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Post by kanimal on Sept 27, 2015 23:51:40 GMT -5
Fetty Wap ( WMG) 70-75k, 110-115k Can someone please explain to me why HITS keeps shading Atlantic? (Oh and this is actually what I expected for Fetty with TEA) I don't think anyone knows for sure. The particularly weird part about it is that they have a hard-on for WBR (they were cheerleading for freaking Kaya Stewart, as an example), which is obviously under the same WMG umbrella. It should be noted that Interscope is also on some sort of blacklist at Hits Daily Double. While they'll talk about Interscope in some cases (BORNS is a "Vibe Rater" and they plugged Selena's new video, for instance), they've been ignoring Interscope when it comes to radio. For three straight weeks, they neglected to mention the name of the (Interscope) song at #1 on the pop airplay chart. They neglected to mention the two (Interscope) songs that were most-added at pop radio last week (or the three others that were among the 10 most-added). And there doesn't seem to be an Interscope section in the "Pop Mart" column. In any event, they've very clearly had some sort of issue with Fetty Wap. There was a three-month stretch where they consistently referred to him as "Petty Wap."
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Post by jjose712 on Sept 28, 2015 3:10:09 GMT -5
^Still, nobody has actually listed a similar artist's debut week yet. Sorry if I was a bit salty before, but sometimes this board is just determined to find things disappointing. I don't understand why there are so frequently such overly high expectations. A brand new artist getting over 100k in their first week in the weak sales climate of 2015 is huge, in my opinion. This is entirely speculation, but I wonder if the issue is that Fetty is exposed to two types of audiences who regard him in different ways. I can plausibly see the pop fans who have bought his singles only being into him for the singles - for these kinds of fans, the Flo Rida comparison makes sense. But then to the urban crowd, the level of fandom runs deeper, which is why he is able to do the 70-75k raw sales he will pull in. 70-75k for a new rapper, especially one who makes the type of music he does, is pretty solid. If it weren't for the crossover success I'd probably be measuring him against Future or 2 Chainz. It's just the mainstream exposure he has gotten that makes things feel like the numbers should be bigger. Just because he's popular doesn't mean he's cemented blanket loyalty from all of his key demos, though. Overall, while Fetty's opening numbers aren't anything to jump for joy about, I wouldn't call them "massively" underperforming either. I'd be a little concerned about the longevity; he's already released so many singles that I don't know how much further he can push this and still gain sales. But if his single sales stay up and make the overall TEA/SEA look good, I think his label will be content. Trap Queen/My Way/679/Again on their own put him at about 400k TEA, I believe. But the truth is his singles weren't pop hits. They were overall hits, but in pop Trap queen didn't pass the barrier that usually holds rap hits (the same with Watch me or Tuesday). He is really hyped right now, so i expect a debut more in the order of a hyped artist, more or less like Sam Smith last year (yes, i knoew they have nothing in common but both have a lot of hype surrounding their debuts), not massive but really good numbers
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Post by jjose712 on Sept 28, 2015 3:15:16 GMT -5
Why they hate Thomas? he is one of the few interesting new male singers in the genre I may not be able to speak to the particular elements to which kanimal was referring, but Thomas Rhett's debut album was very much part of that wave of formulaic bro country that, among other things, celebrated the party-hearty insularity and mediocrity of the privileged "white boy," a message encapsulated in the album track "All-American Middle Class White Boy." He didn't help his cause with his second #1 country single, "Get Me Some of That," in which "that" referred (demeaningly) to females and included the typically bro reference to a woman "shaking [her] moneymaker." That song was among those referenced directly by Maddie & Tae's bro-cliché-parodying breakthrough #1 hit "Girl in a Country Song," Sometime after that, Thomas Rhett seemed to discover a new idol: Bruno Mars (he released a cover of "When I Was Your Man" at the beginning of the year), and couple that with the success of Rhett's disco-influenced "Make Me Wanna," suddenly Thomas Rhett was a soul/funk/disco man, something that has carried over into his sophomore album. It's a bizarre turn because Rhett really doesn't have much a voice (witness the way he barely croaks out his most recent hit, "Crash & Burn," despite studio help and strong backing vocals from the song's co-writer, the great Chris Stapleton), Rhett's is certainly not a voice with much soul and he doesn't have an ounce of funk in his body. He doesn't really seem to know who he is as an artist, and there's a bit of second-hand embarrassment going around as someone of his limited ability and