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Recent Posts · 02/13/12 9:38 AM

This is the place to gather on Mondays and Tuesdays
to watch HDD build their sales charts
at the speed of molasses pouring from a jar ..............

Good morning all!

We will be tracking week 89 sales for Tried and True in this thread. Enjoying the new single Bring Back My Love - to AC radio in January. And enjoying the interview promo that Clay is doing for Celebrity Apprentice now that the official announcement has been made! Upcoming - Feb 19 premiere of Celebrity Apprentice on NBC. (a mere six days from today!) Clay is scheduled as a judge for Feb 18 DCINY.org event and as soloist/narrator for a DCINY concert on Feb 20. AND NEW ALBUM STEADFAST ON MARCH 27! Per the track list on Amazon, this is a repackaged TNT but has new song Bring Back My Love added.

Our last numbers for TNT are from January 27, 2012 - 68,000. Thank you to ezz for making an updated graph!

Note that this does not include albums sold through PBS stations as those are not sound-scanned per Pink Armchair.

The milestones from Clay's first four full albums are in post 2 of this thread for reference.

It wouldn't be an HDD thread without starting with our sales poem, kindly written by Ilbun.

Official Sales Thread Poem by llbun

HDD, hurry with the numbers for Clay,
We've been cleaning toilets forever and a day,
We want to know how our baby is faring,
We expect very good from all we are hearing.

Waiting for numbers is really a strain,
Makes my heart pump fast and hard on the brain,
Ease our nerves with a faster update,
Why is HDD always so late.

I think they know that waiting is hard on each fan
I think they do it because they know they can,
We want to know where Ruben, Kelly and Fanny will place,
But theres only one who will bring a huge smile to our face.

Clay, come on and show all the naysayers just what you can do,
No matter your placement you know we are so proud of you.
We love Clay to distraction, you know that's a fact.
So give us his numbers and watch us react.

Recent Posts · 02/13/12 9:38 AM

Milestones to remember

TITN/BOTW
Released on June 10, 2003
Best selling single of 2003 (Billboard Award).
Only single certified Platinum (1 million shipped) in 2003.
Total sales thru May 9, 2004 = 958,664
1st week's sales were 392,975
45 weeks on Hot 100 Singles Sales Chart - 11 weeks at #1
22 weeks on Canadian Singles Sales Chart - 13 weeks at #1
12 weeks on Top Internet Albums - 1st week at #1

MOAM
Released on October 14, 2003
Sold 612,859 copies the 1st week !!!
Shipped Double Platinum the 1st week.
Triple Platinum in 5 months.
Certified Platinum by the Canadian RIA - 100,000 sold
As of Nov 2005 has sold 167,000 in Canada.
11th best selling U.S. album of 2003 with 2.10 million in sales
RCA's best selling album of 2003 (and only out for 10 weeks)
27 weeks in the Billboard top 100
Total sales as of Nov 27, 2005 = 2,729,966
Total sales as of July 23, 2009 = 2.78 million
Total sales as of Jan 19, 2011 = 2.785 million

THE WAY / SOLITAIRE
Released on March 16, 2004
Debuted at #1 on the Singles Sales Chart with sales of 100,413.
Sold 10x the normal amount for a debut commercial single.
Debuted at #4 on the Singles Hot 100 Chart.
Highest 1st week sales of a single since .... TITN/BOTW !!!
33 weeks on the Canadian Singles Sales Chart . 3 weeks at#1 (that beats TITN/BOTW)
47 weeks on the U.S. Singles Sales Chart
9 weeks at #1

Arthur Audio Book
Released June 25, 2004

Aladdin DVD
Released October 5th, 2004
#1 the first week

Learning to Sing (Hardcover Book)
Released Tuesday, November 16, 2004
Week 1 - #2 on the New York Times Bestseller List for hardcover non-fiction books !!!
Week 2 - #4 on NYT List
Week 3 - #8 on NYT List

Merry Christmas With Love (CD)
Released Tuesday, November 16, 2004
Set new record for 1st week's sales of a holiday album in the SoundScan era with sales of 270,010
#4 on the Billboard Top 200 - ties record of highest chart debut for a holiday album in the SoundScan era
Certified Platinum in Canada !!!
As of Nov 30, 2008 - total sales were 1.36 million.
As of July 23, 2009 - total sales were 1.37 million.
As of Dec 1, 2010 - total sales were 1.414 million.
As of Dec 8, 2010 - total sales were 1.415 million.
As of Dec 29, 2010 - total sales were 1.416 million.

