Billboard 200: 11/27/10: Susan Boyle #1: 318k

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A 'Dream' Come True: 'Glee' Cast and Susan Boyle Top Charts
November 17, 2010

Editor: Keith Caulfield; Contributors: Alex Vitoulis; Editorial Director: Silvio Pietroluongo

Both the cast of Fox TV's "Glee" series and "Britain's Got Talent" contestant-turned singing-sensation Susan Boyle make waves atop Billboard's charts this week. "Glee" earns its first No. 1 on the Digital Songs chart with "Teenage Dream" posting the ensemble's biggest sales week yet: 214,000 (according to Nielsen SoundScan), while Boyle hits No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with her second effort, "The Gift" (318,000).


FLASH POINTS

• It's a "Dream" come true! The cast of Fox TV's "Glee" and Susan Boyle rock the top of Billboard's charts this week.

• "Glee's" cover of Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" was the top selling song in the U.S. last week, as it'll debut at No. 1 on the Digital Songs chart with 214,000 according to Nielsen SoundScan. It marks the ensemble's first No. 1 and their biggest sales week yet. Previously, the cast's best week came when its first single, "Don't Stop Believin'," debuted at No. 2 with 177,000 (June 6, 2009).

• "Teenage Dream," with lead vocals by newly-signed cast member Darren Criss, is sure to make a splashy bow on the Billboard Hot 100 chart once it is unveiled tomorrow (18). So far, "Glee's" best rank on the Hot 100 is also owned by "Don't," which hit No. 4.

• Last week's No. 1 on Digital Songs, Rihanna's "What's My Name?" (featuring Drake), slides to No. 6 with 152,000 (down 35%). Ke$ha's "We R Who We R" holds at No. 2 (191,000; down 14%) and the Black Eyed Peas' "The Time (Dirty Bit)" debuts at No. 3 (170,000). The aforementioned Perry sees her new single "Firework" spark up two slots to No. 4 (161,000; up 11%), while P!nk's "Raise Your Glass" slips one spot to No. 5 (160,000; up less than 1%).

• Meanwhile, Boyle -- who rose to fame in 2009 after her audition on "Britain's Got Talent" went viral and paved the way to her No. 1 Billboard 200 album "I Dreamed a Dream" -- nets her second chart-topping album, as "The Gift" will arrive in the penthouse with 318,000. "Dreamed" started at No. 1 a little under a year ago with 701,000 and spent six weeks at the top.

• Boyle's "Gift" leads a total of six debuts in the top 10 as the music industry continues to gear up for the holiday shopping season. While last week's No. 1, Taylor Swift's "Speak Now," slips to No. 2 (212,000; down 34%), Kid Cudi enters at No. 3 with "Man on the Moon II" (169,000). That easily beats the premiere (and best week) of his debut set, last year's "Man on the Moon," which started at No. 4 with 104,000.

• The new "Now 36" compilation bows at No. 4 (89,000), Bon Jovi's "Greatest Hits" starts at No. 5 (88,000) and Jason Aldean's "My Kinda Party" falls four rungs to No. 6 (81,000; down 58%). Reba McEntire's "All the Women I Am" enters at No. 7 (64,000), Sugarland's "The Incredible Machine" falls five to No. 8 (60,000; though with a 1% gain) and Cee Lo Green's "The Lady Killer" bows at No. 9 (41,000). Rounding out the top 10 albums is Lil Wayne's "I Am Not A Human Being," descending five rungs to No. 10 (35,000; down 22%).

• Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending Nov. 14) totaled 6.30 million units, up 16% compared to the sum last week (5.43 million) and down 11% compared to the comparable sales week of 2009 (7.04 million). Year to date album sales stand at 253.67 million, down 13% compared to the same total at this point last year (293.00 million).

• Digital track sales this past week totaled 21.30 million downloads, up 7% compared to last week (19.84 million) and up 8% stacked next to the comparable week of 2009 (19.63 million). Year to date track sales are at 978.15 million, down less than 1% compared to the same total at this point last year (980.61 million).

