HITS: KEEP CALM; CARRIE'S ON

[Linnethia Monique]

Sept 18, 2018 16:25:44 GMT -5 Naos said:

Sept 18, 2018 15:21:18 GMT -5 NeRD said:

Isn't Tori's lastest album a Gospel/Christian album? Not sure why people are so surprised by it's sales?..

It's a stretch but it would be great if Carrie could crack 250k with the Kimmel and Ellen performances coming.

Look at last week with Lauren Daigle to see why that isn't an excuse. Lindsey Stirling also falls under a niche genre with her classical mixed with dance and she can usually still sell enough to put her Top 10.

Lauren Daigle is a Christian artist with several Top 10s in that genre and a platinum album under her wing. Tori Kelly is a pop singer transitioning into more Gospel/Faith based music which completely alienates her fan-base that she was trying to build. Two different artists in different scenarios.

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hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=313439

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

CRY THE TOP 20

Carrie Underwood will debut at #1 on this week’s HITS Top 50 with Cry Pretty, her first album for Capitol Nashville. 6lack (LVRN/Interscope) will bow in the Top 5.

1. *Carrie Underwood (Capitol Nashville) 230-240k Total Activity, 220-230k Albums
2. Eminem (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope) 102-107k, 34-37k
3. *6lack (LVRN/Interscope) 69-74k, 2-3k
4. Drake (YMCMB/Republic) 67-72k, 2-3k
5. Travis Scott (Cactus Jack/Grand Hustle/Epic) 61-66k, 1-2k
6. Post Malone (Republic) 45-50k, 3-4k
7. Ariana Grande (Republic) 39-42k, 6-7k
8. Nicki Minaj (YMCMB/Republic) 36-39k, 3-4k
9. Mac Miller (Warner Bros.) 35-38k, 6-7k
10. *Youngboy Never Broke Again (Atlantic) 34-37k, 1-2k

11. Juice WRLD (Grade A/Interscope) 33-36k, <1k
12. XXXTentacion (Bad Vibes Forever) 29-32k, 1-2k
13. *Tony Bennett & Diana Krall (Verve/Columbia) 28-31k, 27-30k
14. Cardi B (Atlantic) 28-31k, 1-2k
15. Luke Combs (River House/Columbia Nashville) 22-25k, 4-5k
16. The Greatest Showman (Atlantic) 22-25k, 12-14k
17. BTS (BigHit/Columbia) 21-24k, 9-11k
18. Paul McCartney (Capitol) 19-22k, 17-20k
19. Ed Sheeran (Atlantic) 18-21k, 3-4k
20. Lauren Daigle (Centricity) 18-21k, 9-11k

*DEBUTS

[Deleted]

Carrie Underwood is the next Pink, quietly year in and year out turning in numbers some wish they ever got.

[Naos]

Paul and Lauren are dropping like rocks.

[NeRD]

Yes Carrie!

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

Sept 18, 2018 17:11:45 GMT -5 Naos said:

Paul and Lauren are dropping like rocks.

At least Lauren has some singles sales and streaming from You Say. Paul will end up falling more quickly because of that.

Also, Kamikaze will have a pretty decent third week hold.

[Naos]

Sept 18, 2018 18:02:22 GMT -5 Baby Yoda Hot100Fan said:

Sept 18, 2018 17:11:45 GMT -5 Naos said:

Paul and Lauren are dropping like rocks.

At least Lauren has some singles sales and streaming from You Say. Paul will end up falling more quickly because of that.

Also, Kamikaze will have a pretty decent third week hold.

True. I hope both can get certified Gold eventually.

Also, this week is utterly pathetic in sales compared to last week. Sure, we have a 200,000+, but everyone else is selling shit.

[wavey.]

Rise Carrie!! Ooo do I see someone jumping back in the Top 10 yes I do

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

Sept 18, 2018 18:28:04 GMT -5 Naos said:

Sept 18, 2018 18:02:22 GMT -5 Baby Yoda Hot100Fan said:

At least Lauren has some singles sales and streaming from You Say. Paul will end up falling more quickly because of that.

