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Post by neally on May 14, 2010 14:47:34 GMT -5
Lol@ thinking the general public can state the peaks of albums on charts. So true, lol. |
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2010 14:50:34 GMT -5
The statement I was responding to was "does the public know or care what goes to #1?"
My answer is that anyone with an interest in reading entertainment articles or websites of an entertainment nature will have an interest since (at least the top 10) these charts are published everywhere.
Articles are written about #1 everywhere.
Now #3 or #17 or whatever, taht is a different matter
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Post by Love Plastic Love on May 14, 2010 15:20:24 GMT -5
Yeah people like us are interested in it, but I doubt people who even watch shows like ET or whatever could say whether an album peaked at #1, #2, or #4. I think the general public has way, way less of specific ideas about sales and chart peaks than we think. I remember one poster on here claimed that "young people" still buy copies of Billboard magazine and then read and discuss them every week. LOL what? Maybe in the 1960s.
I teach tons of college students and asked on the final exam who won Album of the Year at the Grammy awards this year and how much have they sold. Exactly 2 people knew Taylor Swift won and not one person was close to her total sales. Sure, all of them could have probably said Taylor Swift was really popular this year, but specifics aren't really something that the general public absorbs.
(The reason why I asked about the AOTY/Taylor thing is my students were begging for extra credit in the class so I did a "general trivia" section of the final exam to give them a break from the normal subject matter. I was honestly surprised at what they could and could not answer at times. No one knew what a Tardis was **weeps**)
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Post by cking33 on May 14, 2010 15:24:13 GMT -5
Wow, that would be a really strong second week for Carole King and James Taylor given their debut numbers. Only about a 30-40 percent drop. They are playing 3 shows in LA this week. That could have something to do with it. And, they will be on Ellen next week as well.
Good to see B.o.B hold steady after his drop last week. That bodes well.
But yes, just terrible numbers overall. Very depressing.
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Post by galvanize on May 14, 2010 16:07:55 GMT -5
I teach tons of college students and asked on the final exam who won Album of the Year at the Grammy awards this year and how much have they sold. Exactly 2 people knew Taylor Swift won and not one person was close to her total sales. Sure, all of them could have probably said Taylor Swift was really popular this year, but specifics aren't really something that the general public absorbs. (The reason why I asked about the AOTY/Taylor thing is my students were begging for extra credit in the class so I did a "general trivia" section of the final exam to give them a break from the normal subject matter. I was honestly surprised at what they could and could not answer at times. No one knew what a Tardis was **weeps**) WOW.  I love that story, Love Plastic Love from start to finish.  |
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Post by freeman on May 14, 2010 16:53:31 GMT -5
Wow. 55-65K and #1. That's such a low number for a #1 Billboard 200 album. Would that that the least ever for a #1?
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2010 17:34:41 GMT -5
If it falls below 60,000, yes
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2010 17:46:05 GMT -5
(The reason why I asked about the AOTY/Taylor thing is my students were begging for extra credit in the class so I did a "general trivia" section of the final exam to give them a break from the normal subject matter. I was honestly surprised at what they could and could not answer at times. No one knew what a Tardis was **weeps**) sucks. U mad? |
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Post by Choco on May 14, 2010 18:35:17 GMT -5
If it falls below 60,000, yes I hope it's able to sell at least 65k. It's a horrible total for a #1 no matter what, but I don't want them to break Dreamgirls ''record'' because it would be a shame. Is something big being released next week? I know Glee Vol.3 will pull more than 80k, so that could be #1 if there's not another big release. |
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Post by galvanize on May 14, 2010 23:19:50 GMT -5
Lady Antebellum Returning To No. 1 On Billboard 200
May 14, 2010 - Retail
by Keith Caulfield, L.A.
As predicted, Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" seems set to return to No. 1 on next week's Billboard 200 albums chart, thus earning its fifth non-consecutive week at the top of the tally.
Industry sources suggest that the set may sell only about 57,000 to a little over 60,000 copies by week's end on Sunday, May 16. The last time we saw the top-selling album of the week sell less than 70,000 was back in January of 2009 when Taylor Swift's "Fearless" strung together three sub-70,000 frames.
If, however, Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" hits No. 1 next week with less than 60,000, it will mark the lowest-ever sales week at the top of the Billboard 200 since Nielsen SoundScan began powering the chart with its sales data in May of 1991.
Currently, the lowest sales week for a No. 1 album occurred when the "Dreamgirls" soundtrack spent its second and final week at the top in January of 2007, selling a handful of copies over 60,000.
But, with the weekend still in play, anything is possible. The final numbers for this sales week until next Wednesday morning (May 19).
The coming weeks will bring the Billboard 200 some hopefully-big albums. On May 18 comes the "Glee: Showstoppers" set and then on May 25 we'll see the arrival of the "Sex and the City 2" soundtrack and the new Stone Temple Pilots album.
After that, new studio albums are due from Jack Johnson (June 1), Christina Aguilera and Dierks Bentley (June 8), Sarah McLachlan, Young Jeezy and Drake (June 15), Miley Cyrus and Eminem (June 22) and the Game, Rick Ross and a Jay-Z hits compilation (June 29).
