HITS 4/30-5/1: Jack White #1: 110-120k

[kml567]

Apr 27, 2012 21:54:36 GMT -5 Stefan85 said:

N'Sync didn't exactly start off strongly against the Backstreet Boys either. Not that I'm saying The Wanted will eventually eclipse One Direction in terms of popularity, but don't completely count them out yet.

That's an excellent point. Good memory!! 'N Sync debuted very poorly and the album didn't sell well at all until their 2nd single (Tearin Up My Heart) became a hit. Their first single (IWYB) was a huge top 5 radio hit, but album didn't sell until they got 2 huge radio hits.

So I guess lesson learned is not to count out any boybands until they have at least 2 radio hits. The BSB/N Sync comparison with 1D/TW is reminiscent to the album charts situation in early 1998.

[Enigma.]

Am I correct in reminiscing that TUMH was commercially released as a single very late, but did well on airplay and encouraged people to buy the album?

[Deleted]

I don't quite remember how the commercial releases were timed for *NSync's first singles (although incidentally I still have my IWYB single with the album sampler snippets). What I recall is them doing some Summer Disney Concert a few months after the album had been out, and that is what really jumpstarted their popularity and album sales.

Apr 27, 2012 20:16:01 GMT -5 pnobelysk said:

Apr 27, 2012 14:56:38 GMT -5 Love Plastic Love said:

EVeryone I know who likes One Direction is in their 20s and it feels like most of their promo has not been geared at Radio Disney or whatever. I do think their music appeals to kids so it probably helps that they are getting children AND adults and teenagers as opposed to The Wanted who seems to be falling into the Derulo trap a bit.

eh theyve heavily promoted on nickolodeon and did the kids choice awards, nothing wrong with that though

Yeah, I wouldn't say that 1D is only for children/young teens, but yeah, the main thing is that they put in the effort to target that younger crowd. And it's a smart move, as the general impression seems to be that that age group still buys albums more often (and more quickly) than the 18-24 crowd, which is why it wasn't particularly bright of TW to pooh-pooh the idea of soliciting the young'uns.

And speaking of Jason Derulo, that highlights another problem TW has, which is that we know little of their personality - and what little we do know makes them look like jerks. I'll admit knowing little about 1D personally but I see other people talk about them and it's clear that people who like them, like THEM. Each guy has his own identity and fans debate their favorites. TW though...I don't think anyone in the US even knows those guys' names except for Max, who is basically the de facto 'hot a-hole' of the group.

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CHART DATE: 04/30/2012
LAST UPDATE: 04/30/2012 11:13:15
NOW IN: 54.02%

