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Post by musicjunky318 on Apr 12, 2010 15:07:37 GMT -5
Usher's not doing as well as he could because he hasn't been getting the same type of crossover support on pop radio like he did during the Confessions era. It's as simple as that.
TV appearances are always key but lets be real. Radio makes or breaks. Taylor Swift & Lady Gaga not only dominated their respective home turfs (Country and Pop) but crossed over and whored out multiple formats.
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Post by Tanisha Thomas. on Apr 12, 2010 15:13:15 GMT -5
Usher's not doing as well as he could because he hasn't been getting the same type of crossover support on pop radio like he did during the Confessions era. It's as simple as that. TV appearances are always key but lets be real. Radio makes or breaks. Taylor Swift & Lady Gaga not only dominated their respective home turfs (Country and Pop) but crossed over and whored out multiple formats. "OMG" is catching on at Pop radio, but I'm not sure if that will do anything for Usher in the long run. Once "OMG" dies down, which I can only imagine soon, what else from that album will crossover? |
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Post by musicjunky318 on Apr 12, 2010 15:18:28 GMT -5
Usher's not doing as well as he could because he hasn't been getting the same type of crossover support on pop radio like he did during the Confessions era. It's as simple as that. TV appearances are always key but lets be real. Radio makes or breaks. Taylor Swift & Lady Gaga not only dominated their respective home turfs (Country and Pop) but crossed over and whored out multiple formats. "OMG" is catching on at Pop radio, but I'm not sure if that will do anything for Usher in the long run. Once "OMG" dies down, which I can only imagine soon, what else from that album will crossover? Nothing. And it will continue to slide down the charts as a consequence. |
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Post by jgizzle89 on Apr 12, 2010 16:08:27 GMT -5
^ "she don't know" and "lil freak" maybe only cross over to rhythmic, but that's where the album/single sales come from for urban-leaning artists. just ask B.o.b and Kid Cudi.
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Post by musicjunky318 on Apr 12, 2010 16:13:41 GMT -5
^ "she don't know" and "lil freak" maybe only cross over to rhythmic, but that's where the album/single sales come from for urban-leaning artists. just ask B.o.b and Kid Cudi. Rhythmic is not cross-over for R&B artists. It is his staple along with Urban. Pop is the swing. And since he isn't getting the same type of success as he has in the past it's reflected in his album sales. |
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Post by Oprah on Apr 12, 2010 16:45:22 GMT -5
Usher's still doing better than just about every male R&B singer around these days; support from Pop radio is nice, but he doesn't need it to enjoy a respectable amount of success. That said, 'OMG' is just now taking off on Pop radio; if it goes to the upper echelons of that chart it'll be around for a while and sell a lot of albums over time.
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Post by Tanisha Thomas. on Apr 12, 2010 16:53:22 GMT -5
Apparently, Usher needs some sort of Pop support to sell albums because this second week drop is pretty crucial and his urban success doesn't seem to be doing that much to help it.
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Post by Oprah on Apr 12, 2010 17:01:38 GMT -5
I don't think the drop is THAT severe. Yes, it's more than your typical 60-70%, but not by much, and promo seems to have tapered off after the first week.
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Post by jgizzle89 on Apr 12, 2010 17:14:11 GMT -5
^ idk, i think it will be right at the 70%, maybe like 75% max. hopefully, his urban success will keep him afloat. remember, Hey Daddy is still climbing, Lil Freak hasn't gotten an adds date (or at least hasn't been sent for adds), There Goes My Baby is still growing, and so is OMG
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Post by Sure Thing on Apr 12, 2010 17:56:17 GMT -5
I have a feeling that "So Many Girls" will be released as a followup for Pop Radio.
This was the week that concerned me for him - but with "OMG" gaining in popularity he should be able to get to Platinum, possibly double platinum if another song crosses over (either Guilty or So Many Girls).
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Post by musicjunky318 on Apr 12, 2010 18:03:20 GMT -5
Usher's still doing better than just about every male R&B singer around these days; support from Pop radio is nice, but he doesn't need it to enjoy a respectable amount of success. That said, 'OMG' is just now taking off on Pop radio; if it goes to the upper echelons of that chart it'll be around for a while and sell a lot of albums over time. If he ever wants to go multi-platinum again he'll need it. But yes, he should be able to post some decent numbers without it. |
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Post by Tanisha Thomas. on Apr 12, 2010 18:09:23 GMT -5
I have a feeling that "So Many Girls" will be released as a followup for Pop Radio. This was the week that concerned me for him - but with "OMG" gaining in popularity he should be able to get to Platinum, possibly double platinum if another song crosses over (either Guilty or So Many Girls). He needs to save that for the late summer/early fall. He has released too many songs as it is. He needs to spread the rest of his singles out so this era will have some longevity. I think him having multiple singles impacting radio, even if they are all serviced to different formats, is playing a negative in the reception of this album thus far. |
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Apr 13, 2010 15:23:01 GMT -5
NOW IN: FINAL
LW TW artist / album label power index % change
2 1 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 106,011 -64%
MY WORLD 2.0
1 2 USHER LAFACE/JLG 86,863 -75%
RAYMOND VS. RAYMOND
