Billboard 200- 10/9/10: Zac Brown Band #1- 153,000

[HolidayGuy]

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Zac Brown Band Bows At No. 1 On Billboard 200
September 29, 2010

Editor: Keith Caulfield; Editorial Director: Silvio Pietroluongo

Zac Brown Band bows at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with "You Get What You Give," giving the country act its first chart-topping album. The set sold 153,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan . . . In the runner-up slot is the debuting "Hands All Over" from Maroon 5, with 142,000. Four more albums also enter the top 10 . . . On Digital Songs, Bruno Mars returns to the top with "Just the Way You Are" selling 188,000 while Far*East Movement rallies and the kids from "Glee" debut at No. 10 with "Empire State of Mind."


FLASH POINTS

• Zac Brown Band nets its first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 as "You Get What You Give" bows atop the list with 153,000 sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The country act's major-label debut, "The Foundation," peaked at No. 9 in May. "Give" also grants the band its best sales week, previously earned when "Foundation" shifted 62,000 during Christmas 2009.

• Maroon 5's third studio set, "Hands All Over," enters in the runner-up slot with 142,000. The band's last effort, 2007's "It Won't Be Soon Before Long," debuted at No. 1 with 429,000 in its first week. "Hands" is the group's third top 10 set following "Won't" and its premiere effort, 2003's "Songs About Jane," which reached No. 6.

• Last week's No. 1, Linkin Park's "A Thousand Suns," slides to No. 3 with 70,000 (down 71%) while last week's No. 2-placer, Trey Songz's "Passion, Pain & Pleasure," drops to No. 7 with 66,000 (down 73%).

• Opening at No. 4 this week is Selena Gomez & the Scene's "A Year Without Rain," starting with a little more than 66,000. That barely beats out the act's previous best sales week, when its debut set, "Kiss and Tell," opened at No. 9 last year with nearly 66,000.

• Santana's all-star rock collaborations album, "Guitar Heaven," flies in at No. 5 with almost 66,000. The tribute to classic rock anthems boasts turns from a number of guest stars including Chris Daughtry and Chester Bennington.

• Eminem's "Recovery" hangs in the top 10 for a 14th straight week—its entire chart run—moving down three spots to No. 6, also with nearly 66,000 (down 26%).

• The collaboration album from John Legend and the Roots, "Wake Up!," starts at No. 8 with 63,000. It's the fifth straight top 10 album for Legend (his entire output) and the sixth for the Roots. Meanwhile, country singer Billy Currington nets his first top 10 with his fourth effort, "Enjoy Yourself," bowing at No. 9 with 45,000.

• Rounding out the top 10 is the non-moving "My World 2.0" from Justin Bieber, which shifts 33,000 (down 9%).

• Over on the Digital Songs chart, Rihanna's "Only Girl in the World" slides from No. 1 to No. 3 with 161,000 (down 35%). Bruno Mars' "Just the Way You Are" returns to the penthouse with 188,000 (down 3%). Hot on Mars' tail, Far*East Movement's "Like a G6" jumps five spots to No. 2 with 180,000 (up 31%). The top debut on Digital Songs is the Glee Cast's take on "Empire State of Mind," which bows at No. 10 with 106,000.

• Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending Sept. 26) totaled 5 million units, down 6% compared with the sum last week (5.4 million) and down 15% compared with the comparable sales week of 2009 (5.9 million). Year-to-date album sales stand at 215.8 million, down 13% compared with the same total at this point last year (248 million).

• Digital track sales this past week totaled 19.2 million downloads, down 4% compared with last week (19.9 million) and down less than 1% stacked next to the comparable week of 2009 (19.3 million). Year-to-date track sales are at 840.9 million, down 1% compared with the same total at this point last year (846.9 million).


MARKET WATCH

• Album units, current chart week: 5 million units
• Down 6% from last week's charts: 5.4 million units
• Down 15% from the comparable week in 2009: 5.9 million units
• This week: The top two albums each sell more than 100,000 copies.
• This week last year on the Billboard 200: Pearl Jam's "Backspacer" opened at No. 1 with 189,000 while the previous week's chart-topper, Jay-Z's "The Blueprint 3," fell to No. 2 with 134,000 (down 55%).


A LOOK AHEAD

• Among the albums released this week, due on next week's charts: Kenny Chesney's "Hemingway's Whiskey," Lil Wayne's "I Am Not a Human Being," Phil Collins' "Going Back," Eric Clapton's "Clapton," Neil Young's "Le Noise" and Gucci Mane's "The Appeal."

• Next week's Billboard 200 competes with the same week in 2009 when: Barbra Streisand's "Love Is the Answer" debuted at No. 1 with 180,000 while Paramore's "Brand New Eyes" started at No. 2 with 175,000. The previous week's No. 1, Pearl Jam's "Backspacer," fell to No. 10 with 58,000 (down 69%).

