HITS 4/15: Frozen #1 125-135k

[Adam (UTR)]

YOUR NEW RELEASES: Frozen will retain the #1 spot next week and could well remain there until mid-May, when either Mariah Carey or NOW 50 will likely take over the top spot. Both titles are currently scheduled for release on 5/6 and will bow on the HITS Building Album Sales Chart on 5/12. Here, meanwhile, are this week's key debuts:

Black Label Society (eOne) 25-28k
SoMo (Republic) 23-26k
MercyMe (Fair Trade) 20-22k
Martina McBride (Sharon's Rose/Vinyl Recordings) 20-22k

[Push The Button]

This will be week #10 for Frozen, tying the Lion King's record.

[Duca]

Frozen is a phenomenon.

Doubt Mariah will debut at #1. Or release the album in May.

[icefire9]

Is Titanic the longest running soundtrack #1 at 16 weeks? Frozen will have a hard time besting that particular record.

Edit: Hunter Hayes' new album is also releasing on May 6th, and could easily go #1.

[areyoureadytojump]

Yeah, Mariah at #1 is doubtful considering YM(E) is dead or about to die at radio.

[popstop]

Titanic The Bodyguard is the longest running #1 soundtrack of the Soundscan era. West Side Story had way more weeks at number one. It holds the all-time record for BB200.

[icefire9]

Damn! The West Side Story spent 54 weeks at #1!

The longest running #1s of the Soundscan era are:

1.) Adele, 21 - 24 weeks
2.) Whitney Houston/Various Artists, Bodyguard Soundtrack - 20 weeks
3.) Garth Brooks, Ropin' the Wind - 18 weeks
4.) Billy Ray Cyrus, Some Gave All - 17 weeks
5.) Various Artists, Titanic Soundtrack- 16 weeks
6.) Alanis Morissette, Jagged Little Pill - 12 weeks
6.) Santana, Supernatural - 12 weeks
8.) Taylor Swift, Fearless - 11 weeks
9.) Various Artists, Lion King Soundtrack - 10 weeks
9.) The Backstreet Boys, Millennium - 10 weeks.

[Wave.]

*Facepalm*, but Frozen is really shitting tho.

[areyoureadytojump]

www.billboard.com/articles/news/6042289/frozen-aiming-for-10th-week-atop-billboard-200

'Frozen' Aiming for 10th Week Atop Billboard 200

By Keith Caulfield, Los Angeles | April 09, 2014 8:01 PM EDT

Disney's "Frozen" movie soundtrack is about to enter rare air on the Billboard 200 chart.

The hit soundtrack, which has spent nine nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, is heading for a 10th week atop the list -- so suggest industry forecasters.

Since Nielsen SoundScan's point-of-sale data began powering the Billboard 200 chart's rankings on May 25, 1991, only 10 albums have spent at least 10 weeks at No. 1. The last to do so was Adele's "21," which ruled for 24 nonconsecutive weeks in 2011 and 2012.

(In the 58-year history of the Billboard 200, a total of 69 albums have spent 10 or more weeks at No. 1.)

While it's too early to tell just how many copies "Frozen" will sell in the week ending Sunday, April 13, those in the know say it will be miles ahead of all other titles on the chart.

In the most recent tracking frame, which ended on April 6, the album sold 149,000 copies in its ninth week at No. 1. It would seem likely for the set to sell more than 100,000 in the week ending April 13.

The new Billboard 200's top 10 will be revealed on Wednesday, April 16.

The last soundtrack to spend at least 10 weeks at No. 1 was "Titanic," which sailed atop the list for 16 straight weeks in 1998. If "Frozen" chills for a 10th week at No. 1, it will tie Disney's "The Lion King" as the longest-running No. 1 animated film soundtrack. "The Lion King" roared at No. 1 for 10 nonconsecutive weeks in 1994 and 1995.

Next week's Billboard 200 chart won't likely see a new No. 1, but there could be some notable debuts in the top 10. Rock band Black Label Society's "Catacombs of the Black Vatican" might sell 25,000 to 30,000 to debut in the top 10, while singer SoMo may start with around 25,000 of his self-titled album. MercyMe's new "Welcome to the New" could sell 20,000 or so, as could Martina McBride's covers album "Everlasting."

[Minor Scratch]

That's pretty decent numbers for SoMo.