self-awareness becomes a representative for the next generation of male country stars. That said, Rhett has an undeniably keen ear for a hit, whether or not he wrote the song, and it has helped him lead the next trend at country radio, for better and worse. Yes, i know he was basically a bro country artist and he changed after that including more soul and funk elements in his songs, but frankly with the saturation (musically and lyrically) of bro country elements in that chart i thought that will be seen as positive. Of course i'm not even american so there are certain things that just don't get. I see really negative reactions in country fans about Sam Hunt, and they were even about his music but the way he dress. There are certain elements in country that remind of hip hop, it seems there are certain molds you need to fit, and if you don't naturally fit them you lie to do it, and every artist that just refuse to do it or try to add a new touch is watched suspiciously. And that's a problem as genre because it makes it lack of variety and obviously not attract new fans. It's very funny to watch country and hip hop videos, because there are certain elements that are present in 90% of them
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Post by HolidayGuy on Sept 28, 2015 7:42:12 GMT -5
br-I know you meant the total with TEA (and to a much lesser extent, streams), but as we're talking about album sales, which are a different animal than total with non-album sales in the mix, that's what I was referring to. :)
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Post by 43dudleyvillas on Sept 28, 2015 7:51:50 GMT -5
Yes, i know he was basically a bro country artist and he changed after that including more soul and funk elements in his songs, but frankly with the saturation (musically and lyrically) of bro country elements in that chart i thought that will be seen as positive. Well, I don't think Rhett is getting the same criticism now as he was before. Now, it's more of a question of his ability to credibly deliver the music he is releasing and his authenticity in this new style of music. As for seeing the switch to soul & funk being seen as a positive after bro country saturation, I think the issue is that post-Sam Hunt, that has become a trend among erstwhile bros. Within a week or two of each other earlier this year, Brett Eldredge (who, to be fair, does have a pretty soulful voice) and Rhett released singles in that vein, Jake Owen released a Sugar Ray-esque single around the same time, and so on. So while the lyrics are thankfully less formulaic and less marked by misogyny than bro country, I think you're seeing some eye-rolls because there is clearly a sense among Music Row labels that this is a sound that will work at country radio, so suddenly everyone is trying to be funky. Of course i'm not even american so there are certain things that just don't get. I see really negative reactions in country fans about Sam Hunt, and they were even about his music but the way he dress. Sam Hunt is a slightly different story, I think. He gets a lot more respect than someone like Thomas Rhett because Hunt seems a lot more keenly aware of his strengths and limitations, and his music is tailored to both -- unlike Rhett, Hunt seems to be making music that is utterly authentic to who he is. He certainly gets some criticism for marketing his music as country when it is very obviously not (and to be honest, even Hunt has shied away from insisting that his music is country). But at the same time, you'll find that a lot of country fans who don't consider his music to be country like his music anyway. There are certain elements in country that remind of hip hop, it seems there are certain molds you need to fit, and if you don't naturally fit them you lie to do it, and every artist that just refuse to do it or try to add a new touch is watched suspiciously. And that's a problem as genre because it makes it lack of variety and obviously not attract new fans. It's very funny to watch country and hip hop videos, because there are certain elements that are present in 90% of them I agree that the authenticity issue becomes silly when it is turned into a formula. I also agree that there are kneejerk elements that criticize everything outside a narrow sound and look. But the notion that everyone critical of Thomas Rhett or Sam Hunt is resistant to evolution and variety in country music is pretty misguided. No one would call Eric Church, Little Big Town or Carrie Underwood traditionalists in the vein of say, Kacey Musgraves or Brandy Clark. But each has pushed the boundaries of the genre while releasing music that doesn't cater to the formulas of the format, and all of them command considerable respect as country artists without having drawn the kind of criticism that someone like Thomas Rhett has. A lot of that has to do with the sense that, unlike Rhett, they are chasing something more interesting than the market.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Sept 28, 2015 12:14:51 GMT -5