[badrobot]

Hell of a race for the #4 spot -- 4 albums all round to 66,000 copies.

[melody56]

Top 50 Albums

1 ZAC BROWN BAND YOU GET WHAT YOU GIVE 153,402 999 240 153,706
2 MAROON 5 HANDS ALL OVER 141,585 999 161 141,753
3 LINKIN PARK THOUSAND SUNS 69,680 -71 241,214 311,269
4 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE YEAR WITHOUT RAIN 66,238 999 456 66,752
5 SANTANA GUITAR HEAVEN: THE GREATEST GU 65,932 999 312 66,252
6 EMINEM RECOVERY 65,846 -26 88,954 2,656,184
7 SONGZ*TREY PASSION PAIN & PLEASURE 65,722 -73 240,209 306,075
8 LEGEND*JOHN WAKE UP! 62,765 999 474 63,240
9 CURRINGTON*BILLY ENJOY YOURSELF 44,889 999 6 44,900
10 BIEBER*JUSTIN MY WORLD 2.0 32,982 -9 36,307 1,811,380
11 VARIOUS NOW 35 30,000 -27 41,018 239,702
12 JOHNSON*JAMEY GUITAR SONG 29,838 -52 62,778 92,731
13 PERRY*KATY TEENAGE DREAM 29,823 -26 40,357 409,359
14 PLANT*ROBERT BAND OF JOY 25,355 -48 48,958 74,801
15 DISTURBED ASYLUM 22,027 -30 31,497 290,217
16 FANTASIA BACK TO ME 19,674 -22 25,350 231,629
17 FRANTI*MICHAEL & SPEARHEAD SOUND OF SUNSHINE, THE 17,619 999 19 17,638
18 MUMFORD & SONS SIGH NO MORE 17,488 9 16,095 240,099
19 BAREILLES*SARA KALEIDOSCOPE HEART 15,165 -45 27,520 132,346
20 DRAKE THANK ME LATER 15,137 -23 19,619 1,085,956
21 LADY ANTEBELLUM NEED YOU NOW 14,715 -6 15,686 2,641,090
22 BROWN*ZAC BAND FOUNDATION 14,364 16 12,342 2,280,549
23 LADY GAGA FAME 14,121 -17 16,942 3,786,686
24 WEEZER HURLEY 14,086 -69 45,314 59,787
25 USHER VERSUS 13,148 -28 18,243 116,787
26 KEM INTIMACY 12,595 -20 15,713 173,427
27 GLEE CAST GLEE: THE MUSIC,V3 10,911 -7 11,776 460,018
28 FLORENCE + THE MACHINE LUNGS 10,834 -48 20,795 162,200
29 TWIZTID HEARTBROKEN AND HOMI 10,781 999 38 10,821
30 FLOWERS*BRANDON FLAMINGO 10,740 -74 40,910 51,908
31 VARIOUS NOW COUNTRY V3 10,669 -28 14,765 25,443
32 KIDZ BOP KIDS KIDZ BOP 18 10,601 -13 12,145 223,295
33 ROSS*RICK TEFLON DON 10,554 -21 13,408 405,864
34 USHER RAYMOND V RAYMOND 10,473 -23 13,520 1,086,496
35 TANKIAN*SERJ IMPERFECT HARMONIES 10,205 999 23 10,229
36 AVENGED SEVENFOLD NIGHTMARE 9,990 -16 11,859 327,463
37 SOUNDTRACK CAMP ROCK 2: FINAL 9,881 -32 14,620 165,880
38 MY DARKEST DAYS MY DARKEST DAYS 9,448 999 2 9,453
39 ARCADE FIRE SUBURBS 9,334 -20 11,636 319,179
40 LAMONTAGNE*RAY & THE PARIAH DO GOD WILLIN' & THE CREEK DON'T 9,304 -21 11,764 149,282
41 LAMBERT*MIRANDA REVOLUTION 9,302 -11 10,410 859,269
42 BLACK KEYS BROTHERS 9,005 -11 10,136 306,267
43 HOUSER*RANDY THEY CALL ME CADILLAC 8,998 0 8,998
44 STONE SOUR AUDIO SECRECY 8,933 -43 15,746 70,919
45 KE$HA ANIMAL 8,739 -10 9,714 955,462
46 CASTING CROWNS ALTAR & THE DOOR 8,268 -5 8,700 473,962
47 GLEE CAST GLEE: THE MUSIC V1 8,201 8 7,562 979,115
48 B.O.B B.O.B PRESENTS: THE ADVENTURES 8,052 -18 9,822 411,966
49 VARIOUS NOW 34 7,492 -19 9,277 406,373
50 ADKINS*TRACE COWBOY'S BACK IN TOWN 7,489 -15 8,852 116,110

[badrobot]

Looks pretty likely Gaga will pass 4 million around the new year.

