Hits Daily Double (Eminem - 180-190k)

[britneyfan09]

Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 4:32 pm
CHART DATE: 07/27/2009
NOW IN: FINAL

LW TW artist / album label power index % change

2 1 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 161,173 -8%
NUMBER ONES
-- 2 DEMI LOVATO HOLLYWOOD 114,046 --
HERE WE GO AGAIN
1 3 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 99,244 -63%
LEAVE THIS TOWN
5 4 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 75,609 -22%
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
4 5 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 74,921 -30%
THRILLER
3 6 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 73,628 -38%
ESSENTIAL
7 7 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 59,158 -12%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
6 8 HANNAH MONTANA 3 WALT DISNEY RECORDS 54,507 -22%
SOUNDTRACK
10 9 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 53,151 -2%
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
-- 10 JORDIN SPARKS 19/JIVE/ZLG 48,418 --
BATTLEFIELD
16 11 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 39,241 +20%
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
9 12 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 37,545 -33%
BAD
8 13 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 37,366 -39%
OFF THE WALL
15 14 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 36,914 0%
FEARLESS
11 15 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 31,960 -38%
DANGEROUS
18 16 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 27,942 -8%
FAME
17 17 JACKSON 5 MOTOWN 27,414 -11%
ULTIMATE COLLECTION
19 18 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 25,507 -10%
RELAPSE
22 19 BRAD PAISLEY ARISTA NASHVILLE 25,425 -5%
AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT
24 20 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 25,214 +2%
FOUNDATION
21 21 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY RECORDS 24,867 -9%
SOUNDTRACK
23 22 JONAS BROTHERS HOLLYWOOD 22,721 -12%
LINES, VINES & TRYING TIMES
26 23 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 21,544 -7%
DARK HORSE
27 24 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 21,396 -3%
WIDE OPEN
25 25 ROB THOMAS ATLANTIC 20,225 -15%
CRADLESONG
13 26 THE DEAD WEATHER THIRD MAN/WARNER BROTHERS 18,402 -59%
HOREHOUND
31 27 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND RCA/RMG 18,386 -4%
BIG WHISKEY & THE GROOGRUX KING
28 28 GREEN DAY REPRISE 18,257 -14%
21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN
34 29 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 17,600 +2%
LEARN TO LIVE
20 30 JACKSON 5 MOTOWN 16,897 -39%
20TH CENTURY MASTERS
35 31 SHINEDOWN ATLANTIC 16,468 -1%
SOUND OF MADNESS
14 32 TWISTA GET MONEY GANG 16,350 -61%
CATEGORY F5
29 33 JEREMIH DEF JAM/IDJ 16,131 -19%
JEREMIH
39 34 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 15,727 -1%
LADY ANTEBELLUM
32 35 WILCO NONESUCH 15,462 -14%
WILCO (THE ALBUM)
36 36 KENNY CHESNEY BNA/RCA NASHVILLE 14,635 -11%
GREATEST HITS II
12 37 JOE KEDAR ENTERAINMENT 14,065 -72%
SIGNATURE
30 38 ALL TIME LOW HOPELESS 13,583 -31%
NOTHING PERSONAL
42 39 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 12,935 -11%
I AM... SASHA FIERCE
45 40 TWILIGHT ATLANTIC 12,631 -5%
SOUNDTRACK
43 41 TRANSFORMERS - MUSIC FROM REPRISE 12,265 -16%
REVENGE OF THE FALLEN
40 42 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 12,013 -22%
UNSTOPPABLE
-- 43 TOTAL CLUB HITS 3 THRIVE 11,516 --
VARIOUS ARTISTS
48 44 BILLY CURRINGTON MERCURY NASHVILLE 11,485 0%
LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING
47 45 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 11,239 -6%
FUNHOUSE
-- 46 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 11,039 --
TAYLOR SWIFT
50 47 CHICKENFOOT REDLINE 10,919 -3%
CHICKENFOOT
-- 48 THEORY OF A DEADMAN ROADRUNNER 10,883 --
SCARS & SOUVENIRS
-- 49 THE FRAY EPIC 10,036 --
THE FRAY
-- 50 KEITH URBAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 10,002 --
DEFYING GRAVITY

[Wayne]

lol there has got to be someone that can beat him! :o It doesn't look like it will be one of this weeks new entries to be honest though:

Brotha Lynch Hung & Cos
Calle 13
Dance Anthems V3
DeBarge, Kristinia
Fabolous
Howling Bells
Owl City
Pastor Troy
Tisdale, Ashley
Watts, Melinda

And to be honest, only Fabolous has a chance. His last album debuted with 158k. Tisdale's last effort debuted with 63k

[britneyfan09]

MICHAEL STILL REIGNS AS KING

Slow Release Week Will Leave Him on Top Again, With Fabolous Biggest Bow

July 29, 2009

Maybe we all should set up a propofal drip.

The dog days of August commence this weekend, and it doesn’t look like there’s any relief in sight to the retail doldrums.

Based on one-day sales reports from those still keeping their doors open, Michael Jackson’s Number Ones will once more top the HITS Top 50, with the best-selling album in the country probably racking up another 120k or so, even if it does drop another 25%, though it’s a little early for estimates.

Of course, on that other chart, Def Jam/IDJ’s Fabolous will be tops, the week’s highest debut for Loso’s Way, which should nail the runner-up spot with between 95-100k in sales.

Atlantic’s High School Musical star Ashley Tisdale is up next with 28-32k, followed by Soda Pop/Island/IDJ’s Kristinia DeBarge with 15-18k.

August is pretty barren for new releases until the end of the month, when the industry looks to Whitney Houston’s hotly anticipated I Look to You, out on the 31, just in time for Grammy eligibility, to boost sales heading into the Q4 final stretch. From our mouths to Clive’s ears.

The market was down 8% vs. last week, down 21% vs. same week last year and still down 14% year to date.

Will someone give Dr. Murray his platinum record… to put up on his jail cell wall?

[britneyfan09]

Very bad sales for Ashley. :oops:
I didn't expect much from Kristinia so it's not a surprise she's only going to do about 15k first week.

[Wayne]

What shocking sales for Ashley :shock: Doesn't surprise me about MJ

[Gillyberto]

Huge sales for Michael : totally deserved

Very bad sales for Ashley lol :shock:

[Wayne]

YOUR WEAKEND TOP 10 (OR 15) CHART PREVIEW: It could be a close race for the top of next week’s HITS Album Chart, with the debuting Fabolous and Michael Jackson’s Number Ones both seemingly headed toward a weekly total somewhere around 100k. Of course, with the volatility of Jackson inventory at all physical retailers, it’s especially hard to nail down these numbers with weekend sales still to come. Here’s how things looks today:
how things looks today:
Michael Jackson Number Ones (Epic) 100-110k
Fabolous (Def Jam/IDJ debut) 95-100k
Daughtry (19/RCA/RMG) 65-70k
Essential Michael Jackson (Epic) 65-70k
Maxwell (Columbia) 55-60k
Now 31 (Sony/Legacy) 50-55k
Thriller (Epic) 45-50k
Black Eyed Peas (Interscope) 45-50k
Kings of Leon (RCA/RMG) 40-45k
Demi Lovato (Hollywood) 40-45k
Hannah Montana 3 (Walt Disney) 35-40k
Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 35-40k
Ashley Tisdale (Warner Bros. debut) 25-30k
Lady Gaga (Interscope) 25-30k
Zac Brown Band (Atlantic) 25-30k
You may now return to dosing yourself with performance-enhancing drugs. (7/31a)

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 08/03/2009
LAST UPDATE: 08/03/2009 09:59:30
NOW IN: 36.20%

LW TW artist / album label power index
1 1 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 56,489
NUMBER ONES
-- 2 FABOLOUS DEF JAM/IDJ 34,418
LOSO'S WAY
6 3 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 33,828
ESSENTIAL
7 4 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 31,109
VARIOUS ARTISTS
3 5 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 27,644
LEAVE THIS TOWN
4 6 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 22,398
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
8 7 HANNAH MONTANA 3 WALT DISNEY RECORDS 20,353
SOUNDTRACK
14 8 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 19,780
FEARLESS
5 9 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 16,796
THRILLER
24 10 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 16,350
WIDE OPEN
9 11 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 15,589
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
20 12 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 15,582
FOUNDATION
11 13 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 15,565
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
2 14 DEMI LOVATO HOLLYWOOD 15,167
HERE WE GO AGAIN
17 15 JACKSON 5 MOTOWN 12,895
ULTIMATE COLLECTION
16 16 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 12,164
FAME
21 17 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY RECORDS 12,003
SOUNDTRACK
23 18 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 11,865
DARK HORSE
12 19 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 11,842
BAD
15 20 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 11,262
DANGEROUS
19 21 BRAD PAISLEY ARISTA NASHVILLE 10,853
AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT
29 22 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 10,669
LEARN TO LIVE
13 23 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 10,323
OFF THE WALL
44 24 BILLY CURRINGTON MERCURY NASHVILLE 8,905
LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING
30 25 JACKSON 5 MOTOWN 8,454
20TH CENTURY MASTERS
31 26 SHINEDOWN ATLANTIC 8,374
SOUND OF MADNESS
34 27 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 7,965
LADY ANTEBELLUM
36 28 KENNY CHESNEY BNA/RCA NASHVILLE 7,932
GREATEST HITS II
22 29 JONAS BROTHERS HOLLYWOOD 7,858
LINES, VINES & TRYING TIMES
10 30 JORDIN SPARKS 19/JIVE/ZLG 6,850
BATTLEFIELD
33 31 JEREMIH DEF JAM/IDJ 6,398
JEREMIH
47 32 CHICKENFOOT REDLINE 6,311
CHICKENFOOT
-- 33 ASHLEY TISDALE WARNER BROS. 5,811
GUILTY PLEASURE
18 34 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 5,734
RELAPSE
-- 35 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 5,659
INVINCIBLE
25 36 ROB THOMAS ATLANTIC 5,456
CRADLESONG
-- 37 KRISTINIA DEBARGE MERCURY 5,447
EXPOSED
48 38 THEORY OF A DEADMAN ROADRUNNER 5,110
SCARS & SOUVENIRS
46 39 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 5,046
TAYLOR SWIFT
43 40 TOTAL CLUB HITS 3 THRIVE 4,811
VARIOUS ARTISTS
42 41 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 4,735
UNSTOPPABLE
37 42 JOE KEDAR ENTERAINMENT 4,676
SIGNATURE
50 43 KEITH URBAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 4,676
DEFYING GRAVITY
-- 44 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 4,675
HISTORY: GREATEST HITS, VOL. 1
40 45 TWILIGHT ATLANTIC 4,490
SOUNDTRACK
41 46 TRANSFORMERS - MUSIC FROM REPRISE 4,478
REVENGE OF THE FALLEN
45 47 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 4,373
FUNHOUSE
-- 48 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 3,781
LOVE ON THE INSIDE
28 49 GREEN DAY REPRISE 3,711
21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN
32 50 TWISTA GET MONEY GANG 3,212
CATEGORY F5

[Gillyberto]

I'm really impressed by Michael's sales... I thought he would of dropped to the 50's by now...

[Wayne]

NOW IN: 54.02%

LW TW artist / album label power index
1 1 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 80,821
NUMBER ONES
-- 2 FABOLOUS DEF JAM/IDJ 55,230
LOSO'S WAY
6 3 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 47,103
ESSENTIAL
7 4 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 42,198
VARIOUS ARTISTS
3 5 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 36,424
LEAVE THIS TOWN
4 6 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 32,029
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
8 7 HANNAH MONTANA 3 WALT DISNEY RECORDS 29,929
SOUNDTRACK
5 8 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 28,406
THRILLER
14 9 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 25,989
FEARLESS
9 10 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 25,618
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
2 11 DEMI LOVATO HOLLYWOOD 24,922
HERE WE GO AGAIN
11 12 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 24,002
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
20 13 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 19,843
FOUNDATION
12 14 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 19,447
BAD
24 15 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 18,144
WIDE OPEN
17 16 JACKSON 5 MOTOWN 18,100
ULTIMATE COLLECTION
16 17 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 17,333
FAME
15 18 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 16,917
DANGEROUS
13 19 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 16,850
OFF THE WALL
29 20 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 15,517
LEARN TO LIVE
21 21 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY RECORDS 15,430
SOUNDTRACK
23 22 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 14,397
DARK HORSE
19 23 BRAD PAISLEY ARISTA NASHVILLE 13,825
AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT
22 24 JONAS BROTHERS HOLLYWOOD 11,477
LINES, VINES & TRYING TIMES
-- 25 ASHLEY TISDALE WARNER BROS. 11,461
GUILTY PLEASURE
31 26 SHINEDOWN ATLANTIC 11,224
SOUND OF MADNESS
34 27 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 11,188
LADY ANTEBELLUM
44 28 BILLY CURRINGTON MERCURY NASHVILLE 10,573
LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING
36 29 KENNY CHESNEY BNA/RCA NASHVILLE 10,376
GREATEST HITS II
10 30 JORDIN SPARKS 19/JIVE/ZLG 10,249
BATTLEFIELD
33 31 JEREMIH DEF JAM/IDJ 9,408
JEREMIH
-- 32 KRISTINIA DEBARGE MERCURY 9,404
EXPOSED
18 33 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 9,298
RELAPSE
30 34 JACKSON 5 MOTOWN 8,454
20TH CENTURY MASTERS
46 35 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 8,357
TAYLOR SWIFT
42 36 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 7,389
UNSTOPPABLE
25 37 ROB THOMAS ATLANTIC 7,209
CRADLESONG
50 38 KEITH URBAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 6,822
DEFYING GRAVITY
48 39 THEORY OF A DEADMAN ROADRUNNER 6,806
SCARS & SOUVENIRS
45 40 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 6,415
FUNHOUSE
37 41 JOE KEDAR ENTERAINMENT 6,325
SIGNATURE
47 42 CHICKENFOOT REDLINE 6,311
CHICKENFOOT
41 43 TRANSFORMERS - MUSIC FROM REPRISE 6,264
REVENGE OF THE FALLEN
28 44 GREEN DAY REPRISE 6,138
21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN
-- 45 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 6,124
LOVE ON THE INSIDE
40 46 TWILIGHT ATLANTIC 5,955
SOUNDTRACK
-- 47 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 5,659
INVINCIBLE
32 48 TWISTA GET MONEY GANG 5,581
CATEGORY F5
39 49 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 5,087
I AM... SASHA FIERCE
43 50 TOTAL CLUB HITS 3 THRIVE 4,811
VARIOUS ARTISTS

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 08/03/2009
LAST UPDATE: 08/04/2009 13:09:43
NOW IN: FINAL

LW TW artist / album label power index % change
1 1 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 112,631 -30%
NUMBER ONES
-- 2 FABOLOUS DEF JAM/IDJ 97,969 --
LOSO'S WAY
6 3 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 69,848 -5%
ESSENTIAL
5 4 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 61,906 -17%
THRILLER
3 5 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 61,341 -38%
LEAVE THIS TOWN
4 6 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 54,626 -28%
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
7 7 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 53,950 -9%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
9 8 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 48,510 -9%
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
11 9 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 47,541 +21%
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
8 10 HANNAH MONTANA 3 WALT DISNEY RECORDS 40,817 -25%
SOUNDTRACK
14 11 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 37,774 +2%
FEARLESS
2 12 DEMI LOVATO HOLLYWOOD 37,730 -67%
HERE WE GO AGAIN
16 13 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 27,272 -2%
FAME
20 14 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 26,788 +6%
FOUNDATION
12 15 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 26,781 -29%
BAD
-- 16 ASHLEY TISDALE WARNER BROS. 25,064 --
GUILTY PLEASURE
13 17 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 25,025 -33%
OFF THE WALL
18 18 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 23,717 -7%
RELAPSE
15 19 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 22,408 -30%
DANGEROUS
21 20 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY RECORDS 22,162 -11%
SOUNDTRACK
17 21 JACKSON 5 MOTOWN 21,934 -20%
ULTIMATE COLLECTION
24 22 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 21,623 +1%
WIDE OPEN
23 23 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 21,119 -2%
DARK HORSE
29 24 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 20,457 +16%
LEARN TO LIVE
19 25 BRAD PAISLEY ARISTA NASHVILLE 20,210 -21%
AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT
22 26 JONAS BROTHERS HOLLYWOOD 18,448 -19%
LINES, VINES & TRYING TIMES
27 27 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND RCA/RMG 17,891 -3%
BIG WHISKEY & THE GROOGRUX KING
28 28 GREEN DAY REPRISE 17,233 -6%
21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN
10 29 JORDIN SPARKS 19/JIVE/ZLG 16,805 -65%
BATTLEFIELD
-- 30 KRISTINIA DEBARGE MERCURY 16,420 --
EXPOSED
31 31 SHINEDOWN ATLANTIC 15,684 -5%
SOUND OF MADNESS
34 32 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 15,571 -1%
LADY ANTEBELLUM
33 33 JEREMIH DEF JAM/IDJ 15,475 -4%
JEREMIH
36 34 KENNY CHESNEY BNA/RCA NASHVILLE 14,174 -3%
GREATEST HITS II
42 35 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 14,044 +17%
UNSTOPPABLE
30 36 JACKSON 5 MOTOWN 14,017 -17%
20TH CENTURY MASTERS
25 37 ROB THOMAS ATLANTIC 13,114 -35%
CRADLESONG
32 38 TWISTA GET MONEY GANG 12,998 -21%
CATEGORY F5
35 39 WILCO NONESUCH 12,668 -18%
WILCO (THE ALBUM)
44 40 BILLY CURRINGTON MERCURY NASHVILLE 12,534 +9%
LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING
40 41 TWILIGHT ATLANTIC 11,916 -6%
SOUNDTRACK
39 42 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 11,768 -9%
I AM... SASHA FIERCE
-- 43 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 11,681 --
LOVE ON THE INSIDE
46 44 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 11,143 +1%
TAYLOR SWIFT
-- 45 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 11,113 --
HISTORY: GREATEST HITS, VOL. 1
45 46 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 11,010 -2%
FUNHOUSE
37 47 JOE KEDAR ENTERAINMENT 10,948 -22%
SIGNATURE
47 48 CHICKENFOOT REDLINE 10,864 -1%
CHICKENFOOT
48 49 THEORY OF A DEADMAN ROADRUNNER 10,488 -4%
SCARS & SOUVENIRS
41 50 TRANSFORMERS - MUSIC FROM REPRISE 10,219 -17%
REVENGE OF THE FALLEN

[Aaliyahfan]

Sales are lower than I expected.

[Wayne]

Jackson fell a bit from his first estimate of 120k+ but its another week for him at #1 on the Comprehensive chart 8-)

[Wayne]

HITS:

SUGARLAND'S SWEET, EYES JACKSON'S REIGN

New Wal-Mart Exclusive Inc Includes Covers of R.E.M., Kings of Leon, R.E.M., B-52's

August 5, 2009

Grammy-winning Country duo Sugarland's collection of Mercury Nashville covers, Live on the Inside, which includes inspired versions of songs by R.E.M. ("The One I Love"), Kings of Leon ("Sex on Fire"), Pearl Jam ("Better Man") and the B-52's ("Love Shack"), will be the top debut this week with a Wal-Mart/Sam's Club exclusive that should garner 75-85k and could go even higher. The album was recorded during a concert tour at shows in Kentucky, Minnesota, Georgia, Texas and Canada.

Depending on how it does perform, the album could well challenge Michael Jackson's reigning Number Ones for the top spot on next week's HITS album chart, based on one-day sales from, unh, Wal-Mart and other retailers still carrying those shiny round discs as well as those selling digital versions of 'em.

That there Jennifer Nettles sure is purdy. And you don't look so bad yourself, Luke Lewis.

Yet another Country act, Emblem/Atlantic's Gloriana (on former Virgin Records topper Matt Serletic's label), is in line to do between 40-45k.

Razor & Tie's Kidz Bop Kidz cottage industry continues apace with sales in the 40-45k range, while Up&Up/Universal Republic R&B crooner K'Jon looks to be between 29-32k.

Disney's Wizards of Waverly Place (20-22k) and Epic alterna-darlings Modest Mouse's EP (18-20k) rounds out the list of probable Top 50 newcomers.

The market was down 5% vs. last week, down 19% vs. same week last year and still down 14% year to date.

[Wayne]

YOUR WEAKEND CHART PREVIEW: What we have here typifies summertime lite in terms of the release schedule and sales totals. Aside from the ongoing, if gradually receding, activity on the part of Michael Jackson’s massive fan base, the stories that stick out here are the obvious appeal of coed country groups, with two of the three debuts of any note this week, and the transformation of Lollapalooza headliners Kings of Leon from cult band to superstars a full six years after their initial release. As you can see, below the top five titles, it's very much a bottleneck as we head into the weekend...
Michael Jackson Number Ones (Epic) 100-110k
Sugarland (Mercury Nashville debut) 80-90k
Thriller 60-70k
Essential Michael Jackson 60-70k
Kings of Leon (RCA/RMG) 45-50k
Now 31 (Sony/Legacy) 40-45k
Black Eyed Peas (Interscope) 40-45k
Daughtry (RCA/RMG) 40-45k
Maxwell (Columbia) 40-45k
Gloriana (Atlantic debut) 40-45k
Kidz Bop Kids (Razor & Tie debut) 40-45k
Fabolous (Def Jam/IDJ) 40-45k
Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 35-40k
(8/7a)

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 08/10/2009
LAST UPDATE: 08/10/2009 14:27:07
NOW IN: 51.61%

LW TW artist / album label power index
1 1 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 52,646
NUMBER ONES
-- 2 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 48,719
LIVE ON THE INSIDE
3 3 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 32,400
ESSENTIAL
-- 4 GLORIANA ATLANTIC 27,298
GLORIANA
7 5 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 26,433
VARIOUS ARTISTS
11 6 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 24,440
FEARLESS
5 7 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 23,064
LEAVE THIS TOWN
9 8 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 22,106
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
8 9 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 20,388
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
-- 10 K'JON UP&UP/UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 20,336
I GET AROUND
6 11 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 19,743
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
14 12 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 19,528
FOUNDATION
22 13 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 18,117
WIDE OPEN
10 14 HANNAH MONTANA 3 WALT DISNEY 16,975
SOUNDTRACK
13 15 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 14,321
FAME
12 16 DEMI LOVATO HOLLYWOOD 14,266
HERE WE GO AGAIN
-- 17 MODEST MOUSE EPIC 13,775
NO ONE'S FIRST & YOUR NEXT
4 18 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 13,372
THRILLER
23 19 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 13,371
DARK HORSE
-- 20 KIDZ BOP KIDS RAZOR & TIE 12,058
KIDZ BOP 16
21 21 JACKSON 5 MOTOWN 11,590
ULTIMATE COLLECTION
20 22 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 11,479
SOUNDTRACK
15 23 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 11,420
BAD
19 24 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 11,157
DANGEROUS
25 25 BRAD PAISLEY ARISTA NASHVILLE 10,375
AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT
43 26 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 9,957
LOVE ON THE INSIDE
18 27 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 9,769
RELAPSE
2 28 FABOLOUS DEF JAM/IDJ 9,718
LOSO'S WAY
24 29 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 9,688
LEARN TO LIVE
31 30 SHINEDOWN ATLANTIC 9,245
SOUND OF MADNESS
-- 31 WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE WALT DISNEY 9,014
SOUNDTRACK
26 32 JONAS BROTHERS HOLLYWOOD 8,256
LINES, VINES & TRYING TIMES
34 33 KENNY CHESNEY BNA/RCA NASHVILLE 8,158
GREATEST HITS II
40 34 BILLY CURRINGTON MERCURY NASHVILLE 8,093
LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING
17 35 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 8,023
OFF THE WALL
-- 36 JASON MRAZ ATLANTIC 7,441
WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THINGS
32 37 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 7,280
LADY ANTEBELLUM
-- 38 (500) DAYS OF SUMMER SIRE 7,253
SOUNDTRACK
-- 39 HILLSONG INTEGRITY/COLUMBIA 7,024
FAITH+HOPE+LOVE
41 40 TWILIGHT ATLANTIC 6,887
SOUNDTRACK
36 41 JACKSON 5 MOTOWN 6,614
20TH CENTURY MASTERS
48 42 CHICKENFOOT REDLINE 6,377
CHICKENFOOT
35 43 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 6,025
UNSTOPPABLE
27 44 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND RCA/RMG 5,935
BIG WHISKEY & THE GROOGRUX KING
33 45 JEREMIH DEF JAM/IDJ 5,922
JEREMIH
49 46 THEORY OF A DEADMAN ROADRUNNER 5,723
SCARS & SOUVENIRS
44 47 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 5,619
TAYLOR SWIFT
46 48 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 5,388
FUNHOUSE
37 49 ROB THOMAS ATLANTIC 5,126
CRADLESONG
-- 50 KEITH URBAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 4,774
DEFYING GRAVITY

[Wayne]

NOW IN: 69.42%

LW TW artist / album label power index
1 1 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 72,054
NUMBER ONES
-- 2 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 48,719
LIVE ON THE INSIDE
3 3 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 41,126
ESSENTIAL
-- 4 GLORIANA ATLANTIC 40,040
GLORIANA
7 5 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 36,640
VARIOUS ARTISTS
8 6 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 34,580
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
9 7 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 31,249
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
5 8 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 31,109
LEAVE THIS TOWN
11 9 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 30,769
FEARLESS
6 10 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 27,141
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
10 11 HANNAH MONTANA 3 WALT DISNEY 25,725
SOUNDTRACK
14 12 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 24,363
FOUNDATION
-- 13 KIDZ BOP KIDS RAZOR & TIE 24,209
KIDZ BOP 16
-- 14 K'JON UP&UP/UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 23,794
I GET AROUND
4 15 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 22,255
THRILLER
12 16 DEMI LOVATO HOLLYWOOD 20,729
HERE WE GO AGAIN
13 17 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 20,300
FAME
2 18 FABOLOUS DEF JAM/IDJ 18,978
LOSO'S WAY
22 19 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 18,117
WIDE OPEN
15 20 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 17,208
BAD
19 21 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 15,575
DANGEROUS
21 22 JACKSON 5 MOTOWN 15,425
ULTIMATE COLLECTION
20 23 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 15,165
SOUNDTRACK
43 24 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 14,767
LOVE ON THE INSIDE
24 25 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 14,604
LEARN TO LIVE
-- 26 WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE WALT DISNEY 14,420
SOUNDTRACK
-- 27 MODEST MOUSE EPIC 13,775
NO ONE'S FIRST & YOU'RE NEXT
23 28 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 13,371
DARK HORSE
18 29 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 13,264
RELAPSE
25 30 BRAD PAISLEY ARISTA NASHVILLE 13,210
AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT
17 31 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 12,825
OFF THE WALL
31 32 SHINEDOWN ATLANTIC 12,134
SOUND OF MADNESS
26 33 JONAS BROTHERS HOLLYWOOD 11,492
LINES, VINES & TRYING TIMES
32 34 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 10,652
LADY ANTEBELLUM
-- 35 JASON MRAZ ATLANTIC 10,032
WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THINGS
44 36 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 9,456
TAYLOR SWIFT
35 37 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 8,931
UNSTOPPABLE
33 38 JEREMIH DEF JAM/IDJ 8,781
JEREMIH
27 39 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND RCA/RMG 8,504
BIG WHISKEY & THE GROOGRUX KING
34 40 KENNY CHESNEY BNA/RCA NASHVILLE 8,158
GREATEST HITS II
40 41 BILLY CURRINGTON MERCURY NASHVILLE 8,093
LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING
28 42 GREEN DAY REPRISE 7,892
21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN
-- 43 (500) DAYS OF SUMMER SIRE 7,253
SOUNDTRACK
-- 44 HILLSONG INTEGRITY/COLUMBIA 7,024
FAITH+HOPE+LOVE
29 45 JORDIN SPARKS 19/JIVE/ZLG 6,903
BATTLEFIELD
41 46 TWILIGHT ATLANTIC 6,887
SOUNDTRACK
36 47 JACKSON 5 MOTOWN 6,614
20TH CENTURY MASTERS
48 48 CHICKENFOOT REDLINE 6,377
CHICKENFOOT
42 49 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 6,128
I AM... SASHA FIERCE
49 50 THEORY OF A DEADMAN ROADRUNNER 5,723
SCARS & SOUVENIRS

[Wayne]

NOW IN: FINAL

LW TW artist / album label power index % change
1 1 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 99,051 -12%
NUMBER ONES
-- 2 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 74,240 --
LIVE ON THE INSIDE
3 3 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 54,817 -22%
ESSENTIAL
4 4 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 47,266 -24%
THRILLER
-- 5 GLORIANA ATLANTIC 45,419 --
GLORIANA
7 6 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 44,581 -17%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
9 7 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 44,286 -7%
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
8 8 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 44,022 -9%
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
6 9 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 43,931 -20%
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
5 10 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 43,865 -28%
LEAVE THIS TOWN
-- 11 KIDZ BOP KIDS RAZOR & TIE 40,134 --
KIDZ BOP 16
11 12 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 37,421 -1%
FEARLESS
2 13 FABOLOUS DEF JAM/IDJ 35,680 -64%
LOSO'S WAY
10 14 HANNAH MONTANA 3 WALT DISNEY 33,345 -18%
SOUNDTRACK
-- 15 K'JON UP&UP/UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 30,053 --
I GET AROUND
14 16 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 28,248 +5%
FOUNDATION
12 17 DEMI LOVATO HOLLYWOOD 26,656 -29%
HERE WE GO AGAIN
13 18 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 25,568 -6%
FAME
-- 19 MODEST MOUSE EPIC 25,054 --
NO ONE'S FIRST & YOU'RE NEXT
20 20 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 23,084 +4%
SOUNDTRACK
15 21 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 23,036 -14%
BAD
18 22 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 22,313 -6%
RELAPSE
22 23 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 22,180 +3%
WIDE OPEN
43 24 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 20,596 +76%
LOVE ON THE INSIDE
19 25 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 20,344 -9%
DANGEROUS
23 26 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 19,624 -7%
DARK HORSE
17 27 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 19,590 -22%
OFF THE WALL
24 28 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 19,307 -6%
LEARN TO LIVE
21 29 JACKSON 5 MOTOWN 18,043 -18%
ULTIMATE COLLECTION
-- 30 WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE WALT DISNEY 18,029 --
SOUNDTRACK
26 31 JONAS BROTHERS HOLLYWOOD 16,772 -9%
LINES, VINES & TRYING TIMES
25 32 BRAD PAISLEY ARISTA NASHVILLE 16,576 -18%
AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT
31 33 SHINEDOWN ATLANTIC 15,430 -2%
SOUND OF MADNESS
27 34 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND RCA/RMG 15,365 -14%
BIG WHISKEY & THE GROOGRUX KING
28 35 GREEN DAY REPRISE 15,165 -12%
21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN
-- 36 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 15,078 --
ULTIMATE COLLECTION
-- 37 JASON MRAZ ATLANTIC 15,004 --
WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THINGS
35 38 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 14,183 +1%
UNSTOPPABLE
32 39 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 14,089 -10%
LADY ANTEBELLUM
33 40 JEREMIH DEF JAM/IDJ 13,399 -13%
JEREMIH
34 41 KENNY CHESNEY BNA/RCA NASHVILLE 12,859 -9%
GREATEST HITS II
42 42 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 12,090 +3%
I AM... SASHA FIERCE
40 43 BILLY CURRINGTON MERCURY NASHVILLE 11,679 -7%
LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING
44 44 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 11,397 +2%
TAYLOR SWIFT
-- 45 HILLSONG INTEGRITY/COLUMBIA 11,135 --
FAITH+HOPE+LOVE
29 46 JORDIN SPARKS 19/JIVE/ZLG 11,018 -34%
BATTLEFIELD
41 47 TWILIGHT ATLANTIC 10,825 -9%
SOUNDTRACK
36 48 JACKSON 5 MOTOWN 10,694 -24%
20TH CENTURY MASTERS
-- 49 (500) DAYS OF SUMMER SIRE 10,470 --
SOUNDTRACK
37 50 ROB THOMAS ATLANTIC 10,457 -20%
CRADLESONG

[Wayne]

STRAIT TO THE TOP

MCA Nashville Vet Unseats Michael, Cobra Starship Rises

August 12, 2009

Twang goes bang.

Yep, that’s the sound of honky-tonk veteran George Strait’s latest MCA Nashville hitting the #1 spot on next week’s HITS Album chart, the latest success in a long and still-potent career.

Based on one-day sales figure from all those music retailers who haven’t become medical marijuana dispensaries shows the country star will sell a total close to 150k.

That’ll be more than enough to topple the King of Pop’s reign at #1, though expect Michael releases to dominate the rest of our Top 5, if not, inexplicably, Soundscan's.

Red-Hot Cobra Starship, the latest Decaydance/Fueled by Ramen release (home of Panic at the Disco, among others), distributed by Atlantic, are the next heighest debut at 40-45k, fueled by the Top 5 single, “Good Girls Go Bad,” featuring Gossip Girls’ Leighton Meester. The band’s led by clever Gabe Saporta, who fronted the group Midtown on Columbia several years ago.

Valory country singer/songwriter Justin Moore’s self-titled album could do in the 34-37k range, thanks to a hit single on the format, “Small Town USA.”

E1 (formerly Koch) rap all-star group Slaughterhouse, consisting of Crooked I, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz and Royce Da 5’9”, should do between 23-25k.

Mercury/IDJ country pop pin-up Jessie James debuts with between 18-20k, while Vagrant thrash-rock perennials Thrice’s iTunes exclusive will net them 12-14k.

The market was up 1% vs. last week, down 16% vs. same week last year and still down 14% year to date.

Hey, what are you doing just sitting there? Go disrupt a town hall meeting or something.

[Wayne]

YOUR WEAKEND CHART PREVIEW: Cause for celebration, kiddies—next week’s album chart will feature a release selling six figures…and it isn’t a Michael Jackson record. Sony stays ahead of the pack with seven of the 11 projected top sellers, thanks not just to M.J. but also legit hits from Kings of Leon, Maxwell and Daughtry. Here’s our pre-weekend snapshot:
George Strait (MCA Nashville debut) 140-150k
Michael Jackson Number Ones (Epic) 80-90k
Black Eyed Peas (Interscope) 45-50k
Essential Michael Jackson (Epic) 45-50k
Cobra Starship (Decaydance/Fueled by Ramen debut) 40-45k
Kings of Leon (RCA/RMG) 40-45k
Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 35-40k
Now 31 (Sony Legacy) 35-40k
Daughtry (RCA/RMG) 35-40k
Maxwell (Columbia) 35-40k
Thriller (Epic) 35-40k
(8/14a)

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 08/17/2009
LAST UPDATE: 08/17/2009 11:42:01
NOW IN: 36.20%

LW TW artist / album label power index
-- 1 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 87,167
TWANG
1 2 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 40,893
NUMBER ONES
-- 3 JUSTIN MOORE VALORY 23,861
JUSTIN MOORE
3 4 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 23,410
ESSENTIAL
2 5 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 21,611
LIVE ON THE INSIDE
6 6 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 20,662
VARIOUS ARTISTS
12 7 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 19,952
FEARLESS
9 8 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 17,424
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
23 9 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 16,617
WIDE OPEN
20 10 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 15,779
SOUNDTRACK
14 11 HANNAH MONTANA 3 WALT DISNEY 15,143
SOUNDTRACK
10 12 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 15,089
LEAVE THIS TOWN
16 13 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 14,926
FOUNDATION
8 14 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 13,330
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
7 15 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 13,310
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
26 16 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 10,482
DARK HORSE
5 17 GLORIANA ATLANTIC 10,041
GLORIANA
28 18 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 9,802
LEARN TO LIVE
4 19 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 9,226
THRILLER
17 20 DEMI LOVATO HOLLYWOOD 9,213
HERE WE GO AGAIN
18 21 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 8,692
FAME
-- 22 SLAUGHTERHOUSE E1 ENTERTAINMENT 8,616
SLAUGHTERHOUSE
25 23 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 8,397
DANGEROUS
21 24 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 7,935
BAD
-- 25 COBRA STARSHIP DECAYDANCE/FBR 7,880
HOT MESS
30 26 WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE WALT DISNEY 7,609
SOUNDTRACK
33 27 SHINEDOWN ATLANTIC 7,466
SOUND OF MADNESS
39 28 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 7,277
LADY ANTEBELLUM
43 29 BILLY CURRINGTON MERCURY NASHVILLE 7,137
LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING
32 30 BRAD PAISLEY ARISTA NASHVILLE 7,062
AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT
15 31 K'JON UP&UP/UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 6,977
I GET AROUND
29 32 JACKSON 5 MOTOWN 6,938
ULTIMATE COLLECTION
11 33 KIDZ BOP KIDS RAZOR & TIE 6,866
KIDZ BOP 16
22 34 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 6,838
RELAPSE
41 35 KENNY CHESNEY BNA/RCA NASHVILLE 6,582
GREATEST HITS II
-- 36 KEITH URBAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 6,343
DEFYING GRAVITY
31 37 JONAS BROTHERS HOLLYWOOD 6,216
LINES, VINES & TRYING TIMES
27 38 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 5,698
OFF THE WALL
24 39 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 5,131
LOVE ON THE INSIDE
48 40 JACKSON 5 MOTOWN 4,987
20TH CENTURY MASTERS
-- 41 JESSIE JAMES MERCURY 4,676
JESSIE JAMES
-- 42 THEORY OF A DEADMAN ROADRUNNER 4,363
SCARS & SOUVENIRS
40 43 JEREMIH DEF JAM/IDJ 4,244
JEREMIH
-- 44 CHICKENFOOT REDLINE 4,099
CHICKENFOOT
38 45 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 4,053
UNSTOPPABLE
13 46 FABOLOUS DEF JAM/IDJ 3,933
LOSO'S WAY
-- 47 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 3,913
FUNHOUSE
44 48 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 3,837
TAYLOR SWIFT
37 49 JASON MRAZ ATLANTIC 3,647
WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THINGS
35 50 GREEN DAY REPRISE 3,594
21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 08/17/2009
LAST UPDATE: 08/18/2009 12:22:43
NOW IN: FINAL

LW TW artist / album label power index % change
-- 1 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 157,377 --
TWANG
1 2 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 80,774 -18%
NUMBER ONES
-- 3 NEIL DIAMOND COLUMBIA 60,294 --
HOT AUGUST NIGHT/NYC
8 4 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 45,351 +3%
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
-- 5 COBRA STARSHIP DECAYDANCE/FBR 45,205 --
HOT MESS
3 6 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 42,045 -23%
ESSENTIAL
7 7 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 41,853 -5%
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
10 8 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 38,659 -12%
LEAVE THIS TOWN
6 9 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 38,654 -13%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
9 10 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 38,146 -13%
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
12 11 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 36,958 -1%
FEARLESS
-- 12 JUSTIN MOORE VALORY 34,583 --
JUSTIN MOORE
4 13 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 33,444 -29%
THRILLER
2 14 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 28,422 -62%
LIVE ON THE INSIDE
20 15 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 27,391 +19%
SOUNDTRACK
14 16 HANNAH MONTANA 3 WALT DISNEY 27,384 -18%
SOUNDTRACK
16 17 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 27,211 -4%
FOUNDATION
18 18 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 23,459 -8%
FAME
13 19 FABOLOUS DEF JAM/IDJ 22,994 -36%
LOSO'S WAY
23 20 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 22,522 +2%
WIDE OPEN
-- 21 SLAUGHTERHOUSE E1 ENTERTAINMENT 22,255 --
SLAUGHTERHOUSE
17 22 DEMI LOVATO HOLLYWOOD 21,634 -19%
HERE WE GO AGAIN
22 23 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 20,677 -7%
RELAPSE
-- 24 JESSIE JAMES MERCURY 20,133 --
JESSIE JAMES
28 25 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 19,358 0%
LEARN TO LIVE
5 26 GLORIANA ATLANTIC 19,062 -58%
GLORIANA
26 27 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 18,486 -6%
DARK HORSE
11 28 KIDZ BOP KIDS RAZOR & TIE 17,878 -55%
KIDZ BOP 16
31 29 JONAS BROTHERS HOLLYWOOD 16,490 -2%
LINES, VINES & TRYING TIMES
30 30 WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE WALT DISNEY 16,242 -10%
SOUNDTRACK
21 31 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 16,218 -30%
BAD
35 32 GREEN DAY REPRISE 15,862 +5%
21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN
25 33 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 14,540 -29%
DANGEROUS
33 34 SHINEDOWN ATLANTIC 14,267 -8%
SOUND OF MADNESS
24 35 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 14,178 -31%
LOVE ON THE INSIDE
32 36 BRAD PAISLEY ARISTA NASHVILLE 14,139 -15%
AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT
-- 37 CREDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL CONCORD 13,820 --
OPUS COLLECTION
27 38 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 13,791 -30%
OFF THE WALL
15 39 K'JON UP&UP/UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 13,765 -54%
I GET AROUND
-- 40 THE FRAY EPIC 13,637 --
THE FRAY
39 41 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 13,628 -3%
LADY ANTEBELLUM
41 42 KENNY CHESNEY BNA/RCA NASHVILLE 12,812 0%
GREATEST HITS II
38 43 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 12,801 -10%
UNSTOPPABLE
34 44 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND RCA/RMG 12,150 -21%
BIG WHISKEY & THE GROOGRUX KING
19 45 MODEST MOUSE EPIC 12,031 -52%
NO ONE'S FIRST & YOU'RE NEXT
40 46 JEREMIH DEF JAM/IDJ 11,994 -10%
JEREMIH
48 47 JACKSON 5 MOTOWN 11,810 +10%
20TH CENTURY MASTERS
49 48 (500) DAYS OF SUMMER SIRE 11,631 +11%
SOUNDTRACK
-- 49 KEITH URBAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 11,598 --
DEFYING GRAVITY
37 50 JASON MRAZ ATLANTIC 11,444 -24%
WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THINGS

[Wayne]

COOL IT REBA

Country Artist Will Top Album Chart for Second Consecutive Week, Third Eye Blind, Ledisi, Sean Paul Debut

August 19, 2009

The dog days of summer have officially arrived.
For the first time since his death, two weeks will pass with an act other than Michael Jackson topping the HITS Album chart.