Mary Did You Know - Downloads

As of Dec 14, 2011 - total downloads were 125,000 (from USA Today Idol Chatter)

As of Dec 22, 2011 - total downloads were 127,000 (from USA Today Idol Chatter)

As of Dec 29, 2011 - total downloads were 130,000 (from USA Today Idol Chatter)

A Clay Aiken Christmas - DVD
Released Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Certified as gold by RIAA.org for long-form video. Gold for long-form videos is 50,000.

Learning to Sing - Paperback Edition
Released Tuesday, November 29, 2005

A Thousand Different Ways
Released Tuesday, September 19, 2006
1st week sales = 211,234
#2 on the Billboard 200 chart
Total sales as of July 23, 2009 = 530,000
Total sales as of Jan 19, 2011 = 531,000

On My Way Here
Released - Tuesday, May 6, 2008
1st week sales = 94,071
#4 on the Billboard 200 chart
Total sales as of July 23, 2009 = 163,000
Total sales as of Jan 19, 2011 = 165,000

Playlist: The Very Best of Clay Aiken
Released - Tuesday, March 31, 2009
1st week sales = 3,414 (includes Street Violation sales of 54 before March 31st)
# 173 on Billboad 200 in first week.
Total sales as of July 23, 2009 = 7,000
Total sales as of end of 2009 = 10,000

All is Well (Walmart Exclusive)
Released -
1st week sales =
Total sales as of July 23, 2009 = 53,000

Tried and True (CD)
Released - June 1, 2010
1st week sales = 21,705
#9 on Billboard 200 in first week
Total sales as of Aug 28, 2010 = 52,000
Total sales as of Sept 10, 2010 = 56,000
Total sales as of Feb 4, 2011 = 63,000
Total sales as of Jan 26, 2012 = 68,000

Clay Aiken: Tried and True Live! (DVD)
Released - July 27, 2010
#5 Billboard Top Music Video Sales (1st week)
Total sales as of

Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You (digital album)
Released - Aug , 2010
#3 on Kids Albums
#147 Billboard 200
#21 Digital Albums
#13 Soundtracks

Bring Back My Love - Digital Download Single

Released - Dec 20, 2011

5,000 as of Jan 13, 2012

Cumulative Album Sales
Total as of Sep 19, 2010 4,973,000, Clay Aiken

U.S. Sales Charts

----------------------------------------------
MOAM Canadian Sales
Release Date was October 14, 2003
Gold is 50,000 shipped
Platinum is 100,000 shipped

1st week = 25,200 (Oct 14th - 19th)
2nd week = 14,600 (Oct 20th - 26th)
3rd week = 8,600 (Oct 27th - Nov 2nd)
4th week = 7,600 (Nov 3rd - Nov 9th)
Certified PLATINUM (100,000) by the Canadian RIA !!
Total sales as of Nov 2005 = 167,000

----------------------------
MOAM Singapore Sales
Release Date was October 14, 2003
Gold is 7,500 sold
Platinum is 15,000 sold
MOAM was GOLD - THE FIRST WEEK !!!
PLATINUM in Singapore

---------------------------
MOAM New Zealand Sales
Release Date was October 27, 2003
Gold is 7,500 sold
Platinum is 15,000 sold
GOLD in New Zealand !!!!!

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Thank you to sash for the MOAM and MCWL charts and to ezz2luvclay for the ATDW and OMWH charts.

Recent Posts · 02/13/12 9:39 AM

More historic chart data on Clay's albums and singles, taken from the Billboard decade-end sales list:

Billboard 200 Albums
Issue Date: 2009

# Title Artist Label
1 NO STRINGS ATTACHED 'N Sync Jive/Zomba
2 CONFESSIONS Usher LaFace/Zomba
3 THE EMINEM SHOW Eminem Web/Aftermath/Interscope
4 COME AWAY WITH ME Norah Jones Blue Note
5 HUMAN CLAY Creed Wind-up
6 OOPS!...I DID IT AGAIN Britney Spears Jive/Zomba
7 THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP Eminem Web/Aftermath/Interscope
8 1 The Beatles Apple/Capitol
9 SUPERNATURAL Santana Arista
10 COUNTRY GRAMMAR Nelly Fo' Reel/Universal/UMRG
....
170 MEASURE OF A MAN Clay Aiken RCA/RMG