What other albums released in recent years have Soundscanned over 4 million? Taylor Swift's "Fearless" comes to mind. Did Susan Boyle pass 4m?

[melody56]

^ As of last week, these are the 20 biggest selling albums released since the beginning of 2006…

TAYLOR SWIFT Fearless 6.01m (2008)
JOSH GROBAN Noel 5.01m (2007)
SOUNDTRACK High School Musical 4.87m (2006)
RASCAL FLATTS Me And My Gang 4.84m (2006)
TAYLOR SWIFT Taylor Swift 4.81m (2006)
DAUGHTRY Daughtry 4.73m (2006)
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE Futuresex/Love Sounds 4.27m (2006)
FERGIE The Dutchess 3.82m (2006)
SUSAN BOYLE I Dreamed A Dream 3.81m (2009)
LADY GAGA The Fame 3.77m (2008)
ALICIA KEYS As I Am 3.73m (2007)
SOUNDTRACK Hannah Montana 3.71m (2006)
LIL WAYNE Tha Carter III 3.49m (2008)
SOUNDTRACK High School Musical 2 3.37m (2007)
EAGLES Long Road Out Of Eden 3.31m (2007)
SOUNDTRACK Hannah Montana 2 3.28m (2007)
BEYONCE B'Day 3.21m (2006)
KID ROCK Rock N Roll Jesus 3.19m (2007)
CARRIE UNDERWOOD Carnival Ride 3.13m (2007)
LINKIN PARK Minutes To Midnight 3.03m (2007)

[badrobot]

Whoa... so Gaga and Susan Boyle will be only the 2nd and 3rd artists to have a 4m+ selling album since 2008.

Eminem and maybe the new Taylor Swift both stand a chance at joining that list eventually.

[Rodze]

So many numbers, I'm already spoiled. =P

Thanks, melody.

[Love Plastic Love]

So only 7 cds scanned over 4 million since 2006 and if you take away 2006 only 2. Susan and Gaga will definitely pass 4 million at some point soon so I guess we should say 4 cds over 4 million sold since 2007 onward. I am guessing Eminem will be added to that list too eventually.

[3m3r7c]

6 EMINEM RECOVERY 65,846 -26 88,954 2,656,184
21 LADY ANTEBELLUM NEED YOU NOW 14,715 -6 15,686 2,641,090


Looks like we have a new temporary number 1.

These 2 albums along with justin bieber look to be the only 3 released to so far that will cross the 2 million mark by the end of the year. Last year 5 albums came in with sales over 2 million (taylor, boyle, jackson, gaga, bocelli), so hopefully 2 more that are not yet released will cross the mark this year.

I strongly think that boyle and taylor will both be able to cross 2 million by the years end again this year, but can not see anybody else doing it (off the top of my head right now).

[Deleted]

A surprise holiday hit is always possible

[singingsparrow]

Sept 29, 2010 12:28:37 GMT -5 3m3r7c said:

6 EMINEM RECOVERY 65,846 -26 88,954 2,656,184
21 LADY ANTEBELLUM NEED YOU NOW 14,715 -6 15,686 2,641,090


Looks like we have a new temporary number 1.

These 2 albums along with justin bieber look to be the only 3 released to so far that will cross the 2 million mark by the end of the year. Last year 5 albums came in with sales over 2 million (taylor, boyle, jackson, gaga, bocelli), so hopefully 2 more that are not yet released will cross the mark this year.

I strongly think that boyle and taylor will both be able to cross 2 million by the years end again this year, but can not see anybody else doing it (off the top of my head right now).

Taylor Swift will get there, and Susan Boyle has a better than fair shot at it as well.

Namaste,
Lisping Hibiscus

[Ke$ha's Left Tittie]

Prince's 3 CD LotusFlower is now selling for 99 cents at Target so expect for it to spend another week on the Billboard 200.

Still too expensive if you ask me.

[Ke$ha's Left Tittie]

Lisping -Are you Hindu or just enjoy unneccesarily signing your name after each post?

Give it up already bitch.

[Deleted]

Sept 29, 2010 14:00:46 GMT -5 Ke$ha's Left Tittie said:

Lisping -Are you Hindu or just enjoy unneccesarily signing your name after each post?

Give it up already bitch.

[Black Jesus]

232k for Fantasia is pretty damn good so far! Even if the album dropped off the chart right now it'd have outperformed her sophomore album!