Also, Kamikaze will have a pretty decent third week hold.

True. I hope both can get certified Gold eventually.

Also, this week is utterly pathetic in sales compared to last week. Sure, we have a 200,000+, but everyone else is selling s**t.

Yeah. It might be a while until we have another week where two albums sell over 100k as we did last week.

[👑 Eloquent ™]

Rise Carrie! The power of a great album. <3

[YourFaveIsAFlop]

I think there's a good chance for 10/5. Eric Church could do over 100, I think. His last album opened up below 100k but it had a weird roll out strategy. TwentyOne Pilots last album opened at almost 150k and they've only gotten bigger since then.

[areyoureadytojump]

Are labels over the 4th Quarter? Since cd sales are falling?

Zero big names for Nov./Dec. so far:

hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases

I would expect Justin Bieber and Rihanna to be added.

[Au$tin]

Makes sense. With instant gratification of streaming and digital downloads at an all time high and physical sales being dead, there's no hype around purchasing a CD for someone as a gift for the holidays. Hell, even gift cards for iTunes and other digital music retailers are low. First week sales can be high at any point in the year now thanks to streaming.

I do expect vinyl releases to become a big holiday thing, though, and typically those come later than the album, so you can release the album whenever, but push the vinyl for the holidays.

[Envoirment]

Sept 17, 2018 9:58:31 GMT -5 @mello said:

Who's the last high profile veteran artist to sell well and NOT have a tour bundle? Seems like the absolute norm in today's world, if you want any kind of decent numbers. Hell, Billboard even includes redemptions in "traditional sales".

Eminem? lol

Great numbers for Carrie!

[owenlovesmusic]

good numbers for Carrie and Em staying strong!

[areyoureadytojump]

hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=313493&title=PRETTY-STRONG

Friday, September 21, 2018

PRETTY STRONG

Look for Carrie Underwood's #1 chart bow for Cry Pretty to be in the neighborhood of 260k, a smashing first foray for Capitol Nashville.

This marks the biggest country debut since Luke Bryan's Kill the Lights in August of 2015.

Stay tuned for more details and numbers on the week's other big titles very soon.

[lady𝓐fan]

Sept 21, 2018 14:18:26 GMT -5 areyoureadytojump said:

hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=313493&title=PRETTY-STRONG

Friday, September 21, 2018

PRETTY STRONG

Look for Carrie Underwood's #1 chart bow for Cry Pretty to be in the neighborhood of 260k, a smashing first foray for Capitol Nashville.

This marks the biggest country debut since Luke Bryan's Kill the Lights in August of 2015.

Stay tuned for more details and numbers on the week's other big titles very soon.

I hope it can match or pass Blown Away’s first week numbers. Not too far off anymore

[Naos]

Watch the week after be pitiful for #1 in pure sales after two good weeks.

[👑 Eloquent ™]

Sept 21, 2018 14:18:26 GMT -5 areyoureadytojump said:

hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=313493&title=PRETTY-STRONG

Friday, September 21, 2018

PRETTY STRONG

Look for Carrie Underwood's #1 chart bow for Cry Pretty to be in the neighborhood of 260k, a smashing first foray for Capitol Nashville.

This marks the biggest country debut since Luke Bryan's Kill the Lights in August of 2015.

Stay tuned for more details and numbers on the week's other big titles very soon.

Besting those predictions again and again.

[NeRD]

So happy for Carrie. I think she's one of the best artists out there, period.

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

CHART STORY: FEELIN' PRETTY

Friday, September 21, 2018

Carrie Underwood has scored a #1 Top 50 Chart bow for sixth studio album Cry Pretty with 260k, a smashing first foray for Capitol Nashville. This marks the biggest country debut since Luke Bryan’s Kill the Lights—another Capitol Nash title—in August of 2015. Looks like Mike Dungan and Cindy Mabe’s tears are made of gold. We don’t know what ours are made of, but they fall frequently and taste oddly like bacon.