With one-day reports from those retailers who haven’t turned their record stores into massage parlors, Valory Music Group’s Reba McEntire gives Scott Borchetta’s Big Machine machine a #1 bow, with between 90-100k for her new album, Keep on Loving You. After this week’s George Strait debut, that means country albums have had consecutive chart-topping bows.

Third Eye Blind’s latest, on indie Megacollider, should do a robust 40-50k, with a heavy iTunes presence, while Verve Forecast’s Ledisi, upset Best New Artist Grammy nominee several years back, returns with a new album, Turn Me Loose, that should do between 23-27k.

Finally, veteran VP/Atlantic Records dance hall/reggae artist Sean Paul will do between 20-23k for his new album, Imperial Blaze, while Warner Bros.' Mute Math and Victory's OTEP should sell in the 15-20k range.

The market was down 2% vs. last week, down 20% vs. same week last year (when Jonas Brothers debuted at #1 with 525k) and still down 14% year to date. Excuse us, while we go disrupt a town hall meeting.

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 08/24/2009
LAST UPDATE: 08/24/2009 18:59:39
NOW IN: 51.61%


LW TW artist / album label power index
-- 1 REBA MCENTIRE VALORY 45,162
KEEP ON LOVING YOU
1 2 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 40,934
TWANG
2 3 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 34,093
NUMBER ONES
-- 4 THIRD EYE BLIND MEGACOLLIDER 24,622
URSA MAJOR
15 5 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 23,911
SOUNDTRACK
7 6 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 21,960
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
11 7 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 21,517
FEARLESS
6 8 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 20,414
ESSENTIAL
9 9 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 18,597
VARIOUS ARTISTS
4 10 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 18,376
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
17 11 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 17,384
FOUNDATION
8 12 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 17,346
LEAVE THIS TOWN
20 13 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 17,292
WIDE OPEN
10 14 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 14,313
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
12 15 JUSTIN MOORE VALORY 13,565
JUSTIN MOORE
-- 16 SEAN PAUL ATLANTIC 12,793
IMPERIAL BLAZE
27 17 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 12,221
DARK HORSE
16 18 HANNAH MONTANA 3 WALT DISNEY 12,106
SOUNDTRACK
-- 19 MUTEMATH REPRISE 11,837
ARMISTICE
18 20 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 11,302
FAME
-- 21 LEDISI VERVE 9,857
TURN ME LOOSE
22 22 DEMI LOVATO HOLLYWOOD 9,272
HERE WE GO AGAIN
25 23 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 9,026
LEARN TO LIVE
3 24 NEIL DIAMOND COLUMBIA 8,969
HOT AUGUST NIGHT/NYC
34 25 SHINEDOWN ATLANTIC 8,160
SOUND OF MADNESS
26 26 GLORIANA ATLANTIC 8,090
GLORIANA
36 27 BRAD PAISLEY ARISTA NASHVILLE 7,479
AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT
23 28 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 7,365
RELAPSE
14 29 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 7,329
LIVE ON THE INSIDE
-- 30 BILLY CURRINGTON MERCURY NASHVILLE 7,011
LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING
41 31 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 6,704
LADY ANTEBELLUM
49 32 KEITH URBAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 6,610
DEFYING GRAVITY
30 33 WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE WALT DISNEY 6,460
SOUNDTRACK
33 34 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 6,433
DANGEROUS
-- 35 TWILIGHT ATLANTIC 6,410
SOUNDTRACK
29 36 JONAS BROTHERS HOLLYWOOD 6,401
LINES, VINES & TRYING TIMES
31 37 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 6,355
BAD
42 38 KENNY CHESNEY BNA/RCA NASHVILLE 5,752
GREATEST HITS II
35 39 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 5,714
LOVE ON THE INSIDE
-- 40 JACKSON 5 MOTOWN 5,568
ULTIMATE COLLECTION
13 41 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 5,539
THRILLER
5 42 COBRA STARSHIP DECAYDANCE/FBR 5,396
HOT MESS
-- 43 OTEP VICTORY 5,109
SMASH THE CONTROL MACHINE
39 44 K'JON UP&UP/UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 5,022
I GET AROUND
-- 45 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 5,020
TAYLOR SWIFT
-- 46 THEORY OF A DEADMAN ROADRUNNER 4,916
SCARS & SOUVENIRS
-- 47 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 4,890
FUNHOUSE
-- 48 EMMURE VICTORY 4,830
FELONY
43 49 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 4,803
UNSTOPPABLE
28 50 KIDZ BOP KIDS RAZOR & TIE 4,736
KIDZ BOP 16

[Wayne]

NOW IN: FINAL

LW TW artist / album label power index % change
-- 1 REBA MCENTIRE VALORY 94,788 --
KEEP ON LOVING YOU
2 2 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 68,536 -15%
NUMBER ONES
1 3 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 60,228 -62%
TWANG
-- 4 THIRD EYE BLIND MEGACOLLIDER 51,194 --
URSA MAJOR
7 5 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 45,419 +9%
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
4 6 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 40,598 -10%
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
15 7 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 38,550 +41%
SOUNDTRACK
3 8 NEIL DIAMOND COLUMBIA 35,158 -42%
HOT AUGUST NIGHT/NYC
6 9 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 33,922 -19%
ESSENTIAL
11 10 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 33,722 -9%
FEARLESS
8 11 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 33,360 -14%
LEAVE THIS TOWN
9 12 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 33,020 -15%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
10 13 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 30,567 -20%
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
-- 14 SEAN PAUL ATLANTIC 27,498 --
IMPERIAL BLAZE
17 15 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 27,238 0%
FOUNDATION
13 16 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 26,792 -20%
THRILLER
-- 17 LEDISI VERVE 26,101 --
TURN ME LOOSE
16 18 HANNAH MONTANA 3 WALT DISNEY 22,953 -16%
SOUNDTRACK
20 19 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 22,445 0%
WIDE OPEN
18 20 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 20,791 -11%
FAME
25 21 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 18,108 -6%
LEARN TO LIVE
-- 22 MUTEMATH REPRISE 18,103 --
ARMISTICE
14 23 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 18,004 -37%
LIVE ON THE INSIDE
19 24 FABOLOUS DEF JAM/IDJ 17,796 -23%
LOSO'S WAY
27 25 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 17,763 -4%
DARK HORSE
12 26 JUSTIN MOORE VALORY 17,701 -49%
JUSTIN MOORE
23 27 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 17,539 -15%
RELAPSE
22 28 DEMI LOVATO HOLLYWOOD 17,390 -20%
HERE WE GO AGAIN
26 29 GLORIANA ATLANTIC 15,374 -19%
GLORIANA
34 30 SHINEDOWN ATLANTIC 13,984 -2%
SOUND OF MADNESS
30 31 WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE WALT DISNEY 13,587 -16%
SOUNDTRACK
5 32 COBRA STARSHIP DECAYDANCE/FBR 13,574 -70%
HOT MESS
28 33 KIDZ BOP KIDS RAZOR & TIE 13,488 -25%
KIDZ BOP 16
35 34 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 12,877 -9%
LOVE ON THE INSIDE
41 35 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 12,833 -6%
LADY ANTEBELLUM
49 36 KEITH URBAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 12,823 +11%
DEFYING GRAVITY
31 37 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 12,380 -24%
BAD
36 38 BRAD PAISLEY ARISTA NASHVILLE 12,218 -14%
AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT
29 39 JONAS BROTHERS HOLLYWOOD 12,100 -27%
LINES, VINES & TRYING TIMES
32 40 GREEN DAY REPRISE 11,633 -27%
21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN
42 41 KENNY CHESNEY BNA/RCA NASHVILLE 11,620 -9%
GREATEST HITS II
43 42 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 11,487 -10%
UNSTOPPABLE
-- 43 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 11,225 --
I AM... SASHA FIERCE
33 44 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 11,137 -23%
DANGEROUS
-- 45 SISTER HAZEL ROCK RIDGE MUSIC 11,054 --
RELEASE
38 46 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 10,845 -21%
OFF THE WALL
48 47 (500) DAYS OF SUMMER SIRE 10,622 -9%
SOUNDTRACK
44 48 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND RCA/RMG 10,558 -13%
BIG WHISKEY & THE GROOGRUX KING
-- 49 BILLY CURRINGTON MERCURY NASHVILLE 10,534 --
LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING
-- 50 OTEP VICTORY 10,489 --
SMASH THE CONTROL MACHINE

[Wayne]

COLBIE CAILLAT FIRST AMONG MANY

She'll Debut With Between 95-105k, Atlantic Christian rockers Skillet Surprise

August 26, 2009

It's the final week in August. Do you know where your record buyers are?
They're certainly not in stores, as retail doldrums continue, with Universal Republic's Colbie Caillat album Breakthrough the top debut, on track for between 95-100k in sales, based on one-day reports from whoever's selling music these days.

Atlantic Christian rock band Skillet is the week's big surprise, with a total that could be even more than 55-60k, when all the Christian book store returns come in.

RCA's Imogen Heap, a Best New Artist Grammy nominee several years back, returns with Ellipse, her follow-up for the label, which looks on track for 45-50k in first-week sales, not bad at all.

Sony's Now Country 2 is in the 35-40k range, while the rest of the list of newcomers looks like this:

Letoya (Capitol) 25-30k; Arctic Monkeys (Domino) 25-30k; Ingrid Michaelson (Cabin 24) 20-25k, battling back and forth for #1 at iTunes today with Caillat; Collective Soul (Roadrunner) 18-22k; Matisyahu (Epic) 15-18k; Love & Theft (Hollywood) 15-18k; Jet (Real Horrorshow/EMM) 15-18k; Queen Latifah (Flavor Unit/Verve) 15-18k; Needtobreath (Atlantic) 12-15k, and David Guetta (Astralwerks) 10-12k.

Like Guy Hands, maybe it's time to buy the wind-farm...

[Wayne]

YOUR WEAKEND CHART PREVIEW: Colbie Caillat’s sophomore album will run away with this week’s competition, as the momentum from her 2007 breakthrough continues (in that sense it's fitting that the new LP is titled Breakthrough). Meanwhile, a pair of scrappy veterans will score their first Top 10 debuts, while the leader board will contain just one Michael Jackson album, with the surging Kings of Rock close to overtaking the King of Pop. Here’s how things are shaping up as the last week of August winds down:
* Colbie Caillat (Universal Republic) 95-105k
* Skillet (Atlantic) 55-60k
Michael Jackson Number Ones (Epic) 55-60k
Kings of Leon (RCA/RMG) 50-55k
* Imogen Heap (RCA/RMG) 45-50k
Reba McEntire (Valory) 45-50k
George Strait (MCA Nashville) 45-50k
Black Eyed Peas (Interscope) 35-40k
Hannah Montana: The Movie (Walt Disney) 35-40k
Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 35-40k
* Denotes debut
(8/28a)

[Wayne]

JUMPING THE GUN: Wal-Mart sales for its seven-song Miley Cyrus exclusive, which was supposed to hit retail yesterday (Aug. 31) and debut on the charts next week, will debut on this week’s HITS Album chart. The Hollywood Records album, The Time of Our Loves, will debut at #2 today with 60k or more in sales. Apparently, a number of stores beat the street date. This clearly gives the edge to Whitney Houston in next week's multigenerational diva chart race. (9/1p)

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 08/31/2009
LAST UPDATE: 09/01/2009 13:17:18
NOW IN: FINAL

LW TW artist / album label power index % change
-- 1 COLBIE CAILLAT UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 108,942 --
BREAKTHROUGH
-- 2 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 63,729 --
TIMES OF OUR LIVES
-- 3 SKILLET ATLANTIC 63,712 --
AWAKE
2 4 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 60,620 -12%
NUMBER ONES
5 5 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 52,674 +16%
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
-- 6 IMOGEN HEAP RCA/RMG 46,962 --
ELLIPSE
1 7 REBA MCENTIRE VALORY 41,720 -56%
KEEP ON LOVING YOU
3 8 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 41,259 -31%
TWANG
6 9 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 36,062 -11%
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
10 10 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 34,309 +2%
FEARLESS
-- 11 NOW COUNTRY 2 SONY MUSIC 33,156 --
VARIOUS ARTISTS
7 12 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 33,025 -14%
SOUNDTRACK
11 13 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 32,955 -1%
LEAVE THIS TOWN
9 14 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 29,794 -12%
ESSENTIAL
-- 15 LETOYA CAPITOL 29,665 --
LADY LOVE
12 16 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 28,312 -14%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
13 17 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 28,204 -8%
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
15 18 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 27,239 0%
FOUNDATION
-- 19 ARCTIC MONKEYS DOMINO 23,835 --
HUMBUG
16 20 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 23,773 -11%
THRILLER
37 21 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 22,589 +82%
BAD
-- 22 INGRID MICHAELSON CABIN 24 22,146 --
EVERYBODY
-- 23 MATISYAHU EPIC 21,902 --
LIGHT
19 24 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 20,581 -8%
WIDE OPEN
20 25 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 20,456 -2%
FAME
-- 26 NEEDTOBREATHE ATLANTIC 19,162 --
THE OUTSIDERS
18 27 HANNAH MONTANA 3 WALT DISNEY 17,565 -23%
SOUNDTRACK
-- 28 COLLECTIVE SOUL ROADRUNNER 17,325 --
COLLECTIVE SOUL
-- 29 QUEEN LATIFAH VERVE 17,208 --
PERSONA
44 30 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 17,048 +53%
DANGEROUS
8 31 NEIL DIAMOND COLUMBIA 16,803 -52%
HOT AUGUST NIGHT/NYC
27 32 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 16,342 -7%
RELAPSE
24 33 FABOLOUS DEF JAM/IDJ 15,796 -11%
LOSO'S WAY
25 34 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 15,763 -11%
DARK HORSE
21 35 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 15,700 -13%
LEARN TO LIVE
-- 36 JET REAL HORRORSHOW 14,698 --
SHAKA ROCK
28 37 DEMI LOVATO HOLLYWOOD 14,410 -17%
HERE WE GO AGAIN
33 38 KIDZ BOP KIDS RAZOR & TIE 13,169 -2%
KIDZ BOP 16
-- 39 LOVE & THEFT HOLLYWOOD 13,164 --
WORLD WIDE OPEN
26 40 JUSTIN MOORE VALORY 12,882 -27%
JUSTIN MOORE
23 41 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 12,636 -30%
LIVE ON THE INSIDE
30 42 SHINEDOWN ATLANTIC 12,614 -10%
SOUND OF MADNESS
31 43 WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE WALT DISNEY 12,202 -10%
SOUNDTRACK
35 44 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 12,125 -6%
LADY ANTEBELLUM
34 45 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 11,870 -8%
LOVE ON THE INSIDE
4 46 THIRD EYE BLIND MEGACOLLIDER 11,662 -77%
URSA MAJOR
17 47 LEDISI VERVE 11,404 -56%
TURN ME LOOSE
48 48 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND RCA/RMG 11,375 +8%
BIG WHISKEY & THE GROOGRUX KING
36 49 KEITH URBAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 11,142 -13%
DEFYING GRAVITY
40 50 GREEN DAY REPRISE 10,590 -9%
21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN

[Wayne]

HOUSTON, THERE'S NO PROBLEM: After two days in the street, the Whitney Houston album appears to be selling in the 200k range. How far above that can it go? Tune in tomorrow morning for more. (9/1p)

[Wayne]

HOUSTON, THERE'S NO PROBLEM

Look to You Looks Like 250-275k, As Second Release Day Matches First, Cyrus Next

September 2, 2009

Whitney Houston's comeback is complete.

Her Arista/RMG album, Look to You, taking advantage of its Monday release date to be eligible for this year's Grammys, will debut at #1, with a robust sales figure of 250-275k.

That's based on two-day sales reports from those among our crack group of retail reporters who haven't yet paved paradise and put up a parking lot. Her second day, Tuesday, which would have been the normal release date, proved every bit as busy as the first.

Miley Cyrus' seven-song Wal-Mart exclusive, The Time of Our Lives, which leaked before street date to the tune of 60k+, debuting at #2 on this week's chart and foreclosing an expected diva duel, will nevertheless remain the runner-up, with a total between 140-150k for the Hollywood Records release.

Atlantic R&B star and former Grammy nominee Trey Songz' Ready is up next at between 100-115k.

Other expected chart debuts include Epic's Chevelle (35-40k), Polo Grounds/J/RMG's Pitbull (30-35k), Silver Arrow's the Black Crowes (30-35k), Reprise's The Used (25-30k) and Verve Forecast's John Fogerty with his Blue Ridge Rangers album (12-15k).

The market was up 2% vs. last week, down 19% vs. same week last year and still down 15% year to date.

[Gillyberto]

Better than I expected, but still not amazing. I hope her second week sales don't fall like a rock

[Wayne]

HITS:

GOOD LOOK: With a brisk third day to match the activity of the first two, Whitney Houston's Arista comeback, I Look to You, is now looking in the 290-310k range, with the wild card being the Labor Day weekend. Could sales go even higher? (9/3p)

[britneyfan09]

Thats right Whitney throw Mariah and Bertha in the garbage can. :cheer:

[AyuM]

Thats right Whitney throw Mariah and Bertha in the garbage can. :cheer:


:lol: :lol: Totally! :mrgreen: :woohoo:

[Gillyberto]

Thats right Whitney throw Mariah and Bertha in the garbage can. :cheer:
It's funny how you think this is going to put me in shame! I find it hilarious how you think this is a huge success.

I'm not sure about her weekly sales after it's debut, it needs huge promo!

[Gillyberto]

And how is she throwing Mariah in the garbage can? Mariah hasn't even relased, and let me tell yout his, Mariah is actually doing better :) just with her single! :lol:

[James]

I am not really concerned with how Mariah does, it's not a competition.

I am just happy that people are embracing her again, after the negativity she has recieved for years I didn't think a number one was even a chance..... I mean look at "Just Whitney".

one (bad performance on a)TV show, no videos and no hit singles and she's looking at 300k. Shows her fanbase is still there.

looking at other sources it seems that the album will follow the number 1 suit in most places around the world, so I can't really see how anyone could say this is a dissappointment.

[Wayne]

YOUR LABOR DAY WEAKEND CHART PREVIEW: In a wonky week that began with a Monday release date and ends with a holiday weekend, the margin of error may be a little greater than usual (if that's even possible). Here's how we think the top of next week's chart will look:
** Whitney Houston (Arista/RMG) 290-310k
Miley Cyrus (Hollywood) 135-150k
** Trey Songz (Atlantic) 110-120k
Michael Jackson Number Ones (Epic) 60-65k
Colbie Caillat (Universal Republic) 50-55k
Kings of Leon (RCA/RMG) 45-50k
** Chevelle (Epic) 35-40k
Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 30-35k
Hannah Montana: The Movie (Walt Disney) 30-35k
** Pitbull (Polo Grounds/J/RMG) 30-35k
Black Eyed Peas (Interscope) 30-35k
Maxwell (Columbia) 30-35k
** Black Crows (Silver Arrow) 30-35k
Zac Brown Band (Atlantic) 25-30k
** The Used (Reprise) 25-30k
** Denotes debut
Have a mellow Labor Day weekend, boys and girls. See y’all Tuesday. (9/4a)

[britneyfan09]

CHART DATE: 09/07/2009
LAST UPDATE: 09/08/2009 10:33:29
NOW IN: 54.02%


LW TW artist / album label power index
-- 1 WHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA/RMG 266,314
I LOOK TO YOU
2 2 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 137,248
TIMES OF OUR LIVES
-- 3 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 89,022
READY
4 4 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 43,437
NUMBER ONES
1 5 COLBIE CAILLAT UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 26,379
BREAKTHROUGH
10 6 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 25,311
FEARLESS
12 7 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 23,312
SOUNDTRACK
18 8 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 22,850
FOUNDATION
-- 9 PITBULL J RECORDS/RMG 22,820
REBELUTION
5 10 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 22,099
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
8 11 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 21,891
TWANG
9 12 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 21,567
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
11 13 NOW COUNTRY 2 SONY MUSIC 21,103
VARIOUS ARTISTS
16 14 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 20,995
VARIOUS ARTISTS
7 15 REBA MCENTIRE VALORY 20,973
KEEP ON LOVING YOU
17 16 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 19,251
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
-- 17 CHEVELLE EPIC 18,942
SCI-FI CRIMES
24 18 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 18,158
WIDE OPEN
14 19 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 18,023
ESSENTIAL
13 20 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 15,281
LEAVE THIS TOWN
20 21 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 13,404
THRILLER
35 22 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 12,315
LEARN TO LIVE
31 23 NEIL DIAMOND COLUMBIA 11,926
HOT AUGUST NIGHT/NYC
25 24 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 11,215
FAME
45 25 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 10,510
LOVE ON THE INSIDE
34 26 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 10,507
DARK HORSE
27 27 HANNAH MONTANA 3 WALT DISNEY 10,449
SOUNDTRACK
-- 28 BLACK CROWES SILVER ARROW 10,217
BEFORE THE FROST... UNTIL THE F
41 29 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 9,926
LIVE ON THE INSIDE
44 30 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 9,826
LADY ANTEBELLUM
43 31 WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE WALT DISNEY 9,409
SOUNDTRACK
42 32 SHINEDOWN ATLANTIC 9,330
SOUND OF MADNESS
-- 33 MICHAEL JACKSON MOTOWN 9,129
DEFINITIVE COLLECTION
40 34 JUSTIN MOORE VALORY 9,113
JUSTIN MOORE
15 35 LETOYA CAPITOL 9,102
LADY LOVE
-- 36 INSANE CLOWN POSSE PSYCHOPATHIC 8,620
BANG! POW! BOOM!
-- 37 THE USED REPRISE 8,441
ARTWORK
37 38 DEMI LOVATO HOLLYWOOD 8,435
HERE WE GO AGAIN
49 39 KEITH URBAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 8,267
DEFYING GRAVITY
-- 40 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 8,190
TAYLOR SWIFT
21 41 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 7,959
BAD
-- 42 KENNY CHESNEY BNA/RCA NASHVILLE 7,702
GREATEST HITS II
32 43 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 7,680
RELAPSE
38 44 KIDZ BOP KIDS RAZOR & TIE 7,551
KIDZ BOP 16
30 45 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 7,545
DANGEROUS
-- 46 BRAD PAISLEY ARISTA NASHVILLE 7,013
AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT
-- 47 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 6,691
I AM... SASHA FIERCE
33 48 FABOLOUS DEF JAM/IDJ 6,550
LOSO'S WAY
-- 49 GLORIANA ATLANTIC 6,439
GLORIANA
47 50 LEDISI VERVE 6,412

[Wayne]

LW TW artist / album label power index % change
-- 1 WHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA/RMG 301,396 --
I LOOK TO YOU
2 2 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 161,604 +154%
TIMES OF OUR LIVES
-- 3 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 135,896 --
READY
4 4 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 64,027 +6%
NUMBER ONES
1 5 COLBIE CAILLAT UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 46,071 -58%
BREAKTHROUGH
5 6 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 43,942 -17%
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
-- 7 CHEVELLE EPIC 42,913 --
SCI-FI CRIMES
-- 8 PITBULL J RECORDS/RMG 41,173 --
REBELUTION
20 9 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 37,786 +59%
THRILLER
10 10 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 35,007 +2%
FEARLESS
9 11 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 33,467 -7%
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
18 12 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 32,086 +18%
FOUNDATION
12 13 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 31,895 -3%
SOUNDTRACK
-- 14 BLACK CROWES SILVER ARROW 29,870 --
BEFORE THE FROST... UNTIL THE F
17 15 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 29,378 +4%
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
8 16 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 28,697 -30%
TWANG
7 17 REBA MCENTIRE VALORY 27,976 -33%
KEEP ON LOVING YOU
-- 18 CHRIS YOUNG RCA NASHVILLE 27,119 --
THE MAN I WANT TO BE
-- 19 THE USED REPRISE 26,596 --
ARTWORK
14 20 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 26,525 -11%
ESSENTIAL
16 21 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 26,377 -7%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
13 22 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 25,952 -21%
LEAVE THIS TOWN
11 23 NOW COUNTRY 2 SONY MUSIC 25,563 -23%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
3 24 SKILLET ATLANTIC 23,578 -63%
AWAKE
-- 25 INSANE CLOWN POSSE PSYCHOPATHIC 21,550 --
BANG! POW! BOOM!
24 26 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 21,531 +5%
WIDE OPEN
-- 27 JOHN FOGERTY VERVE FORECAST 19,901 --
BLUE RIDGE RANGERS RIDES AGAIN
25 28 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 18,280 -11%
FAME
6 29 IMOGEN HEAP RCA/RMG 16,956 -64%
ELLIPSE
35 30 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 16,319 +4%
LEARN TO LIVE
34 31 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 15,395 -2%
DARK HORSE
15 32 LETOYA CAPITOL 15,170 -49%
LADY LOVE
32 33 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 14,808 -9%
RELAPSE
33 34 FABOLOUS DEF JAM/IDJ 14,225 -10%
LOSO'S WAY
31 35 NEIL DIAMOND COLUMBIA 14,105 -16%
HOT AUGUST NIGHT/NYC
45 36 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 14,093 +19%
LOVE ON THE INSIDE
44 37 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 14,003 +15%
LADY ANTEBELLUM
27 38 HANNAH MONTANA 3 WALT DISNEY 13,956 -21%
SOUNDTRACK
37 39 DEMI LOVATO HOLLYWOOD 13,489 -6%
HERE WE GO AGAIN
42 40 SHINEDOWN ATLANTIC 13,398 +6%
SOUND OF MADNESS
43 41 WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE WALT DISNEY 11,843 -3%
SOUNDTRACK
-- 42 BRAD PAISLEY ARISTA NASHVILLE 11,569 --
AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT
-- 43 MICHAEL JACKSON MOTOWN 11,212 --
DEFINITIVE COLLECTION
49 44 KEITH URBAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 10,998 -1%
DEFYING GRAVITY
40 45 JUSTIN MOORE VALORY 10,865 -16%
JUSTIN MOORE
41 46 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 10,863 -14%
LIVE ON THE INSIDE
-- 47 KENNY CHESNEY BNA/RCA NASHVILLE 10,773 --
GREATEST HITS II
-- 48 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 10,743 --
TAYLOR SWIFT
38 49 KIDZ BOP KIDS RAZOR & TIE 10,468 -21%
KIDZ BOP 16
47 50 LEDISI VERVE 10,465 -8%

[britneyfan09]

Pretty happy with the numbers 300k is great in these times. :cheer:

[britneyfan09]

HITS:

CHANGING UP THE BLUEPRINT: Widespread leaks (what else?) are behind a change in the street date of Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3 from this Friday (9/11) to today.

In a headline-grabbing deal, the artist's Roc Nation bought the album back from IDJ for a reported $5 million, then made a deal with WMG to put the album out through Atlantic. Jay-Z will perform at Madison Square Garden on Friday in a special benefit for first responders in the NYPD and NYFD, to be telecast live on Cablevision's Fuse music channel. (9/8a)

[Wayne]

http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/new ... ws07750m01 (http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/newsPage.cgi?news07750m01)

Early Release Date Will Catapult Jay-Z to #1, Beatles Box Sets Selling Out

September 9, 2009

It's all about the Jigga.

Rap icon Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3, the first release from his Roc Nation imprint through Atlantic Records, will debut at #1 on next week's HITS album chart with a total between 300-350k.

That's the word from those retailers still out there fighting the good fight by refusing to turn their fine establishments into medical marijuana dispensaries.

The Beatles' stereo and mono box sets, as well as all the individual, re-mastered titles, hit the streets today from EMI Music, and initial reports have the box sets selling out at Amazon and other on-line retailers.

Next up on the debut list is IceH2O's Wu Tang Clan member Raekwon with the sequel to his celebrated Only Built for Cuban Linx, distributed by Dominic Pandiscia's EMI Label Services Group, which should be good for 55-60k.

Columbia's Boston rockers Boys Like Girls are eyeing a debut in the 45-50k range, while Arista Nashville's retiring country duo Brooks & Dunn go out with a greatest hits set in the 35-40k area. Virgin metallists Saosin's In Search of Solid Ground should do 20-25k, while Tooth & Nail's Thousand Foot Krutch is just behind with 15-20k.

The market was up 8% vs. last week, down 7% vs. same week last year and down 14% year to date.

[Wayne]

BEATLES FOR SALE: Here’s the complete rundown as of the moment of projected sales for EMI’s The Beatles reissues this week, which should total around 500k. Stereo Box Set 24-26k; Mono Box Set 9-11k; Abbey Road (70-75k), Sgt Pepper/White Album (50-55k); Rubber Soul (40-45k); Revolver (35-40k); Past Masters (27-30k); Help! (25-28k); Let It Be/Magical Mystery Tour (24-27k); Hard Day’s Night (22-25k); Please Please Me (19-22k); Beatles for Sales/With the Beatles (17-20k) and Yellow Submarine (12-15k). (9/10p)

HITS

WOW!

[Wayne]

YOUR WEAKEND TOP 15 (ISH) CHART PREVIEW: The top of next week’s chart will look something like this (albeit with more traditional numbering), a mix of old and new names. Jay-Z will easily take the top spot with a total that may be the best we’ve seen since the Dave Matthews Band debuted with over 400k during the first week of June. The Beatles will score five in our Top 15, with Abbey Road leading the way. Michael Jackson’s lone remaining title in the Top 15 will be Number Ones, likely just missing the Top 10. With appearances from Whitney Houston, Brooks & Dunn and all of the above, one might start to question whether it’s really 2009. But records from the debuting Boys Like Girls as well as such holdovers as Miley Cyrus, Zac Brown Band, Kings of Leon and Taylor Swift are present to remind us what century this is.
1. ** Jay-Z (Roc Nation) 300-350k
2. Miley Cyrus (Hollywood) 110-120k
3. Whitney Houston (Arista/RMG) 75-80k
4. ** Abbey Road (Apple/Capitol) 70-75k
5. ** Raekwon (IceH20) 60-65k
6. ** Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Apple/Capitol) 50-55k
6. ** The Beatles (White Album) (Apple/Capitol) 50-55k
8. Zac Brown Band (Atlantic) 45-50k (Cracker Barrel has an exclusive version this week featuring three live bonus tracks.)
8. Trey Songz (Atlantic) 45-50k
10. ** Rubber Soul (Apple/Capitol) 40-45k
10. Michael Jackson Number Ones (Epic) 40-45k
10. ** Boys Like Girls (Columbia) 40-45k
10. Kings of Leon (RCA/RMG) 40-45k
10. ** Brooks & Dunn (Arista Nashville) 40-45k
15. ** Revolver (Apple/Capitol) 35-40k
15. Black Eyed Peas (Interscope) 35-40k
15. Colbie Caillat (Universal Republic) 35-40k
15. Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 35-40k
** Denotes debut
You may now return to watching endless repeats of SC Congressman Joe Wilson yelling, “You Lie” to the Prez. Calls to Wilson’s office running 3-1 in his favor. What a country. (9/11a)

[Wayne]

09/10/09

Run This Town
audience: 69.733 (+1.330)
spins: 9874 (+144)

Hot AC: 3 (0)
Pop: 2173 (+79)
Triple A: 1 (0)
Alternative: 3 (0)
Urban: 2917 (+7)
Urban AC: 24 (0)
Rhythmic: 4700 (+60)
MTV: 10 (0)
MTV2: 10 (-2)
BET: 10 (-1)
VH1: 8 (0)
Fuse: 15 (+1)

[Wayne]

YOUR WEAKEND TOP 15 (ISH) CHART PREVIEW: The top of next week’s chart will look something like this (albeit with more conventional numbering), a mix of old and new names. Jay-Z will easily take the top spot with a total that may be the best we’ve seen since the Dave Matthews Band debuted with over 400k during the first week of June. The Beatles will score five in our Top 15, with Abbey Road leading the way. Michael Jackson’s lone remaining title in the Top 15 will be Number Ones, likely just missing the Top 10. With appearances from Whitney Houston, Brooks & Dunn and all of the above, one might start to question whether it’s really 2009. But records from the debuting Boys Like Girls as well as such holdovers as Miley Cyrus, Zac Brown Band, Kings of Leon and Taylor Swift are present to remind us what century this is.
1. ** Jay-Z (Roc Nation) 375-400k
2. Miley Cyrus (Hollywood) 110-120k
3. Whitney Houston (Arista/RMG) 75-80k
4. ** Abbey Road (Apple/Capitol) 70-75k
5. ** Raekwon (IceH20) 60-65k

Hits have revised their prediction!

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 09/14/2009
LAST UPDATE: 09/14/2009 14:36:11
NOW IN: 36.20%


LW TW artist / album label power index
-- 1 JAY-Z ROC NATION 163,894
BLUEPRINT 3
2 2 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 59,140
TIME OF OUR LIVES
1 3 WHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA/RMG 33,020
I LOOK TO YOU
-- 4 BROOKS & DUNN ARISTA NASHVILLE 29,544
#1S & THEN SOME
-- 5 RAEKWON ICEH20 21,858
ONLY BUILT 4 CUBAN LINX 2
-- 6 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 21,240
ABBEY ROAD
-- 7 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 21,045
BEATLES (WHITE ALBUM)
4 8 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 20,133
NUMBER ONES
-- 9 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 18,280
SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB
3 10 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 18,043
READY
12 11 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 16,465
FOUNDATION
10 12 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 16,298
FEARLESS
13 13 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 14,077
SOUNDTRACK
26 14 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 13,814
WIDE OPEN
16 15 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 13,783
TWANG
11 16 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 13,535
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
-- 17 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 13,488
REVOLVER
-- 18 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 12,400
RUBBER SOUL
6 19 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 12,358
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
-- 20 BOYS LIKE GIRLS COLUMBIA 12,073
LOVE DRUNK
21 21 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 11,952
VARIOUS ARTISTS
-- 22 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 11,927
PAST MASTERS 1 & 2
17 23 REBA MCENTIRE VALORY 11,750
KEEP ON LOVING YOU
22 24 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 9,988
LEAVE THIS TOWN
-- 25 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 9,863
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR
20 26 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 9,794
ESSENTIAL
-- 27 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 9,471
LET IT BE
23 28 NOW COUNTRY 2 SONY MUSIC 9,443
VARIOUS ARTISTS
-- 29 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 9,219
HARD DAY'S NIGHT
-- 30 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 8,591
PLEASE PLEASE ME
15 31 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 8,581
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
5 32 COLBIE CAILLAT UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 8,412
BREAKTHROUGH
-- 33 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 8,348
HELP!
31 34 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 7,751
DARK HORSE
-- 35 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 7,336
WITH THE BEATLES
-- 36 PHISH JEMP 7,244
JOY
18 37 CHRIS YOUNG RCA NASHVILLE 6,773
THE MAN I WANT TO BE
-- 38 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 6,752
FOR SALE
30 39 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 6,648
LEARN TO LIVE
8 40 PITBULL J RECORDS/RMG 6,347
REBELUTION
28 41 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 6,201
FAME
37 42 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 6,186
LADY ANTEBELLUM
45 43 JUSTIN MOORE VALORY 5,988
JUSTIN MOORE
38 44 HANNAH MONTANA 3 WALT DISNEY 5,939
SOUNDTRACK
40 45 SHINEDOWN ATLANTIC 5,668
SOUND OF MADNESS
43 46 MICHAEL JACKSON MOTOWN 4,882
DEFINITIVE COLLECTION
9 47 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 4,859
THRILLER
7 48 CHEVELLE EPIC 4,718
SCI-FI CRIMES
-- 49 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 4,698
1S
42 50 BRAD PAISLEY ARISTA NASHVILLE 4,553
AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT

[Neil]

CHART DATE: 09/14/2009
LAST UPDATE: 09/14/2009 17:44:22
NOW IN: 68.46%

LW TW artist / album label power index
-- 1 JAY-Z ROC NATION 358,751
BLUEPRINT 3
2 2 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 59,140
TIME OF OUR LIVES
1 3 WHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA/RMG 57,079
I LOOK TO YOU
-- 4 RAEKWON ICEH20 51,953
ONLY BUILT 4 CUBAN LINX 2
-- 5 BROOKS & DUNN ARISTA NASHVILLE 44,767
#1S & THEN SOME
-- 6 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 36,117
ABBEY ROAD
4 7 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 35,966
NUMBER ONES
-- 8 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 33,655
BEATLES (WHITE ALBUM)
11 9 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 33,479
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
-- 10 BOYS LIKE GIRLS COLUMBIA 33,101
LOVE DRUNK
-- 11 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 31,388
SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB
3 12 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 29,170
READY
10 13 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 27,614
FEARLESS
6 14 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 27,614
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
12 15 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 23,197
FOUNDATION
-- 16 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 22,794
REVOLVER
-- 17 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 21,462
RUBBER SOUL
21 18 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 18,740
VARIOUS ARTISTS
16 19 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 17,972
TWANG
13 20 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 17,934
SOUNDTRACK
5 21 COLBIE CAILLAT UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 17,563
BREAKTHROUGH
-- 22 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 17,187
PAST MASTERS 1 & 2
-- 23 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 17,155
HARD DAY'S NIGHT
26 24 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 16,959
WIDE OPEN
-- 25 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 16,943
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR
-- 26 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 16,868
LET IT BE
-- 27 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 16,666
HELP!
17 28 REBA MCENTIRE VALORY 14,992
KEEP ON LOVING YOU
28 29 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 14,890
FAME
20 30 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 14,415
ESSENTIAL
15 31 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 14,126
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
22 32 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 14,076
LEAVE THIS TOWN
-- 33 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 13,221
PLEASE PLEASE ME
-- 34 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 12,615
FOR SALE
23 35 NOW COUNTRY 2 SONY MUSIC 11,970
VARIOUS ARTISTS
-- 36 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 11,932
WITH THE BEATLES
8 37 PITBULL J RECORDS/RMG 11,445
REBELUTION
31 38 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 11,311
DARK HORSE
30 39 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 10,064
LEARN TO LIVE
7 40 CHEVELLE EPIC 10,048
SCI-FI CRIMES
-- 41 SAOSIN VIRGIN 9,505
IN SEARCH OF SOLID GROUND
37 42 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 9,036
LADY ANTEBELLUM
-- 43 A FINE FRENZY VIRGIN 8,924
BOMB IN A BIRDCAGE
40 44 SHINEDOWN ATLANTIC 8,524
SOUND OF MADNESS
48 45 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 8,471
TAYLOR SWIFT
18 46 CHRIS YOUNG RCA NASHVILLE 8,406
THE MAN I WANT TO BE
-- 47 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 7,995
1S
38 48 HANNAH MONTANA 3 WALT DISNEY 7,650
SOUNDTRACK
9 49 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 7,544
THRILLER
33 50 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 7,433
RELAPSE

[HeatSeeker]

Nice debut week figures! I wonder if his album will fall off the charts in a heartbeat like his previous efforts.

