Billboard chart trivia

[mst3k]

Yes, they used the 20-week count from the weeks on column (which included the unofficial test charts) to determine recurrent status. Otherwise you'd have songs that (for all intents and purposes) should be recurrent clogging up the chart for an extra ten weeks or so.

But again, those test charts were never published or made available to the public, so officially the chart is only ten weeks old (not 21).

[Deleted]

So if they didn't count the "test charts" why not just wind the "weeks on" column back by 10?

Since they didn't and are using that column to move songs to recurrent, they are moving songs that have "officially" been on the chart for 20 weeks.

But, how is that possible, if the chart has only "officially" existed for 10 weeks?

If a chart was not published, does that mean it was not "official"? Apparently, in this case, no.

Conclusion, the use of the weeks on column to move songs to recurrent is evidence that those "test charts" are official and are being used and do count. The published chart is 10 weeks old. The actual chart that is being used is 21 weeks old.

[jenglisbe]

aceticacid said:

Irreplaceable "missed the boat" though. From a person's standpoint, it had a very successful chart run and would be a clear contender for the #1 song of the year. By the truth of the matter is that it peaked at a bad time.

I disagree. Its losing a few weeks could hurt it, but it peaked at a time when downloads are at their highest, so it probably sold more due to that. That will help it come year-end time. Also, any songs still charting will have fewer chart points than they would have had under the old system, so songs with part of their run during this time are at a slight disadvantage.

[jenglisbe]

onyx said:

thanks. only album i hate to recognize is titanic because it was that one song that sold the album more than anything and most of the album is orchestra. celine had that power i guess like Whitney did for the Bodyguard.

I think it sold well just because the movie was huge, not because of Celine or her song. "MHWGO" was actually flopping until the movie came out.

[jenglisbe]

2m said:

So if they didn't count the "test charts" why not just wind the "weeks on" column back by 10?

Since they didn't and are using that column to move songs to recurrent, they are moving songs that have "officially" been on the chart for 20 weeks.

But, how is that possible, if the chart has only "officially" existed for 10 weeks?

If a chart was not published, does that mean it was not "official"? Apparently, in this case, no.

Conclusion, the use of the weeks on column to move songs to recurrent is evidence that those "test charts" are official and are being used and do count. The published chart is 10 weeks old. The actual chart that is being used is 21 weeks old.

It sounds like the Hot 100 when it made that switch to airplay-only. Didn't Billboard list the "Weeks On" to include the weeks the song was on the test chart, but it didn't count that peak?

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"Test chart" peaks are being listed on published charts also

[areyoureadytojump]

2m said:

None of these are as of this week, some of these are updated through 7/21 catalog chart

These are just what I was able to pull from ukmix, the oldest numbers is as of 1/1/07

Shania 15409
Metallica 14948
Alanis 14513
Millenium 12091
Bodyguard 11790
Supernatural 11588
Human Clay -Creed 11484
No Strings Attached - 11099
1 - Beatles 10946
Falling Into You - 10753
Baby One More Time 10525
Norah Jones - 10165
Hootie & The Blowfish - 10123
Titanic - 10096
Backstreet Boys 10091
Marshall Mathers - 10010


Maybe the keepers of the catalog lists out there could help me make this more accurate ???

Only 3 of the Top 16 albums are on the last catalog chart I saw: Beatles, Metallica and Norah Jones.

Sales are very low for Backstreet Boys, 'N Sync, Britney Spears, and Hootie.

[melody56]

Here's an almost complete list of the albums that sold more than 400K in a week this decade.