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Post by Choco on May 14, 2010 23:22:04 GMT -5
Well, that's good news for someone:
Christina does have a chance to get a #1 album. Even if she does around 85k, she should be a contender for top 3.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2010 0:46:06 GMT -5
Yucky numbers but I'm glad Lady A will be #1 once again <3
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Post by tsw2008 on May 17, 2010 14:01:43 GMT -5
CHART DATE: 05/17/2010
LAST UPDATE: 05/17/2010 11:52:43
NOW IN: 54.98%
LW TW artist / album label power index
5 1 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 43,125
MY WORLD 2.0
8 2 AC/DC COLUMBIA 40,455
IRON MAN 2 SOUNDTRACK
2 3 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 37,620
NEED YOU NOW
9 4 USHER LAFACE/JLG 26,125
RAYMOND VS. RAYMOND
-- 5 CHARICE REPRISE 22,884
CHARICE
1 6 GODSMACK UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 22,310
THE ORACLE
15 7 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 33 CAPITOL/EMI 22,266
VARIOUS ARTISTS
-- 8 THE NATIONAL 4AD 17,108
HIGH VIOLET
11 9 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 16,931
FAME
-- 10 AS I LAY DYING METAL BLADE 13,417
THE POWERLESS RISE
25 11 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 13,229
REVOLUTION
4 12 CAROLE KING & JAMES TAYLOR HEAR MUSIC 13,137
LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR
18 13 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 12,982
MY WORLD
24 14 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 12,400
FOUNDATION
28 15 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 12,232
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
27 16 KE$HA KEMOSABE/RCA/RMG 12,203
ANIMAL
6 17 COURT YARD HOUNDS COLUMBIA 11,491
COURT YARD HOUNDS
23 18 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 11,007
FAME MONSTER (EP)
12 19 B.O.B. ATLANTIC 10,915
ADVENTURES OF BOBBY RAY
10 20 TONI BRAXTON ATLANTIC 10,399
PULSE
14 21 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 10,225
CRAZY LOVE
34 22 MIRANDA COSGROVE COLUMBIA 10,126
SPARKS FLY
-- 23 THE DEAD WEATHER THIRD MAN/WARNER BROS. 9,750
SEA OF COWARDS
31 24 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 9,710
PLAY ON
26 25 MONICA J RECORDS/RMG 8,841
STILL STANDING
46 26 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 8,682
RATED R
-- 27 MEATLOAF LOUD & PROUD/ROADRUNNER 8,639
HANG COOL TEDDY BEAR
37 28 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 8,238
FEARLESS
-- 29 WE ARE THE FALLEN UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 8,087
TEAR THE WORLD DOWN
33 30 LUDACRIS DTP/DEF JAM/IDJ 7,552
BATTLE OF THE SEXES
35 31 TRAIN COLUMBIA 7,474
SAVE ME SAN FRANCISCO
7 32 DEFTONES REPRISE 7,398
DIAMOND EYES
32 33 ALICIA KEYS J RECORDS/RMG 7,277
ELEMENT OF FREEDOM
41 34 JIMMY BUFFETT MAILBOAT 7,223
ENCORES
38 35 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 7,085
DARK HORSE
30 36 HOLD STEADY VAGRANT 6,837
HEAVEN IS WHENEVER
40 37 MARVIN SAPP VERITY/JLG 6,584
HERE I AM
19 38 MELISSA ETHERIDGE ISLAND/IDJMG 6,529
FEARLESS LOVE
-- 39 4TROOPS SONY MASTERWORKS 6,065
4TROOPS
29 40 BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE JIVE/RED 5,983
FEVER
22 41 SADE EPIC 5,227
SOLDIER OF LOVE
-- 42 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 5,051
WIDE OPEN
47 43 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 5,009
READY
44 44 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 5,003
LADY ANTEBELLUM
-- 45 LAURA BELL BUNDY MERCURY NASHVILLE 4,866
ACHIN' & SHAKIN'
17 46 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 4,551
PASS THE JAR: LIVE
21 47 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 4,405
THE POWER OF MADONNA
42 48 ERYKAH BADU UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 4,404
NEW AMERYKAH, PART TWO
16 49 BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY ASYLUM 4,383
UNI5: THE WORLD'S ENEMY
-- 50 LIL WAYNE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 4,296
REBIRTH
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Post by Oprah on May 17, 2010 14:42:13 GMT -5
Lol@ thinking the general public can state the peaks of albums on charts. I agree, I never see Billboard charts published on the internet of any other media. People read entertainment/gossip sites, but I rarely see chart stats mentioned on either, and if they are they're usually misrepresented. |
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Post by areyoureadytojump on May 17, 2010 15:41:57 GMT -5
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Post by areyoureadytojump on May 17, 2010 15:45:45 GMT -5
ONE year ago:
CHART DATE: 05/18/2009
-- 1 GREEN DAY REPRISE 221,345 --
21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN
2 2 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY RECORDS 68,515 -16%
SOUNDTRACK
-- 3 CAM'RON ASYLUM 42,161 --
CRIME PAYS
7 4 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 41,674 +2%
FAME
4 5 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 32,167 -47%
UNSTOPPABLE
6 6 BOB DYLAN COLUMBIA 31,457 -23%
TOGETHER THROUGH LIFE
5 7 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 30,776 -26%
FEARLESS
1 8 CHRISETTE MICHELE DEF JAM/IDJMG 28,007 -66%
EPIPHANY
8 9 RICK ROSS DEF JAM/IDJMG 27,301 -18%
DEEPER THAN RAP
10 10 TWILIGHT ATLANTIC 25,209 -21%
SOUNDTRACK
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Post by kt1990 on May 17, 2010 16:59:32 GMT -5
such consistent sales for Miranda Lambert. She's really holding up since her ACM performance. So impressed!
