HITS 10/4: Sabrina #100k . GaGa #15 26k.

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Tuesday, October 1, 2024

SMILE! IT’S THE TOP 20

Sabrina Carpenter's Short N' Sweet (Island) will return to #1 in its sixth week.

Meanwhile, Lady Gaga's experimental, jazz-leaning Harlequin (Interscope), a companion to The Joker, will be the top new entry this week. Arriving ahead of the movie, in which Gaga stars as Harley Quinn, the album is on track for a Top 20 debut. Physical copies this week are available only from Gaga’s website while the widespread physical release will be 10/11. Additionally, the release of live tracks not yet on the album and a Kimmel appearance tonight may lift the set above its projected 26k.

[NeRD]

26k?

A disaster.

[Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ]

I mean, who really cares about that Gaga project? The real test will be when she drops the LG7 lead, hopefully solo, because she will never get rid of the story that she can only score a hit with her collabs

[👑 Eloquent ™]

Not sure if that's good or bad for GaGa as I haven't kept up on her numbers. Looks like Katy fell out the top 20, wondering how steep her drop will be for week two. Solid for the rest of the girls (Sabrina,Taylor, Chappell, and Billie)!

[clsvltn]

Oct 1, 2024 16:55:58 GMT -5 NeRD said:

26k?

A disaster.

Disaster??? It was a passion project that was just thrown out there.  The movie release etc could help it increase.  And even if it doesn't, it still isn't a disaster.  It was most likely cheap filler to produce and still is making money.  This sort of sound is not what her core fans want or enjoy or will rush out and buy.  I am not even a major Gaga fan but it is still far from a disaster.  If anything, it is pretty impressive to be it is even doing that much with the limited promo and none of the physicals even being included in this.

[munx 🐒🎯]

Yeah, 26k/top 20 debut for something so niche isn’t a disaster. Some of our favs probably wouldn’t even debut in the top 100 with something like it.

[Push The Button]

#2 in sales from just her website ain’t bad.

[Positive Tension]

Since it's just a side project, I think 26K is respectable. As others have said, the real test will be when she releases her next studio album.

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

I do wonder how much of a difference the physicals would have made had they been ready. On one hand, she had the element of surprise working in her favour, but that meant no physicals in stores. On the other hand, had there been notice, it’s possible the streaming numbers would be lower as people may have been less likely to check it out knowing it wasn’t a pop-adjacent album.

[Darkest Hour]

Was hoping Billy Strings to challenge top 20 from pure sales.

Meanwhile Luke Bryan didn't debut top 20. Oh he is so washed.

[avamaxstan]

Oct 1, 2024 16:55:58 GMT -5 NeRD said:

26k?

A disaster.

Try again, troll. A surprise-drop jazz side project tied to an unreleased movie, did only 30% less than one of the most promoted studio albums of the year from her primary popstar peer. 

[Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ]

and I wondered how 3 hours went by without a Katy vs Gaga comparison, really thought it would be the first post of the thread.

[Coco Yu'Kneek- Saint]

Sabrina is really holding up well

[shayonce]

that seems very low considering she had cd + 2 vinyls. maybe many of them are not shipped yet?

[kcdawg13]

26k isn't bad when you consider this is a side project full of no pop singles, that also acts as a soundtrack to a film that's been critically-panned. It was also announced like 2 days before release. Gaga has a #1 worldwide smash right now and she has a real album on the way, so whatever.

[fridayteenage]

Oct 1, 2024 23:08:56 GMT -5 kcdawg13 said:

26k isn't bad when you consider this is a side project full of no pop singles, that also acts as a soundtrack to a film that's been critically-panned.

I don't think critical pans are a notable factor.
look at #1 album Suicide Squad Soundtrack.

[Mayman]

Oct 1, 2024 22:55:33 GMT -5 shayonce said:

that seems very low considering she had cd + 2 vinyls. maybe many of them are not shipped yet?

I think only some shipped this week. I think those who preordered the album will receive it this week, as those were scheduled to ship on release. It seems like for now the next shipment of the album is October 7 according to her website. Physicals aren't available anywhere else besides her website so all of the pure sales this week are iTunes + D2C physicals. I feel like this kind of album would do decently in stores too so I wonder how much she would have had with that as well.