The week’s second-biggest new release comes from LVRN/Interscope’s 6LACK, whose East Atlanta Love Letter enters at #3 with 76k. Other noteworthy debuts include YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s 4Respect 4Freedom 4Loyalty 4WhatImportant (Never Broke Again) and Tony Bennett & Diana Krall’s Love Is Here to Stay (Verve/Columbia), which appear at #7 and #10 with 35k and 33k, respectively.

Eminem’s Kamikaze (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope), meanwhile, holds at #2 in its third week out, tacking on 94k, following the release of standalone single “Killshot”—a diss track responding to Machine Gun Kelly’s “RAP DEVIL.”

It’s also worth noting that the #4, #5 and #6 albums—by YMCMB/Republic’s Drake, Cactus Jack/Grand Hustle/Epic’s Travis Scott and Republic’s Post Malone—are all up this week. Also up is XXXTentacion’s 17 (Bad Vibes Forever/Empire), which returns to the Top 25 following the posthumous release of a Lil Peep duet.

When it comes to marketshare, UMG is #1 with 66%, WMG follows with 18% and SME is #3 with 15%, while the indies claim 1%.

Streeting this week are projects from Reprise’s Josh Groban, Bad Boy/Interscope’s Machine Gun Kelly, Question Everything/RCA’s BROCKHAMPTON, Disruptor/Columbia’s The Chainsmokers, Paper Route Empire’s Young Dolph and RECORDS/Columbia’s Noah Cyrus, as well as nine-track Prince set Piano & a Microphone 1983 (NPG/Warner Bros.) a greatest hits album by Warner Bros.’ Kid Rock.

[fearlessarrow]

Watching Carrie's numbers grow from the original projection to 260k was amazing! I wonder if the ticket bundle was the main generator of the 50-70k difference.

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

^She also performed on the Ellen DeGeneres Show which helped, not doubt.

[areyoureadytojump]

SPS

hitsdailydouble.com/sales_plus_streaming

LW TW ARTIST | TITLE |
LABEL
TOTAL CHANGE ALBUMS TEA SEA

-- 1 CARRIE UNDERWOOD | CRY PRETTY
CAPITOL NASHVILLE
259,697 -- 246,314 4,145 9,238

2 2 EMINEM | KAMIKAZE
SHADY/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE
93,584 -26% 40,672 3,482 49,430
-- 3 6LACK | EAST ATLANTA LOVE LETTER
LVRN/INTERSCOPE
76,340 -- 27,484 967 47,889
6 4 DRAKE | SCORPION
YMCMB/REPUBLIC
69,071 7% 3,166 3,432 62,473
7 5 TRAVIS SCOTT | ASTROWORLD
CACTUS JACK/GRAND HUSTLE/EPIC
63,478 3% 1,381 1,549 60,548
9 6 POST MALONE | BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS
REPUBLIC
50,995 16% 3,140 3,130 44,725
-- 7 YOUNGBOY NEVER BROKE AGAIN | 4RESPECT 4FREEDOM 4LOYALTY 4WHATIMPORTANT
NEVER BROKE AGAIN
35,146 -- 1,465 475 33,206
10 8 ARIANA GRANDE | SWEETENER
REPUBLIC
33,810 -20% 5,679 2,082 26,049
11 9 NICKI MINAJ | QUEEN
YMCMB/REPUBLIC
33,260 -14% 3,366 1,096 28,798
-- 10 TONY BENNETT & DIANA KRALL | LOVE IS HERE TO STAY
VERVE/COLUMBIA
33,230 -- 32,491 206 533