2000

03/11 - (1) Supernatural - Santana - 583
03/18 - (1) Supernatural - Santana - 441
04/08 - (1) No Strings Attached - 'N Sync - 2,415
04/15 - (1) No Strings Attached - 'N Sync - 811
04/22 - (1) No Strings Attached - 'N Sync - 533
04/29 - (1) No Strings Attached - 'N Sync - 422
05/06 - (1) No Strings Attached - 'N Sync - 654
06/03 - (1) Oops!...I Did it Again - Britney Spears - 1,319
06/10 - (1) The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem - 1,760
06/10 - (2) Oops!...I Did it Again - Britney Spears - 612
06/17 - (1) The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem - 793
06/17 - (2) The History Of Rock - Kid Rock - 457
06/24 - (1) The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem - 598
07/01 - (1) The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem - 520
07/08 - (1) The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem - 409
10/07 - (1) Music - Madonna - 420
11/04 - (1) Chocolate Starfish… - Limp Bizkit - 1,054
11/18 - (1) The Dynasty Roc La Familia (2000-) - Jay-Z - 557
11/18 - (2) Stankonia - Outkast - 525
11/18 - (3) All That You Can't Leave Behind - U2 - 428
11/25 - (1) TP2.Com - R Kelly - 543
12/02 - (1) 1 - Beatles - 594
12/02 - (2) Now 5 - Various - 444
12/09 - (1) Black And Blue - Backstreet Boys - 1,591
12/09 - (2) 1 - Beatles - 662
12/16 - (1) Black And Blue - Backstreet Boys - 689
12/16 - (2) 1 - Beatles - 606
12/23 - (1) Black And Blue - Backstreet Boys - 670
12/23 - (2) 1 - Beatles - 546
12/30 - (1) 1 - Beatles - 823
12/30 - (2) Black And Blue - Backstreet Boys - 566
12/30 - (3) Now 5 - Various - 472
01/06 - (1) 1 - Beatles 1,258
01/06 - (2) Black And Blue - Backstreet Boys - 724
01/06 - (3) Now 5 - Various - 688
01/06 - (4) Human Clay - Creed - 572
01/06 - (5) Hotshot - Shaggy - 470
01/13 - (1) 1 - Beatles 451

Missing or potentially missing from above…
Oops!...I Did it Again - Britney Spears - sales for 06/17 (3rd week on chart)
Now 5 - Various - sales for 09/12 & 16/12 (2nd/3rd week on chart)
And from the chart of 01/06, I know Snoop Dogg sold 397K @ #9, but am missing sales for…
(6) Chocolate Starfish… - Limp Bizkit
(7) Greatest Hits 2 - Tim McGraw
(8) Oops!...I Did it Again - Britney Spears
Anyone got these numbers ?

2001

03/17 - (1) Everyday - Dave Matthews Band - 732
04/14 - (1) Until The End Of Time - 2Pac - 427
04/21 - (1) Now 6 - Various - 525
04/28 - (1) Now 6 - Various - 546
05/12 - (1) All For You - Janet - 605
05/19 - (1) Survivor - Destiny's Child - 663
06/02 - (1) Lateralus - Tool - 555
06/09 - (1) Break The Cycle - Staind - 716
08/11 - (1) Celebrity - 'N Sync - 1,879
08/18 - (1) Now 7 - Various - 621
08/18 - (2) Celebrity - 'N Sync - 460
09/29 - (1) The Blueprint - Jay-Z - 427
11/10 - (1) The Great Depression - DMX - 440
11/24 - (1) Britney - Britney Spears - 746
12/01 - (1) Scarecrow - Garth Brooks - 466
12/08 - (1) Weathered - Creed - 887
12/08 - (2) Now 8 - Various - 550
12/08 - (3) Britney - Britney Spears - 451
12/08 - (4) Scarecrow - Garth Brooks - 443
12/15 - (1) Weathered - Creed - 417
12/22 - (1) Weathered - Creed - 458
12/29 - (1) Weathered - Creed - 555
12/29 - (2) Now 8 - Various - 403
01/05 - (1) Weathered - Creed - 865
01/05 - (2) Now 8 - Various - 540
01/05 - (3) Scarecrow - Garth Brooks - 442
01/05 - (4) Britney - Britney Spears - 423