[Duca]

YOUR TOP 15: Consumers just can’t let it go. Disney’s Frozen soundtrack will spend a tenth non-consecutive week at #1 when it tops our next Album Sales Chart. No title has logged that many weeks in the top spot since Adele's 21 ruled 2011-2012 with an astounding 24 weeks at #1. Here's how it looks headed into the weekend:

1. Frozen (Walt Disney) 125-135k
2. 5 Seconds of Summer (Capitol) 27-30k
3. Black Label Society (eOne) 24-27k
4. MercyMe (Fair Trade) 23-26k
5. SoMo (Republic) 23-26k
6. Pharrell Williams (Columbia) 23-26k
7. Martina McBride (Sharon's Rose/Vinyl Recordings) 20-22k
8. Johnny Cash (Sony Legacy) 18-20k
9. Now 49 (NOW) 17-19k
10. Shakira (RCA/Sony Latin) 17-19k
11. Luke Bryan (Capitol Nashville) 16-18k
12. Florida Georgia Line (Republic Nashville) 15-17k
13. Lorde (Lava/Republic) 15-17k
14. Eric Church (EMI Nashville) 13-15k
15. John Legend (Columbia) 13-15k

The ACM bounce stretches out for Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line and Eric Church—to which we would offer a hearty “yee-haw,” if only we knew how. (4/10p)

[Rican@]

Wow 5 Seconds of Summer will still be at #2 with those sales, smh. I just went into John Legend's thread wondering about his sales and he is mentioned in this top 15.

[Glove Slap]

I'm actually very curious to see who's gonna unseat Frozen eventually. Black Keys? Future? Miranda Lambert?

[areyoureadytojump]

Now 50 or Hunter Hayes on May 6

[chartfreak]

Lorde is a selling machine. And only starting on 3rd single??

[Linnethia Monique]

6. Pharrell Williams (Columbia) 23-26k

That Top 10 Consistency.

[HolidayGuy]

Lawdy, it if weren't for Frozen, we'd be seeing new record lows for a SoundScan-era No. 1.

[areyoureadytojump]

Apr 10, 2014 16:04:18 GMT -5 chartfreak said:

Lorde is a selling machine. And only starting on 3rd single??

Yes! I think 2 million scanned is very possible.

Sales so far for Lorde: 1,156,000

[areyoureadytojump]

Apr 10, 2014 16:21:01 GMT -5 Linnethia Monique said:

6. Pharrell Williams (Columbia) 23-26k

That Top 10 Consistency.

Yes! I was scared this album might not scan 500k, but it looks like it will.

He's sold 242,000 so far.

[Gary]

Soundtracks with double digit runs at #1

1962 54 WEST SIDE STORY SOUNDTRACK
1958 31 SOUTH PACIFIC SOUNDTRACK
1978 24 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER BEE GEES/SOUNDTRACK
1984 24 PURPLE RAIN PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION/SOUNDTRACK
1961 20 BLUE HAWAII PRESLEY, ELVIS/SOUNDTRACK
1992 20 THE BODYGAURD SOUNDTRACK
1987 18 DIRTY DANCING SOUNDTRACK
1955 17 LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME DAY, DORIS/SOUNDTRACK
1998 16 TITANIC SOUNDTRACK
1961 14 EXODUS SOUNDTRACK
1964 14 A HARD DAYS NIGHT BEATLES/SOUNDTRACK
1965 14 MARY POPPINS SOUNDTRACK
1962 12 BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S MANCINI, HENRY/SOUNDTRACK
1978 12 GREASE SOUNDTRACK
1985 11 MIAMI VICE SOUNDTRACK
1957 10 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS SOUNDTRACK
1957 10 LOVING YOU PRESLEY, ELVIS/SOUNDTRACK
1958 10 GIGI SOUNDTRACK
1960 10 G.I. BLUES PRESLEY, ELVIS/SOUNDTRACK
1984 10 FOOTLOOSE SOUNDTRACK
1994 10 THE LION KING SOUNDTRACK

[ListenToItTwice]

Apr 10, 2014 15:46:00 GMT -5 Rican@ said:

I just went into John Legend's thread wondering about his sales and he is mentioned in this top 15.

His total sales are about 420k. He's #42 for albums released in 2013, but this week will bring him to #38.

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Frozen will pass 2 million sales this week. It will also pass Marshall Mathers 2 to become the #2 album released in 2013.

[mluv]

There's really no big names putting out albums this month so I can see why there's no huge numbers. I can't see Mariah putting out big numbers either. Her time seems to have passed. Is there anyone big putting out an album in the next couple of months? Adele needs to put out a surprise album a la Beyoncé to save music in 2014.

[icefire9]

Apr 10, 2014 17:38:12 GMT -5 mluv said:

There's really no big names putting out albums this month so I can see why there's no huge numbers. I can't see Mariah putting out big numbers either. Her time seems to have passed. Is there anyone big putting out an album in the next couple of months? Adele needs to put out a surprise album a la Beyoncé to save music in 2014.