1 11 PAUL MCCARTNEY | EGYPT STATION
CAPITOL
31,581 -78% 29,367 273 1,941
12 12 JUICE WRLD | GOODBYE & GOOD RIDDANCE
GRADE A/INTERSCOPE
31,534 -8% 664 1,696 29,174
5 13 MAC MILLER | SWIMMING
WARNER BROS.
29,840 -54% 4,297 903 24,640
13 14 XXXTENTACION | ?
BAD VIBES FOREVER
26,347 -8% 1,520 1,113 23,714
17 15 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN | SOUNDTRACK
ATLANTIC
25,812 11% 14,399 2,544 8,869
14 16 CARDI B | INVASION OF PRIVACY
ATLANTIC
25,588 -8% 864 2,813 21,911
18 17 LUKE COMBS | THIS ONE'S FOR YOU TOO
RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE
22,876 4% 4,785 2,686 15,405
15 18 BTS | LOVE YOURSELF 'ANSWER'
BIGHIT/COLUMBIA
21,322 -20% 10,397 1,104 9,821
19 19 ED SHEERAN | DIVIDE
ATLANTIC
20,146 3% 4,297 2,690 13,159
3 20 LAUREN DAIGLE | LOOK UP CHILD
CENTRICITY
20,104 -81% 11,857 2,005 6,242
-- 21 THRICE | PALMS
EPITAPH
17,652 -- 16,000 151 1,501
26 22 XXXTENTACION | 17
BAD VIBES FOREVER/EMPIRE
17,647 13% 3,030 415 14,202
21 23 LIL BABY | HARDER THAN EVER
QUALITY CONTROL/MOTOWN/CAPITOL
17,316 -4% 194 518 16,604
-- 24 TORI KELLY | HIDING PLACE
CAPITOL
17,045 -- 13,511 513 3,021
23 25 POST MALONE | STONEY
REPUBLIC
16,538 -6% 871 703 14,964
20 26 TRIPPIE REDD | LIFE'S A TRIP
TENTHOUSAND
16,082 -11% 209 195 15,678
22 27 OZUNA | AURA
VP/DIMELO VI
15,527 -13% 569 394 14,564
28 28 IMAGINE DRAGONS | EVOLVE
KIDINAKORNER/INTERSCOPE
14,554 -4% 3,536 1,918 9,100
-- 29 WILLIE NELSON | MY WAY
LEGACY
14,277 -- 13,457 300 520
30 30 HAMILTON | ORIGINAL BROADWAY MUSICAL
UPTOWN/ATLANTIC
14,113 -3% 4,747 283 9,083
4 31 RUSS | ZOO
RUSS MY WAY/COLUMBIA
13,951 -82% 3,035 221 10,695
29 32 MAROON 5 | RED PILL BLUES
222/INTERSCOPE
13,940 -7% 1,296 2,490 10,154
31 33 MIGOS | CULTURE II
QUALITY CONTROL/MOTOWN/CAPITOL
13,665 -4% 671 579 12,415
34 34 TAYLOR SWIFT | REPUTATION
BIG MACHINE/BMLG
13,613 3% 3,396 1,019 9,198
-- 35 DAVID GUETTA | 7
PARLOPHONE/ WARNER BROS.
12,977 -- 2,992 1,579 8,406
36 36 KHALID | AMERICAN TEEN
RIGHT HAND MUSIC/RCA
12,921 4% 1,168 480 11,273
33 37 MICHAEL JACKSON | ESSENTIAL MICHAEL JACKSON
EPIC/LEGACY
12,689 -6% 1,386 1,397 9,906
25 38 PANIC! AT THE DISCO | PRAY FOR THE WICKED
CRUSH/FUELED BY RAMEN
12,411 -24% 4,059 1,650 6,702
39 39 KENDRICK LAMAR | DAMN.
TDE/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE
11,662 -3% 1,462 373 9,827
38 40 YG | STAY DANGEROUS
DEF JAM
11,659 -4% 571 554 10,534
37 41 KANE BROWN | KANE BROWN
RCA NASHVILLE/ZONE 4
11,610 -5% 2,977 1,027 7,606
-- 42 BEBE REXHA | EXPECTATIONS
WARNER BROS.
11,534 -- 1,075 2,741 7,718
35 43 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER | YOUNGBLOOD
CAPITOL
11,504 -7% 1,743 2,186 7,575
42 44 BAZZI | COSMIC
IAMCOSMIC/ATLANTIC
11,321 -4% 318 1,073 9,930
48 45 DAN + SHAY | DAN + SHAY
WARNER BROS./WARNER MUSIC NASHVILLE
11,223 1% 1,710 1,641 7,872
47 46 CHRIS STAPLETON | TRAVELLER
MERCURY NASHVILLE
11,078 -2% 3,099 852 7,127
41 47 YOUNGBOY NEVER BROKE AGAIN | UNTIL DEATH CALL MY NAME
ATLANTIC
11,005 -8% 155 248 10,602
-- 48 SHAWN MENDES | SHAWN MENDES
ISLAND
10,916 -- 4,958 492 5,466
8 49 $UICIDEBOY$ | I WANT TO DIE IN NEW ORLEANS
G59/CAROLINE
10,842 -77% 2,728 87 8,027
-- 50 LIL UZI VERT | LUV IS RAGE 2
GENERATION NOW/ATLANTIC
10,815 1% 144 211 10,460

