HITS 4/20 Bieber, MGMT

[realityBITES]

It's a pretty tight race at this point for #1 next week. We're giving the edge to Justin Bieber, who, coming off a successful SNL appearance, will likely ride the momentum into the weekend. MGMT will provide a strong challenge, however, and may benefit from this weekend's Record Store Day traffic. And unless something unforeseen happens, Columbia will have two entries in the Top 5, the other being neo-progsters Coheed & Cambria. On the downside, this will be just the second time so far this year that the #1 album has sold less than 100k. But looking at the bright side, at this point last year, eight #1 albums had come in under that mark.
Justin Bieber, My World 2.0 (Island/IDJ) 80-85k
* MGMT (Columbia) 70-75k
Usher (LaFace/JLG) 65-70k
Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 60-65k
* Coheed & Cambria (Columbia) 55-60k
Now 33 (Capitol/EMI) 40-45k
Lady Gaga, The Fame (Interscope) 30-35k
Ke$ha (RCA/RMG) 28-32k
Monica (J/RMG) 28-32k
Sade (Epic) 25-28k
Ludacris (DTP/Def Jam/IDJ) 25-28k
Slash (Dik Hayd/EMI) 25-28k
Black Eyed Peas (Interscope) 22-25k
* Jeff Beck (Atco/Rhino) 22-25k
Zac Brown Band (Atlantic) 18-22k
* Natalie Merchant (Nonesuch) 18-22k
Justin Bieber, My World (Island/IDJ) 18-22k
* Gucci Mane (Asylum) 18-22k
Erykah Badu (Universal Motown) 18-22k
* Denotes debut
You may now return to preparing for Coachella…or the NBA Playoffs. (4/16a)

www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/rumormill.cgi

[galvanize]

Wow - Sade is going back into top 10. :o

Dancing With The Stars does WONDERS for acts.

[Tanisha Thomas.]

YES, SADE! Throwing SHADE at these flops!

[Kishi KCM]

Apr 16, 2010 0:35:44 GMT -5 Tanisha Thomas. said:

YES, SADE! Throwing SHADE at these flops!

Yass!!

New single, new promo, more sales.

[HolidayGuy]

DWTS does wonders? Basedo n that projection, it doesn't look like Sade will see a big sales gain. For whatever reason, DWTS doesn't have as much sales impact as something like Idol does.

Madonna not projected to be in the top 20? SHOCKING- not. :) Probably will drop to 10K or so (a little more if it's lucky).

[Tanisha Thomas.]

Apr 16, 2010 9:34:04 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

DWTS does wonders? Basedo n that projection, it doesn't look like Sade will see a big sales gain. For whatever reason, DWTS doesn't have as much sales impact as something like Idol does.

Madonna not projected to be in the top 20? SHOCKING- not. :) Probably will drop to 10K or so (a little more if it's lucky).

Idol doesn't always have a huge effect though. I don't remember Rihanna's sales doing anything when she performed there.

Sade's appearance will give them a decent enough increase to put them back in the top 10, depending on how the others do who are selling in that range. Either way, Sade will be at about 1.1 million next week. Compared to Whitney's and Maxwell's comebacks, I say they are the most successful.

[HolidayGuy]

Yah, sade has ssold more than those two, so it is a more successful comeback. Once again, several albums projected to sell it he close ranges, so will be close for top 10 contention.

Re Idol Vs. DWTS- in terms of overall impact (album and digital sales), Idol seems to have the bigger effect. Then again, Idol's results show ratings are bigger than that of DWTS.

[Tanisha Thomas.]

Apr 16, 2010 9:53:38 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

Yah, sade has ssold more than those two, so it is a more successful comeback. Once again, several albums projected to sell it he close ranges, so will be close for top 10 contention.

Re Idol Vs. DWTS- in terms of overall impact (album and digital sales), Idol seems to have the bigger effect. Then again, Idol's results show ratings are bigger than that of DWTS.

To your first part of your post, I basically said that same thing you said in my post. :)

Also, I'm not disagreeing with you about the Idol vs. DWTS, but DWTS is great promo though. Speaking of Idol, I think Epic needs to get up on their job and try to get Sade to perform there. I'm glad they are not falling off the radar. Promo seems strong right now.

[HolidayGuy]

Sade is evidence that one doesn't need a huge single to succeed. Granted, the group takes so much time off, that there is pent-up demand, so that should be taken into consideration to a degree. However, for a group with a 51-year-old lead singer, no matter the circumstances, scanning more than 1m in these days is impressive. The Urban AC success (like Whitney) won't help much in terms of Hot 100 success, but it could drive some album sales.