LW TW artist / album label power index
1 1 LIONEL RICHIE MERCURY NASHVILLE 48,562
TUSKEGEE
3 2 ADELE XL/COLUMBIA 47,521
21
-- 3 LEE BRICE CURB 23,086
HARD 2 LOVE
-- 4 JACK WHITE THIRD MAN/COLUMBIA 22,895
BLUNDERBUSS
-- 5 KIP MOORE MCA NASHVILLE 22,303
UP ALL NIGHT
5 6 ONE DIRECTION SYCO/COLUMBIA 21,732
UP ALL NIGHT
-- 7 THE WANTED MERCURY 17,095
THE WANTED
6 8 NICKI MINAJ YM/CM/UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 16,465
PINK FRIDAY... ROMAN RELOADED
13 9 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 14,561
TAILGATES & TANLINES
4 10 TRAIN COLUMBIA 12,486
CALIFORNIA 37
2 11 JASON MRAZ ATLANTIC 11,130
LOVE IS A FOUR LETTER WORD
12 12 RASCAL FLATTS BIG MACHINE 11,127
CHANGED
23 13 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 41 CAPITOL/EMI 10,411
VARIOUS ARTISTS
19 14 ERIC CHURCH CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 9,356
CHIEF
7 15 GOTYE FAIRFAX/UNIV REPUBLIC 8,769
MAKING MIRRORS
20 16 THINK LIKE A MAN EPIC 8,499
SOUNDTRACK
30 17 ADELE XL/COLUMBIA 8,170
19
22 18 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 7,834
MY KINDA PARTY
28 19 WHITNEY HOUSTON RCA 7,768
WHITNEY - THE GREATEST HITS
15 20 MONICA RCA 7,763
NEW LIFE
21 21 SHINEDOWN ATLANTIC 7,091
AMARYLLIS
17 22 HUNGER GAMES: SONGS FROM DISTRIC UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 6,895
SOUNDTRACK
8 23 FUTURE EPIC 6,650
PLUTO
37 24 SHAKE IT UP: LIVE 2 DANCE WALT DISNEY 6,448
SOUNDTRACK
35 25 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 6,130
OWN THE NIGHT
39 26 KELLY CLARKSON 19/RCA 5,741
STRONGER
46 27 BLAKE SHELTON WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 5,080
RED RIVER BLUE
44 28 KATY PERRY CAPITOL/EMI 5,023
TEENAGE DREAM
18 29 BLACK KEYS NONESUCH 4,857
EL CAMINO
38 30 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 4,612
TALK THAT TALK
49 31 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 4,565
HERE AND NOW
47 32 BRANTLEY GILBERT BIG MACHINE 4,414
HALFWAY TO HEAVEN
34 33 PRINCE ROYCE TOP STOP/ATLANTIC 4,356
PHASE II
45 34 LMFAO INTERSCOPE 4,155
SORRY FOR PARTY ROCKING
32 35 DRAKE YM/CM/UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 4,109
TAKE CARE
40 36 MARVIN SAPP VERITY 4,032
I WIN
50 37 THE BAND PERRY REPUBLIC NASHVILLE 3,830
THE BAND PERRY
-- 38 MIRANDA LAMBERT RCA NASHVILLE 3,641
FOUR THE RECORD
29 39 MADONNA INTERSCOPE 3,403
MDNA
31 40 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 3,212
WRECKING BALL
24 41 SWV EONE 3,212
I MISSED US
9 42 BONNIE RAITT REDWING 3,062
SLIPSTREAM
25 43 FUN. FUELED BY RAMEN 3,023
SOME NIGHTS
-- 44 MAROON 5 A&M/OCTONE 2,926
HANDS ALL OVER
26 45 CHRIS BOTTI COLUMBIA 2,922
IMPRESSIONS
48 46 TYGA CASH MONEY/UNIV REPUBLIC 2,764
CARELESS WORLD
-- 47 BRUNO MARS NEW ELEKTRA 2,560
DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS
-- 48 YOUNG JEEZY DEF JAM/IDJ 2,535
TM 103: HUSTLER AMBITION
-- 49 MELANIE FIONA SRC/UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 2,277
THE MF LIFE
-- 50 VAN HALEN INTERSCOPE 2,024
DIFFERENT KIND OF TRUTH

[areyoureadytojump]

ONE year ago:

www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/archcht.cgi?cht445

CHART DATE: 05/02/2011

1 1 ADELE XL/COLUMBIA 123,001 -20%
21
3 2 FOO FIGHTERS ROSWELL/RCA/RMG 34,205 -52%
WASTING LIGHT
7 3 MUMFORD & SONS GLASSNOTE 30,158 -25%
SIGH NO MORE
4 4 LEMONADE MOUTH WALT DISNEY 28,173 -58%
SOUNDTRACK
5 5 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/JLG 27,874 -40%
FEMME FATALE
9 6 CHRIS BROWN JIVE/JLG 27,842 -26%
F.A.M.E.
2 7 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 27,659 -67%
GLEE PRESENTS THE WARBLERS
10 8 PAUL SIMON HEAR MUSIC 24,176 -34%
SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT
13 9 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 23,128 -24%
MY KINDA PARTY
19 10 BRUNO MARS NEW ELEKTRA 22,865 -10%
DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS

[Enigma.]

Low sales last year for 2-10

[ListenToItTwice]

^ yeah that was just a painful week. I remember being happy for Mumford & Sons to be in the top 3 so late into their run, but that was the only good that came out of those sales.

[areyoureadytojump]

New albums out today for next week's charts:

Carrie Underwood
B.o.B.
Smash Sdtk.
Norah Jones
Now 42
Marilyn Manson
Rufus Wainright
The Avengers Sdtk.
George Harrison
Santigold
Hurt

More at Amazon.com:

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[HolidayGuy]