[areyoureadytojump]

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Week Ending Sept. 26, 2010: Moving Forward, Falling Back

Posted 59 minutes ago by Paul Grein in Chart Watch

The Zac Brown Band's You Get What You Give enters The Billboard 200 at #1 this week, ahead of Maroon5's Hands All Over, which bows at #2. The race was fairly close (153,000 for the Brown Band, compared to 142,000 for Maroon5), but those tallies only added to the good news for the Brown Band, and compounded the disappointment for Maroon5. The Brown Band's previous studio album, The Foundation, debuted at #17 with first-week sales of just 44,000. By contrast, Maroon5's previous studio album, It Won't Be Soon Before Long, debuted at #1 with first-week sales of 429,000..

You Get What You Give includes collabos with Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett, each of whom has topped The Billboard 200 on his own. The album also enters Top Country Albums at #1. The Foundation and the band's live album Pass The Jar: Live both peaked at #2..

The top 10 (and #1) entry for You Get What You Give marks a big improvement over The Foundation, which took 64 weeks to finally break into the top 10 and 75 weeks to finally reach its peak at #9. The album has been a fixture on The Billboard 200 for 97 weeks. Remarkably, it has appeared in the top 50 for all but two of those weeks. It has never ranked lower than #54..

The Brown Band is nominated for four awards, including Entertainer of the Year, at the Country Music Assn. awards, which will be presented on Nov. 10..

Maroon5 has a consolation prize: Hands All Over is #1 on the Digital Albums chart. The album sold 62,000 digital copies. But even here, the group's tally is down from last time. It Won't Be Soon Before Long sold 102K digital copies in its first week in May 2007. (It was the first album ever to top 100K in digital sales in any one week.).

The Brown Band and Maroon5 have something in common: Both acts won the Grammy for Best New Artist. So did John Legend, whose new album, a collabo with the Roots, debuts at #8. The Brown Band won for 2009. Maroon5 and Legend were the winners for 2004 and 2005, respectively. (Maroon5 beat Kanye West, who may be calling for a recount after this week's tepid total.).

Eminem's Recovery this week pulls ahead of Lady Antebellum's Need You Now as the best-selling album so far in 2010. If Recovery can stay out front through the end of the year, Eminem will become the first artist in Nielsen/SoundScan history (which dates to 1991) to have the best-selling album of the year twice. The rap icon had the best-selling album of 2002, The Eminem Show..

50 Cent and the High School Musical cast came close. They each had the #1 album of one year and the #2 album of another year. Get Rich Or Die Tryin' was #1 for 2003. The Massacre was #2 for 2005. HSM was on top for 2006. HSM2 was #2 for 2007..

Recovery has sold 2,656,000 copies in 14 weeks. Need You Now has sold 2,641,000 copies in 35 weeks. The rest of the top five albums so far in 2010 are Justin Bieber's My World 2.0 (1,811,000), Lady Gaga's The Fame (1,399,000 this year) and Sade's Soldier Of Love (1,256,000)..

For Eminem to hold on to his #1 standing, he will have to withstand late challenges from two artists who sold huge numbers of their last albums. Taylor Swift's Speak Now is set for release on Oct. 25. Susan Boyle's The Gift is due on Nov. 9. Swift's sophomore album, Fearless, sold 3 million copies in its first 22 weeks in late 2008 and early 2009. Boyle's debut album, I Dreamed A Dream, blew through 3 million copies in its first six weeks in late 2009..

Santana's Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics Of All Time debuts at #5. The album's format echoes Barry Manilow's The Greatest Love Songs Of All Time, which debuted at #5 in late January. Both artists worked with industry legend Clive Davis on the albums. Veteran artists often reach a point where they need a thematic hook to sell albums. These ...Of All Time salutes, while a little cheesy, make you stop and look, which is the crucial first step in selling albums..

Rod Stewart, another Davis client, has reached the top five with four The Great American Songbook albums, as well as one volume each of rock and soul classics. Stewart's fifth standards album, Fly Me To The Moon..., is due Oct. 19..

Justin Bieber's My World 2.0 holds at #10 for the second week. This is its 27th consecutive week in the top 10, which is its entire chart run. My World 2.0 is the first album to spend its first 27 weeks in the top 10 since *NSYNC's No Strings Attached in 2000. *NSYNC, of course, featured another teen heartthrob named Justin. I'm sure if Mr. Bieber does half as well long-term as Justin Timberlake has done, he'll be thrilled..

Bruno Mars' first-rate "Just The Way You Are" returns to #1 on Hot Digital Songs, after being displaced last week by Rihanna's debuting "Only Girl (In The World)." "Just The Way You Are" sold 188,000 digital copies this week, bringing its 10-week total to 1,339,000. The song is expected to hold at #1 on the Hot 100 for the second straight week..

