The Gift" scores a rare second-week increase from a No. 1 debut as it sells 335,000 (up 5%), according to Nielsen SoundScan, and holds atop the Billboard 200. It bowed at No. 1 last week with 318,000.

The last No. 1 debut to post a sales jump in its second week was Justin Bieber's "My World 2.0," which went from 283,000 to 291,000 (up 3%) in its sophomore frame on the chart dated April 17. Bieber had the Easter shopping holiday on his side in his second week, though his set was pushed down to No. 2 behind the No. 1 arrival of Usher's "Raymond V Raymond" (329,000)

Perhaps because of "The Gift's" unique appeal in the marketplace, it was able to build momentum in its second week, unlike most albums, which usually tumble. "Gift's" target demographic of older consumers tend not to focus on an album's street date and buy music at a more leisurely pace -- thus helping it stay steady. Also, as it's a holiday-themed set, it reaps the benefit of consumers searching for seasonal music in the march towards Christmas.

Former "Britain's Got Talent" contestant Boyle is joined by a kindred TV spirit in the top two his week, as 10-year-old "America's Got Talent" runner-up Jackie Evancho sees her "O Holy Night" bow with 239,000 at No. 2. The four song EP -- bolstered with a DVD of performances -- carries an economical list price of $8.

Boyle and Evancho's albums are two of three holiday efforts in the top 10; the "Glee" cast's "Christmas Album" starts at No. 8 with 161,000. We haven't had this many holiday albums in the top 10 since the tally dated Jan. 2, 1993, when four sets populated the region.

Evancho's "O Holy Night" and the "Glee" cast's "Christmas" set are among the eight new entries in the top 10, tying a record set on the Oct. 17, 2009 tally when Barbra Streisand's "Love Is the Answer" bowed at No. 1, followed by arrivals at Nos. 2-5 and 7-9.

Also, the top nine albums this week all sold more than 100,000 each, the first time that's happened since the chart dated Jan. 9 (reflecting the sales week ending Dec. 27, 2009), when the top 16 all moved 100,000 copies.

Diva Rihanna captures her fifth top 10 set with "Loud" coming in at No. 3 with 207,000 -- her best sales week yet. All five of her studio efforts have reached the upper tier. She previously hit the top 10 with "Music of the Sun" (No. 10, 2005), "A Girl Like Me" (No. 5, 2006), "Good Girl Gone Bad" (No. 2, 2007) and "Rated R" (No. 4, 2009).

Josh Groban's "Illuminations" lights up at No. 4 with 191,000 start while Kid Rock's "Born Free" bows at No. 5 with 189,000. It's the sixth top 10 for both singers. While you couldn't find "Born" on iTunes, is was available through other digital retailers (like Amazon MP3), but only as a full album purchase. Downloads account for 23,000 of its overall 189,000-start.

Rascal Flatts' Big Machine debut "Nothing Like This" enters at No. 6 with 165,000, marking the band's seventh top 10 album. Meanwhile, Keith Urban sees his latest release, "Get Closer," start at No. 7 with 162,000. It's his fourth top 10 and follows "Defying Gravity," which opened at No. 1 in 2009 with 172,000.

The eighth and final top 10 debut this week belongs to Nelly, who starts at No. 10 with his "5.0" shifting 63,000. It's his sixth top 10.

Aside from Boyle, the only holdover in the top 10 this week is Taylor Swift's "Speak Now," which descends seven slots to No. 9 in its fourth week with 146,000 (down 30%).

Over on the Digital Songs chart, the "Glee" cast's take on Cee Lo Green's "Forget You," featuring actress Gwyneth Paltrow, arrives at No. 1 with 192,000. The cast thus replaces itself atop the list, as its rendition of Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" was No. 1 last week with 214,000. This week, "Teenage" tumbles to No. 19 with 72,000 (down 66%). This is actually Paltrow's second No. 1 on a Billboard music chart, following "Cruisin'," a duet with Huey Lewis, which topped the Adult Contemporary radio chart in 2000.

Green's original version of "Forget You" (aka "F*** You") feels the "Glee" love, as it rallies up 10 slots to a new peak of No. 2 with a one-week high of 191,000 downloads (up 94%).

The cast of "Glee" also bows a second single in the top 10 this week, as its mash-up of "Singing in the Rain/Umbrella" opens at No. 7 with 140,000.

Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending Nov. 21) totaled 8.12 million units, up 29% compared to the sum last week (6.30 million) and up 2% compared to the comparable sales week of 2009 (7.99 million). Year to date album sales stand at 261.78 million, down 13% compared to the same total at this point last year (300.98 million).

Digital track sales this past week totaled 22.47 million downloads, up 5% compared to last week (21.30 million) and up 19% stacked next to the comparable week of 2009 (18.95 million). Year to date track sales are at 1 billion, up less than 1% compared to the same total at this point last year (999.55 million).

Source: Billboard

Rihanna

zzmyth

207K! actually better than HDD! AMAZING

futurelove92

cant wait for HDD's predictions for NEXT week!

JC.

