HITS 3/8-3/9: Lady A #1 124K

[lyrichord]

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SADE, LADY A BATTLE FOR TOP
WB’s Blake Shelton Six-Track is Week’s Top Debut, Disney’s Almost Alice Next

March 3, 2010

Epic’s Sade and Capitol Nashville’s Lady Antebellum are a toss-up for #1 on next week’s chart based on one-day sales reports from all those retailers who haven’t chucked it all and opened medical marijuana dispensaries. Antebellum’s appearance in this week’s Target circular makes it the early favorite for a return trip to the top.

Now the question is if either one can break 100k and maintain the momentum of six-figure chart-toppers since the start of the year.

Warner Bros. Nashville’s Blake Shelton, with his six-song Hillbilly Bone, appears to be week’s major debut, with a projected total of 65-70k, based on the album selling for $4.99 at Target and $5.99 at iTunes.

Disney’s Almost Alice “companion piece” to the heavily promoted Tim Burton/Johnny Depp Alice in Wonderland 3D movie opening this Friday, is up next, on target for 55-60k, after single/videos from Avril Lavigne and Shinedown.

RCA Nashville’s American Idol alum Danny Gokey’s country debut, My Best Days, looks like an impressive 45-50k, the same as IGA’s Lifehouse album, Smoke & Mirrors.

Beluga Heights/WB’s J.R. Rotem-produced Haitian American phenom Jason Derulo rides his two giant downloads, the Top 10 “In My Head” and “Whatcha Say” to a good first-week total of 40-45k for his self-titled debut.

That’s the same total earmarked for Jive/JLG’s Raheem Devaughn, a $3.99 daily special on Amazon.com yesterday, for The Love and War Masterpeace.

Mercury’s country artist Easton Corbin look to be in the 35-40k range, followed by E1 rapper DJ Khaled (20-25k) and Verve’s Jamie Cullum album, The Pursuit (12-15k).

The market was down 8% vs. last week, down 13% vs. same week last year and now down 8% year to date. You may now continue to count down until Daylight Savings Time kicks in later this month.

[itsbritneybitch]

quite good for Jason Derulo... hope it doesnt decrease a lot the following weeks....

[Taylor.]

I wouldn't call 40-45k "quite good" for someone coming off of back-to-back hits. It's not bad, but far from good.

And @ Danny Gokey.

[Choco]

I don't think 40k-45k for anyone coming from a #1 and another top 10 hit is good. I didn't expect him to get good sales, so I guess it's ok. I don't see it selling a lot in the long run.

Anyways, great for Lady A. and Sade! I hope they can get at least 100k.

[StarSprinkles]

Jason's numbers are horrible for someone with 2 huge hits and millions of downloads

[Mike]

Those are pretty good numbers for Gokey with all things considered. Not surprised by Jason.

[kt1990]

Wow @ Danny Gokey. I was expecting around 20K. He won't last anyway, so it's all good.

[HolidayGuy]

Derulo's projection is good? Considering "Whatcha Say" was a decent-sized hit, and that he has a second hit, 45K-50K isn't exactly stellar. Then again, the hook of that track was courtesy of Imogen Heap.

On the flip side, Jay Sean opened with 31,000, so compared to that, Derulo's showing would be a little more impressive.

As for Danny Gokey- he has some fans left over from Idol- and he is performing on Idol this week. But I suspect the album will have little in the way of legs.

[Tanisha Thomas.]

Standards are so low these days...

[Creme de la Creme]

Mar 3, 2010 16:37:04 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

Considering "Whatcha Say" was a decent-sized hit, and that he has a second hit, 45K-50K isn't exactly stellar. Then again, the hook of that track was courtesy of Imogen Heap.

Thanks for that info. I didnt know that and strangely enough I thought I had heard that hook somewhere before. I just listened to Hide & Seek by Imogen Heap and that hook appears 2.52 into the song.

[Sir Benji]

Jason Derulo's sales are not shocking i expected him to do a little better than Jay Sean (which he did)

[Minimalism]

Pretty good numbers for Easton Corbin! Much better than what I anticipated.

