Billboard 200: 8/11/12: Zac Brown Band #1: 48k

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HipHopDX.com:

Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 7/29/2012

Current Albums:

#2. Nas - Life Is Good - 45,000 (194,000)

#8. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange - 33,000 (218,000)

#14. Maybach Music Group Presents... - Self Made, Volume 2 - 18,000 (190,000)

#31. Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday 2: Roman Reloaded - 9,900 (598,000)

#38. Flo Rida - Wild Ones - 7,700 (60,000)

#90. Kokane - Dr. Kokastein (Hosted By DJ Assassin) - 4,200 (8,100)

#101. 8Ball - Life's Quest - 3,800 (3,800)

#135. Waka Flocka Flame - Triple F Life: Fans, Friends & Family - 2,900 (73,000)

#157. Kokane - The Legend Continues - 2,600 (6,500)

#171. Aesop Rock - Skelethon - 2,400 (20,000)

* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000. Each week, HipHopDX presents top albums in Hip Hop/related, and five notables.

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Zac Brown Band Reclaims Top Spot on Billboard 200
by Keith Caulfield, L.A. | August 01, 2012

Gaslight Anthem, Passion Pit score only Top 10 debuts on this week's chart.

As so few major new albums were released last week, there wasn't much competition for the No. 1 slot on the new Billboard 200 chart. In turn, Zac Brown Band's "Uncaged" returns to the top, for a second week, rising 2-1 with 48,000 sold according to Nielsen SoundScan (down 38%).

That's the lowest sales week for the No. 1 set since the chart dated Feb. 19, 2011. That was when Nicki Minaj's "Pink Friday" climbed to No. 1 with 45,000. Since then, thanks to a constant stream of big new albums -- and Adele's enduring "21" -- we haven't had to fret about a low, low No. 1-seller until now.

However, things should perk up next week, when Rick Ross' new "God Forgives, I Don't," will make a splash on the tally. After that, there are some big guns waiting throughout August, including 2 Chainz's debut studio set and the "Now 43" compilation. Yet, most superstar releases are being held until September, including new efforts from Pink, Mumford & Sons, No Doubt and Kanye West's GOOD Music.

As for the rest of the new top 10 this week, Nas' "Life is Good," falls from No. 1 to No. 2 with 45,000 in its second week (down 38%). Right behind him is the chart's highest debut, the Gaslight Anthem's "Handwritten," at No. 3 with 40,000. It's easily the best sales week for the act, which had previously lodged its highest frame when 2010's "American Slang" debuted at No. 16 with 27,000. (That album also marked the band's previous chart peak.)

The second and final top 10 bow this week comes from Passion Pit's "Gossamer," entering at No. 4 with a career-best 37,000. That's a slightly larger figure than some industry prognosticators had expected. Those in the know initially thought it was going to launch with around 30,000. "Gossamer" was a monster in terms of downloads, as a full 74% of its first week were sold digitally. (Comparatively, Gaslight Anthem's first-week digital share was 52%).

The rest of the top 10 are holdovers from last week, starting with the "Kidz Bop 22" album at No. 5 (dropping two spots, with 35,000; down 45%). Justin Bieber's "Believe" slips one to No. 6 (35,000; down 22%), One Direction's "Up All Night" is steady at No. 7 (33,000; down 8%) and Frank Ocean's "Channel Orange" falls four to No. 8 (just under 33,000; down 40%). Adele's "21" and Maroon 5's "Overexposed" are non-movers at Nos. 9 and 10, respectively, selling 30,000 (down 9%) and 23,000 (down 20%).

Over on the Digital Songs chart, Flo Rida's "Whistle" remains in the No. 1 slot for a second week, selling 237,000 downloads (up 13%). Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" posts a gain, rising two rungs to No. 2 with 179,000 (up 9%). Katy Perry's "Wide Awake" holds at No. 3 (151,000; down 11%) while fun.'s "Some Nights" charges 8-4 with 130,000 (up 9%).

Cher Lloyd's "Want U Back" also earns a large rise, zipping 10-5 with 128,000 (up 16%). Pink's "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" is a non-mover at No. 6 with 123,000 (down 8%) and Ellie Goulding's "Lights" falls two to No. 7 with 122,000 (up 9%).

Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen's "Good Time" rebounds 12-8 with just under 122,000 (up 30%) and Maroon 5's "Payphone" descends two to No. 9 with 119,000 (down 9%). Closing out the top 10 is David Guetta's "Titanium," featuring Sia, with 106,000 (down 9%).

Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending July 29) totaled 4.89 million units, down 9% compared with the sum last week (5.36 million) and down 15% compared with the comparable sales week of 2011 (5.76 million). Year-to-date album sales stand at 172.06 million, down 3% compared with the same total at this point last year (177.80 million).

Digital track sales this past week totaled 23.82 million downloads, down 3% compared with last week (24.52 million) and up 2% stacked next to the comparable week of 2011 (23.33 million). Year-to-date track sales are at 797.30 million, up 6% compared with the same total at this point last year (754.36 million).

Next week's Billboard 200 competes with the same week in 2011 when: Adele's "21" climbed back to No. 1 for its 12th nonconsecutive week at the top (76,000; down 8%). Trace Adkins' "Proud to Be Here" was the top debut, entering at No. 3 with 47,000.

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Paul Grein's Yahoo! Chart Watch


Week Ending July 29, 2012. Albums: Dog Days Of Summer.

Zac Brown Band's Uncaged returns to #1 in its third week on The Billboard 200, displacing Nas' Life Is Good, which debuted on top last week. Uncaged sold just 48K copies, the fourth lowest total in Nielsen SoundScan history for an album at #1. And it's the lowest total outside of winter when it's cold and people don't want to go out (a reason that had more validity before the Internet came along and allowed fans to download or have a CD shipped to their door.)

The only albums to rank #1 with slimmer sales tallies were Amos Lee's Mission Bell, which debuted at #1 in January 2011 with 40K, Cake's Showroom Of Compassion, which debuted at #1 that same month with 44K, and Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday, which climbed to #1 in February 2011 with 45K.

The previous low outside of January or February came in May 2010 when Justin Bieber's eight-week old My World 2.0 returned to #1 with sales of 60K.

Here's some perspective: This week's best-selling individual song, Flo Rida's "Whistle," sold nearly five times as many copies (237K) as this week's best-selling album.

Uncaged is the Brown Band's first album to snag a second week at #1. You Get What You Give spent a single week on top in September 2010. Uncaged is the third country album to spend two weeks in the lead so far this year. It follows Lionel Richie's Tuskegee and Carrie Underwood's Blown Away.

You may recall that Phil Collins' 1998 compilation …Hits sold nearly 40K copies last week after Amazon MP3 featured it for 99 cents. So, with the sale over, what did it sell this week? Sales plummeted by 96% to less than 2K. The album tumbled from #1 to #134 on Top Catalog Albums and from #6 completely off the chart on The Billboard 200.

The soft sales climate enables two up-and-coming bands to crack the top five on The Billboard 200 for the first time. The Gaslight Anthem's Handwritten is the week's top new entry at #3. Passion Pit's Gossamer opens at #4.

The Gaslight Anthem's last studio set, American Slang, debuted and peaked at #16. Handwritten debuts at #2 in the U.K. this week. The Gaslight Anthem is a rock band from New Jersey.

Gossamer is Passion Pit's second full-length album. The Massachusetts techno-pop duo's 2009 debut Manners debuted and peaked at #51. Gossamer sold 27K digital copies (out of 37K total). That puts it at #1 on Top Digital Albums.

Flo Rida's "Whistle" is #1 on Hot Digital Songs for the second week. Will it end Carly Rae Jepsen's seven-week stranglehold on the #1 spot on the Hot 100 with "Call Me Maybe"? Or will Katy Perry's "Wide Awake" or Maroon 5's "Payphone" do the honors? You'll find out later today when we post Chart Watch: Songs.

Here's the low-down on this week's top 10 albums.

The Top Five: Zac Brown Band's Uncaged jumps from #2 to #1 in its third week (48K). This is its second week on top. The album is #1 on Top Country Albums for the third week…Nas' Life Is Good dips from #1 to #2 in its second week (45K)…. The Gaslight Anthem's Handwritten debuts at #3 (40K). It's the band's first top 10 album…Passion Pit's Gossamer debuts at #4 (37K). It's the band's first top 10 album…Kidz Bop Kidz' Kidz Bop 22 drops from #3 to #5 in its second week (35K).

The Second Five: Justin Bieber's Believe dips from #5 to #6 in its sixth week (35K). It has been in the top 10 the entire time… One Direction's Up All Night holds at #7 for the third week in its 20th week (33K). This is its 19th week in the top 10... Frank Ocean's Channel Orange drops from #4 to #8 its third week (33K). It has been in the top 10 the entire time… Adele's 21 holds at #9 for the second week in its 75th week (30K). It has been in the top 10 the entire time… Maroon 5's Overexposed holds at #10 for the second week in its fifth week (23K). It has been in the top 10 the entire time.