Holiday Albums
Issue Date: 2009

# Title Artist Label
1 NOEL Josh Groban 143/Reprise/Warner Bros.
2 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL CHRISTMAS! Various Artists EMI/Zomba/Sony Music/Universal/UMRG
3 CHRISTMAS EXTRAORDINAIRE Mannheim Steamroller American Gramaphone
4 FAITH: A HOLIDAY ALBUM Kenny G Arista/RMG
5 CHRISTMAS EVE AND OTHER STORIES Trans-Siberian Orchestra Lava/AG
6 THESE ARE SPECIAL TIMES Celine Dion 550 Music/Epic/Sony Music
7 A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS (SOUNDTRACK) Vince Guaraldi Trio Fantasy/Concord
8 THE LOST CHRISTMAS EVE Trans-Siberian Orchestra Lava/AG
9 DREAM A DREAM Charlotte Church Sony Classical/Sony Music
10 MERRY CHRISTMAS WITH LOVE Clay Aiken RCA/RMG

Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales *

1 MARIA MARIA Santana Featuring The Product G&B Arista
2 MUSIC Madonna Maverick/Warner Bros.
3 HOT BOYZ Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott Featuring NAS, EVE & Q-Tip The Gold Mind/East West/EEG
4 INCOMPLETE Sisqo Dragon/Def Soul/IDJMG
5 THIS IS THE NIGHT/BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Clay Aiken RCA/RMG
6 BREATHE Faith Hill Warner Bros. (Nashville)/WRN
7 GET IT ON TONITE Montell Jordan Def Soul/IDJMG
8 FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY BROKEN HEART Britney Spears Jive
9 FLYING WITHOUT WINGS/SUPERSTAR Ruben Studdard J/RMG
10 I LIKE IT Sammie Freeworld/Capitol

Singles Sales Artists*

1 MADONNA
2 CHRISTINA AGUILERA
3 DESTINY'S CHILD
4 JANET JACKSON
5 MARIAH CAREY
6 SANTANA
7 CLAY AIKEN
8 WHITNEY HOUSTON
9 LEANN RIMES
10 BRITNEY SPEARS

*Only includes physical CD single sales. Digital singles charted separately.

Recent Posts · 02/13/12 9:40 AM

2011 Chart

Red numbers are 1st week's sales over 500,000.

W/E .................Artist............................ 1st wk................ 2nd week

1/2/11...........Taylor Swift.......................77,000...............
1/9/11...........Taylor Swift.......................52,000...............
1/16/11..........Cake................................44,000...............
1/23/11.........The Decemberists..............94,000...............
1/30/11.........Amos Lee.........................40,000................
2/6/11...........Nicki Minaj.......................45,000................
2/13/11.........Now 37 ..........................151,000...............
2/20/11.........Justin Bieber....................161,000............... 102,000 (-38%)
2/27/11.........Adele...............................352,000...............168,000 (-52%)
3/6/11...........Adele...............................168,000...............
3/13/11.........Lupe Fiasco......................204,000..............47,000 ( -77%)
3/20/11.........Adele................................98,000................
3/27/11.........Chris Brown....................270,000................91,000 (- 66%)
4/3/11...........Britney Spears.................276,000................ 75,000 (-73%)
4/10/11.........Adele................................88,000................
4/17/11.........Foofighters......................235,000.................72,000 (-69%)
4/24/11.........Adele..............................153,000................
5/1/11...........Adele..............................124,000................
5/8/11...........Adele..............................155,000................
5/15/11.........Adele..............................156,000................
5/22/11.........Adele..............................137,000................
5/29/11.........Lady Gaga....................1,080,000................174,000 (-84%)
6/5/11...........Lady Gaga.......................174,000...............
6/12/11.........Adele...............................100,255...............
6/19/11.........Eminem & Royce da 5'9"....171,000.............63,000 (-63%)

6/26/11.........Jill Scott.............................135,000...............55,000 (-60%)
7/3/11.........Beyonce.............................310,000..............115,000 (-63%)
7/10/11.......Beyonce.............................115,000...............
7/17/11.........Blake Shelton...................116,000..............44,000 (-60%)
7/24/11.........Adele..................................77,000..............
7/31/11.........Eric Church......................145,000..............
8/7/11...........Adele..................................76,000..............
8/14/11.........Jay-Z, Kanye West...........436,000..............177,000 (-59%)
8/21/11.........Jay-Z, Kanye West...........177,000..............
8/28/11.........Game..................................98,000................39,000 (-60%)
9/4/11...........Lil' Wayne........................964,000..............219,000 (-77%)
9/11/11.........Lil' Wayne........................219,000...............

9/18/11.........Lady Antebellum..............347,000...............125,000 (-64%)

9/25/11.........Tony Bennett....................179,000................91,000 (-49%)

10/2/11.........J. Cole..............................218,000...............54,000 (-75%)

10/9/11..........Scotty McCreery.............197,000...............88,000 (-55%)

10/16/11........Evanescence....................127,000...............40,000 (-69%)

10/23/11........Adele...............................106,000...............