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Sales

hitsdailydouble.com/building_album_chart

-- 1
CARRIE UNDERWOOD
CRY PRETTY
CAPITOL NASHVILLE 246,314 --

4 2
EMINEM
KAMIKAZE
SHADY/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE 40,672 -23%
-- 3
TONY BENNETT & DIANA KRALL
LOVE IS HERE TO STAY
VERVE/COLUMBIA 32,491 --
1 4
PAUL MCCARTNEY
EGYPT STATION
CAPITOL 29,367 -79%
-- 5
6LACK
EAST ATLANTA LOVE LETTER
LVRN/INTERSCOPE 27,484 --
-- 6 THRICE
PALMS
EPITAPH 16,000 --
11 7 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN
SOUNDTRACK
ATLANTIC 14,399 20%
-- 8 TORI KELLY
HIDING PLACE
CAPITOL 13,511 --
-- 9 WILLIE NELSON
MY WAY
LEGACY 13,457 --
2 10 LAUREN DAIGLE
LOOK UP CHILD
CENTRICITY 11,857 -88%

10 11 BTS
LOVE YOURSELF 'ANSWER'
BIGHIT/COLUMBIA 10,397 -21%
-- 12 DIERKS BENTLEY
THE MOUNTAIN
CAPITOL NASHVILLE 6,481 --
12 13 ARIANA GRANDE
SWEETENER
REPUBLIC 5,679 -32%
-- 14 FIT FOR A KING
DARK SKIES
SOLID STATE 5,252 --
-- 15 APHEX TWIN
COLLAPSE - EP
WARP 5,059 --
-- 16 SHAWN MENDES
SHAWN MENDES
ISLAND 4,958 --
23 17 LUKE COMBS
THIS ONE'S FOR YOU TOO
RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 4,785 -1%
24 18 HAMILTON
ORIGINAL BROADWAY MUSICAL
UPTOWN/ATLANTIC 4,747 -2%
-- 19 GOOD CHARLOTTE
GENERATION RX
BMG 4,577 --
22 20 MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN
SOUNDTRACK
CAPITOL 4,346 -22%
33 21 ED SHEERAN
DIVIDE
ATLANTIC 4,297 24%
8 22 MAC MILLER
SWIMMING
WARNER BROS. 4,297 -69%
18 23 PANIC! AT THE DISCO
PRAY FOR THE WICKED
CRUSH/FUELED BY RAMEN 4,059 -43%
-- 24 RICHARD THOMPSON
13 RIVERS
NEW WEST 3,807 --
21 25 TROYE SIVAN
BLOOM
CAPITOL 3,643 -36%
32 26 IMAGINE DRAGONS
EVOLVE
KIDINAKORNER/INTERSCOPE 3,536 -1%
37 27 COLE SWINDELL
ALL OF IT
WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 3,535 5%
28 28 WHY DON'T WE
8 LETTERS
ATLANTIC 3,464 -19%
45 29 TAYLOR SWIFT
REPUTATION
BIG MACHINE/BMLG 3,396 33%
43 30 BOB SEGER
GREATEST HITS
CAPITOL 3,370 8%
29 31 NICKI MINAJ
QUEEN
YMCMB/REPUBLIC 3,366 -20%
41 32 GRETA VAN FLEET
FROM THE FIRES
LAVA/REPUBLIC 3,223 1%
40 33 DRAKE
SCORPION
YMCMB/REPUBLIC 3,166 -3%
36 34 POST MALONE
BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS
REPUBLIC 3,140 -7%
35 35 CHRIS STAPLETON
TRAVELLER
MERCURY NASHVILLE 3,099 -9%
44 36 METALLICA
METALLICA
BLACKENED 3,036 0%
3 37 RUSS
ZOO
RUSS MY WAY/COLUMBIA 3,035 -95%
-- 38 XXXTENTACION
17
BAD VIBES FOREVER/EMPIRE 3,030 --