CHART DATE: 04/30/2012
LAST UPDATE: 05/01/2012 13:14:12
NOW IN: FINAL

LW TW artist / album label power index % change
-- 1 JACK WHITE THIRD MAN/COLUMBIA 127,562 --
BLUNDERBUSS
3 2 ADELE XL/COLUMBIA 84,447 -5%
21
1 3 LIONEL RICHIE MERCURY NASHVILLE 79,185 -29%
TUSKEGEE
5 4 ONE DIRECTION SYCO/COLUMBIA 49,170 -9%
UP ALL NIGHT
-- 5 LEE BRICE CURB 45,386 --
HARD 2 LOVE
-- 6 KIP MOORE MCA NASHVILLE 37,203 --
UP ALL NIGHT
-- 7 THE WANTED MERCURY 34,175 --
THE WANTED
7 8 GOTYE FAIRFAX/UNIV REPUBLIC 34,157 -18%
MAKING MIRRORS
6 9 NICKI MINAJ YM/CM/UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 32,199 -31%
PINK FRIDAY... ROMAN RELOADED
2 10 JASON MRAZ ATLANTIC 29,588 -71%
LOVE IS A FOUR LETTER WORD
4 11 TRAIN COLUMBIA 27,353 -63%
CALIFORNIA 37
13 12 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 26,764 +10%
TAILGATES & TANLINES
18 13 BLACK KEYS NONESUCH 26,053 +47%
EL CAMINO
-- 14 JOSH ABBOTT BAND PRETTY DAMN TOUGH 23,110 --
SMALL TOWN FAMILY DREAM
9 15 BONNIE RAITT REDWING 21,116 -35%
SLIPSTREAM
11 16 ALABAMA SHAKES ATO 20,404 -20%
BOYS & GIRLS
19 17 ERIC CHURCH CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 19,615 +23%
CHIEF
-- 18 TIESTO MUSICAL FREEDOM 18,559 --
CLUB LIFE, VOL. 2: MIAMI
46 19 BLAKE SHELTON WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 16,786 +95%
RED RIVER BLUE
12 20 RASCAL FLATTS BIG MACHINE 16,778 -33%
CHANGED
-- 21 MAROON 5 A&M/OCTONE 15,734 --
HANDS ALL OVER
20 22 THINK LIKE A MAN EPIC 15,634 +3%
SOUNDTRACK
17 23 HUNGER GAMES: SONGS FROM DISTRIC UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 14,539 -20%
SOUNDTRACK
28 24 WHITNEY HOUSTON RCA 14,495 +5%
WHITNEY - THE GREATEST HITS
8 25 FUTURE EPIC 14,485 -64%
PLUTO
32 26 DRAKE YM/CM/UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 14,234 +14%
TAKE CARE
22 27 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 13,807 -6%
MY KINDA PARTY
23 28 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 41 CAPITOL/EMI 13,795 -5%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
15 29 MONICA RCA 13,790 -31%
NEW LIFE
30 30 ADELE XL/COLUMBIA 13,118 -4%
19
25 31 FUN. FUELED BY RAMEN 13,017 -9%
SOME NIGHTS
38 32 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 12,612 +17%
TALK THAT TALK
21 33 SHINEDOWN ATLANTIC 12,323 -17%
AMARYLLIS
-- 34 DEUCE ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC 11,425 --
NINE LIVES
44 35 KATY PERRY CAPITOL/EMI 11,086 +25%
TEENAGE DREAM
26 36 CHRIS BOTTI COLUMBIA 11,001 -22%
IMPRESSIONS
33 37 SHINS COLUMBIA 10,846 -9%
PORT OF MORROW
31 38 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 10,724 -18%
WRECKING BALL
37 39 SHAKE IT UP: LIVE 2 DANCE WALT DISNEY 10,675 -1%
SOUNDTRACK
36 40 OF MONSTERS & MEN UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 10,511 -5%
MY HEAD IS AN ANIMAL
39 41 KELLY CLARKSON 19/RCA 9,819 -5%
STRONGER
35 42 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 9,628 -13%
OWN THE NIGHT
29 43 MADONNA INTERSCOPE 9,164 -33%
MDNA
47 44 BRANTLEY GILBERT BIG MACHINE 9,009 +10%
HALFWAY TO HEAVEN
41 45 THE CIVIL WARS SENSIBILITY MUSIC 8,399 -9%
BARTON HOLLOW
40 46 MARVIN SAPP VERITY 8,164 -19%
I WIN
42 47 SKRILLEX BIG BEAT 8,120 -10%
BANGARANG
48 48 TYGA CASH MONEY/UNIV REPUBLIC 8,069 -1%
CARELESS WORLD
-- 49 FLORENCE + THE MACHINE UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 8,029 --
CEREMONIALS
-- 50 MUMFORD & SONS GLASSNOTE 7,651 --
SIGH NO MORE

[kingofpain]

I hope Gotye edges out The Wanted and maintains the no. 7 position!

[Deleted]

Now that the Whitney revival has died down. Lionel Richie appears to be first in line for #2 album of 2012

[maxsultan]

So The Wanted sell less than one fifth of the sales that One Direction did in their first week. Karma is a bitch.

[HolidayGuy]

Looks that way for now, 2m- though Carrie Underwood's fanbase may have other ideas.

[Deleted]

And other albums yet to be released obviously. #1 is obviously already set but #2 seems to be up for grabs.

[Linnethia Monique]

Adele has found her stride at the 80k and up point. Diamond is gonna be here in no time. I can't believe I'm witnessing this in this climate.

[divasummer]

I know a few 14 yr old girls who LOVE One Direction.
I've only really heard them mention Big Time Rush other than them.