Hits 3/22 - 3-23 : Lady Antebellum

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SIX-FIGURE TOPPERS
COME TO AN END

Lady Antebellum Looks to Return to #1, while Verity/JLG’s Marvin Sapp is Top Debut

March 17, 2010

The chart’s run of 100k+ toppers is about to come to an end.
With only one release—Verity/JLG’s gospel artist Marvin Sapp—slated for more than 50k, it appears right now that Capitol Nashville’s Lady Antebellum will return to #1 for another week…at least until Island/IDJ’s Justin Bieber arrives next Tuesday (3/23).

Based on one-day sales reports from non-Irish retailers around this great nation of ours, Antebellum looks like it will sell in the 90-95k range for its platinum-plus Need You Now.

Sapp is the week’s biggest debut, outselling the next five challengers combined, with a total looking to be between 70-75k.

Third Man/WB’s White Stripes CD to their DVD documentary, Under Great White Northern Lights, should do around 25-30k.

ATO’s critically acclaimed, veteran Athens, GA, rockers Drive By Truckers make their label debut with The Big To Do, which is currently #6 at iTunes, with a total that should be between 15-18k.

Indie punk-rockers (and Martin Scorsese favorite) Dropkick Murphys celebrate St. Patty’s Day with a 12-15k opening week, while Universal Republic’s Denver rap-rockers Flobots are en route to 10-13k for their sophomore album, Survival Story.

Mercury/IDJ’s touted Utah newcomers Neon Trees are also making some noise in the marketplace.

The market was down 3% vs. last week, down 8% vs. same week last year and still down 8% year to date.

Now, it’s time to leave it to Bieber.

[Choco]

Good numbers for Lady A. even if they're not getting 100k again :)

Bleh, I really don't like that Bieber kid... but he looks like a lock for #1 next week.

[Honeymoon]

Why are they saying with such certainty that the 6-figure sales for #1 is ending next week? If the one-day projection is 90-95k, it still has a decent chance at going 5k over that in the end, especially with Soundscan's numbers. I definitely hope they manage to scrape the 100k mark for next week.

[Deleted]

That Lady A reign just won't let up =)

[kingofpain]

Where does that leave Ludacris and Gorillaz?

[Deleted]

Mar 18, 2010 2:43:25 GMT -5 kingofpain said:

Where does that leave Ludacris and Gorillaz?

??? In the bargin bin at Wal Mart?

Both probably declined the normal 60-70% so their probably 50-60 k?

[areyoureadytojump]

HITS does the Top 10 estimation on Fridays.

We just get estimates for new albums on Wednesdays.

[Donnie5]

Mar 18, 2010 4:05:16 GMT -5 @jback said:

Mar 18, 2010 2:43:25 GMT -5 kingofpain said:

Where does that leave Ludacris and Gorillaz?

??? In the bargin bin at Wal Mart?

Gorillaz would NEVER! >:(

[Rodze]

www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/rumormill.cgi

YOUR DRAB WEAKEND CHART PREVIEW: Lady Antebellum will regain the #1 spot on next week's chart with a total in the 90-95k range, marking the first time this year that the #1 album has sold less than 100k. By contrast, last year at this time, only four #1 albums had crossed that mark (Bruce Springsteen, 224k; The Fray, 179k; U2, 484k; Kelly Clarkson, 255k). Through the first 12 weeks of 2010, the #1 albums will have cumulatively sold 2.45m copies. Last year, for the same period, the #1 albums cumulatively sold 1.75m copies. Now if only the rest of the chart would catch up.

Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 90-95k
Marvin Sapp (Verity/JLG) 70-75k *
Ludacris (DTP/Def Jam/IDJ) 55-60k
The Edge (Razor & Tie) 50-55k *(Note: This will be mostly direct-to-consumer sales that we were unaware of yesterday.)
Lady Gaga, The Fame (Interscope) 45-50k
Sade (Epic) 35-40k
Black Eyed Peas (Interscope) 35-40k
Gorillaz (Virgin/EMI) 35-40k
Jimi Hendrix Experience (Legacy) 30-35k
Justin Bieber (Island/IDJ) 30-35k
The White Stripes (Third Man/Warner Bros.) 25-30k*
Ke$ha (RCA/RMG) 25-30k
Gary Allan (MCA Nashville) 20-25k
Lady Gaga, The Fame Monster (Interscope) 20-25k
Zac Brown Band (Atlantic) 20-25k
Lil Wayne (Cash Money/Universal Motown) 20-25k

* Denotes debut

You may now return to the futile task of trying to pick the upsets in the NCAA Tournament. (3/19a)

[S. Carter]

Yesss, go Marvin Sapp!

[musik...]

so proud at Sade holding strong in the top 10!!!! any clue as to projected sales for Rated R next week?

[Osaka Sun]

^Less than 20-25k.

[Tanisha Thomas.]

Marvin Sapp's opening #s are impressive indeed. I think his debut album opened up with 7k first week and went on to sell almost 700k overall. His success is impressive for a gospel artist.

[Deleted]

HART DATE: 03/22/2010
LAST UPDATE: 03/22/2010 09:26:30
NOW IN: 54.02%

LW TW artist / album label power index
3 1 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 67,831
NEED YOU NOW
-- 2 MARVIN SAPP VERITY/JLG 46,522
HERE I AM
1 3 LUDACRIS DTP/DEF JAM/IDJ 30,606
BATTLE OF THE SEXES
7 4 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 28,167
FAME
9 5 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 27,258
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
12 6 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 24,446
MY WORLD
6 7 SADE EPIC 19,827
SOLDIER OF LOVE
5 8 GARY ALLAN MCA NASHVILLE 17,977
GET OFF ON THE PAIN
16 9 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 17,427
FOUNDATION
13 10 KE$HA KEMOSABE/RCA/RMG 17,319
ANIMAL
21 11 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 17,272
FAME MONSTER (EP)
10 12 BLAKE SHELTON WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 17,041
HILLBILLY BONE
4 13 JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE LEGACY 14,898
VALLEYS OF NEPTUNE
18 14 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 14,701
FEARLESS
11 15 LIL WAYNE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 12,738
REBIRTH
23 16 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 12,364
READY
28 17 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 11,894
PLAY ON
20 18 EASTON CORBIN MERCURY 11,705
EASTON CORBIN
35 19 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS RHINO 10,987
THE SQUEAKQUEL
2 20 GORILLAZ VIRGIN/EMI 10,983
PLASTIC BEACH
24 21 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 10,874
CRAZY LOVE
19 22 DANNY GOKEY 19/RCA NASHVILLE 10,401
MY BEST DAYS
26 23 SUSAN BOYLE COLUMBIA 9,859
I DREAMED A DREAM
31 24 JOSH TURNER MCA NASHVILLE 9,797
HAYWIRE
42 25 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE HOLLYWOOD 9,786
KISS & TELL
22 26 ALICIA KEYS J RECORDS/RMG 9,648
ELEMENT OF FREEDOM
47 27 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC SONY MUSIC 9,311
NOW 32
32 28 JAHEIM ATLANTIC 9,244
ANOTHER ROUND
29 29 MARY J. BLIGE GEFFEN 9,066
STRONGER WITH EACH TEAR
17 30 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 8,988
RATED R
-- 31 WHITE STRIPES THIRD MAN/WARNER BROS. 8,953
UNDER GREAT WHITE NORTHERN LIGHT
43 32 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 8,538
WIDE OPEN
46 33 KIDZ BOP KIDS RAZOR & TIE 8,121
KIDZ BOP 17
37 34 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 8,110
LADY ANTEBELLUM
30 35 JASON DERULO BELUGA HGTS/WARNER BROS. 7,823
JASON DERULO
14 36 ALMOST ALICE BUENA VISTA 7,391
VARIOUS ARTISTS
33 37 YOUNG MONEY CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 7,237
WE ARE YOUNG MONEY
-- 38 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 6,878
DARK HORSE
25 39 RAHEEM DEVAUGHN JIVE/JLG 6,774
LOVE & WAR
44 40 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 6,087
OCEAN EYES
-- 41 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 5,657
FUNHOUSE
48 42 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 5,497
LEAVE THIS TOWN
49 43 MELANIE FIONA SRC/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 5,352
THE BRIDGE
15 44 CRAZY HEART NEW WEST RECORDS 5,345
SOUNDTRACK
41 45 TRAIN COLUMBIA 5,065
SAVE ME SAN FRANCISCO
-- 46 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 4,939
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
-- 47 DRIVE BY TRUCKERS ATO 4,889
THE BIG TO-DO
-- 48 ROBIN THICKE STAR TRAK/INTERSCOPE 4,765
SEX THERAPY
-- 49 JOHN MAYER COLUMBIA 4,655
BATTLE STUDIES
34 50 JOHNNY CASH AMERICAN/LOST HIGHWAY 4,319
AMERICAN VI: AIN'T NO GRAVE

