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Chart Listings: HITS & SoundScan Top Albums (June 14-21, 2010)
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When is Drake releasing? WOW those are huge sales
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Oh poor Chrissy
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Xtina & Bionic deserve much more than just 110K .. like seriously I feel bad when an artist like Xtina who is actually talented and makes great music can't sell much. And then you have trashy *****s like Ke$ha selling so much, when she has zero talent
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It was Team Jacob and Team Edward versus the Gleeks this past week in the race to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, as the "Twilight Saga: Eclipse" soundtrack went up against the latest installment of the "Glee" soundtrack series -- "Journey to Regionals."
Well, Gleeks rejoice! The "Journey to Regionals" EP debuts at No. 1 with 152,000 sold according to Nielsen SoundScan, besting the "Eclipse" album at No. 2 with 144,000.
The new "Glee" set is the fifth soundtrack album release from "Glee" since the TV series launched a year ago on Fox, and the third "Glee" set to hit No. 1 following "The Power of Madonna" EP and "The Music: Volume 3 - Showstoppers."
Last week, industry prognosticators initially thought "Eclipse" was a good bet for No. 1, with a possible first week tally of around 140,000 to 160,000, while "Glee" was aiming for a number in the range of 110,000 to 130,000. As it turns out, while "Eclipse" performed to expectations, the "Glee" album bested the predictions and held up better through the week than anticipated.
However, the chances of "Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals" holding on to the No. 1 slot next week are pretty much non-existant, as a certain red-hot act is primed to explode atop the tally next week. According to industry prognosticators, Drake's debut full-length studio album "Thank Me Later," which hit retail yesterday (15), is projected to sell in the range of 425,000 to 475,000 -- if not more -- by week's end on June 20.
If it moves as much as sources think, it'll mark one of the biggest sales weeks of the year for a single album. Currently, 2010's best frames were earned by Sade's "Soldier of Love" (502,000 off its debut in February) and Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" (481,000 in its debut week in late January).
Back on this week's chart, Christina Aguilera's fourth English-language studio album, "Bionic," bows at No. 3 with 110,000. Her last effort, the 2006 double-length album "Back to Basics," bowed at No. 1 with 346,000 copies sold. Over on the Digital Songs chart, her new album's title track debuts at No. 39 with 43,000 downloads, while the set's first single, "Not Myself Tonight," re-enters at No. 56 with 30,000 (up 149%).
On the Billboard 200 albums chart, Plies' "Goon Affiliated" arrives at No. 5 with 56,000 -- marking the rapper's fourth chart entry since his "Real Testament" debut in 2007. His last release, 2008's "Da Realist," opened at No. 14 with 114,000 sold.
Two more new entries grace the top 10 this week, as Dierks Bentley's "Up On The Ridge" climbs in at No. 9 with 38,000 and Jewel's "Sweet and Wild" debuts at No. 10 with 31,000. It's the fifth consecutive top 10 set for Bentley, whose last release, 2009's "Feel That Fire," entered at No. 3 with 71,000. "Sweet and Wild" is Jewel's seventh top 10 effort. Her last regular studio release was 2008's "Perfectly Clear," which started at No. 8 with 48,000.
Last week's No. 1 album, Jack Johnson's "To the Sea" floats down to No. 4 with 89,000 (down 63%). Justin Bieber's "My World 2.0" drops four rungs to No. 6 (49,000; down 7%), "Glee, the Music, Volume 3: Showstoppers" slips four to No. 7 (40,000; down 11%) and Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" also falls four to No. 8 (39,000; down 5%).
Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending June 13) totaled 5.49 million units, up 6% compared to the sum last week (5.16 million) and down 14% compared to the comparable sales week of 2009 (6.35 million). Year to date album sales stand at 136.1 million, down 11% compared to the same total at this point last year (153.0 million).
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http://www.billboard.com/charts/bill...04098646.story
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Ugh. Reading that article made me feel even worse for Xtina.
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They say 475K or more to drake ! I say he will hit 500 K
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Originally posted by YM8
They say 475K or more to drake ! I say he will hit 500 K
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that would be solid for a debut album!! And in this state of the music industry..those are amazing numbers!
