HITS 11/03: #1 Kenny 221k #2 Kelly 77k #3 Chris 56k

[Duca]

YOUR TOP 20: NO SHOES, GREAT SERVICE (UPDATE)

Kenny Chesney’s Live In No Shoes Nation (Blue Chair/Columbia Nashville) will become the first live album to hit #1 since Sugarland’s Live On the Inside (Mercury Nashville) in 2009. It accomplishes this fueled by a strong ticket bundle. Kelly Clarkson lands at #2. Two mid-week releases, Chris Brown’s Heartbreak on a Full Moon (RCA) and Without Warning (Slaughter Gang/Epic) from 21 Savage, Offset and Metro Boomin’, are now in the Top 5.

1. *Kenny Chesney (Blue Chair/Columbia Nashville) 210-220k SPS, 208-218k Sales
2. *Kelly Clarkson (Atlantic) 73-78k, 63-68k
3. *21 Savage, Offset & Metro Boomin’ (Slaughter Gang/Epic) 45-50k, 8-10k
4. *Chris Brown (RCA) 40-45k, 21-24k
5. Post Malone (Republic) 40-44k, 3-4k
6. *Big K.R.I.T. (BMG) 34-38k, 21-24k
7. Future & Young Thug (Epic/Atlantic) 34-38k, 2-3k
8. Ed Sheeran (Atlantic) 31-34k, 8-9k
9. Lil Uzi Vert (Generation Now/Atlantic) 29-32k, <1k
10. Gucci Mane (Atlantic) 27-30k, 2-3k
11. Imagine Dragons (KIDinaKORNER/Interscope) 26-29k, 7-8k
12. Demi Lovato (Island/Safehouse/Hollywood) 26-29k, 6-7k
13. *Ty Dolla $ign (Atlantic) 26-29k, 5-6k
14. Khalid (Right Hand Music/RCA) 26-29k, 2-3k
15. *Yo Gotti (Epic/CMG) 24-27k, 10-12k
16. Kendrick Lamar (TDE/Interscope) 24-27k, 2-3k
17. P!nk (RCA) 23-26k, 15-17k
18. Lil Pump (Tha Lights Global/Warner Bros.) 23-26k, 1-2k
19. Theory of a Deadman (Atlantic) 22-25k, 20-23k
20. A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie (Highbridge/Atlantic) 22-25k, <1k

*DEBUTS

YOUR TOP 20: NO SHOES, GREAT SERVICE

Kenny Chesney’s Live In No Shoes Nation (Blue Chair/Columbia Nashville) will become the first live album to hit #1 since Sugarland’s Live On the Inside (Mercury Nashville) in 2009. It accomplishes this fueled by a strong ticket bundle. Kelly Clarkson lands at #2. Two albums released today, Chris Brown’s Heartbreak on a Full Moon (RCA) and Without Warning (Slaughter Gang/Epic) from 21 Savage, Offset and Metro Boomin’, will be added to the midweek tomorrow morning when first day numbers become available.

1. *Kenny Chesney (Blue Chair/Columbia Nashville) 210-220k SPS, 208-218k Sales
2. *Kelly Clarkson (Atlantic) 73-78k, 63-68k
3. Post Malone (Republic) 40-44k, 3-4k
4. *Big K.R.I.T. (BMG) 34-38k, 21-24k
5. Future & Young Thug (Epic/300/Atlantic) 34-38k, 2-3k
6. Ed Sheeran (Atlantic) 31-34k, 8-9k
7. Lil Uzi Vert (Generation Now/Atlantic) 29-32k, <1k
8. Gucci Mane (Atlantic) 27-30k, 2-3k
9. Imagine Dragons (KIDinaCORNER/Interscope) 26-29k, 7-8k
10. Demi Lovato (Island/Safehouse/Hollywood) 26-29k, 6-7k
11. *Ty Dolla $ign (Atlantic) 26-29k, 5-6k
12. Khalid (Right Hand Music/RCA) 26-29k, 2-3k
13. *Yo Gotti (Epic/CMG) 24-27k, 10-12k
14. Kendrick Lamar (TDE/Interscope) 24-27k, 2-3k
15. P!NK (RCA) 23-26k, 15-17k
16. Lil Pump (Tha Lights Global/Warner Bros.) 23-26k, 1-2k
17. Theory of a Deadman (Atlantic) 22-25k, 20-23k
18. A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie (Highbridge/Atlantic) 22-25k, <1k
19. *Weezer (Crush/Atlantic) 20-22k, 19-22k
20. Niall Horan (Capitol) 19-21k, 10-12k