-- 39 DAVID GUETTA
7
PARLOPHONE/ WARNER BROS. 2,992 --
39 40 KANE BROWN
KANE BROWN
RCA NASHVILLE/ZONE 4 2,977 -9%
5 41 $UICIDEBOY$
I WANT TO DIE IN NEW ORLEANS
G59/CAROLINE 2,728 -91%
42 42 KENNY CHESNEY
SONGS FOR THE SAINTS
BLUE CHAIR/WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 2,690 -15%
34 43 ABBA
GREATEST HITS
CAPITOL 2,657 -23%
27 44 JASON ALDEAN
REARVIEW TOWN
BROKEN BOW/BMG 2,656 -39%
30 45 LED ZEPPELIN
SONG REMAINS THE SAME
ATLANTIC 2,646 -36%
14 46 ST. PAUL & BROEKN BONES
YOUNG SICK CAMELLIA
RECORDS 2,504 -69%
50 47 IMAGINE DRAGONS
NIGHT VISIONS
KIDINAKORNER/INTERSCOPE 2,301 17%
46 48 BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS
LEGEND
ISLAND 2,286 -3%
15 49 PAUL SIMON
IN THE BLUE LIGHT
LEGACY 2,166 -73%
-- 50 CHRIS STAPLETON
FROM A ROOM: VOLUME 1
MERCURY NASHVILLE 2,067 5%

[Mayman]

Great debut for 6LACK!

[musicfix18]

Honestly shocked she beat Ariana and Cardi. I know the ticket bundle helped, but Carries streams were nonexistent compared to the latter.

[Gabe]

Sept 21, 2018 21:46:17 GMT -5 musicfix18 said:

Honestly shocked she beat Ariana and Cardi. I know the ticket bundle helped, but Carries streams were nonexistent compared to the latter.

That's the difference in genres. Hip Hop and R&B albums are mostly streams and close to nothing in physical sales while other genres like Country and Alternative Rock are mostly physical sales with almost nonexistent streams.

[musicfix18]

Sept 22, 2018 1:06:22 GMT -5 Gabe said:

Sept 21, 2018 21:46:17 GMT -5 musicfix18 said:

Honestly shocked she beat Ariana and Cardi. I know the ticket bundle helped, but Carries streams were nonexistent compared to the latter.

That's the difference in genres. Hip Hop and R&B albums are mostly streams and close to nothing in physical sales while other genres like Country and Alternative Rock are mostly physical sales with almost nonexistent streams.

True, but with the prevalence of streaming and the declining of physical albums, you would think that two MAJOR airplay/streaming artists would beat physical sales.  I mean, sure, Carrie had her ticket bundle.  But so did Jason Aldean (who sells out stadiums), and he didn't hit this high of a number.  Carrie's numbers are outstanding, as are Ariana's and Cardi's.  I just wasn't expecting it to be this...outstanding.

[Enigma.]

Yess Tony Bennett, 92, getting those top ten albums. Legend!