[Tanisha Thomas.]

Apr 16, 2010 10:19:18 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

Sade is evidence that one doesn't need a huge single to succeed. Granted, the group takes so much time off, that there is pent-up demand, so that should be taken into consideration to a degree. However, for a group with a 51-year-old lead singer, no matter the circumstances, scanning more than 1m in these days is impressive. The Urban AC success (like Whitney) won't help much in terms of Hot 100 success, but it could drive some album sales.

Where do you think they will max out at?

[HolidayGuy]

With more success at Urban AC and then looking through year's end, the album should surpass 1.5 million, I would think. Could see it going a little higher, though 2m may be pushing it. Sade is the kind of act that could sell "quietly" and consistently for some time.

[Glove Slap]

That's quite disappointing for MGMT imo, especially considering that Vampire Weekend scored just under twice as much with a Q1 release.

[areyoureadytojump]

HITS' building album sales chart:

www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/salescht.cgi

[areyoureadytojump]

ONE year ago:

2 1 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY RECORDS 129,661 -33%
SOUNDTRACK
-- 2 DAY26 BAD BOY/ATLANTIC 115,209 --
FOREVER IN A DAY
1 3 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 103,077 -71%
UNSTOPPABLE
9 4 TWILIGHT ATLANTIC 50,618 -26%
SOUNDTRACK
-- 5 SILVERSUN PICKUPS DANGERBIRD 48,890 --
SWOON
5 6 NOW 30 UME 43,879 -56%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
3 7 JADAKISS DEF JAM/IDJMG 43,673 -67%
THE LAST KISS
10 8 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 35,014 -38%
FAME
4 9 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 34,526 -68%
WIDE OPEN
6 10 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 31,209 -63%
FEARLESS

[Tanisha Thomas.]

CHART DATE: 04/19/2010
LAST UPDATE: 04/19/2010 12:21:06
NOW IN: 36.20%


LW TW artist / album label power index
1 1 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 34,593
MY WORLD 2.0
4 2 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 32,345
NEED YOU NOW
5 3 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 33 CAPITOL/EMI 30,575
VARIOUS ARTISTS
2 4 USHER LAFACE/JLG 25,438
RAYMOND VS. RAYMOND
6 5 MONICA J RECORDS/RMG 13,830
STILL STANDING
19 6 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 11,678
FOUNDATION
14 7 KE$HA KEMOSABE/RCA/RMG 11,380
ANIMAL
21 8 SADE EPIC 11,261
SOLDIER OF LOVE
11 9 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 11,061
MY WORLD
-- 10 COHEED & CAMBRIA COLUMBIA 10,679
YEAR OF THE BLACK RAINBOW
-- 11 MGMT COLUMBIA 10,066
CONGRATULATIONS
15 12 ALAN JACKSON ARISTA NASHVILLE 9,756
FREIGHT TRAIN
13 13 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 9,562
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
7 14 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 9,396
FAME
17 15 MARVIN SAPP VERITY/JLG 9,225
HERE I AM
-- 16 LAURA BELL BUNDY MERCURY NASHVILLE 7,951
ACHIN' & SHAKIN'
-- 17 JEFF BECK RHINO 7,490
EMOTION & COMMOTION
10 18 LUDACRIS DTP/DEF JAM/IDJ 7,435
BATTLE OF THE SEXES
29 19 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 6,765
REVOLUTION
9 20 ERYKAH BADU UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 6,518
NEW AMERYKAH, PART TWO
40 21 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 6,058
DARK HORSE
20 22 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 5,975
RATED R
-- 23 ADAM LAMBERT 19/RCA/RMG 5,816
FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT
35 24 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 5,667
PLAY ON
-- 25 JASON CASTRO ATLANTIC 5,573
JASON CASTRO
24 26 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 4,832
CRAZY LOVE
-- 27 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 4,791
WIDE OPEN
33 28 ALICIA KEYS J RECORDS/RMG 4,735
ELEMENT OF FREEDOM
44 29 BLAKE SHELTON WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 4,733
HILLBILLY BONE
31 30 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 4,645
READY
43 31 EASTON CORBIN MERCURY 4,593
EASTON CORBIN
46 32 JAHEIM ATLANTIC 4,529
ANOTHER ROUND
27 33 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS RHINO 4,486
THE SQUEAKQUEL
26 34 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 4,456
FEARLESS
18 35 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 4,181
FAME MONSTER (EP)
30 36 GORILLAZ VIRGIN/EMI 4,177
PLASTIC BEACH
41 37 YOUNG MONEY CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 3,900
WE ARE YOUNG MONEY
3 38 SLASH DIK HAYD/EMI 3,899
SLASH
39 39 JASON DERULO BELUGA HGTS/WARNER BROS. 3,592
JASON DERULO
49 40 GARY ALLAN MCA NASHVILLE 3,586
GET OFF ON THE PAIN
34 41 SUSAN BOYLE COLUMBIA 3,550
I DREAMED A DREAM
-- 42 GRETCHEN WILSON REDNECK 3,054
I GOT YOUR COUNTRY RIGHT HERE
-- 43 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 2,928
LADY ANTEBELLUM
48 44 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE HOLLYWOOD 2,818
KISS & TELL
-- 45 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC SONY MUSIC 2,766
NOW 32
22 46 JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE LEGACY 2,553
VALLEYS OF NEPTUNE
-- 47 JOSH TURNER MCA NASHVILLE 2,270
HAYWIRE
25 48 LIL WAYNE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 2,044
REBIRTH
36 49 METH + GHOST + RAE DEF JAM/IDJ 1,739
WU MASSACRE
37 50 TRAIN COLUMBIA 1,707
SAVE ME SAN FRANCISCO