2002

02/02 - (1) Drive - Alan Jackson - 423
04/06 - (1) Now 9 - Various - 420
04/13 - (1) A New Day Has Come - Celine Dion - 527
04/13 - (2) Now 9 - Various - 460
04/20 - (1) Ashanti - Ashanti - 502
06/15 - (1) The Eminem Show - Eminem - 1,320
06/22 - (1) The Eminem Show - Eminem - 808
06/29 - (1) The Eminem Show - Eminem - 530
06/29 - (2) Untouchables - Korn - 434
07/13 - (1) Nellyville - Nelly - 714
07/20 - (1) Nellyville - Nelly - 447
08/03 - (1) Busted Stuff - Dave Matthews Band - 621
08/17 - (1) The Rising - Bruce Springsteen - 525
09/14 - (1) Home - Dixie Chicks - 780
10/12 - (1) Elvis:30 #1 Hits - Elvis Presley - 500
11/02 - (1) Cry - Faith Hill - 472
11/16 - (1) 8 Mile - Soundtrack - 703
11/23 - (1) 8 Mile - Soundtrack - 508
11/23 - (2) Justified - Justin Timberlake - 439
11/30 - (1) The Blueprint 2 - Jay-Z - 545
11/30 - (2) 8 Mile - Soundtrack - 400
12/07 - (1) Up! - Shania Twain - 874
12/14 - (1) Up! - Shania Twain - 625
12/14 - (2) The Dancehall Doctors - Tim McGraw - 601
01/04 - (1) Up! - Shania Twain - 455
01/04 - (2) 8 Mile - Soundtrack - 405
01/04 - (3) Home - Dixie Chicks - 401

2003

02/22 - (1) Get Rich Or Die Tryin' - 50 Cent - 872
03/01 - (1) Get Rich Or Die Tryin' - 50 Cent - 822
03/08 - (1) Chocolate Factory - R Kelly - 532
03/08 - (2) Get Rich Or Die Tryin' - 50 Cent - 520
03/15 - (1) Come Away With Me - Norah Jones - 621
03/15 - (2) Get Rich Or Die Tryin' - 50 Cent - 423
04/12 - (1) Meteora - Linkin Park - 810
04/12 - (2) One Heart - Celine Dion - 432
06/21 - (1) St Anger - Metallica - 418
06/28 - (1) Dance With My Father - Luther Vandross - 442
10/11 - (1) Speakerboxxx/The Love Below - Outkast - 510
10/11 - (2) Some Devil - Dave Matthews - 469
10/25 - (1) Chicken'N'Beer - Ludacris - 429
11/01 - (1) Measure Of A Man - Clay Aiken - 613
11/22 - (1) Shock'N Y'All - Toby Keith - 585
11/29 - (1) The Black Album - Jay-Z - 463
11/29 - (2) Tupac Resurrection - Soundtrack - 430
12/06 - (1) In The Zone - Britney Spears - 609
12/20 - (1) The Diary Of - Alicia Keys - 618
12/27 - (1) Soulful - Ruben Studdard - 416

2004

02/21 - (1) When The Sun Goes Down - Kenny Chesney - 550
02/28 - (1) Feels Like Home - Norah Jones - 1,022
02/28 - (2) The College Dropout - Kanye West - 441
04/10 - (1) Confessions - Usher - 1,096
04/17 - (1) Confessions - Usher - 486
04/24 - (1) Confessions - Usher - 463
05/15 - (1) D12 World - D12 - 544
07/17 - (1) The Hunger For More - Lloyd Banks - 433
08/14 - (1) Now 16 - Various - 504
09/11 - (1) Live Like You Were Dying - Tim McGraw 766
09/11 - (2) Happy People/U Saved Me - R Kelly - 403
11/20 - (1) Now 17 - Various - 407
11/27 - (1) Encore - Eminem - 710
11/27 - (2) Greatest Hits - Shania Twain - 529
11/27 - (3) Greatest Hits 2 - Toby Keith - 435
12/04 - (1) Encore - Eminem - 871
12/04 - (2) Destiny Fulfilled - Destiny's Child - 497
12/11 - (1) How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - U2 - 840
12/11 - (2) Encore - Eminem - 471
01/08 - (1) Encore - Eminem - 430

2005

02/05 - (1) The Documentary - The Game - 587
03/19 - (1) The Massacre - 50 Cent - 1,141
03/26 - (1) The Massacre - 50 Cent - 771
04/30 - (1) The Emancipation Of Mimi - Mariah Carey - 404
05/28 - (1) Stand Up - Dave Matthews Band - 465
06/04 - (1) Mezmerize - System Of A Down - 453
06/25 - (1) X&Y - Coldplay - 737
07/23 - (1) TP3 Reloaded - R Kelly - 491
08/06 - (1) Now 19 - Various - 436
09/17 - (1) Late Registration - Kanye West - 860
11/26 - (1) The Road And The Radio - Kenny Chesney - 469
12/24 - (1) Curtain Call:The Hits - Eminem - 441
01/07 - (1) The Breakthrough - Mary J Blige - 727
01/07 - (2) Unpredictable - Jamie Foxx - 598
01/07 - (3) Duets:The Final Chapter - Notorious BIG - 438
01/07 - (4) Curtain Call:The Hits - Eminem - 430
01/07 - (5) Some Hearts - Carrie Underwood - 401