The song also debuts at #1 in the U.K. (where the title is "Just The Way You Are (Amazing)" to distinguish it from Billy Joel's 1978 hit of the same name.) It's Mars' second transatlantic topper of 2010. B.o.B's "Nothin' On You," on which he was featured, also reached #1 in both countries. Mars is the first artist to have two transatlantic #1 hits in a calendar year since the Black Eyed Peas scored last year with "Boom Boom Pow" and "I Gotta Feeling." The difference, of course, is that the Peas are a top-level act, while Mars has yet to release his first full-length album..

Pop Quiz: We learned last week that Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith will join American Idol next season as judges. Which artist has had more top 10 hits on the Hot 100? Answer below..

Here's the top 10 on Hot Digital Songs, according to Nielsen/SoundScan. Bruno Mars' "Just The Way You Are" rebounds from #2 to #1 (188K). Far East Movement featuring Catar's "Like A G6" jumps from #7 to #2 (180K). Rihanna's "Only Girl (In The World)" slips from #1 to #3 (161K). Nelly's "Just A Dream" moves up from #5 to #4 (160K). Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" dips from #4 to #5 (139K). Usher featuring Pitbull's "DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love" drops from #3 to #6 (133K). Taio Cruz's "Dynamite" rebounds from #9 to #7 (117K). Flo Rida featuring David Guetta's "Club Can't Handle Me" holds at #8 for the third straight week (113K). Eminem featuring Rihanna's "Love The Way You Lie" drops from #6 to #9 (111K). Glee Cast's "Empire State Of Mind" debuts at #10 (106K)..

Quiz Answer: It's essentially a tie, but Jennifer Lopez is ahead due to a technicality. Lopez has had nine top 10 hits, counting LL Cool J's "Control Myself," on which she had featured billing. Steven Tyler has had eight top 10 hits with Aerosmith. In addition, Tyler and Joe Perry made a memorable guest appearance on Run-D.M.C.'s remake of Aerosmith's "Walk This Way," but they (oddly) didn't receive billing. So, technically, Tyler's count stops with Aerosmith's eight top 10 hits. However, because it is so close, I will accept either answer..

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

1. Zac Brown Band, You Get What You Give, 153,000. This new entry is the group's first #1 album; its second to make the top 10. Three songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs, topped by "As She's Walking Away" (featuring Alan Jackson), which jumps from #54 to #50..

2. Maroon5, Hands All Over, 142,000. This new entry is the group's third album to reach the top 10. Three songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs, topped by "Misery," which jumps from #35 to #16..

3. Linkin Park, A Thousand Suns, 70,000. The former #1 album drops to #3 in its second week. "Waiting For The End" drops from #76 to #147 on Hot Digital Songs..

4. Selena Gomez & The Scene, A Year Without Rain, 66,000. This new entry is the act's highest-charting album and its second top 10 album in a row. "A Year Without Rain" jumps from #38 to #26 on Hot Digital Songs. "Round & Round" jumps from #90 to #85..

5. Santana, Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics Of All Time, 66,000. This new entry is Santana's 12th album to reach the top 10. "Photograph" (featuring Chris Daughtry) enters Hot Digital Songs at #166. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (featuring India.Arie and Yo-Yo Ma) bows at #187..

6. Eminem, Recovery, 66,000. The former #1 album drops from #3 to #6 in its 14th week. Five songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs, topped by "Love The Way You Lie" (featuring Rihanna), which drops from #6 to #9..

7. Trey Songz, Passion, Pain & Pleasure, 66,000. The album drops from #2 to #7 in its second week. Two songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs. "Bottoms Up" (featuring Nicki Minaj) dips from #14 to #15. "Can't Be Friends" drops from #79 to #119..

8. John Legend & the Roots, Wake Up!, 63,000. This new entry is the fifth top 10 album for Legend; the sixth for the Roots. A cover version of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes' 1976 hit "Wake Up Everybody (Part 1)" enters Hot Digital Songs at #199. (It sparked the album title.).

9. Billy Currington, Enjoy Yourself, 45,000. This new entry is Currington's first top 10 album. "Pretty Good At Drinkin' Beer" moves up from #95 to #94 on Hot Digital Songs..

10. Justin Bieber, My World 2.0., 33,000. The former #1 album holds at #10 for the second week. Three songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs, topped by "Baby" (featuring Ludacris), which drops from #55 to #79..

Six albums drop out of the top 10 this week. Jamey Johnson's Guitar Song drops from #4 to #12, Robert Plant's Band Of Joy drops from #5 to #14, Weezer's Hurley drops from #6 to #24, Now 35 drops from #7 to #11, Brandon Flowers' Flamingo drops from #8 to #30, and Katy Perry's Teenage Dream drops from #9 to #13..

Five songs from the second season premiere episode of Glee debut in the top 25 on Hot Digital Songs. The highest-ranking is the cast's version of Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' "Empire State Of Mind," which debuts at #10. This is the first time that a Glee rendition of a hip-hop smash has made the top 10. (The five previous Glee songs to make the top 10 are the cast's versions of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'," Queen's "Somebody To Love," Madonna's "Like A Prayer," Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse Of The Heart," Rick Springfield's "Jessie's Girl" and Lady Gaga's "Poker Face.").

