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Post by areyoureadytojump on Nov 6, 2014 19:18:42 GMT -5
A. Taylor's 2nd week will likely be bigger than any other opening week in 2014. B. Lol at Taylor continuing to defy expectations/absolutely dominate as we see CMA boosts. A bit ironic. When how many weeks does 1989 get in the 2014 Billboard year? Frozen is completely solid at #1 there but could Taylor challenge Beyonce & Eminem? Only 2 weeks left in the Billboard year. The 11/22 and 11/29 charts... |
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Post by I Wish on Nov 6, 2014 20:54:07 GMT -5
I think the real story here is Now 52 falling just 30% - 35% on its second week. Impressive!
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Post by Green Baron on Nov 6, 2014 20:55:03 GMT -5
Nice to see Taylor hold the crown for another week.
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Post by #brayden on Nov 6, 2014 21:32:01 GMT -5
So Azealia Banks just dropped her album and it's currently at #4 on iTunes. She's not going to move huge numbers, but I could see her moving several thousand units through the weekend Who's she? |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2014 22:06:47 GMT -5
So Azealia Banks just dropped her album and it's currently at #4 on iTunes. She's not going to move huge numbers, but I could see her moving several thousand units through the weekend Who's she? Not sure if this is shade or not. I assumed it was and lol'ed. But if it wasn't...she's a female rapper who had a semi-viral hit from a mixtape two years ago, but is just now releasing her debut. On another super-delayed-album note, I'm bummed Teyana isn't going to make the top 15 cut. Her numbers were low anyway, but I didn't realize the CMAs were going to boost so many people up over her. |
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Post by #brayden on Nov 7, 2014 0:25:15 GMT -5
Not sure if this is shade or not. I assumed it was and lol'ed. But if it wasn't...she's a female rapper who had a semi-viral hit from a mixtape two years ago, but is just now releasing her debut. On another super-delayed-album note, I'm bummed Teyana isn't going to make the top 15 cut. Her numbers were low anyway, but I didn't realize the CMAs were going to boost so many people up over her. It was meant to be shade, haha. I know the name but don't really know anything about her or how she's relevant so thanks, lol! |
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Post by jughead on Nov 7, 2014 4:59:23 GMT -5
380-410k. First multi platinum release of 2014?
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Post by pnobelysk on Nov 7, 2014 7:27:34 GMT -5
Slow week though. Potentially no debuts in the top 5. Calvin should make the top 5 |
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Post by YourFaveIsAFlop on Nov 7, 2014 7:35:17 GMT -5
I think the real story here is Now 52 falling just 30% - 35% on its second week. Impressive! It should sell fairly consistently through the end of the year. People buy Now CDs as stocking stuffers. |
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Post by HolidayGuy on Nov 7, 2014 8:05:17 GMT -5
Get that top 10 album Bathhouse Betty.
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Post by ctmoonstoneheart on Nov 7, 2014 9:41:16 GMT -5
the most recent prediction I saw for Taylor was 380-410 k and there's still another prediction later today
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Nov 7, 2014 9:45:30 GMT -5
^Billboard has their predictions today, but they are always conservative. I usually don't even pay attention to the Friday article.
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Post by Joe1240 on Nov 8, 2014 0:00:46 GMT -5
Glad to see Taylor stay at #1 again for another week. The biggest challenge is the Beyonce re-release later this month and maybe Garth Brooks. I don't think Selena Gomez GH will pull in enough numbers to be a challenge although.
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Post by josh on Nov 8, 2014 0:28:02 GMT -5
Beyonce won't move anything major.