That seems rather low for Jamie Cullum, though. But then again, a jazz album with basically no promo (right?)... I guess that's decent enough.

[danny1999]

SADE may be NO1 again!
US must really love her

[Night Senses]

Mar 3, 2010 20:47:07 GMT -5 Minimalism said:

That seems rather low for Jamie Cullum, though. But then again, a jazz album with basically no promo (right?)... I guess that's decent enough.

Yeah, I wasn't expecting Jamie to do any more than 25K and no less than 10K. All things considered (the genre, lack of promo, no advertisement visibility), I'm not shocked by his numbers. A little sad, but not shocked. Folks are missing out!

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Mar 4, 2010 5:39:21 GMT -5 Night Senses said:

Mar 3, 2010 20:47:07 GMT -5 Minimalism said:

That seems rather low for Jamie Cullum, though. But then again, a jazz album with basically no promo (right?)... I guess that's decent enough.

Yeah, I wasn't expecting Jamie to do any more than 25K and no less than 10K. All things considered (the genre, lack of promo, no advertisement visibility), I'm not shocked by his numbers. A little sad, but not shocked. Folks are missing out!

In my opinion, Cullum's album should sell 40k and not Derailo. What a shame ... At least Lifehouse managed to outsell him with 1 HotAC-hit!

[Deleted]

Mar 4, 2010 2:18:52 GMT -5 danny1999 said:

SADE may be NO1 again!
US must really love her

yeah, they are doing quite well this year

[Tanisha Thomas.]

Sade has a very strong fan base.

I have a feeling that next week's final tally between Lady A and Sade will be very close, but Sade will come out on top again.

[Jorge_Str [Som3on3]]

i believe lifehouse will sell much more, around 70k or even more

[shaq91]

Gokey's album is actually very good so good for him!! It will probably end up higher after his performance on Idol tonight!!

[realityBITES]

Lady Antebellum returns to the top next week, as the two-month streak of #1 albums over 100k continues, miraculously enough. As many as eight of the Top 15 will be new releases, with Blake Shelton and Almost Alice leading the way. Shelton's aggressive pricing and the opening of Alice in Wonderland this weekend could make it a tight race for the top debut. An exceptionally strong weekend for Shelton could put it in a position to challenge Sade for the #2 spot. Here's how it looks headed into the weekend:
Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 115-120k
Sade (Epic) 75-80k
* Blake Shelton (Warner Bros.) 70-75k
* Almost Alice (Buena Vista) 60-65k
* Danny Gokey (19/RCA Nashville) 45-50k
* Lifehouse (Geffen) 45-50kAlmost Alice
* Jason Derulo (Beluga Heights/Warner Bros.) 45-50k
Lady Gaga, The Fame (Interscope) 45-50k
Black Eyed Peas (Interscope) 40-45k
* Easton Corbin (Mercury) 40-45k
* Raheem Devaughn (Jive/JLG) 40-45k
Lil Wayne (Cash Money/Universal Motown) 30-35k
Ke$ha (RCA/RMG) 30-35kBlake
* DJ Khaled (E1) 25-30k
Lady Gaga, The Fame Monster (Interscope) 25-30k
* Denotes debut
You may now return to researching the legislative meaning of the term “reconciliation. (3/5a)

[HolidayGuy]

Looks like a clear-cut victory for Lady A's album this week- though HITS has been off before.

Gokey's performance on Idol was, as expected, generic- his album likely will tumble down steadily after the first week.

[Tanisha Thomas.]

Aww, I wanted Sade to be #1 again, but their 4th week sales are solid. Hopefully, they hit closer to 100k.

[kt1990]

Wow @ Lady A still selling so well. It's not really a strong album, but I guess it's the title track that's making it sell so much.

[Deleted]

No Taylor Swift this time

[fridayteenage]

Well sure there's 8 albums debuting with #'s bigger than hers were this week. Most if not all will fall below her next week probably.