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Originally posted by GaGaFan
that would be solid for a debut album!! And in this state of the music industry..those are amazing numbers!
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absolutely !! Also drake will have great 2nd week sales as well as he is doing a lot of TV promo next week !
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Originally posted by KarlosVzla
When is Drake releasing? WOW those are huge sales
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He released his album yesterday.
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Originally posted by YM8
absolutely !! Also drake will have great 2nd week sales as well as he is doing a lot of TV promo next week !
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Plus Eminem's album is going to attract hip hop fans to increase Drakes sales a bit.
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Originally posted by GaGaFan
Plus Eminem's album is going to attract hip hop fans to increase Drakes sales a bit.
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yup can't wait for recovery as well
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I'm extremely worried about the second week sales of Bionic, since that will basically determine its overall longetivity. On iTunes the album is already down to #13
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DRAKE TAKES THE CHART CAKE
Eagerly Awaited New Hip-Hop King Looking at 450-475k for Thank Me Later, Tom Petty Eyeing 100k+
June 16, 2010
You can Thank him now, or Thank him Later, but the record industry should show its gratitude somehow because Drake’s new album is the first blockbuster of the summer, and it couldn’t have come at a better time.
The half-Jewish Toronto hip-hop star who got his start in the teen TV cult hit Degrassi: The Next Generation, goes to the head of the class this week on his Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown debut, Thank Me Later, with first-week sales in the 450-475k range, making it a lock for #1.
Based on one-day sales reports from those retailers still blowing their own vuvezelas, that would be the third highest-total this year to Sade (501k) and Lady Antebellum (481k).
The postponed album comes to retail fresh off a pair of hits in “Over” and “Find Your Love.”
Next up, Reprise’s Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album, Mojo, his first with the band since 2002, is off to a solid start, on target for between 100-110k, good for #2.
Capitol/EMI’s Now 34 is the next highest debut, with estimates in the 80-90k range, while Arista/RMG Lilith Tour headliner Sarah McLachlan’s Laws of Illusion will rack up 75-85k.
Side One Dummy’s Americana rockers The Gaslight Anthem look to be in the 20-25k range.
The market was up 6% vs. last week, down 14% vs. same week last year and still down 11% year to date. And you thought that English soccer goalie had it rough.
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Originally posted by GaGaFan
Plus Eminem's album is going to attract hip hop fans to increase Drakes sales a bit.
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I was thinking this. His decrease won't be that huge. I expect it to go down a bit 3rd week though.
If HITS and Billboard are agreeing with the projections, then it's safe to say that 450-475k is it for Drake. We'll see.
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WOW! Drake's amazing sales
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Originally posted by Anthony Kerty
Well, Drake 475k? Eminem is gonna sell 800k then.
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Can we leave Eminem out of this?
This is Drake's first album. Dang. All that matters is that he meets expectations or goes on to sell more than that.
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Originally posted by fatty
with Eminem around, Miley doesn't stand a chance
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That's how it should be. That's what fakes get.
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Originally posted by KKCuteCat
pop's sales are more consistent than Hip/Hop or RnB
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Name some. All I can speak for are Gaga and Ke$ha.
Last time I checked the consistent sales are from artists like Lady Antebellum (Country), Maxwell (R&B) and Sade (Soul).
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Originally posted by Duca
I'm glad Christina flopped, but I'm feeling sorry for her as well.
I have grown to really like the album and I don't understand why she didn't even crack 200k, her first week sales only went up with each album, and this is a really huge downgrade.
I really thought she had an established fanbase by now.
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Whatever.
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Originally posted by rihannar0x8
Really?
His album is not that great to sell that much.
Whatever, Em's numbers next week will make Drake's look like ****!
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No matter what happens Drake's sales are ALREADY making Riri's look like
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fantastic for drake not much people saw this coming not even me for this much sales
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Really? They are low for what I expected so far. Especially with all of the hype. I guess I should have lowered what I thought since the singles so far are no BIEH smash yet.
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HipHop artists have poor digital sales, so they sell big albums. Pop artists have massive digital sales and poor album sales.
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Originally posted by Rihannafan
HipHop artists have poor digital sales, so they sell big albums. Pop artists have massive digital sales and poor album sales.
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Unless you're Gaga and have both.
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