What was the highest first week's sales for a CD this year? I forgot and thanks! CD? I think you mean albums? (lol) US top debut sales weeks of 2015: #1 Drake: If You're Reading This It's Too Late 495 #2 Drake/Future: What A Time To Be Alive 334 #3 The Weeknd: Beauty Behind The Madness 326 #4 Luke Bryan: Kill The Lights 320 #5 Mumford & Sons: Wilder Mind 231 (SS numbers, not HITS')
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Post by jjose712 on Sept 28, 2015 12:56:20 GMT -5
Yes, i know he was basically a bro country artist and he changed after that including more soul and funk elements in his songs, but frankly with the saturation (musically and lyrically) of bro country elements in that chart i thought that will be seen as positive. Well, I don't think Rhett is getting the same criticism now as he was before. Now, it's more of a question of his ability to credibly deliver the music he is releasing and his authenticity in this new style of music. As for seeing the switch to soul & funk being seen as a positive after bro country saturation, I think the issue is that post-Sam Hunt, that has become a trend among erstwhile bros. Within a week or two of each other earlier this year, Brett Eldredge (who, to be fair, does have a pretty soulful voice) and Rhett released singles in that vein, Jake Owen released a Sugar Ray-esque single around the same time, and so on. So while the lyrics are thankfully less formulaic and less marked by misogyny than bro country, I think you're seeing some eye-rolls because there is clearly a sense among Music Row labels that this is a sound that will work at country radio, so suddenly everyone is trying to be funky. Of course i'm not even american so there are certain things that just don't get. I see really negative reactions in country fans about Sam Hunt, and they were even about his music but the way he dress. Sam Hunt is a slightly different story, I think. He gets a lot more respect than someone like Thomas Rhett because Hunt seems a lot more keenly aware of his strengths and limitations, and his music is tailored to both -- unlike Rhett, Hunt seems to be making music that is utterly authentic to who he is. He certainly gets some criticism for marketing his music as country when it is very obviously not (and to be honest, even Hunt has shied away from insisting that his music is country). But at the same time, you'll find that a lot of country fans who don't consider his music to be country like his music anyway. There are certain elements in country that remind of hip hop, it seems there are certain molds you need to fit, and if you don't naturally fit them you lie to do it, and every artist that just refuse to do it or try to add a new touch is watched suspiciously. And that's a problem as genre because it makes it lack of variety and obviously not attract new fans. It's very funny to watch country and hip hop videos, because there are certain elements that are present in 90% of them I agree that the authenticity issue becomes silly when it is turned into a formula. I also agree that there are kneejerk elements that criticize everything outside a narrow sound and look. But the notion that everyone critical of Thomas Rhett or Sam Hunt is resistant to evolution and variety in country music is pretty misguided. No one would call Eric Church, Little Big Town or Carrie Underwood traditionalists in the vein of say, Kacey Musgraves or Brandy Clark. But each has pushed the boundaries of the genre while releasing music that doesn't cater to the formulas of the format, and all of them command considerable respect as country artists without having drawn the kind of criticism that someone like Thomas Rhett has. A lot of that has to do with the sense that, unlike Rhett, they are chasing something more interesting than the market. Thanks for the answer, i like country music but a lot of aspects of the genre are alien to me.
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Sept 29, 2015 2:01:45 GMT -5
No numbers for SSPU?
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Post by Verisimilitude on Sept 29, 2015 18:12:58 GMT -5
TOP 15: A COUNTRY-FRIED SHOWDOWN Things just got a lot more interesting on the album chart, as George Strait and Don Henley are now neck-and-neck in a battle for #1. The underperforming Fetty Wap appears headed for a #3 sales bow. Here’s how it looks at midweek. *Don Henley (Capitol) 75-80k sales, 77-82k SPS *George Strait (MCA Nashville) 75-80k, 78-83k *Fetty Wap (WMG) 68-73k, 115-120k *Thomas Rhett (Valory/BMLG) 65-70k, 75-80k Drake & Future (YMCMB/Republic/Epic) 60-65k, 90-100k The Weeknd (XO/Republic) 30-35k, 67-72k *The Dead Weather (Third Man) 28-32k, 29-33k *CHVRCHES (Glassnote) 25-28k, 27-30k Luke Bryan (Capitol Nashville) 25-28k, 30-35k *Hamilton (Uptown) 24-27k *Disclosure (Capitol) 24-27k, 30-35k *Bryson Tiller (RCA) 22-25k, 29-33k Taylor Swift (Big Machine/BMLG) 21-24k, 37-42k Mac Miller (Warner Bros.) 17-20k, 24-27k Lana Del Rey (Cherrytree/Interscope) 17-20k, 21-24k *Debuts In other news, the departure of John Boehner from Congress has prompted Donald Trump to announce that he will appoint someone extra-classy to oversee all future government shutdowns. hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=297884----------- This has to be a first - the #1 "most popular" album of the week won't even be top 2 on album sales!