[Wayne]

NOW IN: FINAL

-- 1 JAY-Z ROC NATION 465,448 --
BLUEPRINT 3
2 2 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 109,899 -32%
TIME OF OUR LIVES
-- 3 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 97,433 --
ABBEY ROAD
1 4 WHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA/RMG 83,241 -72%
I LOOK TO YOU
-- 5 RAEKWON ICEH20 65,312 --
ONLY BUILT 4 CUBAN LINX 2
-- 6 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 63,220 --
SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB
-- 7 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 55,962 --
BEATLES (WHITE ALBUM)
-- 8 BROOKS & DUNN ARISTA NASHVILLE 52,571 --
#1S & THEN SOME
-- 9 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 49,805 --
RUBBER SOUL
4 10 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 45,338 -29%
NUMBER ONES
-- 11 BOYS LIKE GIRLS COLUMBIA 44,739 --
LOVE DRUNK
11 12 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 44,724 +34%
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
3 13 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 43,216 -68%
READY
6 14 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 39,587 -10%
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
-- 15 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 37,074 --
REVOLVER
-- 16 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 35,829 --
HELP!
10 17 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 33,529 -4%
FEARLESS
-- 18 PHISH JEMP 33,484 --
JOY
5 19 COLBIE CAILLAT UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 29,979 -35%
BREAKTHROUGH
12 20 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 28,718 -10%
FOUNDATION
-- 21 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 26,620 --
LET IT BE
-- 22 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 26,340 --
PAST MASTERS 1 & 2
13 23 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 25,694 -19%
SOUNDTRACK
-- 24 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 25,127 --
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR
-- 25 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 24,843 --
HARD DAY'S NIGHT
-- 26 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 23,663 --
STEREO BOX SET
21 27 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 23,137 -12%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
16 28 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 22,125 -23%
TWANG
-- 29 SAOSIN VIRGIN 22,006 --
IN SEARCH OF SOLID GROUND
15 30 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 21,631 -26%
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
22 31 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 21,169 -18%
LEAVE THIS TOWN
17 32 REBA MCENTIRE VALORY 19,984 -29%
KEEP ON LOVING YOU
-- 33 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 19,432 --
PLEASE PLEASE ME
26 34 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 18,970 -12%
WIDE OPEN
20 35 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 18,890 -29%
ESSENTIAL
28 36 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 18,856 +3%
FAME
7 37 CHEVELLE EPIC 18,235 -58%
SCI-FI CRIMES
-- 38 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 17,921 --
FOR SALE
-- 39 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 17,656 --
WITH THE BEATLES
8 40 PITBULL J RECORDS/RMG 17,443 -59%
REBELUTION
9 41 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 16,469 -56%
THRILLER
24 42 SKILLET ATLANTIC 16,287 -31%
AWAKE
23 43 NOW COUNTRY 2 SONY MUSIC 15,603 -39%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
-- 44 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND RCA/RMG 15,303 --
BIG WHISKEY & THE GROOGRUX KING
31 45 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 14,326 -7%
DARK HORSE
34 46 FABOLOUS DEF JAM/IDJ 14,147 -1%
LOSO'S WAY
33 47 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 14,008 -5%
RELAPSE
18 48 CHRIS YOUNG RCA NASHVILLE 13,878 -49%
THE MAN I WANT TO BE
30 49 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 13,479 -17%
LEARN TO LIVE
-- 50 A FINE FRENZY VIRGIN 13,186 --
BOMB IN A BIRDCAGE

[Wayne]

JAY-Z REDUX; MUSE, WHITNEY, KID CUDI VIE FOR #2
Featured in Best Buy, Target Circulars, Rapper Will Spend Another Week on Top

September 16, 2009

Not even Kanye West can hold back Jay-Z, who will return to the top of the HITS’ Album chart next week, with a total that should top 200k for his much-acclaimed Blueprint 3, the first release through his Roc Nation label on Atlantic Records.

In addition to his spate of live TV, The Blueprint 3 will be featured in both Best Buy and Target circulars in its second week in stores.

The figures are estimates from one-day sales reports called in by those retailers who still have working phones and computers.

The real battle will be for second place, where veteran Reprise U.K. rock band Muse, fresh off their triumphant MTV VMA performance with new album Resistance, look headed for between 120-125k in first-week sales, which will put them neck and neck and neck with Arista/RMG’s Whitney Houston and Universal Motown’s debuting Kid Cudi, both in the 110-120k range.

Sales of Houston's album I Look to You are exploding, thanks to the singer’s tell-all appearance on Oprah this week.

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 09/21/2009
LAST UPDATE: 09/21/2009 11:00:40
NOW IN: 36.20%


LW TW artist / album label power index
1 1 JAY-Z ROC NATION 97,280
BLUEPRINT 3
4 2 WHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA/RMG 64,214
I LOOK TO YOU
2 3 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 52,333
TIME OF OUR LIVES
-- 4 DRAKE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 35,611
SO FAR GONE
-- 5 MUSE REPRISE 22,544
RESISTANCE
17 6 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 21,434
FEARLESS
10 7 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 20,885
NUMBER ONES
-- 8 MEGADETH ROADRUNNER 19,654
ENDGAME
-- 9 KID CUDI UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 18,733
MAN ON THE MOON: THE END OF DAY
-- 10 LIL BOOSIE ASYLUM 16,390
SUPERBAD: THE RETURN OF BOOSIE
20 11 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 16,244
FOUNDATION
8 12 BROOKS & DUNN ARISTA NASHVILLE 14,979
#1S & THEN SOME
34 13 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 13,530
WIDE OPEN
14 14 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 12,942
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
12 15 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 12,113
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
23 16 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 11,373
SOUNDTRACK
28 17 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 11,195
TWANG
27 18 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 10,999
VARIOUS ARTISTS
3 19 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 10,703
ABBEY ROAD
36 20 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 10,332
FAME
13 21 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 10,172
READY
32 22 REBA MCENTIRE VALORY 9,739
KEEP ON LOVING YOU
31 23 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 9,668
LEAVE THIS TOWN
35 24 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 9,406
ESSENTIAL
30 25 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 9,205
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
43 26 NOW COUNTRY 2 SONY MUSIC 9,025
VARIOUS ARTISTS
6 27 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 8,819
SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB
7 28 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 8,431
BEATLES (WHITE ALBUM)
-- 29 TRICK DADDY DUNK RYDER 7,636
FINALLY FAMOUS
45 30 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 7,510
DARK HORSE
19 31 COLBIE CAILLAT UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 7,018
BREAKTHROUGH
-- 32 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 6,544
LADY ANTEBELLUM
49 33 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 6,053
LEARN TO LIVE
-- 34 THRICE VAGRANT 5,961
BEGGARS
11 35 BOYS LIKE GIRLS COLUMBIA 5,759
LOVE DRUNK
-- 36 ACE FREHLEY ESSENTIAL 5,734
ANOMALY
-- 37 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 5,652
FUNHOUSE
-- 38 SHINEDOWN ATLANTIC 5,589
SOUND OF MADNESS
5 39 RAEKWON ICEH20 5,468
ONLY BUILT 4 CUBAN LINX 2
-- 40 JUSTIN MOORE VALORY 5,444
JUSTIN MOORE
48 41 CHRIS YOUNG RCA NASHVILLE 5,340
THE MAN I WANT TO BE
-- 42 MARK KNOPFLER WARNER BROS. 4,852
GET LUCKY
-- 43 HANNAH MONTANA 3 WALT DISNEY 4,711
SOUNDTRACK
25 44 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 4,666
HARD DAY'S NIGHT
24 45 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 4,639
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR
21 46 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 4,602
LET IT BE
37 47 CHEVELLE EPIC 4,513
SCI-FI CRIMES
-- 48 MICHAEL JACKSON MOTOWN 4,500
DEFINITIVE COLLECTION
-- 49 PORCUPINE TREE ROADRUNNER 4,466
INCIDENT
-- 50 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 4,335
TAYLOR SWIFT

[Wayne]

Great numbers for the top 3! Miley is showing real consistency!

[stevyy]

whitney has officially outsold GOLD in just 3 weeks.. thats pretty good.

[Wayne]

Yeah definitely! I don't think this will struggle to go Platinum anymore. Well lets wait and see how her fourth week is first :P

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 09/21/2009
LAST UPDATE: 09/22/2009 12:21:27
NOW IN: FINAL


LW TW artist / album label power index % change
1 1 JAY-Z ROC NATION 300,998 -35%
BLUEPRINT 3
4 2 WHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA/RMG 165,880 +99%
I LOOK TO YOU
-- 3 MUSE REPRISE 125,322 --
RESISTANCE
-- 4 KID CUDI UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 104,419 --
MAN ON THE MOON: THE END OF DAY
2 5 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 74,235 -32%
TIME OF OUR LIVES
-- 6 DRAKE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 72,104 --
SO FAR GONE
3 7 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 50,675 -48%
ABBEY ROAD
10 8 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 49,067 +8%
NUMBER ONES
-- 9 LIL BOOSIE ASYLUM 46,253 --
SUPERBAD: THE RETURN OF BOOSIE
17 10 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 45,441 +36%
FEARLESS
6 11 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 41,906 -34%
SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB
-- 12 MEGADETH ROADRUNNER 41,148 --
ENDGAME
12 13 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 39,648 -11%
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
14 14 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 35,066 -11%
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
36 15 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 33,989 +80%
FAME
9 16 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 30,109 -40%
RUBBER SOUL
7 17 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 29,536 -47%
BEATLES (WHITE ALBUM)
20 18 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 28,577 0%
FOUNDATION
13 19 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 26,971 -38%
READY
8 20 BROOKS & DUNN ARISTA NASHVILLE 24,628 -53%
#1S & THEN SOME
15 21 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 23,824 -36%
REVOLVER
-- 22 HONOR SOCIETY HOLLYWOOD 23,372 --
FASHIONABLY LATE
27 23 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 22,407 -3%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
30 24 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 22,119 +2%
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
19 25 COLBIE CAILLAT UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 21,730 -28%
BREAKTHROUGH
23 26 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 21,315 -17%
SOUNDTRACK
-- 27 MARK KNOPFLER WARNER BROS. 20,992 --
GET LUCKY
16 28 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 19,755 -45%
HELP!
22 29 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 18,616 -29%
PAST MASTERS 1 & 2
31 30 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 18,492 -13%
LEAVE THIS TOWN
35 31 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 18,389 -3%
ESSENTIAL
34 32 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 18,300 -4%
WIDE OPEN
28 33 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 17,493 -21%
TWANG
5 34 RAEKWON ICEH20 17,273 -74%
ONLY BUILT 4 CUBAN LINX 2
21 35 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 16,543 -38%
LET IT BE
-- 36 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 16,157 --
FUNHOUSE
24 37 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 16,057 -36%
MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR
32 38 REBA MCENTIRE VALORY 15,930 -20%
KEEP ON LOVING YOU
41 39 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 15,789 -4%
THRILLER
11 40 BOYS LIKE GIRLS COLUMBIA 15,729 -65%
LOVE DRUNK
25 41 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 15,372 -38%
HARD DAY'S NIGHT
43 42 NOW COUNTRY 2 SONY MUSIC 14,130 -9%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
47 43 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 13,980 0%
RELAPSE
-- 44 ACE FREHLEY ESSENTIAL 13,746 --
ANOMALY
-- 45 UNCLE CRACKER ATLANTIC 13,690 --
HAPPY HOUR
-- 46 NELLY FURTADO UNIVERSAL MUSIC LATINO 13,516 --
MI PLAN
45 47 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 13,454 -6%
DARK HORSE
40 48 PITBULL J RECORDS/RMG 12,963 -26%
REBELUTION
-- 49 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 12,885 --
I AM... SASHA FIERCE
-- 50 BLACK DAHLIA MURDER METAL BLADE 12,616 --
DEFLORATE

WOOOO!

[Wayne]

YOUR WEAKEND CHART PREVIEW: Just two six-figure totals next week (place standard disclaimer here), but they’ll be racked up by the Roc Nation and Monkeywrench teams (and don’t those two label names sound fresh?). Here's how it looks from here
** Pearl Jam (Monkeywrench) 200k-ish
Jay-Z (Roc Nation) 150-160k
** Three Days Grace (Jive/JLG) 85-90k
Whitney Houston (Arista/RMG) 70-75k
** Brand New (DGC/Interscope) 50-55k
** Five Finger Death Punch (Prospect Park) 40-45k
Miley Cyrus (Hollywood) 40-45k
Muse (Warner Bros.) 35-40k
Kid Cudi (Universal Motown) 35-40k
Drake (YM/Cash Money/Universal Motown) 35-40k
Michael Jackson Number Ones (Epic) 35-40k
** Denotes debut
You may now return to programming the new fall shows on your TiVos. (9/25a)

:D Hope Whitney can rise a bit!

[Wayne]

HITS:

IF IT'S TUESDAY, IT MUST BE SUPER: Sept. 29, this Q4’s Super Tuesday, boasts anticipated releases from Island/IDJ’s Mariah Carey (whose previous LP debuted with 463k and did 1.3m), Interscope’s AFI (183k, 995k), Hollywood’s Breaking Benjamin (125k, 1m), Columbia’s Barbra Streisand (101k, 515k) and Fueled by Ramen/Atlantic’s Paramore (42k, 1.2m), along with Madonna’s Warner Bros. swan song, a greatest hits collection (280k, 730k). This field holds great promise, starting with Carey, who has a pair of breaking singles in play.

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 09/28/2009
LAST UPDATE: 09/28/2009 12:15:36
NOW IN: 37.17%

-- 1 PEARL JAM MONKEYWRENCH 60,536
BACKSPACER
1 2 JAY-Z ROC NATION 46,208
BLUEPRINT 3
5 3 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 39,160
TIME OF OUR LIVES
-- 4 THREE DAYS GRACE JIVE/JLG 29,622
LIFE STARTS NOW
2 5 WHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA/RMG 24,988
I LOOK TO YOU
8 6 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 18,754
NUMBER ONES
10 7 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 17,547
FEARLESS
18 8 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 15,569
FOUNDATION
14 9 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 12,517
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
6 10 DRAKE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 12,507
SO FAR GONE
32 11 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 12,500
WIDE OPEN
-- 12 HARRY CONNICK, JR. COLUMBIA 11,729
YOUR SONGS
20 13 BROOKS & DUNN ARISTA NASHVILLE 11,084
#1S & THEN SOME
13 14 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 10,562
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
-- 15 BRAND NEW DGC/INTERSCOPE 10,285
DAISY
23 16 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 10,248
VARIOUS ARTISTS
26 17 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 10,111
SOUNDTRACK
30 18 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 8,863
LEAVE THIS TOWN
33 19 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 8,792
TWANG
15 20 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 8,167
FAME
31 21 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 7,841
ESSENTIAL
24 22 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 7,797
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
42 23 NOW COUNTRY 2 SONY MUSIC 7,755
VARIOUS ARTISTS
3 24 MUSE REPRISE 7,655
RESISTANCE
19 25 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 7,506
READY
-- 26 FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH PROSPECT PARK 7,279
WAR IS THE ANSWER
38 27 REBA MCENTIRE VALORY 7,113
KEEP ON LOVING YOU
47 28 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 6,968
DARK HORSE
7 29 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 6,961
ABBEY ROAD
-- 30 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 6,759
LADY ANTEBELLUM
17 31 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 6,255
BEATLES (WHITE ALBUM)
11 32 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 6,208
SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB
36 33 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 5,685
FUNHOUSE
4 34 KID CUDI UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 5,606
MAN ON THE MOON: THE END OF DAY
25 35 COLBIE CAILLAT UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 5,521
BREAKTHROUGH
-- 36 MONSTERS OF FOLK SHANGRI-LA MUSIC 5,431
MONSTERS OF FOLK
-- 37 CHRIS YOUNG RCA NASHVILLE 5,255
THE MAN I WANT TO BE
-- 38 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 5,196
LEARN TO LIVE
-- 39 SHINEDOWN ATLANTIC 5,149
SOUND OF MADNESS
-- 40 SKILLET ATLANTIC 4,420
AWAKE
40 41 BOYS LIKE GIRLS COLUMBIA 4,310
LOVE DRUNK
21 42 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 4,134
REVOLVER
9 43 LIL BOOSIE ASYLUM 4,132
SUPERBAD: THE RETURN OF BOOSIE
-- 44 HANNAH MONTANA 3 WALT DISNEY 3,743
SOUNDTRACK
-- 45 CHEVELLE EPIC 3,735
SCI-FI CRIMES
29 46 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 3,629
PAST MASTERS 1 & 2
-- 47 KEITH URBAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 3,594
DEFYING GRAVITY
-- 48 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 3,591
TAYLOR SWIFT
48 49 PITBULL J RECORDS/RMG 3,431
REBELUTION
39 50 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 3,333
THRILLER

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[stevyy]

ooh whitneys very much down.. hopefully she sell 75k+ copies.

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 09/28/2009
LAST UPDATE: 09/29/2009 12:45:36
NOW IN: FINAL

LW TW artist / album label power index % change
-- 1 PEARL JAM MONKEYWRENCH 190,294 --
BACKSPACER
1 2 JAY-Z ROC NATION 130,085 -57%
BLUEPRINT 3
-- 3 THREE DAYS GRACE JIVE/JLG 83,913 --
LIFE STARTS NOW
2 4 WHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA/RMG 62,857 -62%
I LOOK TO YOU
5 5 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 60,583 -18%
TIME OF OUR LIVES
-- 6 BRAND NEW DGC/INTERSCOPE 44,828 --
DAISY
-- 7 FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH PROSPECT PARK 42,021 --
WAR IS THE ANSWER
8 8 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 38,956 -21%
NUMBER ONES
-- 9 HARRY CONNICK, JR. COLUMBIA 35,719 --
YOUR SONGS
-- 10 DAVID GRAY DOWNTOWN RECORDS 35,433 --
DRAW THE LINE
3 11 MUSE REPRISE 34,971 -72%
RESISTANCE
6 12 DRAKE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 34,546 -52%
SO FAR GONE
-- 13 MONSTERS OF FOLK SHANGRI-LA MUSIC 34,316 --
MONSTERS OF FOLK
10 14 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 33,849 -26%
FEARLESS
14 15 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 31,739 -9%
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
7 16 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 30,938 -39%
ABBEY ROAD
4 17 KID CUDI UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 29,531 -72%
MAN ON THE MOON: THE END OF DAY
13 18 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 28,617 -28%
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
-- 19 MIKA CASABLANCA/UNV. MOTOWN 28,236 --
THE BOY WHO KNEW TOO MUCH
18 20 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 27,517 -4%
FOUNDATION
15 21 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 24,372 -28%
FAME
-- 22 DAVID CROWDER SIX STEPS RECORDS 23,756 --
CHURCH MUSIC
11 23 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 23,366 -44%
SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB
17 24 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 21,522 -27%
BEATLES (WHITE ALBUM)
19 25 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 19,787 -27%
READY
26 26 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 18,807 -12%
SOUNDTRACK
20 27 BROOKS & DUNN ARISTA NASHVILLE 18,241 -26%
#1S & THEN SOME
25 28 COLBIE CAILLAT UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 17,558 -19%
BREAKTHROUGH
23 29 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 16,823 -25%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
24 30 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 16,814 -24%
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
32 31 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 16,793 -8%
WIDE OPEN
16 32 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 16,435 -45%
RUBBER SOUL
30 33 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 16,156 -13%
LEAVE THIS TOWN
-- 34 SKILLET ATLANTIC 15,467 --
AWAKE
36 35 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 15,356 -5%
FUNHOUSE
21 36 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 15,066 -37%
REVOLVER
31 37 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 14,923 -19%
ESSENTIAL
-- 38 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL CLUB HITS SONY MUSIC 13,986 --
VARIOUS ARTISTS
-- 39 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 13,899 --
OCEAN EYES
33 40 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 13,835 -21%
TWANG
-- 41 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 13,680 --
LADY ANTEBELLUM
-- 42 SEAN KINGSTON EPIC 13,424 --
TOMORROW
39 43 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 13,330 -16%
THRILLER
9 44 LIL BOOSIE ASYLUM 13,298 -71%
SUPERBAD: THE RETURN OF BOOSIE
38 45 REBA MCENTIRE VALORY 12,568 -21%
KEEP ON LOVING YOU
47 46 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 12,447 -7%
DARK HORSE
29 47 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 12,285 -34%
PAST MASTERS 1 & 2
12 48 MEGADETH ROADRUNNER 12,025 -71%
ENDGAME
-- 49 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 11,726 --
LEARN TO LIVE
42 50 NOW COUNTRY 2 SONY MUSIC 11,716 -17%
VARIOUS ARTISTS

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[HeatSeeker]

Your link is wrong lol. It's http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/salescht.cgi

[Wayne]

Yeah I spelt double wrong lol

[Wayne]

PARAMORE GOES FOR TOP SPOT, MARIAH IN HOT PURSUIT

Fueled by Ramen Punk-Rockers Hold the Edge Over Diva in One-Day Returns

September 30, 2009

Paramore, the Fueled by Ramen punk-rock group whose 360-deal with WMG through Atlantic Records has proven a successful new model, look headed for a #1 debut on next week’s HITS Album sales chart, based on one-day sales reports from those retailers who still take our calls.

Brand New Eyes, the third studio album from the band, fronted by lead vocalist Hayley Williams, takes an early lead in the race with a one-day sales total that projects to 180-190k for the week. That gives them the edge over Island/IDJ diva Mariah Carey’s Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, which is now on target for 160-170k. With a question as to how front-loaded those sales for Paramore are, Carey could close the edge if she has a brisk weekend.

Those two are among the five top debuts next week, all registering in six-figures, including Columbia legend Barbra Streisand’s Love is the Answer (150-160k), Hollywood rockers Breaking Benjamin (140-150k) and Virgin/EMI’s retooled grunge gods Alice in Chains (130-140k).

Columbia Nashville country darling Miranda Lambert’s Revolution heads the other newcomers, with a total approaching 65-75k.

WB Material Gal Madonna’s Celebration greatest hits album is in the 60-70k range, as is Interscope goth-punks AFI’s Crash Love.

Disney’s latest Hollywood Records crossover cable TV teen star Selena Gomez & The Scene is looking at first-week sales of 50-60k.

Rock on Roll Hall of Famers Lynyrd Skynyrd’s latest, God and Guns, on Roadrunner’s Loud and Proud label, looks for an opening week total of 30-40k, same as Williams Street virtual death metal group Dethklok, from Adult Swim’s animated Metalocalypse series.

American/Columbia Rick Rubin-produced roots rockers Avett Brothers round out the debuts with 25-30k for their major label bow, I and Love and You.

The market was down 4% vs. last week, down 7% vs. same week last year and still down 14% year to date.

You may now return to stocking your underground fallout shelter with canned goods and other imperishable items.

[Neil]

Great for Paramore, I knew they would do well!
Sucks for Mimi, but I believe she will get #1 and cross 200k.

[HeatSeeker]

This is horrible news...I feel like someone has punched me in the stomach :? I blame the substandard promotion.

[James]

I still think she will get number 1, I just can't see her debuting at number 2.

If it doesn't then it's no biggy, I am sure the album will have "legs" as they say, which is more important anyway.

[Wayne]

YOUR WEAKEND TOP 10 (OR 15) CHART PREVIEW: A shitload of debuts (figuratively speaking) will infiltrate the top of next week’s chart. Outside the holiday months of November and December, next week could mark the first time in nearly two years when each of the Top 15 sells more than 40k. Next Tuesday they may well be popping the champagne corks at Hollywood, in Disney’s first hat trick since they sold the Mighty Ducks. Congrats to topper Peter Paterno… Scratch that—we just learned Peter’s no longer at the label… Columbia could hit the trifecta as well, if you throw in a certain blonde bombshell from Area Code 615. Anyhoo, here’s what we’re looking at—and while we’re at it, here’s looking at you, kid....
* Paramore (Fueled by Ramen) 185-195k
* Mariah Carey (Island/IDJ) 160-170k
* Barbra Streisand (Columbia) 150-160k
* Breaking Benjamin (Hollywood) 140-150k
* Alice in Chains (Virgin) 130-140k
Jay-Z (Roc Nation) 80-85k
* Miranda Lambert (Columbia Nashville) 70-75k
* Madonna (Warner Bros.) 65-70k
Pearl Jam (Monkeywrench) 65-70k
* AFI (Interscope) 55-60k
* Selena Gomez & the Scene (Hollywood) 55-60k
Whitney Houston (Arista/RMG) 45-50k
Miley Cyrus (Hollywood) 40-45k
* Dethklok (Williams Street) 40-45k
Harry Connick Jr. (Columbia) 40-45k
* Denotes debut
You may now return to debating a possible re-fi with your spouse. (10/2a)

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 10/05/2009
LAST UPDATE: 10/05/2009 10:58:19
NOW IN: 37.17%


LW TW artist / album label power index
-- 1 PARAMORE FUELED BY RAMEN 97,780
BRAND NEW EYES
-- 2 MARIAH CAREY ISLAND/IDJMG 85,063
MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL
-- 3 ALICE IN CHAINS VIRGIN 80,056
BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE
-- 4 BREAKING BENJAMIN HOLLYWOOD 71,675
DEAR AGONY
-- 5 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 34,896
REVOLUTION
5 6 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 33,076
TIME OF OUR LIVES
-- 7 BARBRA STREISAND COLUMBIA 28,740 160k? when and where?
LOVE IS THE ANSWER
2 8 JAY-Z ROC NATION 28,486
BLUEPRINT 3
4 9 WHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA/RMG 23,741
I LOOK TO YOU
-- 10 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE HOLLYWOOD 23,386
KISS & TELL
-- 11 LYNYRD SKYNYRD ROADRUNNER 19,651
GOD & GUNS
8 12 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 16,933
NUMBER ONES
20 13 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 16,821
FOUNDATION
-- 14 MADONNA WARNER BROS. 16,326
CELEBRATION
14 15 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 15,967
FEARLESS
3 16 THREE DAYS GRACE JIVE/JLG 14,504
LIFE STARTS NOW
12 17 DRAKE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 12,649
SO FAR GONE
31 18 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 12,448
WIDE OPEN
15 19 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 12,372
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
9 20 HARRY CONNICK, JR. COLUMBIA 12,265
YOUR SONGS
18 21 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 10,937
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
30 22 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 10,186
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
-- 23 DETHKLOCK WILLIAMS STREET RECORDS 9,860
DETHALBUM II
-- 24 A.F.I. INTERSCOPE 9,389
CRASH LOVE
21 25 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 9,335
FAME
26 26 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 9,291
SOUNDTRACK
27 27 BROOKS & DUNN ARISTA NASHVILLE 9,221
#1S & THEN SOME
29 28 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 8,679
VARIOUS ARTISTS
33 29 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 7,974
LEAVE THIS TOWN
40 30 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 7,902
TWANG
41 31 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 7,787
LADY ANTEBELLUM
-- 32 GHOSTFACE KILLAH DEF JAM/IDJ 7,733
GHOSTDINI THE WIZARD OF POETRY
37 33 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 7,030
ESSENTIAL
46 34 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 6,955
DARK HORSE
50 35 NOW COUNTRY 2 SONY MUSIC 6,637
VARIOUS ARTISTS
45 36 REBA MCENTIRE VALORY 6,506
KEEP ON LOVING YOU
25 37 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 6,309
READY
16 38 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 6,151
ABBEY ROAD
11 39 MUSE REPRISE 5,521
RESISTANCE
-- 40 SHINEDOWN ATLANTIC 5,312
SOUND OF MADNESS
49 41 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 5,098
LEARN TO LIVE
-- 42 CHRIS YOUNG RCA NASHVILLE 4,953
THE MAN I WANT TO BE
35 43 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 4,795
FUNHOUSE
24 44 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 4,661
BEATLES (WHITE ALBUM)
-- 45 PLAYAZ CIRCLE DTP/DEF JAM/IDJ 4,576
FLIGHT 360: THE TAKEOFF
28 46 COLBIE CAILLAT UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 4,405
BREAKTHROUGH
23 47 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 4,347
SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB
-- 48 BOYS LIKE GIRLS COLUMBIA 3,501
LOVE DRUNK
-- 49 KEITH URBAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 3,472
DEFYING GRAVITY
-- 50 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 3,470
RELAPSE

[ringmybell]

37.17% only?
Its Monday and the new chart is coming on Thursday

Something i dont understand :oops:

[Neil]

CHART DATE: 10/05/2009
LAST UPDATE: 10/05/2009 15:54:12
NOW IN: 54.98%

LW TW artist / album label power index
-- 1 MARIAH CAREY ISLAND/IDJMG 128,406
MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL
-- 2 PARAMORE FUELED BY RAMEN 123,984
BRAND NEW EYES
-- 3 ALICE IN CHAINS VIRGIN 92,155
BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE
-- 4 BREAKING BENJAMIN HOLLYWOOD 86,809
DEAR AGONY
-- 5 BARBRA STREISAND COLUMBIA 64,374
LOVE IS THE ANSWER
-- 6 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE HOLLYWOOD 44,438
KISS & TELL
2 7 JAY-Z ROC NATION 43,204
BLUEPRINT 3
-- 8 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 41,854
REVOLUTION
-- 9 MADONNA WARNER BROS. 38,040
CELEBRATION
1 10 PEARL JAM MONKEYWRENCH 35,888
BACKSPACER
5 11 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 33,076
TIME OF OUR LIVES
4 12 WHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA/RMG 31,243
I LOOK TO YOU
8 13 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 25,107
NUMBER ONES
9 14 HARRY CONNICK, JR. COLUMBIA 22,641
YOUR SONGS
14 15 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 22,144
FEARLESS
20 16 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 20,767
FOUNDATION
-- 17 LYNYRD SKYNYRD ROADRUNNER 19,651
GOD & GUNS
3 18 THREE DAYS GRACE JIVE/JLG 18,509
LIFE STARTS NOW
12 19 DRAKE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 17,866
SO FAR GONE
18 20 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 17,302
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
15 21 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 16,869
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
21 22 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 14,656
FAME
-- 23 A.F.I. INTERSCOPE 14,606
CRASH LOVE
31 24 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 14,294
WIDE OPEN
30 25 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 13,336
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
-- 26 DETHKLOCK WILLIAMS STREET RECORDS 12,256
DETHALBUM II
26 27 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 11,925
SOUNDTRACK
27 28 BROOKS & DUNN ARISTA NASHVILLE 11,222
#1S & THEN SOME
29 29 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 11,064
VARIOUS ARTISTS
41 30 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 10,646
LADY ANTEBELLUM
16 31 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 10,123
ABBEY ROAD
25 32 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 9,997
READY
-- 33 GHOSTFACE KILLAH DEF JAM/IDJ 9,541
GHOSTDINI THE WIZARD OF POETRY
33 34 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 9,511
LEAVE THIS TOWN
37 35 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 8,952
ESSENTIAL
50 36 NOW COUNTRY 2 SONY MUSIC 8,320
VARIOUS ARTISTS
24 37 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 8,112
BEATLES (WHITE ALBUM)
11 38 MUSE REPRISE 8,102
RESISTANCE
40 39 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 7,902
TWANG
23 40 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 7,607
SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB
35 41 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 7,542
FUNHOUSE
49 42 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 6,983
LEARN TO LIVE
46 43 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 6,955
DARK HORSE
45 44 REBA MCENTIRE VALORY 6,506
KEEP ON LOVING YOU
-- 45 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 6,006
TAYLOR SWIFT
-- 46 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 5,747
RELAPSE
32 47 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 5,660
RUBBER SOUL
36 48 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 5,574
REVOLVER
-- 49 SHINEDOWN ATLANTIC 5,312
SOUND OF MADNESS
-- 50 KEITH URBAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 5,125
DEFYING GRAVITY

[ringmybell]

CHART DATE: 10/05/2009
LAST UPDATE: 10/05/2009 16:34:22
NOW IN: 56.90%


LW TW artist / album label power index
-- 1 PARAMORE FUELED BY RAMEN 134,340
BRAND NEW EYES
-- 2 BARBRA STREISAND COLUMBIA 133,070
LOVE IS THE ANSWER
-- 3 MARIAH CAREY ISLAND/IDJMG 128,406
MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL
-- 4 ALICE IN CHAINS VIRGIN 92,155
BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE
-- 5 BREAKING BENJAMIN HOLLYWOOD 86,809
DEAR AGONY
-- 6 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE HOLLYWOOD 44,438
KISS & TELL
2 7 JAY-Z ROC NATION 43,204
BLUEPRINT 3
-- 8 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 41,854
REVOLUTION
-- 9 MADONNA WARNER BROS. 38,040
CELEBRATION
1 10 PEARL JAM MONKEYWRENCH 35,888
BACKSPACER
5 11 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 33,076
TIME OF OUR LIVES
4 12 WHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA/RMG 31,243
I LOOK TO YOU
8 13 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 25,107
NUMBER ONES
9 14 HARRY CONNICK, JR. COLUMBIA 22,641
YOUR SONGS
14 15 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 22,144
FEARLESS
20 16 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 20,767
FOUNDATION
-- 17 LYNYRD SKYNYRD ROADRUNNER 19,651
GOD & GUNS
3 18 THREE DAYS GRACE JIVE/JLG 18,509
LIFE STARTS NOW
12 19 DRAKE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 17,866
SO FAR GONE
18 20 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 17,302
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
15 21 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 16,869
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
21 22 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 14,656
FAME
-- 23 A.F.I. INTERSCOPE 14,606
CRASH LOVE
31 24 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 14,294
WIDE OPEN
30 25 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 13,336
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
-- 26 DETHKLOCK WILLIAMS STREET RECORDS 12,256
DETHALBUM II
26 27 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 11,925
SOUNDTRACK
27 28 BROOKS & DUNN ARISTA NASHVILLE 11,222
#1S & THEN SOME
29 29 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 11,064
VARIOUS ARTISTS
41 30 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 10,646
LADY ANTEBELLUM
16 31 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 10,123
ABBEY ROAD
25 32 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 9,997
READY
-- 33 GHOSTFACE KILLAH DEF JAM/IDJ 9,541
GHOSTDINI THE WIZARD OF POETRY
33 34 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 9,511
LEAVE THIS TOWN
37 35 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 8,952
ESSENTIAL
50 36 NOW COUNTRY 2 SONY MUSIC 8,320
VARIOUS ARTISTS
24 37 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 8,112
BEATLES (WHITE ALBUM)
11 38 MUSE REPRISE 8,102
RESISTANCE
40 39 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 7,902
TWANG
23 40 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 7,607
SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB
35 41 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 7,542
FUNHOUSE
49 42 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 6,983
LEARN TO LIVE
46 43 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 6,955
DARK HORSE
45 44 REBA MCENTIRE VALORY 6,506
KEEP ON LOVING YOU
-- 45 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 6,006
TAYLOR SWIFT
-- 46 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 5,747
RELAPSE
32 47 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 5,660
RUBBER SOUL
36 48 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 5,574
REVOLVER
-- 49 SHINEDOWN ATLANTIC 5,312
SOUND OF MADNESS
-- 50 KEITH URBAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 5,125

[Nichu94]

^Madonna will hopefully end up in top 10. 80k would be great! But I think she'll do 60-70k.

[James]

oooooooh it's all very close at the top

[Wayne]

LW TW artist / album label power index % change
-- 1 PARAMORE FUELED BY RAMEN 184,547 --
BRAND NEW EYES
-- 2 BARBRA STREISAND COLUMBIA 176,663 --
LOVE IS THE ANSWER
-- 3 MARIAH CAREY ISLAND/IDJMG 172,742 --
MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL
-- 4 BREAKING BENJAMIN HOLLYWOOD 136,036 --
DEAR AGONY
-- 5 ALICE IN CHAINS VIRGIN 128,473 --
BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE
2 6 JAY-Z ROC NATION 86,938 -33%
BLUEPRINT 3
-- 7 MADONNA WARNER BROS. 70,311 --
CELEBRATION
-- 8 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 67,528 --
REVOLUTION
-- 9 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE HOLLYWOOD 64,613 --
KISS & TELL
1 10 PEARL JAM MONKEYWRENCH 58,727 -69%
BACKSPACER
5 11 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 54,700 -10%
TIME OF OUR LIVES
-- 12 A.F.I. INTERSCOPE 52,720 --
CRASH LOVE
4 13 WHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA/RMG 52,622 -16%
I LOOK TO YOU
9 14 HARRY CONNICK, JR. COLUMBIA 42,633 +19%
YOUR SONGS
3 15 THREE DAYS GRACE JIVE/JLG 35,118 -58%
LIFE STARTS NOW
-- 16 LYNYRD SKYNYRD ROADRUNNER 34,655 --
GOD & GUNS
-- 17 DETHKLOCK WILLIAMS STREET RECORDS 34,626 --
DETHALBUM II
12 18 DRAKE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 32,538 -6%
SO FAR GONE
8 19 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 31,989 -18%
NUMBER ONES
14 20 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 31,538 -7%
FEARLESS
-- 21 AVETT BROTHERS COLUMBIA 30,744 --
I AND LOVE AND YOU
15 22 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 29,136 -8%
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
18 23 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 29,123 +2%
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
20 24 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 28,403 +3%
FOUNDATION
21 25 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 26,264 +8%
FAME
16 26 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 25,261 -18%
ABBEY ROAD
11 27 MUSE REPRISE 24,187 -31%
RESISTANCE
30 28 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 20,433 +22%
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
23 29 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 19,766 -15%
SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB
-- 30 GHOSTFACE KILLAH DEF JAM/IDJ 18,321 --
GHOSTDINI THE WIZARD OF POETRY
-- 31 FRED HAMMOND VERITY/JLG 18,160 --
LOVE UNSTOPPABLE
17 32 KID CUDI UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 17,859 -40%
MAN ON THE MOON: THE END OF DAY
-- 33 FOREIGNER RHINO 17,469 --
CAN'T SLOW DOWN
26 34 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 17,299 -8%
SOUNDTRACK
7 35 FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH PROSPECT PARK 17,231 -59%
WAR IS THE ANSWER
39 36 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 17,059 +23%
OCEAN EYES
31 37 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 17,017 +1%
WIDE OPEN
25 38 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 16,959 -14%
READY
24 39 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 15,939 -26%
BEATLES (WHITE ALBUM)
28 40 COLBIE CAILLAT UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 15,682 -11%
BREAKTHROUGH
-- 41 WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE INTERSCOPE 15,629 --
SOUNDTRACK (KAREN O & THE KIDS)
29 42 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 15,212 -10%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
27 43 BROOKS & DUNN ARISTA NASHVILLE 14,897 -18%
#1S & THEN SOME
41 44 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 14,474 +6%
LADY ANTEBELLUM
33 45 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 14,429 -11%
LEAVE THIS TOWN
32 46 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 14,232 -13%
RUBBER SOUL
-- 47 HATEBREED E1 ENTERTAINMENT 13,848 --
HATEBREED
35 48 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 13,359 -13%
FUNHOUSE
37 49 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 13,267 -11%
ESSENTIAL
43 50 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 12,644 -5%

[James]

looks like Bab's edged it in the BB200

Bab's Official Site:


STREISAND #1
OCTOBER 7, 2009, 12:04 am
Billboard has just announced that Barbra Streisand's album Love is the Answer debuts at #1 on the US charts. More information to follow.

[Wayne]

OMG I think that's the best news I've heard all year! :o Please let it be true!

[James]

OMG I think that's the best news I've heard all year! :o Please let it be true!

*FANS WAYNE WITH A BIG LEAF AND OFFERS HIM A VALIUM*

I hope it's true too. I think it would be nice a this point in her career and the current state of music that she is still a force to be reckoned with. Since Jonathan Ross I have been looking into her a bit more SHE DOES NO PROMO..... AT ALL lol. So this is an achievement.

[Wayne]

Well considering that Jonathan Ross was her first ever performance on UK TV - like ya know - EVEEEER - I think you might be right James! ;)

She gets stagefright sometimes - shocking I know - which has also prevented her from frequently touring extensively, and its also why her tickets can finish up selling for $1-2k - because she never tours!

[James]

she said on JR she doesn't even like singing, she doesn't practice or like performing. LOL I loved how honest she was.... think I am becoming a fan. I think she realises it's a job and 90% of the world don't liek doing their job sometimes, at least she admits it instead of just saying "it's my passion"

Anywho, I digress. Yay Babs, shame for MiMi but overexposure can be a biatch sometimes and I have no feeling towards Paramore at all.

[Wayne]

KISS’ SONIC GOES BOOM!!
KISS’ Wal-Mart Exclusive Looks Headed for Top Spot Next Week

October 7, 2009

KISS their ass.

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.

You may now return to wondering if Paul Shaffer’s sex life is anywhere nearly as interesting as Dave’s.