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Post by grandelf on Nov 8, 2014 0:30:01 GMT -5
www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6312132/taylor-swift-1989-400000-second-weekTaylor Swift's '1989' May Sell 400,000 in Second WeekBy Keith Caulfield | November 07, 2014 10:07 PM EST  She'll likely beat the No. 2 album by more than 300,000. Taylor Swift's monster 1989 album is so big, it seems that the music business decided to mostly avoid releasing any albums that would have to compete with its second week on sale. Why? Industry sources suggest 1989 may sell 400,000 copies in its sophomore frame (ending Nov. 9) -- and easily give it a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. (That would also give the album the second-largest sales week of the year, behind only its own debut with 1.287 million, according to Nielsen SoundScan.) 1989's second-week total will be more than 300,000 copies ahead of the likely No. 2 album, which could be the Now 52 compilation, with maybe 60,000 to 70,000 sold in its own second week. It debuted at No. 2 with 103,000. The new Billboard 200's top 10 will be revealed on Nov. 12. The highest new entry on next week's chart will likely be Calvin Harris' Motion, which might sell around 30,000 to 35,000. It could be one of only two debuts in the top 10 of the chart, joined by Bette Midler's tribute to girl groups, It's the Girls, with perhaps 20,000 to 25,000. The top of the chart should liven up in two weeks, when albums on the Nov. 10 release schedule impact the Billboard 200. Those include Foo Fighters' Sonic Highways, Pink Floyd's The Endless River, Nick Jonas' self-titled album and Garth Brooks' Man Against Machine. On SoundScan's Building chart (below), Swift and the Now 52 album are Nos. 1 and 2, respectively. The Building tally is a precursor to the final Billboard 200 ranking -- reflecting the first four days (Monday through Thursday) of SoundScan's tracking week as reported by six major merchants. As for the rest of the Building chart's top 10, Harris is No. 3, followed by Jason Aldean's Old Boots, New Dirt at No. 4, Midler at No. 5 and Sam Hunt's Montevallo at No. 6. Florida Georgia Line's Anything Goes is No. 7, while Barbra Streisand's Partners is No. 8, Sam Smith's In the Lonely Hour is No. 9 and Teyana Taylor's new VII is No. 10. NIELSEN SOUNDSCAN BUILDING CHART Rank LW BB 200 Artist Title 1 1 Taylor Swift 1989 2 2 Various Artists Now 52 3 NEW Calvin Harris Motion 4 5 Jason Aldean Old Boots, New Dirt 5 NEW Bette Midler It’s the Girls 6 3 Sam Hunt Montevallo 7 6 Florida Georgia Line Anything Goes 8 11 Barbra Streisand Partners 9 14 Sam Smith In the Lonely Hour 10 NEW Teyana Taylor VII The Building Chart reflects the first four days (Monday through Thursday) of SoundScan's tracking week (which ends Sunday) as reported by six major merchants: iTunes, Trans World Entertainment, Best Buy, Starbucks, Target and Anderson Merchandisers. Billboard estimates that they make up about 85% of all U.S. album sales.
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Post by surfy on Nov 8, 2014 0:42:16 GMT -5
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Post by Enigma. on Nov 8, 2014 10:19:54 GMT -5
I just realised that Blake Shelton's new album has bombed totally after the first week.
Nov 10 is a big release date.. we might see top 4 selling over 100k.
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Post by erjentaps on Nov 8, 2014 12:44:45 GMT -5
What's the forecast for Azealia Banks' Broke With Expensive Taste?