10/30/11........Coldplay...........................447,000..............104,000 (-76%)

11/6/11..........Justin Bieber......................210,000..............97,000 (-54%)

11/13/11........Mac Miller........................144,000..............25,000 (-83%)

11/20/11........Drake...............................631,000..............173,000 (-73%)

11/27/11.........Michael Buble..................227,000..............293,000 (+29%)

12/4/11..........Michael Buble...................293,000..............480,000

12/11/11........Michael Buble...................480,000..............

12/18/11........Michael Buble...................448,000..............

12/25/11........Michael Buble...................467,000..............

2012 Chart

Red numbers are 1st week's sales over 500,000.

W/E .................Artist............................ 1st wk................ 2nd week

1/1/12..............Adele.............................144,000...............

1/8/12..............Adele.............................124,000................

1/15/12............Adele.............................104,000................

1/22/12............Adele...............................95,000................

1/29/12............Adele.............................116,000................

2/5/12..............Adele.............................122,000................

Recent Posts · 02/13/12 9:41 AM

Good morning, all,

The thread is now open for posting and discussion.

Recent Posts · 02/13/12 1:54 PM

*** Note new information on American Idol release dates! ***

All Things Idol:

New report, from last week's chart!

Information shown includes the percentage change, from the previous week, as well as total sales of each album.

AMERICAN IDOL REPORT

**** Chart Week of February 6, 2012 ****

Kelly Clarkson continues to see the weekly sales of Stronger climb. The album saw a 26% gain in sales from the previous week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. That's enough to put her at No. 13 on The Billboard 200.

American Idol Albums on Billboard 200 Chart:

#13     Kelly Clarkson  "Stronger" - 21,000 copies (+26%)/537,000 total

#35     Scotty McCreery "Clear As Day" - 12,000 copies (+8%)/914,000 total

#39     Kellie Pickler "100 Proof" - 11,000 copies (-59%)/39,000 total

#47     Daughtry "Break the Spell" - 9,000 copies (-18%)/367,000 total

#137    Lauren Alaina "Wildflower" - 4,000 copies (+11%)/241,000 total

Sales for other Idols, which did not chart last week:

Mandisa "What If We Were Real" - 2,000 copies (+27%)/143,000 total

Daughtry "Daughtry" - 2,000 copies (+27%)/No known total

Upcoming Releases:

March 11, 2012 - Ruben Studdard - "Letters From Birmingham"

March 20, 2012 - Adam Lambert - "Trespassing"

March 20, 2012 - Casey James - "Casey James"

March 27, 2012 - Clay Aiken - "Steadfast"

Late May, 2012 - Kris Allen

Update from ezz2luvclay, on 7-21-11:

Upcoming American Idol Releases.......Some of the others that I've seen with no date except 2011

Jordan Sparks (3rd album)
Carrie Underwood was listed for November for a day or 2 but no longer has a date listed it would be her (4th album).

Recent Posts · 02/13/12 1:56 PM

Last week's new releases, which will likely chart this week:

DATE	ARTIST	TITLE	LABEL	PREVIOUS RELEASE DATE	PREVIOUS FIRST WEEK	PREVIOUS RELEASE TO DATE

02.07.12	BRIAN COURTNEY WILSON	SO PROUD	MUSIC WORLD	06.02.09	4,100	119,000
02.07.12	DIERKS BENTLEY	HOME	CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI	06.08.10	39,000	245,000
02.07.12	MAYBACH MUSIC GROUP, VOL. 2	VARIOUS ARTISTS	MAYBACH	05.24.11	59,000	198,000
02.07.12	NOW 41	VARIOUS ARTISTS	CAPITOL/EMI	11.13.11	119,000	550,000
02.07.12	PAUL MCCARTNEY	KISSES ON THE BOTTOM	HEAR MUSIC/CONCORD	06.10.07	161,000	635,000
02.07.12	THE FRAY	SCARS & STORIES	EPIC	02.03.09	180,000	897,000
02.07.12	VAN HALEN	DIFFERENT KIND OF TRUTH	INTERSCOPE	03.22.98	191,000	516,000

Recent Posts · 02/13/12 2:02 PM

HDD Predictions For This Week's Chart:

WEAKEND CHART PREVIEW

With the Grammy Awards on Sunday night and the last weekend before Valentine's Day upon us, there is a lot more conjecture than usual in this week's midweek projections. The show’s performers typically see substantial increases after appearing, as evidenced by the remarkable spike seen last year by Mumford & Sons. Can Adele, who is performing and favored to win Album, Record and Song of the Year, see a big enough lift to keep Van Halen from scoring next week's #1 record? Here's how it looks headed into Grammy weekend:

*Van Halen (Interscope) 180-195k
Adele 21 (XL/Columbia) 175-190k
*Now 41 (Capitol/EMI) 130-140k
*The Fray (Epic) 85-95k
*Paul McCartney (Hear Music/Concord) 65-70k
*Dierks Bentley (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 55-60k
2012 Grammy Nominees (Universal Republic) 55-60k
LMFAO (Interscope) 30-35k
Drake (YM/CM/Universal Republic) 30-35k
Lana Del Rey (Interscope) 28-32k
Kidz Bop Kids (Razor & Tie) 27-30k
Rihanna (Def Jam/IDJ) 25-28k
Adele 19 (XL/Columbia) 24-27k
Tim McGraw (Curb) 24-27k
Mary J. Blige (Geffen) 24-27k

*Debuts (2/9p)

Recent Posts · 02/13/12 4:22 PM

CHART DATE: 02/13/2012
LAST UPDATE: 02/13/2012 12:30:16
NOW IN: 37.17%

LW	TW	artist / album	label	power index
1	1	ADELE	XL/COLUMBIA	113,998
		21
--	2	NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 41	CAPITOL/EMI	83,307
		VARIOUS ARTISTS
--	3	VAN HALEN	INTERSCOPE	79,535
		DIFFERENT KIND OF TRUTH
7	4	2012 GRAMMY NOMINESS	UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC	18,482
		VARIOUS ARTISTS
--	5	DIERKS BENTLEY	CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI	16,572
		HOME
15	6	LUKE BRYAN	CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI	13,620
		TAILGATES & TANLINES
6	7	TIM MCGRAW	CURB	12,136
		EMOTIONAL TRAFFIC
5	8	KIDZ BOP KIDS	RAZOR & TIE	12,048
		KIDZ BOP 21
18	9	ADELE	XL/COLUMBIA	11,547
		19
10	10	LMFAO	INTERSCOPE	11,453
		SORRY FOR PARTY ROCKING
17	11	NICKELBACK	ROADRUNNER	11,166
		HERE AND NOW
23	12	JASON ALDEAN	BROKEN BOW	11,063
		MY KINDA PARTY
--	13	PAUL MCCARTNEY	HEAR MUSIC	10,819
		KISSES ON THE BOTTOM
9	14	MARY J. BLIGE	GEFFEN	10,680
		MY LIFE II-THE JOURNEY CONTINUES
--	15	WHITNEY HOUSTON	RCA	10,203
		WHITNEY - THE GREATEST HITS
--	16	THE FRAY	EPIC	9,328
		SCARS & STORIES
20	17	LADY ANTEBELLUM	CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI	8,920
		OWN THE NIGHT
4	18	DRAKE	YM/CM/UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC	8,810
		TAKE CARE
11	19	RIHANNA	DEF JAM/IDJ	7,812
		TALK THAT TALK
13	20	KELLY CLARKSON	19/RCA	7,086
		STRONGER
25	21	WOW GOSPEL 2012	VERITY	6,795
		VARIOUS ARTISTS
31	22	THE BAND PERRY	REPUBLIC NASHVILLE	6,689
		THE BAND PERRY
24	23	NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 40	CAPITOL/EMI	6,481
		VARIOUS ARTISTS
12	24	YOUNG JEEZY	DEF JAM/IDJ	6,199
		TM 103: HUSTLER AMBITION
30	25	SCOTTY MCCREERY	MERC NASH/19/INTERSCOPE	6,153
		CLEAR AS DAY
--	26	TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN	CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC	5,785
		SOUNDTRACK
33	27	TOBY KEITH	SHOW DOG	5,770
		CLANCY'S TAVERN
2	28	LANA DEL REY	INTERSCOPE	5,099
		BORN TO DIE
28	29	LIL WAYNE	CASH MONEY/UNIV REPUBLIC	5,014
		THA CARTER IV
40	30	ERIC CHURCH	CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI	4,954
		CHIEF
8	31	FRED HAMMOND	VERITY	4,915
		GOD LOVE & ROMANCE
34	32	BEYONCE	COLUMBIA	4,646
		4
--	33	THE CIVIL WARS	SENSIBILITY MUSIC	4,600
		BARTON HOLLOW
26	34	METALLICA	WARNER BROS.	4,594
		BEYOND MAGNETIC EP
49	35	MIRANDA LAMBERT	RCA NASHVILLE	4,275
		FOUR THE RECORD
46	36	TAYLOR SWIFT	BIG MACHINE	4,145
		SPEAK NOW
47	37	BRUNO MARS	NEW ELEKTRA	3,633
		DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS
50	38	BRANTLEY GILBERT	BIG MACHINE	3,544
		HALFWAY TO HEAVEN
37	39	DAUGHTRY	19/RCA	3,248
		BREAK THE SPELL
14	40	BLACK KEYS	NONESUCH	3,122
		EL CAMINO
39	41	KELLIE PICKLER	BNA	3,114
		100 PROOF
19	42	FRESH BEAT BAND	NICKELODEON/LEGACY	3,093
		MUSIC FROM THE HIT TV SHOW
44	43	ANTHONY HAMILTON	RCA	2,943
		BACK TO LOVE
27	44	COLDPLAY	CAPITOL/EMI	2,901
		MYLO XYLOTO
32	45	JAY Z & KANYE WEST	ROC-A-FELLA/ROC NATION	2,744
		WATCH THE THRONE
45	46	FOSTER THE PEOPLE	STARTIME/COLUMBIA	2,484
		TORCHES
--	47	MAROON 5	A&M/OCTONE	2,351
		HANDS ALL OVER
38	48	SEAL	REPRISE	2,298
		SOUL 2
--	49	J COLE	COLUMBIA	2,201
		COLE WORLD: THE SIDELINE STORY
--	50	LADY GAGA	INTERSCOPE	2,172
		BORN THIS WAY