[Wayne]

YOUR WEAKEND TOP 10(ISH) CHART PREVIEW: Here’s the prospective leader board for next Tuesday—minus the X-factor, Michael Buble, whose new LP comes out today in conjunction with his Oprah appearance. Next week’s double-dippers appear at this point to be Hollywood and Jive/JLG; otherwise, things are spread out pretty evenly.
* Kiss (Kiss) 150-160k
* Toby Keith (Showdog) 80-90k
Barbra Streisand (Columbia) 65-70k
Jay-Z (Roc Nation/Atlantic) 55-60k
Mariah Carey (Island/IDJ) 55-60k
* Luke Bryan (Capitol Nashville) 40-45k
Paramore (Fueled by Ramen) 40-45k
Miley Cyrus (Hollywood) 40-45k
* Backstreet Boys (Jive/JLG) 40-45k
Breaking Benjamin (Hollywood) 40-45k
* Relient K (Jive/JLG) 40-45k
Pearl Jam (Monkeywrench) 35-40k
Alice in Chains (Virgin) 35-40k
* Denotes debut
We’ll give you a preliminary idea how Buble fits into this picture later today. (10/9a)

[Wayne]

WEAKEND UPDATE: The KISS Wal-Mart exclusive, Sonic Boom, which got off to a fast start, is now cooling off considerably, with first-week estimates now in the 120-125k range, which does seem to put them in the lead for their first-ever #1 debut. Still, in its first day on the street, Reprise's Michael Buble is off to a good start with an Oprah appearance later today expected to fuel sales over the weekend. Can the crooner break 100k? Can he catch KISS? Who do we look like, Nostradamus? (10/9p)

[Wayne]

-- 1 KISS KISS RECORDS 47,755
SONIC BOOM
-- 2 TOBY KEITH SHOW DOG 38,527
AMERICAN RIDE
11 3 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 35,995
TIME OF OUR LIVES
-- 4 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 26,341
DOIN' MY THING
-- 5 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 23,793
CRAZY LOVE
-- 6 BEBE & CECE WINANS MALACO 23,169
STILL
6 7 JAY-Z ROC NATION 20,066
BLUEPRINT 3
3 8 MARIAH CAREY ISLAND/IDJMG 19,655
MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL
4 9 BREAKING BENJAMIN HOLLYWOOD 16,562
DEAR AGONY
20 10 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 15,208
FEARLESS
8 11 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 14,952
REVOLUTION
24 12 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 14,519
FOUNDATION
19 13 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 14,277
NUMBER ONES
-- 14 BACKSTREET BOYS JIVE/JLG 13,033
THIS IS US
5 15 ALICE IN CHAINS VIRGIN 12,932
BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE
13 16 WHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA/RMG 12,900
I LOOK TO YOU
1 17 PARAMORE FUELED BY RAMEN 11,245
BRAND NEW EYES
16 18 LYNYRD SKYNYRD ROADRUNNER 11,214
GOD & GUNS
37 19 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 11,189
WIDE OPEN
9 20 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE HOLLYWOOD 10,573
KISS & TELL
2 21 BARBRA STREISAND COLUMBIA 9,438
LOVE IS THE ANSWER
22 22 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 9,218
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
23 23 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 8,864
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
42 24 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 8,191
VARIOUS ARTISTS
34 25 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 8,186
SOUNDTRACK
44 26 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 8,087
LADY ANTEBELLUM
15 27 THREE DAYS GRACE JIVE/JLG 8,018
LIFE STARTS NOW
25 28 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 7,501
FAME
43 29 BROOKS & DUNN ARISTA NASHVILLE 7,184
#1S & THEN SOME
-- 30 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 6,692
TWANG
-- 31 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 6,341
DARK HORSE
28 32 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 6,291
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
45 33 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 5,951
LEAVE THIS TOWN
14 34 HARRY CONNICK, JR. COLUMBIA 5,834
YOUR SONGS
49 35 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 5,692
ESSENTIAL
7 36 MADONNA WARNER BROS. 5,627
CELEBRATION
-- 37 NOW COUNTRY 2 SONY MUSIC 5,428
VARIOUS ARTISTS
-- 38 RELIENT K JIVE/JLG 5,417
FORGET AND NOT SLOW DOWN
-- 39 CHRIS YOUNG RCA NASHVILLE 5,157
THE MAN I WANT TO BE
-- 40 REBA MCENTIRE VALORY 5,037
KEEP ON LOVING YOU
31 41 FRED HAMMOND VERITY/JLG 4,892
LOVE UNSTOPPABLE
40 42 COLBIE CAILLAT UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 4,619
BREAKTHROUGH
-- 43 TOKIO HOTEL CHERRYTREE 4,616
HUMANOID
-- 44 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 4,567
LEARN TO LIVE
18 45 DRAKE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 4,493
SO FAR GONE
27 46 MUSE REPRISE 4,386
RESISTANCE
-- 47 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 3,820
GREATEST HITS, VOL. 1
50 48 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 3,462
THRILLER
-- 49 SHINEDOWN ATLANTIC 3,398
SOUND OF MADNESS
26 50 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 3,305
ABBEY ROAD

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 10/12/2009
LAST UPDATE: 10/13/2009 09:39:08
NOW IN: 69.42%


LW TW artist / album label power index
-- 1 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 100,181
CRAZY LOVE
-- 2 TOBY KEITH SHOW DOG 77,883
AMERICAN RIDE
-- 3 KISS KISS RECORDS 47,755
SONIC BOOM
6 4 JAY-Z ROC NATION 42,095
BLUEPRINT 3
3 5 MARIAH CAREY ISLAND/IDJMG 38,005
MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL
11 6 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 35,995
TIME OF OUR LIVES
-- 7 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 35,830
DOIN' MY THING
2 8 BARBRA STREISAND COLUMBIA 35,216
LOVE IS THE ANSWER
-- 9 BACKSTREET BOYS JIVE/JLG 34,117
THIS IS US
4 10 BREAKING BENJAMIN HOLLYWOOD 29,223
DEAR AGONY
10 11 PEARL JAM MONKEYWRENCH 26,118
BACKSPACER
20 12 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 24,912
FEARLESS
-- 13 BEBE & CECE WINANS MALACO 23,169
STILL
8 14 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 23,043
REVOLUTION
1 15 PARAMORE FUELED BY RAMEN 22,881
BRAND NEW EYES
13 16 WHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA/RMG 21,427
I LOOK TO YOU
19 17 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 20,265
NUMBER ONES
24 18 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 20,072
FOUNDATION
9 19 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE HOLLYWOOD 19,609
KISS & TELL
25 20 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 18,990
FAME
23 21 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 18,900
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
22 22 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 17,702
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
5 23 ALICE IN CHAINS VIRGIN 17,627
BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE
14 24 HARRY CONNICK, JR. COLUMBIA 15,570
YOUR SONGS
36 25 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 15,186
OCEAN EYES
15 26 THREE DAYS GRACE JIVE/JLG 14,308
LIFE STARTS NOW
-- 27 BRANDI CARLILE COLUMBIA 13,471
GIVE UP THE GHOST
-- 28 RELIENT K JIVE/JLG 12,365
FORGET AND NOT SLOW DOWN
-- 29 ROSANNE CASH MANHATTAN 11,667
THE LIST
44 30 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 11,282
LADY ANTEBELLUM
16 31 LYNYRD SKYNYRD ROADRUNNER 11,214
GOD & GUNS
37 32 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 11,189
WIDE OPEN
18 33 DRAKE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 10,951
SO FAR GONE
27 34 MUSE REPRISE 10,908
RESISTANCE
7 35 MADONNA WARNER BROS. 10,524
CELEBRATION
28 36 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 9,006
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
-- 37 MAYDAY PARADE ATLANTIC 8,704
ANYWHERE BUT HERE
-- 38 TOKIO HOTEL CHERRYTREE 8,493
HUMANOID
42 39 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 8,191
VARIOUS ARTISTS
34 40 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 8,186
SOUNDTRACK
43 41 BROOKS & DUNN ARISTA NASHVILLE 7,184
#1S & THEN SOME
-- 42 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 6,692
TWANG
-- 43 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 6,341
DARK HORSE
26 44 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 6,140
ABBEY ROAD
45 45 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 5,951
LEAVE THIS TOWN
38 46 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 5,853
READY
49 47 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 5,692
ESSENTIAL
-- 48 NOW COUNTRY 2 SONY MUSIC 5,428
VARIOUS ARTISTS
32 49 KID CUDI UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 5,228
MAN ON THE MOON: THE END OF DAY
-- 50 CHRIS YOUNG RCA NASHVILLE 5,157
THE MAN I WANT TO BE

[Wayne]

LW TW artist / album label power index
-- 1 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 100,181
CRAZY LOVE
-- 2 KISS KISS RECORDS 90,735
SONIC BOOM
-- 3 TOBY KEITH SHOW DOG 77,883
AMERICAN RIDE
6 4 JAY-Z ROC NATION 42,095
BLUEPRINT 3
3 5 MARIAH CAREY ISLAND/IDJMG 38,005
MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL
11 6 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 35,995
TIME OF OUR LIVES
-- 7 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 35,830
DOIN' MY THING
2 8 BARBRA STREISAND COLUMBIA 35,216
LOVE IS THE ANSWER
-- 9 BACKSTREET BOYS JIVE/JLG 34,117
THIS IS US
4 10 BREAKING BENJAMIN HOLLYWOOD 29,223
DEAR AGONY
10 11 PEARL JAM MONKEYWRENCH 26,118
BACKSPACER
20 12 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 24,912
FEARLESS
-- 13 BEBE & CECE WINANS MALACO 23,169
STILL
8 14 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 23,043
REVOLUTION
1 15 PARAMORE FUELED BY RAMEN 22,881
BRAND NEW EYES
13 16 WHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA/RMG 21,427
I LOOK TO YOU
19 17 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 20,265
NUMBER ONES
24 18 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 20,072
FOUNDATION
9 19 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE HOLLYWOOD 19,609
KISS & TELL
25 20 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 18,990
FAME
23 21 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 18,900
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
22 22 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 17,702
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
5 23 ALICE IN CHAINS VIRGIN 17,627
BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE
14 24 HARRY CONNICK, JR. COLUMBIA 15,570
YOUR SONGS
36 25 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 15,186
OCEAN EYES
15 26 THREE DAYS GRACE JIVE/JLG 14,308
LIFE STARTS NOW
-- 27 BRANDI CARLILE COLUMBIA 13,471
GIVE UP THE GHOST
-- 28 RELIENT K JIVE/JLG 12,365
FORGET AND NOT SLOW DOWN
-- 29 ROSANNE CASH MANHATTAN 11,667
THE LIST
44 30 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 11,282
LADY ANTEBELLUM
16 31 LYNYRD SKYNYRD ROADRUNNER 11,214
GOD & GUNS
37 32 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 11,189
WIDE OPEN
18 33 DRAKE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 10,951
SO FAR GONE
27 34 MUSE REPRISE 10,908
RESISTANCE
7 35 MADONNA WARNER BROS. 10,524
CELEBRATION
28 36 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 9,006
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
-- 37 MAYDAY PARADE ATLANTIC 8,704
ANYWHERE BUT HERE
-- 38 TOKIO HOTEL CHERRYTREE 8,493
HUMANOID
42 39 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 8,191
VARIOUS ARTISTS
34 40 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 8,186
SOUNDTRACK
43 41 BROOKS & DUNN ARISTA NASHVILLE 7,184
#1S & THEN SOME
-- 42 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 6,692
TWANG
-- 43 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 6,341
DARK HORSE
26 44 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 6,140
ABBEY ROAD
45 45 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 5,951
LEAVE THIS TOWN
38 46 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 5,853
READY
49 47 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 5,692
ESSENTIAL
-- 48 NOW COUNTRY 2 SONY MUSIC 5,428
VARIOUS ARTISTS
32 49 KID CUDI UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 5,228
MAN ON THE MOON: THE END OF DAY
-- 50 CHRIS YOUNG RCA NASHVILLE 5,157
THE MAN I WANT TO BE

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 10/12/2009
LAST UPDATE: 10/13/2009 12:45:26
NOW IN: FINAL

LW TW artist / album label power index % change
-- 1 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 139,930 --
CRAZY LOVE
-- 2 KISS KISS RECORDS 104,485 --
SONIC BOOM
-- 3 TOBY KEITH SHOW DOG 90,293 --
AMERICAN RIDE
2 4 BARBRA STREISAND COLUMBIA 67,652 -62%
LOVE IS THE ANSWER
6 5 JAY-Z ROC NATION 64,224 -26%
BLUEPRINT 3
3 6 MARIAH CAREY ISLAND/IDJMG 53,920 -69%
MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL
-- 7 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 51,801 --
DOIN' MY THING
11 8 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 46,619 -15%
TIME OF OUR LIVES
1 9 PARAMORE FUELED BY RAMEN 43,560 -76%
BRAND NEW EYES
-- 10 BACKSTREET BOYS JIVE/JLG 41,090 --
THIS IS US
-- 11 RELIENT K JIVE/JLG 40,526 --
FORGET AND NOT SLOW DOWN
4 12 BREAKING BENJAMIN HOLLYWOOD 40,336 -70%
DEAR AGONY
-- 13 BEBE & CECE WINANS MALACO 39,492 --
STILL
5 14 ALICE IN CHAINS VIRGIN 35,785 -72%
BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE
13 15 WHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA/RMG 35,097 -33%
I LOOK TO YOU
10 16 PEARL JAM MONKEYWRENCH 32,901 -44%
BACKSPACER
20 17 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 31,006 -2%
FEARLESS
14 18 HARRY CONNICK, JR. COLUMBIA 28,408 -33%
YOUR SONGS
8 19 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 26,783 -60%
REVOLUTION
22 20 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 26,218 -10%
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
19 21 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 26,118 -18%
NUMBER ONES
-- 22 BRANDI CARLILE COLUMBIA 25,357 --
GIVE UP THE GHOST
23 23 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 25,062 -14%
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
24 24 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 25,029 -12%
FOUNDATION
7 25 MADONNA WARNER BROS. 25,016 -64%
CELEBRATION
9 26 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE HOLLYWOOD 24,998 -61%
KISS & TELL
25 27 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 24,316 -7%
FAME
-- 28 ROSANNE CASH MANHATTAN 24,181 --
THE LIST
15 29 THREE DAYS GRACE JIVE/JLG 20,277 -42%
LIFE STARTS NOW
18 30 DRAKE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 19,700 -39%
SO FAR GONE
16 31 LYNYRD SKYNYRD ROADRUNNER 19,295 -44%
GOD & GUNS
36 32 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 18,995 +11%
OCEAN EYES
27 33 MUSE REPRISE 18,185 -25%
RESISTANCE
-- 34 MAYDAY PARADE ATLANTIC 17,780 --
ANYWHERE BUT HERE
21 35 AVETT BROTHERS COLUMBIA 16,896 -45%
I AND LOVE AND YOU
34 36 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 15,874 -8%
SOUNDTRACK
17 37 DETHKLOK WILLIAMS STREET RECORDS 15,778 -54%
DETHALBUM II
-- 38 TOKIO HOTEL CHERRYTREE 15,700 --
HUMANOID
37 39 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 15,493 -9%
WIDE OPEN
44 40 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 15,095 +4%
LADY ANTEBELLUM
38 41 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 14,514 -14%
READY
28 42 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 14,001 -31%
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
40 43 COLBIE CAILLAT UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 13,508 -14%
BREAKTHROUGH
50 44 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 13,270 +5%
THRILLER
42 45 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 13,270 -13%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
48 46 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 12,649 -5%
FUNHOUSE
26 47 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 12,578 -50%
ABBEY ROAD
32 48 KID CUDI UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 12,527 -30%
MAN ON THE MOON: THE END OF DAY
35 49 FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH PROSPECT PARK 11,776 -32%
WAR IS THE ANSWER
43 50 BROOKS & DUNN ARISTA NASHVILLE 11,611 -22%
#1S & THEN SOME

[Wayne]

WMG WILL SHOOT THE MOON OR CRACK THE BUBBLY
Crooner and Soundtrack Will Vie for #1 Next Week

October 14, 2009

One thing’s for certain. WMG will have the #1 album on next week’s HITS sales chart.

The identity of that release is what’s in doubt.

That’s because Reprise crooner Michael Buble, in his first full week in stores, will hold steady from last week’s 140k in sales, and might even see a slight uptick for his album Crazy Love. Could he be, like another WMG artist, Josh Groban, a few years back, Q4’s hidden weapon?

That little bit of wisdom comes from one-day sales reports provided by those retailers who still know where the music section of their store is.

We won’t know how well music supe superstar Alexandra Patsavas’ Chop Shop/Atlantic soundtrack The Twilight Saga: New Moon will do since it doesn’t hit until Friday (10/16), and with the movie not yet in release, there’s no telling if it can top Buble, but look for a two-horse race between heartthrob singer and vampire.

There’s nothing much to write home about among the other new releases, which include J/RMG’s Mario, Warner Bros.’ Flaming Lips and Reprise’s Dead by Sunrise, all in the 20-25k range. Next up is a pair of unlikely matched holiday albums in Jive/JLG’s David Archuleta (18-21k) and Bob Dylan (15-18k), with Columbia’s Five for Fighting also on tap (12-15k).

The market was down 9% vs. last week, down 2% vs. same week last year and now down 13% year to date.

You may now go back to stocking your fully customized KISS underground fallout shelter with leather Gene Simmons oxygen tanks and canned Paul Stanley sardines.

[Wayne]

WEAKEND CHART PREVIEW: Will Michael Buble "eclipse" the Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack and remain at #1 for a second week, after topping this week’s chart on only three days’ sales? (See what we did right there?) Or will “New Moon fever” (man we’re good) drive a stake into the Canuck crooner’s heart and propel this week’s Friday debut to the top? Oh, the drama. Based on midweek sales and a lot of speculation, here's how the upper reaches of the chart might look next week:
Michael Buble (Reprise) 175-200k
* Twilight Saga: New Moon (Chop Shop/Atlantic) 150-175k
Barbra Streisand (Columbia) 55-60k
Jay-Z (Roc Nation/Atlantic) 55-60k
Black Eyed Peas (Interscope) 35-40k
Miley Cyrus (Hollywood) 35-40k
Mariah Carey (Island/IDJ) 30-35k
Toby Keith (Showdog) 30-35k
Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 30-35k
KISS (KISS) 25-30k
* Mario (J/RMG) 25-30k
* Denotes debut
The week’s other notable debuts of note will most likely fall outside of the Top 10, including Flaming Lips (Warner Bros.) and Dead by Sunrise (Reprise), each trending toward 20-25k. Christmas releases from Bob Dylan (Columbia) and David Archuleta (Jive/JLG) look 15-20k-ish. (10/16a)

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 10/19/2009
LAST UPDATE: 10/19/2009 10:02:12
NOW IN: 36.20%

LW TW artist / album label power index
1 1 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 34,521
CRAZY LOVE
8 2 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 28,444
TIME OF OUR LIVES
2 3 KISS KISS RECORDS 23,150
SONIC BOOM
-- 4 TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC 19,536
SOUNDTRACK
5 5 JAY-Z ROC NATION 18,515
BLUEPRINT 3
3 6 TOBY KEITH SHOW DOG 17,423
AMERICAN RIDE
17 7 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 16,300
FEARLESS
21 8 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 14,573
NUMBER ONES
6 9 MARIAH CAREY ISLAND/IDJMG 14,461
MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL
24 10 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 13,642
FOUNDATION
13 11 BEBE & CECE WINANS MALACO 11,946
STILL
12 12 BREAKING BENJAMIN HOLLYWOOD 11,310
DEAR AGONY
19 13 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 11,094
REVOLUTION
-- 14 MARIO J RECORDS/RMG 10,195
D.N.A.
15 15 WHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA/RMG 10,026
I LOOK TO YOU
39 16 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 10,007
WIDE OPEN
7 17 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 9,825
DOIN' MY THING
23 18 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 9,635
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
20 19 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 8,511
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
40 20 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 7,873
LADY ANTEBELLUM
14 21 ALICE IN CHAINS VIRGIN 7,700
BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE
45 22 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 7,491
VARIOUS ARTISTS
36 23 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 7,480
SOUNDTRACK
9 24 PARAMORE FUELED BY RAMEN 7,435
BRAND NEW EYES
26 25 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE HOLLYWOOD 7,396
KISS & TELL
31 26 LYNYRD SKYNYRD ROADRUNNER 6,908
GOD & GUNS
27 27 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 6,731
FAME
-- 28 FLAMING LIPS WARNER BROS. 6,675
EMBRYONIC
50 29 BROOKS & DUNN ARISTA NASHVILLE 6,350
#1S & THEN SOME
4 30 BARBRA STREISAND COLUMBIA 6,334
LOVE IS THE ANSWER
-- 31 DEAD BY SUNRISE REPRISE 6,094
OUT OF ASHES
-- 32 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 5,730
DARK HORSE
42 33 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 5,645
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
-- 34 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 5,539
LEAVE THIS TOWN
30 35 DRAKE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 5,502
SO FAR GONE
-- 36 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 5,116
TWANG
-- 37 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 4,939
BEATLES (WHITE ALBUM)
-- 38 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 4,746
ESSENTIAL
33 39 MUSE REPRISE 3,787
RESISTANCE
-- 40 DAVID ARCHULETA JIVE/JLG 3,385
CHRISTMAS FROM THE HEART
32 41 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 3,363
OCEAN EYES
-- 42 FIVE FOR FIGHTING COLUMBIA 3,354
SLICE
-- 43 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 3,314
TAYLOR SWIFT
29 44 THREE DAYS GRACE JIVE/JLG 3,111
LIFE STARTS NOW
47 45 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 3,069
ABBEY ROAD
25 46 MADONNA WARNER BROS. 2,983
CELEBRATION
46 47 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 2,834
FUNHOUSE
-- 48 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 2,711
SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB
41 49 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 2,322
READY
-- 50 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 2,174
RELAPSE

[stevyy]

go mariah...go michael (great album)

[Wayne]

NOW IN: 69.42%

LW TW artist / album label power index
1 1 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 90,370
CRAZY LOVE
-- 2 TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC 76,484
SOUNDTRACK
5 3 JAY-Z ROC NATION 35,665
BLUEPRINT 3
23 4 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 32,857
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
8 5 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 28,444
TIME OF OUR LIVES
17 6 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 26,753
FEARLESS
4 7 BARBRA STREISAND COLUMBIA 24,984
LOVE IS THE ANSWER
-- 8 MARIO J RECORDS/RMG 23,720
D.N.A.
2 9 KISS KISS RECORDS 23,150
SONIC BOOM
3 10 TOBY KEITH SHOW DOG 22,975
AMERICAN RIDE
6 11 MARIAH CAREY ISLAND/IDJMG 21,064
MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL
24 12 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 19,082
FOUNDATION
21 13 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 18,946
NUMBER ONES
12 14 BREAKING BENJAMIN HOLLYWOOD 18,876
DEAR AGONY
19 15 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 17,436
REVOLUTION
32 16 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 17,118
OCEAN EYES
27 17 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 16,611
FAME
20 18 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 15,456
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
9 19 PARAMORE FUELED BY RAMEN 14,031
BRAND NEW EYES
26 20 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE HOLLYWOOD 14,005
KISS & TELL
15 21 WHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA/RMG 13,673
I LOOK TO YOU
39 22 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 12,528
WIDE OPEN
-- 23 FLAMING LIPS WARNER BROS. 12,510
EMBRYONIC
-- 24 DEAD BY SUNRISE REPRISE 12,420
OUT OF ASHES
16 25 PEARL JAM MONKEYWRENCH 12,300
BACKSPACER
-- 26 FIVE FOR FIGHTING COLUMBIA 12,156
SLICE
13 27 BEBE & CECE WINANS MALACO 11,946
STILL
7 28 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 11,670
DOIN' MY THING
30 29 DRAKE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 11,209
SO FAR GONE
40 30 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 11,195
LADY ANTEBELLUM
36 31 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 11,100
SOUNDTRACK
14 32 ALICE IN CHAINS VIRGIN 10,872
BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE
-- 33 DAVID ARCHULETA JIVE/JLG 10,261
CHRISTMAS FROM THE HEART
45 34 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 9,575
VARIOUS ARTISTS
33 35 MUSE REPRISE 9,559
RESISTANCE
18 36 HARRY CONNICK, JR. COLUMBIA 8,512
YOUR SONGS
-- 37 WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE INTERSCOPE 8,274
SOUNDTRACK (KAREN O & THE KIDS)
-- 38 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 8,240
DARK HORSE
42 39 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 8,216
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
29 40 THREE DAYS GRACE JIVE/JLG 8,209
LIFE STARTS NOW
-- 41 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 7,745
ESSENTIAL
-- 42 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 7,702
LEAVE THIS TOWN
50 43 BROOKS & DUNN ARISTA NASHVILLE 7,634
#1S & THEN SOME
31 44 LYNYRD SKYNYRD ROADRUNNER 6,908
GOD & GUNS
46 45 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 6,888
FUNHOUSE
41 46 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 6,271
READY
-- 47 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 6,244
TAYLOR SWIFT
-- 48 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 6,181
BEATLES (WHITE ALBUM)
48 49 KID CUDI UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 6,167
MAN ON THE MOON: THE END OF DAY
25 50 MADONNA WARNER BROS. 5,241
CELEBRATION

[stevyy]

poor memoirs.. hopefully it stays top 10..

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 10/19/2009
LAST UPDATE: 10/20/2009 12:50:29
NOW IN: FINAL

LW TW artist / album label power index % change
1 1 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 187,575 +34%
CRAZY LOVE
-- 2 TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC 115,355 --
SOUNDTRACK
5 3 JAY-Z ROC NATION 55,131 -14%
BLUEPRINT 3
4 4 BARBRA STREISAND COLUMBIA 49,835 -26%
LOVE IS THE ANSWER
23 5 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 40,867 +63%
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
8 6 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 40,220 -14%
TIME OF OUR LIVES
21 7 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 38,526 +48%
NUMBER ONES
17 8 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 33,071 +7%
FEARLESS
-- 9 MARIO J RECORDS/RMG 31,519 --
D.N.A.
6 10 MARIAH CAREY ISLAND/IDJMG 30,610 -43%
MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL
2 11 KISS KISS RECORDS 30,569 -71%
SONIC BOOM
3 12 TOBY KEITH SHOW DOG 27,611 -69%
AMERICAN RIDE
12 13 BREAKING BENJAMIN HOLLYWOOD 26,752 -34%
DEAR AGONY
24 14 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 24,143 -4%
FOUNDATION
9 15 PARAMORE FUELED BY RAMEN 23,963 -45%
BRAND NEW EYES
-- 16 FLAMING LIPS WARNER BROS. 23,761 --
EMBRYONIC
15 17 WHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA/RMG 23,440 -33%
I LOOK TO YOU
20 18 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 22,540 -14%
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
14 19 ALICE IN CHAINS VIRGIN 22,085 -38%
BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE
27 20 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 21,540 -11%
FAME
32 21 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 21,384 +13%
OCEAN EYES
19 22 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 21,027 -21%
REVOLUTION
-- 23 DEAD BY SUNRISE REPRISE 20,817 --
OUT OF ASHES
44 24 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 20,729 +56%
THRILLER
16 25 PEARL JAM MONKEYWRENCH 20,493 -38%
BACKSPACER
18 26 HARRY CONNICK, JR. COLUMBIA 20,249 -29%
YOUR SONGS
26 27 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE HOLLYWOOD 18,782 -25%
KISS & TELL
13 28 BEBE & CECE WINANS MALACO 18,246 -54%
STILL
7 29 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 18,119 -65%
DOIN' MY THING
30 30 DRAKE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 17,840 -9%
SO FAR GONE
-- 31 BOB DYLAN COLUMBIA 17,350 --
CHRISTMAS IN THE HEART
-- 32 DAVID ARCHULETA JIVE/JLG 16,254 --
CHRISTMAS FROM THE HEART
29 33 THREE DAYS GRACE JIVE/JLG 15,909 -22%
LIFE STARTS NOW
33 34 MUSE REPRISE 15,735 -13%
RESISTANCE
-- 35 FIVE FOR FIGHTING COLUMBIA 15,723 --
SLICE
-- 36 WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE INTERSCOPE 15,366 --
SOUNDTRACK (KAREN O & THE KIDS)
40 37 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 15,181 +1%
LADY ANTEBELLUM
36 38 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 14,923 -6%
SOUNDTRACK
25 39 MADONNA WARNER BROS. 14,059 -44%
CELEBRATION
39 40 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 13,863 -11%
WIDE OPEN
41 41 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 13,797 -5%
READY
46 42 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 13,067 +3%
FUNHOUSE
28 43 ROSANNE CASH MANHATTAN 12,777 -47%
THE LIST
42 44 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 12,686 -9%
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
45 45 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 12,497 -6%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
31 46 LYNYRD SKYNYRD ROADRUNNER 12,397 -36%
GOD & GUNS
-- 47 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 12,288 --
BEATLES (WHITE ALBUM)
43 48 COLBIE CAILLAT UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 12,180 -10%
BREAKTHROUGH
37 49 DETHKLOK WILLIAMS STREET RECORDS 11,417 -28%
DETHALBUM II
48 50 KID CUDI UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 11,290 -10%
MAN ON THE MOON: THE END OF DAY

[Wayne]

HITS:

TWILIGHT'S FIRST GLEAMING

Soundtrack to Hit Movie Looks Like #1 Next Week, Tim McGraw Only Debut Over 100k

October 21, 2009

It's the fourth quarter, and apparently everyone's expecting Michael Jackson to save the day.

And while we have to wait until next Monday for the "companion" to the superstar's much-anticipated This Is It concert documentary, Chop Shop/Atlantic's The Twilight Saga: New Moon appears to be the front-runner to land at #1 in its first full week on the HITS Album sales chart.

Meanwhile, Curb country superstar Tim McGraw's latest, Southern Voice, appears headed for a first-week debut in the 95-105k range, based on one-day sales reports from those few retailers who haven't flown away in a balloon yet, certainly a lock for Top 3, depending on how this week's chart-topping Reprise album from Michael Buble does in its second full week in stores.

Virgin/EMI soul chanteuse Joss Stone's latest, Colour Me Free, which will come out as a Target/iTunes exclusive after her well-publicized wrangling with her label, looks to be in the 25-30k range.

German heavy metal gods Rammstein's sixth studio album, the colorfully named Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da, its debut for indie Vagrant through Universal Music Germany and first since 2005's Rosenrot, is set to sell between 15-20k umlauts, the same as Sub Pop's Kiwi superstars Flight of the Conchords and Curb/Lost Highway veteran country star Lyle Lovett's Natural Forces.

The market was down 7% vs. last week, down 11% vs. same week last year and still down 13% year to date.

Maybe it's time to make like Manny Ramirez and retreat to the clubhouse to take a shower.

[Wayne]

YOUR WEAKEND CHART PREVIEW: WMG will have the top four albums on next week’s album chart, led by the Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack in its first full week, while Universal Republic will be celebrating the ascension of Owl City to the big leagues. Otherwise, though, there will be little cause for celebration because, outside of the Top 4, this truly is a weakened preview. So what is it about the third week in October, anyway? Last year, for the week ending Oct. 26, Lil Wayne rounded out the Top 10 with only 25.4k. Shockingly, that total isn’t the lowest to ever make it into the Top 10. Just this year, in March, both T.I. and Jamie Foxx hit #10 with totals of 23.6k and 24.2k, respectively. Now that we’ve made your day, here’s a projection of what next Tuesday’s leader board will look like:
Twilight Saga: New Moon (Chop Shop/Atlantic) 140-150k
* Tim McGraw (Curb) 105-110k
Michael Buble (Reprise) 80-85k
Jay-Z (Roc Nation/Atlantic) 40-43k
Miley Cyrus (Hollywood) 35-37k
Black Eyed Peas (Interscope) 34-36k
Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 30-32k
Owl City (Universal Republic) 26-28k
* Joss Stone (Virgin) 25-27k
Barbra Streisand (Columbia) 23-25k
* Denotes debut
You may now return to debating whether global warming exists. (10/23a)

[Wayne]

For next week's chart at HITS:

The album is currently shipping 1.5 million in the U.S., eclipsing the initial orders for Eminem and Jay-Z, the year’s two biggest until now; each shipped just over 1m.

Of that total, 700k is going to Wal-Mart in a reportedly stripped-down edition. On the digital-retail front, it appears that Sony and iTunes have worked out an arrangement for the full LP, a six-track EP and a la carte track downloads apart from the title cut. With all the elements now in place, the stage is set for a double blockbuster, and anything less will be considered a bitter disappointment…

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 10/26/2009
LAST UPDATE: 10/26/2009 10:58:18
NOW IN: 37.17%

LW TW artist / album label power index
2 1 TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC 57,965
SOUNDTRACK
-- 2 TIM MCGRAW CURB 54,829
SOUTHERN VOICE
1 3 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 21,776
CRAZY LOVE
6 4 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 19,522
TIME OF OUR LIVES
8 5 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 18,176
FEARLESS
7 6 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 15,402
NUMBER ONES
14 7 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 14,103
FOUNDATION
11 8 KISS KISS RECORDS 13,719
SONIC BOOM
3 9 JAY-Z ROC NATION/ATLANTIC 13,488
BLUEPRINT 3
28 10 BEBE & CECE WINANS MALACO 12,823
STILL
12 11 TOBY KEITH SHOW DOG 12,766
AMERICAN RIDE
29 12 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 12,128
DOIN' MY THING
22 13 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 11,433
REVOLUTION
5 14 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 10,828
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
40 15 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 10,038
WIDE OPEN
13 16 BREAKING BENJAMIN HOLLYWOOD 9,301
DEAR AGONY
37 17 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 8,828
LADY ANTEBELLUM
10 18 MARIAH CAREY ISLAND/IDJMG 8,738
MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL
38 19 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 8,452
SOUNDTRACK
17 20 WHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA/RMG 8,137
I LOOK TO YOU
27 21 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE HOLLYWOOD 7,881
KISS & TELL
45 22 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 7,443
VARIOUS ARTISTS
18 23 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 7,203
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
-- 24 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 6,917
DARK HORSE
20 25 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 6,762
FAME
21 26 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 6,681
OCEAN EYES
30 27 DRAKE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 6,389
SO FAR GONE
-- 28 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 6,106
ESSENTIAL
19 29 ALICE IN CHAINS VIRGIN 5,799
BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE
-- 30 RAMMSTEIN VAGRANT 5,508
LIEBE IST FUR ALLE DA
15 31 PARAMORE FUELED BY RAMEN 5,488
BRAND NEW EYES
46 32 LYNYRD SKYNYRD ROADRUNNER 5,483
GOD & GUNS
33 33 THREE DAYS GRACE JIVE/JLG 5,245
LIFE STARTS NOW
-- 34 CHRIS YOUNG RCA NASHVILLE 5,205
THE MAN I WANT TO BE
-- 35 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 5,152
LEAVE THIS TOWN
-- 36 BROOKS & DUNN ARISTA NASHVILLE 5,074
#1S & THEN SOME
44 37 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 5,036
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
-- 38 SHINEDOWN ATLANTIC 4,413
SOUND OF MADNESS
-- 39 NOW COUNTRY 2 SONY MUSIC 4,372
VARIOUS ARTISTS
-- 40 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 4,178
LEARN TO LIVE
4 41 BARBRA STREISAND COLUMBIA 4,078
LOVE IS THE ANSWER
41 42 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 4,012
READY
42 43 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 3,831
FUNHOUSE
24 44 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 3,800
THRILLER
9 45 MARIO J RECORDS/RMG 3,779
D.N.A.
-- 46 FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS SUB POP 3,682
I TOLD YOU I WAS FREAKY
47 47 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 3,648
BEATLES (WHITE ALBUM)
-- 48 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 3,402
TAYLOR SWIFT
48 49 COLBIE CAILLAT UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 3,367
BREAKTHROUGH
26 50 HARRY CONNICK, JR. COLUMBIA 2,827
YOUR SONGS

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 10/26/2009
LAST UPDATE: 10/27/2009 13:23:22
NOW IN: FINAL

LW TW artist / album label power index % change
2 1 TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC 150,636 +31%
SOUNDTRACK
-- 2 TIM MCGRAW CURB 140,358 --
SOUTHERN VOICE
1 3 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 92,141 -51%
CRAZY LOVE
3 4 JAY-Z ROC NATION/ATLANTIC 41,955 -24%
BLUEPRINT 3
6 5 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 38,434 -4%
TIME OF OUR LIVES
5 6 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 34,763 -15%
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
8 7 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 33,693 +2%
FEARLESS
21 8 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 28,710 +34%
OCEAN EYES
4 9 BARBRA STREISAND COLUMBIA 26,567 -47%
LOVE IS THE ANSWER
-- 10 JOSS STONE VIRGIN 26,540 --
COLOUR ME FREE
7 11 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 25,490 -34%
NUMBER ONES
14 12 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 24,268 +1%
FOUNDATION
13 13 BREAKING BENJAMIN HOLLYWOOD 21,387 -20%
DEAR AGONY
20 14 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 20,866 -3%
FAME
28 15 BEBE & CECE WINANS MALACO 20,451 +12%
STILL
-- 16 RAMMSTEIN VAGRANT 20,093 --
LIEBE IST FUR ALLE DA
10 17 MARIAH CAREY ISLAND/IDJMG 20,054 -34%
MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL
12 18 TOBY KEITH SHOW DOG 19,913 -28%
AMERICAN RIDE
11 19 KISS KISS RECORDS 19,799 -35%
SONIC BOOM
18 20 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 18,950 -16%
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
17 21 WHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA/RMG 18,724 -20%
I LOOK TO YOU
22 22 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 18,641 -11%
REVOLUTION
30 23 DRAKE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 17,709 -1%
SO FAR GONE
19 24 ALICE IN CHAINS VIRGIN 17,167 -22%
BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE
-- 25 LYLE LOVETT CURB/LOST HIGHWAY 17,160 --
NATURAL FORCES
15 26 PARAMORE FUELED BY RAMEN 16,830 -30%
BRAND NEW EYES
29 27 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 16,667 -8%
DOIN' MY THING
37 28 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 16,501 +9%
LADY ANTEBELLUM
27 29 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE HOLLYWOOD 16,324 -13%
KISS & TELL
-- 30 FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS SUB POP 15,937 --
I TOLD YOU I WAS FREAKY
38 31 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 15,826 +6%
SOUNDTRACK
25 32 PEARL JAM MONKEYWRENCH 14,914 -27%
BACKSPACER
40 33 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 13,909 0%
WIDE OPEN
26 34 HARRY CONNICK, JR. COLUMBIA 13,623 -33%
YOUR SONGS
41 35 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 12,869 -7%
READY
33 36 THREE DAYS GRACE JIVE/JLG 12,820 -19%
LIFE STARTS NOW
34 37 MUSE REPRISE 12,611 -20%
RESISTANCE
24 38 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 12,334 -40%
THRILLER
45 39 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 11,793 -6%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
-- 40 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 11,644 --
DARK HORSE
-- 41 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 11,436 --
ESSENTIAL
36 42 WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE INTERSCOPE 11,348 -26%
SOUNDTRACK (KAREN O & THE KIDS)
43 43 ROSANNE CASH MANHATTAN 11,324 -11%
THE LIST
-- 44 SKILLET ATLANTIC 11,126 --
AWAKE
44 45 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 10,896 -14%
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
9 46 MARIO J RECORDS/RMG 10,789 -66%
D.N.A.
39 47 MADONNA WARNER BROS. 10,647 -24%
CELEBRATION
48 48 COLBIE CAILLAT UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 10,612 -13%
BREAKTHROUGH
42 49 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 10,452 -20%
FUNHOUSE
49 50 DETHKLOK WILLIAMS STREET RECORDS 10,123 -11%
DETHALBUM II

[Wayne]

Michael Jackson On Track For 6th No. 1 On Billboard 200

As Michael Jackson's movie "This Is It" is about to open in theaters, the film's companion album of the same name is already doing brisk business.

Industry prognosticators suggest that the Epic Records set -- which was released on Monday, Oct. 26 -- could shift 300,000 copies by week's end on Sunday (Nov. 1) night.

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Depending on how much the movie's opening impacts the album's sales through the course of the week, the set could post a higher figure -- perhaps 350,000 copies.

With numbers like that, it would seem like Jackson will be a sure thing for the No. 1 slot next week on the Billboard 200 albums chart. If the King of Pop hits No. 1, it will mark his sixth chart-topper, following "Thriller," "Bad," "Dangerous," "HIStory" and "Invincible."