*DEBUTS

NEW RELEASES: KENNY AND CO. (NEW UPDATE)

Powered by a mighty ticket bundle, Blue Chair/Columbia Nashville's Kenny Chesney is cruising toward a #1 bow on our forthcoming SPS chart. Here's how the country superstar's live set and an array of other debuts are looking at the top of the week.

Kenny Chesney (Blue Chair/Columbia Nashville) 195-205k SPS, 190-200k album
Kelly Clarkson (Atlantic) 70-80k, 60-70k
Big K.R.I.T. (BMG) 30-35k, 21-24k
Ty Dolla Sign (Atlantic) 27-30k, 5-8k
Yo Gotti (Epic) 21-24k, 10-12k
Theory of a Deadman (Roadrunner) 19-22k, 18-21k
RED (Essential) 19-22k, 18-21k
The Piano Guys (Masterworks) 19-21k SPS, 19-21k album
Hollywood Undead (BMG) 18-21k, 17-20k
Weezer (Crush/Atlantic) 15-18k, 13-15k
Yelawolf (Slumerican/Shady/Interscope) 14-17k, 12-15k
Granger Smith (Wheelhouse/BMG) 11-14k, 10-12k
Rachel Platten (Columbia) 8-10k, 8-7k

NEW RELEASES: KENNY GOES LIVE (UPDATE)

Powered by a mighty ticket bundle, Blue Chair/Columbia Nashville's Kenny Chesney is cruising toward a #1 bow on our forthcoming SPS chart. Here's how the country superstar's live set is looking at the top of the week.

Kenny Chesney (Blue Chair/Columbia Nashville) 180-190k SPS, 179-187k album

Can Kenny hit 200k? Stay tuned.

NEW RELEASES: KENNY GOES LIVE

Powered by a mighty ticket bundle, Blue Chair/Columbia Nashville's Kenny Chesney is cruising toward a #1 bow on our forthcoming SPS chart. Here's how the country superstar's live set is looking, according to very early reads.

Kenny Chesney (Blue Chair/Columbia Nashville) 136-157k SPS, 135-155k album

Stay tuned for updates as the numbers take shape.

[areyoureadytojump]

What jerks for not mentioning Kelly Clarkson.

[onebuffalo]

Good numbers for Kenny Chesney. So far, no single is coming off the album.

[dbhmr]

Waiting for Kelly’s numbers like 🙈🙉🙊.

[fearlessarrow]

Even with the ticket bundle that number for Kenny Chesney is pretty amazing, especially for a live set.

[Envoirment]

If Kenny is cruising to #1 I guess that means he has a significant lead on Kelly? Hopefully she can pass the 100k mark!

[rainie]

Even though I don't follow country much, I was curious why I hadn't heard about a new Kenny Chesney album until I realized that it's just a live album.

Those are crazy numbers for a live album, but I guess the ticket bundle helps and his primary demographic are the type of people way more likely to actually buy his music as well.

[onebuffalo]

Oct 28, 2017 14:16:54 GMT -5 rainie said:

Even though I don't follow country much, I was curious why I hadn't heard about a new Kenny Chesney album until I realized that it's just a live album.

Those are crazy numbers for a live album, but I guess the ticket bundle helps and his primary demographic are the type of people way more likely to actually buy his music as well.

Kenny Chesney's Cosmic Hallelujah is only a year old. It produced a quartet of top ten country hits, including two #1s.

[rainie]

Oct 28, 2017 14:45:47 GMT -5 onebuffalo said:

Oct 28, 2017 14:16:54 GMT -5 rainie said:

Even though I don't follow country much, I was curious why I hadn't heard about a new Kenny Chesney album until I realized that it's just a live album.

Those are crazy numbers for a live album, but I guess the ticket bundle helps and his primary demographic are the type of people way more likely to actually buy his music as well.