Recent Posts · 02/14/12 8:46 PM

CHART DATE: 02/13/2012
LAST UPDATE: 02/14/2012 14:37:10
NOW IN: FINAL

LW	TW	artist / album	label	power index	% change
1	1	ADELE	XL/COLUMBIA	241,956	+102%
		21
--	2	VAN HALEN	INTERSCOPE	187,333	--
		DIFFERENT KIND OF TRUTH
--	3	NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 41	CAPITOL/EMI	141,110	--
		VARIOUS ARTISTS
--	4	THE FRAY	EPIC	89,993	--
		SCARS & STORIES
--	5	PAUL MCCARTNEY	HEAR MUSIC	74,819	--
		KISSES ON THE BOTTOM
--	6	WHITNEY HOUSTON	RCA	60,205	--
		WHITNEY - THE GREATEST HITS
--	7	DIERKS BENTLEY	CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI	56,547	--
		HOME
7	8	2012 GRAMMY NOMINESS	UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC	55,541	+93%
		VARIOUS ARTISTS
18	9	ADELE	XL/COLUMBIA	36,712	+110%
		19
4	10	DRAKE	YM/CM/UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC	31,927	+9%
		TAKE CARE
13	11	KELLY CLARKSON	19/RCA	31,712	+52%
		STRONGER
27	12	COLDPLAY	CAPITOL/EMI	31,160	+127%
		MYLO XYLOTO
10	13	LMFAO	INTERSCOPE	30,794	+36%
		SORRY FOR PARTY ROCKING
5	14	KIDZ BOP KIDS	RAZOR & TIE	29,160	0%
		KIDZ BOP 21
23	15	JASON ALDEAN	BROKEN BOW	26,744	+69%
		MY KINDA PARTY
2	16	LANA DEL REY	INTERSCOPE	26,496	-65%
		BORN TO DIE
20	17	LADY ANTEBELLUM	CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI	25,815	+52%
		OWN THE NIGHT
6	18	TIM MCGRAW	CURB	24,158	-17%
		EMOTIONAL TRAFFIC
11	19	RIHANNA	DEF JAM/IDJ	23,708	+10%
		TALK THAT TALK
--	20	TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN	CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC	23,479	--
		SOUNDTRACK
15	21	LUKE BRYAN	CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI	23,152	+21%
		TAILGATES & TANLINES
12	22	YOUNG JEEZY	DEF JAM/IDJ	22,282	+4%
		TM 103: HUSTLER AMBITION
9	23	MARY J. BLIGE	GEFFEN	21,926	-3%
		MY LIFE II-THE JOURNEY CONTINUES
31	24	THE BAND PERRY	REPUBLIC NASHVILLE	20,327	+62%
		THE BAND PERRY
14	25	BLACK KEYS	NONESUCH	18,964	-3%
		EL CAMINO
17	26	NICKELBACK	ROADRUNNER	18,813	+3%
		HERE AND NOW
22	27	GOTYE	FAIRFAX/UNIV REPUBLIC	17,624	+9%
		MAKING MIRRORS
47	28	BRUNO MARS	NEW ELEKTRA	17,358	+90%
		DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS
28	29	LIL WAYNE	CASH MONEY/UNIV REPUBLIC	16,359	+21%
		THA CARTER IV
--	30	FRANK SINATRA	CAPITOL/EMI	16,012	--
		BEST OF THE BEST
3	31	LEONARD COHEN	COLUMBIA	15,919	-58%
		OLD IDEAS
32	32	JAY Z & KANYE WEST	ROC-A-FELLA/ROC NATION	15,802	+26%
		WATCH THE THRONE
21	33	SKRILLEX	BIG BEAT	15,142	-7%
		BANGARANG
43	34	MUMFORD & SONS	GLASSNOTE	14,391	+46%
		SIGH NO MORE
--	35	THE CIVIL WARS	SENSIBILITY MUSIC	13,945	--
		BARTON HOLLOW
16	36	TONY BENNETT	COLUMBIA	13,787	-25%
		DUETS II
--	37	PATRICE O'NEAL	BSEEN MEDIA	13,775	--
		MR. P
8	38	FRED HAMMOND	VERITY	13,530	-47%
		GOD LOVE & ROMANCE
--	39	DAVID GUETTA	CAPITOL/EMI	13,397	--
		NOTHING BUT THE BEAT
34	40	BEYONCE	COLUMBIA	13,214	+9%
		4
24	41	NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 40	CAPITOL/EMI	12,643	-20%
		VARIOUS ARTISTS
--	42	MAROON 5	A&M/OCTONE	12,558	--
		HANDS ALL OVER
35	43	MADONNA	WARNER BROS.	12,193	+3%
		CELEBRATION
30	44	SCOTTY MCCREERY	MERC NASH/19/INTERSCOPE	12,167	-4%
		CLEAR AS DAY
19	45	FRESH BEAT BAND	NICKELODEON/LEGACY	12,020	-31%
		MUSIC FROM THE HIT TV SHOW
33	46	TOBY KEITH	SHOW DOG	11,947	-3%
		CLANCY'S TAVERN
--	47	BRIAN COURTNEY WILSON	MUSIC WORLD	11,710	--
		SO PROUD
25	48	WOW GOSPEL 2012	VERITY	11,495	-18%
		VARIOUS ARTISTS
46	49	TAYLOR SWIFT	BIG MACHINE	11,195	+22%
		SPEAK NOW
49	50	MIRANDA LAMBERT	RCA NASHVILLE	11,186	+24%
		FOUR THE RECORD