Jackson already owns the No. 1 selling album of the 2009 calendar year with "Number Ones" -- 2 million sold this year and counting. Additionally, his "Thriller" is the year's 11th best-seller (1.1 million) and "The Essential Michael Jackson" is the 15th biggest (986,000).

The "This Is It" album contains 14 studio recordings of Jackson's hits like "Billie Jean" and "Beat It" and two versions of the from-the-vaults title track, which plays over the film's end credits. It also includes three demo recordings and a spoken word poem titled "Planet Earth."

http://www.billboard.com/#/news/michael ... 0856.story (http://www.billboard.com/#/news/michael-jackson-on-track-for-6th-no-1-on-1004030856.story)

[Wayne]

HITS:

Glee, Bocelli, Now 32 Also Headed for Six-Figure Bows

November 4, 2009

She’s the one Idol that keeps on giving.

Hits to her record labels, that is. 19/Arista Nashville country crossover queen Carrie Underwood’s Play On, her third album and first since 2007’s Carnival Ride from the 2005 American Idol champ, is headed for a first-week bow at #1, with a total anywhere between 300-350k.

Those figures were derived from one-day sales reports a Best Buy employee in Niles, IL, texted to us in between selling flat screens TVs. Thanks, Vic.

Columbia’s Glee, Vol. 1 will choreograph a pretty solid week of sales between 100-125k, where it will be neck and neck with Decca’s operatic icon Andrea Bocelli, not that he’ll know the difference, but we digress.

Just below the jocks, cheerleaders, nerds and the blind Italian tenor comes Sony Music’s warhorse Now 32, which somehow will sell in the 80-100k range, while most everyone else you know can download any of the individual singles from iTunes. Go figure.

DGC’s Weezer exhibit some Ratitude with 60-65k for their venerable alternapop, while Foo Fighters’ Greatest Hits on RCA/RMG is in the 35-40k range, same as Columbia’s death metal stalwarts Slayer. RCA/RMG emo auteurs Say Anything check in with 20-25k.

In all, the market was up 10% vs. last week, down 9% vs. same week last year and no

[Wayne]

HITS COMMENTS:

Q4 RUNDOWN: Never in the history of the industry have so many big albums been scheduled so late in the fourth quarter, including critical LPs from J/RMG’s Alicia Keys (whose last album bowed at 742k and sold 3.7m), J/RMG’s Jamie Foxx (265k, 1.1m), Cash Money/Universal Motown’s Lil Wayne (1m, 3.3m) and Def Jam’s Redman, all coming on Dec. 15, a mere 10 days before Christmas. Geffen’s Mary J. Blige (629k, 1.6m), previously announced for this date, has just been moved to 12/22. This frenetic activity is giving the coming weeks the intensity of a two-minute drill in the NFL as various majors attempt late-game comebacks to make or salvage their seasons. For the entire grid, click here. (11/5p)

ANALYZE THIS: What’s unusual about the Dec. 15 slate is that none of the principals have a radio hit leading up to release thus far, five weeks before street date. Although Alicia Keys’ lead single fell short at Urban and Rhythm, she’s getting plenty of visibility via Jay-Z’s smash “Empire State of Mind.” And expectations are modest for Lil Wayne, who’s coming with what’s described as a “rock” album. (11/5p)

TIS THE SEASON: Around two dozen key releases will street between Nov. 17 and Dec. 15—assuming none of them gets bumped to next year, as just happened with Usher, while the status of Eminem’s album is still unknown. Second, as a result of this rush, a number of December albums will be released with no single on the radio. That’s hardly surprising considering that some of these albums are still being fine-tuned. (11/5p)

SUPER TUESDAY #1: Nov. 17, the first of what could turn out to be three late-Q4 blockbuster release dates, features Blue Note’s Norah Jones (405k, 1.6m), Interscope’s 50 Cent (691k, 1.4m), Columbia’s John Mayer (300k, 2.4m), 19/Jive/JLG American Idol winner Kris Allen and J/RMG’s Leona Lewis (205k, 1.6m). (11/5p)

SUPER TUESDAY #2: The Nov. 23 intrigue involves a potential battle between Def Jam/IDJ superstar Rihanna (163k, 2.5m), whose lead single is burning up at radio, and Columbia sensation Susan Boyle (who just shattered the first-week sales record at Amazon), with Idol runner-up Adam Lambert, on 19/RCA/RMG, and Epic’s Shakira (128k, 1.7m) also in the mix. (11/5p)

THE SKINNY: Shakira’s first single failed to call out (though the latter surpassed 1m paid downloads), but the follow-up, featuring Lil Wayne, is getting heavy spins and looks like a winner. RCA has high hopes for what it sees as the massive potential of the high-profile, flamboyant Lambert; the label will begin working a single next week. The fifth promising release is the debut from buzzing rookie Jay Sean out of the Cash Money stable through Universal Republic, who already has a major radio story. The first-week numbers on all of the above will be impacted by the traffic on Black Friday (11/27). The fact that this is Thanksgiving week accounts for all of these releases being moved up to Monday. (11/5p)

BROWN OUT: On December 8, Jive/JLG’s Chris Brown (294k, 1.9m) tops a relatively light schedule which also includes Interscope’s Timbaland (138k, 1.2m) along with Virgin’s 30 Seconds to Mars (21k, 1.2m), who are riding a hot track at radio. (11/5p)

TOUTING THE RACE: As to which of these albums will reign supreme during the imminent holiday season, in a just-concluded informal survey of industry observers, the names that came up most frequently were The Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack, Michael Jackson’s This Is It, Rihanna and 19/Arista Nashville’s Carrie Underwood (527k, 3m), with Susan Boyle as the dark horse. For a full grid, go here. (11/5p)

[Wayne]

THE GRID:

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[Wayne]

NOW IN: 36.20%

LW TW artist / album label power index
-- 1 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 127,422
PLAY ON
1 2 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 74,927
THIS IS IT
-- 3 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC SONY MUSIC 64,519
NOW 32
9 4 TIM MCGRAW CURB 25,500
SOUTHERN VOICE
12 5 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 25,137
TIME OF OUR LIVES
-- 6 ANDREA BOCELLI DECCA 23,611
MY CHRISTMAS
-- 7 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 20,835
GLEE, VOL. 1
8 8 TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC 19,608
SOUNDTRACK
3 9 CREED WIND-UP 18,978
FULL CIRCLE
2 10 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 17,704
FEARLESS
-- 11 FOO FIGHTERS ROSWELL/RCA/RMG 16,430
GREATEST HITS
7 12 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 14,431
CRAZY LOVE
13 13 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 13,843
NUMBER ONES
23 14 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 13,236
FOUNDATION
11 15 JAY-Z ROC NATION/ATLANTIC 11,968
BLUEPRINT 3
31 16 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 11,459
LADY ANTEBELLUM
5 17 ROD STEWART J RECORDS/RMG 11,154
SOULBOOK
38 18 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 10,702
WIDE OPEN
34 19 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 10,433
REVOLUTION
-- 20 WEEZER DGC/INTERSCOPE 10,217
RADITUDE
4 21 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LAVA/ATLANTIC 9,423
NIGHT CASTLE
35 22 TOBY KEITH SHOW DOG 9,006
AMERICAN RIDE
46 23 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 8,829
DOIN' MY THING
-- 24 CHICKENFOOT REDLINE 8,789
CHICKENFOOT
-- 25 SLAYER COLUMBIA 8,748
WORLD PAINTED BLOOD
15 26 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 8,448
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
26 27 BEBE & CECE WINANS MALACO 8,031
STILL
24 28 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 7,845
FAME
28 29 BREAKING BENJAMIN HOLLYWOOD 7,245
DEAR AGONY
37 30 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 7,135
SOUNDTRACK
36 31 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 6,877
ESSENTIAL
21 32 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 6,698
OCEAN EYES
40 33 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE HOLLYWOOD 6,038
KISS & TELL
-- 34 AMERIE DEF JAM/IDJ 5,994
IN LOVE & WAR
-- 35 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 5,942
DARK HORSE
30 36 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 5,833
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
33 37 MARIAH CAREY ISLAND/IDJMG 5,634
MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL
32 38 WHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA/RMG 5,604
I LOOK TO YOU
-- 39 BROOKS & DUNN ARISTA NASHVILLE 5,384
#1S & THEN SOME
39 40 ALICE IN CHAINS VIRGIN 4,550
BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE
49 41 THREE DAYS GRACE JIVE/JLG 4,286
LIFE STARTS NOW
-- 42 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 4,269
LEAVE THIS TOWN
-- 43 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC SONY MUSIC 4,220
NOW 31
-- 44 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 4,200
LEARN TO LIVE
50 45 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 3,939
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
48 46 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 3,888
READY
41 47 DRAKE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 3,859
SO FAR GONE
42 48 PARAMORE FUELED BY RAMEN 3,749
BRAND NEW EYES
6 49 STING DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 3,687
IF ON A WINTER'S NIGHT
10 50 JACK JOHNSON BRUSHFIRE/UNIV REPUBLIC 3,635
EN CONCERT

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 11/09/2009
LAST UPDATE: 11/09/2009 18:55:40
NOW IN: 54.02%


LW TW artist / album label power index

-- 1 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 211,036
PLAY ON
1 2 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 86,892
THIS IS IT
-- 3 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC SONY MUSIC 86,503
NOW 32
-- 4 ANDREA BOCELLI DECCA 60,426
MY CHRISTMAS
-- 5 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 51,256
GLEE, VOL. 1
9 6 TIM MCGRAW CURB 30,122
SOUTHERN VOICE
8 7 TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC 26,509
SOUNDTRACK
2 8 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 25,158
FEARLESS
12 9 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 25,137
TIME OF OUR LIVES
3 10 CREED WIND-UP 23,395
FULL CIRCLE
13 11 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 22,751
NUMBER ONES
7 12 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 20,474
CRAZY LOVE
-- 13 FOO FIGHTERS ROSWELL/RCA/RMG 19,649
GREATEST HITS
5 14 ROD STEWART J RECORDS/RMG 19,629
SOULBOOK
23 15 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 17,758
FOUNDATION
11 16 JAY-Z ROC NATION/ATLANTIC 17,169
BLUEPRINT 3
-- 17 WEEZER DGC/INTERSCOPE 16,981
RADITUDE
15 18 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 15,459
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
31 19 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 14,711
LADY ANTEBELLUM
24 20 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 13,988
FAME
6 21 STING DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 13,447
IF ON A WINTER'S NIGHT
38 22 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 12,887
WIDE OPEN
4 23 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LAVA/ATLANTIC 12,506
NIGHT CASTLE
34 24 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 12,302
REVOLUTION
37 25 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 11,943
SOUNDTRACK
21 26 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 11,190
OCEAN EYES
35 27 TOBY KEITH SHOW DOG 11,141
AMERICAN RIDE
-- 28 JOSH GROBAN REPRISE 10,472
NOEL
28 29 BREAKING BENJAMIN HOLLYWOOD 9,958
DEAR AGONY
36 30 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 9,079
ESSENTIAL
40 31 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE HOLLYWOOD 9,015
KISS & TELL
46 32 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 8,829
DOIN' MY THING
-- 33 CHICKENFOOT REDLINE 8,789
CHICKENFOOT
-- 34 SLAYER COLUMBIA 8,748
WORLD PAINTED BLOOD
-- 35 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 8,608
TAYLOR SWIFT
30 36 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 8,242
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
26 37 BEBE & CECE WINANS MALACO 8,031
STILL
33 38 MARIAH CAREY ISLAND/IDJMG 7,762
MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL
-- 39 AMERIE DEF JAM/IDJ 7,703
IN LOVE & WAR
32 40 WHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA/RMG 7,312
I LOOK TO YOU
-- 41 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 7,270
DARK HORSE
39 42 ALICE IN CHAINS VIRGIN 6,973
BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE
-- 43 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 6,717
LEARN TO LIVE
41 44 DRAKE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 6,523
SO FAR GONE
42 45 PARAMORE FUELED BY RAMEN 6,512
BRAND NEW EYES
10 46 JACK JOHNSON BRUSHFIRE/UNIV REPUBLIC 6,366
EN CONCERT
48 47 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 6,192
READY
-- 48 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC SONY MUSIC 5,876
NOW 31
49 49 THREE DAYS GRACE JIVE/JLG 5,488
LIFE STARTS NOW
-- 50 BROOKS & DUNN ARISTA NASHVILLE 5,384
#1S & THEN SOME

[Wayne]

NOW IN: FINAL

LW TW artist / album label power index % change
-- 1 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 312,924 --
PLAY ON
1 2 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 202,163 -47%
THIS IS IT
-- 3 ANDREA BOCELLI DECCA 150,519 --
MY CHRISTMAS
-- 4 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 112,578 --
GLEE, VOL. 1
-- 5 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC SONY MUSIC 104,912 --
NOW 32
2 6 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 67,105 -40%
FEARLESS
-- 7 WEEZER DGC/INTERSCOPE 63,763 --
RADITUDE
6 8 STING DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 57,626 -29%
IF ON A WINTER'S NIGHT
7 9 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 55,590 -23%
CRAZY LOVE
8 10 TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC 50,212 -30%
SOUNDTRACK
3 11 CREED WIND-UP 40,079 -63%
FULL CIRCLE
-- 12 FOO FIGHTERS ROSWELL/RCA/RMG 40,063 --
GREATEST HITS
11 13 JAY-Z ROC NATION/ATLANTIC 36,568 -10%
BLUEPRINT 3
-- 14 SLAYER COLUMBIA 36,427 --
WORLD PAINTED BLOOD
9 15 TIM MCGRAW CURB 36,210 -43%
SOUTHERN VOICE
12 16 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 33,841 +3%
TIME OF OUR LIVES
13 17 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 32,348 +3%
NUMBER ONES
5 18 ROD STEWART J RECORDS/RMG 31,682 -62%
SOULBOOK
21 19 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 30,484 +25%
OCEAN EYES
4 20 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LAVA/ATLANTIC 26,650 -68%
NIGHT CASTLE
15 21 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 26,599 -9%
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
24 22 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 23,927 +12%
FAME
23 23 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 23,818 +6%
FOUNDATION
30 24 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 23,397 +46%
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
31 25 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 19,673 +25%
LADY ANTEBELLUM
-- 26 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 17,700 --
HOLIDAY COLLECTION
28 27 BREAKING BENJAMIN HOLLYWOOD 17,122 -2%
DEAR AGONY
16 28 SWELL SEASON ANTI 17,004 -39%
STRICT JOY
-- 29 SAY ANYTHING RCA/RMG 16,647 --
SAY ANYTHING
34 30 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 16,277 +8%
REVOLUTION
37 31 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 15,944 +15%
SOUNDTRACK
38 32 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 15,191 +12%
WIDE OPEN
35 33 TOBY KEITH SHOW DOG 14,748 -2%
AMERICAN RIDE
-- 34 CHICKENFOOT REDLINE 14,658 --
CHICKENFOOT
27 35 BARBRA STREISAND COLUMBIA 14,314 -19%
LOVE IS THE ANSWER
10 36 JACK JOHNSON BRUSHFIRE/UNIV REPUBLIC 14,264 -66%
EN CONCERT
26 37 BEBE & CECE WINANS MALACO 13,954 -30%
STILL
36 38 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 13,484 -9%
ESSENTIAL
33 39 MARIAH CAREY ISLAND/IDJMG 13,452 -12%
MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL
-- 40 JULIAN CASABLANCAS RCA/RMG 13,228 --
PHRAZES FOR THE YOUNG
39 41 ALICE IN CHAINS VIRGIN 12,844 -5%
BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE
32 42 WHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA/RMG 12,825 -17%
I LOOK TO YOU
40 43 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE HOLLYWOOD 12,796 -2%
KISS & TELL
42 44 PARAMORE FUELED BY RAMEN 12,622 -1%
BRAND NEW EYES
41 45 DRAKE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 12,557 -3%
SO FAR GONE
-- 46 AMERIE DEF JAM/IDJ 12,421 --
IN LOVE & WAR
46 47 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 11,672 +1%
DOIN' MY THING
-- 48 SHWAYZE SURETONE 11,498 --
LET IT BEAT
43 49 PEARL JAM MONKEYWRENCH 10,707 -12%
BACKSPACER
-- 50 THE ALMOST VIRGIN 10,684 --
MONSTER MONSTER

[Wayne]

HITS:

YOUR WEAKEND CHART PREVIEW: There are caveats galore this week, boys and girls, with nontraditional retailers, the CMAs, a TV series and even sales from ticket packages coming into play. Andrea Bocelli looks like the #1 record next week—no joke—and if he turns out to be this year’s Josh Groban, the Italian tenor could become the improbable spoiler in coming weeks for potential chart toppers from John Mayer, Norah Jones, Rihanna, Susan Boyle and Alicia Keys. Here’s how things are shaping up heading into the weekend:

Andrea Bocelli (Decca) 160-175k
* Bon Jovi (Island/IDJ) 145-155k
Carrie Underwood (19/Arista Nashville) 140-150k
Michael Jackson (Epic) 105-115k
Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 90-100k
Now 32 (Sony Music) 60-70k
* Flyleaf (A&M/Octone) 55-60k
Michael Buble (Reprise) 50-55k
Glee Cast (Columbia) 45-50k
* Switchfoot (Atlantic) 40-45k
Sting (Deutsche Grammophon) 40-45k
Twilight Saga: New Moon (Chop Shop/Atlantic) 40-45k
* Dashboard Confessional (DGC/Interscope) 35-40k
* Denotes debut
(11/13a)

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 11/16/2009
LAST UPDATE: 11/16/2009 10:48:13
NOW IN: 36.20%


LW TW artist / album label power index
1 1 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 61,804
PLAY ON
-- 2 BON JOVI ISLAND/IDJMG 51,003
THE CIRCLE
2 3 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 50,042
THIS IS IT
5 4 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC SONY MUSIC 39,410
NOW 32
16 5 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 31,232
TIME OF OUR LIVES
6 6 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 27,144
FEARLESS
3 7 ANDREA BOCELLI DECCA 26,524
MY CHRISTMAS
25 8 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 25,621
LADY ANTEBELLUM
15 9 TIM MCGRAW CURB 24,041
SOUTHERN VOICE
23 10 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 20,761
FOUNDATION
10 11 TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC 18,744
SOUNDTRACK
9 12 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 16,520
CRAZY LOVE
17 13 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 13,091
NUMBER ONES
4 14 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 13,063
GLEE, VOL. 1
32 15 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 12,503
WIDE OPEN
30 16 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 12,475
REVOLUTION
11 17 CREED WIND-UP 12,332
FULL CIRCLE
-- 18 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 10,652
LEARN TO LIVE
13 19 JAY-Z ROC NATION/ATLANTIC 10,412
BLUEPRINT 3
-- 20 FLYLEAD A&M/OCTONE 10,346
MEMENTO MORI
20 21 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LAVA/ATLANTIC 8,578
NIGHT CASTLE
19 22 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 8,209
OCEAN EYES
22 23 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 8,109
FAME
12 24 FOO FIGHTERS ROSWELL/RCA/RMG 7,236
GREATEST HITS
33 25 TOBY KEITH SHOW DOG 6,994
AMERICAN RIDE
31 26 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 6,933
SOUNDTRACK
18 27 ROD STEWART J RECORDS/RMG 6,779
SOULBOOK
-- 28 JOSH GROBAN REPRISE 6,715
NOEL
38 29 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 6,602
ESSENTIAL
27 30 BREAKING BENJAMIN HOLLYWOOD 6,566
DEAR AGONY
37 31 BEBE & CECE WINANS MALACO 6,547
STILL
-- 32 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 6,343
LEAVE THIS TOWN
-- 33 SWITCHFOOT ATLANTIC 6,242
HELLO HURRICANE
-- 34 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 6,203
DARK HORSE
24 35 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 5,888
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
-- 36 HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD A&M/OCTONE 5,591
DESPERATE MEASURES
-- 37 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 5,451
TAYLOR SWIFT
43 38 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE HOLLYWOOD 5,247
KISS & TELL
39 39 MARIAH CAREY ISLAND/IDJMG 4,605
MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL
-- 40 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC SONY MUSIC 4,554
NOW 31
42 41 WHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA/RMG 4,456
I LOOK TO YOU
-- 42 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 4,193
READY
-- 43 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/JLG 4,030
SINGLES COLLECTION
41 44 ALICE IN CHAINS VIRGIN 3,807
BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE
-- 45 THREE DAYS GRACE JIVE/JLG 3,790
LIFE STARTS NOW
-- 46 DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL DGC/INTERSCOPE 3,584
ALTER THE ENDING
-- 47 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 3,432
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
7 48 WEEZER DGC/INTERSCOPE 3,402
RADITUDE
21 49 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 3,067
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
-- 50 WALE INTERSCOPE 3,057
ATTENTION DEFICIT

[Wayne]

NOW IN: 70.38%

LW TW artist / album label power index
-- 1 BON JOVI ISLAND/IDJMG 140,933
THE CIRCLE
3 2 ANDREA BOCELLI DECCA 105,608
MY CHRISTMAS
1 3 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 100,941
PLAY ON
2 4 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 60,920
THIS IS IT
5 5 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC SONY MUSIC 53,492
NOW 32
6 6 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 42,726
FEARLESS
4 7 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 39,938
GLEE, VOL. 1
-- 8 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 35,881
HOLIDAY COLLECTION
-- 9 FLYLEAF A&M/OCTONE 34,125
MEMENTO MORI
25 10 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 33,023
LADY ANTEBELLUM
16 11 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 31,232
TIME OF OUR LIVES
23 12 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 30,317
FOUNDATION
10 13 TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC 29,651
SOUNDTRACK
15 14 TIM MCGRAW CURB 29,255
SOUTHERN VOICE
9 15 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 25,792
CRAZY LOVE
19 16 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 22,664
OCEAN EYES
17 17 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 22,380
NUMBER ONES
-- 18 DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL DGC/INTERSCOPE 20,528
ALTER THE ENDING
22 19 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 20,091
FAME
13 20 JAY-Z ROC NATION/ATLANTIC 19,886
BLUEPRINT 3
-- 21 SWITCHFOOT ATLANTIC 18,876
HELLO HURRICANE
11 22 CREED WIND-UP 18,473
FULL CIRCLE
-- 23 WALE INTERSCOPE 17,232
ATTENTION DEFICIT
32 24 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 16,536
WIDE OPEN
-- 25 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/JLG 16,434
SINGLES COLLECTION
-- 26 JOSH GROBAN REPRISE 16,256
NOEL
-- 27 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 15,893
LEARN TO LIVE
30 28 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 14,506
REVOLUTION
8 29 STING DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 13,171
IF ON A WINTER'S NIGHT
20 30 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LAVA/ATLANTIC 13,069
NIGHT CASTLE
21 31 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 13,023
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
-- 32 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 12,945
TAYLOR SWIFT
31 33 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 12,393
SOUNDTRACK
18 34 ROD STEWART J RECORDS/RMG 12,208
SOULBOOK
-- 35 HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD A&M/OCTONE 11,579
DESPERATE MEASURES
27 36 BREAKING BENJAMIN HOLLYWOOD 11,386
DEAR AGONY
24 37 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 10,591
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
33 38 TOBY KEITH SHOW DOG 9,117
AMERICAN RIDE
38 39 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 8,257
ESSENTIAL
12 40 FOO FIGHTERS ROSWELL/RCA/RMG 8,218
GREATEST HITS
43 41 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE HOLLYWOOD 8,181
KISS & TELL
-- 42 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 8,137
LEAVE THIS TOWN
-- 43 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 7,921
READY
-- 44 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 7,356
DARK HORSE
7 45 WEEZER DGC/INTERSCOPE 6,582
RADITUDE
37 46 BEBE & CECE WINANS MALACO 6,547
STILL
45 47 DRAKE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 6,376
SO FAR GONE
36 48 JACK JOHNSON BRUSHFIRE/UNIV REPUBLIC 5,939
EN CONCERT
41 49 ALICE IN CHAINS VIRGIN 5,894
BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE
44 50 PARAMORE FUELED BY RAMEN 5,607
BRAND NEW EYES

[Neil]

NOW IN: FINAL

LW TW artist / album label power index % change
-- 1 BON JOVI ISLAND/IDJMG 165,871 --
THE CIRCLE
3 2 ANDREA BOCELLI DECCA 138,501 -8%
MY CHRISTMAS
1 3 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 125,207 -60%
PLAY ON
2 4 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 123,034 -39%
THIS IS IT
6 5 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 91,380 +36%
FEARLESS
5 6 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC SONY MUSIC 65,889 -37%
NOW 32
9 7 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 64,424 +16%
CRAZY LOVE
4 8 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 55,525 -51%
GLEE, VOL. 1
-- 9 FLYLEAF A&M/OCTONE 54,877 --
MEMENTO MORI
10 10 TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC 50,457 0%
SOUNDTRACK
8 11 STING DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 48,404 -16%
IF ON A WINTER'S NIGHT
25 12 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 45,985 +134%
LADY ANTEBELLUM
26 13 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 45,490 +157%
HOLIDAY COLLECTION
23 14 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 36,913 +55%
FOUNDATION
15 15 TIM MCGRAW CURB 36,408 +1%
SOUTHERN VOICE
-- 16 CASTING CROWNS PROVIDENT/REUNION 36,119 --
PEACE ON EARTH
-- 17 SWITCHFOOT ATLANTIC 33,286 --
HELLO HURRICANE
13 18 JAY-Z ROC NATION/ATLANTIC 33,122 -9%
BLUEPRINT 3
16 19 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 32,111 -5%
TIME OF OUR LIVES
-- 20 DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL DGC/INTERSCOPE 31,253 --
ALTER THE ENDING
22 21 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 30,596 +28%
FAME
19 22 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 30,449 0%
OCEAN EYES
21 23 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 30,180 +13%
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
17 24 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 28,906 -11%
NUMBER ONES
20 25 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LAVA/ATLANTIC 27,769 +4%
NIGHT CASTLE
-- 26 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/JLG 27,554 --
SINGLES COLLECTION
-- 27 WALE INTERSCOPE 26,779 --
ATTENTION DEFICIT
18 28 ROD STEWART J RECORDS/RMG 25,286 -20%
SOULBOOK
11 29 CREED WIND-UP 24,303 -39%
FULL CIRCLE
-- 30 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 23,006 --
LEARN TO LIVE
12 31 FOO FIGHTERS ROSWELL/RCA/RMG 22,250 -44%
GREATEST HITS
-- 32 JOSH GROBAN REPRISE 22,216 --
NOEL
-- 33 HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD A&M/OCTONE 21,096 --
DESPERATE MEASURES
30 34 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 20,659 +27%
REVOLUTION
32 35 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 17,877 +18%
WIDE OPEN
-- 36 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 17,047 --
GOLD & GREEN
7 37 WEEZER DGC/INTERSCOPE 16,779 -74%
RADITUDE
31 38 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 16,524 +4%
SOUNDTRACK
-- 39 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 16,333 --
TAYLOR SWIFT
27 40 BREAKING BENJAMIN HOLLYWOOD 15,005 -12%
DEAR AGONY
24 41 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 14,811 -37%
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
-- 42 JASON MRAZ ATLANTIC 14,656 --
JASON MRAZ'S BEAUTIFUL MESS LIVE
33 43 TOBY KEITH SHOW DOG 12,979 -12%
AMERICAN RIDE
38 44 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 12,750 -5%
ESSENTIAL
45 45 DRAKE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 12,477 -1%
SO FAR GONE
-- 46 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 12,348 --
THRILLER
-- 47 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 12,278 --
READY
14 48 SLAYER COLUMBIA 12,147 -67%
WORLD PAINTED BLOOD
35 49 BARBRA STREISAND COLUMBIA 12,085 -16%
LOVE IS THE ANSWER
28 50 SWELL SEASON ANTI 11,846 -30%
STRICT JOY

[Neil]

Taylor Swift has 2 albums & a Christmas EP in the top 40! :D

[Wayne]

MAYER MAJOR AS Q4 BATTLE BEGINS IN EARNEST
Columbia Star in Lead with Norah, Casting Crowns, 50 Cent, Bocelli Up Next

November 18, 2009

Who says John Mayer can’t get stoned and have a #1 album on next Tuesday’s HITS Top 50 Album sales chart?

Not us.

The fourth quarter sprint to the end of the first decade of the 21st century (and what a decade it was) begins in earnest this week and, for battered music retailers, it couldn’t come a moment to soon.

Columbia’s singer/songwriter, full-time Tweeter and tabloid lothario will bow on top next week as his Battle Studies rustles up 275-300k in sales, almost twice as much as his nearest pursuer, according to one-day reports from those hearty few still selling shiny, round discs in their stores instead of flat screen TVs.

Blue Note chanteuse Norah Jones’ The Fall is the next-highest debut at 150-160k, putting her in a four-way logjam with Aftermath/Interscope rapper 50 Cent’s Before I Self-Destruct (whoops, too late), also in its first week, Provident/Reunion Christian act Casting Crows and Decca’s Andrea Bocelli, all in the 140-150k range.

Island/IDJ teen phenom Justin Bieber appears to be poised to debut in the 110-120k neighborhood, a pleasant surprise which L.A. Reid and company have to be delighted with.

19/Jive/JLG American Idol winner Kris Allen’s debut should be between 75-80k, which will make for an interesting comparison when runner-up Adam Lambert’s album drops on Nov. 23.

DGC/Interscope rock gods Them Crooked Vultures, featuring Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme, Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl and Led Zep’s John Paul Jones, are on target for a total of 70-75k for their bracing, neo-psychedelic blooze-metal mash-up.

J/RMG X Factor winner Leona Lewis’ sophomore album, Echo, should do between 60-65k.

Paul McCartney’s Hear Music/Concord live DVD/CD, Good Evening New York City, is in the 50-55k area, while Interscope act OneRepublic’s Waking Up will arise with 40-45k and Janet Jackson’s A&M greatest hits album looks on track for 35-40k.

The market was up 3% vs. last week, down 21% vs. same week last year and still down 13% year to date. Is it 2010 yet?

[Neil]

YaY I knew Justin Bieber would do well.
Wayne, I told you I thought John Mayer would probably do the best! As his public profile is huuuge at the moment. And he of course has a Taylor Swift track on the album... But I did think it would be more competitive than it is. Hopefully Leona's performance on Dancing With The Stars inspired people to pick up her album today!

[Wayne]

Hm, when did you tell me that? Probably all lies folks...

;)

[Neil]

Don't make me drag out MSN chat logs ;)
Wouldn't want everyone to know how you were adamant Norah had it in the bag! :p

[Wayne]

I believe that our discussion centered on who would chart higher - Norah or 50. And that's when I said Norah had it in the bag.

You gays will insist on twisting words! ;)

[Wayne]

In review:

John Mayer 275-300k
Norah Jones 160k
50 Cent 140-150k
Casting Crows 140-150k
Andrea Bocelli 140-150k
Justin Bieber 110-120k
Kris Allen 75-80k
Them Crooked Vultures 70-75k
Leona Lewis 60-65k
Paul McCartney 50-55k
OneRepublic Waking Up 40-45k
Janet Jackson 35-40k

[Wayne]

YOUR WEAKEND TOP 12 CHART PREVIEW: John Mayer should easily top next week's album chart with a total kissin’ close to that of his last studio effort in 2006. Lest we forget, boys and girls, that's something to brag about these days. Andrea Bocelli will likely be the #2 album next week, as his Christmas release continues to pick up steam. The rest of the Top 5 could land in any order, as Norah Jones, 50 Cent and Casting Crowns all look to land in about the same area code. But given that this is the weekend before Thanksgiving, don't fall out of your chair if sales pick up and make it a race for #2 on Monday. But that’s three days away…
* John Mayer (Columbia) 290-315k
Andrea Bocelli (Decca) 190-200k
* Norah Jones (Blue Note) 150-160k
* 50 Cent (Aftermath/Interscope) 140-150k
* Casting Crowns (Provident/Reunion) 140-150k
* Justin Bieber (Island/IDJ) 110-120k
Michael Jackson's This Is It (Epic) 95-105k
Carrie Underwood (19/Arista Nashville) 90-100k
* Kris Allen (19/RCA/RMG) 85-90k
Taylor Swift Fearless (Big Machine) 85-90k
Twilight Saga: New Moon (Chop Shop/Atlantic) 75-80k
* Them Crooked Vultures (Interscope) 70-75k
* Denotes debut
You may now return to wondering why five of the names in this item are boldfaced twice. (11/20a)

[James]

LOL @ Kris Allen...... is that the worst performance by an idol debut album????

awwww Leona. Novelty has worn off.....knew it would do

[Wayne]

Yes, in history, by an Idol winner - its the worst ever debut. I wonder ifLambert will kick his ass! :P

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 11/23/2009
LAST UPDATE: 11/23/2009 11:14:24
NOW IN: 37.17%

LW TW artist / album label power index
-- 1 JOHN MAYER COLUMBIA 74,077
BATTLE STUDIES
-- 2 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 55,022
MY WORLD
3 3 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 37,535
PLAY ON
4 4 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 35,181
THIS IS IT
6 5 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC SONY MUSIC 32,015
NOW 32
10 6 TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC 29,241
SOUNDTRACK
19 7 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 29,112
TIME OF OUR LIVES
2 8 ANDREA BOCELLI DECCA 26,968
MY CHRISTMAS
-- 9 NORAH JONES BLUE NOTE 26,706
THE FALL
-- 10 KRIS ALLEN 19/JIVE/ZLG 26,252
KRIS ALLEN
-- 11 50 CENT SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 23,762
BEFORE I SELF DESTRUCT
5 12 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 22,884
FEARLESS
12 13 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 20,409
LADY ANTEBELLUM
15 14 TIM MCGRAW CURB 19,476
SOUTHERN VOICE
-- 15 LEONA LEWIS J RECORDS/RMG 18,081
ECHO
-- 16 JANET JACKSON A&M 17,088
#1'S
1 17 BON JOVI ISLAND/IDJMG 17,038
THE CIRCLE
-- 18 PAUL MCCARTNEY HEAR MUSIC 16,055
GOOD EVENING NEW YORK
-- 19 THEM CROOKED VULTURES INTERSCOPE 16,022
THEM CROOKED VULTURES
14 20 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 15,263
FOUNDATION
7 21 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 13,856
CRAZY LOVE
35 22 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 12,958
WIDE OPEN
32 23 JOSH GROBAN REPRISE 11,863
NOEL
24 24 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 11,752
NUMBER ONES
8 25 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 11,427
GLEE, VOL. 1
-- 26 CASTING CROWNS PROVIDENT/REUNION 10,513
UNTIL THE WHOLE WORLD HEARS
36 27 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 9,947
GOLD & GREEN
34 28 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 9,894
REVOLUTION
18 29 JAY-Z ROC NATION/ATLANTIC 9,661
BLUEPRINT 3
-- 30 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 9,421
I AM... SASHA FIERCE
29 31 CREED WIND-UP 9,211
FULL CIRCLE
23 32 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 9,180
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
30 33 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 9,073
LEARN TO LIVE
21 34 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 8,676
FAME
22 35 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 8,654
OCEAN EYES
-- 36 ONEREPUBLIC INTERSCOPE 6,799
WAKING UP
38 37 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 6,707
SOUNDTRACK
-- 38 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 6,481
DARK HORSE
-- 39 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 6,315
DOIN' MY THING
44 40 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 5,898
ESSENTIAL
-- 41 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 5,782
LET IT SNOW
40 42 BREAKING BENJAMIN HOLLYWOOD 5,728
DEAR AGONY
41 43 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 5,552
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
28 44 ROD STEWART J RECORDS/RMG 5,534
SOULBOOK
31 45 FOO FIGHTERS ROSWELL/RCA/RMG 5,355
GREATEST HITS
-- 46 BEBE & CECE WINANS MALACO 5,270
STILL
26 47 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/JLG 4,888
SINGLES COLLECTION
39 48 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 4,836
TAYLOR SWIFT
9 49 FLYLEAF A&M/OCTONE 4,490
MEMENTO MORI
-- 50 KEITH URBAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 4,256

[Wayne]

HITS:

BOYLE-ING OVER? Steve Barnett and his Team Columbia may have the season’s big surprise record on their hands with Susan Boyle's I Dreamed a Dream, as preorder reports from Amazon and QVC are shaping up to catapult first-week sales into the 300-400k range. What will tomorrow’s retail picture look like? Stay tuned to this Bat channel for all the scuttlebutt. (11/23a)

[drpayne]

Only #11 for 50? :O oh dear, lol. This is from an artist who sold like 30million with just three albums.
And I'm guessing Susan Boyle's expected to have the #1 over here as well this week.

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 11/23/2009
LAST UPDATE: 11/24/2009 11:59:18
NOW IN: 69.42%

LW TW artist / album label power index
-- 1 JOHN MAYER COLUMBIA 218,324
BATTLE STUDIES
-- 2 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 84,173
MY WORLD
-- 3 NORAH JONES BLUE NOTE 80,004
THE FALL
2 4 ANDREA BOCELLI DECCA 72,226
MY CHRISTMAS
-- 5 50 CENT SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 65,308
BEFORE I SELF DESTRUCT
3 6 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 65,251
PLAY ON
10 7 TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC 58,597
SOUNDTRACK
-- 8 KRIS ALLEN 19/JIVE/ZLG 54,131
KRIS ALLEN
4 9 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 53,290
THIS IS IT
-- 10 LEONA LEWIS J RECORDS/RMG 52,191
ECHO
6 11 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC SONY MUSIC 46,129
NOW 32
13 12 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 41,432
HOLIDAY COLLECTION
-- 13 THEM CROOKED VULTURES INTERSCOPE 41,137
THEM CROOKED VULTURES
8 14 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 37,809
GLEE, VOL. 1
5 15 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 34,973
FEARLESS
1 16 BON JOVI ISLAND/IDJMG 31,092
THE CIRCLE
19 17 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 29,112
TIME OF OUR LIVES
32 18 JOSH GROBAN REPRISE 27,479
NOEL
-- 19 ONEREPUBLIC INTERSCOPE 26,013
WAKING UP
7 20 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 24,259
CRAZY LOVE
-- 21 JANET JACKSON A&M 21,833
#1'S
36 22 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 21,489
GOLD & GREEN
12 23 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 20,409
LADY ANTEBELLUM
-- 24 PAUL MCCARTNEY HEAR MUSIC 20,195
GOOD EVENING NEW YORK
15 25 TIM MCGRAW CURB 19,476
SOUTHERN VOICE
-- 26 CASTING CROWNS PROVIDENT/REUNION 18,777
UNTIL THE WHOLE WORLD HEARS
30 27 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 16,744
LEARN TO LIVE
22 28 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 16,512
OCEAN EYES
21 29 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 15,832
FAME
14 30 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 15,263
FOUNDATION
11 31 STING DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 15,019
IF ON A WINTER'S NIGHT
23 32 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 13,639
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
18 33 JAY-Z ROC NATION/ATLANTIC 13,604
BLUEPRINT 3
35 34 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 12,958
WIDE OPEN
-- 35 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE 12,018
CHRISTMAS: 25TH ANNIVERSARY
24 36 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 11,752
NUMBER ONES
34 37 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 9,894
REVOLUTION
-- 38 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 9,421
I AM... SASHA FIERCE
29 39 CREED WIND-UP 9,211
FULL CIRCLE
38 40 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 6,707
SOUNDTRACK
-- 41 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 6,481
DARK HORSE
-- 42 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 6,315
DOIN' MY THING
44 43 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 5,898
ESSENTIAL
-- 44 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 5,782
LET IT SNOW
40 45 BREAKING BENJAMIN HOLLYWOOD 5,728
DEAR AGONY
41 46 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 5,552
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
28 47 ROD STEWART J RECORDS/RMG 5,534
SOULBOOK
31 48 FOO FIGHTERS ROSWELL/RCA/RMG 5,355
GREATEST HITS
-- 49 BEBE & CECE WINANS MALACO 5,270
STILL
26 50 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/JLG 4,888
SINGLES COLLECTION

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 11/23/2009
LAST UPDATE: 11/24/2009 14:24:09
NOW IN: FINAL

LW TW artist / album label power index % change
-- 1 JOHN MAYER COLUMBIA 301,204 --
BATTLE STUDIES
2 2 ANDREA BOCELLI DECCA 192,190 +39%
MY CHRISTMAS
-- 3 NORAH JONES BLUE NOTE 177,382 --
THE FALL
-- 4 50 CENT SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 156,863 --
BEFORE I SELF DESTRUCT
-- 5 CASTING CROWNS PROVIDENT/REUNION 146,250 --
UNTIL THE WHOLE WORLD HEARS
-- 6 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 133,872 --
MY WORLD
10 7 TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC 107,060 +112%
SOUNDTRACK
4 8 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 98,556 -20%
THIS IS IT
3 9 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 85,501 -32%
PLAY ON
-- 10 KRIS ALLEN 19/JIVE/ZLG 84,846 --
KRIS ALLEN
5 11 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 82,796 -9%
FEARLESS
-- 12 THEM CROOKED VULTURES INTERSCOPE 68,471 --
THEM CROOKED VULTURES
-- 13 LEONA LEWIS J RECORDS/RMG 68,413 --
ECHO
16 14 CASTING CROWNS PROVIDENT/REUNION 66,853 +85%
PEACE ON EARTH
6 15 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC SONY MUSIC 59,586 -10%
NOW 32
7 16 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 55,275 -14%
CRAZY LOVE
-- 17 PAUL MCCARTNEY HEAR MUSIC 55,032 --
GOOD EVENING NEW YORK
8 18 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 51,737 -7%
GLEE, VOL. 1
1 19 BON JOVI ISLAND/IDJMG 50,153 -70%
THE CIRCLE
13 20 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 43,341 -5%
HOLIDAY COLLECTION
-- 21 ONEREPUBLIC INTERSCOPE 40,509 --
WAKING UP
-- 22 JANET JACKSON A&M 40,374 --
#1'S
32 23 JOSH GROBAN REPRISE 37,132 +67%
NOEL
12 24 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 36,425 -21%
LADY ANTEBELLUM
11 25 STING DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 33,349 -31%
IF ON A WINTER'S NIGHT
15 26 TIM MCGRAW CURB 32,592 -10%
SOUTHERN VOICE
23 27 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 32,326 +7%
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
-- 28 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE 31,362 --
CHRISTMAS: 25TH ANNIVERSARY
19 29 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 30,860 -4%
TIME OF OUR LIVES
25 30 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LAVA/ATLANTIC 30,032 +8%
NIGHT CASTLE
-- 31 CITIES 97 SAMPLER, VOL. 21 KTCZ 29,788 --
VARIOUS
18 32 JAY-Z ROC NATION/ATLANTIC 29,594 -11%
BLUEPRINT 3
14 33 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 29,553 -20%
FOUNDATION
21 34 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 29,068 -5%
FAME
22 35 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 28,454 -7%
OCEAN EYES
36 36 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 28,071 +65%
GOLD & GREEN
24 37 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 24,755 -14%
NUMBER ONES
30 38 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 21,690 -6%
LEARN TO LIVE
31 39 FOO FIGHTERS ROSWELL/RCA/RMG 21,512 -3%
GREATEST HITS
28 40 ROD STEWART J RECORDS/RMG 20,978 -17%
SOULBOOK
29 41 CREED WIND-UP 19,759 -19%
FULL CIRCLE
35 42 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 19,687 +10%
WIDE OPEN
9 43 FLYLEAF A&M/OCTONE 17,930 -67%
MEMENTO MORI
38 44 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 16,109 -3%
SOUNDTRACK
39 45 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 15,898 -3%
TAYLOR SWIFT
41 46 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 15,773 +6%
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
34 47 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 15,751 -24%
REVOLUTION
-- 48 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 15,253 --
I AM... SASHA FIERCE
-- 49 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 14,283 --
LET IT SNOW
37 50 WEEZER DGC/INTERSCOPE 14,150 -16%
RADITUDE

[Wayne]

Billboard.com:

Susan Boyle's First-Week U.S. Album Sales Projected At 550K+
November 24, 2009 - Retail

By Edward Christman, N.Y.

