[SupahBass05]

Originally posted by QueenBLadyG

Frozen wasn't discounted, and I think a few others weren't either. That's part of the reason why it rose to #1.

So then it's this week?

[Retro]

I feel like those are for the 4th week.

[jpsketch]

Originally posted by SupahBass05

So then it's this week?

I can't imagine them giving us predictions for a tracking week that's over.

I can't imagine Kelly and the Ducks both selling so little before Christmas.

I can't see why HDD would mention an iTunes discount that didn't go into effect until THIS week.


So I'm just all around confused.

[QueenBLadyG]

Originally posted by SupahBass05

So then it's this week?

It has to be. All those albums rose after their discounts that JUST happened. I wish they would've clarified a little more.

[simon]

I'm 95% sure this is the 4th week. People still buy Christmas albums after christmas because they are still in the mood. As of now, the Christmas tree is still up in my house and my neighbors lights are up. There are still individuals who have not received all their Christmas gifts. Therefore, it is not uncommon for Kelly and Duck Dynasty to still be selling albums.

[Green]

Originally posted by simon

I'm 95% sure this is the 4th week. People still buy Christmas albums after christmas because they are still in the mood. As of now, the Christmas tree is still up in my house and my neighbors lights are up. There are still individuals who have not received all their Christmas gifts. Therefore, it is not uncommon for Kelly and Duck Dynasty to still be selling albums.

But The Robertsons and Kelly's albums are not even in the top 100 of itunes anymore.
Unless all their sales are physical.

[Idontcareaboutyou]

I checked and 2 years ago Michael Bublé had a 96% drop with his album the week after christmas so there's actually no way Kelly and The Robertsons would sell that much in the same calendar week when Bublé himself fell from 1 to 24 and sold 21,000 copies. Therefore, it can only be Beyonce's 3rd week.

Billboard link : http://www.billboard.com/articles/ne...-billboard-200

Last week's No. 1 album, Michael Buble's "Christmas," drops to No. 24 with 21,000 (down 96%). It's the fourth album to fall from No. 1 to outside the top 20 in the past year, following Mac Miller's "Blue Slide Park" (1-23), Amos Lee's "Mission Bell" (1-25) and Cake's "Showroom of Compassion" (1-24).

A sudden drop for Buble's holiday effort isn't surprising -- even if it did spend five straight weeks at No. 1. Once Christmas has passed, holiday albums all suffer greatly.

[simon]

Originally posted by Idontcareaboutyou

I checked and 2 years ago Michael Bublé had a 96% drop with his album the week after christmas so there's actually no way Kelly and The Robertsons would sell that much in the same calendar week when Bublé himself fell from 1 to 24 and sold 21,000 copies. Therefore, it can only be Beyonce's 3rd week.

Billboard link : http://www.billboard.com/articles/ne...-billboard-200

That makes sense.

But it would make sense if the chart positions from theirs and Billboard's were not so different.

Also, they mentioned the iTunes discount which took place today which makes it more confusing.

Also, why would they have a prediction range for a sales week when Tuesdays is when they usually release their final sales chart.

[Idontcareaboutyou]

-The Billboard chart is the building chart right ? Isn't that the one that 'only' accounts for 85% of the retailers and can be vastly different from the final chart ?

-No clue about that. Maybe they saw the discount today and thought it had been ongoing for over a week.

-This corresponds to their 'building album sales chart' (they say so here : http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/salescht.cgi), not their thursday projections. Instead of giving a precise top 50 as they usually do, they're only giving a rather vague top 15.

[simon]

Originally posted by Idontcareaboutyou

-The Billboard chart is the building chart right ? Isn't that the one that 'only' accounts for 85% of the retailers and can be vastly different from the final chart ?

-No clue about that. Maybe they saw the discount today and thought it had been ongoing for over a week.

-This corresponds to their 'building album sales chart' (they say so here : http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/salescht.cgi), not their thursday projections. Instead of giving a precise top 50 as they usually do, they're only giving a rather vague top 15.

Makes sense. In that case, this would be her 3rd week, and I hope she reaches 290K!

[Idontcareaboutyou]

Some updated totals for 2013 releases, with their ranking among 2013 releases:

2. Eminem (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope) 1,710-1,645k
3. Luke Bryan (Capitol Nashville) 1,518-1,528k
4. Drake (YM/CM/Republic) 1,343-1,353k
5. Beyoncé (Columbia) 1,264-1,281k
8. One Direction (SYCO/Columbia) 1,086-1,101k
9. Katy Perry (Capitol) 960-970k
11. The Robertsons (EMI Nashville) 799-809k
12. Garth Brooks (Pearl) 771-780k
13. Kelly Clarkson (RCA) 742-747k
17. Lorde (Lava/Republic) 683-693k
21. Lady Gaga (Interscope) 587-592k
30. Now 48 (UMe) 466-476k
41. Frozen (Walt Disney) 351-365k

source : Pulse

[Jet]

Originally posted by Idontcareaboutyou

source : Pulse

[Idontcareaboutyou]

What ? I didn't do it all myself so I'm crediting the source where I got it. Isn't that how it's supposed to be done ?

[musicfan09]

How the **** does she sell these monster sales?

[cheers09]

Originally posted by Idontcareaboutyou

source : Pulse

Katy missing the platinum mark by 30-40k

KARMA
KARMA
KARMA

[Lose My Breath]

Originally posted by cheers09

Katy missing the platinum mark by 30-40k

KARMA
KARMA
KARMA

We all know she'll get there

Bey + Katy = Sales Queens

[simon]

Originally posted by Idontcareaboutyou

What ? I didn't do it all myself so I'm crediting the source where I got it. Isn't that how it's supposed to be done ?

He was just shocked that Bey made it into Top 5 lol

[Idontcareaboutyou]

Originally posted by simon

He was just shocked that Bey made it into Top 5 lol

Oh, ok. I would have got that if he quoted the whole thing or just the Beyonce part but him just quoting the source kind of confused me.

Anyway, it looks like only 8 albums will top the 1 million mark this year against 10 last year.

[Cap10Planet]

2. Eminem (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope) 1,710-1,645k

Why did people say that Em's sales were disappointing?

[Pastoral]

Whattttttttt