[lyrichord]

LAST UPDATE: 03/08/2010 11:03:25
NOW IN: 36.20%

LW TW artist / album label power index
2 1 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 81,461
NEED YOU NOW
-- 2 BLAKE SHELTON WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 43,229
HILLBILLY BONE
1 3 SADE EPIC 37,032
SOLDIER OF LOVE
4 4 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 31,247
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
5 5 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 29,830
FAME
-- 6 EASTON CORBIN MERCURY 25,756
EASTON CORBIN
-- 7 DANNY GOKEY 19/RCA NASHVILLE 19,601
MY BEST DAYS
11 8 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 19,446
MY WORLD
7 9 KE$HA KEMOSABE/RCA/RMG 17,333
ANIMAL
12 10 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 17,239
FAME MONSTER (EP)
9 11 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 17,219
FEARLESS
18 12 JOSH TURNER MCA NASHVILLE 16,970
HAYWIRE
14 13 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 16,603
FOUNDATION
15 14 JAHEIM ATLANTIC 15,485
ANOTHER ROUND
6 15 LIL WAYNE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 15,284
REBIRTH
-- 16 RAHEEM DEVAUGHN JIVE/JLG 14,540
LOVE & WAR
8 17 SUSAN BOYLE COLUMBIA 14,067
I DREAMED A DREAM
16 18 ALICIA KEYS J RECORDS/RMG 13,234
ELEMENT OF FREEDOM
13 19 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 13,179
RATED R
17 20 MARY J. BLIGE GEFFEN 12,068
STRONGER WITH EACH TEAR
-- 21 JASON DERULO BELUGA HGTS/WARNER BROS. 11,361
JASON DERULO
-- 22 LIFEHOUSE GEFFEN 11,011
SMOKE & MIRRORS
33 23 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 9,874
WIDE OPEN
3 24 JOHNNY CASH AMERICAN/LOST HIGHWAY 9,106
AMERICAN VI: AIN'T NO GRAVE
22 25 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 9,069
PLAY ON
-- 26 DJ KHALED E1 ENTERTAINMENT 8,922
VICTROY
41 27 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC SONY MUSIC 8,850
NOW 32
-- 28 ALMOST ALICE BUENA VISTA 8,650
VARIOUS ARTISTS
23 29 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS RHINO 8,431
THE SQUEAKQUEL
26 30 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 8,040
LADY ANTEBELLUM
20 31 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 7,368
CRAZY LOVE
24 32 MELANIE FIONA SRC/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 7,122
THE BRIDGE
44 33 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 6,788
DARK HORSE
25 34 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 6,496
READY
28 35 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE HOLLYWOOD 5,737
KISS & TELL
49 36 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 5,538
NUMBER ONES
46 37 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 5,437
THIS IS IT
-- 38 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 5,424
LEARN TO LIVE
-- 39 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 5,337
LEAVE THIS TOWN
36 40 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 4,894
OCEAN EYES
31 41 JOSH THOMPSON COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 4,880
WAY OUT HERE
40 42 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 4,799
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
35 43 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 4,654
FUNHOUSE
30 44 YOUNG MONEY CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 4,627
WE ARE YOUNG MONEY
48 45 ADAM LAMBERT 19/RCA/RMG 4,467
FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT
-- 46 BEYONCE MUSIC WORLD/COLUMBIA 4,208
I AM... SASHA FIERCE
37 47 KIDZ BOP KIDS RAZOR & TIE 4,177
KIDZ BOP 17
39 48 JOHN MAYER COLUMBIA 3,833
BATTLE STUDIES
19 49 TOBYMAC FOREFRONT RECORDS 3,798
TONIGHT
-- 50 GUCCI MANE WARNER BROS. 3,718
STATE VS. RADRIC DAVIS

[Tanisha Thomas.]

C'mon, Sade! I know you can get to that #2 spot!

Good to see Melanie holding on!

[ontheroadwith]

Could be 5 Country Albums in the Top 10!!! Wonder if that has ever happened before?

[#LisaRinna]

Mar 8, 2010 14:26:26 GMT -5 Tanisha Thomas. said:

Good to see Melanie holding on!

[areyoureadytojump]

HITS' building album sales chart:

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