2006

04/15 - (1) King - T.I. - 522
04/22 - (1) Me And My Gang - Rascal Flatts - 722
05/20 - (1) 10,000 Days - Tool - 564
05/27 - (1) Stadium Arcadium - Red Hot Chili Peppers - 442
06/10 - (1) Taking The Long Way - Dixie Chicks - 526
09/23 - (1) B'Day - Beyonce - 541
09/30 - (1) Futuresex/Love Sounds - Justin Timberlake - 684
10/21 - (1) The Open Door - Evanescence - 447
12/09 - (1) Kingdom Come - Jay-Z - 680

2007

02/17 - (1) Not Too Late - Norah Jones - 405
06/02 - (1) Minutes To Midnight - Linkin Park - 623
06/09 - (1) It Won't Seem Soon Before Long - Maroon 5 - 429
07/21 - (1) T.I. vs T.I.P. - T.I. - 468

[areyoureadytojump]

Wow! Thanks!!

[Acid Eyes]

Ew, The Massacre was the last album to open with over one million in sales?

[Deleted]

melody56 said:

Here's an almost complete list of the albums that sold more than 400K in a week this decade.


Missing or potentially missing from above…
Oops!...I Did it Again - Britney Spears - sales for 06/17 (3rd week on chart)
Now 5 - Various - sales for 09/12 & 16/12 (2nd/3rd week on chart)
And from the chart of 01/06, I know Snoop Dogg sold 397K @ #9, but am missing sales for…
(6) Chocolate Starfish… - Limp Bizkit
(7) Greatest Hits 2 - Tim McGraw
(8) Oops!...I Did it Again - Britney Spears
Anyone got these numbers ?

Oops (6/17) 442K
Now 5 first 3 weeks - 444, 470, 376
1/6/01
#6 430K
#7 429K
#8 405K

[areyoureadytojump]

Thanks, 2m!

[sdot23]

Wow, melody56 that's a pretty interesting list!

[carrieidol1]

Carrie can definatly top 1,000,000 for her first week! in 2005 she was at week 5 when she made the chart, that was x-mas 2005 week!

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carriejordin1 said:

Carrie can definatly top 1,000,000 for her first week! in 2005 she was at week 5 when she made the chart, that was x-mas 2005 week!

It doesn't matter what artist you are talking about, those sort of numbers will be difficult to achieve. It is rare when it does happen.

Only 14 times since 1991, none since 2005

[melody56]

2m said:

Oops (6/17) 442K
Now 5 first 3 weeks - 444, 470, 376
1/6/01
#6 430K
#7 429K
#8 405K

Thank u so much for these.

Also corrected the sales number for the Game's The Documentary

[Acid Eyes]

Most Weeks in Top 10 - 2007 Billboard Year

Girlfriend 18
Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin') 17
The Sweet Escape 15
Irreplaceable 14
Say It Right 14
Don't Matter 13
Glamorous 13
I Wanna Love You 13
Big Girls Don't Cry (Personal)* 12
Makes Me Wonder 12
Umbrella* 12
Cupid's Chokehold 11
Fergalicious 11
Party Like a Rockstar 11
Hey There Delilah* 10
How to Save a Life 10
It's Not Over 10
Smack That 10
We Fly High 10

*Currently top 10.

[455555]

BGDC will be at the top of that list before the BB year is up.