Glee: The Music, Volume 3, Showstoppers returns to #1 on the Soundtracks chart for a fourth week on top. It jumps from #31 to #27 on The Billboard 200. AC/DC's Iron Man 2 is the #1 soundtrack to a theatrically-released movie for the eighth week. It jumps from #146 to #121 on The Billboard 200..

We're living in a texting era, which is starting to impact song titles. "OMG" by Usher featuring will.i.am topped the Hot 100 and Hot Digital Songs charts in the spring. Other current text-style titles include "B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast)" by Rick Ross featuring Styles P and "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" by Katy Perry..

Casting Crowns' 2007 album The Altar And The Door tops the Catalog Albums chart for the fourth time in five weeks. The album jumps from #48 to #46 on The Billboard 200..

Two catalog albums move up Nielsen/SoundScan's sales ladder this week. Lauryn Hill's 1998 solo debut album, The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill, tops the 7 million mark. Bush's 1995 debut album Sixteen Stone tops 6 million. Hill, incredibly, has yet to follow Miseducation with a second studio album..

Phil Collins' Going Back, consisting mostly of Motown covers, jumps to #1 on the British album chart. It's his sixth #1 album on that side of the Atlantic. Going Back was released in the U.S. yesterday..

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps was #1 at the box-office in its opening weekend. The original Wall Street opened (and peaked) at #3 in December 1987. Michael Douglas won an Oscar for his performance in the film. David Byrne dominates the soundtrack to the sequel, with solo tracks, collabos with Brian Eno and tracks with Talking Heads. Craig Armstrong also has three tracks on the album..

R.I.P. Eddie Fisher, one of the most popular singers of the 1950s, died last week at age 82. Fisher had four #1 hits between 1952 and 1954, including his most famous song, "Oh! My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa)." Fisher also had a #1 album, released at the end of 1952, Christmas With Eddie Fisher. But when the run of hits ended, it ended abruptly. Fisher made his final appearance in the top 40 in February 1957..

Heads Up: Kenny Chesney's Hemingway's Whiskey is expected to debut at #1 next week. Lil Wayne's I Am Not A Human Being, which will be available only in digital form for its first two weeks, will debut in the top five. Also due: Gucci Mane's The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted, Phil Collins' Going Back, Eric Clapton's Clapton, Neil Young's Le Noise, Jimmy Eat World's Invented, , K.T. Tunstall's Tiger Suit, Jeremih's All About You and Bad Religion's The Dissent Of Man..

Useless Information: An eponymous album by My Darkest Days debuts at #38. Where does My Darkest Days rank among groups whose names begin with the word "My"? In between My Chemical Romance, which climbed as high as #2, and My Bloody Valentine, which never charted.

[Rodze]

"My World 2.0 is the first album to spend its first 27 weeks in the top 10 since *NSYNC's No Strings Attached in 2000"


Quite a while, 10 years.

[Deleted]

Lots of albums though have had longer overall runs in the top 10 since then

[Diego]

Wow, go Justin! A year ago I never would have imagined this kind of consistency. Speaking of which, I'm surprised Fantasia isn't dropping faster lol.

[pnobelysk]

Sept 29, 2010 14:52:33 GMT -5 Black Jesus said:

232k for Fantasia is pretty damn good so far! Even if the album dropped off the chart right now it'd have outperformed her sophomore album!

peak wise yes. sales wise no...her 2nd album sold like 530k.
also i noticed fantasia's 3rd album shall sell more than rubens third album not by much. same happened with their 1st and 2nd albums

[SHOOTER]

Sept 29, 2010 14:52:33 GMT -5 Black Jesus said:

232k for Fantasia is pretty damn good so far! Even if the album dropped off the chart right now it'd have outperformed her sophomore album!

Her sophomore album sold 530k.

[areyoureadytojump]

Will the following albums be certified by the RIAA on tomorrow's chart?

Numbers are from the 10/2/10 chart except where noted:

Eminem 2,656,184 - 10/9 chart
Katy Perry 409k - 10/9 chart
Ke$ha 955k - 10/9 chart
B.O.B. 411k - 10/9 chart
Now 34 406k - 10/9 chart
Kid Cudi 456k
Luke Bryan 434k
Prince 476k
Iron Man 2 Sdtk 404k
Twilight Eclipse Sdtk 446k
Now 33 665k
Brooks & Dunn 431k
Rascal Flatts GH 916k

[Enigma.]

Sept 29, 2010 15:28:00 GMT -5 Rodze said:

"My World 2.0 is the first album to spend its first 27 weeks in the top 10 since *NSYNC's No Strings Attached in 2000"


Quite a while, 10 years.