[Choco]

I still think this is a commercial misfire. All the arguments about it being a passion jazz project are cool and all but matter little in terms of the commercial side. It matters little for her next album. This is so niche I bet a huge portion of the target audience for LG7 did not even bother with it. I'm kinda impressed it's matching the SPS of 143 though.

Nice to see Billie finally above TTPD. It's been close for weeks now and Billie's team just can't be bothered to promote whatsoever (and sadly that BOAF video is one of the worst things they've ever cooked).

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Oct 2, 2024 9:44:58 GMT -5 Choco said:

I still think this is a commercial misfire. All the arguments about it being a passion jazz project are cool and all but matter little in terms of the commercial side. It matters little for her next album. This is so niche I bet a huge portion of the target audience for LG7 did not even bother with it. I'm kinda impressed it's matching the SPS of 143 though.

Think of it this way: if Gaga wasn’t involved in these side projects and things unrelated to her pop music career, she wouldn’t be seen as a versatile artist, which itself is a label that helps sustain her in the longrun. Once the pop hit days are over (and she’s likely mostly at that point now if we’re being honest), she can rely on other avenues to continue doing what she does. Unless I’m misunderstanding you, you’re basically that because she’s doing side projects that won’t pull comparible numbers to what pop projects would, she’s misfiring commercially. So she should continue focusing on her pop career, aka, put all of her eggs in one basket. Even commercially, I believe these side projects benefit her image for the long term. Continually going after instant chart success can only sustain an act for so long.

[Choco]

I understand your point and I do think this is hard sell and not everyone can do these genre shifts and keep the sales good. Even examples like Taylor and Beyoncé never moved into a genre as uncommercial as "jazz covers of older songs for DC film". So yeah I do understand it can still be beneficial for her in spite of the low numbers.

I feel like she might have one more big pop success era in her? Chromatica could have been bigger if she hadn't abandoned it due to the pandemic. She hasn't even neeeded massive CHR numbers to make wins out of "Shallow", "Always Remember Us This Way", "Die With a Smile" and "Rain On Me".

[balletgirlmom]

I think GG's numbers are great for a side project.  She is an artist and super talented.  Her next full GG album will sell big!

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Taylor and Beyonce are always the exception but perhaps became the exception because they stepped away from convention, either in their music or delivery. There’s always a risk involved and it doesn’t always work, but stepping outside of the norm is what keeps all of them interesting and helps extend their careers.

[#LisaRinna]

Oct 1, 2024 17:45:40 GMT -5 Push The Button said:

#2 in sales from just her website ain’t bad.

Okay? Let's discuss how this album is bringing in more revenue than the girls with hundreds of thousands of streams. Harley Quinn WON.

[KeepDeanWeird]

So why is the 2011 'Rio S/T' topping iTunes? That's pretty random.

[ObhiDonna]

Oct 2, 2024 12:43:36 GMT -5 balletgirlmom said:

I think GG's numbers are great for a side project.  She is an artist and super talented.  Her next full GG album will sell big!

Gady Gaga?

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

Oct 2, 2024 13:36:49 GMT -5 KeepDeanWeird said:

So why is the 2011 'Rio S/T' topping iTunes? That's pretty random.

The only reason I can see is that several songs from Sérgio Mendes either as performer or writer are included in the soundtrack. He passed away a few weeks ago.

Anyway, the current #1 is now Cutouts by The Smile, which was supposed to be released on Friday. Further down at #4 is Jelly Roll's new album which was supposed to be released in two Fridays. Curiously, the latter only has 3 songs to stream and appears at #97 at Apple Music.

[KeepDeanWeird]

Oct 2, 2024 17:44:31 GMT -5 Baby Yoda Hot100Fan said:

Oct 2, 2024 13:36:49 GMT -5 KeepDeanWeird said:

So why is the 2011 'Rio S/T' topping iTunes? That's pretty random.

The only reason I can see is that several songs from Sérgio Mendes either as performer or writer are included in the soundtrack. He passed away a few weeks ago.

Anyway, the current #1 is now Cutouts by The Smile, which was supposed to be released on Friday. Further down at #4 is Jelly Roll's new album which was supposed to be released in two Fridays. Curiously, the latter only has 3 songs to stream and appears at #97 at Apple Music.