[melody56]

This year is not breaking any sales records at the top end, but provides a third of the following list

Lowest sales to debut @ #1 on the Billboard 200 2000-2007

(06) AMERICAN V:A HUNDRED HIGHWAYS - Johnny Cash - 88,336
(07) GREATEST HITS - Notorious BIG - 99,490
(05) #1'S - Destiny's Child - 113,492
(03) THE GOLDEN AGE OF GROTESQUE - Marilyn Manson - 118,000
(07) 21 - Omarion - 119,392
(07) WE WERE DEAD BEFORE THE SHIP EVEN SANK - Modest Mouse - 128.564
(07) LATE NIGHT SPECIAL - Pretty Ricky - 132,374
(07) LUVANMUSIQ - Musiq Soulchild - 149,259
(06) GHETTO CLASSICS - Jaheim - 152,101
(03) HOW THE WEST WAS WON - Led Zeppelin - 154,000
(03) BODY KISS - Isley Brothers Featuring Ronald Isley - 155,000
(02) J TO THA L-O! THE REMIXES - Jennifer Lopez - 155,000
(07) FINDING FOREVER - Common - 155,329
(06) THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE FIFTIES - Barry Manilow - 155,630
(06) ANCORA - Il Divo - 156,407
(07) UNDERGROUND KINGZ - UGK - 159,975
(02) HOOD RICH - Big Tymers - 160,000
(06) TESTIMONY:VOL.1-LIFE AND RELATIONSHIP - India.Arie - 161,172
(06) CURIOUS GEORGE - Jack Johnson & Friends - 162,907
(06) LETOYA - Letoya - 164,802

[Deleted]

'But Beautiful' - remix by Billie Holiday debuts on the Dance Club Play Chart this week. This is Billie Holiday's first chart single on any chart since 1945.

A new record for longest span between charting singles

[Deleted]

Top sales weeks 2007

1 06/02/07 MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT LINKIN PARK 622,827
2 09/01/07 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 SOUNDTRACK ~615000
3 07/21/07 T.I. Vs. T.I.P. T.I. 467,737
4 06/09/07 IT WON'T BE SOON BEFORE LONG MAROON 5 429,484
5 02/17/2007 NOT TOO LATE NORAH JONES 405,031
6 06/16/2007 DOUBLE UP R. KELLY 385,930
7 07/14/2007 HANNAH MONTANA 2: MEET MILEY CYRUS SOUNDTRACK 325,573
8 04/14/2007 LET IT GO TIM MCGRAW 325,009
9 07/07/2007 LOST HIGHWAY BON JOVI 291,532
10 07/14/2007 MY DECEMBER KELLY CLARKSON 291,213

[melody56]

2m said:

3 07/21/07 T.I. Vs. T.I.P. T.I. 468,000

Exact number was 467,737 (in case you don't have it)

[Pulse]

2m said:

'But Beautiful' - remix by Billie Holiday debuts on the Dance Club Play Chart this week. This is Billie Holiday's first chart single on any chart since 1945.

A new record for longest span between charting singles

Really? :o I would have thought she would have had something chart at the start of the rock era, maybe in re-issued singles or something. Or even in modern times, on an AC or recurrent chart or Hot 100 Singles Sales or something.

[Deleted]

62 years is a long time. Of course, she had many album chart appearances.


For more...see the writeup on last weeks chart beat(online) before they replace it with the new one.

[WotUNeed]

2m said:

62 years is a long time. Of course, she had many album chart appearances.


For more...see the writeup on last weeks chart beat(online) before they replace it with the new one.

They keep them all archived anyway, so no time limit there.

[areyoureadytojump]

2m said:

Top sales weeks 2007

1 06/02/07 MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT LINKIN PARK 622,827
2 09/01/07 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 SOUNDTRACK ~615000
3 07/21/07 T.I. Vs. T.I.P. T.I. 467,737
4 06/09/07 IT WON'T BE SOON BEFORE LONG MAROON 5 429,484
5 02/17/2007 NOT TOO LATE NORAH JONES 405,031
6 06/16/2007 DOUBLE UP R. KELLY 385,930
7 07/14/2007 HANNAH MONTANA 2: MEET MILEY CYRUS SOUNDTRACK 325,573
8 04/14/2007 LET IT GO TIM MCGRAW 325,009
9 07/07/2007 LOST HIGHWAY BON JOVI 291,532
10 07/14/2007 MY DECEMBER KELLY CLARKSON 291,213

Thanks!

[melody56]

This week: High School Musical 2 becomes the 21st album this year and the 210th this decade to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200. It also has the 2nd highest opening sales of the year so far, and makes #34 on the following list.

