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Chart Listings: HITS & SoundScan Top Albums (March 8-16, 2010)
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22 28 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 18,535 +3%
PLAY ON
this will go 2xplat for sure
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25 24 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 20,927 +31% READY
YASSSS Trey, the Jay tour is helping i see
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25 24 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 20,927 +31%
READY YESSSSSSSSSSSSS
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Originally posted by staracademy1990
Lady GaGa - The Fame is at a total of 2,963,164 .. 3x platinum next week
Lady GaGa - The Fame Monster is at a total of 854,088 .. goin for platinum soon :banana3:
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Originally posted by BayAreaMami
25 24 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 20,927 +31% READY
YASSSS Trey, the Jay tour is helping i see
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going for 600k next week <3<3
182 196 USHER CONFESSIONS 3,149 3,582 -12 9,751,065
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Originally posted by BayAreaMami
25 24 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 20,927 +31% READY
YASSSS Trey, the Jay tour is helping i see
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Tours don't really help albums. "Say Aah" becoming a mainstream hit is helping this.
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trey is at 575,327 can he go platinum ?
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i think he can , especially with a re-release ( rumored ) :heart:
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Originally posted by F|VESTAR
i think he can , especially with a re-release ( rumored ) :heart:
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ah re release where did u here this ?
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Originally posted by Blindeyes
Tours don't really help albums. "Say Aah" becoming a mainstream hit is helping this.
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the tour & the mainstream hit is helping Trey but from what ive seen tours help but maybe not alot.
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Circus Tour was biggest tour of 2009 in the U.S. and didn't help Circus sales at all. Same for Sticky & Sweet Tour by Madonna, and her album didn't even sell 800k here. Many examples.
It's due to "Say Aah". Most people going to see his tour own the album already, I'm sure. lol. It's Trey Songz. His groupies probably have 3-5 copies. lolz.
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7 14 KE$HA KEMOSABE/RCA/RMG 29,313 -9%
ANIMAL
Total sales please
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tours arent to support album anymore, its the other way round
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Does anybody know the total sales of All I Ever Wanted? Has it gone platinum yet?
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Lady Gaga, Rihanna & Ke$ha keep working girls
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Week Ending March 7, 2010: Cruz Controls Hot 100
by Paul Grein in Chart Watch
The music industry will be closely watching Blake Shelton's six-song EP Hillbilly Bone, which enters The Billboard 200 at #3. It's unusual for an established star to release an EP. These "mini-albums" are generally warm-ups for upcoming debut albums (Justin Bieber's My Time and Drake's So Far Gone), interim releases by acts with a young following (Miley Cyrus' The Time Of Our Lives) or collections of bonus songs that were added to expanded versions of albums (Lady Gaga's The Fame Monster).
Hillbilly Bone is none of these things: It's an experiment in releasing a smaller number of songs at a lighter price point (the EP was widely available in its first week for between $4.99 and $6.99). Shelton's EP is the first release in Warner Music's new "six pak" concept, in which select acts release six-song EPs in close intervals. Current plans call for Shelton to release one or maybe even two more EPs before the end of the year.
The music industry is trying to figure out how to counter a declining interest in full-length albums. Fans like to buy individual songs, but the industry's business model is predicated on album sales. So the idea behind the Shelton EP is to find a middle-ground that works for both parties.
It's too early to know if this experiment will work, but Hillbilly Bone is already Shelton's highest-charting title on The Billboard 200. It surpasses The Dreamer (#8 in 2003) and Pure B.S. (#8 in 2007). Hillbilly Bone sold 71,000 copies in its first week, which is Shelton's best sales week since The Dreamer debuted with sales of 77,000.
EPs can be highly successful. Cyrus' The Time Of Our Lives has sold 1,306,000 copies since its release in August. That's not far behind the sales of her previous full-length album, Breakout, which has sold 1,536,000 copies. Bieber's My World has sold 998,000 copies, Lady Gaga's The Fame Monster has sold 854,000 and Drake's So Far Gone has sold 401,000.
Only four other EPs in the past decade have topped the 800K mark in sales. They are: The Cheetah Girls TV soundtrack, which has sold 1,751,000 copies; Joss Stone's The Soul Sessions (972,000); Michael Buble's Let It Snow! (857,000) and 3 Doors Down's Another 700 Miles (800,000).