[Tanisha Thomas.]

CHART DATE: 04/19/2010
LAST UPDATE: 04/20/2010 13:11:25
NOW IN: FINAL


LW TW artist / album label power index % change
1 1 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 88,809 -16%
MY WORLD 2.0
-- 2 MGMT COLUMBIA 70,316 --
CONGRATULATIONS
2 3 USHER LAFACE/JLG 66,909 -23%
RAYMOND VS. RAYMOND
4 4 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 64,506 +15%
NEED YOU NOW
-- 5 COHEED & CAMBRIA COLUMBIA 53,048 --
YEAR OF THE BLACK RAINBOW
5 6 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 33 CAPITOL/EMI 44,603 -16%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
14 7 KE$HA KEMOSABE/RCA/RMG 32,432 +39%
ANIMAL
7 8 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 31,760 +2%
FAME
6 9 MONICA J RECORDS/RMG 31,101 -16%
STILL STANDING
21 10 SADE EPIC 27,059 +53%
SOLDIER OF LOVE
11 11 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 26,470 +10%
MY WORLD
10 12 LUDACRIS DTP/DEF JAM/IDJ 26,186 +5%
BATTLE OF THE SEXES
-- 13 JEFF BECK RHINO 23,875 --
EMOTION & COMMOTION
13 14 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 23,823 +1%
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
19 15 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 22,783 +23%
FOUNDATION
-- 16 NATALIE MERCHANT NONESUCH 22,246 --
LEAVE YOUR SLEEP
3 17 SLASH DIK HAYD/EMI 20,993 -66%
SLASH
9 18 ERYKAH BADU UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 19,596 -23%
NEW AMERYKAH, PART TWO
18 19 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 19,339 +3%
FAME MONSTER (EP)
-- 20 JASON CASTRO ATLANTIC 18,468 --
JASON CASTRO
-- 21 GUCCI MANE WARNER BROS. 18,361 --
BURRRPRINT (2) HD
15 22 ALAN JACKSON ARISTA NASHVILLE 16,790 -27%
FREIGHT TRAIN
17 23 MARVIN SAPP VERITY/JLG 16,577 -15%
HERE I AM
12 24 JAKOB DYLAN COLUMBIA 15,795 -34%
WOMEN & COUNTRY
26 25 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 15,757 +15%
FEARLESS
20 26 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 15,321 -14%
RATED R
30 27 GORILLAZ VIRGIN/EMI 15,203 +28%
PLASTIC BEACH
-- 28 LAURA BELL BUNDY MERCURY NASHVILLE 15,079 --
ACHIN' & SHAKIN'
-- 29 STRAIGHT NO CHASER ATLANTIC 14,477 --
WITH A TWIST
24 30 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 14,239 -1%
CRAZY LOVE
-- 31 ADAM LAMBERT 19/RCA/RMG 13,720 --
FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT
25 32 LIL WAYNE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 13,553 -3%
REBIRTH
22 33 JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE LEGACY 13,331 -13%
VALLEYS OF NEPTUNE
31 34 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 12,435 +5%
READY
23 35 SHE & HIM MERGE 12,335 -16%
VOLUME TWO
29 36 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 12,059 0%
REVOLUTION
35 37 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 11,992 +13%
PLAY ON
33 38 ALICIA KEYS J RECORDS/RMG 11,870 +5%
ELEMENT OF FREEDOM
41 39 YOUNG MONEY CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 11,815 +22%
WE ARE YOUNG MONEY
32 40 BROKEN BELLS COLUMBIA 11,648 0%
BROKEN BELLS
-- 41 GLEE, VOL. 1 COLUMBIA 11,576 --
VARIOUS ARTISTS
37 42 TRAIN COLUMBIA 10,676 +1%
SAVE ME SAN FRANCISCO
27 43 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS RHINO 10,629 -14%
THE SQUEAKQUEL
40 44 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 10,595 +8%
DARK HORSE
-- 45 GLEE, VOL. 2 COLUMBIA 10,475 --
VARIOUS ARTISTS
34 46 SUSAN BOYLE COLUMBIA 9,844 -13%
I DREAMED A DREAM
46 47 JAHEIM ATLANTIC 8,784 +3%
ANOTHER ROUND
45 48 SKILLET ATLANTIC 8,592 0%
AWAKE
43 49 EASTON CORBIN MERCURY 8,477 -9%
EASTON CORBIN
39 50 JASON DERULO BELUGA HGTS/WARNER BROS. 8,230 -18%
JASON DERULO