Two albums drop out of the top 10 this week. Phil Collins' no-longer-discounted …Hits plummets from #6 off the chart… The Dark Knight Rises soundtrack drops from #8 to #17. It's #1 on Top Soundtracks for the second week. The movie was #1 at the box-office for the second straight weekend.

Slipknot's Antennas To Hell debuts at #18. This compilation is the duo's fifth album to crack the top 30. Its last three studio albums have reached the top three.

Jennifer Lopez's Dance Again…The Hits debuts at #20. The title song, featuring Pitbull, has sold 954,000 copies in 17 weeks. It was a hit, but not nearly as big as the same team's 2011 smash "On The Floor." How much bigger would this album have been if it had accompanied a legitimate smash like "On The Floor" (15 weeks in the top 10 on Hot 100) rather than come months behind this moderate hit (which stalled at #17)?

Love and Theft's sophomore album Love And Theft debuts at #21. Bob Dylan had a top five album titled Love And Theft in 2001.

The Beatles' Tomorrow Never Knows debuts at #24. This 14-song collection is an iTunes exclusive. The title song first appeared on 1966's Revolver. You probably know that the Beatles are the second best-selling album act of the Nielsen SoundScan era, just behind Garth Brooks. But the Beatles are quickly closing the gap. Ten years ago this week, Brooks' lead over the Beatles was 21,443,000 albums. Five years ago, it was 11,209,000. One year ago, it was 5,843,000. Now it's 4,842,000. (Let me put it another way: the Beatles have sold 1,054,000 albums in the past year. Brooks has sold 53K.) Brooks was a phenomenon, no two ways about it, but the Beatles are perennials.

Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3 re-enters the chart at #28, its highest ranking since February 2010. The album surged because of a sale in the Amazon MP3 store. The album is #1 on Top Catalog Albums. It's the first rap album to top the catalog chart since 50 Cent's Get Rich Or Die Tryin' in March 2005 (the resurgence in that case was due to the release of his then-new The Massacre).

The Blueprint 3 has sold 1,933,000 copies since its release in 2009. All three of albums in this series have been big hits. The Blueprint has sold 2,730,000 copies since its release in 2001. The Blueprint 2: The Gift And The Curse has sold 2,122,000 copies since its release in 2002.

Three other catalog albums make potent re-entries on this week's Billboard 200. ZZ Top's 2004 compilation The Very Best Of ZZ Top: Rancho Texicano re-enters the chart at #30. That's a big improvement over its original peak at #77. Led Zeppelin's 1975 album Physical Graffiti re-enters at #43. Metallica's 1991 blockbuster Metallica re-enters at #51.

The soundtrack to Step Up Revolution debuts at #59. The soundtracks to all four Step Up movies have charted. The original Step Up hit #6 in 2006. Step Up 2: The Streets hit #5 in 2008. Step Up 3D hit #29 in 2011.

The ad for Step Up Revolution trumpets a quote from CBS reviewer Mark S. Allen, who calls it "The Best Dance Movie Yet." Take that, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Step aside, Gene Kelly. Move over, John Travolta. Mark S. Allen, I think you mean "…Of The Past Five Years." Or maybe just "…That I Could Think Of Off The Top Of My Head."

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' 1993 compilation Greatest Hits tops the 8 million mark this week. It's the fifth best-selling greatest hits album or compilation since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales for Billboard in 1991. It follows the Beatles' 1 (12,077,000), Bob Marley & the Wailers' Legend (11,074,000), Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band's Greatest Hits (9,199,000) and Journey's Greatest Hits (8,145,000).

One Direction's DVD Up All Night: The Live Tour is #1 for the ninth week on Top Music Videos. It sold 12K copies this week, bringing its nine-week total to 235K.

Rick Ross' God Forgives, I Don't is expected to debut at #1 next week. Also due: the Sparkle soundtrack (featuring Jordin Sparks and Whitney Houston), Gloriana's A Thousand Miles Left Behind, Joss Stone's The Soul Sessions, Vol. 2 and Jackyl's Best In Show.
Some like to Clutch at Straws.

[Enigma.]

Hmm 'Channel Orange' is not selling as well as I expected. Thought it'd do 300k in two weeks. Still nice going for him but the album needs a proper airplay hit to reach gold status.

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In the Garth vs the Beatles thing.

The Beatles have sold 1 milion in the last year and Garth Brooks has done about 50K

The Beatles albums are readily available anywhere, many Garth Brooks albums are out of print

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The drop for Nas' album is more liek 760%, rather than 38%.

