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Chart Listings: Billboard 200 Albums (October 24-31, 2012)
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Blown Away is the year's second best-seller by a female artist, topped only by Adele's 21, which has sold 4,095,000 copies so far this year.
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Poor Carrie, she would be outsold by Taylor ...
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Considering the album's only been out for half the year, she's sold pretty well if she's the #2 female
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Taylor Swift Ready To Paint Billboard 200 'Red,' Kendrick Lamar Heading For No. 2
As previously reported, Taylor Swift's "Red" is trending toward a 1 million-plus sales week and a non-surprising Billboard 200 No. 1 debut, as industry sources seem certain that the album will eclipse the seven-figure sales threshold. Indications are that "Red" will mostly likely race past the first-week sum of Swift's previous set, "Speak Now" (2010), which began with 1.046 million in 2010, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
With two days of sales under its belt through Wednesday (the Big Machine title was released on Oct. 22, bypassing the normal Tuesday-release cycle), "Red" has reportedly shifted more than 600,000 units.
By the time the sales week is complete (SoundScan will tally totals through Oct. 28), "Red" will most likely have set single-week sales records at digital retailer iTunes Music Store and mass-merchant Target. The former retailer holds the first-week digital exclusive for the title, while the latter has created pop-up Swift stores in its locations and is the sole source for the deluxe edition of "Red," which contains three bonus track and three additional remixes.
Swift is casting a large shadow on what is set to be a rather noteworthy bow on the Billboard 200 by relative newcomer Kendrick Lamar, whose major-label debut "Good Kid M.A.A.D. City" (Interscope) looks locked into a No. 2 debut with a sales sum north of 220,000. That would put Lamar in range for the highest sales total by a male rapper this year, an honor currently held by Young Jeezy, who shifted 233,000 with "TM:103: Hustlerz Ambition" in January.
Other albums on course for top 10 entries next week include Stone Sour's "House of Gold & Bones Part One," Tony Bennett's "Viva Duets" and Gary Clark Jr.s "Blak & Blu."
The new Billboard 200 chart's top 10 will be revealed on the morning of Oct. 31.
http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/indus...3J5c3Y2v6KZ.99
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Taylor Swift Ready To Paint Billboard 200 'Red,' Kendrick Lamar Heading For No. 2
As previously reported, Taylor Swift's "Red" is trending toward a 1 million-plus sales week and a non-surprising Billboard 200 No. 1 debut, as industry sources seem certain that the album will eclipse the seven-figure sales threshold. Indications are that "Red" will mostly likely race past the first-week sum of Swift's previous set, "Speak Now" (2010), which began with 1.046 million in 2010, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
With two days of sales under its belt through Wednesday (the Big Machine title was released on Oct. 22, bypassing the normal Tuesday-release cycle), "Red" has reportedly shifted more than 600,000 units.
By the time the sales week is complete (SoundScan will tally totals through Oct. 28), "Red" will most likely have set single-week sales records at digital retailer iTunes Music Store and mass-merchant Target. The former retailer holds the first-week digital exclusive for the title, while the latter has created pop-up Swift stores in its locations and is the sole source for the deluxe edition of "Red," which contains three bonus track and three additional remixes.
Swift is casting a large shadow on what is set to be a rather noteworthy bow on the Billboard 200 by relative newcomer Kendrick Lamar, whose major-label debut "Good Kid M.A.A.D. City" (Interscope) looks locked into a No. 2 debut with a sales sum north of 220,000. That would put Lamar in range for the highest sales total by a male rapper this year, an honor currently held by Young Jeezy, who shifted 233,000 with "TM:103: Hustlerz Ambition" in January.
Other albums on course for top 10 entries next week include Stone Sour's "House of Gold & Bones Part One," Tony Bennett's "Viva Duets" and Gary Clark Jr.s "Blak & Blu."
The new Billboard 200 chart's top 10 will be revealed on the morning of Oct. 31.
http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/indus...3J5c3Y2v6KZ.99
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Only 600k they really don't want us to know the 2nd day numbers do they?
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Who is ahead of Queen Carrie right now? Besides those three?
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Adele's the only one ahead, Taylor will pass her & P!nk may catch up and pass her as well. Other then that, unless there are big female releases I think Carrie's snatching that #4 women's sales.
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NEXT WEEK'S TOP 15: A big part of our job, these days, is coming up with new ways to think about how many records Taylor Swift is selling. So grok this: This week, Big Machine's big Red monster will likely sell more than the rest of the Top 50 albums combined. It may, in fact, have the biggest opening since 2005, when 50 Cent's The Massacre lived up to its name with a 1.14 bow. It's also due for the second-largest first week ever for a female artist, trailing only Britney Spears' massive "Oops ... I Did It Again," which opened with 1.319m way back in 2000. Here's how the field looks with the weekend looming:
* Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 1.15-1.25m
* Kendrick Lamar (Aftermath/Interscope) 235-245k
Jason Aldean (Broken Bow) 135-145k
Mumford & Sons (Glassnote) 55-60k
* Tony Bennett (Columbia) 30-35k
P!nk (RCA) 25-30k
Brandy (RCA) 21-24k
* Stone Sour (Roadrunner) 21-24k
* Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 19-22k
Little Big Town (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 19-22k
Scotty McCreery (Mercury Nashville/19/Interscope) 19-22k
Adele (XL/Columbia) 19-22k
* Gary Clark, Jr. (Warner Bros.) 18k-21k
Miguel (RCA) 18-21k
* Swedish House Mafia (Astralwerks) 17-20k
* Debuts
We’ll be back with more ways to understand how huge Red is as soon as possible. (10/25p)
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I think Kendrick can hit the 250K mark.