Why didn't he say how many weeks that album managed after all? 27 or more?

[Rodze]

According to the mess that is the Billboard site, "No Strings Attached" logged the first 28 consecutive weeks inside the top 10.

[areyoureadytojump]

No new RIAA certifications on the BB200 this week.

[Diego]

Rest of BB 200:

51 49 5 The Reason Why, Little Big Town
52 53 68 The E.N.D., The Black Eyed Peas
53 68 17 To The Sea, Jack Johnson
54 NEW 1 Black Country Communion, Black Country Communion
55 57 45 My World (EP), Justin Bieber
56 55 46 Save Me, San Francisco, Train
57 44 2 Opus Collection: Remember, John Lennon
58 56 98 Fearless, Taylor Swift
59 54 44 The Fame Monster (EP), Lady Gaga
60 39 4 I Still Believe, Lyfe Jennings
61 64 15 Mojo, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
62 59 12 Euphoria, Enrique Iglesias
63 99 63 Leave This Town, Daughtry
64 67 21 Live At The Troubadour, Carole King & James Taylor
65 66 16 Glee: The Music, Journey To Regionals (EP), Soundtrack
66 81 42 Glee: Season One: The Music Volume 2, Soundtrack
67 76 47 Play On, Carrie Underwood
68 78 137 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey (Diamond Certification) 15
69 45 2 Luis Miguel, Luis Miguel
70 65 8 The Remix, Lady Gaga
71 84 97 Dark Horse, Nickelback
72 35 3 Interpol, Interpol
73 69 2 You Are Not Alone, Mavis Staples
74 93 5 We Cry Out: The Worship Project, Jeremy Camp
75 24 2 Avalon, Sully Erna
76 88 45 Battle Studies, John Mayer
77 92 48 War Is The Answer, Five Finger Death Punch
78 95 76 Number Ones, Michael Jackson
79 159 21 Pass The Jar: Live From the Fabulous Fox Theater In Atlanta, Zac Brown Band
80 82 50 Man On The Moon: The End Of Day, Kid Cudi
81 NEW 1 No Gravity, Shontelle
82 90 21 The Oracle, Godsmack
83 80 4 Red Velvet Car, Heart
84 73 4 Love God. Love People.: The London Sessions, Israel Houghton
85 27 2 Lisbon, The Walkmen
86 98 65 American Saturday Night, Brad Paisley
87 108 51 Doin' My Thing, Luke Bryan
88 103 11 Judge Jerrod & The Hung Jury, Jerrod Niemann
89 62 3 Dark Is The Way, Light Is A Place, Anberlin
90 60 2 Album Number Two, Joey + Rory
91 113 51 Crazy Love, Michael Buble
92 109 102 That Lonesome Song, Jamey Johnson
93 96 71 Relapse, Eminem
94 89 6 The Final Frontier, Iron Maiden
95 83 35 This Is War, Thirty Seconds To Mars
96 NEW 1 Outta Space Love, Group 1 Crew
97 42 2 Lust, Love & Lies (An Audio Novel), Will Downing
98 75 4 Something For The Rest Of Us, Goo Goo Dolls
99 72 3 Mean Old Man, Jerry Lee Lewis
100 111 10 100 Miles From Memphis, Sheryl Crow
101 123 30 Easton Corbin, Easton Corbin
102 115 87 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem
103 110 7 All About Tonight (EP), Blake Shelton
104 86 52 Brand New Eyes, Paramore
105 121 57 Awake, Skillet
106 125 154 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers (Diamond Certification) 10
107 120 17 Rokstarr, Taio Cruz
108 140 77 Wide Open, Jason Aldean
109 102 105 Only By The Night, Kings Of Leon
110 77 52 Kiss And Tell, Selena Gomez & The Scene
111 124 106 Learn To Live, Darius Rucker
112 100 8 Trill O.G., Bun-B
113 38 2 Grinderman 2, Grinderman
114 119 100 Funhouse, Pink
115 107 12 Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty, Big Boi
116 63 2 Shake What God Gave Ya, James Otto
117 122 205 Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift
118 158 3 Rodney Atkins, Rodney Atkins
119 135 128 Lady Antebellum, Lady Antebellum
120 128 22 Lotus Flow3r/MPLSoUND/Elix3r, Prince/Bria Valente
121 146 23 Iron Man 2 (Soundtrack), AC/DC
122 154 70 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival
123 118 44 For Your Entertainment, Adam Lambert
124 156 54 The Resistance, Muse
125 114 30 xx, The xx
126 192 107 Rock N Roll Jesus, Kid Rock
127 127 41 The Element Of Freedom, Alicia Keys
128 141 105 Love On The Inside, Sugarland
129 174 2 The Best Of Simon & Garfunkel, Simon & Garfunkel