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Most weeks in the Top 10 on the Billboard 200:

109 The Sound of Music Sdtk.
84 Bruce Springsteen, Born In The USA
78 Michael Jackson, Thriller
78 Def Leppard, Hysteria
75 Adele, 21 - #9 this week
72 Alanis Morissette, Jagged Little Pill
71 Dr. Zhivago Sdtk.
64 Paula Abdul, Forever Your Girl
61 Herb Alpert, Whipped Cream & Other Delights
61 Celine Dion, Falling Into You

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Idol albums

Carrie Underwood, Blown Away (13,000, -2%, 657,000) (#25 Billboard 200)
Kelly Clarkson, Stronger (7,000, -6%, 877,000) (#50 BB200)
Phillip Phillips, American Idol (6,000, -26%, 48,000) (#56 BB200)
Joshua Ledet, American Idol (3,000, -23%, 22,000) (#132 BB200)
Skylar Laine, American Idol (3,000, -23%, 20,000) (#163 BB200)
Scotty McCreery, Clear as Day (2,000, -33%, 1.094 millon)
Carrie Underwood, Some Hearts (2,000, -19%, 7.222 million)
Carrie Underwood, Play On (1,000, -38%, 2.127 million)
Hollie Cavanagh, American Idol (1,000, -19%, 8,000)
Mandisa, What If We Were Real (1,000, -19%, 196,000)
Casey Abrams, Casey Abrams (less than 1,000, -33%, 11,000)
Casey James, Casey James (less than 1,000, -2%, 45,000)
Lauren Alaina, Wildflower (less than 1,000, -10%, 289,000)

content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/index

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Aug 1, 2012 10:38:18 GMT -5 Enigma. said:

Hmm 'Channel Orange' is not selling as well as I expected. Thought it'd do 300k in two weeks. Still nice going for him but the album needs a proper airplay hit to reach gold status.

I thought it could do that in about 4 weeks (after I saw the first-week numbers), but I still think I can manage to scan 500k. It will need a single though.

Regardless, selling 300k-400k for a debut R&B artist with no radio single is excellent.

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Yes, officially Slipknot greatest hits sold more than J-Lo's.

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Newer albums on the Billboard 200 that have not been RIAA certified yet:

Numbers from the 8/4 chart:

Justin Bieber 650k
fun. 445k
John Mayer 410k
Skrillex, Scary Monsters 410k
Five Finger Death Punk 425k
Now 41 725k
Civil Wars 480k
Pitbull 455k
Justin Moore 455k

Figures are not exact. They are rounded.

Albums only on the BB200 for 5+ weeks are listed and have sold over 400k

[HolidayGuy]

What does that mean, Slipknot's release "officially" sold more?

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Aug 1, 2012 20:56:09 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

What does that mean, Slipknot's release "officially" sold more?

soundscan wise. I put more weight on Soundscan then I do HITS. I guess both are official but I put more weight on Soundscan and Billboard. Most people seem to.

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Aug 1, 2012 12:27:11 GMT -5 areyoureadytojump said:

Most weeks in the Top 10 on the Billboard 200:

108 The Sound of Music Sdtk.
84 Bruce Springsteen, Born In The USA
78 Michael Jackson, Thriller
78 Def Leppard, Hysteria
75 Adele, 21 - #9 this week
72 Alanis Morissette, Jagged Little Pill
71 Dr. Zhivago Sdtk.
64 Paula Abdul, Forever Your Girl
61 Herb Alpert, Whipped Cream & Other Delights
61 Celine Dion, Falling Into You

Sound of Music is at 109

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keelyskorner.com/category/soundscan/

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 7/29/12)

1) Zac Brown Band – Uncaged – 48, 278 (After 3 weeks – 361,028)
2) Nas – Life Is Good – 45,038 (After 2 weeks – 194,249)
3) Gaslight Anthem – Handwritten – 40,372

Other Debuts
4) Passion Pit – Gossamer – 37,298
18) Slipknot – Antennas To Hell – 16,290
20) Jennifer Lopez – Dance Again…The Hits – 14,327
21) Love And Theft – Love & Theft – 14,271

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No new RIAA certifications.

43 albums debut.

26 are re-entries.

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4,890,000 albums were sold last week.

1,974,000 were digital albums.

2,916,000 were physical album.

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The following albums are all around 350k on this week's chart.

Some will go Gold and some won't:

Zac Brown Band 361k
Maroon 5 386k
Linkin Park 368k
Demi Lovato 356k
Now 42 388k
Jack White 348k
David Guetta 357k
Pistol Annies 359k
Chris Young 346k
Skrillex, Bangarang 345k
The XX 366k

[HolidayGuy]

4.89m albums? Approaching the SS-era low there.