U.S. music retailers say they are realizing Susan Boyle’s dreams, as her album “I Dreamed A Dream” is blowing up way beyond sales expectations.

Label and distribution executives, meanwhile, project that based on early sales returns at the big box stores and pre-orders at direct marketers like Amazon and QVC, Boyle’s album is in contention to beat this year’s top debut-week seller, Eminem’s “Relapse.” That title scanned 608,000 units in the week ending May 24, according to Nielsen SoundScan. That week also represents the best overall sales week for an album this year.

Meanwhile, Adam Lambert’s “For Your Entertainment” is also outperforming sales expectations, despite—or perhaps because of—the risque performance he turned in at the American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 22. Label and distribution sources project that “For Your Entertainment” could sell about 225,000 units in its first week.

Likewise, Lady Gaga and her three-pronged sales attack on consumers’ purses is also much stronger than expected. Of the new “The
Fame Monster” deluxe edition, “The Fame” original version, and
“The Fame Monster” EP, also just issued, the former two combined could sell about 150,000 units while the EP is expected to top 200,000 units.

Of course, all estimates come with the caveat that sales projection models are built around a Tuesday release date, while this week new releases came out a day early on Monday, due to the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

How well Boyle’s album performs will in part have to do with replenishment, as accounts reported that many stores are on the verge of being out of stock and re-orders have been placed. Based on past performances of hot-selling titles, Sony Music Entertainment likely will keep pace with demand. But it's scrambling to do so, allocating
product daily and making multiple shipments this week to each account. Sony Music's ability to deliver product will be hampered by the holiday weekend, which begins Wednesday afternoon/evening.

While distribution projections for Boyle’s album start at the 550,000 mark, some executives are reluctant to guess how high it will go. If Sony can keep product rolling and if big boxes “have stock on Black Friday, who knows how well the album can do,” says one veteran prognosticator, who thinks the Boyle album will sell at least 700,000 copies this week.

Meanwhile, Adam Lambert’s shenanigans on the American Music Awards may have upset the sensibilities of viewers and gatekeepers at “Good Morning America,” which canceled his scheduled appearance on this morning's show. However, the only impact his AMA performance has had on sales seems to have been positive.

Boyle, however, is proving to be the big story of the week. According to
Hastings Entertainment senior VP of merchandising Alan Van Ongevalle, the album is outperforming the chain's expectations. The chain has never performed well in mainstream pop albums, "so it's doing extremely well for us,” he says. “Last week, John Mayer was our No. 1 record and that is in a genre we do reasonably well in, and so far in one day has done more than he sold all week. We are not out of stock yet on her, but we are heading that way quickly.”

Van Ongevalle adds that the chain placed a re-order before release date and that he expects to be in stock for the holiday weekend.

QVC reports that it had pre-orders of more than 81,000 units for the Boyle album, its best sales performance in ten years, while Amazon says the album has generated its largest global pre-order in its history. Amazon doesn't disclose numbers, but sources say its U.S. pre-order alone reached 80,000 units.

Meanwhile, Rihanna’s “Rated R” is said to be underperforming expectations so far in its debut week, “which is weird because she is on television everywhere talking about Chris Brown and a lot of teenagers are looking up to her,” says the head of purchasing at a wholesale account.

But others point out that Rihanna usually doesn’t have a big first week on a new release. “Good Girl Gone Bad,” her best-selling title with 2.5 million units, according to Nielsen Soundscan, tallied 162,000 units in its debut week for the period ended June 10, 2007. That’s in line with current projections for “Rated R,” as provided to Billboard by major label sales and distribution executives.

[B]So basically we can say this from that Billboard report:

01 Susan Boyle 550k+
02 Adam Lambert 225k
03 The Fame Monster EP 200k
04 The Fame Deluxe 150k
05 Rihanna?

[Neil]

BOYLE’S DREAM COMES TRUE
Debut Album Will Top 600k, Adam Lambert, Gaga, Rihanna, Shakira Also Bow

November 25, 2009

Not since Mrs. Miller warbled “A Lover’s Concerto” on the Ed Sullivan Show have we had as unlikely a pop heroine as Susan Boyle.

And if that dates us, go tell it on Topio Gigio the little Italian mouse.

A story which began with Simon Cowell’s arched eyebrows on Britain’s Got Talent, where she made her unlikely debut singing “I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Miserables climaxes in a chart-topping debut for the album of the same name in the middle of the busiest retail season of the year. The album set a record in the U.K. with more than 130k sales on its first day in stores. It is on track to beat the highest first-week sales of 375,872 for a debut album set by Leona Lewis two years ago.

That’s right, folks, the team of Barnett and Boyle, as in Columbia’s fearless leader Steve, will be #1 next week with a total that right now appears more than 600k and, dare we say it, could go even higher.

That’s based on one-day sales reports from delirious retailers high on Boyle’s version of “Daydream Believer.”

The controversial gender-bending Idol runner-up Adam Lambert proves to be the real people’s choice—at least those who prefer their music a cross between Freddie Mercury and Anthony Newley—with a first-week total in the 210-230k range for his 19/RCA/RMG bow, For Your Entertainment, unfortunately, not named after the retail chain.

Interscope provocateur for all seasons Lady Gaga’s Fame Monster EP, a seven-song addition to the deluxe edition available on its own, will do 180-200k, while the new version (now merged on the charts with the original album) should do another 130-150k.

Def Jam/IDJ’s Rihanna, whose new album Rated R has been getting stellar reviews in the L.A. and N.Y. Times and Rolling Stone, is on line for 180-200k.

Yet another global diva, Epic’s Shakira, will bow with 80-90k of her new She Wolf album.

A couple of Cash Money/Universal Republic acts in Jay Sean and Birdman are the other new releases, both trending in the 30-35k range.

The market was up 13% vs. last week, down 16% vs. same week last year and down 13% year to date.

SuBo: 600k+
Adam Lambert: 210k - 230k
Lady GaGa: The Fame Monster - 180k - 200k
Lady GaGa: The Fame (Deluxe) - 130k - 150k
Rihanna: 180k - 200k
Shakira: 80k - 90k
Jay Sean: 30k -35k
Birdman: 30k - 35k

[Wayne]

Well not surprised about Susan given the reports over the last couple of days; I'd love to see it reach 700k, but I have a feeling that her sales are a little front loaded, given the various pre-order reports. I hope Rihanna reaches 200k too; Amazing to see Lambert's #'s and wow @ Gaga reaching 300-350k+ with her two albums! :lol:

Shakira's #'s are very disappointing

[Neil]

THANK GOD IT'S BLACK FRIDAY
Susan Boyle Climbs Past 625k, Approaches 675k, Lambert #2, Lady Gaga Two in Top 10

November 27, 2009

Steve Barnett's Columbia Records and Susan Boyle have a lot to be thankful for this weekend. And that goes for you two, Adam Lambert and Lady Gaga.

Going into the weekend, Simon Cowell's gal Boyle is a runaway for #1 on next Tuesday's HITS Album Sales chart, with a total almost three times her closest competitor, 19/RCA/ RMG's Idol runner-up Adam Lambert.

Boyle's I Dreamed a Dream is on target for between 625-675k in sales, which would be the year's biggest debut, besting Eminem's 608k for his Relapse album.

Lambert's For Your Entertainment looks like a lock for #2 with between 210-230k.

The week's other big story is Interscope's Lady Gaga, whose seven-song Fame Monster EP will sell between 190-210k, good enough for #3, while her just-released two-disc Fame Monster deluxe edition should add another 130-150k to that album's total.

Decca's Andrea Bocelli is the lone Top 5 holdover at 180-200k, where he's running neck-and-neck with Def Jam/IDJ diva Rihanna's critically acclaimed Rated R with the same estimated total.


Susan Boyle 625-675k
Adam Lambert 210-230k
Lady GaGa (TFM) 190-210k
Andrea Bocelli 180-200k
Rihanna 180-200k
Lady GaGa (TF: Deluxe) 130-150k
Carrie Underwood (19/Arista Nashville) 100-120k
John Mayer (Columbia) 90-110k
* Shakira (Columbia) 85-100k
50 Cent (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope) 85-100k
Twilight Saga: New Moon (Chop Shop/Atlantic) 85-100k
Norah Jones (Blue Note/EMI) 85-100k
Taylor Swift Fearless (Big Machine) 85-100k
Michael Jackson's This Is It (Epic) 75-90k
Casting Crowns Peace on Earth (Provident/Reunion) 75-90k
Taylor Swift Holiday Collection (Big Machine) 75-90k

[Wayne]

NOW IN: 37.17%
LW TW artist / album label power index
-- 1 SUSAN BOYLE COLUMBIA 138,496
I DREAMED A DREAM
29 2 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 107,999
TIME OF OUR LIVES
9 3 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 70,441
PLAY ON
-- 4 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 56,365
FAME MONSTER (EP)
-- 5 ADAM LAMBERT 19/RCA/RMG 56,128
FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT
-- 6 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 46,538
RATED R
8 7 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 45,656
THIS IS IT
15 8 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC SONY MUSIC 44,666
NOW 32
7 9 TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC 40,071
SOUNDTRACK
11 10 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 36,244
FEARLESS
2 11 ANDREA BOCELLI DECCA 35,016
MY CHRISTMAS
6 12 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 33,346
MY WORLD
18 13 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 32,147
GLEE, VOL. 1
3 14 NORAH JONES BLUE NOTE 28,252
THE FALL
-- 15 SHAKIRA COLUMBIA 27,589
SHE WOLF
1 16 JOHN MAYER COLUMBIA 26,363
BATTLE STUDIES
34 17 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 25,396
FAME
26 18 TIM MCGRAW CURB 25,058
SOUTHERN VOICE
24 19 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 22,665
LADY ANTEBELLUM
19 20 BON JOVI ISLAND/IDJMG 20,398
THE CIRCLE
37 21 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 17,535
NUMBER ONES
10 22 KRIS ALLEN 19/JIVE/ZLG 17,005
KRIS ALLEN
27 23 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 17,003
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
35 24 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 16,993
OCEAN EYES
16 25 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 16,053
CRAZY LOVE
33 26 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 15,783
FOUNDATION
42 27 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 15,520
WIDE OPEN
23 28 JOSH GROBAN REPRISE 14,284
NOEL
4 29 50 CENT SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 12,703
BEFORE I SELF DESTRUCT
48 30 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 12,207
I AM... SASHA FIERCE
36 31 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 11,276
GOLD & GREEN
-- 32 PEARL JAM MONKEYWRENCH 11,252
BACKSPACER
-- 33 JAY SEAN CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 11,169
ALL OR NOTHING
44 34 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 11,107
SOUNDTRACK
47 35 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 10,442
REVOLUTION
-- 36 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LAVA/ATLANTIC 10,172
LOST CHRISTMAS EVE
30 37 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LAVA/ATLANTIC 9,563
NIGHT CASTLE
38 38 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 9,552
LEARN TO LIVE
28 39 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE 8,987
CHRISTMAS: 25TH ANNIVERSARY
-- 40 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 8,539
LEAVE THIS TOWN
-- 41 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LAVA/ATLANTIC 8,290
CHRISTMAS EVE & OTHER STORIES
17 42 PAUL MCCARTNEY HEAR MUSIC 8,212
GOOD EVENING NEW YORK
22 43 JANET JACKSON A&M 8,207
#1'S
32 44 JAY-Z ROC NATION/ATLANTIC 8,150
BLUEPRINT 3
-- 45 BIRDMAN CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 8,099
PRICELE$$
41 46 CREED WIND-UP 7,792
FULL CIRCLE
13 47 LEONA LEWIS J RECORDS/RMG 7,660
ECHO
45 48 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 7,594
TAYLOR SWIFT
-- 49 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 7,565
ESSENTIAL
49 50 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 7,561
LET IT SNOW

[Wayne]

Chart date: 11/30/2009
last update: 11/30/2009 16:16:43
now in: 54.98%

-- 1 susan boyle columbia 267,516
i dreamed a dream
29 2 miley cyrus hollywood 107,999
time of our lives
-- 3 adam lambert 19/rca/rmg 98,401
for your entertainment
-- 4 lady gaga interscope 90,015
fame monster (ep)
9 5 carrie underwood 19/arista nashville 87,748
play on
-- 6 rihanna def jam/idj 81,611
rated r
2 7 andrea bocelli decca 74,608
my christmas
15 8 now that's what i call music sony music 59,504
now 32
-- 9 shakira columbia 58,640
she wolf
6 10 justin bieber island/idjmg 56,798
my world
11 11 taylor swift big machine 55,165
fearless
20 12 taylor swift big machine 52,555
holiday collection
8 13 michael jackson epic 52,151
this is it
34 14 lady gaga interscope 51,588
fame
7 15 twilight saga: New moon chop shop/atlantic 51,533
soundtrack
18 16 glee cast columbia 43,575
glee, vol. 1
1 17 john mayer columbia 42,311
battle studies
3 18 norah jones blue note 36,669
the fall
4 19 50 cent shady/aftermath/int 32,938
before i self destruct
26 20 tim mcgraw curb 31,666
southern voice
23 21 josh groban reprise 31,381
noel
24 22 lady antebellum capitol nashville 31,084
lady antebellum
37 23 michael jackson epic 30,216
number ones
27 24 black eyed peas interscope 28,921
e.n.d. (energy never dies)
35 25 owl city universal republic 24,968
ocean eyes
19 26 bon jovi island/idjmg 24,865
the circle
36 27 sugarland mercury nashville 24,509
gold & green
33 28 zac brown band atlantic 24,216
foundation
16 29 michael buble reprise 24,039
crazy love
45 30 taylor swift big machine 22,830
taylor swift
10 31 kris allen 19/jive/zlg 22,273
kris allen
42 32 jason aldean broken bow 20,996
wide open
-- 33 jay sean cash money/univ motown 19,909
all or nothing
44 34 hannah montana: The movie walt disney 19,833
soundtrack
38 35 darius rucker capitol nashville 17,680
learn to live
-- 36 michael jackson epic 15,532
bad
-- 37 michael buble reprise 15,119
call me irresponsible
28 38 mannheim steamroller american gramaphone 14,637
christmas: 25th anniversary
32 39 jay-z roc nation/atlantic 13,580
blueprint 3
47 40 miranda lambert columbia nashville 13,405
revolution
-- 41 birdman cash money/univ motown 13,275
pricele$$
30 42 trans-siberian orchestra lava/atlantic 13,209
night castle
-- 43 trans-siberian orchestra lava/atlantic 13,131
lost christmas eve
49 44 michael buble reprise 12,617
let it snow
-- 45 michael buble reprise 12,511
it's time
-- 46 selena gomez & the scene hollywood 12,274
kiss & tell
48 47 beyonce columbia 12,207
i am... Sasha fierce
25 48 sting deutsche grammophon 11,699
if on a winter's night
-- 49 pearl jam monkeywrench 11,252
backspacer
22 50 janet jackson a&m 11,218

[Neil]

CHART DATE: 11/30/2009
LAST UPDATE: 12/01/2009 13:38:43
NOW IN: FINAL

LW TW artist / album label power index % change
-- 1 SUSAN BOYLE COLUMBIA 669,843 --
I DREAMED A DREAM
2 2 ANDREA BOCELLI DECCA 215,002 +12%
MY CHRISTMAS
-- 3 ADAM LAMBERT 19/RCA/RMG 195,974 --
FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT
-- 4 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 181,279 --
FAME MONSTER (EP)
-- 5 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 180,198 --
RATED R
29 6 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 151,653 +391%
TIME OF OUR LIVES
34 7 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 144,622 +398%
FAME
11 8 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 122,848 +48%
FEARLESS
9 9 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 114,393 +34%
PLAY ON
8 10 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 106,050 +8%
THIS IS IT
3 11 NORAH JONES BLUE NOTE 105,451 -41%
THE FALL
7 12 TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC 102,374 -4%
SOUNDTRACK
14 13 CASTING CROWNS PROVIDENT/REUNION 88,644 +33%
PEACE ON EARTH
1 14 JOHN MAYER COLUMBIA 84,990 -72%
BATTLE STUDIES
-- 15 SHAKIRA COLUMBIA 83,360 --
SHE WOLF
6 16 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 82,359 -38%
MY WORLD
15 17 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC SONY MUSIC 73,896 +24%
NOW 32
18 18 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 65,573 +27%
GLEE, VOL. 1
20 19 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 62,148 +43%
HOLIDAY COLLECTION
16 20 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 59,903 +8%
CRAZY LOVE
4 21 50 CENT SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 59,717 -62%
BEFORE I SELF DESTRUCT
19 22 BON JOVI ISLAND/IDJMG 57,562 +15%
THE CIRCLE
27 23 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 53,828 +67%
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
5 24 CASTING CROWNS PROVIDENT/REUNION 49,388 -66%
UNTIL THE WHOLE WORLD HEARS
35 25 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 45,688 +61%
OCEAN EYES
23 26 JOSH GROBAN REPRISE 42,000 +13%
NOEL
24 27 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 40,547 +11%
LADY ANTEBELLUM
25 28 STING DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 38,644 +16%
IF ON A WINTER'S NIGHT
26 29 TIM MCGRAW CURB 38,424 +18%
SOUTHERN VOICE
37 30 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 37,950 +53%
NUMBER ONES
10 31 KRIS ALLEN 19/JIVE/ZLG 34,920 -59%
KRIS ALLEN
32 32 JAY-Z ROC NATION/ATLANTIC 34,448 +16%
BLUEPRINT 3
-- 33 BIRDMAN CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 33,923 --
PRICELE$$
36 34 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 32,138 +14%
GOLD & GREEN
-- 35 JAY SEAN CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 31,855 --
ALL OR NOTHING
33 36 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 31,769 +7%
FOUNDATION
17 37 PAUL MCCARTNEY HEAR MUSIC 31,187 -43%
GOOD EVENING NEW YORK
30 38 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LAVA/ATLANTIC 29,402 -2%
NIGHT CASTLE
45 39 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 28,463 +79%
TAYLOR SWIFT
42 40 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 26,314 +34%
WIDE OPEN
44 41 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 26,066 +62%
SOUNDTRACK
48 42 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 26,054 +71%
I AM... SASHA FIERCE
-- 43 PEARL JAM MONKEYWRENCH 24,546 --
BACKSPACER
38 44 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 23,530 +8%
LEARN TO LIVE
28 45 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE 22,598 -28%
CHRISTMAS: 25TH ANNIVERSARY
49 46 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 21,440 +50%
LET IT SNOW
13 47 LEONA LEWIS J RECORDS/RMG 21,431 -69%
ECHO
40 48 ROD STEWART J RECORDS/RMG 21,414 +2%
SOULBOOK
-- 49 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 21,352 --
CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE
50 50 WEEZER DGC/INTERSCOPE 20,885 +48%

[Neil]

Why the humongous increase for Miley?

[Wayne]

Enormous numbers for Susan. 12 titles over 100k is a huge result - and better than expected, which is not a phrase you use nowadays in the US :lol:

Miley has been discounted to less than $5 in all Best Buy (and Target stores I believe) along with a whole host of other albums - hence her massive, massive increase - she's the ideal Christmas present for 6-14 year olds

[Neil]

Oh. I thought it was a Wal-Mart exclusive along with her *~clothing line~*.
Probably just a timed exclusive then.

[Wayne]

DARE TO DREAM PART II
Dueling Divas Pit Boyle vs. Bocelli for #1 Next Week, R. Kelly Bows

December 2, 2009

Susan Boyle vs. Andrea Bocelli for #1 next week?

My friends, whoda thunk it?

As the holiday season heats up, the Syco/Columbia matron of the U.K. heartlands and Decca’s blind Italian tenor will battle it out for the top spot on HITS Top 50, each of them flirting with the 300k level. Can either go even higher?

Building on a number of TV appearances this week, including Oprah, Leno, CBS Morning Show and Larry King, Bocelli, now #1 at iTunes, is picking up some serious steam, while Boyle has strong momentum carrying over from her chart-topping, 700k debut.

The new releases taper off some before the year-end rush, with Jive/JLG’s R. Kelly album, Untitled, the biggest, expected to debut in the 95-105k range.

19/Jive/JLG Idol contestant Allison Iraheta is the next-highest newcomer, in the 25-30k range for her label debut, Just Like You.

Veteran UTP/Atlantic rapper Juvenile is both Cocky and Confident that he’ll end up doing 20-25k, the same total expected for Rhino’s Alvin & the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel soundtrack and Warner Bros.’ Very Best of Enya album.

Next Tuesday (12/8), it’s all about Jive/JLG’s Chris Brown, Mailboat’s Jimmy Buffett, Virgin’s Thirty Seconds to Mars, Columbia’s Glee Vol. 2, Priority/EMI’s Snoop Dogg, Blackground/Interscope’s Timbaland, Columbia’s Clipse and S-Curve’s We the Kings.

The market was up 34% vs. last week, down 12% vs. same week last year and still down 13% year to date.

You may now return to pondering how many more irons there are in Tiger Woods’ golf bag.

[Wayne]

YOUR WEAKEND CHART PREVIEW: Heading into the weekend, we’re expecting a squeaker between Susan Boyle and Andrea Bocelli for next week's #1 album (never thought we’d ever be typing those words). Neither appear to be suffering from a Black Friday hangover, and either could win the race at this point. Of the debuts this week, only R. Kelly will be 100k. Here's a look at the current leader board:
Andrea Bocelli (Decca) 400-425k
Susan Boyle (Columbia) 375-400k
R. Kelly (Jive/JLG debut) 105-115k
Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 100-110k
Lady GaGa The Fame (Interscope) 80-85k
Lady GaGa The Fame Monster (Interscope) 70-75k
Norah Jones (Blue Note/EMI) 65-70k
Twilight Saga: New Moon (Chop Shop/Atlantic) 60-65k
Now 32 (Sony Music) 60-65k
Carrie Underwood (19/Arista Nashville) 60-65k
John Mayer (Columbia) 60-65k
Josh Groban Noel (Reprise) 55-60k
Rihanna (Def Jam/IDJ) 55-60k
Justin Bieber (Island/IDJ) 55-60k
You may now return to toasting Ron Artest’s candor with a snifter of Hennessey. (12/4a)

[Wayne]

Billboard have them toe-to-toe as well:

Boyle, Bocelli Battle For Next Week's No. 1 Album

by Keith Caulfield, L.A. | December 04, 2009 1:16 EST

On next week's Billboard 200 albums chart, the sweet sounds of Susan Boyle's album "I Dreamed a Dream" may be replaced by the holiday tunes of Andrea Bocelli as the latter's "My Christmas" set could rise to the top.

Industry prognosticators suggest that U.K. phenomenon Boyle is going toe-to-toe with Bocelli for the top slot and each artist's album could shift somewhere between 375,000 and 400,000 copies by week's end on Dec. 6. If Bocelli reaches No. 1, it will be the Italian's tenor's first chart-topping set. "My Christmas" has been lodged in the No. 2 slot for the past three weeks after debuting at No. 3 a month ago.

Boyle's "I Dreamed a Dream" rocked the Billboard 200 this past week when it bowed atop the tally with the year's best sales frame for an album, shifting 701,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Among the other albums in the hunt for high debuts on next week's chart include R. Kelly's new album, "Untitled," which looks solid for a top 10 bow with perhaps 100,000 copies. Outside the top 10, look for new entries from fourth-place 2009 "American Idol" finisher Allison Iraheta with "Just Like You," rapper Juvenile with "Cocky and Confident" and the soundtrack to "Alvin and the Chipmunks: the Squeakquel."

Nielsen SoundScan's sales tracking week, as reflected in Billboard's sales charts, runs from Monday through Sunday of each week. Next week's album charts will be revealed on Dec. 9 and will reflect data through the week ending Dec. 6.

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 12/07/2009
LAST UPDATE: 12/07/2009 12:07:41
NOW IN: 36.20%

LW TW artist / album label power index
1 1 SUSAN BOYLE COLUMBIA 178,344
I DREAMED A DREAM
2 2 ANDREA BOCELLI DECCA 89,722
MY CHRISTMAS
9 3 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 39,419
PLAY ON
8 4 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 38,982
FEARLESS
17 5 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC SONY MUSIC 37,041
NOW 32
-- 6 R. KELLY JIVE/JLG 33,632
UNTITLED
10 7 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 30,809
THIS IS IT
4 8 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 27,213
FAME MONSTER (EP)
12 9 TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC 26,683
SOUNDTRACK
16 10 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 23,838
MY WORLD
29 11 TIM MCGRAW CURB 23,307
SOUTHERN VOICE
27 12 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 23,202
LADY ANTEBELLUM
5 13 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 22,172
RATED R
20 14 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 21,580
CRAZY LOVE
3 15 ADAM LAMBERT 19/RCA/RMG 19,191
FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT
26 16 JOSH GROBAN REPRISE 18,255
NOEL
7 17 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 16,657
FAME
40 18 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 15,766
WIDE OPEN
23 19 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 15,745
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
34 20 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 15,109
GOLD & GREEN
36 21 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 14,960
FOUNDATION
-- 22 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LAVA/ATLANTIC 14,212
LOST CHRISTMAS EVE
30 23 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 14,119
NUMBER ONES
14 24 JOHN MAYER COLUMBIA 13,035
BATTLE STUDIES
25 25 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 12,940
OCEAN EYES
-- 26 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LAVA/ATLANTIC 11,961
CHRISTMAS EVE & OTHER STORIES
11 27 NORAH JONES BLUE NOTE 11,450
THE FALL
46 28 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 11,316
LET IT SNOW
41 29 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 11,237
SOUNDTRACK
15 30 SHAKIRA EPIC 11,040
SHE WOLF
31 31 KRIS ALLEN 19/JIVE/ZLG 11,002
KRIS ALLEN
-- 32 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS RAZOR & TIE 10,902
THE SQUEAKQUEL
45 33 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE 10,603
CHRISTMAS: 25TH ANNIVERSARY
18 34 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 10,290
GLEE, VOL. 1
-- 35 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 9,903
REVOLUTION
42 36 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 9,848
I AM... SASHA FIERCE
-- 37 JUVENILE ATLANTIC 9,611
COCKY & CONFIDENT
32 38 JAY-Z ROC NATION/ATLANTIC 9,608
BLUEPRINT 3
44 39 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 9,583
LEARN TO LIVE
38 40 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LAVA/ATLANTIC 9,480
NIGHT CASTLE
-- 41 DAVID ARCHULETA 19/JIVE/ZLG 8,943
CHRISTMAS FROM THE HEART
39 42 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 8,466
TAYLOR SWIFT
-- 43 ALLISON IRAHETA 19/JIVE/ZLG 8,308
JUST LIKE YOU
22 44 BON JOVI ISLAND/IDJMG 7,445
THE CIRCLE
48 45 ROD STEWART J RECORDS/RMG 7,259
SOULBOOK
-- 46 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 6,910
ESSENTIAL
-- 47 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 6,552
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
21 48 50 CENT SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 6,509
BEFORE I SELF DESTRUCT
-- 49 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 6,362
DARK HORSE
-- 50 TOBY KEITH SHOW DOG 6,352
AMERICAN RIDE

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 12/07/2009
LAST UPDATE: 12/07/2009 16:13:53
NOW IN: 55.94%

LW TW artist / album label power index
1 1 SUSAN BOYLE COLUMBIA 383,959
I DREAMED A DREAM
2 2 ANDREA BOCELLI DECCA 269,188
MY CHRISTMAS
-- 3 R. KELLY JIVE/JLG 82,045
UNTITLED
8 4 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 70,975
FEARLESS
17 5 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC SONY MUSIC 55,375
NOW 32
9 6 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 52,919
PLAY ON
11 7 NORAH JONES BLUE NOTE 48,584
THE FALL
26 8 JOSH GROBAN REPRISE 42,443
NOEL
16 9 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 42,088
MY WORLD
4 10 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 35,303
FAME MONSTER (EP)
12 11 TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC 33,628
SOUNDTRACK
34 12 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 31,790
GOLD & GREEN
10 13 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 30,809
THIS IS IT
19 14 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 30,650
HOLIDAY COLLECTION
27 15 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 30,634
LADY ANTEBELLUM
20 16 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 29,843
CRAZY LOVE
29 17 TIM MCGRAW CURB 29,711
SOUTHERN VOICE
5 18 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 29,649
RATED R
-- 19 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS RAZOR & TIE 28,806
THE SQUEAKQUEL
7 20 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 28,513
FAME
3 21 ADAM LAMBERT 19/RCA/RMG 28,017
FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT
23 22 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 27,598
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
14 23 JOHN MAYER COLUMBIA 26,561
BATTLE STUDIES
15 24 SHAKIRA EPIC 24,842
SHE WOLF
18 25 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 24,682
GLEE, VOL. 1
30 26 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 24,342
NUMBER ONES
39 27 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 22,328
TAYLOR SWIFT
36 28 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 22,203
FOUNDATION
45 29 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE 21,993
CHRISTMAS: 25TH ANNIVERSARY
25 30 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 21,967
OCEAN EYES
28 31 STING DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 20,918
IF ON A WINTER'S NIGHT
40 32 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 20,579
WIDE OPEN
-- 33 DAVID ARCHULETA 19/JIVE/ZLG 19,147
CHRISTMAS FROM THE HEART
38 34 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LAVA/ATLANTIC 18,993
NIGHT CASTLE
-- 35 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LAVA/ATLANTIC 18,513
LOST CHRISTMAS EVE
46 36 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 17,862
LET IT SNOW
-- 37 ALLISON IRAHETA 19/JIVE/ZLG 17,762
JUST LIKE YOU
44 38 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 16,989
LEARN TO LIVE
-- 39 JUVENILE ATLANTIC 16,156
COCKY & CONFIDENT
41 40 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 15,967
SOUNDTRACK
31 41 KRIS ALLEN 19/JIVE/ZLG 14,648
KRIS ALLEN
-- 42 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LAVA/ATLANTIC 14,078
CHRISTMAS EVE & OTHER STORIES
32 43 JAY-Z ROC NATION/ATLANTIC 13,760
BLUEPRINT 3
48 44 ROD STEWART J RECORDS/RMG 12,880
SOULBOOK
-- 45 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 12,714
REVOLUTION
21 46 50 CENT SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 12,171
BEFORE I SELF DESTRUCT
42 47 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 11,764
I AM... SASHA FIERCE
22 48 BON JOVI ISLAND/IDJMG 10,719
THE CIRCLE
-- 49 ENYA REPRISE 10,480
VERY BEST OF ENYA
-- 50 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 9,233
ONLY BY THE NIGHT

[Neil]

CHART DATE: 12/07/2009
LAST UPDATE: 12/08/2009 14:14:08
NOW IN: FINAL

LW TW artist / album label power index % change
1 1 SUSAN BOYLE COLUMBIA 509,610 -24%
I DREAMED A DREAM
2 2 ANDREA BOCELLI DECCA 437,435 +103%
MY CHRISTMAS
8 3 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 129,825 +6%
FEARLESS
-- 4 R. KELLY JIVE/JLG 115,923 --
UNTITLED
13 5 CASTING CROWNS PROVIDENT/REUNION 79,711 -10%
PEACE ON EARTH
11 6 NORAH JONES BLUE NOTE 79,117 -25%
THE FALL
7 7 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 78,891 -45%
FAME
20 8 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 77,634 +30%
CRAZY LOVE
9 9 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 75,679 -34%
PLAY ON
17 10 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC SONY MUSIC 69,929 -5%
NOW 32
10 11 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 66,306 -37%
THIS IS IT
16 12 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 64,898 -21%
MY WORLD
26 13 JOSH GROBAN REPRISE 63,678 +52%
NOEL
12 14 TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC 63,208 -38%
SOUNDTRACK
4 15 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 60,333 -67%
FAME MONSTER (EP)
28 16 STING DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 57,282 +48%
IF ON A WINTER'S NIGHT
14 17 JOHN MAYER COLUMBIA 54,321 -36%
BATTLE STUDIES
5 18 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 53,544 -70%
RATED R
19 19 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 52,687 -15%
HOLIDAY COLLECTION
6 20 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 51,642 -66%
TIME OF OUR LIVES
3 21 ADAM LAMBERT 19/RCA/RMG 50,648 -74%
FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT
23 22 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 50,520 -6%
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
18 23 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 43,442 -34%
GLEE, VOL. 1
34 24 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 43,310 +35%
GOLD & GREEN
38 25 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LAVA/ATLANTIC 41,124 +40%
NIGHT CASTLE
27 26 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 40,502 0%
LADY ANTEBELLUM
25 27 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 39,957 -13%
OCEAN EYES
24 28 CASTING CROWNS PROVIDENT/REUNION 38,203 -23%
UNTIL THE WHOLE WORLD HEARS
46 29 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 37,915 +77%
LET IT SNOW
15 30 SHAKIRA EPIC 36,872 -56%
SHE WOLF
-- 31 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS RHINO 36,231 --
THE SQUEAKQUEL
29 32 TIM MCGRAW CURB 36,044 -6%
SOUTHERN VOICE
-- 33 DAVID ARCHULETA 19/JIVE/ZLG 35,590 --
CHRISTMAS FROM THE HEART
-- 34 ALLISON IRAHETA 19/JIVE/ZLG 31,808 --
JUST LIKE YOU
48 35 ROD STEWART J RECORDS/RMG 31,063 +45%
SOULBOOK
45 36 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE 30,719 +36%
CHRISTMAS: 25TH ANNIVERSARY
30 37 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 30,395 -20%
NUMBER ONES
36 38 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 29,129 -8%
FOUNDATION
32 39 JAY-Z ROC NATION/ATLANTIC 28,792 -16%
BLUEPRINT 3
37 40 PAUL MCCARTNEY HEAR MUSIC 27,313 -12%
GOOD EVENING NEW YORK
22 41 BON JOVI ISLAND/IDJMG 27,198 -53%
THE CIRCLE
21 42 50 CENT SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 26,705 -55%
BEFORE I SELF DESTRUCT
39 43 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 26,178 -8%
TAYLOR SWIFT
-- 44 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LAVA/ATLANTIC 25,655 --
LOST CHRISTMAS EVE
40 45 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 25,210 -4%
WIDE OPEN
-- 46 JUVENILE ATLANTIC 22,898 --
COCKY & CONFIDENT
31 47 KRIS ALLEN 19/JIVE/ZLG 22,699 -35%
KRIS ALLEN
44 48 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 22,541 -4%
LEARN TO LIVE
-- 49 ENYA REPRISE 22,539 --
VERY BEST OF ENYA
-- 50 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 21,114 --

[Wayne]

DRILLING FOR BOYLE

Syco/Columbia Singer Stays Home for the Holidays, with Glee Vol. 2, Chris Brown, Gucci Mane, Thirty Seconds to Mars Leading the Debuts

December 9, 2009

If this is a Dream, Susan Boyle doesn’t want to wake up.

The unlikely Syco/Columbia phenom will top the HITS’ Album chart for a third consecutive week next Tuesday (12/15), with a total that could hit 600k, bringing her cumulative number close to 2 million.

That will certainly bring a smile to the faces of Rob Stringer, Steve Barnett and the notoriously hard-to-please Simon Cowell.

Based on one-day sales reports from those retailers not too busy selling flat-screen TVs, the top debut will come from Columbia’s Glee, Vol. 2, which is rapidly turning into its own cottage industry, with 120-130k, giving Barnett’s label the top two albums on next week’s chart.

Jive/JLG’s Chris Brown returns with Graffiti, which is on target for between 95-100k as the next highest newcomer, while Warner Bros. Birmingham, AL, rapper Gucci Mane is right behind him, with a projected total of 85-95k.

Virgin/EMI’s Thirty Seconds to Mars declare This Is War with a projected total between 65-75k, followed by Mailboat’s Jimmy Buffet (60-70k), Priority/EMI’s Snoop Dogg (55-65k), E1 Entertainment’s BG (40-50k), Blackground/Interscope’s Timbaland (35-40k) and Columbia Virginia Beach hip-hop duo Clipse (30-35k).

The market was down 5% vs. last week, down 10% vs. same week last year and down 13% year to date.

You may now return to enjoying the last few days of the “'Ought Decade.”

[Neil]

Oh my. I did not see that happening.

[Wayne]

I can see a 800,000-1,000,000 week coming the week after! And to think, that at one point I said she'd be lucky to pass 300,000 in her debut week!!!

[Neil]

But will she have any staying power after Christmas?
It's currently selling like a Christmas album...

[Wayne]

She has shipped stratospherically in 4 markets:

Australia = 210,000 (3xP)
US = 1.2m sold (easily 2m shipped = 2xP)
UK = 715,000 sold (easily 1,200,000 shipped = 4xP)
New Zealand = 90,000 (6xP)

I think she will maintain these awesome sales up until at least the week following Christmas, and then I think she'll begin to fall. How fast and far, I don't know. But I'm inclined to agree with you, in that this album is a holiday seller

[crazycool]

Wouldn't it be crazy if Susan Boyle made Diamond certification in the U.S. !!

I'm a bit surprised that Chris Brown is only about 100,000! But then again, considering everything, not THAT surprised.

[Wayne]

HEY LADY!
Capitol Nashville’s Lady Antebellum a Lock for #1 with Possible 400k Bow

January 27, 2010

This should heat things up a bit in the selling records biz.