MARKET WATCH

• Album units, current chart week: 6.30 million units
• Up 16% from last week's charts: 5.43 million units
• Down 11% from the comparable week in 2009: 7.04 million units
• This week last year on the Billboard 200 chart: Bon Jovi's "The Circle" arrived at No. 1 with 163,000 sold, pushing the previous week's topper, Carrie Underwood's "Play On," to No. 3 with 128,000 (down 60%). The top four albums each sold more than 100,000.


A LOOK AHEAD

• Among the albums released this week, due on next week's charts: Rihanna's "Loud," Kid Rock's "Born Free," the "Glee: the Music, the Christmas Album" compilation, Keith Urban's "Get Closer," Bruce Springsteen's "The Promise," Norah Jones' "Featuring Norah Jones," Rascal Flatts' "Nothing Like This," P!nk's "Greatest Hits ... So Far!!!," Lee DeWyze's "Live It Up" and Nelly's "5.0."

• Next week's Billboard 200 competes with the same week in 2009 when: John Mayer's "Battle Studies" started at No. 1 with 286,000 while Andrea Bocelli's "My Christmas" held at No. 2 (185,000; up 36%). Four more albums opened in the top 10, led by Norah Jones' "The Fall" at No. 3 with 180,000.

They have yet to increase... maybe weekly they look better but overall they're a little down.

"Year to date track sales are at 978.15 million, down less than 1% compared to the same total at this point last year (980.61 million)."

nice to see cee lo sneak a top 10. sad to see eminem leave, maybe he ll be back during/after the holidays.

the person who says itd be nice to have two 3 million selling albums with swift and em, lady antebellums getting there too, hopefully by the end of the year; if not soon after

Great for Kid Cudi! though I wish the initial HDD estimation of 180-200K was true..

Thanks for the Eminem update

Nope, Sade sold 502,000 copies during her first week.

and i just realized digital albums! the beatles are really going to help with those this year

Weeks on Da Charts This Weeks Charting Artist Album title This Weeks Sales Total Sales

1 1 SUSAN BOYLE THE GIFT 317895 318581
3 2 TAYLOR SWIFT SPEAK NOW 211778 1578219
1 3 KID CUDI MAN ON THE MOON2: THE LEGEND 169417 169799
1 4 VARIOUS NOW 36 88760 88782
1 5 BON JOVI BON JOVI GREATEST HITS 87730 87832
2 6 JASON ALDEAN MY KINDA PARTY 80510 273508
1 7 REBA MCENTIRE ALL THE WOMAN I AM 64174 64199
4 8 SUGARLAND INCREDIBLE MACHINE 60327 411683
1 9 CEE LO GREEN LADY KILLER 41432 41581
7 10 LIL WAYNE I AM NOT A HUMAN BEING 35184 446120
22 11 EMINEM RECOVERY 34346 2970612
2 12 MARIAH CAREY MERRY CHRISTMAS II YOU 32986 88476
42 13 LADY ANTEBELLUM NEED YOU NOW 32591 2768210
4 14 KINGS OF LEON COME AROUND SUNDOWN 31598 324148
59 15 MIRANDA LAMBERT REVOLUTION 28690 948518
12 16 KATY PERRY TEENAGE DREAM 27635 578484
1 17 ALTER BRIDGE AB III 27621 27654
7 18 KENNY CHESNEY HEMINGWAY'S WHISKEY 26061 387388
8 19 ZAC BROWN BAND YOU GET WHAT YOU GIVE 25687 393820
2 20 BRAD PAISLEY HITS ALIVE 24290 55152

Nice, 9 of the top 20 is country!!

Can't wait till "Recovery" is officially over 3,000,000.

That Top 20 above is Current albums, Chris Tomlin's Glory of the Highest is at #19.

42 13 LADY ANTEBELLUM NEED YOU NOW 32591 2768210

WOW

New RIAA certifications:

Now 35 Gold
Rick Ross Gold
Now 34 Gold

Does anybody know if there was ever a year end-2006 soundscan 200 leak?
I have 2009, 2008 and 2007 but am not sure if there ever was a 2006 leak