Kenny Chesney's Cosmic Hallelujah is only a year old. It produced a quartet of top ten country hits, including two #1s.

I know, just saying I didn't like a live album would do that well even coming off a big era like the one he had

[onebuffalo]

Oct 28, 2017 15:21:09 GMT -5 rainie said:

Oct 28, 2017 14:45:47 GMT -5 onebuffalo said:

Kenny Chesney's Cosmic Hallelujah is only a year old. It produced a quartet of top ten country hits, including two #1s.

I know, just saying I didn't like a live album would do that well even coming off a big era like the one he had

Color me equally surprised. Cosmic Hallelujah opened with 79,000 in pure album sales to debut at #1 country and #2 top 200.

[kanimal]

Impressive number, but I'm wondering what happened to this being the biggest ticket bundle of all time?  Are Chesney concertgoers just being slow in redeeming their albums?

Kenny Chesney appears to be the extreme example, as tickets for his 18-stadium tour went on sale on 10/18 in conjunction with his upcoming live album (Sony Music Nashville), dropping 10/27, setting up what is shaping up as the biggest bundle of all time.

hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=308982

[Glove Slap]

Oct 28, 2017 14:16:54 GMT -5 rainie said:

Even though I don't follow country much, I was curious why I hadn't heard about a new Kenny Chesney album until I realized that it's just a live album.

Those are crazy numbers for a live album, but I guess the ticket bundle helps and his primary demographic are the type of people way more likely to actually buy his music as well.

The bundle is big because it's for stadium shows, and the going price on iTunes is $15.99. Bundling a compilation of live performances with a stadium tour is actually a very logical decision imo.

On that subject thought, is this the first time the bundle is being done with a stadium tour altogether?

Edit: nm, just checked and Metallica's tour was a stadium tour.

[rainie]

Oct 28, 2017 16:14:34 GMT -5 Glove Slap said:

Oct 28, 2017 14:16:54 GMT -5 rainie said:

Even though I don't follow country much, I was curious why I hadn't heard about a new Kenny Chesney album until I realized that it's just a live album.

Those are crazy numbers for a live album, but I guess the ticket bundle helps and his primary demographic are the type of people way more likely to actually buy his music as well.

The bundle is big because it's for stadium shows, and the going price on iTunes is $15.99. Bundling a compilation of live performances with a stadium tour is actually a very logical decision imo.

On that subject thought, is this the first time the bundle is being done with a stadium tour altogether?

Edit: nm, just checked and Metallica's tour was a stadium tour.

I guess that explains why Metallica's sales were so good, though I expected them to sell a bunch regardless.

[Deleted]

Oct 28, 2017 13:24:32 GMT -5 areyoureadytojump said:

What jerks for not mentioning Kelly Clarkson.

Does HDD's WMG grudge extend to Atlantic? They're so flaky about it. Regardless, she's not the only new release so it's kind of odd that they only reported early reads on Kenny. (But of course, I'm only in this thread for Kelly lol)

Oct 28, 2017 14:10:22 GMT -5 Envoirment said:

If Kenny is cruising to #1 I guess that means he has a significant lead on Kelly? Hopefully she can pass the 100k mark!

Nah. Word in her thread a few weeks ago was that the label was expecting 60k...she's still holding on to #1 on iTunes' album chart and LSS returned to the top 10, but even with that, I'm thinking 100k will be doubtful. I'm hoping she can hit 65-75k, which would be consistent with what PxP and WIR did in physical sales.

[14887fan]

Honestly, I expected a lot better for Kenny. He's one of the biggest touring acts in the world for any genre, and considering the GP was pretty much clueless on the fact that he was releasing a live album + the fact that he's become a pretty average seller for albums and singles, I expect that the vast, vast majority of his total physical sales will be from the ticket bundle.

[shayonce]

If you look at his tickets on ticketmaster. his show is not selling well right now.
p!nk did huge number because her show ere sold out, currently kenny has sold like some at 10%(PA date) or best at 40%.
so based on this ticket performances, that 130k seems very good. (but disappointing considering HDD hyped up lol their propaganda failed.)