With the Grammy telecast this Sunday, Capitol Nashville’s Lady Antebellum, up for a pair of awards after garnering a Best New Artist nomination next year, will bow at #1 on next week’s HITS Album sales chart with Need You Now. Right now that total looks to be between 375-400k, which, in a word, is HUGE for the country trio featuring Hillary Scott, Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley, whose cebut album cracked the mainstream sales chart, the first to do so since Dixie Chicks in 2007.

A tip of the 10-gallon hat to label head Mike Dungan, who’s also responsible for big EMI moneymakers Keith Urban and surprise country star Darius Rucker.

The Hope for Haiti Now album continues to sell through and should remain #2, with a second-week total heading toward 150k.

Capitol/EMI has the week’s other top newcomer in former three-time Grammy nominee Corinne Bailey Rae’s sophomore effort, The Sea, the U.K. singer-songwriter’s first album since the sudden death of her husband two years ago, on target for a debut between 50-55k.

Arista/RMG’s Barry Manilow returns with The Greatest Love Songs of All Time, in the 40-45k range, just in time for that special someone on Valentine’s Day.

Manhattan/EMI’s PBS perennial Celtic Woman looks to be between 30-35k, while the 1,876,456th edition of Razor & Tie’s cottage industry Kidz Bop Kidz should do 25-30k.

Sire’s Never Shout Never, the nom de band for midwestern 18-year-old singer/songwriter Christofer Drew, will see its major label debut, What Is Love?, crack the 15-20k sales mark after a series of independently released EPs that gained traction on MySpace.

The market was up 3% vs. last week, down 9% vs. same week last year and now down 6% year to date. And you can soon read all about it on your iPad.

[Neil]

I might give them a listen, I've heard lots of things about them but generally I'm not too into Country. But they are more of a crossover act I think...

[Wayne]

YOUR WEAKEND CHART PREVIEW: Lady Antebellum will debut at #1 with a total that now looks like it’s well over 400k. This is the best showing by any album on a January chart since The Documentary by The Game (Aftermath/Geffen) debuted way back in January ’05 with a total of 587k. EMI is all but guaranteed four titles in the Top 10 next week (whoa) and has a chance for five if the first Lady Antebellum album continues its strong sales through Sunday. Here’s the projected Top 15 headed into Grammy weekend:
* Lady Antebellum, Need You Now (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 400-425k
Hope for Haiti Now (Hope for Haiti) 140-150k
Michael Jackson’s This Is It (Epic) 65-70k
Susan Boyle (Columbia) 65-70k
Lady Gaga, The Fame (Interscope) 60-65k
2010 Grammy Nominees (Capitol/EMI) 50-55k
* Barry Manilow (Arista/RMG) 45-50k
* Corinne Bailey Rae (Capitol/EMI) 45-50k
* Celtic Woman (Manhattan/EMI) 35-40k
Lady Antebellum, self-titled (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 35-40k
Alicia Keys (J/RMG) 35-40k
Black Eyed Peas (Interscope) 30-35k
* Kidz Bop Kids (Razor & Tie) 27-30k
Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 27-30k
Lady Gaga, The Fame Monster (Interscope) 27-30k
* Denotes debut
You may now return to explaining to your homies why Peyton Manning can’t possibly be stymied by the Saints defense next Sunday. (1/29a)

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 02/01/2010
LAST UPDATE: 02/01/2010 10:31:11
NOW IN: 54.98%

LW TW artist / album label power index
-- 1 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 325,468
NEED YOU KNOW
18 2 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 41,531
THIS IS IT
3 3 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 34,248
FAME
2 4 SUSAN BOYLE COLUMBIA 30,339
I DREAMED A DREAM
5 5 2010 GRAMMY NOMINEES CAPITOL/EMI 27,894
VARIOUS ARTISTS
16 6 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 25,012
LADY ANTEBELLUM
8 7 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 23,310
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
10 8 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 22,066
FEARLESS
6 9 ALICIA KEYS J RECORDS/RMG 21,985
ELEMENT OF FREEDOM
11 10 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 21,261
FAME MONSTER (EP)
14 11 MARY J. BLIGE GEFFEN 19,096
STRONGER WITH EACH TEAR
13 12 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 18,004
MY WORLD
12 13 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS RHINO 16,273
THE SQUEAKQUEL
-- 14 BARRY MANILOW ARISTA/RMG 15,857
GREATEST LOVE SONGS OF ALL TIME
9 15 KE$HA KEMOSABE/RCA/RMG 15,241
ANIMAL
-- 16 CELTIC WOMAN MANHATTAN/EMI 15,227
SONGS FROM THE HEART
22 17 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC SONY MUSIC 13,681
NOW 32
24 18 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 13,250
FOUNDATION
17 19 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 12,863
CRAZY LOVE
33 20 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 12,671
NUMBER ONES
29 21 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 12,565
WIDE OPEN
21 22 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 11,806
RATED R
-- 23 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL LOVE CAPITOL/EMI 11,443
VARIOUS ARTISTS
25 24 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 11,390
PLAY ON
23 25 YOUNG MONEY CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 10,088
WE ARE YOUNG MONEY
-- 26 CORINNE BAILEY RAE CAPITOL/EMI 9,925
THE SEA
19 27 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 9,860
OCEAN EYES
26 28 JOHN MAYER COLUMBIA 9,348
BATTLE STUDIES
37 29 BEYONCE MUSIC WORLD/COLUMBIA 9,305
I AM... SASHA FIERCE
45 30 MELANIE FIONA SRC/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 9,217
THE BRIDGE
40 31 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 8,974
TIME OF OUR LIVES
34 32 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE HOLLYWOOD 8,930
KISS & TELL
44 33 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 8,815
LEARN TO LIVE
42 34 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 8,158
REVOLUTION
20 35 ADAM LAMBERT 19/RCA/RMG 7,933
FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT
36 36 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 7,837
DARK HORSE
50 37 TIM MCGRAW CURB 7,598
SOUTHERN VOICE
4 38 SPOON MERGE 7,513
TRANSFERENCE
7 39 VAMPIRE WEEKEND XL/BEGGARS 7,035
CONTRA
32 40 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 6,998
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
30 41 JAY-Z ROC NATION/ATLANTIC 6,925
BLUEPRINT 3
-- 42 ULTRA DANCE 11 ULTRA RECORDS 6,837
VARIOUS ARTISTS
35 43 ROBIN THICKE STAR TRAK/INTERSCOPE 6,756
SEX THERAPY
-- 44 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 6,215
ESSENTIAL
38 45 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 6,149
READY
31 46 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 5,865
RELAPSE
41 47 TOTAL CLUB HITS 4 THRIVE 5,765
VARIOUS
-- 48 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 5,671
LEAVE THIS TOWN
-- 49 KEITH URBAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 5,519
DEFYING GRAVITY
-- 50 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 5,483
TAYLOR SWIFT

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 02/01/2010
LAST UPDATE: 02/01/2010 15:42:23
NOW IN: 56.90%


LW TW artist / album label power index
-- 1 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 325,468
NEED YOU NOW
1 2 HOPE FOR HAITI NOW HOPE FOR HAITI 73,440
VARIOUS ARTISTS
18 3 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 41,531
THIS IS IT
3 4 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 34,248
FAME
2 5 SUSAN BOYLE COLUMBIA 30,339
I DREAMED A DREAM
5 6 2010 GRAMMY NOMINEES CAPITOL/EMI 27,894
VARIOUS ARTISTS
16 7 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 25,012
LADY ANTEBELLUM
8 8 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 23,310
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
10 9 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 22,066
FEARLESS
6 10 ALICIA KEYS J RECORDS/RMG 21,985
ELEMENT OF FREEDOM
11 11 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 21,261
FAME MONSTER (EP)
14 12 MARY J. BLIGE GEFFEN 19,096
STRONGER WITH EACH TEAR
-- 13 KIDZ BOP KIDS RAZOR & TIE 18,241
KIDZ BOP 17
13 14 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 18,004
MY WORLD
12 15 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS RHINO 16,273
THE SQUEAKQUEL
-- 16 BARRY MANILOW ARISTA/RMG 15,857
GREATEST LOVE SONGS OF ALL TIME
9 17 KE$HA KEMOSABE/RCA/RMG 15,241
ANIMAL
-- 18 CELTIC WOMAN MANHATTAN/EMI 15,227
SONGS FROM THE HEART
22 19 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC SONY MUSIC 13,681
NOW 32
24 20 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 13,250
FOUNDATION
17 21 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 12,863
CRAZY LOVE
33 22 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 12,671
NUMBER ONES
29 23 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 12,565
WIDE OPEN
21 24 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 11,806
RATED R
-- 25 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL LOVE CAPITOL/EMI 11,443
VARIOUS ARTISTS
25 26 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 11,390
PLAY ON
23 27 YOUNG MONEY CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 10,088
WE ARE YOUNG MONEY
-- 28 CORINNE BAILEY RAE CAPITOL/EMI 9,925
THE SEA
19 29 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 9,860
OCEAN EYES
26 30 JOHN MAYER COLUMBIA 9,348
BATTLE STUDIES
37 31 BEYONCE MUSIC WORLD/COLUMBIA 9,305
I AM... SASHA FIERCE
45 32 MELANIE FIONA SRC/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 9,217
THE BRIDGE
40 33 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 8,974
TIME OF OUR LIVES
34 34 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE HOLLYWOOD 8,930
KISS & TELL
44 35 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 8,815
LEARN TO LIVE
42 36 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 8,158
REVOLUTION
20 37 ADAM LAMBERT 19/RCA/RMG 7,933
FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT
36 38 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 7,837
DARK HORSE
50 39 TIM MCGRAW CURB 7,598
SOUTHERN VOICE
4 40 SPOON MERGE 7,513
TRANSFERENCE
7 41 VAMPIRE WEEKEND XL/BEGGARS 7,035
CONTRA
32 42 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 6,998
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
30 43 JAY-Z ROC NATION/ATLANTIC 6,925
BLUEPRINT 3
-- 44 ULTRA DANCE 11 ULTRA RECORDS 6,837
VARIOUS ARTISTS
35 45 ROBIN THICKE STAR TRAK/INTERSCOPE 6,756
SEX THERAPY
-- 46 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 6,215
ESSENTIAL
38 47 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 6,149
READY
31 48 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 5,865
RELAPSE
41 49 TOTAL CLUB HITS 4 THRIVE 5,765
VARIOUS
-- 50 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 5,671

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 02/01/2010
LAST UPDATE: 02/02/2010 13:54:50
NOW IN: FINAL

LW TW artist / album label power index % change
-- 1 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 484,739 --
NEED YOU NOW
1 2 HOPE FOR HAITI NOW HOPE FOR HAITI 139,093 -20%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
3 3 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 66,641 +7%
FAME
18 4 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 58,909 +159%
THIS IS IT
-- 5 BARRY MANILOW ARISTA/RMG 55,791 --
GREATEST LOVE SONGS OF ALL TIME
2 6 SUSAN BOYLE COLUMBIA 55,319 -33%
I DREAMED A DREAM
-- 7 CORINNE BAILEY RAE CAPITOL/EMI 53,057 --
THE SEA
5 8 2010 GRAMMY NOMINEES CAPITOL/EMI 42,795 -13%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
-- 9 CELTIC WOMAN MANHATTAN/EMI 40,304 --
SONGS FROM THE HEART
8 10 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 39,869 +13%
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
6 11 ALICIA KEYS J RECORDS/RMG 38,927 -6%
ELEMENT OF FREEDOM
10 12 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 33,607 +5%
FEARLESS
-- 13 KIDZ BOP KIDS RAZOR & TIE 32,148 --
KIDZ BOP 17
11 14 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 31,034 +1%
FAME MONSTER (EP)
16 15 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 30,906 +29%
LADY ANTEBELLUM
9 16 KE$HA KEMOSABE/RCA/RMG 30,185 -9%
ANIMAL
14 17 MARY J. BLIGE GEFFEN 29,047 +2%
STRONGER WITH EACH TEAR
4 18 SPOON MERGE 27,441 -46%
TRANSFERENCE
13 19 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 26,561 -7%
MY WORLD
17 20 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 26,086 +14%
CRAZY LOVE
21 21 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 24,573 +24%
RATED R
7 22 VAMPIRE WEEKEND XL/BEGGARS 23,935 -42%
CONTRA
24 23 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 21,949 +26%
FOUNDATION
12 24 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS RHINO 21,925 -26%
THE SQUEAKQUEL
26 25 JOHN MAYER COLUMBIA 20,899 +21%
BATTLE STUDIES
23 26 YOUNG MONEY CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 19,656 +4%
WE ARE YOUNG MONEY
19 27 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 18,747 -12%
OCEAN EYES
-- 28 NEVER SHOUT NEVER SIRE 18,255 --
WHAT IS LOVE?
25 29 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 18,237 +5%
PLAY ON
22 30 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC SONY MUSIC 17,519 -11%
NOW 32
33 31 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 16,606 +22%
NUMBER ONES
-- 32 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL LOVE CAPITOL/EMI 16,144 --
VARIOUS ARTISTS
29 33 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 16,028 +8%
WIDE OPEN
-- 34 ULTRA DANCE 11 ULTRA RECORDS 15,093 --
VARIOUS ARTISTS
32 35 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 14,789 +8%
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
45 36 MELANIE FIONA SRC/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 14,550 +43%
THE BRIDGE
30 37 JAY-Z ROC NATION/ATLANTIC 14,538 +1%
BLUEPRINT 3
20 38 ADAM LAMBERT 19/RCA/RMG 14,361 -31%
FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT
37 39 BEYONCE MUSIC WORLD/COLUMBIA 14,297 +26%
I AM... SASHA FIERCE
31 40 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 14,207 +1%
RELAPSE
35 41 ROBIN THICKE STAR TRAK/INTERSCOPE 13,999 +12%
SEX THERAPY
34 42 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE HOLLYWOOD 13,023 +3%
KISS & TELL
38 43 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 12,644 +11%
READY
44 44 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 12,584 +20%
LEARN TO LIVE
36 45 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 12,414 +2%
DARK HORSE
47 46 NORAH JONES BLUE NOTE/EMI 11,898 +19%
THE FALL
27 47 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 11,370 -29%
GLEE, VOL. 2
39 48 GUCCI MANE WARNER BROS. 10,852 -1%
STATE VS. RADRIC DAVIS
42 49 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 10,840 +3%
REVOLUTION
40 50 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 10,519 -1%
TIME OF OUR LIVES

[Wayne]

YOUR SUPER BOWL WEAKEND CHART PREVIEW: Lady Antebellum will hold on to the #1 spot for a second week with a total that may approach 200k, while Grammy winners and performers (Lady A among them) will dominate the leader board next week, as the Grammy spike once again takes effect. Taylor Swift, whose Fearless won Album of the Year, should finish the week with an increase of 85-90%. While this is less than previous Album of the Year winners, it should be noted that Fearless has already sold 5.5m copies. We’ll give you some percentage increases on specific albums benefiting from the Grammy spike as soon as our numbers-crunching elves work them out on the office abacus. In the meantimer, here are the projections:

Lady Antebellum, Need You Now (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 185-195k
* Lil Wayne (Cash Money/Universal Motown) 155-165k
2010 Grammy Nominees (Capitol/EMI) 95-105k
* Nick Jonas & the Administration (Hollywood) 85-90k
Lady Gaga, The Fame (Interscope) 85-90k
Black Eyed Peas (Interscope) 75-80k
Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 60-65k
Zac Brown Band (Atlantic) 50-55k
* Rob Zombie (Roadrunner) 40-45k
Susan Boyle (Columbia) 40-45k
Beyonce (Columbia) 40-45k
Lady Gaga, The Fame Monster (Interscope) 30-35k
Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 25-30k
Alicia Keys (J/RMG) 25-30k
Kings of Leon (RCA/RMG) 25-30k
Michael Jackson's This Is It (Epic) 25-30k
Pink (LaFace/JLG) 25-30k
Hope for Haiti (Hope for Haiti) 25-30k
Carrie Underwood (19/Arista Nashville) 25-30k
Kidz Bop Kids (Razor & Tie) 25-30k
Mary J. Blige (Geffen) 25-30k

* Denotes debut

You may now return to filling out squares in the office pool. (2/5a)

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 02/08/2010
LAST UPDATE: 02/08/2010 10:46:04
NOW IN: 68.46%

LW TW artist / album label power index
1 1 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 143,351
NEED YOU NOW
-- 2 LIL WAYNE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 101,596
REBIRTH
-- 3 NICK JONAS & THE ADMINISTRATION HOLLYWOOD 63,407
WHO I AM
3 4 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 60,789
FAME
10 5 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 58,043
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
8 6 2010 GRAMMY NOMINEES CAPITOL/EMI 46,617
VARIOUS ARTISTS
12 7 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 42,927
FEARLESS
14 8 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 27,909
FAME MONSTER (EP)
39 9 BEYONCE MUSIC WORLD/COLUMBIA 26,378
I AM... SASHA FIERCE
4 10 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 23,978
THIS IS IT
2 11 HOPE FOR HAITI NOW HOPE FOR HAITI 23,006
VARIOUS ARTISTS
-- 12 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 23,004
FUNHOUSE
29 13 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 22,108
PLAY ON
6 14 SUSAN BOYLE COLUMBIA 21,821
I DREAMED A DREAM
-- 15 ROB ZOMBIE ROADRUNNER 21,111
HELLBILLY DELUXE 2
15 16 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 20,694
LADY ANTEBELLUM
23 17 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 20,616
FOUNDATION
16 18 KE$HA KEMOSABE/RCA/RMG 20,581
ANIMAL
19 19 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 20,040
MY WORLD
11 20 ALICIA KEYS J RECORDS/RMG 19,788
ELEMENT OF FREEDOM
17 21 MARY J. BLIGE GEFFEN 19,719
STRONGER WITH EACH TEAR
35 22 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 18,787
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
24 23 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS RHINO 17,601
THE SQUEAKQUEL
33 24 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 16,480
WIDE OPEN
13 25 KIDZ BOP KIDS RAZOR & TIE 16,234
KIDZ BOP 17
21 26 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 15,887
RATED R
30 27 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC SONY MUSIC 15,562
NOW 32
27 28 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 14,715
OCEAN EYES
31 29 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 14,361
NUMBER ONES
25 30 JOHN MAYER COLUMBIA 13,168
BATTLE STUDIES
26 31 YOUNG MONEY CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 12,565
WE ARE YOUNG MONEY
32 32 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL LOVE CAPITOL/EMI 12,477
VARIOUS ARTISTS
36 33 MELANIE FIONA SRC/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 12,471
THE BRIDGE
42 34 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE HOLLYWOOD 12,420
KISS & TELL
20 35 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 11,999
CRAZY LOVE
37 36 JAY-Z ROC NATION/ATLANTIC 11,346
BLUEPRINT 3
40 37 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 10,621
RELAPSE
-- 38 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 10,227
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
43 39 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 9,927
READY
49 40 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 9,539
REVOLUTION
44 41 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 9,409
LEARN TO LIVE
-- 42 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND RCA/RMG 9,141
BIG WHISKEY & THE GROOGRUX KING
45 43 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 8,880
DARK HORSE
38 44 ADAM LAMBERT 19/RCA/RMG 8,868
FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT
50 45 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 8,860
TIME OF OUR LIVES
41 46 ROBIN THICKE STAR TRAK/INTERSCOPE 8,699
SEX THERAPY
-- 47 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 8,289
ESSENTIAL
-- 48 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 8,136
TAYLOR SWIFT
-- 49 TIM MCGRAW CURB 7,898
SOUTHERN VOICE
9 50 CELTIC WOMAN MANHATTAN/EMI 7,364
SONGS FROM THE HEART

[Wayne]

SADE SOLDIERS ON
Next Week Will Mark Two Straight Months #1 Album is Over 100k

February 24, 2010

February's almost in the rear-view mirror, but Sade refuses to fade from sight.

The Epic diva, whose Soldier of Love debuted with 500k in sales, will spend a third week at #1, thanks to those retailers still brave enough to keep their shelves stocked and their credit card machines oiled. Now if only getting a health care plan passed was that simple.

The mysterious chanteuse's total next week will exceed 100k, meaning the #1 record through the first two months of the new year have all been in six figures.

Hey, we take the good news where we can get it, bub.

American VI: Ain't No Grave, the sixth and final edition of the late Johnny Cash's American Recordings/Lost Highway collaboration with producer Rick Rubin, tops the week's new releases with a projected total of 35-40k. A chilling voice from beyond the grave, it documents the last few months before the music superstar's death in Sept., 2003.

Epitaph's veteran Illinois punk-rockers Alkaline Trio return with their indie label debut, This Addiction, which should debut with a total between 25-30k.

Sony Music Latin performer Chayanne is set for an impressive first-week total between 20-25k, while Island/IDJ's Texas post-emo-rocker Bryce Avery's The Rocket Summer nabs 12-16k for his sophomore effort, Of Men and Angels, the follow-up to his 2007 debut, Do You Feel. Columbia Nashville tout Josh Thompson should bow with around the same total for the Wisconsin-born country singer's debut, Way Out Here.

The market was down 17% vs. last week, down 12% vs. same week last year and now down 7% year to date. And you thought curling was a bore.

[Wayne]

NOW IN: 53.53%


LW TW artist / album label power index
1 1 SADE EPIC 73,000
SOLDIER OF LOVE
2 2 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 72,804
NEED YOU NOW
3 3 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 41,325
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
4 4 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 36,675
FAME
14 5 KE$HA KEMOSABE/RCA/RMG 26,073
ANIMAL
5 6 LIL WAYNE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 23,184
REBIRTH
10 7 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 22,223
FEARLESS
12 8 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 21,149
FAME MONSTER (EP)
11 9 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 20,553
MY WORLD
17 10 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 19,415
FOUNDATION
16 11 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 18,362
RATED R
8 12 JAHEIM ATLANTIC 17,406
ANOTHER ROUND
6 13 SUSAN BOYLE COLUMBIA 16,906
I DREAMED A DREAM
9 14 JOSH TURNER MCA NASHVILLE 16,294
HAYWIRE
7 15 ALICIA KEYS J RECORDS/RMG 16,190
ELEMENT OF FREEDOM
13 16 MARY J. BLIGE GEFFEN 15,711
STRONGER WITH EACH TEAR
20 17 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 14,527
PLAY ON
19 18 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS RHINO 14,497
THE SQUEAKQUEL
-- 19 ALKALINE TRIO EPITAPH 13,951
THIS ADDICTION
-- 20 JOHNNY CASH AMERICAN/LOST HIGHWAY 12,855
AMERICAN VI: AIN'T NO GRAVE
18 21 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 12,804
CRAZY LOVE
-- 22 THE ROCKET SUMMER ISLAND/IDJMG 10,680
OF MEN & ANGELS
-- 23 PHOENIX GLASSNOTE 10,612
WOLFGANG AMADEUS PHOENIX
28 24 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 10,421
WIDE OPEN
21 25 YOUNG MONEY CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 9,084
WE ARE YOUNG MONEY
25 26 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 8,728
LADY ANTEBELLUM
33 27 MELANIE FIONA SRC/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 8,470
THE BRIDGE
-- 28 JOSH THOMPSON COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 7,830
WAY OUT HERE
36 29 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 6,310
THIS IS IT
43 30 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC SONY MUSIC 6,306
NOW 32
35 31 ROBIN THICKE STAR TRAK/INTERSCOPE 6,136
SEX THERAPY
32 32 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE HOLLYWOOD 5,822
KISS & TELL
47 33 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 5,750
NUMBER ONES
23 34 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 5,207
OCEAN EYES
41 35 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 5,054
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
26 36 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 5,052
FUNHOUSE
46 37 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 5,021
DARK HORSE
27 38 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 4,937
READY
29 39 KIDZ BOP KIDS RAZOR & TIE 4,818
KIDZ BOP 17
15 40 TOBYMAC FOREFRONT RECORDS 4,354
TONIGHT
42 41 JOHN MAYER COLUMBIA 3,942
BATTLE STUDIES
30 42 JAY-Z ROC NATION/ATLANTIC 3,699
BLUEPRINT 3
44 43 BEYONCE MUSIC WORLD/COLUMBIA 3,183
I AM... SASHA FIERCE
38 44 2010 GRAMMY NOMINEES CAPITOL/EMI 3,042
VARIOUS ARTISTS
50 45 ADAM LAMBERT 19/RCA/RMG 3,033
FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT
24 46 VALENTINE'S DAY WATERTOWER MUSIC 2,468
SOUNDTRACK
49 47 NICK JONAS & THE ADMINISTRATION HOLLYWOOD 2,354
WHO I AM
37 48 VAMPIRE WEEKEND XL/BEGGARS 1,296
CONTRA
34 49 CORINNE BAILEY RAE CAPITOL/EMI 1,110
THE SEA
-- 50 CELTIC WOMAN MANHATTAN/EMI 1,107
SONGS FROM THE HEART

[Wayne]

NOW IN FINAL

3 1 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 91,931
NEED YOU NOW
-- 2 MARVIN SAPP VERITY/JLG 80,222
HERE I AM
1 3 LUDACRIS DTP/DEF JAM/IDJ 57,632
BATTLE OF THE SEXES
-- 4 THE EDGE RAZOR & TIE 53,991
VARIOUS ARTISTS
7 5 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 47,853
FAME
6 6 SADE EPIC 40,231
SOLDIER OF LOVE
9 7 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 39,269
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
4 8 JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE LEGACY 36,996
VALLEYS OF NEPTUNE
2 9 GORILLAZ VIRGIN/EMI 36,116
PLASTIC BEACH
12 10 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 33,419
MY WORLD
-- 11 WHITE STRIPES THIRD MAN/WARNER BROS. 28,897
UNDER GREAT WHITE NORTHERN LIGHT
13 12 KE$HA KEMOSABE/RCA/RMG 28,674
ANIMAL
8 13 BROKEN BELLS COLUMBIA 28,110
BROKEN BELLS
21 14 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 27,043 http://www.ukmix.org/forums/images/smiles/icon_eek.gif
FAME MONSTER (EP)
5 15 GARY ALLAN MCA NASHVILLE 26,522
GET OFF ON THE PAIN
16 16 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 25,794
FOUNDATION
11 17 LIL WAYNE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 24,688
REBIRTH
18 18 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 21,412
FEARLESS
17 19 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 21,149
RATED R
10 20 BLAKE SHELTON WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 20,776
HILLBILLY BONE
24 21 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 18,979
CRAZY LOVE
-- 22 TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC 18,314 http://www.ukmix.org/forums/images/smiles/icon_eek.gif
SOUNDTRACK
23 23 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 18,294
READY
26 24 SUSAN BOYLE COLUMBIA 17,191
I DREAMED A DREAM
33 25 YOUNG MONEY CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 16,644
WE ARE YOUNG MONEY
22 26 ALICIA KEYS J RECORDS/RMG 16,446
ELEMENT OF FREEDOM
14 27 ALMOST ALICE BUENA VISTA 15,987
VARIOUS ARTISTS
28 28 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 15,957
PLAY ON
20 29 EASTON CORBIN MERCURY 15,707
EASTON CORBIN
19 30 DANNY GOKEY 19/RCA NASHVILLE 15,325
MY BEST DAYS
-- 31 THEM CROOKED VULTURES DGC/INTERSCOPE 14,225
THEM CROOKED VULTURES
-- 32 DROPKICK MURPHYS DROPKICK MURPHYS 14,110
LIVE ON LANSDOWNE, BOSTON MA
15 33 CRAZY HEART NEW WEST RECORDS 13,840
SOUNDTRACK
-- 34 DRIVE BY TRUCKERS ATO 13,690
THE BIG TO-DO
35 35 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS RHINO 13,121
THE SQUEAKQUEL
32 36 JAHEIM ATLANTIC 13,049
ANOTHER ROUND
29 37 MARY J. BLIGE GEFFEN 12,706
STRONGER WITH EACH TEAR
31 38 JOSH TURNER MCA NASHVILLE 12,263
HAYWIRE
-- 39 FLOBOTS UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 12,215
SURVIVAL STORY
42 40 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE HOLLYWOOD 12,211
KISS & TELL
25 41 RAHEEM DEVAUGHN JIVE/JLG 11,969
LOVE & WAR
37 42 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 11,944
LADY ANTEBELLUM
30 43 JASON DERULO BELUGA HGTS/WARNER BROS. 11,705
JASON DERULO
47 44 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC SONY MUSIC 11,482
NOW 32
38 45 CHIEFTAINS/RY COODER HEAR MUSIC 11,469
SAN PATRICIO
-- 46 TWILIGHT CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC 11,189
SOUNDTRACK http://www.ukmix.org/forums/images/smiles/icon_eek.gif
-- 47 CELTIC WOMAN MANHATTAN/EMI 11,183
SONGS FROM THE HEART
34 48 JOHNNY CASH AMERICAN/LOST HIGHWAY 10,841
AMERICAN VI: AIN'T NO GRAVE
39 49 TOBYMAC FOREFRONT RECORDS 10,762
TONIGHT
44 50 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 10,742
OCEAN EYES

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 03/29/2010
LAST UPDATE: 03/30/2010 12:49:14
NOW IN: FINAL

LW TW artist / album label power index % change
-- 1 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 281,750 --
MY WORLD 2.0
-- 2 MONICA J RECORDS/RMG 182,292 --
STILL STANDING
-- 3 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 33 CAPITOL/EMI 133,681 --
VARIOUS ARTISTS
1 4 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 78,057 -15%
NEED YOU NOW
-- 5 SHE & HIM MERGE 46,238 --
VOLUME TWO
3 6 LUDACRIS DTP/DEF JAM/IDJ 44,303 -23%
BATTLE OF THE SEXES
10 7 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 43,343 +30%
MY WORLD
5 8 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 40,607 -15%
FAME
2 9 MARVIN SAPP VERITY/JLG 40,230 -50%
HERE I AM
7 10 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 33,749 -14%
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
6 11 SADE EPIC 31,905 -21%
SOLDIER OF LOVE
8 12 JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE LEGACY 30,425 -18%
VALLEYS OF NEPTUNE
14 13 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 24,112 -11%
FAME MONSTER (EP)
16 14 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 23,873 -7%
FOUNDATION
12 15 KE$HA KEMOSABE/RCA/RMG 23,207 -19%
ANIMAL
22 16 TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC 22,235 +21%
SOUNDTRACK
21 17 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 22,206 +17%
CRAZY LOVE
9 18 GORILLAZ VIRGIN/EMI 22,045 -39%
PLASTIC BEACH
19 19 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 21,295 +1%
RATED R
17 20 LIL WAYNE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 20,290 -18%
REBIRTH
18 21 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 20,161 -6%
FEARLESS
-- 22 SCORPIONS UME 20,135 --
STING IN THE TAIL
13 23 BROKEN BELLS COLUMBIA 18,914 -33%
BROKEN BELLS
20 24 BLAKE SHELTON WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 18,595 -10%
HILLBILLY BONE
23 25 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 17,512 -4%
READY
26 26 ALICIA KEYS J RECORDS/RMG 16,974 +3%
ELEMENT OF FREEDOM
24 27 SUSAN BOYLE COLUMBIA 16,865 -2%
I DREAMED A DREAM
15 28 GARY ALLAN MCA NASHVILLE 15,785 -40%
GET OFF ON THE PAIN
-- 29 SNOOP DOGG PRIORITY/EMI 15,738 --
MORE MALICE
35 30 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS RHINO 15,300 +17%
THE SQUEAKQUEL
28 31 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 14,792 -7%
PLAY ON
29 32 EASTON CORBIN MERCURY 13,152 -16%
EASTON CORBIN
40 33 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE HOLLYWOOD 12,964 +6%
KISS & TELL
25 34 YOUNG MONEY CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 12,477 -25%
WE ARE YOUNG MONEY
36 35 JAHEIM ATLANTIC 12,377 -5%
ANOTHER ROUND
-- 36 GOLDFRAPP MUTE 12,222 --
HEAD FIRST
37 37 MARY J. BLIGE GEFFEN 11,935 -6%
STRONGER WITH EACH TEAR
27 38 ALMOST ALICE BUENA VISTA 11,824 -26%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
41 39 RAHEEM DEVAUGHN JIVE/JLG 11,196 -6%
LOVE & WAR
33 40 CRAZY HEART NEW WEST RECORDS 11,116 -20%
SOUNDTRACK
45 41 CHIEFTAINS/RY COODER HEAR MUSIC 11,092 -3%
SAN PATRICIO
-- 42 TRAIN COLUMBIA 10,855 --
SAVE ME SAN FRANCISCO
-- 43 KIDZ BOP KIDS RAZOR & TIE 10,840 --
KIDZ BOP 17
38 44 JOSH TURNER MCA NASHVILLE 10,427 -15%
HAYWIRE
30 45 DANNY GOKEY 19/RCA NASHVILLE 10,427 -32%
MY BEST DAYS
49 46 TOBYMAC FOREFRONT RECORDS 10,138 -6%
TONIGHT
46 47 TWILIGHT CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC 9,970 -11%
SOUNDTRACK
43 48 JASON DERULO BELUGA HGTS/WARNER BROS. 9,727 -17%
JASON DERULO
50 49 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 9,709 -10%
OCEAN EYES
-- 50 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 9,567 --
DARK HORSE

[Wayne]

YOUR GOOOD FRIDAY CHART PREVIEW

Usher continues to grow, and with Easter weekend upon us and a possible lift from his American Idol performance yet to be seen, the question now is how high can he go? Justin Bieber, Usher's protégé, is making a far stronger than usual showing in his second week, dropping by less than 20%. Here's how it shapes up headed into the weekend:

Usher (LaFace/JLG) 350-370k
Justin Bieber, My World 2.0 (Island/IDJ) 220-240k
Erykah Badu (Universal Motown) 120-130k
Now 33 (Capitol/EMI) 90-95k
Monica (J/RMG) 80-85k
Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 70-75k
Alan Jackson (Arista Nashville) 55-60k
Justin Bieber, My World (Island/IDJ) 45-50k
Lady GaGa, The Fame (Interscope) 40-45k
Ghost + Meth + Rae (Def Jam/IDJ) 35-40k
Black Eyed Peas (Interscope) 35-40k
Marvin Sapp (Verity/JLG) 35-40k
Alvin & The Chipmunks (Rhino) 30-35k
Ludacris (Def Jam/IDJ) 30-35k
Sade (Epic) 30-35k
Lady GaGa, The Fame Monster (Interscope) 30-35k

You may now return to coloring Easter eggs. (4/2a)

[HeatSeeker]

Looks like Usher took it home with 330k and his little puppet took the spot below him at 219k

[Wayne]

Justin Bieber, My World 2.0 (Island/IDJ) 80-85k
* MGMT (Columbia) 70-75k
Usher (LaFace/JLG) 65-70k
Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 60-65k
* Coheed & Cambria (Columbia) 55-60k
Now 33 (Capitol/EMI) 40-45k
Lady Gaga, The Fame (Interscope) 30-35k
Ke$ha (RCA/RMG) 28-32k
Monica (J/RMG) 28-32k
Sade (Epic) 25-28k
Ludacris (DTP/Def Jam/IDJ) 25-28k
Slash (Dik Hayd/EMI) 25-28k
Black Eyed Peas (Interscope) 22-25k
* Jeff Beck (Atco/Rhino) 22-25k
Zac Brown Band (Atlantic) 18-22k
* Natalie Merchant (Nonesuch) 18-22k
Justin Bieber, My World (Island/IDJ) 18-22k
* Gucci Mane (Asylum) 18-22k
Erykah Badu (Universal Motown) 18-22k
* Denotes debut

[HeatSeeker]

^Any major releases coming this next week? Bieber needs to be dethroned :P

[Wayne]

I don't think there are any major releases :/

[HeatSeeker]

Being #1 with 80k is just wrong! Mariah coulda been #1 if that was her competition when Memoirs came out lol.

[Wayne]

YOUR ROCKIN’ WEAKEND CHART PREVIEW

The boys and girls at Steve Barnett’s Columbia are rockin’ out and singing cover versions of cover versions, as the red-hot label appears poised to drop two debuts into next week’s Top 10, one from the Glee franchise, the other from heralded indie outfit Band of Horses (the subject of a big thumbs-up review from our own Bud Scoppa in the current ish of Uncut). Another indie mainstay group, the two-man Black Keys, is trending even stronger on its major label debut. Enough people are buying into the Exile legend—prodded along by the wall-to-wall TV appearances by the Glimmer Twins—to land the remastered/expanded reissue at #2. Universal Republic also has a pair of debuts in the thick of it. Here’s the story as of late Thursday:

* Glee: The Music, Vol. 3 Showstoppers (Columbia) 120-130k
* Rolling Stones, Exile on Main Street (UMe) 70-75k
* Black Keys (Nonesuch) 55-60k
Justin Bieber, My World 2.0 (Island/IDJ) 50-55k
* Nas & Damian Marley (Universal Republic) 45-50k
Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 45-50k
Usher (LaFace/JLG) 40-45k
* Band of Horses (Fat Possum/Columbia) 40-45k
AC/DC (Columbia) 30-35k
* LCD Soundsystem (Virgin/EMI) 30-35k
Lady Gaga (Interscope) 27-30k
Godsmack (Universal Republic) 27-30k
B.O.B (Atlantic) 22-25k
* Talib Kweli (Warner Bros.) 22-25k
Carole King & James Taylor (Hear Music) 22-25k
* Denotes debut

You may now return to messing around with your iTunes Genius function. (5/21a)

[Pollei]

Don't worry, blockbuster artists will release their albums in June (Xtina, Eminem, Miley) so we'll get some increases in sales. :)

[HeatSeeker]

^ Yeah, can't wait!