[countryfan2002]

Lady A might get pretty close to 100k...

[areyoureadytojump]

HITS' building album sales chart:

www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/salescht.cgi

[areyoureadytojump]

ONE year ago:

CHART DATE: 03/23/2009

1 1 KELLY CLARKSON RCA/RMG 86,957 -66%
ALL I EVER WANTED
16 2 TWILIGHT ATLANTIC 77,690 +270%
SOUNDTRACK
3 3 U2 INTERSCOPE 77,597 -38%
NO LINE ON THE HORIZON
2 4 THE-DREAM DEF JAM/IDJMG 51,204 -65%
LOVE VS. MONEY
6 5 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 50,406 +10%
FAME
5 6 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 46,790 -9%
FEARLESS
7 7 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 33,471 -8%
DARK HORSE
-- 8 GORILLA ZOE BAD BOY/ATLANTIC 28,306 --
DON'T FEED DA ANIMALS
8 9 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 26,511 -5%
I AM... SASHA FIERCE
10 10 JAMIE FOXX J RECORDS/RMG 24,088 -8%
INTUITION

[Mike]

CHART DATE: 03/22/2010
LAST UPDATE: 03/23/2010 12:32:47
NOW IN: FINAL

LW TW artist / album label power index % change
3 1 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 91,931 -14%
NEED YOU NOW
-- 2 MARVIN SAPP VERITY/JLG 80,222 --
HERE I AM
1 3 LUDACRIS DTP/DEF JAM/IDJ 57,632 -58%
BATTLE OF THE SEXES
-- 4 THE EDGE RAZOR & TIE 53,991 --
VARIOUS ARTISTS
7 5 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 47,853 -1%
FAME
6 6 SADE EPIC 40,231 -27%
SOLDIER OF LOVE
9 7 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 39,269 -8%
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
4 8 JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE LEGACY 36,996 -58%
VALLEYS OF NEPTUNE
2 9 GORILLAZ VIRGIN/EMI 36,116 -67%
PLASTIC BEACH
12 10 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 33,419 +19%
MY WORLD
-- 11 WHITE STRIPES THIRD MAN/WARNER BROS. 28,897 --
UNDER GREAT WHITE NORTHERN LIGHT
13 12 KE$HA KEMOSABE/RCA/RMG 28,674 +7%
ANIMAL
8 13 BROKEN BELLS COLUMBIA 28,110 -41%
BROKEN BELLS
21 14 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 27,043 +23%
FAME MONSTER (EP)
5 15 GARY ALLAN MCA NASHVILLE 26,522 -60%
GET OFF ON THE PAIN
16 16 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 25,794 +7%
FOUNDATION
11 17 LIL WAYNE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 24,688 -13%
REBIRTH
18 18 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 21,412 -4%
FEARLESS
17 19 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 21,149 -6%
RATED R
10 20 BLAKE SHELTON WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 20,776 -29%
HILLBILLY BONE
24 21 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 18,979 0%
CRAZY LOVE
-- 22 TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC 18,314 --
SOUNDTRACK
23 23 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 18,294 -6%
READY
26 24 SUSAN BOYLE COLUMBIA 17,191 -7%