[kanimal]

Oct 28, 2017 18:55:42 GMT -5 @antigonerising said:

Oct 28, 2017 13:24:32 GMT -5 areyoureadytojump said:

What jerks for not mentioning Kelly Clarkson.

Does HDD's WMG grudge extend to Atlantic? They're so flaky about it. Regardless, she's not the only new release so it's kind of odd that they only reported early reads on Kenny. (But of course, I'm only in this thread for Kelly lol)

The grudge you're referencing was, in fact, specifically about Atlantic.  To my knowledge, they've never refrained from posting about artists on WB Records.

Anyway, they seem to have ended that boycott in recent months.  They posted about Portugal The Man, Charlie Puth, etc hitting #1 at pop radio, and they absolutely wouldn't have done that a year ago.

That said, it's possible that whatever "beef" led to the boycott is still preventing them from getting inside sales info about Atlantic artists.

It's also possible that they simply forgot to write about Kelly (because they were so focused on Kenny) or just couldn't get a good read on how her album is trending, particularly in terms of where it would fall on their "SPS" chart.

[ILLUSION]

Wow. I can't believe Kenny's live album is gonna do #1 over Kelly's project. Very disappointing.

[Glove Slap]

Oct 28, 2017 20:59:16 GMT -5 14887fan said:

Honestly, I expected a lot better for Kenny.

The Powers That Be heard you.

NEW RELEASES:
KENNY GOES LIVE (UPDATE)
Powered by a mighty ticket bundle, Blue Chair/Columbia Nashville's Kenny Chesney is cruising toward a #1 bow on our forthcoming SPS chart. Here's how the country superstar's live set is looking at the top of the week.

Kenny Chesney (Blue Chair/Columbia Nashville) 180-190k SPS, 179-187k album


Can Kenny hit 200k? Stay tuned. We're taking bets on Manafort too, if you want in on that action.

hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=309106

[14887fan]

Aggravating that there's still nothing on Kelly Clarkson.

[Brazilian Guy]

Rooting for Kelly. Over 80k pls.

[Troublemaker]

I might as well listen to his album now, considering i'm not the biggest fan of live albums...

[fearlessarrow]

Wow, the projections increased a lot! That would be his best opening since Hemingway's Whiskey which opened with 183k. To think this might even top that...

[areyoureadytojump]

More!

hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=309106

Monday, October 30, 2017

NEW RELEASES: KENNY AND CO. (NEW UPDATE)

Powered by a mighty ticket bundle, Blue Chair/Columbia Nashville's Kenny Chesney is cruising toward a #1 bow on our forthcoming SPS chart. Here's how the country superstar's live set and an array of other debuts are looking at the top of the week.

Kenny Chesney (Blue Chair/Columbia Nashville) 195-205k SPS, 190-200k album
Kelly Clarkson (Atlantic) 70-80k, 60-70k
Big K.R.I.T. (BMG) 30-35k, 21-24k
Yo Gotti (Epic) 21-24k, 10-12k
Ty Dolla Sign (Atlantic) 27-30k, 5-8k
Theory of a Deadman (Roadrunner) 19-22k, 18-21k
RED (Essential) 19-22k, 18-21k
Hollywood Undead (BMG) 18-21k, 17-20k
Weezer (Crush/Atlantic) 15-18k, 13-15k
Yelawolf (Slumerican/Shady/Interscope) 14-17k, 12-15k
Granger Smith (Wheelhouse) 11-14k, 10-12k
Rachel Platten (Columbia) 8-10k, 8-7k

Can Kenny hit 200k? Stay tuned. We're taking bets on Manafort too, if you want in on that action.

[mrricx]

Well, guess it's a top 2 for Kelly, right? Or is there anyone right now selling more than that on top 3?

[Choco]

Respectable numbers for Kelly.

[Brazilian Guy]

Good enough for Kelly, slay a bit...

[Troublemaker]

Even though those numbers aren't encouraging still happy she exceeded the label's expectations
NB: Just realized that Chris Brown moved his album release to Friday so i guess she has number 2

[DJ General]

Not bad for Kelly. Hopefully it can have some legs.

[onebuffalo]

I'll take the higher number for Kenny Chesney. Imagine that, two K.C.s will be in the top two!