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 05/24/2010
LAST UPDATE: 05/24/2010 11:03:51
NOW IN: 36.20%


LW TW artist / album label power index
1 1 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 30,947
MY WORLD 2.0
4 2 AC/DC COLUMBIA 24,580
IRON MAN 2 SOUNDTRACK
-- 3 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 22,563
VOL. 3, SHOWSTOPPERS
3 4 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 22,537
NEED YOU NOW
-- 5 ROLLING STONES UME 18,801
EXILE ON MAIN STREET
-- 6 NAS & DAMIAN MARLEY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 18,626
DISTANT RELATIVES
5 7 USHER LAFACE/JLG 14,837
RAYMOND VS. RAYMOND
14 8 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 33 CAPITOL/EMI 13,866
VARIOUS ARTISTS
-- 9 BLACK KEYS NONESUCH 13,087
BROTHERS
8 10 GODSMACK UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 10,486
THE ORACLE
16 11 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 9,800
MY WORLD
11 12 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 9,714
FAME
21 13 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 9,360
FOUNDATION
22 14 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 9,360
REVOLUTION
-- 15 RELECTION ETERNAL: TALIB KWELI WARNER BROS. 8,679
REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE
18 16 KE$HA KEMOSABE/RCA/RMG 8,495
ANIMAL
20 17 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 7,828
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
26 18 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 7,320
FAME MONSTER (EP)
43 19 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 6,092
DARK HORSE
-- 20 BAND OF HORSES FAT POSSUM/COLUMBIA 5,854
INFINITE ARMS
36 21 MIRANDA COSGROVE COLUMBIA 5,705
SPARKS FLY
33 22 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 5,501
PLAY ON
32 23 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 5,378
FEARLESS
13 24 B.O.B. ATLANTIC 5,159
ADVENTURES OF BOBBY RAY
41 25 ALICIA KEYS J RECORDS/RMG 4,872
ELEMENT OF FREEDOM
47 26 MARVIN SAPP VERITY/JLG 4,470
HERE I AM
-- 27 JANELLE MONAE ATLANTIC 4,396
THE ARCHANDROID
30 28 LUDACRIS DTP/DEF JAM/IDJ 4,339
BATTLE OF THE SEXES
24 29 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 4,187
CRAZY LOVE
35 30 MONICA J RECORDS/RMG 4,036
STILL STANDING
45 31 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 3,905
THE POWER OF MADONNA
34 32 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 3,900
RATED R
37 33 TRAIN COLUMBIA 3,547
SAVE ME SAN FRANCISCO
9 34 CAROLE KING & JAMES TAYLOR HEAR MUSIC 3,535
LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR
28 35 BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE JIVE/RED 3,418
FEVER
19 36 DEFTONES REPRISE 3,402
DIAMOND EYES
-- 37 LCD SOUNDSYSTEM VIRGIN/EMI 3,320
THIS IS HAPPENING
6 38 CHARICE REPRISE 3,161
CHARICE
46 39 SADE EPIC 3,015
SOLDIER OF LOVE
10 40 AS I LAY DYING METAL BLADE 2,998
THE POWERLESS RISE
-- 41 ERYKAH BADU UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 2,952
NEW AMERYKAH, PART TWO
-- 42 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 2,932
READY
42 43 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 2,796
PASS THE JAR: LIVE
25 44 TONI BRAXTON ATLANTIC 2,698
PULSE
12 45 COURT YARD HOUNDS COLUMBIA 2,690
COURT YARD HOUNDS
44 46 LIL WAYNE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 2,472
REBIRTH
29 47 MELISSA ETHERIDGE ISLAND/IDJMG 2,357
FEARLESS LOVE
40 48 4TROOPS SONY MASTERWORKS 2,345
4TROOPS
2 49 THE NATIONAL 4AD 2,279
HIGH VIOLET
27 50 MEATLOAF LOUD & PROUD/ROADRUNNER 2,222
HANG COOL TEDDY BEAR

[HeatSeeker]

NOW IN: FINAL
CHART DATE: 05/24/2010
LAST UPDATE: 05/25/2010 12:33:11


LW TW artist / album label power index % change
-- 1 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 137,918 --
GLEE: THE MUSIC, VOL. 3 SHOWSTOP
-- 2 ROLLING STONES UME 75,088 --
EXILE ON MAIN STREET
-- 3 BLACK KEYS NONESUCH 62,493 --
BROTHERS
1 4 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 61,935 +2%
MY WORLD 2.0
-- 5 NAS & DAMIAN MARLEY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 55,084 --
DISTANT RELATIVES
3 6 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 46,635 -12%
NEED YOU NOW
-- 7 BAND OF HORSES FAT POSSUM/COLUMBIA 43,465 --
INFINITE ARMS
5 8 USHER LAFACE/JLG 41,264 -11%
RAYMOND VS. RAYMOND
4 9 AC/DC COLUMBIA 32,511 -33%
IRON MAN 2 SOUNDTRACK
-- 10 LCD SOUNDSYSTEM VIRGIN/EMI 32,177 --
THIS IS HAPPENING
9 11 CAROLE KING & JAMES TAYLOR HEAR MUSIC 31,054 -21%
LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR
11 12 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 27,857 -14%
FAME
8 13 GODSMACK UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 26,811 -38%
THE ORACLE
13 14 B.O.B. ATLANTIC 22,315 -17%
ADVENTURES OF BOBBY RAY
14 15 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 33 CAPITOL/EMI 21,760 -16%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
16 16 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 21,590 -2%
MY WORLD
2 17 THE NATIONAL 4AD 19,899 -64%
HIGH VIOLET
18 18 KE$HA KEMOSABE/RCA/RMG 19,600 -6%
ANIMAL
-- 19 REFLECTION ETERNAL: TALIB KWELI WARNER BROS. 19,080 --
REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE
45 20 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 18,407 +83%
THE POWER OF MADONNA
-- 21 JANELLE MONAE ATLANTIC 17,751 --
THE ARCHANDROID
21 22 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 17,748 -3%
FOUNDATION
20 23 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 17,399 -6%
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
22 24 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 16,383 -8%
REVOLUTION
12 25 COURT YARD HOUNDS COLUMBIA 15,572 -45%
COURT YARD HOUNDS
26 26 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 15,199 -7%
FAME MONSTER (EP)
6 27 CHARICE REPRISE 14,560 -68%
CHARICE
-- 28 ROLLING STONES UME 14,052 --
EXILE RARITIES
24 29 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 12,907 -23%
CRAZY LOVE
30 30 LUDACRIS DTP/DEF JAM/IDJ 12,797 -8%
BATTLE OF THE SEXES
19 31 DEFTONES REPRISE 12,518 -33%
DIAMOND EYES
32 32 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 12,288 -9%
FEARLESS
41 33 ALICIA KEYS J RECORDS/RMG 11,766 -1%
ELEMENT OF FREEDOM
50 34 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 11,764 +28%
GLEE: THE MUSIC, VOL. 1
33 35 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 11,706 -13%
PLAY ON
25 36 TONI BRAXTON ATLANTIC 11,444 -31%
PULSE
43 37 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 11,284 +5%
DARK HORSE
15 38 MERCYME COLUMBIA 11,181 -55%
GENEROUS MR. LOVEWELL
28 39 BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE JIVE/RED 11,097 -24%
FEVER
-- 40 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 11,085 --
GLEE: THE MUSIC, VOL. 2
7 41 THE DEAD WEATHER THIRD MAN/WARNER BROS. 11,007 -75%
SEA OF COWARDS
10 42 AS I LAY DYING METAL BLADE 10,513 -72%
THE POWERLESS RISE
35 43 MONICA J RECORDS/RMG 10,242 -21%
STILL STANDING
36 44 MIRANDA COSGROVE COLUMBIA 10,208 -20%
SPARKS FLY
37 45 TRAIN COLUMBIA 9,812 -20%
SAVE ME SAN FRANCISCO
34 46 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 9,001 -31%
RATED R
44 47 LIL WAYNE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 8,907 -15%
REBIRTH
42 48 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 8,715 -23%
PASS THE JAR: LIVE
46 49 SADE EPIC 8,682 -10%
SOLDIER OF LOVE
29 50 MELISSA ETHERIDGE ISLAND/IDJMG 8,326 -41%
FEARLESS LOVE

[Wayne]

Aw, sad for the Stones! I'd have loved them to do the double (#1 in the UK, and the USA). Wow @ Glee though - #1 debut AND increases for other albums

[HeatSeeker]

Nice stability for Justin ;)

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 06/07/2010
LAST UPDATE: 06/08/2010 13:09:21
NOW IN: FINAL

LW TW artist / album label power index % change
-- 1 JACK JOHNSON BRUSHFIRE/UNIV REPUBLIC 250,638 --
TO THE SEA
3 2 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 53,544 +7%
MY WORLD 2.0
1 3 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 45,428 -27%
GLEE: THE MUSIC, VOL. 3 SHOWSTOP
4 4 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 40,953 -13%
NEED YOU NOW
5 5 USHER LAFACE/JLG 34,565 -1%
RAYMOND VS. RAYMOND
6 6 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 32,924 +6%
FAME
8 7 CAROLE KING & JAMES TAYLOR HEAR MUSIC 26,590 +6%
LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR
-- 8 TAIO CRUZ MERCURY 24,394 --
ROKSTARR
12 9 GODSMACK UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 21,070 -7%
THE ORACLE
16 10 KE$HA KEMOSABE/RCA/RMG 20,471 +5%
ANIMAL
15 11 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 33 CAPITOL/EMI 20,317 +2%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
-- 12 CLAY AIKEN DECCA 19,722 --
TRIED AND TRUE
17 13 B.O.B. ATLANTIC 19,310 -1%
ADVENTURES OF BOBBY RAY
19 14 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 19,076 +7%
FOUNDATION
7 15 BLACK KEYS NONESUCH 18,810 -29%
BROTHERS
2 16 STONE TEMPLE PILOTS ATLANTIC 18,601 -70%
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS
20 17 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 17,957 +3%
MY WORLD
9 18 ROLLING STONES UME 17,898 -28%
EXILE ON MAIN STREET
21 19 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 17,556 +5%
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
10 20 NAS & DAMIAN MARLEY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 16,967 -28%
DISTANT RELATIVES
14 21 AC/DC COLUMBIA 16,792 -17%
IRON MAN 2 SOUNDTRACK
24 22 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 16,673 +5%
REVOLUTION
25 23 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 16,592 +6%
FAME MONSTER (EP)
13 24 MARC ANTHONY SONY MUSIC LATIN 16,128 -23%
ICONOS
22 25 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 15,332 -5%
PLAY ON
29 26 ALICIA KEYS J RECORDS/RMG 12,635 +4%
ELEMENT OF FREEDOM
33 27 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 12,008 +5%
FEARLESS
28 28 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 11,879 -3%
CRAZY LOVE
30 29 LUDACRIS DTP/DEF JAM/IDJ 11,736 +2%
BATTLE OF THE SEXES
34 30 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 11,326 +3%
DARK HORSE
11 31 SEX & THE CITY 2 WATERTOWER MUSIC 10,581 -54%
SOUNDTRACK
23 32 BAND OF HORSES FAT POSSUM/COLUMBIA 10,401 -35%
INFINITE ARMS
-- 33 BROKEN BELLS COLUMBIA 9,538 --
BROKEN BELLS
32 34 COURT YARD HOUNDS COLUMBIA 9,459 -18%
COURT YARD HOUNDS
37 35 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 9,340 -7%
GLEE: THE MUSIC, VOL. 1
40 36 BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE JIVE/RED 9,300 -4%
FEVER
-- 37 ERYKAH BADU UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 9,119 --
NEW AMERYKAH, PART TWO
41 38 TRAIN COLUMBIA 9,094 -4%
SAVE ME SAN FRANCISCO
46 39 MIRANDA COSGROVE COLUMBIA 9,006 +3%
SPARKS FLY
36 40 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 8,614 -16%
THE POWER OF MADONNA
26 41 THE NATIONAL 4AD 8,536 -43%
HIGH VIOLET
42 42 DEFTONES REPRISE 8,349 -11%
DIAMOND EYES
49 43 LIL WAYNE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 8,266 +1%
REBIRTH
43 44 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 8,220 -7%
GLEE: THE MUSIC, VOL. 2
-- 45 JANELLE MONAE ATLANTIC 8,025 --
THE ARCHANDROID
44 46 MERCYME COLUMBIA 7,997 -9%
GENEROUS MR. LOVEWELL
50 47 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 7,946 -1%
RATED R
-- 48 HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS WIND-UP 7,922 --
SKELETONS
48 49 SADE EPIC 7,890 -4%
SOLDIER OF LOVE
18 50 BROOKS & DUNN ARISTA NASHVILLE 7,615 -58%
#1S... AND THEN SOME

[HeatSeeker]

Despite all the hate against him, Bieber's having a great chart run!

[Wayne]

NOW IN: FINAL

LW TW artist / album label power index % change
-- 1 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 158,135 --
JOURNEY TO REGIONALS
-- 2 TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC 155,207 --
SOUNDTRACK
-- 3 CHRISTINA AGUILERA RCA/RMG 111,838 --
BIONIC
1 4 JACK JOHNSON BRUSHFIRE/UNIV REPUBLIC 90,033 -64%
TO THE SEA
-- 5 PLIES ATLANTIC 57,221 --
GOON AFFILIATED
2 6 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 47,820 -11%
MY WORLD 2.0
3 7 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 40,213 -11%
GLEE: THE MUSIC, VOL. 3 SHOWSTOP
-- 8 DIERKS BENTLEY CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 38,363 --
UP ON THE RIDGE
4 9 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 38,362 -6%
NEED YOU NOW
-- 10 JEWEL VALORY 31,499 --
SWEET AND WILD
6 11 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 31,001 -6%
FAME
5 12 USHER LAFACE/JLG 29,041 -16%
RAYMOND VS. RAYMOND
7 13 CAROLE KING & JAMES TAYLOR HEAR MUSIC 26,693 0%
LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR
14 14 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 23,106 +21%
FOUNDATION
19 15 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 20,590 +17%
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
-- 16 CLAY WALKER CURB 19,172 --
SHE WON'T BE LONELY LONG
13 17 B.O.B. ATLANTIC 18,863 -2%
ADVENTURES OF BOBBY RAY
11 18 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 33 CAPITOL/EMI 18,859 -7%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
22 19 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 18,118 +9%
REVOLUTION
10 20 KE$HA KEMOSABE/RCA/RMG 17,928 -12%
ANIMAL
-- 21 GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS HOLLYWOOD 17,489 --
GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS
-- 22 SAVING ABEL VIRGIN/EMI 17,048 --
MISS AMERICA
23 23 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 16,211 -2%
FAME MONSTER (EP)
25 24 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 16,064 +5%
PLAY ON
-- 25 TRAVIE MCCOY FUELED BY RAMEN 15,877 --
LAZARUS
-- 26 ATTACK ATTACK RISE 15,149 --
ATTACK ATTACK
-- 27 HANSON 3CG 15,020 --
SHOUT IT OUT
9 28 GODSMACK UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 14,731 -30%
THE ORACLE
17 29 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 14,492 -19%
MY WORLD
15 30 BLACK KEYS NONESUCH 14,486 -23%
BROTHERS
21 31 AC/DC COLUMBIA 13,169 -22%
IRON MAN 2 SOUNDTRACK
20 32 NAS & DAMIAN MARLEY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 12,873 -24%
DISTANT RELATIVES
26 33 ALICIA KEYS J RECORDS/RMG 12,298 -3%
ELEMENT OF FREEDOM
38 34 TRAIN COLUMBIA 11,904 +31%
SAVE ME SAN FRANCISCO
35 35 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 11,744 +26%
GLEE: THE MUSIC, VOL. 1
18 36 ROLLING STONES UME 11,727 -34%
EXILE ON MAIN STREET
28 37 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 11,290 -5%
CRAZY LOVE
12 38 CLAY AIKEN DECCA 11,259 -43%
TRIED AND TRUE
-- 39 AGAINST ME! SIRE 10,995 --
WHITE CROSSES
30 40 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 10,965 -3%
DARK HORSE
27 41 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 10,852 -10%
FEARLESS
29 42 LUDACRIS DTP/DEF JAM/IDJ 10,774 -8%
BATTLE OF THE SEXES
40 43 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 10,599 +23%
THE POWER OF MADONNA
-- 44 LEE BRICE CURB 10,496 --
LOVE LIKE CRAZY
16 45 STONE TEMPLE PILOTS ATLANTIC 10,473 -44%
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS
44 46 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 10,287 +25%
GLEE: THE MUSIC, VOL. 2
24 47 MARC ANTHONY SONY MUSIC LATIN 9,960 -38%
ICONOS
50 48 BROOKS & DUNN ARISTA NASHVILLE 9,088 +19%
#1S... AND THEN SOME
-- 49 VANS WARPED TOUR 2010 SIDE ONE DUMMY 8,567 --
VARIOUS ARTISTS
-- 50 LIL JON UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 8,275 --
CRUNK ROCK

[AyuM]

I simply can't believe how much Xtina underperformed. I swear I expected over 220,000 for Bionic's debut week.

Oh, well... maybe "You Lost Me" can function as this era's "Beautiful" and give this album some longevity on the charts. :)

[HeatSeeker]

I simply can't believe how much Xtina underperformed. I swear I expected over 220,000 for Bionic's debut week.

Oh, well... maybe "You Lost Me" can function as this era's "Beautiful" and give this album some longevity on the charts. :)

I doubt it, I think "Hurt" had much more potential to be her next "Beautiful" but that was only a moderate hit. IMO she should still release YLM or LMU to US markets to try and get people to forget the mess that was NMT and Woohoo and release "Bionic" worldwide with a GOOD music video for each.

[HeatSeeker]

Drake’s debut full-length studio album “Thank Me Later,” which was released on Tuesday (June 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.

[Wayne]

^ http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/rumormill.cgi

YOUR WEAKEND TOP 15 CHART PREVIEW: Drake scores this week with what now appears to be the third biggest debut of 2010, and the biggest rap debut since Jay-Z dropped Blueprint 3 on 9/11/09. Here’s next week's projected Top 15:

* Drake (Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown) 450-470k
* Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (Reprise) 100-105k
* Now 34 (Capitol/EMI) 80-85k
* Sarah McLachlan (Arista/RMG) 80-85k
Jack Johnson (Brushfire/Universal Republic) 60-65k
Twilight Saga: Eclipse (Chop Shop/Atlantic) 55-60k
Justin Bieber (Island/IDJ) 45-50k
Christina Aguilera (RCA/RMG) 40-45k
Glee Cast, Journey to Regionals (Columbia) 37-42k
Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 35-40k
Usher (LaFace/JLG) 27-30k
Glee Cast, Vol. 3, Showstoppers (Columbia) 27-30k
Zac Brown Band (Atlantic) 27-30k
Carole King & James Taylor (Hear Music) 25-28k
Lady Gaga (Interscope) 25-28k
* Denotes debut

(6/18a)

Wow @ Drake :eek:

[Wayne]

SCORE ONE FOR EMINEM

Recovery Scores Year’s Largest First Week with 600k+, Miley Cyrus Next

June 23, 2010

The record industry just scored its own golden goal. Can a full Recovery be far behind?
Offering conclusive proof that Marshall still matters, Eminem’s aptly named Recovery will score the year’s highest sales debut. Look for a total of between 590-615k for the Shady/Aftermath/Interscope album, easily beating Sade’s 503k back in February. It could also beat his last album, Relapse, which sold 608k in its first week in May ’09.

That’s based on totals from those music retailers who haven’t painted their faces red, white and blue and shown up in South Africa with vuvuzelas in tow for the World Cup.

In addition, Em’s duet with Rihanna, “Love the Way You Lie,” has currently supplanted Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” as the top iTunes download.

With this week’s sales champ, Drake’s Thank Me Later album, looking like #2 in its second week, the next biggest debut will be Hollywood’s Miley Cyrus album, clocking in at 115-125k, as the Disney teen star looks to shed her wholesome Hannah Montana image.

Epic’s Ozzy Osbourne album, Scream, is next at 65-70k, followed by Def Jam/IDJ’s The Roots (35-40k), Kedar Entertainment’s Keith Sweat (20-25k) and JW/Big Machine/Universal Republic’s Jaron & the Long Road (18-21k), which is the new group from one-half of the ‘90s pop-rock duo Evan & Jaron.

The market was up 9% vs. last week, down 9% vs. same week last year and still down 11% year to date, but next week’s chart should offer the first boost in awhile. A year ago, Michael Jackson had the first three chart entries on the HITS Top 50, while Black Eyed Peas topped Soundscan with 88k, just before they added catalog to their currents chart.

[Wayne]

SCORE ONE FOR EMINEM

Recovery Scores Year’s Largest First Week with 600k+, Miley Cyrus Next

June 23, 2010

The record industry just scored its own golden goal. Can a full Recovery be far behind?
Offering conclusive proof that Marshall still matters, Eminem’s aptly named Recovery will score the year’s highest sales debut. Look for a total of between 590-615k for the Shady/Aftermath/Interscope album, easily beating Sade’s 503k back in February. It could also beat his last album, Relapse, which sold 608k in its first week in May ’09.

That’s based on totals from those music retailers who haven’t painted their faces red, white and blue and shown up in South Africa with vuvuzelas in tow for the World Cup.

In addition, Em’s duet with Rihanna, “Love the Way You Lie,” has currently supplanted Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” as the top iTunes download.

With this week’s sales champ, Drake’s Thank Me Later album, looking like #2 in its second week, the next biggest debut will be Hollywood’s Miley Cyrus album, clocking in at 115-125k, as the Disney teen star looks to shed her wholesome Hannah Montana image.

Epic’s Ozzy Osbourne album, Scream, is next at 65-70k, followed by Def Jam/IDJ’s The Roots (35-40k), Kedar Entertainment’s Keith Sweat (20-25k) and JW/Big Machine/Universal Republic’s Jaron & the Long Road (18-21k), which is the new group from one-half of the ‘90s pop-rock duo Evan & Jaron.

The market was up 9% vs. last week, down 9% vs. same week last year and still down 11% year to date, but next week’s chart should offer the first boost in awhile. A year ago, Michael Jackson had the first three chart entries on the HITS Top 50, while Black Eyed Peas topped Soundscan with 88k, just before they added catalog to their currents chart.

Sauce (http://www.vanityedge.com/forum/showthread.php?45-Hits-Daily-Double-%28Eminem-600k%29&p=48596#post48596)

[HeatSeeker]

HitsDailyDouble predictions based on 3-day sales:

*debut

1 *Eminem (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope) 640-675k
2 Drake (Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown) 150-160k
3 *Miley Cyrus (Hollywood) 110-120k
4 *Ozzy Osbourne (Epic) 65-70k
5 Now 34 (Capitol/EMI) 55-60k
6 Jack Johnson (Brushfire/Universal Republic) 45-50k
7 *The Roots (Def Jam/IDJ) 45-50k
8 Justin Bieber (Island/IDJ) 40-45k
9 Sarah McLachlan (Arista/RMG) 40-45k
10 Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 30-35k
11 Twilight Saga: Eclipse (Chop Shop/Atlantic) 30-35k
12 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (Warner Bros.) 30-35k
13 Lady Gaga (Interscope) 25-28k
14 Usher (LaFace/JLG) 24-27k
15 *Keith Sweat (Kedar Entertainment) 24-27k

No Christina in sight!

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 07/05/2010
LAST UPDATE: 07/06/2010 13:57:27
NOW IN: FINAL

LW TW artist / album label power index % change
1 1 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 325,098 -57%
RECOVERY
2 2 DRAKE YM/CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 104,829 -33%
THANK ME LATER
9 3 TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC 70,813 81%
SOUNDTRACK
-- 4 THE-DREAM DEF JAM/IDJ 58,920 --
LOVE KING
5 5 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 34 CAPITOL/EMI 45,813 -18%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
-- 6 3OH!3 ATLANTIC 41,310 --
STREETS OF GOLD
8 7 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 40,391 -7%
MY WORLD 2.0
7 8 JACK JOHNSON BRUSHFIRE/UNIV REPUBLIC 36,522 -18%
TO THE SEA
3 9 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 31,958 -70%
CAN'T BE TAMED
11 10 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 29,844 -9%
NEED YOU NOW
4 11 OZZY OSBOURNE EPIC 29,835 -62%
SCREAM
16 12 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 24,864 5%
FAME
12 13 TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS REPRISE 24,270 -18%
MOJO
14 14 USHER LAFACE/JLG 24,125 -1%
RAYMOND VS. RAYMOND
10 15 SARAH MCLACHLAN ARISTA/RMG 24,054 -37%
LAWS OF ILLUSION
17 16 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 23,353 9%
FOUNDATION
6 17 THE ROOTS DEF JAM/IDJ 18,474 -63%
HOW I GOT OVER
18 18 CAROLE KING & JAMES TAYLOR HEAR MUSIC 18,119 -12%
LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR
19 19 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 16,300 -20%
JOURNEY TO REGIONALS
-- 20 SCISSOR SISTERS DOWNTOWN 16,240 --
NIGHT WORK
-- 21 TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE E1 MUSIC 15,731 --
ORIGINAL SCORE (HOWARD SHORE)
26 22 B.O.B. ATLANTIC 15,647 7%
ADVENTURES OF BOBBY RAY
21 23 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 15,347 -19%
GLEE: THE MUSIC, VOL. 3 SHOWSTOP
22 24 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 14,787 -10%
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
15 25 JARON & THE LONG ROAD TO LOVE JW/BIG MACHINE/UNIV REPUB 14,780 -38%
GETTING DRESSED IN THE DARK
25 26 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 14,464 -4%
REVOLUTION
33 27 ALICIA KEYS J RECORDS/RMG 13,883 19%
ELEMENT OF FREEDOM
23 28 KE$HA KEMOSABE/RCA/RMG 13,230 -14%
ANIMAL
27 29 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 12,911 -2%
PLAY ON
30 30 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 12,814 4%
FAME MONSTER (EP)
20 31 CHRISTINA AGUILERA RCA/RMG 12,314 -36%
BIONIC
-- 32 KENNY G CONCORD 11,990 --
HEART AND SOUL
34 33 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 33 CAPITOL/EMI 11,971 3%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
-- 34 DWELE E1 MUSIC 11,680 --
WANTS WORLD WOMEN
29 35 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 11,648 -6%
MY WORLD
28 36 DIERKS BENTLEY CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 11,371 -13%
UP ON THE RIDGE
31 37 BLACK KEYS NONESUCH 11,152 -7%
BROTHERS
36 38 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 10,663 1%
CRAZY LOVE
38 39 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 10,578 3%
DARK HORSE
41 40 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 10,173 4%
FEARLESS
32 41 GODSMACK UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 10,119 -14%
THE ORACLE
13 42 KEITH SWEAT KEDAR ENTERAINMENT 8,598 -68%
RIDIN' SOLO
45 43 JEWEL VALORY 8,471 -6%
SWEET AND WILD
48 44 TRAIN COLUMBIA 8,304 -2%
SAVE ME SAN FRANCISCO
49 45 AC/DC COLUMBIA 8,095 -2%
IRON MAN 2 SOUNDTRACK
47 46 LUDACRIS DTP/DEF JAM/IDJ 7,992 -7%
BATTLE OF THE SEXES
50 47 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 7,381 -8%
GLEE: THE MUSIC, VOL. 1
44 48 NAS & DAMIAN MARLEY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 7,167 -23%
DISTANT RELATIVES
42 49 PLIES ATLANTIC 7,039 -27%
GOON AFFILIATED
-- 50 LIL WAYNE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 7,038 --
REBIRTH

[Wayne]

EMINEM THREEPEAT LOOMS

Big Boi, Bret Michaels, Enrique Iglesias Lead the Debuts

July 7, 2010

So far, it’s the summer of Eminem…at least as far as the HITS album sales chart goes.
The hip-hop star’s Recovery continues apace next week, with the platinum-plus Shady/ Aftermath/Interscope album still dominating the #1 slot.

Through two weeks, Slim Shady’s sales total sits at 1.06m and rising after the biggest debut of 2010. Lady Antebellum’s Capitol Nashville/EMI album Need You Now remains the year’s top seller at 2.4m.

Among this week's debuts, Def Jam/IDJ’s Big Boi will be the biggest, with the Outkast member’s solo debut, Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty, which went from Jive to L.A. Reid’s label, set to sell between 50-55k.

One-time Poison lead singer and reality TV star Bret Michaels’ Custom Built, on Poor Boy Records, will move 25-30k, miraculous considering the dude was almost dead a couple of months ago. The country-rock effort, his first solo studio album in five years, features the single, “Nothing to Lose,” featuring Miley Cyrus.

Enrique Iglesias’ first album for Universal Republic, the bilingual Euphoria, appears set to sell between 25-30k as well, with a Top 20 hit at Top 40 hit in “I Like It,” featuring Pitbull.

Astrawerks/EMI international dance diva Kylie Minogue’s Aphrodite is on target for between 10-15k, and that’s it for the Top 50 newcomers.

The market was down 9% vs. last week, down 20% vs same week last year (when Michael Jackson sales dominated) and still down 11% year to date.

And that’s not going to change no matter where LeBron James decides to play.

[Wayne]

Eminem will rack up enough units in his third week at #1 to reach nearly 1.3 million in total sales. The last album to sell more than 200k in its third week, outside of a holiday, was Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III, which sold 209k for the week ending 6/29/08. That album has gone on to sell just south of 3.5 million since release. Since then, the only LPs to sell 200k+ in their third week were Lady Antebellum with 207k during Valentine's Day 2010, Susan Boyle with 582k during Christmas 2009 and Taylor Swift with 267k during Thanksgiving 2008. But enough statistical reminiscing—here’s a sketch of next week’s UMG-intensive Top 15 as we head into the weekend:

Eminem (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope) 225-250k Recovery

Drake (Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown) 75-80k

* Big Boi (Def Jam/IDJ) 55-60k

Twilight Saga: Eclipse (Chop Shop/Atlantic) 50-55k

Justin Bieber (Island/IDJ) 40-45k

Now 34 (Capitol/EMI) 35-40k

Jack Johnson (Brushfire/Universal Republic) 30-35k

Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 30-35k

* Enrique Iglesias (Universal Republic) 27-30k

Lady Gaga (Interscope) 27-30k

The-Dream (Def Jam/IDJ) 25-28k

Miley Cyrus (Hollywood) 25-28k

* Bret Michaels (Poor Boy/Mailboat) 24-27k

Sarah McLachlan (Arista/RMG) 24-27k

Zac Brown Band (Atlantic) 21-24k

http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/rumormill.cgi

[HeatSeeker]

^ Woo 225k is above what I expected, so right on! Yay @ Justin, he has such awesome stability!

[HeatSeeker]

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/rickdunn101/2010-07-13_173904.jpg

[Wayne]

His longevity is so refreshing. I was thinking about this last night - with each release, he sells incredibly well. He made it big at the same time Britney did (or a bit after), and both still score mega hits and mega albums - they've left their contemporaries behind

[HeatSeeker]

http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/rumormill.cgi

YOUR WEAKEND TOP 15 CHART PREVIEW: It’s the dog days for practically everybody except for Eminem, who holds the #1 spot for the fourth straight week, as six debuts hit the Top 15, none of them within a Hail Mary of six digits. But relatively speaking, Lucian Grainge has gotta be feeling good about the lay of the land as he checks out Malibu real estate, with that summertime smash from Slim Shady and eight of the 15 projected best-sellers.

Eminem (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope) 180-190k
* Korn (Roadrunner) 60-65k
Drake (Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown) 45-50k
* Sting (Decca) 40-45k
Justin Bieber (Island/IDJ) 40-45k
* The Maine (Warner Bros.) 30-35k
Lady Gaga (Interscope) 28-32k
* M.I.A. (N.E.E.T./Interscope) 27-30k
* Jerrod Neimann (Arista Nashville) 27-30k
Twilight Saga: Eclipse (Chop Shop/Atlantic) 25-28k
Now 34 (Capitol/EMI) 25-28k
Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 25-28k
Big Boi (Def Jam/IDJ) 25-28k
* Hell Yeah (Epic) 24-27k
Jack Johnson (Brushfire/Universal Republic) 22-25k

[Wayne]

URRRRGH @ the longevity of Gaga! It frustrates me that she still sells so much!! :lol:

Great longevity for Lady A & Justin B too. I'd love it if Em could manage 200,000 but I don't see it happening. Thanks for posting Degz! :love:

[HeatSeeker]

^ You're welcome! But why are you annoyed with Gaga's longevity lol?!

[Wayne]

How long did Mariah spend on the charts? How long does your typical Celine album spend on the charts nowadays? What about U2's most recent record? Or how about a Madonna LP?

Gaga has had a massive tour, THE biggest singles possible, the biggest and most stable album...I do love her, I'm just jealous that my favourite artists aren't doing what she's doing! :love: 15 years ago, they were doing it *sigh*

[HeatSeeker]

^ Oh okay I see what you mean, I thought that might be the case. Only time will tell if she'll be able to have as much stability as those artists, though! I mean if she doesn't reinvent herself I could see people getting tired of her 5 years from now, but I doubt it as she's crazy and talented and will probably keep people interested for a long time. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if she ends up selling 250m records plus, especially with the boost of the 99 cent digital copies era.

[Wayne]

It full on pisses me off that in 10 years, the best-sellers list could go:

1. Beatles
2. Michael Jackson
3. Elvis Presley
.
.
.
.
.
8. Lady Gaga
9. Celine Dion
10. Mariah Carey

That drives my fanatical self cccccrrrraaaazzzzyyyyy! :lol: I don't think she'll have another 50m year though, she surely can't

[HeatSeeker]

^ Hopefully not! And it wasn't really one year since she came out in 2008 and we're halfway through 2010.

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 07/19/2010
LAST UPDATE: 07/19/2010 11:30:10
NOW IN: 54.98%

LW TW artist / album label power index
1 1 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 137,060
RECOVERY
2 2 DRAKE YM/CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 34,410
THANK ME LATER
-- 3 KORN ROADRUNNER 29,686
KORN III: REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE
5 4 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 25,058
MY WORLD 2.0
-- 5 JERROD NIEMANN ARISTA NASHVILLE 23,294
JUDGE JERROD & THE HUNG JURY
7 6 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 34 CAPITOL/EMI 22,510
VARIOUS ARTISTS
10 7 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 17,805
NEED YOU NOW
9 8 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 14,290
FAME
14 9 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 13,857
FOUNDATION
8 10 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 13,261
EUPHORIA
-- 11 HELL YEAH EPIC 12,445
STAMPEDE
-- 12 STING DECCA 11,760
SYMPHONICITIES
12 13 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 11,352
CAN'T BE TAMED
3 14 BIG BOI DEF JAM/IDJ 11,197
SIR LUSCIOUS LEFT FOOT
22 15 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 11,018
REVOLUTION
24 16 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 10,694
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
4 17 TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC 10,484
SOUNDTRACK
18 18 USHER LAFACE/JLG 10,328
RAYMOND VS. RAYMOND
-- 19 THE MAINE SIRE 10,014
BLACK & WHITE
26 20 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 9,106
MY WORLD
21 21 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 8,977
FAME MONSTER (EP)
17 22 OZZY OSBOURNE EPIC 8,642
SCREAM
32 23 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 7,930
PLAY ON
15 24 THE-DREAM DEF JAM/IDJ 7,756
LOVE KING
35 25 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 33 CAPITOL/EMI 7,753
VARIOUS ARTISTS
-- 26 M.I.A. N.E.E.T./INTERSCOPE 7,582
MAYA
6 27 JACK JOHNSON BRUSHFIRE/UNIV REPUBLIC 7,449
TO THE SEA
38 28 JARON & THE LONG ROAD TO LOVE JW/BIG MACHINE/UNIV REPUB 7,367
GETTING DRESSED IN THE DARK
-- 29 SKY SAILING UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 7,195
AN AIRPLANE CARRIED ME TO BED
28 30 KE$HA KEMOSABE/RCA/RMG 7,144
ANIMAL
13 31 BRET MICHAELS POOR BOY/MAILBOAT 7,052
CUSTOM BUILT
41 32 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 6,489
DARK HORSE
39 33 DIERKS BENTLEY CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 5,965
UP ON THE RIDGE
36 34 ALICIA KEYS J RECORDS/RMG 5,758
ELEMENT OF FREEDOM
44 35 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 5,494
FEARLESS
16 36 CAROLE KING & JAMES TAYLOR HEAR MUSIC 5,450
LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR
37 37 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 5,160
CRAZY LOVE
29 38 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 5,110
GLEE: THE MUSIC, VOL. 3 SHOWSTOP
-- 39 AC/DC COLUMBIA 4,862
IRON MAN 2 SOUNDTRACK
43 40 GODSMACK UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 4,851
THE ORACLE
23 41 3OH!3 ATLANTIC 4,834
STREETS OF GOLD
30 42 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 4,546
JOURNEY TO REGIONALS
45 43 TRAIN COLUMBIA 4,537
SAVE ME SAN FRANCISCO
50 44 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 4,533
DOIN' MY THING
40 45 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 4,042
GLEE: THE MUSIC, VOL. 1
20 46 TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS REPRISE 3,934
MOJO
33 47 CHRISTINA AGUILERA RCA/RMG 3,933
BIONIC
25 48 B.O.B. ATLANTIC 3,832
ADVENTURES OF BOBBY RAY
11 49 SARAH MCLACHLAN ARISTA/RMG 3,380
LAWS OF ILLUSION
31 50 THE ROOTS DEF JAM/IDJ 3,080

[HeatSeeker]

Bieber and Gaga continue their amazing longevity. Anyone know if there are any big releases this week? Or will Em enjoy a 5th week at the top?

[Wayne]

Yes, Sheryl Crow lol. Who's last album opened with over 12,000 and finished with just shy of 120,000! :lol:

[HeatSeeker]

So Em will do a 5-weeker? :O Woot!!

[Wayne]

Even if he does 60% less than what hes likely to do this week, he's virtually guaranteed the #1. Still, he's not likely to fall anywhere close to that. I think that next week, he'll be looking @ about 110k, give or take.

[HeatSeeker]

^ He'll be doing in his 5th week what Christina managed in her first.

[Wayne]

LOL. Her to-date sales worldwide are less than what he did in the USA in one week!

[HeatSeeker]

^ She deserves it though, for being an arrogant bitch and taking forever between albums! I like Bionic but it's a good wake-up call for her.

[Wayne]

CHART DATE: 07/19/2010
LAST UPDATE: 07/20/2010 13:16:24
NOW IN: FINAL

LW TW artist / album label power index % change
1 1 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 194,072 -15%
RECOVERY
-- 2 KORN ROADRUNNER 61,704 --
KORN III: REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE
2 3 DRAKE YM/CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 48,635 -34%
THANK ME LATER
5 4 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 41,450 -3%
MY WORLD 2.0
-- 5 STING DECCA 36,053 --
SYMPHONICITIES
-- 6 JERROD NIEMANN ARISTA NASHVILLE 34,332 --
JUDGE JERROD & THE HUNG JURY
-- 7 HELL YEAH EPIC 27,861 --
STAMPEDE
4 8 TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC 27,597 -45%
SOUNDTRACK
7 9 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 34 CAPITOL/EMI 26,561 -20%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
10 10 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 26,476 -6%
NEED YOU NOW
9 11 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 26,300 -10%
FAME
-- 12 M.I.A. N.E.E.T./INTERSCOPE 25,935 --
MAYA
6 13 JACK JOHNSON BRUSHFIRE/UNIV REPUBLIC 25,124 -30%
TO THE SEA
-- 14 NEWSBOYS INPOP 24,085 --
BORN AGAIN
3 15 BIG BOI DEF JAM/IDJ 24,081 -59%
SIR LUSCIOUS LEFT FOOT
-- 16 THE MAINE SIRE 22,634 --
BLACK & WHITE
14 17 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 21,037 -5%
FOUNDATION
8 18 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 19,752 -34%
EUPHORIA
18 19 USHER LAFACE/JLG 17,894 -5%
RAYMOND VS. RAYMOND
12 20 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 16,267 -33%
CAN'T BE TAMED
11 21 SARAH MCLACHLAN ARISTA/RMG 15,914 -40%
LAWS OF ILLUSION
16 22 CAROLE KING & JAMES TAYLOR HEAR MUSIC 15,723 -24%
LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR
24 23 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 15,590 +8%
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
17 24 OZZY OSBOURNE EPIC 14,688 -23%
SCREAM
22 25 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 13,975 -9%
REVOLUTION
-- 26 DANGER MOUSE & SPARKLEHORSE CAPITOL/EMI 13,892 --
DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL
21 27 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 13,741 -12%
FAME MONSTER (EP)
-- 28 SKY SAILING UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 13,040 --
AN AIRPLANE CARRIED ME TO BED
15 29 THE-DREAM DEF JAM/IDJ 12,714 -42%
LOVE KING
25 30 B.O.B. ATLANTIC 12,583 -4%
ADVENTURES OF BOBBY RAY
20 31 TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS REPRISE 12,548 -20%
MOJO
-- 32 NORMA JEAN RAZOR & TIE 12,511 --
MERIDIONAL
26 33 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 12,288 -6%
MY WORLD
28 34 KE$HA KEMOSABE/RCA/RMG 12,185 -5%
ANIMAL
27 35 BLACK KEYS NONESUCH 11,815 -9%
BROTHERS
32 36 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 11,382 -6%
PLAY ON
29 37 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 11,234 -12%
GLEE: THE MUSIC, VOL. 3 SHOWSTOP
31 38 THE ROOTS DEF JAM/IDJ 10,744 -15%
HOW I GOT OVER
30 39 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 10,081 -20%
JOURNEY TO REGIONALS
23 40 3OH!3 ATLANTIC 10,013 -32%
STREETS OF GOLD
13 41 BRET MICHAELS POOR BOY/MAILBOAT 9,905 -58%
CUSTOM BUILT
36 42 ALICIA KEYS J RECORDS/RMG 9,732 -7%
ELEMENT OF FREEDOM
38 43 JARON & THE LONG ROAD TO LOVE JW/BIG MACHINE/UNIV REPUB 9,679 -7%
GETTING DRESSED IN THE DARK
41 44 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 9,487 -2%
DARK HORSE
37 45 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 9,465 -9%
CRAZY LOVE
35 46 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 33 CAPITOL/EMI 9,173 -14%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
39 47 DIERKS BENTLEY CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 8,910 -14%
UP ON THE RIDGE
-- 48 CURREN$Y ISLAND/IDJMG 8,848 --
PILOT TALK
-- 49 CROWDED HOUSE FANTASY 8,518 --
INTRIGUER
43 50 GODSMACK UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 8,489 -1%
THE ORACLE

[Wayne]

194k :shocked: Good grief

[HeatSeeker]

Wow, Em DEF won't have a problem being #1 for at least a 5th week. How many weeks has Bieber sold between 40-45k now?! I LOVE his consistency! Hopefully he sells more than Drake this week ;)

[HeatSeeker]

Even if he does 60% less than what hes likely to do this week, he's virtually guaranteed the #1. Still, he's not likely to fall anywhere close to that. I think that next week, he'll be looking @ about 110k, give or take.

Maybe not!


• Next week, it looks like Rick Ross' "Teflon Don" could be the Billboard 200's new No. 1 as industry prognosticators predict the set might sell somewhere around the 150,000 to 180,000. Ross' last three studio albums all debuted at No. 1 as well, with his last set, 2009's "Deeper Than Rap," arriving with 158,000. Eminem's "Recovery," which has been No. 1 for four weeks running, will likely slide to No. 2.

[Wayne]

He wasn't on the release list! :shocked: He must've been brought forward or sth. Well I hope Em gets another week!