Highest opening week sales to debut on the Billboard 200 @ #1 (2000-2007)
01. (00) No Strings Attached - 'N Sync - 2,415
02. (01) Celebrity - 'N Sync - 1,879
03. (00) The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem - 1,760
04. (00) Black & Blue - Backstreet Boys - 1,591
05. (00) Oops...I Did It Again - Britney Spears - 1,319
06. (05) The Massacre - 50 Cent - 1,141
07. (04) Confessions - Usher - 1,096
08. (00) Chocolate Starfish… - Limp Bizkit - 1,054
09. (04) Feels Like Home - Norah Jones - 1,022
10. (01) Weathered - Creed - 887
11. (02) Up! - Shania Twain - 874
12. (03) Get Rich Or Die Tryin' - 50 Cent - 872
13. (05) Late Registration - Kanye West - 860
14. (04) How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - U2 - 840
15. (03) Meteora - Linkin Park - 810
16. (02) Home - Dixie Chicks - 780
17. (04) Live Like You Were Dying - Tim McGraw - 766
18. (01) Britney - Britney Spears - 746
19. (05) X&Y - Coldplay - 737
20. (01) Everyday - Dave Matthews Band - 732
21. (05) The Breakthrough - Mary J Blige - 727
22. (06) Me And My Gang - Rascal Flatts - 722
23. (01) Break The Cycle - Staind - 716
24. (02) Nellyville - Nelly - 714
25. (04) Encore - Eminem - 710
26. (02) 8 Mile - Soundtrack - 703
27. (06) Futuresex/Love Sounds - Justin Timberlake - 684
28. (06) Kingdom Come - Jay-Z - 680
29. (01) Survivor - Destiny's Child - 663
30. (07) Minutes To Midnight - Linkin Park - 623
31. (02) Busted Stuff - Dave Matthews Band - 622
32. (01) Now 7 - Various - 621
33. (03) The Diary Of Alicia Keys - Alicia Keys - 618
34. (07) High School Musical 2 - Soundtrack - 615
35. (03) Measure Of A Man - Clay Aiken - 613
36. (03) In The Zone - Britney Spears - 609
37. (01) All For You - Janet - 605
38. (00) 1 - The Beatles - 594
39. (05) The Documentary - The Game - 587
40. (03) Shock'n Y'all - Toby Keith - 585
41. (06) 10,000 Days - Tool - 564
42. (01) Lateralus - Tool - 555
43. (04) When The Sun Goes Down - Kenny Chesney - 550
44. (02) The Blueprint 2 - Jay-Z - 545
45. (04) D12 World - D12 - 544
46. (00) TP-2.Com - R Kelly - 543
47. (06) B'Day - Beyonce - 541
48. (03) Chocolate Factory - R Kelly - 532
49. (02) A New Day Has Come - Celine Dion - 527
50. (06) Taking The Long Way - Dixie Chicks - 526
51. (01) Now 6 - Various - 525
52. (02) The Rising - Bruce Springsteen - 525
53. (06) King - T.I. - 522
54. (03) Speakerboxxx/The Love Below - Outkast - 510
55. (04) Now 16 - Various - 504
56. (02) Ashanti - Ashanti - 502
57. (02) Elvis:30 #1's - Elvis Presley - 500
58. (05) TP-3 Reloaded - R Kelly - 491
59. (02) Cry - Faith Hill - 472
60. (05) The Road And The Radio - Kenny Chesney - 469
61. (07) T.I. vs T.I.P. - T.I. - 468
62. (01) Scarecrow - Garth Brooks - 466
63. (05) Stand Up - Dave Matthews Band - 465
64. (03) The Black Album - Jay-Z - 463
65. (05) Mezmerize - System Of A Down - 453
66. (06) The Open Door - Evanescence - 447
67. (06) Stadium Arcadium - Red Hot Chili Peppers - 442
68. (03) Dance With My Father - Luther Vandross - 442
69. (05) Curtain Call :The Hits - Eminem - 441
70. (01) The Great Depression - DMX - 440
71. (05) Now 19 - Various - 436
72. (04) The Hunger For More - Lloyd Banks - 433
73. (07) It Won't Be Soon Before Long - Maroon 5 - 429
74. (03) Chicken 'N' Beer - Ludacris - 429
75. (01) Until The End Of Time - 2Pac - 427
76. (02) Drive - Alan Jackson - 423
77. (00) Music - Madonna - 420
78. (02) Now 9 - Various - 420
79. (03) St Anger - Metallica - 418
80. (03) Soulful - Ruben Studdard - 416
81. (04) Now 17 - Various - 407
82. (07) Not Too Late - Norah Jones - 405
83. (05) The Emancipation Of Mimi - Mariah Carey - 404
84. (04) Autobiography - Ashlee Simpson - 398
85. (06) Now 22 - Various - 398
86. (04) Suit - Nelly - 396
87. (07) Double Up - R Kelly - 386
88. (04) Under My Skin - Avril Lavigne - 381
89. (05) Now 20 - Various - 378
90. (01) Devil's Night - D12 - 372
91. (04) Collision Course - Jay-Z/Linkin Park - 368
92. (01) Invincible - Michael Jackson - 366
93. (01) Pain Is Love - Ja Rule - 361
94. (04) To The 5 Boroughs - Beastie Boys - 360
95. (06) Doctor's Advocate - The Game - 358
96. (06) Hip Hop Is Dead - Nas - 355
97. (06) The Inspiration - Young Jeezy - 352
98. (01) Take Off Your Pants And Jacket - Blink 182 - 350
99. (05) Confessions On A Dancefloor - Madonna - 350
100. (06) Back To Basics - Christina Aguilera - 346