-- 3 SLASH DIK HAYD/EMI 60,989 --
SLASH
5 4 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 55,886 -37%
NEED YOU NOW
3 5 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 33 CAPITOL/EMI 53,273 -57%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
6 6 MONICA J RECORDS/RMG 37,205 -54%
STILL STANDING
9 7 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 31,052 -39%
FAME
-- 8 MADONNA WARNER BROS. 29,410 --
STICKY & SWEET TOUR
4 9 ERYKAH BADU UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 25,497 -77%
NEW AMERYKAH, PART TWO
11 10 LUDACRIS DTP/DEF JAM/IDJ 24,891 -38%
BATTLE OF THE SEXES
8 11 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 24,138 -64%
MY WORLD
-- 12 JAKOB DYLAN COLUMBIA 23,880 --
WOMEN & COUNTRY
10 13 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 23,686 -46%
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
18 14 KE$HA KEMOSABE/RCA/RMG 23,275 -25%
ANIMAL
7 15 ALAN JACKSON ARISTA NASHVILLE 22,971 -68%
FREIGHT TRAIN
-- 16 SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS DAPTONE 20,151 --
I LEARNED THE HARD WAY
13 17 MARVIN SAPP VERITY/JLG 19,413 -50%
HERE I AM
16 18 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 18,797 -42%
FAME MONSTER (EP)
19 19 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 18,544 -29%
FOUNDATION
25 20 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 17,916 -19%
RATED R
14 21 SADE EPIC 17,687 -51%
SOLDIER OF LOVE
23 22 JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE LEGACY 15,381 -36%
VALLEYS OF NEPTUNE
38 23 SHE & HIM MERGE 14,607 +4%
VOLUME TWO
24 24 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 14,403 -38%
CRAZY LOVE
20 25 LIL WAYNE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 14,008 -44%
REBIRTH
15 26 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 13,714 -58%
FEARLESS
17 27 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS RHINO 12,403 -62%
THE SQUEAKQUEL
-- 28 JOHN BUTLER TRIO ATO 12,144 --
APRIL UPRISING
-- 29 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 12,020 --
REVOLUTION
28 30 GORILLAZ VIRGIN/EMI 11,897 -39%
PLASTIC BEACH
30 31 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 11,802 -34%
READY
32 32 BROKEN BELLS COLUMBIA 11,632 -25%
BROKEN BELLS
34 33 ALICIA KEYS J RECORDS/RMG 11,310 -22%
ELEMENT OF FREEDOM
35 34 SUSAN BOYLE COLUMBIA 11,278 -21%
I DREAMED A DREAM
27 35 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 10,612 -47%
PLAY ON
12 36 METH + GHOST + RAE DEF JAM/IDJ 10,573 -73%
WU MASSACRE
40 37 TRAIN COLUMBIA 10,521 -19%
SAVE ME SAN FRANCISCO
-- 38 PETER WOLF VERVE/UME 10,190 --
MIDNIGHT SOUVENIRS
50 39 JASON DERULO BELUGA HGTS/WARNER BROS. 10,067 -11%
JASON DERULO
46 40 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 9,842 -16%
DARK HORSE
39 41 YOUNG MONEY CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 9,663 -31%
WE ARE YOUNG MONEY
-- 42 JONSI XL/BEGGARS 9,550 --
GO
42 43 EASTON CORBIN MERCURY 9,354 -26%
EASTON CORBIN
37 44 BLAKE SHELTON WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 8,939 -37%
HILLBILLY BONE
-- 45 SKILLET ATLANTIC 8,591 --
AWAKE
43 46 JAHEIM ATLANTIC 8,552 -32%
ANOTHER ROUND
31 47 TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC 8,504 -46%
SOUNDTRACK
22 48 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE HOLLYWOOD 8,349 -66%
KISS & TELL
44 49 GARY ALLAN MCA NASHVILLE 8,322 -33%
GET OFF ON THE PAIN
-- 50 INSANE CLOWN POSSE PSYCHOPATHIC 8,115 --
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Post by galvanize on Apr 13, 2010 15:28:20 GMT -5
YES - happy for Madonna, Sharon Jones, & Jonsi!  Surprisingly high placing for John Butler Trio too - great for them!  MGMT for #1 next week? |
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Post by Tanisha Thomas. on Apr 13, 2010 15:32:50 GMT -5
Looks like everyone took a steep drop. I still didn't know Easter weekend was an important weekend for album sales.
Who will be contending for #1 next week? I think Justin will be bumped down some.
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Post by cartman2002 on Apr 13, 2010 15:40:49 GMT -5
This Week, the entire top 10 sold less than the top 10 did last year and it takes less than 10,000 copies to make the top 40 on the HITS list this week.
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Post by galvanize on Apr 13, 2010 15:44:03 GMT -5
Who will be contending for #1 next week? I think Justin will be bumped down some. Other than MGMT, none really. I see them doing a Vampire Weekend on us and shifting 150K+ first week! Coheed & Cambria have a new album out - they should be top 5. |
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Post by Tanisha Thomas. on Apr 13, 2010 15:54:42 GMT -5
Well, yes. MGMT seems to be the likely #1 next week. Their fanbase and the public awareness have suddenly grown since their debut. I expect Justin to do around 70-80k and Usher to do a little less than that. So, I predict MGMT for 100k+.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Apr 13, 2010 18:03:53 GMT -5
I can't imagine HITS counted the Blu-Ray sales with the CD/DVD, so Madge has a good shot to hold in the top 10 when the final SoundScan numbers hit (4,500 separate her from #10 on the HITS list). Hopefully there will be a report of how much the Blu-Ray sold, too.
Yeow at Usha's 75% dip (though the SoundScan drop may be a little less).
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Post by pnobelysk on Apr 13, 2010 18:10:10 GMT -5
any ideas how jason castro will sell next week
edit: bep out of top 10 :(
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Apr 13, 2010 18:59:17 GMT -5
^Estimations based on first-day sales will be out tomorrow.
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Post by freeman on Apr 13, 2010 19:56:12 GMT -5
wow! some of those drops are nasty. Ouch. I didn't know Easter helped so much...
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Post by Music Fan on Apr 13, 2010 23:53:56 GMT -5
#10 to 15 are less than 2,000 sales away, so in the SoundScan numbers it can really change between them, number 9 as well, possibly (2,600 away).
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