Re: the pre-orders on the current chart, I noticed after Post released that the 'Pre-Order' chart hasn't been updating. Only albums that were previously available for pre-Orders have been showing up in that list - so no Linkin Park, The Cure, Jelly Roll, etc.

Maybe with the diminished album sales on iTunes, they decided to add Pre-Orders to the main chart?

[Darkest Hour]

Oct 2, 2024 19:01:01 GMT -5 KeepDeanWeird said:

Re: the pre-orders on the current chart, I noticed after Post released that the 'Pre-Order' chart hasn't been updating. Only albums that were previously available for pre-Orders have been showing up in that list - so no Linkin Park, The Cure, Jelly Roll, etc.

Maybe with the diminished album sales on iTunes, they decided to add Pre-Orders to the main chart?

Re-add because pre-orders were in main chart until late 2015.

hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=298805&title=iTUNES-TAKES-PREORDERS-OUT-OF-THE-CHART

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

^Definitely, re-added. Now I see there's a couple of albums slated to be released in 2025.

[strongerq]

hitsdailydouble.com/sales_plus_streaming

LW	TW	Artist	Title	Label	Total	Change	Albums	TEA	SEA
3	1	SABRINA CARPENTER	SHORT N' SWEET	ISLAND (UMG)	100,029	3%	13,195	893	85,941
2	2	CHAPPELL ROAN	THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS	ISLAND (UMG)	62,838	-47%	17,818	665	44,355
1	3	FUTURE	MIXTAPE PLUTO	FREEBANDZ/EPIC (SME)	55,471	-57%	605	131	54,735
5	4	MORGAN WALLEN	ONE THING AT A TIME	BIG LOUD/MERCURY/REPUBLIC (UMG)	50,606	-5%	783	480	49,343
7	5	BILLIE EILISH	HIT ME HARD AND SOFT	DARKROOM/INTERSCOPE (UMG)	48,691	9%	5,090	611	42,990
4	6	POST MALONE	F-1 TRILLION	MERCURY/REPUBLIC (UMG)	47,676	-12%	2,611	780	44,286
6	7	TAYLOR SWIFT	THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT	REPUBLIC (UMG)	43,295	-8%	3,290	203	39,802
10	8	NOAH KAHAN	STICK SEASON	MERCURY/REPUBLIC (UMG)	36,830	-1%	2,569	208	34,052
11	9	ZACH BRYAN	THE GREAT AMERICAN BAR SCENE	WARNER (WMG)	32,745	-8%	182	244	32,319
12	10	MORGAN WALLEN	DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM	BIG LOUD/MERCURY/REPUBLIC (UMG)	32,006	-6%	348	156	31,502
29	11	POST MALONE	THE DIAMOND COLLECTION	MERCURY/REPUBLIC (UMG)	29,662	59%	213	197	29,253
13	12	SZA	SOS	TDE/RCA (SME)	29,609	-1%	1,186	71	28,352
18	13	TITO DOUBLE P	INCOMODO	DOUBLE P (THE ORCHARD)	28,598	10%	24	30	28,544
15	14	ZACH BRYAN	ZACH BRYAN	WARNER (WMG)	26,650	-4%	1,763	121	24,766
--	15	LADY GAGA	HARLEQUIN	INTERSCOPE (UMG)	26,273	--	16,329	382	9,562
14	16	CHARLI XCX	BRAT	ATLANTIC (WMG)	26,135	-8%	2,604	221	23,310
19	17	SHABOOZEY	WHERE I'VE BEEN, ISN'T WHERE I'M GOING	AMERICAN DOGWOOD/EMPIRE (EMPIRE)	25,669	4%	2,458	946	22,265
16	18	ZACH BRYAN	AMERICAN HEARTBREAK	WARNER (WMG)	25,416	-3%	695	178	24,543
17	19	PESO PLUMA	EXODO	DOUBLE P (THE ORCHARD)	25,182	-4%	22	46	25,115