Recent Posts · 02/14/12 8:56 PM

GRAMMYS SPIKE ADELE

Five Debut in Top 10, Others Get Sales Boost from Awards Show February 14, 2012 Adele’s six Grammy awards mean the XL/Columbia U.K. pop thrush will remain on atop of the HITS Album sales chart for some time to come. Her smash album 21 spends its 20th week at #1, tying the mark set, ironically enough, by the late Whitney Houston soundtrack for The Bodyguard in 1993. The album sells another 242k this week, a whopping 102% increase, and will soar towards 400k next Tuesday, when it will mark its year in the marketplace with a 21st week at #1. It is currently over 6.6 million and counting. Interscope’s Van Halen album, A Different Kind of Truth, the veteran SoCal rockers’ first with David Lee Roth since 1984, is one of five newcomers to the Top 10, with a more-than-respectable total of 187k at #2. The latest installment of Capitol/EMI’s long-running Now series, the 41st, debuts at #3 with 141k, followed by Epic pop-rock outfit The Fray’s Scars & Stories at #4 with 90k. Hear Music/Concord Music’s Paul McCartney album of standards, Kisses on the Bottom, debuts at #5 with 75k. The late RCA Records artist Whitney Houston’s Greatest Hits re-enters at #6, with 60k in sales, almost all of which come via iTunes after her tragic death on Saturday night. Capitol Nashville/EMI country star Dierks Bentley’s Home is the other Top 10 newcomer, debuting at #7 with 57k. Universal Republic’s 2012 Grammy Nominees album (#8, +93%), Adele’s 19 (#18-9, +110%) and YM/CM/Universal Republic’s Drake (#10) round out the Top 10. Other Top 50 new entries include BSeen Media’s Patrice O’Neal (#37) and Music World’s Brian Courtney Wilson (#47). The DVD release of Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn moves the Chop Shop/Atlantic soundtrack back into the Top 50 at #20, while Capitol/EMI’s Frank Sinatra Best of the Best re-enters at #30 thanks to an iTunes Valentine’s Day sale. Grammy sales spikes help fuel the return of sensibility music’s The Civil Wars (#35), Capitol/EMI’s David Guetta (#39, also part of iTunes sale) and A&M/Octone’s Maroon 5 (#42) to the chart. Other Grammy-related boosts in the marketplace go to Capitol/EMI’s Coldplay (#27-12, +127%), New Elektra’s Bruno Mars (#47-28, +90%), Broken Bow’s Jason Aldean (#23-15, +69%), Republic Nashville’s The Band Perry (#31-24, +62%), 19/RCA’s Kelly Clarkson (#13-11, 52%), Capitol Nashville/EMI’s Lady Antebellum (#20-17, +52%) and Glassnote’s Mumford & Sons (#43-34, +46%).