I just realized that the "Got Talent" star outsold the "Idol", What is this world coming to

Ustareth

I guess HITS won't be giving out any predictions for Nicki today. I guess that means we have to wait until Friday?

futurelove92

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Originally posted by Ustareth

I guess HITS won't be giving out any predictions for Nicki today. I guess that means we have to wait until Friday?

why is that?

Ustareth

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Originally posted by futurelove92

why is that?

I just figured that they would've said something by now, and I wouldn't expect them to say anything tomorrow since it's Thanksgiving.

Jurred

Sales this week were up 29% from last week and up 2% fron the same week last year.

Amazing!

futurelove92

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Originally posted by Ustareth

I just figured that they would've said something by now, and I wouldn't expect them to say anything tomorrow since it's Thanksgiving.

last week they made their prediction around this time. maybe a bit later !!!

soo i dont see why they wudnt release their prediction today

Benzene

HDD might be posting. I think they posted on Wednesday last year. Maybe they're just really late.

From Paul Grein

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Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is expected to debut at #1 next week, with sales north of 500K. Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday is expected to bow at #2, with sales north of 400K.

Pretty vague though, so he might just be echoing HDD's comments from earlier this week.

If it's true though, Nicki smashed everyone's expectations.

Cap10Planet

HDD usually posts detailed predictions on Wednesdays around 3 or 4 o'clock. That's a couple of hours away.

Nicole

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Originally posted by Captain Planet

HDD usually posts detailed predictions on Wednesdays around 3 or 4 o'clock. That's a couple of hours away.

Do you mean when they post estimates for the top 15 or so, and end it with a bad joke about what's going on in pop culture that week? Because that's Thursday, right?

LostInStereo100

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Originally posted by benzene_dream

HDD might be posting. I think they posted on Wednesday last year. Maybe they're just really late.

From Paul Grein

Pretty vague though, so he might just be echoing HDD's comments from earlier this week.

If it's true though, Nicki smashed everyone's expectations.

well of course its "vague" its based off of one day sales

JC.

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Two factors led to Boyle's strong second week. Her audience is older, and as such is less inclined to rush out and snap up an album in its first week of release. Also, The Gift is mostly a Christmas album. Its appeal will grow as we get closer to the holidays.

Paul made a good point

So first day sales for her do not matter

Cap10Planet

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Originally posted by Haus_of_Nicole

Do you mean when they post estimates for the top 15 or so, and end it with a bad joke about what's going on in pop culture that week? Because that's Thursday, right?

No. I'm talking about the essay about the projections of new releases they usually post on Wednesdays at 3 pm... the one SUPERN0VA__ altered last week. I think the top 15 won't be posted til Friday.

Nicole

^OK I see.

futurelove92

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Rihanna's Loud debuts at #3, giving us an all-female top three for the first time since January. As the year began, female solo artists held down the entire top five for two weeks running. Boyle was part of the action then, as she is now. Rihanna's album sold 77,000 digital copies (out of 207K total), which puts it at #1 on the digital chart.

Source: Yahoo Music

Kisuke

yash Nicki show those girls who been trying for 5 years how you do it big with your first album

Bibliotheque

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WEST’S FANTASY TURNS INTO REALITY

Kanye’s Latest to Debut #1, Nicki Minaj #2, as Black Friday Looms

November 24, 2010

Kanye West’s Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy just got a lot brighter.

The Roc-A-Fella/IDJ renaissance hip-hop icon and awards show provocateur lives up to his own lofty ambitions with a chart-topping debut for his latest rap opus, on target for between 525-575k, surpassing all pre-release forecasts. That tops the total registered by 808s and Heartbreak, which bowed on almost the same week last year with 450k.

Those figures are based on those intrepid music retailers not being full body-scanned at our nation’s airports by the frisky TSA.

Cash Money/Universal Motown’s red-hot Nicki Minaj also bested pre-release predictions, with a total in the 375-425k range for her hotly anticipated debut, Pink Friday, though the upcoming Black Friday could render these estimates a little less accurate than usual.

Reprise emo-rock standard bearers My Chemical Romance’s fourth studio album, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, their first since 2006’s The Black Parade, is on target for between 125-150k.

Def Jam/IDJ R&B songwriter/producer Ne-Yo’s fourth album, Libra Scale, should do in the 115-140k range.

Kemosabe/RCA/RMG pop diva Ke$ha’s Cannibal EP, available separately and as part of a deluxe package with her debut Animal album, should do between 60-60k on its own.

Lloyd Banks’ H.F.M. 21 (The Hunger for More 2), his first album for G-Unit under a deal with EMI Label Services, is off to a Top 10 start at iTunes, and should do between 40-50k in sales.

RCA/RMG’s Burlesque soundtrack to the film co-starring Cher and Christina Aguilera, could do anywhere between 25-50k, depending on how the film, which opens today, fares at the box office.

Rounding out the new releases are Jay-Z’s Hits album (25-30k), Arista Nashville’s Alan Jackson (20-25k) and Nine Inch Nails’ self-released Pretty Hate Machine reissue on their own Null label (17-20k).

The market was up 29% vs. last week, up 2% vs. same week last year and still down 13% year to date. You may now go back to picking up the pieces of sky that are falling down.

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