Paramore v. Carey for #1. I do believe Carey netted over 400 K copies in 2008, so I think it should be all about her at number 1.
Dark horse: Streisand
She really is it!!!.. Most of us are expecting much of Mariah and esp Paramore on who's gonna be #1..but look what happened...Streisand won the race for #1...
The Beatles (19)
Jay-Z (11)
Elvis Presley (10)
Bruce Springsteen (9) (tie)
The Rolling Stones (9) (tie) Barbra Streisand (9) (tie) (#1 Female)
Madonna (7) (tie)
Elton John (7) (tie)
Led Zeppelin (7) (tie)
U2 (7) (tie)
First of all, jesus christ, Jay-Z has THAT many #1 albums?!
And I kept waiting for people to acknowledge that Babs has way more fans than any of us could possibly comprehend, but it seemed like so few of you recognized that. I'm not surprised in the slightest by this. Paramore's sales were great, too.
First of all, jesus christ, Jay-Z has THAT many #1 albums?!
And I kept waiting for people to acknowledge that Babs has way more fans than any of us could possibly comprehend, but it seemed like so few of you recognized that. I'm not surprised in the slightest by this. Paramore's sales were great, too.
KISS' Wal-Mart Exclusive Looks Headed for Top Spot Next Week
October 7, 2009
Gene Simmons has done it again. His Wal-Mart exclusive for the band's new Sonic Boom album, its first new studio effort in 11 years, is headed for between 150-175k in sales, giving the masked rockers a beeline on their first chart-topping release ever.
That's based on reports from those retailers out there who haven't packed up and moved to Boca Raton or begun to write a tell-all biography.
Showdog Nashville's Toby Keith album American Ride is the next highest at 80-90k, though Reprise crooner Michael Buble's Crazy Love, which comes out this Friday (10/9) to coincide with the singer's Oprah appearance, could also be in the mix.
Capitol Nashville's Luke Bryan is next with 40-45k, along with Jive/JLG's Relient K and Backstreet Boys.
Malaco's veteran gospel act BeBe & CeCe Winans appear headed for the 30-35k range, followed by Columbia's Brandi Carlile (25-30k), Cherrytree/Interscope's Tokio Hotel (18-22k) and Atlantic's Mayday Parade (18-22k).
The market was up 16% vs. last week, down 8% vs. same week last year and still down 14% year to date.
I don't see "everybody" mad or disappointed. I see people surprised she couldn't even sell 200k or be Top 2. I, speaking for myself only, think her album is a letdown. And now it's also a letdown in what concerns sales.
I don't see "everybody" mad or disappointed. I see people surprised she couldn't even sell 200k or be Top 2. I, speaking for myself only, think her album is a letdown. And now it's also a letdown in what concerns sales.
Lambs love the album and other people do. All because it underachieves on the first week doesn't make it a letdown. Bad promo and no buzz.