I DREAMED A DREAM
33 25 YOUNG MONEY CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 16,644 +9%
WE ARE YOUNG MONEY
22 26 ALICIA KEYS J RECORDS/RMG 16,446 -18%
ELEMENT OF FREEDOM
14 27 ALMOST ALICE BUENA VISTA 15,987 -36%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
28 28 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 15,957 -8%
PLAY ON
20 29 EASTON CORBIN MERCURY 15,707 -29%
EASTON CORBIN
19 30 DANNY GOKEY 19/RCA NASHVILLE 15,325 -31%
MY BEST DAYS
-- 31 THEM CROOKED VULTURES DGC/INTERSCOPE 14,225 --
THEM CROOKED VULTURES
-- 32 DROPKICK MURPHYS DROPKICK MURPHYS 14,110 --
LIVE ON LANSDOWNE, BOSTON MA
15 33 CRAZY HEART NEW WEST RECORDS 13,840 -43%
SOUNDTRACK
-- 34 DRIVE BY TRUCKERS ATO 13,690 --
THE BIG TO-DO
35 35 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS RHINO 13,121 -9%
THE SQUEAKQUEL
32 36 JAHEIM ATLANTIC 13,049 -15%
ANOTHER ROUND
29 37 MARY J. BLIGE GEFFEN 12,706 -27%
STRONGER WITH EACH TEAR
31 38 JOSH TURNER MCA NASHVILLE 12,263 -22%
HAYWIRE
-- 39 FLOBOTS UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 12,215 --
SURVIVAL STORY
42 40 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE HOLLYWOOD 12,211 0%
KISS & TELL
25 41 RAHEEM DEVAUGHN JIVE/JLG 11,969 -35%
LOVE & WAR
37 42 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 11,944 -12%
LADY ANTEBELLUM
30 43 JASON DERULO BELUGA HGTS/WARNER BROS. 11,705 -29%
JASON DERULO
47 44 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC SONY MUSIC 11,482 -2%
NOW 32
38 45 CHIEFTAINS/RY COODER HEAR MUSIC 11,469 -13%
SAN PATRICIO
-- 46 TWILIGHT CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC 11,189 --
SOUNDTRACK
-- 47 CELTIC WOMAN MANHATTAN/EMI 11,183 --
SONGS FROM THE HEART
34 48 JOHNNY CASH AMERICAN/LOST HIGHWAY 10,841 -28%
AMERICAN VI: AIN'T NO GRAVE
39 49 TOBYMAC FOREFRONT RECORDS 10,762 -17%
TONIGHT
44 50 OWL CITY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 10,742 -12%
OCEAN EYES

[chopped89]

WTF!!, man sales gotta increase....i thought that the economy is about to finish!!thats what specialists said!!

[NeRD]

Those are some great sales for a Gospel artist.

[areyoureadytojump]

This is only one page?

What's up? A boring release schedule or disinterest in album sales?

[fridayteenage]

21 14 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 27,043 +23%
FAME MONSTER (EP)

What a powerful video.

[Shadows in the Dark]

-- 31 THEM CROOKED VULTURES DGC/INTERSCOPE 14,225 --
THEM CROOKED VULTURES

I wonder what caused the increase?

[cartman2002]

This week, Albums #1, #2, #4, #7-10 sold more than albums then the albums that were in those positions last year.

[josh]

SuBo needs to do some promotion. Do you all think she has anything planned, or are they just going to let the album slowly die?