21	20	BENSON BOONE	FIREWORKS & ROLLERBLADES	NIGHT STREET/WARNER (WMG)	24,861	8%	898	470	23,492
28	21	TAYLOR SWIFT	FOLKLORE	REPUBLIC (UMG)	24,196	25%	8,019	84	16,093
--	22	BILLY STRINGS	HIGHWAY PRAYERS	REPRISE (WMG)	22,190	--	16,998	92	5,100
--	23	MONEYBAGG YO	SPEAK NOW	CMG/N-LESS/INTERSCOPE (UMG)	22,018	--	261	169	21,588
22	24	TEDDY SWIMS	I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING BUT THERAPY (PART 1)	WARNER (WMG)	21,843	-3%	2,009	885	18,949
23	25	EMINEM	THE DEATH OF SLIM SHADY (COUP DE GRACE)	SHADY/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE (UMG)	21,113	-5%	2,765	442	17,906
24	26	TAYLOR SWIFT	LOVER	REPUBLIC (UMG)	20,197	-4%	2,085	165	17,947
--	27	ED SHEERAN	+ - = ÷ x TOUR COLLECTION	ATLANTIC (WMG)	19,791	--	1,105	303	18,383
27	28	TWISTERS: THE ALBUM	SOUNDTRACK	ATLANTIC (WMG)	18,888	-6%	1,281	490	17,117
25	29	FUTURE & METRO BOOMIN	WE DON'T TRUST YOU	BOOMINATI/FREEBANDZ/REPUBLIC/EPIC (UMG/SME)	18,775	-7%	192	53	18,530
26	30	GRACIE ABRAMS	THE SECRET OF US	INTERSCOPE (UMG)	18,669	-8%	2,064	102	16,502
31	31	FRANK OCEAN	BLONDE	BOYS DON'T CRY (BLONDED)	18,059	-2%	76	23	17,961
38	32	DRAKE	FOR ALL THE DOGS	OVO/REPUBLIC (UMG)	18,030	3%	20	25	17,986
33	33	TRAVIS SCOTT	UTOPIA	CACTUS JACK/EPIC (SME)	17,980	0%	366	111	17,503
32	34	TAYLOR SWIFT	MIDNIGHTS	REPUBLIC (UMG)	17,811	-2%	1,802	106	15,903
30	35	LUKE COMBS	THIS ONE'S FOR YOU	RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE (SME)	17,616	-5%	262	87	17,267
35	36	PESO PLUMA	GENESIS	DOUBLE P/PRAJIN PARLAY (THE ORCHARD)	17,573	-2%	13	21	17,540
34	37	OLIVIA RODRIGO	GUTS	GEFFEN (UMG)	17,544	-2%	1,657	60	15,826
44	38	EMINEM	CURTAIN CALL	SHADY/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE (UMG)	16,814	4%	470	211	16,133
39	39	TAYLOR SWIFT	1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION)	REPUBLIC (UMG)	16,668	0%	2,843	113	13,712
36	40	BAD BUNNY	UN VERANO SIN TI	RIMAS (THE ORCHARD)	16,430	-8%	75	34	16,322
43	41	ELTON JOHN	DIAMONDS	ISLAND (UMG)	16,399	1%	391	271	15,737
45	42	OLIVIA RODRIGO	SOUR	GEFFEN (UMG)	16,362	1%	1,349	74	14,938
40	43	FLEETWOOD MAC	RUMOURS	WARNER (WMG)	16,023	-3%	2,730	184	13,109
49	44	CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL	CHRONICLE: THE 20 GREATEST HITS	FANTASY (UMG)	16,007	2%	1,464	160	14,383
--	45	LUKE BRYAN	MIND OF A COUNTRY BOY	CAPITOL NASHVILLE (UMG)	15,947	--	7,642	449	7,856
41	46	KENDRICK LAMAR	DAMN.	TDE/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE (UMG)	15,773	-4%	1,216	36	14,521
47	47	LINKIN PARK	PAPERCUTS	WARNER (WMG)	15,745	-1%	841	186	14,719
42	48	DON TOLIVER	HARDSTONE PSYCHO	CACTUS JACK/ATLANTIC (WMG)	15,522	-5%	252	27	15,243
48	49	KENDRICK LAMAR	GOOD KID M.A.A.D CITY	TDE/AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE (UMG)	15,441	-2%	1,386	28	14,027
--	50	THE KID LAROI	THE FIRST TIME	COLUMBIA (SME)	15,383	--	6	62	15,315