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Chart Listings: Billboard 200 Albums (July 25-August 1, 2012)
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The 21 era is completely dead & she's still doing 30K+ a week. I feel like she should give Turning Tables a video just to secure the 10 million sales mark faster. Maybe after she gives birth?
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Member Since: 1/8/2011
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21 at 9.6M, let's go!
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With Katy Perry promotion, 21 could have probably reached 12 million by now.
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"Turning Tables" is actually getting some unsolicited airplay. I doubt the label will push it given the circumstances, though.
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Member Since: 9/21/2010
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Originally posted by Cap10Planet
Congrats to Nas! Over 18 years in the game and still getting those chart-toppers! Legend.
Frank's hold is pretty impressive and it didn't look like the Amazon deal drama hurt him much. King.
Adele's still selling. Queen.
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What's happened to you?
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Member Since: 1/11/2012
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Originally posted by bobbymfw
With Katy Perry promotion, 21 could have probably reached 12 million by now.
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And produced 7-8 top 5 hits.
I think, for the long run, this is a good thing. People will have really missed her when she releases her next album. And she's here to stay so
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Member Since: 3/27/2009
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Nasir getting a #1 album AND selling over 100K without any promotion whatsoever. G.O.A.T, tbh.
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Originally posted by WFL
Where's Chris Brown?
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1. Nas, “Life Is Good” (149,000) [DEBUT]
2. Zac Brown Band, "Uncaged" (78,000) [312,000]
3. Kidz Bop Kids, "Kids Bop 22" (64,000) [DEBUT]
4. Frank Ocean, "Channel Orange" (54,000) [185,000]
5. Justin Bieber, "Believe" (45,000) [650,000]
6. Phil Collins, "Hits" (40,000) [???]
7. One Direction, "Up All Night" (36,000) [1,007,000]
8. Hans Zimmer, "Dark Knight Rises" (33,000) [DEBUT]
9. ADELE, "21" (33,000) [9,601,000]
10. Maroon 5, "Overexposed" (29,000) [364,000]
11. Bruno Mars, "Doo Wops & Hooligans" (27,000) [???]
12. Chris Brown, "Fortune" (27,000) [206,000]
26. Carrie Underwood, "Blown Away" (13,000) [644,000]
27. Demi Lovato, "Unbroken" (13,000) [???]
57. Kelly Clarkson, "Stronger" (7,000) [870,000]
185. Adam Lambert, "Trespassing" (3,000) [144,000]
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frank is holding stronger on itunes than nas is
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I'm guessing they gonna wait till 9.8M to certify it diamond then lol.
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Originally posted by Hooligan
Nasir getting a #1 album AND selling over 100K without any promotion whatsoever. G.O.A.T, tbh.
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The sad thing is, he probably won't promote it.
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What's happened to you?
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I have no idea what you are talking about.
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Originally posted by Cap10Planet
The sad thing is, he probably won't promote it.
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Watch it see the same fate as 'Untitled'.
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Member Since: 3/27/2009
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Originally posted by $CBCOOL$
1. Nas, “Life Is Good” (149,000) [DEBUT]
2. Zac Brown Band, "Uncaged" (78,000) [312,000]
3. Kidz Bop Kids, "Kids Bop 22" (64,000) [DEBUT]
4. Frank Ocean, "Channel Orange" (54,000) [185,000]
5. Justin Bieber, "Believe" (45,000) [650,000]
6. Phil Collins, "Hits" (40,000) [???]
7. One Direction, "Up All Night" (36,000) [1,007,000]
8. Hans Zimmer, "Dark Knight Rises" (33,000) [DEBUT]
9. ADELE, "21" (33,000) [9,601,000]
10. Maroon 5, "Overexposed" (29,000) [364,000]
11. Bruno Mars, "Doo Wops & Hooligans" (27,000) [???]
12. Chris Brown, "Fortune" (27,000) [206,000]
26. Carrie Underwood, "Blown Away" (13,000) [644,000]
27. Demi Lovato, "Unbroken" (13,000) [???]
57. Kelly Clarkson, "Stronger" (7,000) [870,000]
185. Adam Lambert, "Trespassing" (3,000) [144,000]
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CB, please just say that album is the pits. It's way too vulgar and explicit for teenagers to buy, and the music is mediocre at best. I can see why it's flopping.
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Originally posted by Hooligan
Watch it see the same fate as 'Untitled'.
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I really don't think he cares about sales like that. His most praised album is only a platinum seller and it took years for it to sell a million. I think he's content on just his music reaching somewhere.
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Originally posted by Kats
Adele.
How many more weeks until she tops Thriller's top ten weeks?
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4 to equal, 5 to beat.
Thriller = 78 wks
21 = 74 wks to date
I have no doubt this will be achieved
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5. Justin Bieber, "Believe" (45,000) [650,000]
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Originally posted by Cap10Planet
There were talks about them doing a Watch The Throne-type album a few years ago but never materialized. That would be a more interesting collaboration than Kanye/Jay-Z given their history.
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Definitely. WTT was dope though.
Yeah Theyve only collabo'd twice on each other's albums, Nas was supposed to be on the Empire State of Mind remix a few years back too. They need to stop playing and get it done already lol
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Member Since: 5/4/2012
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Originally posted by Cap10Planet
The sad thing is, he probably won't promote it.
I have no idea what you are talking about.
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Nas BEEN havng the worst promo skills. He's selling solely off his status in rap. But he's been doing a lot more features lately, so maybe this time it might be different *shrugs*
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Carrie seemed to have stabalized at 13-15Kish a week, I hope with Blown Away it'll get a boost.
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NAS VS. ZAC, GASLIGHT ANTHEM, PASSION PIT DEBUT
Summer Dog Days Officially Start Barking
July 25, 2012
It’ll be an OG rapper vs. a country-rocker for the top spot on next week’s HITS Album chart.
The last two best-sellers—Nas’ Def Jam/IDJ album, Life is Good, and Zac Brown Band’s Atlanti9c release Uncaged, #1-2 on this week’s chart—should vie for the lead on Tuesday’s tally as well.
While yet another Def Jam/IDJ hip-hop biggie, Rick Ross’ new album, God Forgives, I Don’t, is the next major release, coming out on Tuesday (7/31), this week the pickings are relatively slim.
Top new debut should be Mercury/IDJ’s New Jersey neo-Springsteen garage-rockers the Gaslight Anthem with their major label bow, Handwritten, after graduating from L.A. indie SideOneDummy, the band’s fourth studio effort overall. First-week sales estimates from our crack network of retail reporters and numbers-crunchers put the figure at between 30-35k.
Columbia Cambridge, MA, techno-rock duo Passion Pit’s Gossamer, the follow-up to 2009’s debut Manners, is up next, with estimates in the 28-32k area.
Touted RCA Nashville group Love and Theft, the singer/songwriter pair of Stephen Barker Liles and Eric Gunderson, will see their eponymous sophomore album do between 12-15k.
Epic’s Jennifer Lopez greatest hits collection, to fulfill her deal with the label, should also do in the 12-15k neighborhood.
Album sales were down 4% vs. last week, down 5% vs. same week last year and down 3% year to date.
Track sales were down 2% vs. last week, up 2% vs. same week last year and up 6% year to date.
TEA sales were down 3% vs. last week, down 3% vs, same week last year and flat year to date.
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