130 91 4 Junky Star, Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses
131 164 39 Carolina, Eric Church
132 137 71 Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, Phoenix
133 130 4 The Best Of Gerald Levert, Gerald Levert
134 144 6 No Better Than This, John Mellencamp
135 104 56 Ready, Trey Songz
136 161 11 Pieces Of A Real Heart, Sanctus Real
137 147 44 I Dreamed A Dream, Susan Boyle
138 190 2 Monster Mash & Other Terrifying Hits, The Countdown Singers
139 51 15 Laws Of Illusion, Sarah McLachlan
140 167 118 The Sound Of Madness, Shinedown
141 170 179 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses
142 NEW 1 We Got This, Chuck Brown
143 133 27 Still Standing, Monica
144 139 11 Born Again, newsboys
145 126 14 Can't Be Tamed, Miley Cyrus
146 172 4 Habits, Neon Trees
147 RE-ENTRY 104 Nothing But The Best, Frank Sinatra
148 191 14 How I Got Over, The Roots
149 112 2 Songs From The Road, Leonard Cohen
150 50 2 Horseshoes & Handgrenades, Disciple
151 NEW 1 Prince Royce, Prince Royce
152 196 78 Greatest Hits Volume 1, Rascal Flatts
153 NEW 1 A Public Disservice Announcement, Methods Of Mayhem
154 52 2 Phosphene Dream, The Black Angels
155 153 44 Rated R, Rihanna
156 163 28 Here I Am, Marvin Sapp
157 162 14 Scream, Ozzy Osbourne
158 RE-ENTRY 176 Daughtry, Daughtry
159 181 115 Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne
160 150 16 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Soundtrack
161 180 23 Chicken & Biscuits, Colt Ford
162 198 35 Greatest Hits, Motley Crue
163 142 7 31 Minutes To Takeoff, Mike Posner
164 186 37 Waking Up, OneRepublic
165 171 34 Rebirth, Lil Wayne
166 RE-ENTRY 18 I and Love and You, The Avett Brothers
167 197 11 It's America, Rodney Atkins
168 RE-ENTRY 56 Breakthrough, Colbie Caillat
169 134 4 Feeding The Wolves, 10 Years
170 184 14 Happy Hour: The South River Road Sessions (EP), Uncle Kracker
171 RE-ENTRY 105 Mothership, Led Zeppelin
172 NEW 1 Indispensable, Lucero
173 155 30 Jason Derulo, Jason Derulo
174 177 54 The Blueprint 3, Jay-Z
175 179 16 Up On The Ridge, Dierks Bentley
176 194 75 Wicked, Original Broadway Cast Recording
177 61 2 Refreshed By Fire, Shekinah Glory Ministry
178 RE-ENTRY 7 Definitive All-Time Greatest Hits, John Denver
179 166 29 Battle Of The Sexes, Ludacris
180 RE-ENTRY 47 Dear Agony, Breaking Benjamin
181 143 29 Broken Bells, Broken Bells
182 178 22 Any Port In A Storm, The Dirty Heads
183 34 2 False Priest, of Montreal
184 165 19 Distant Relatives, Nas & Damian Marley
185 RE-ENTRY 4 Burning The Day, Randy Rogers Band
186 188 27 NOW 33, Various Artists
187 RE-ENTRY 32 Haywire, Josh Turner
188 182 52 #1s ... And Then Some, Brooks & Dunn
189 RE-ENTRY 34 Twang, George Strait
190 RE-ENTRY 2 Greatly Blessed, Gaither Vocal Band
191 RE-ENTRY 48 WOW Hits 2010, Various Artists
192 RE-ENTRY 82 One Of The Boys, Katy Perry
193 160 105 [Hybrid Theory], Linkin Park (Diamond Certification) 10
194 193 17 The ArchAndroid: Suites II And III, Janelle Monae
195 47 2 Harlem River Blues, Justin Townes Earle
196 185 11 Stampede, HellYeah
197 176 20 Up From Below, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes
198 85 2 Majesty Shredding, Superchunk
199 RE-ENTRY 32 Tonight, tobyMac
200 RE-ENTRY 35 Justin Moore, Justin Moore

[3m3r7c]

Anyone got the bottom 150 sales?

[Deleted]

We are on the lookout for it, I can assure you, when we find it, we will post it.

The top 50 that was posted came from a blog site, nobody here is holding it

[3m3r7c]

Just out of curiousity what are the main sites on the web you guys go to find it when it leaks? The only sites I know of the check are here and ukmix and it never seems to be somebody who has access to it its just somebody found it in another blog and was nice enough to post it in here.

[Deleted]

There seems to be a lot of hit and miss when we find them.

Nothing really with any consistency.

We can probably thank the "soundscan police" for that