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Sept 29, 2015 18:59:09 GMT -5
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Sept 29, 2015 19:15:26 GMT -5
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Post by when the pawn... on Sept 30, 2015 16:37:39 GMT -5
What was the highest first week's sales for a CD this year? I forgot and thanks! CD? I think you mean albums? (lol) US top debut sales weeks of 2015: #1 Drake: If You're Reading This It's Too Late 495 #2 Drake/Future: What A Time To Be Alive 334 #3 The Weeknd: Beauty Behind The Madness 326 #4 Luke Bryan: Kill The Lights 320 #5 Mumford & Sons: Wilder Mind 231 (SS numbers, not HITS') Didn't Kendrick do 300+? I know he outdid Mumford's 1st week, at least.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Sept 30, 2015 17:07:48 GMT -5
^Yes, missing him. Thanks!
US top debut sales weeks of 2015:
#1 Drake: If You're Reading This It's Too Late 495 #2 Drake/Future: What A Time To Be Alive 334 #3 The Weeknd: Beauty Behind The Madness 326 #4 Kendrick Lamar: To Pimp A Butterfly 324 #5 Luke Bryan: Kill The Lights 320
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Post by pnobelysk on Oct 2, 2015 9:20:17 GMT -5
This is entirely speculation, but I wonder if the issue is that Fetty is exposed to two types of audiences who regard him in different ways. I can plausibly see the pop fans who have bought his singles only being into him for the singles - for these kinds of fans, the Flo Rida comparison makes sense. But then to the urban crowd, the level of fandom runs deeper, which is why he is able to do the 70-75k raw sales he will pull in. 70-75k for a new rapper, especially one who makes the type of music he does, is pretty solid. If it weren't for the crossover success I'd probably be measuring him against Future or 2 Chainz. It's just the mainstream exposure he has gotten that makes things feel like the numbers should be bigger. Just because he's popular doesn't mean he's cemented blanket loyalty from all of his key demos, though. Overall, while Fetty's opening numbers aren't anything to jump for joy about, I wouldn't call them "massively" underperforming either. I'd be a little concerned about the longevity; he's already released so many singles that I don't know how much further he can push this and still gain sales. But if his single sales stay up and make the overall TEA/SEA look good, I think his label will be content. Trap Queen/My Way/679/Again on their own put him at about 400k TEA, I believe. But the truth is his singles weren't pop hits. They were overall hits, but in pop Trap queen didn't pass the barrier that usually holds rap hits (the same with Watch me or Tuesday). He is really hyped right now, so i expect a debut more in the order of a hyped artist, more or less like Sam Smith last year (yes, i knoew they have nothing in common but both have a lot of hype surrounding their debuts), not massive but really good numbers Sam smith was marketed as the next Adele , who has the only diamond selling album of the last several years. . I know the comparison you are trying to make but I don't think Sam smith is the one to use . Maybe someone like Meghan trainor ?
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Post by pnobelysk on Oct 2, 2015 9:22:37 GMT -5
Fetty Wap's numbers are really surprising. Anyone who thinks they are good numbers for him does not follow logical chart stats. He is GIANT right now. I don't see the Flo Rida comparisons over him. He is much bigger in the urban key market and even pop than Flo is. Flo just had a couple GIANT songs but they were always going to be just single sales, you could tell. Fetty had just an aurora around him that logic said would translate into sales Fetty is more popular than flow is now in pop, but certainly not during Flo's first album when low was smashing . Flo definitely had a bigger pop presence than fetty comparatively
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Post by kanimal on Oct 2, 2015 9:46:25 GMT -5
Fetty Wap's numbers are really surprising. Anyone who thinks they are good numbers for him does not follow logical chart stats. He is GIANT right now. I don't see the Flo Rida comparisons over him. He is much bigger in the urban key market and even pop than Flo is. Flo just had a couple GIANT songs but they were always going to be just single sales, you could tell. Fetty had just an aurora around him that logic said would translate into sales Fetty is more popular than flow is now in pop, but certainly not during Flo's first album when low was smashing . Flo definitely had a bigger pop presence than fetty comparatively While I'm not sure I agree with @thinkingoutloud on the pop comment (GDFR was much bigger than Trap Queen at pop radio), TOL is dead-on with the urban point. Fetty Wap isn't someone whose fame is the product of some infectious, but disposable pop singles. He's not even that big in the pop world. He is dominating in the urban and rhythmic markets, and he should thus be compared to mainstream hip hop stars rather than crossover names like Flo Rida and Pitbull that aren't really (at least not anymore) embraced by genre fans. In retrospect, you can definitely make the case that Fetty Wap is performing like a singles artist. The more relevant questions are A) should we have expected that and B) is that acceptable for someone who seemed to be the genre's biggest star not named Drake this year.