Recent Posts · 02/14/12 8:58 PM

This week's new releases (highlighted in yellow), which will likely chart next week:


DATE	ARTIST	TITLE	LABEL	PREVIOUS RELEASE DATE	PREVIOUS FIRST WEEK	PREVIOUS RELEASE TO DATE

02.07.12	BRIAN COURTNEY WILSON	SO PROUD	MUSIC WORLD	06.02.09	4,100	119,000
02.07.12	DIERKS BENTLEY	HOME	CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI	06.08.10	39,000	245,000
02.07.12	NOW 41	VARIOUS ARTISTS	CAPITOL/EMI	11.13.11	119,000	550,000
02.07.12	PAUL MCCARTNEY	KISSES ON THE BOTTOM	HEAR MUSIC/CONCORD	06.10.07	161,000	635,000
02.07.12	THE FRAY	SCARS & STORIES	EPIC	02.03.09	180,000	897,000
02.07.12	VAN HALEN	DIFFERENT KIND OF TRUTH	INTERSCOPE	03.22.98	191,000	516,000
02.14.12	BAND OF SKULLS	SWEET SOUR	VAGRANT	04.07.09	1,900	61,000
02.14.12	L'ANDRIA JOHNSON	EVOLUTION OF L'ANDRIA JOHNSON	MUSIC WORLD	09.06.11	14,300	110,000
02.14.12	LEE DEWYZE	WHAT ONCE WAS	WULI	11.16.10	39,000	148,000

I didn't know that Lee Dewyze was releasing anything new.

Recent Posts · 02/17/12 6:13 PM

21 ON FIRE:

Look for sales of Adele's multi Grammy-winning XL/Columbia album 21 to soar past 650k this week, and continue to gain momentum, thanks to the triple play of last Sunday's awards show, her 60 Minutes interview with Anderson Cooper and Tuesday's Valentine's Day resulting in a perfect storm at retail. The album will spend its 21st week at #1, while total U.S. sales soar above 7.3 million with no end in sight. Will we have to wait five years for another one? Just call Ms. Atkins the Jeremy Lin of the record industry. (2/16p)

Recent Posts · 02/17/12 6:20 PM

WEAKEND CHART PREVIEW

In what can only be called a remarkable week following her six Grammy wins, Adele is on track to sell 650k+ on next week's chart. This will mark 21's 21st week at #1 and set a new record for the most weeks on top during the SoundScan era. As of next week's chart, 21 will have sold 1.5m albums so far this year, giving it a sizable lead over any upcoming new releases for the best-selling album of 2012. Yes, we're calling it only seven weeks into the year. Here's how it looks post-Grammy/Valentine's Day:

Adele 21 (XL/Columbia) 650-680k
Now 41 (Capitol/EMI) 90-100k
2012 Grammy Nominees (Universal Republic) 90-100k
Whitney Houston Greatest Hits (RCA) 80-90k
Adele 19 (XL/Columbia) 80-90k
Van Halen (Interscope) 60-65k
Paul McCartney (Hear Music) 60-65k
Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 40-45k
Coldplay (Capitol/EMI) 35-40k
Jason Aldean (Broken Bow) 30-35k
The Fray (Epic) 28-32k
Bruno Mars (New Elektra) 28-32k
Drake (YM/CM/Universal Republic) 28-32k
The Civil Wars (sensibility) 28-32k
Kelly Clarkson (19/RCA) 28-32k
The Band Perry (Mercury Nashville) 28-32k
Kidz Bop 21 (Razor & Tie) 25-28k
Tony Bennett (Columbia) 25-28k
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Chop Shop/Atlantic) 24-27k
Rihanna (Def Jam/IDJ) 24-27k
Mumford & Sons (Glassnote) 22-27k

Please note, the front loading this week as a result of the Grammys, Valentine's Day and the death of Whitney Houston may result in a greater than usual margin of error—if that's even possible.

(2/16p)

Recent Posts · 02/18/12 7:33 PM

Adele is on fire indeed!!! Those are truly impressive numbers.

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