Hillbilly Bone is one of three country titles in the top five on this week's Billboard 200. Lady Antebellum's Need You Now returns to #1 for a third week. Danny Gokey's My Best Days opens at #4..
Need You Now is the first country album to spend its first six weeks at #1 or #2 since Shania Twain's Up! did it in November and December 2002. The title song has been listed in the top five on Hot Digital Songs for six weeks. This week, it tops the 2.5 million mark in paid downloads..
Danny Gokey is the third contestant from American Idol's Season 8 cast to land in the top 15, following Kris Allen (who hit #11) and Adam Lambert (who reached #3). While Gokey debuted higher on the chart than Allen did, Allen sold more copies in his first week (80,000, compared to 65,000 for Gokey). The reason? Album sales are heavier in November, when Allen debuted, than they are in March..
This is the first season in which three or more contestants reached the top 15 with their debut albums since Season 5, when six cast members scored. (In fact, they all reached the top 10.) They were Taylor Hicks, Katharine McPhee, Elliott Yamin, Chris Daughtry, Kellie Pickler and Bucky Covington. In only one other season did three contestants make the top 15 with their debut albums. In Season 3, Ruben Studdard, Clay Aiken and Josh Gracin all reached that level of success..
Almost Alice, a companion album/soundtrack to the Tim Burton movie Alice In Wonderland, bows at #5. The movie, starring Johnny Depp, was #1 at the box-office this past weekend. The album features such hot pop/rock acts as Avril Lavigne, All American Rejects and Shinedown. The soundtrack to Walt Disney's original 1951 animated movie Alice In Wonderland cracked the top 10 in September 1951..
Danny Elfman's album of original score for the new Alice In Wonderland debuts at #89. Elfman has a long history of scoring films, only to watch as pop artists grab greater chart glory. In 1989, he had the score album from Batman, while Prince had the chart-topping soundtrack with an album that featured the hits "Batdance" and "Partyman.".
Lady Gaga's The Fame logs its 37th week in the top 10, which is the longest run in the top 10 for the debut album by a female artist since Avril Lavigne's 2002 album Let Go. This week "Telephone" (featuring Beyonce) becomes the hottest digital song from Lady Gaga's album. (I'm glad these two artists came together. Maybe now they can get a little exposure and publicity.).
Here's the low-down on this week's top 10 albums..
1. Lady Antebellum, Need You Now, 126,000. The album returns to #1 for a third week. Two songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital songs, topped by "Need You Now," which dips from #3 to #5.
2. Sade, Soldier Of Love, 79,000. The album slips to #2 after three weeks at #1. "Soldier Of Love" drops from #112 to #151 on Hot Digital Songs.
3. Blake Shelton, Hillbilly Bone, 71,000. This new entry is Shelton's third top 10 entry. It's the highest-charting EP since Miley Cyrus' The Times Of My Life hit #2 in September. "Hillbilly Bone" (featuring Trace Adkins) jumps from #84 to #66 on Hot Digital Songs.
4. Danny Gokey, My Best Days, 65,000. This new entry is the debut album by the singer who finished third on Season 8 of American Idol. "My Best Days Are Ahead Of Me" enters Hot Digital Songs at #63.
5. Various Artists, Almost Alice soundtrack, 58,000. This new entry is the week's #1 soundtrack. More than half of the copies (32,000) were sold digitally, making this the week's #1 Digital Album. Avril Lavigne's "Alice," which is heard over the end titles, vaults from #107 to #39 on Hot Digital Songs.
6. Lifehouse, Smoke & Mirrors, 54,000. This new entry is the rock band's fourth top 10 album. Nearly half of the copies (27,000) were sold digitally, making this the week's #2 digital album. Three songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs, topped by "Halfway Gone," which jumps from #66 to #58.
7. Lady Gaga, The Fame, 49,000. The album slips from #5 to #7 in its 71st week. This is its 37th week in the top 10. Six songs from the expanded edition of the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs, including "Telephone" (featuring Beyonce), which holds at #14, and "Bad Romance," which drops from #11 to #17.