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Post by Wave. on Oct 2, 2015 9:59:46 GMT -5
The back to back hits were unexpected, but when it did happen, a staple was kind of set for him. 78k in Sales isn't bad, but it is a very decent start. SPS makes it look a little better for his debut. It just all depends on he promotes the album in the long run. He's half indie right?
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Post by HolidayGuy on Oct 2, 2015 10:06:53 GMT -5
If Don Henley's album ends up with the most sales, it will be his first solo No. 1 album seller. And if George Strait does, it will be his sixth.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Oct 2, 2015 11:33:04 GMT -5
hitsdailydouble.com/building_album_chartBUILDING ALBUM SALES CHARTStatus: Final-- 1 DON HENLEY CASS COUNTY CAPITOL 81,987 -- -- 2 GEORGE STRAIT COLD BEER CONVERSATION MCA NASHVILLE 80,218 -- -- 3 FETTY WAP FETTY WAP WMG 74,609 -- 1 4 DRAKE & FUTURE WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE YMCMB/REPUBLC/EPIC 65,513 -81% -- 5 THOMAS RHETT TANGLED UP VALORY 64,733 -- -- 6 THE DEAD WEATHER DODGE & BURN THIRD MAN 29,060 -- 7 7 THE WEEKND BEAUTY BEHIND THE MADNESS REPUBLIC 28,345 -31% -- 8 CHVRCHES EVERY OPEN EYE GLASSNOTE 28,244 -- -- 9 HAMILTON ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST UPTOWN 27,118 -- -- 10 DISCLOSURE CARACAL CAPITOL 25,404 -- 12 11 LUKE BRYAN KILL THE LIGHTS CAPITOL NASHVILLE 24,526 1% -- 12 BRYSON TILLER T R A P S O U L RCA 22,453 -- 11 13 TAYLOR SWIFT 1989 BIG MACHINE 20,343 -16% 3 14 MAC MILLER GO:OD AM WARNER BROS. 18,916 -76% 2 15 LANA DEL REY HONEYMOON INTERSCOPE 15,099 -86% -- 16 AMANDA COOK BRAVE NEW WORLD PROVIDENT 14,722 -- -- 17 SILVERSUN PICKUPS BETTER NATURE NEW MACHINE 14,656 -- 6 18 RYAN ADAMS 1989 BLUE NOTE 14,231 -72% 5 19 SHINEDOWN THREAT TO SURVIVAL WMG 12,637 -79% -- 20 PARKWAY DRIVE IRE EPITAPH 11,806 -- 4 21 DAVID GILMOUR RATTLE THAT LOCK COLUMBIA 11,583 -83% 31 22 ED SHEERAN X ASYLUM UK 10,935 7% -- 23 NEW ORDER MUSIC COMPLETE MUTE 10,538 -- 13 24 FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH GOT YOUR SIX PROSPECT PARK 10,091 -44% -- 25 PITCH PERFECT 2 VARIOUS ARTISTS UME/REPUBLIC 9,371 -- -- 26 BIG GRAMS BIG GRAMS EPIC 9,081 -- 19 27 HALSEY BADLANDS ASTRALWERKS 8,818 -19% 27 28 SAM HUNT MONTEVALLO MCA NASHVILLE 8,327 -7% 10 29 ALABAMA SOUTHERN DRAWL BMG 8,255 -69% 23 30 TWENTY ONE PILOTS BLURRYFACE FUELED BY RAMEN 8,062 -19% 17 31 NOW 55 VARIOUS ARTISTS NOW/LEGACY 7,588 -- 21 32 BRETT ELDREDGE ILLINOIS WMG NASHVILLE 7,133 -35% -- 33 PATTY GRIFFIN SERVANT OF LOVE THIRTY TIGERS 6,672 -- 9 34 KEITH RICHARDS CROSSEYED HEART REPUBLIC 6,603 -76% -- 35 KASKADE AUTOMATIC WARNER BROS. 6,478 -- -- 36 KURT VILE B'LIEVE I'M GOIN DOWN MATADOR 6,267 -- 25 37 FUTURE DS2 EPIC 6,219 -35% 40 38 MEGHAN TRAINOR TITLE EPIC 6,199 1% 47 39 SAM SMITH IN THE LONELY HOUR CAPITOL 6,104 29% 20 40 BRING ME THE HORIZON THAT'S THE SPIRIT COLUMBIA 5,614 -49% -- 41 MUMFORD & SONS WILDER