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Post by Clauss on Nov 8, 2014 13:47:38 GMT -5
The title should be changed since it's slaying harder. 350-400 haha
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Post by kanimal on Nov 8, 2014 13:55:26 GMT -5
I just realised that Blake Shelton's new album has bombed totally after the first week. Nov 10 is a big release date.. we might see top 4 selling over 100k. Buyers seem to have really turned on him for some reason. Beyond not buying "Neon Light" out of the gate, they didn't buy his album -- and didn't buy "Lonely Tonight" the way you'd expect after a fairly solid CMAs performance. |
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Post by YourFaveIsAFlop on Nov 8, 2014 15:00:34 GMT -5
I just realised that Blake Shelton's new album has bombed totally after the first week. Nov 10 is a big release date.. we might see top 4 selling over 100k. Buyers seem to have really turned on him for some reason. Beyond not buying "Neon Light" out of the gate, they didn't buy his album -- and didn't buy "Lonely Tonight" the way you'd expect after a fairly solid CMAs performance. I really think it's oversaturation. HIs last album was just over a year ago. They rushed this one to coincide with the new season of The Voice. I think people have just had enough of him for a while. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2014 15:06:17 GMT -5
Buyers seem to have really turned on him for some reason. Beyond not buying "Neon Light" out of the gate, they didn't buy his album -- and didn't buy "Lonely Tonight" the way you'd expect after a fairly solid CMAs performance. I really think it's oversaturation. HIs last album was just over a year ago. They rushed this one to coincide with the new season of The Voice. I think people have just had enough of him for a while. I thnk it's really telling Blake has always had incredibly weak album sales, despite Country music/The Voice trying to push him as the sales powerhouse that never was. IMO, Blake's celebrity persona is bigger than his career, and I don't see that changing anytime soon. |
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Post by surfy on Nov 8, 2014 15:10:21 GMT -5
His album is full of weak material... other than a handful of singles, I honestly don't care for his music too much.
The Voice has lifted him to a celebrity status with non-country fans, but that didn't really translate to sales.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Nov 8, 2014 17:09:23 GMT -5
^Wait.
Blake's last two albums have sold over 1 million copies each.
His GH album is almost at 950k and will be certified Platinum next year.
3 albums with almost 3 million in sales. That's really good.
Blake has had the above 3 albums on the BB200 each week for most of 2014.
He should have waited until 2015 for this album.
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Post by surfy on Nov 8, 2014 17:13:05 GMT -5
^Wait. Blake's last two albums have sold over 1 million copies each. His GH album is almost at 950k and will be certified Platinum next year. 3 albums with almost 3 million in sales. That's really good. Blake has had the above 3 albums on the BB200 each week for most of 2014. He should have waited until 2015 for this album. He was already selling well/big name in country music. I meant it didn't lift his sales significantly by joining the Voice. He does have good sales, as he did before the Voice. Just pointing it out.  |
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Nov 8, 2014 17:21:22 GMT -5
^I guess my comment was more aimed at Estrangedchild who said Blake has always "incredibly weak album sales."
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Post by ctmoonstoneheart on Nov 9, 2014 12:30:10 GMT -5
1,000,000+ is weak when compared to someone like say Carrie Underwood who has had nearly 4 straight multi platinum albums her last album 2012's Blown Away is stuck at 1.700.000 but when her Greatest Hits Album comes out in about a month her catalog sales will experience an increase
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Post by KeepDeanWeird on Nov 9, 2014 12:55:44 GMT -5
1,000,000+ is weak when compared to someone like say Carrie Underwood who has had nearly 4 straight multi platinum albums her last album 2012's Blown Away is stuck at 1.700.000 but when her Greatest Hits Album comes out in about a month her catalog sales will experience an increase Actually, her catalog will likely take a hit because the GH is very comprehensive - it has all her hit songs on it. Unlike the usual GH, which leaves off at least one or two big hits to keep catalog alive, this one has everything, which will make it the go-to choice for most. |
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Nov 9, 2014 13:10:58 GMT -5
1,000,000+ is weak when compared to someone like say Carrie Underwood who has had nearly 4 straight multi platinum albums her last album 2012's Blown Away is stuck at 1.700.000 but when her Greatest Hits Album comes out in about a month her catalog sales will experience an increase Blake Shelton is not Carrie Underwood. Being on The Voice has shown that it does not necessarily help album sales. Christina Aguilera would know. Blake's has had 3 albums charting on the BB200 each week for most of 2014. Now he has a 4th charting. (Yeah, it probably should be doing better, but he's overexposed right now.) His Xmas album should be charting soon. I think that's impressive and I doubt his management/label is worried. |
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Post by Love Plastic Love on Nov 9, 2014 13:16:33 GMT -5
I hope Blown Away eventually gets a 2x platinum cert. Seems like it is possible if she has a long career.
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