Electrik Red debuted @ #100 on the charts. They sold just under 5,000 copies.
This is NOT a joke.
Soundscan updates from May 26 - June 2nd
Eminem Relapse remains at the No. 1 on Soundscan selling 210, 984 bringing a total of 819,228. He is on his way to hitting platinum which the next two weeks.
Electrik Red How To Be A Lady: Volume 1 debuts at No. 100 selling a disappointing 4,963 units. Those sales look good in Canada but not in the U.S. Other artists - Method Man & Redman Blackout 2 sold 20.481 bringing them to the No. 18 spot while Busta Rhymes Back On My B.S sold 16,714 units pushing him to No. 22. DJ Drama Gangsta Grillz - The Album Vol. 2 went down 40 spots from No. 26 to No. 66 selling 7,442.
In Canada, Eminem Relapse still holds the No.1 spot selling 23, 115 copies (86,946 total). Congratulations to Eminem he is on his way to becoming Platinum in Canada. Method Man & Redman Blackout 2 dropped to the No. 31 spot selling 1,472 copies while Busta Rhymes Back On My B.S sold 1,129 units bringing him to No. 46.
Again another successful week for Eminem making Relapse the biggest hip hop album for 2009 so far. The buzz is still going and I wonder how much he will sell next week after the publicity stunt that happened at the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday. The Dream’s super female group Electrik Red did not have a successful week but where did Electrik Red go wrong? Lack of promotions? Weak First Single? - What can Electrik Red do to generate more sales? We will have to see...
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