MIND GLASSNOTE 5,591 54% -- 42 DUMBLONDE DUMBLONDE DOUBLE PLATINUM INC. 5,031 -- 46 43 NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS STAX 4,955 -10% 36 44 THE DESCENDENTS SOUNDTRACK DISNEY 4,849 -25% -- 45 TOBYMAC THIS IS NOT A TEST FOREFRONT 4,538 -- 41 46 DRAKE IF YOU'RE READING THIS, IT'S TOO LATE YMCMB/REPUBLIC 4,485 -23% 48 47 HOZIER HOZIER COLUMBIA 4,433 1% -- 48 ZAC BROWN BAND JEKYLL + HYDE SOUTHERN GROUND/VARVATOS/BMLG/REPUBLIC 4,357 -- -- 49 TYRESE BLACK ROSE VOLTRON 4,324 3% 34 50 LIL DICKY PROFESSIONAL RAPPER CMSN 4,312 --
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Oct 2, 2015 11:35:29 GMT -5
hitsdailydouble.com/sales_plus_streamingSALES PLUS STREAMING CHART-- 1 FETTY WAP FETTY WAP WMG 125,609 -- 1 2 DRAKE & FUTURE WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE YMCMB/REPUBLC/EPIC 102,549 -72% -- 3 DON HENLEY CASS COUNTY CAPITOL 82,937 -- -- 4 GEORGE STRAIT COLD BEER CONVERSATION MCA NASHVILLE 82,318 -- 3 5 THE WEEKND BEAUTY BEHIND THE MADNESS REPUBLIC 75,301 -15% -- 6 THOMAS RHETT TANGLED UP VALORY 72,733 -- 8 7 TAYLOR SWIFT 1989 BIG MACHINE 39,466 -13% 10 8 LUKE BRYAN KILL THE LIGHTS CAPITOL NASHVILLE 34,084 -1% -- 9 DISCLOSURE CARACAL CAPITOL 31,404 -- -- 10 CHVRCHES EVERY OPEN EYE GLASSNOTE 30,744 -- -- 11 BRYSON TILLER T R A P S O U L RCA 30,453 -- -- 12 THE DEAD WEATHER DODGE & BURN THIRD MAN 30,060 -- 4 13 MAC MILLER GO:OD AM WARNER BROS. 27,761 -69% -- 14 HAMILTON ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST UPTOWN 27,118 -- 15 15 ED SHEERAN X ASYLUM UK 24,770 6% 13 16 FUTURE DS2 EPIC 20,066 -15% 2 17 LANA DEL REY HONEYMOON INTERSCOPE 19,374 -84% 7 18 RYAN ADAMS 1989 BLUE NOTE 18,780 -67% 18 19 SAM HUNT MONTEVALLO MCA NASHVILLE 18,102 -3% 20 20 DRAKE IF YOU'RE READING THIS, IT'S TOO LATE YMCMB/REPUBLIC 17,900 4% 17 21 SHAWN MENDES HANDWRITTEN ISLAND 17,883 -5% -- 22 SILVERSUN PICKUPS BETTER NATURE NEW MACHINE 17,656 -- 16 23 HALSEY BADLANDS ASTRALWERKS 16,844 -14% 6 24 SHINEDOWN THREAT TO SURVIVAL WMG 14,967 -76% -- 25 AMANDA COOK BRAVE NEW WORLD PROVIDENT 14,922 -- 21 26 TWENTY ONE PILOTS BLURRYFACE FUELED BY RAMEN 14,825 -15% 22 27 MEGHAN TRAINOR TITLE EPIC 14,777 -6% -- 28 PARKWAY DRIVE IRE EPITAPH 13,356 -- 43 29 TRAVIS SCOTT RODEO EPIC 12,954 61% 31 30 SAM SMITH IN THE LONELY HOUR CAPITOL 12,710 14% 30 31 J. COLE 2014 FOREST HILLS DRIVE ROC NATION/COLUMBIA 12,694 5% 5 32 DAVID GILMOUR RATTLE THAT LOCK COLUMBIA 12,369 -82% 14 33 FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH GOT YOUR SIX PROSPECT PARK 12,001 -40% -- 34 NEW ORDER MUSIC COMPLETE MUTE 10,938 -- -- 35 PITCH PERFECT 2 VARIOUS ARTISTS UME/REPUBLIC 10,881 -- 24 36 BRETT ELDREDGE ILLINOIS WMG NASHVILLE 10,692 -28% 34 37 HOZIER HOZIER COLUMBIA 10,474 3% 28 38 FALL OUT BOY AMERICAN BEAUTY/AMERICAN PSYCHO DCD2/ISLAND 10,168 -15% -- 39 BIG GRAMS BIG GRAMS EPIC 10,081 -- -- 40 MAJOR LAZER PEACE IS THE MISSION MAD DECENT 9,937 -- 44 41 ELLE KING LOVE STUFF RCA 9,741 -12% 46 42 MAROON 5 V 222/INTERSCOPE 9,402 14% 36 43 MEEK MILL DREAMS WORTH MORE THAN MONEY MMG 9,316 -4% 45 44 RAE SREMMURD SREMMLIFE INTERSCOPE 9,234 9% 42 45 NICKI MINAJ PINKPRINT YMCMB/REPUBLIC 9,200 6% 12 46 ALABAMA SOUTHERN DRAWL BMG 8,866 -68% 25 47 BRING ME THE HORIZON THAT'S THE SPIRIT COLUMBIA 8,846 -38% 47 48 BIG SEAN DARK SKY PARADISE DEF JAM 8,800 7% -- 49 LIL DICKY PROFESSIONAL RAPPER CMSN 8,795 -- -- 50 X AMBASSADORS VHS KIDINAKORNER/INTERSCOPE 8,714 --