[halo19]

I'm hoping that Sade also end up in the Top 10 on the Soundscan totals. I'm very pleased by the move.

[cartman2002]

This week, Albums #4 through #6 sold more than the albums that were in that position last year.

[galvanize]

Wow, MGMT's number is almost less than half of what Vampire Weekend sold to hit #1. :o

It's a shame they didn't lead at all on Billboard/HDD's initial's projections.

[renfield75]

MGMT has suffered from bad word of mouth. I really, really wanted to like this album but it just isn't very good. I was hoping some tracks would grow on me, but so far I just find the album tuneless and obnoxious.

I think a lot of other people have felt the same way. Instead of becoming a major new musical force, like many of us hoped and anticipated after "Oracular Spectacular," MGMT is looking more like a fluke, a three-hit wonder.

[lugus15]

Apr 20, 2010 15:21:37 GMT -5 Tanisha Thomas. said:

20 26 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 15,321 -14%
RATED R

For having one huge hit, her album's sales are rather mediocre.

I think she will tip at 1.1m

[Mark]

Go Ke$ha! Great increase :) She is smashing all over the place.

[singingrulebritannia]

What caused the gain for Plastic Beach?

[WotUNeed]

Apr 20, 2010 19:30:26 GMT -5 singingrulebritannia said:

What caused the gain for Plastic Beach?

The price was discounted back down to $7.99 at various retailers and it appeared in the Best Buy circular.

[PDC1987]

Apr 20, 2010 17:21:26 GMT -5 lugus15 said:

Apr 20, 2010 15:21:37 GMT -5 Tanisha Thomas. said:

20 26 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 15,321 -14%
RATED R

For having one huge hit, her album's sales are rather mediocre.

I think she will tip at 1.1m

Rihanna has always struggled to sell albums. Even GGGB only did 2.5 million after a re-release and 8 singles, all of which had videos and most of which got big radio airplay.

[Choco]

Both Glee Vol1 and Vol2 are back to the top 50! Looks like they could get some big sales with the Madonna EP.

[It's me, bitch.]

I can't believe with a song over 150 million in audience, Rihanna is selling 15K. Unbelievable!

[Tanisha Thomas.]

This just proves that mega hits don't always sell albums.

I mean, when you have someone like Sade doing strong numbers with no pop airplay and someone like Rihanna selling 15k with over 150 million in audience, that should trigger something. And yes, I'm well aware of the whole 'comeback' factor Sade has. But Rihanna has a hit and it should be pushing some units.

[Legoman]

Apr 20, 2010 21:58:52 GMT -5 Choco said:

Both Glee Vol1 and Vol2 are back to the top 50! Looks like they could get some big sales with the Madonna EP.

The EP is already #1 on iTunes.

[reidster]

Apr 20, 2010 22:54:03 GMT -5 It's me, bitch. said:

I can't believe with a song over 150 million in audience, Rihanna is selling 15K. Unbelievable!

Because the album sucks, especially compared to GGGB.