HITS 2/8 - 2/9 -- Lady A # 1; Lil Wayne 140 - 150k

[Tanisha Thomas.]

Lil Wayne should stick to his genre of music if him doing a Rock record is the SOLE reason for these so so numbers. Could it be that no one is really interested in the music period? That could be too. 140-150k is underwhelming for Lil Wayne. Sorry.

[jgizzle89]

^it is underwhelming, and i think you're right. i'm a HUGE wayne fan, but i was not the least bit interested in this album.

[Oprah]

Lil Wayne's numbers are great for an album that was pushed back serially for a year and has zero hits.

[fridayteenage]

If by 0 you mean 2.

[Tanisha Thomas.]

Feb 7, 2010 14:21:47 GMT -5 fridayteenage said:

If by 0 you mean 2.

This.

Tha Carter III was pushed back for over a year and most of the songs from that album leaked a year before its release.

I think these sales are a reflection of the critical reception it has received from fans and critics. I have not read one good review about this album. The music is just bad. Young Money's album should be doing better as well, especially since they have a hit single now.

[fridayteenage]

Oh I didn't know how badly it was doing critically...from like B+ to D+. MC has it as the #7 worst album released 2000+.

[Music Fan]

Well, Rap/Hip-Hop fans don't generally like Rock. Urban music is presumably much more broad in the US than Rock, it's like having Reba doing a Hip-Hop album, not many people will really follow her to her new music. 140K-150 is 50K less than I expected. Expecting sales like his other albums, or something around 500K is just not realistic.

[Tanisha Thomas.]

808s & Heartbreak opened up with solid numbers, and it wasn't a Hip Hop/Rap album by any means.

[jgizzle89]

^BUT it had 2 real hits (love lockdown and heartless, which was HUGE), it came out on the week of black friday, there was a lot of hype surrounding it because kanye's mom had died and people wanted to hear what he had to say, AND kanye is just a true artist. i mean, when you produce your own stuff (kanye, eminem, dr. dre, B.o.B, UGK) it usually turns out better thematically. "rebirth" is what little wayne thinks rock sounds like, even tho he turns out to be horribly mistaken. also, 808's had such a unique sound as well.

[Black Jesus]

WOW @ Lady A!! Almost 200k for week 2! Platinum soon AND their old album is back with over 20k

I'm absolutely loving GaGa's numbers

[Tanisha Thomas.]

Feb 8, 2010 11:17:58 GMT -5 jgizzle89 said:

^BUT it had 2 real hits (love lockdown and heartless, which was HUGE), it came out on the week of black friday, there was a lot of hype surrounding it because kanye's mom had died and people wanted to hear what he had to say, AND kanye is just a true artist. i mean, when you produce your own stuff (kanye, eminem, dr. dre, B.o.B, UGK) it usually turns out better thematically. "rebirth" is what little wayne thinks rock sounds like, even tho he turns out to be horribly mistaken. also, 808's had such a unique sound as well.

I remember quite well that Black Friday was weak as hell though.

Also, I agree with some of the stuff you said about Kanye and 808s & Heartbreak. I think Lil Wayne is opening up with these numbers because the music is terrible and everyone knows it. Artists have opened up with strong numbers without strong first singles. And if I'm not mistaken, Lil Wayne just performed "Drop This World" at the Grammys, which furthers my case. Regardless if it's Rock album, the music isn't selling because it's crap, mix with some other factors. But I get what everyone else is saying though.

Weezy, stick to Hip Hop.

[jgizzle89]

Weezy, stick to Hip Hop


yep! don't fix what's not broken.

[P!nkch TheO™]

Looking forward to Alecia's numbers!

[anafan]