These didn't debut @ #1, but all had higher opening week sales than the #100 above

(02) The Dancehall Doctors - Tim McGraw - 601 (#2)
(05) Unpredictable - Jamie Foxx - 598 (#2)
(01) Now 8 - Various - 550 (#2)
(04) Greatest Hits - Shania Twain - 529 (#2)
(00) Stankonia - Outkast - 525 (#2)
(03) Some Devil - Dave Matthews Band - 469 (#2)
(00) The History Of Rock - Kid Rock - 457 (#2)
(00) Now 5 - Various - 444 (#2)
(04) The College Dropout - Kanye West - 441 (#2)
(02) Justified - Justin Timberlake - 439 (#2)
(05) Duets:The Final Chapter - Notorious BIG - 438 (#3)
(04) Greatest Hits Vol 2 - Toby Keith - 435 (#3)
(02) Untouchables - Korn - 434 (#2)
(03) One Heart - Celine Dion - 432 (#2)
(03) Tupac Resurrection - Soundtrack - 430 (#2)
(00) All That You Can't Leave Behind - 428 (#3)
(04) Happy People/U Saved Me - R Kelly - 403 (#2)
(00) Tha Last Meal - Snoop Dog - 397 (#9)
(04) Damita Jo - Janet Jackson - 381 (#2)
(03) Beg For Mercy - G Unit - 377 (#3)
(03) Closer - Josh Groban - 375 (#4)
(00) Lovers Rock - Sade - 370 (#3)
(02) Better Dayz - 2Pac - 366 (#5)
(03) Afterglow - Sarah McLachlan - 361 (#2)

I saw on a Japanese website a figure of 2,415,859 for No Strings Attached - does anyone know if this is right?

[melody56]

2m said:

Biggest One-week sales in Soundscan history (1991-2007)

Great list - seems BB quote integer rather than rounded 000's in some of their older news articles!

Couple of exact #'s - The Massacre 1,140,638 , Confessions 1,096,213, and a couple rounded to nearest hundred (care of Hanboo @ UKMix) - Atomic Bomb 870,700 , Encore 839,700

[Acid Eyes]

Most weeks in the Top 10 - 2007 Billboard Year

Girlfriend 18
Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin') 17
The Sweet Escape 15
Irreplaceable 14
Say It Right 14
Big Girls Don't Cry (Personal)* 13
Don't Matter 13
Glamorous 13
I Wanna Love You 13
Umbrella* 13
Makes Me Wonder 12
Cupid's Chokehold 11
Fergalicious 11
Hey There Delilah* 11
Party Like a Rockstar 11
How to Save a Life 10
It's Not Over 10
Smack That 10
We Fly High 10

*Currently top 10

[455555]

Go Britney! On there multiple times!