Hunter Hayes, the Black Keys, and Coldplay are all releasing in May.

[chartfreak]

Apr 10, 2014 17:38:12 GMT -5 mluv said:

There's really no big names putting out albums this month so I can see why there's no huge numbers. I can't see Mariah putting out big numbers either. Her time seems to have passed. Is there anyone big putting out an album in the next couple of months? Adele needs to put out a surprise album a la Beyoncé to save music in 2014.

Everyone thinks Adele is going to sell a boatload again. This will be one of the most exciting releases to watch, whenever that day comes.

[areyoureadytojump]

pulsemusic.proboards.com/thread/103067/upcoming-2014-album-releases?page=1

Thanks to Nick

Upcoming 2014 Album Releases

April 15, 2014

August Alsina - Testimony
Ingrid Michaelson - Lights Out
Jason Derulo - Talk Dirty
Nas - Illmatic XX
needtobreathe - Rivers In The Wasteland

April 22, 2014

ABBA - Gold (40th Anniversary Edition)
Future - Honest
Iggy Azalia - The New Classic
Kelis - FOOD
Neon Trees - Pop Psychology

April 29, 2014

Ray LaMontagne - Supernova
Strange Talk - Cast Away

May 6, 2014

Dionne Warwick - Feels So Good
Hunter Hayes - Storyline
Lily Allen - Sheezus
Mariah Carey - TBA
Natalie Merchant - Self Titled
Santana - Corazon
Sarah McLachlan - Shine On

May 13, 2014

Black Keys - Turn Blue
Dolly Parton - Blue Smoke
Michael Jackson - XSCAPE
Rascal Flatts - Rewind
Tori Amos - Unrepentant Geraldines

May 19, 2014

Afrojack - Forget The World
Brantley Gilbert - Just As I Am
Coldplay - Ghost Stories
Phillip Phillips - Behind the Light

May 27, 2014

Austin Mahone - The Secret
Cher Lloyd - Sorry I'm Late
Jennifer Hudson - TBA

June 3, 2014

50 Cent - Animal Ambition
Miranda Lambert - Platinum

June 10, 2014

Chrissie Hynde - Stockholm
Jack White - Lazaretto
Passengers - Whispers

June 17, 2014

Jennifer Lopez - TBA
Sam Smith - In The Lovely Hour

June 23, 2014

Danny Gokey - Hope In Front Of Me (6/24)
Ed Sheeran - x

[areyoureadytojump]

These artists last albums all sold 1 million (or are about to sell 1 million):

Hunter Hayes
Black Keys
Brantley Gilbert
Coldplay
Phillip Phillips
Miranda Lambert

So that's 6 albums that should be able to scan 500k

[Enigma.]

Thanks!

Future - Honest

This will open with at least 150k I think.

[Deleted]

Brantley Gilbert's new album (May 19) will sell more than his last did, and Hunter Hayes' sophomore album should sell well. Rascal Flatts will also probably do well with their May 13 release.

[Push The Button]

Apr 10, 2014 19:46:58 GMT -5 chartfreak said:

Apr 10, 2014 17:38:12 GMT -5 mluv said:

There's really no big names putting out albums this month so I can see why there's no huge numbers. I can't see Mariah putting out big numbers either. Her time seems to have passed. Is there anyone big putting out an album in the next couple of months? Adele needs to put out a surprise album a la Beyoncé to save music in 2014.

Everyone thinks Adele is going to sell a boatload again. This will be one of the most exciting releases to watch, whenever that day comes.

History has shown that the follow-ups to those monster, once-in-a-decade blockbusters usually peter out pretty quickly.

Tapestry - 10x Platinum
Music - Platinum

Jagged Little Pill - 16x Platinum
Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie - 3x Platinum

Come Away With Me - 10x Platinum
Feels Like Home - 4x Platinum

All of those first albums came out of nowhere, won Grammy's for Album of the Year and each sold over 20 million copies worldwide.

[Carlitoz]

Apr 9, 2014 13:58:57 GMT -5 Adam (UTR) said:

YOUR NEW RELEASES: Frozen will retain the #1 spot next week and could well remain there until mid-May, when either Mariah Carey or NOW 50 will likely take over the top spot. Both titles are currently scheduled for release on 5/6 and will bow on the HITS Building Album Sales Chart on 5/12. Here, meanwhile, are this week's key debuts:

Black Label Society (eOne) 25-28k
SoMo (Republic) 23-26k
MercyMe (Fair Trade) 20-22k
Martina McBride (Sharon's Rose/Vinyl Recordings) 20-22k

I thought Lil Wayne had an album coming out on 5/5 or 5/6. Not anymore? I thought that was going to be the sure #1.