CHART DATE: 02/08/2010
LAST UPDATE: 02/08/2010 10:40:38
NOW IN: 68.46%


LW TW artist / album label power index
1 1 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 143,351
NEED YOU NOW
-- 2 LIL WAYNE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 101,596
REBIRTH
-- 3 NICK JONAS & THE ADMINISTRATION HOLLYWOOD 63,407
WHO I AM
3 4 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 60,789
FAME
10 5 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 58,043
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
8 6 2010 GRAMMY NOMINEES CAPITOL/EMI 46,617
VARIOUS ARTISTS
12 7 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 42,927
FEARLESS
14 8 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 27,909
FAME MONSTER (EP)
39 9 BEYONCE MUSIC WORLD/COLUMBIA 26,378
I AM... SASHA FIERCE
4 10 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 23,978
THIS IS IT
2 11 HOPE FOR HAITI NOW HOPE FOR HAITI 23,006
VARIOUS ARTISTS
-- 12 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 23,004
FUNHOUSE
29 13 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 22,108
PLAY ON
6 14 SUSAN BOYLE COLUMBIA 21,821
I DREAMED A DREAM
-- 15 ROB ZOMBIE ROADRUNNER 21,111
HELLBILLY DELUXE 2
15 16 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 20,694
LADY ANTEBELLUM
23 17 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 20,616
FOUNDATION
16 18 KE$HA KEMOSABE/RCA/RMG 20,581
ANIMAL
19 19 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 20,040
MY WORLD
11 20 ALICIA KEYS J RECORDS/RMG 19,788
ELEMENT OF FREEDOM
17 21 MARY J. BLIGE GEFFEN 19,719
STRONGER WITH EACH TEAR
35 22 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 18,787
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
24 23 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS RHINO 17,601
THE SQUEAKQUEL
33 24 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 16,480
WIDE OPEN
13 25 KIDZ BOP KIDS RAZOR & TIE 16,234
KIDZ BOP 17
21 26 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 15,887
RATED R
30 27 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC SONY MUSIC 15,562
NOW 32
27 28 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 14,715
OCEAN EYES
31 29 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 14,361
NUMBER ONES
25 30 JOHN MAYER COLUMBIA 13,168
BATTLE STUDIES
26 31 YOUNG MONEY CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 12,565
WE ARE YOUNG MONEY
32 32 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL LOVE CAPITOL/EMI 12,477
VARIOUS ARTISTS
36 33 MELANIE FIONA SRC/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 12,471
THE BRIDGE
42 34 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE HOLLYWOOD 12,420
KISS & TELL
20 35 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 11,999
CRAZY LOVE
37 36 JAY-Z ROC NATION/ATLANTIC 11,346
BLUEPRINT 3
40 37 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 10,621
RELAPSE
-- 38 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 10,227
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
43 39 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 9,927
READY
49 40 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 9,539
REVOLUTION
44 41 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 9,409
LEARN TO LIVE
-- 42 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND RCA/RMG 9,141
BIG WHISKEY & THE GROOGRUX KING
45 43 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 8,880
DARK HORSE
38 44 ADAM LAMBERT 19/RCA/RMG 8,868
FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT
50 45 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 8,860
TIME OF OUR LIVES
41 46 ROBIN THICKE STAR TRAK/INTERSCOPE 8,699
SEX THERAPY
-- 47 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 8,289
ESSENTIAL
-- 48 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 8,136
TAYLOR SWIFT
-- 49 TIM MCGRAW CURB 7,898
SOUTHERN VOICE
9 50 CELTIC WOMAN MANHATTAN/EMI 7,364
SONGS FROM THE HEART

[Donnie5]

Feb 6, 2010 23:56:07 GMT -5 @swella said:

Feb 6, 2010 19:09:55 GMT -5 jamrock16 said:

Why is this? Casual fans of his would have no reason to buy this record because they don't listen to that genre of music. Imagine someone like Britney Spears doing an urban album or Lady Gaga doing a gospel album. It just would not sell as they couldn't possibly market it succesfully. And also if people are expecting him to sell anywhere near 1 million copies of his next *rap* album (1st week) then they're setting themselves up for disappointment. Just ask Usher.

And woot for Bey and GaGa!

Exactly.

Perfect examples btw.

LOL, not even close.

[Deleted]

Wow, 68% this early on Monday.

-- 12 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 23,004
FUNHOUSE
29 13 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 22,108
PLAY ON

Looking good!

[👑 Eloquent ™]

Feb 8, 2010 13:43:41 GMT -5 anafan said:

CHART DATE: 02/08/2010
LAST UPDATE: 02/08/2010 10:40:38
NOW IN: 68.46%


12 7 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 42,927
FEARLESS
39 9 BEYONCE MUSIC WORLD/COLUMBIA 26,378
I AM... SASHA FIERCE
-- 12 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 23,004
FUNHOUSE
29 13 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 22,108
PLAY ON
21 26 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 15,887
RATED R
-- 48 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 8,136
TAYLOR SWIFT

[David]

GO PINK!

[Tanisha Thomas.]

Go Pink, Taylor, Lady A, Bey, Melanie and clan!