8. The Black Eyed Peas, The E.N.D., 46,000. The former #1 album drops from #4 to #8 in its 39th week. This is its 26th week in the top 10. Three songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs, topped by "Imma Be," which dips from #1 to #3.
9. Raheem DeVaughn, The Love & War Masterpeace, 45,000. This new entry DeVaughn's second top 10 album in a row. Love Behind The Melody debuted at #5 in January 2008. No songs from the new album are listed on Hot Digital Songs.
10. Easton Corbin, Easton Corbin, 43,000. This new entry is the country singer's debut album. "A Little More Country Than That" jumps from #114 to #79 on Hot Digital Songs.
Six albums drop out of the top 10 this week. Johnny Cash's American VI: Ain't No Grave slips from #3 to #21, Lil Wayne's Rebirth drops from #6 to #12, .
Ke$ha's Animal drops from #7 to #13, Susan Boyle's I Dreamed A Dream drops from #8 to #18, Taylor Swift's Fearless drops from #9 to #17, and Justin Bieber's My World drops from #10 to #15.
Jason Derulo's debut album, Jason Derulo, debuts at #11. Four songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs, including "In My Head" at #8 and "Ridin' Solo" at #19...DJ Khaled's Victory bows at #14. It's the rapper's fourth straight top 15 album..
The Crazy Heart soundtrack dips from #25 to #30, but should turn around next week in the wake of the film's two Oscar wins. Ryan Bingham's recording of "The Weary Kind," which was voted Best Original Song, enters Hot Digital Songs at #137. Bingham and T-Bone Burnett, who co-wrote the song, have both appeared on The Billboard 200 as artists. Burnett scored in 1983 with Proof Through The Night. Bingham made it in June with Roadhouse Sun.
Peter Gabriel's Scratch My Back bows at #26. Gabriel first charted in December 1973 as part of Genesis. He first charted on his own in March 1977...Michael Jackson's Number Ones drops from #53 to #58. It's #1 on the Catalog Albums chart for the 28th week..
Heads Up: Ludacris is expected to land his fourth #1 album next week with Battle Of The Sexes, which is projected to sell north of 120,000 copies. The rap star fell short of the top spot last time out when Theater Of The Mind debuted and peaked at #5 in November 2008. Gorillaz's Plastic Beach and Jimi Hendrix's Valleys Of Neptune will probably start with sales in the range of 100,000. Also due: Gary Allan's Get Off On The Pain, Broken Bells' Broken Bells and Serj Tankian's Elect The Dead Symphony..
Fun With Punctuation Marks: Ke$ha is at the forefront of a trend toward punctuation marks embedded in artist's names. Other current examples include 3OH!3 and P!nk. Think of the possibilities if this gimmick had been around in decades past: L!za M!nnell!, Ki$$, M+ma Cass, Pete B*st, Col. T%m Parker. (Some of these may require explanation: Liza is known for her breathless enthusiasm; KISS for being a money machine; Mama Cass for being plus-sized; Pete Best, who left the Beatles on the cusp of their breakthrough, for being an asterisk; and Col. Parker, Elvis' manager, for taking a percentage.).
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Emanuel will not be able to take GaGa snatching another of Avril's records
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Is Battle of the Sexes or Plastic Beach gonna debut @ #1? PB is #1 on iTunes, but BOTS might sell more overall according to CW...
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^ BOTS
iTunes doesn't mean everything you know, for albums then physical >>>> digital
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Originally posted by Bibliotheque
Emanuel will not be able to take GaGa snatching another of Avril's records
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That isn't even a record, it's just the first since someone. Avril wasn't even the first to do that....
Anyway, Fame is doing really great, I've read it was already certified 3x Platinum...
and tours, as people were discussing, do not help album sales AT ALL! Tours are really made to take money from fans or people who have any interest on the performer (they either already have the current album legally or illegally), tours never boost album sales...
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Lady Gaga's The Fame logs its 37th week in the top 10, which is the longest run in the top 10 for the debut album by a female artist since Avril Lavigne's 2002 album Let Go.
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Originally posted by Bibliotheque
Emanuel will not be able to take GaGa snatching another of Avril's records
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