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* Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 1.15-1.25
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Yes Taylor
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Brandy (RCA) 21-24k
* Stone Sour (Roadrunner) 21-24k
* Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 19-22k
Little Big Town (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 19-22k
Scotty McCreery (Mercury Nashville/19/Interscope) 19-22k
Adele (XL/Columbia) 19-22k
* Gary Clark, Jr. (Warner Bros.) 18k-21k
Miguel (RCA) 18-21k
* Swedish House Mafia (Astralwerks) 17-20k
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Adele still has a possibility of being in the top 10 again
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This week, Big Machine's big Red monster will likely sell more than the rest of the Top 50 albums combined.
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Originally posted by iamvladd
Taylor Swift Ready To Paint Billboard 200 'Red,' Kendrick Lamar Heading For No. 2
As previously reported, Taylor Swift's "Red" is trending toward a 1 million-plus sales week and a non-surprising Billboard 200 No. 1 debut, as industry sources seem certain that the album will eclipse the seven-figure sales threshold. Indications are that "Red" will mostly likely race past the first-week sum of Swift's previous set, "Speak Now" (2010), which began with 1.046 million in 2010, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
With two days of sales under its belt through Wednesday (the Big Machine title was released on Oct. 22, bypassing the normal Tuesday-release cycle), "Red" has reportedly shifted more than 600,000 units.
By the time the sales week is complete (SoundScan will tally totals through Oct. 28), "Red" will most likely have set single-week sales records at digital retailer iTunes Music Store and mass-merchant Target. The former retailer holds the first-week digital exclusive for the title, while the latter has created pop-up Swift stores in its locations and is the sole source for the deluxe edition of "Red," which contains three bonus track and three additional remixes.
Swift is casting a large shadow on what is set to be a rather noteworthy bow on the Billboard 200 by relative newcomer Kendrick Lamar, whose major-label debut "Good Kid M.A.A.D. City" (Interscope) looks locked into a No. 2 debut with a sales sum north of 220,000. That would put Lamar in range for the highest sales total by a male rapper this year, an honor currently held by Young Jeezy, who shifted 233,000 with "TM:103: Hustlerz Ambition" in January.
Other albums on course for top 10 entries next week include Stone Sour's "House of Gold & Bones Part One," Tony Bennett's "Viva Duets" and Gary Clark Jr.s "Blak & Blu."
The new Billboard 200 chart's top 10 will be revealed on the morning of Oct. 31.
http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/indus...3J5c3Y2v6KZ.99
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TM103 came out in December.
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~60k left for Adele.
Miguel's consistency so far
Kendrick would have gotten the #1 in any other week, but Taylor Congrats to both of them, though!
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Chart Moves: Donald Fagen Charts Highest Album Since 1993 on Billboard 200
As previously reported, Jason Aldean scores his first No. 1 on the Billboard 200, as "Night Train" rolls in at the summit with 409,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan, while Brandy, Scotty McCreery and Jamey Johnson make top five entrances. What other titles chug to notable Billboard 200 moves?
-- Donald Fagen: The co-founder of jazz/rock outfit Steely Dan posts his highest rank as a soloist since "Kamakiriad" debuted and peaked at No. 10 on the June 12, 1993, tally, as "Sunken Condos" starts at No. 12 with 18,000. Fagen is considering touring to promote the set. "I've been the frontman for Steely Dan for a long time, but (it's) a whole different thing being the center of attention with your own band. (It's) kind of a heavy deal for me, but a lot of fun. We'll see what happens with ('Sunken Condos'); if it's a total turkey, I don't want to be associated with it at all. But if it seems like it's worth doing, we probably will do something."
-- Hunter Hayes: The singer's self-titled debut set (13,000, up 32%) logs its highest placement in two months (43-31), and its second-best rank since its debut 35 weeks ago. Perhaps helping: its former Hot Country Songs No. 1 "Wanted" is crossing to top 40 radio. Hayes' "Live" EP, meanwhile, debuts on Top Country Albums at No. 33 (2,000).
-- Benjamin Gibbard: Fronting Death Cab for Cutie, Gibbard has made four trips to the Billboard 200's top 40, with the band's "Narrow Stairs" having topped the May 31, 2008, ranking. His debut solo album, "Former Lives," arrives at No. 34 with 12,000. The set includes the single "Teardrop Windows," a No. 26 Triple A hit, and "Bigger Than Love," featuring Aimee Mann. Not on the album? "Ichiro's Theme," Gibbard's summer single benefiting the Seattle Mariners' "Refuse to Abuse" campaign against domestic violence. (The ode to longtime Mariner star Ichiro Suzuki was actually released shortly after he was traded to the New York Yankees in July.)
-- Christina Perri: "A Very Merry Perri Christmas," the pop singer/songwriter's first seasonal offering, a debut at No. 98 (4,000), brings updates of such holiday favorites as the Carpenters' "Merry Christmas Darling" and John Lennon's "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)."
-- K'Naan: "Country, God or the Girl" starts at No. 129 with 3,000, aided by two singles that dented the Mainstream Top 40 airplay chart earlier this year: "Is Anybody Out There?," featuring Nelly Furtado (No. 27), and "Hurt Me Tomorrow" (No. 37).
-- Pink Floyd: 1973's seminal "Dark Side of the Moon returns at No. 156 for a record-extending 817th week on the Billboard 200. It sports a 46% increase to 3,000.
-- Gov't Mule: The Southern rock/jam band, which formed in 1994, serves up "The Georgia Bootleg Box" (new at No. 171), a 65-song live set that culls tracks from 1996 concerts in Athens, Atlanta and Macon. Ga.
http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/indus...brtBYojWdv5.99
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Pink Floyd is the epitome of longevity that album will just never die.
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Country fans go hard
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