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Post by Nick on Oct 2, 2015 11:41:22 GMT -5
Great showing for Don Henley.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Oct 2, 2015 11:52:45 GMT -5
Busy week. 18 new entries on the Album Sales chart...
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Post by HolidayGuy on Oct 2, 2015 12:54:02 GMT -5
Final chart the day after the sales tracking week ended? Just shows how HITS used to drag out the updates on Mondays and Tuesday. (Though maybe because the sales week had ended on a weekend, that caused a little bit of a delay in reporting/counting). Nice to see veteran acts leaving the newer ones behind in terms of first-week album sales.
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Post by Nick on Oct 2, 2015 17:53:11 GMT -5
HITS updated the sales numbers from earlier today:
LW TW Artist / Album Label Sales Index % Change
-- 1 DON HENLEY CASS COUNTY CAPITOL 84,269 --
-- 2 GEORGE STRAIT COLD BEER CONVERSATION MCA NASHVILLE 81,897 --
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HolidayGuy
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Post by HolidayGuy on Oct 2, 2015 19:05:15 GMT -5
^Distancing themselves even further from No. 3.
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jjose712
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Post by jjose712 on Oct 3, 2015 6:31:13 GMT -5
But the truth is his singles weren't pop hits. They were overall hits, but in pop Trap queen didn't pass the barrier that usually holds rap hits (the same with Watch me or Tuesday). He is really hyped right now, so i expect a debut more in the order of a hyped artist, more or less like Sam Smith last year (yes, i knoew they have nothing in common but both have a lot of hype surrounding their debuts), not massive but really good numbers Sam smith was marketed as the next Adele , who has the only diamond selling album of the last several years. . I know the comparison you are trying to make but I don't think Sam smith is the one to use . Maybe someone like Meghan trainor ? You are right, Meghan probably works better, Sam is an anomaly, in theory he should be one of the most difficult singers in terms of marketability but in the practise it was incredibly easy, one tv performance and that's all he needed to do. Anyway Fetty is probably the artist who release his debut album with more hits under his belt, and that's the reason why most people thought the opening sales would be way stronger
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