[areyoureadytojump]

HITS' building album sales chart:

www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/salescht.cgi

[areyoureadytojump]

ONE year ago:

CHART DATE: 02/09/2009

-- 1 THE FRAY EPIC 189,962 --
THE FRAY
1 2 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 100,135 -53%
WORKING ON A DREAM
-- 3 DIERKS BENTLEY CAPITOL NASHVILLE 73,654 --
FEEL THAT FIRE
2 4 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 65,062 +17%
FEARLESS
3 5 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 51,729 -4%
I AM... SASHA FIERCE
4 6 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 47,951 +7%
DARK HORSE
5 7 JAMIE FOXX J RECORDS/RMG 37,853 +16%
INTUITION
-- 8 KIDZ BOP KIDS RAZOR & TIE 35,501 --
KIDZ BOP 15
8 9 KEYSHIA COLE GEFFEN 35,247 +14%
A DIFFERENT ME
7 10 KANYE WEST ROC-A-FELLA/IDJMG 33,509 +8%
808S & HEARTBREAK

[I Wish]

Feb 8, 2010 13:43:41 GMT -5 anafan said:

CHART DATE: 02/08/2010
LAST UPDATE: 02/08/2010 10:40:38
NOW IN: 68.46%


LW TW artist / album label power index
1 1 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 143,351
NEED YOU NOW
-- 12 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 23,004
FUNHOUSE
29 13 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 22,108
PLAY ON
6 14 SUSAN BOYLE COLUMBIA 21,821
I DREAMED A DREAM
15 16 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 20,694
LADY ANTEBELLUM
16 18 KE$HA KEMOSABE/RCA/RMG 20,581
ANIMAL
42 34 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE HOLLYWOOD 12,420
KISS & TELL

Loving all these so far.

[Oprah]

Feb 7, 2010 14:21:47 GMT -5 fridayteenage said:

If by 0 you mean 2.

at you pretending those are hits. Only if your definition entails barely scraping the Top 20 of the Hot 100 thanks to first week digital sales while receiving zero airplay. NONE of his songs from this project have gotten significant spins from any radio format, and that's what sells albums.

[Donnie5]

Feb 8, 2010 18:08:47 GMT -5 Oprah said:

Feb 7, 2010 14:21:47 GMT -5 fridayteenage said:

If by 0 you mean 2.

significant spins from any radio format, and that's what sells albums.

Oh really? Try telling artists like Flo Rida that.

[jamrock16]

Feb 8, 2010 13:46:30 GMT -5 Donnie5 said:

Feb 6, 2010 23:56:07 GMT -5 @swella said:

Exactly.

Perfect examples btw.

LOL, not even close.

Feel free to elaborate.

[Brazilian Guy]

POST-GRAMMY GLITTER: Grammy week’s big winner appears to be LaFace/JLG’s Pink, whose high-flying, upside-down Cirque de Soleil water-spritzing routine, as well as an Oprah appearance, helped re-ignite her Funhouse album, which is up to 30-32k at the moment, more than three times last week’s total of 9k. Gains include triple digits at the major physical retailers, as well as at iTunes. The track itself, “Glitter in the Air,” is up over 1,000% in digital downloads, bringing a smile to the collective punims of labelites Barry Weiss, Tom Carrabba and Joe Riccitelli. (2/8p)|

[Tanisha Thomas.]

Feb 8, 2010 19:40:58 GMT -5 Donnie5 said:

Feb 8, 2010 18:08:47 GMT -5 Oprah said:

significant spins from any radio format, and that's what sells albums.

Oh really? Try telling artists like Flo Rida that.

[Love Plastic Love]

So you guys are saying that airplay hits have absolutely nothing to do with selling an album in any case?

[Tanisha Thomas.]

Feb 8, 2010 21:59:31 GMT -5 Love Plastic Love said:

So you guys are saying that airplay hits have absolutely nothing to do with selling an album in any case?

No, I don't think having hit singles guarantees a hit album, and several artists are a testament of that. Of course it does for some, but not necessarily the majority or all.

[Donnie5]

Feb 8, 2010 21:59:31 GMT -5 Love Plastic Love said:

So you guys are saying that airplay hits have absolutely nothing to do with selling an album in any case?

I don't think "radio spins are what sell albums", which is what I quoted and was responding to. They can and sometimes help, but as we've seen numerous times in the last year alone, a hit single on the radio is not the only ingredient necessary for great album sales. Everyone should know that by now.