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Post by slicknickshady on May 17, 2010 23:36:40 GMT -5
I think Eminem will do fine his first week when it comes out. :)
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Post by Black Jesus on May 18, 2010 8:23:02 GMT -5
such consistent sales for Miranda Lambert. She's really holding up since her ACM performance. So impressed! Agreed. She's hanging right outside the Top 10! That's awesome! |
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Post by areyoureadytojump on May 18, 2010 15:21:08 GMT -5
Well, well, well. Look who's #1.
NOW IN: FINAL
5 1 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 60,840 -6%
MY WORLD 2.0
-- 2 THE NATIONAL 4AD 55,804 --
HIGH VIOLET
2 3 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 53,248 -45%
NEED YOU NOW
8 4 AC/DC COLUMBIA 48,282 -12%
IRON MAN 2 SOUNDTRACK
9 5 USHER LAFACE/JLG 46,512 -10%
RAYMOND VS. RAYMOND
-- 6 CHARICE REPRISE 45,626 --
CHARICE
-- 7 THE DEAD WEATHER THIRD MAN/WARNER BROS. 43,383 --
SEA OF COWARDS
1 8 GODSMACK UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 43,161 -64%
THE ORACLE
4 9 CAROLE KING & JAMES TAYLOR HEAR MUSIC 39,089 -48%
LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR
-- 10 AS I LAY DYING METAL BLADE 37,985 --
THE POWERLESS RISE
11 11 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 32,528 -14%
FAME
6 12 COURT YARD HOUNDS COLUMBIA 28,307 -56%
COURT YARD HOUNDS
12 13 B.O.B. ATLANTIC 26,952 -23%
ADVENTURES OF BOBBY RAY
15 14 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 33 CAPITOL/EMI 26,013 -10%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
3 15 MERCYME COLUMBIA 24,750 -73%
GENEROUS MR. LOVEWELL
18 16 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 22,010 -12%
MY WORLD
-- 17 TENTH AVENUE NORTH PROVIDENT/REUNION 21,608 --
THE LIGHT MEETS THE DARK
27 18 KE$HA KEMOSABE/RCA/RMG 20,802 -11%
ANIMAL
7 19 DEFTONES REPRISE 18,668 -69%
DIAMOND EYES
28 20 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 18,493 -20%
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
24 21 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 18,284 -23%
FOUNDATION
25 22 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 17,803 -25%
REVOLUTION
-- 23 KEANE INTERSCOPE 17,313 --
NIGHT TRAIN
14 24 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 16,761 -42%
CRAZY LOVE
10 25 TONI BRAXTON ATLANTIC 16,588 -68%
PULSE
23 26 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 16,410 -32%
FAME MONSTER (EP)
-- 27 MEATLOAF LOUD & PROUD/ROADRUNNER 15,204 --
HANG COOL TEDDY BEAR
29 28 BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE JIVE/RED 14,621 -34%
FEVER
19 29 MELISSA ETHERIDGE ISLAND/IDJMG 14,080 -43%
FEARLESS LOVE
33 30 LUDACRIS DTP/DEF JAM/IDJ 13,942 -27%
BATTLE OF THE SEXES
-- 31 WE ARE THE FALLEN UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 13,726 --
TEAR THE WORLD DOWN
37 32 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 13,549 -14%
FEARLESS
31 33 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 13,443 -32%
PLAY ON
46 34 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 13,083 +7%
RATED R
26 35 MONICA J RECORDS/RMG 12,904 -45%
STILL STANDING
34 36 MIRANDA COSGROVE COLUMBIA 12,685 -30%
SPARKS FLY
35 37 TRAIN COLUMBIA 12,229 -25%
SAVE ME SAN FRANCISCO
-- 38 JACKSONE BROWNE & DAVID LINDLEY INSIDE RECORDINGS 12,113 --
LOVE IS STRANGE
-- 39 4TROOPS SONY MASTERWORKS 11,877 --
4TROOPS
32 40 ALICIA KEYS J RECORDS/RMG 11,836 -39%
ELEMENT OF FREEDOM
17 41 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 11,257 -58%
PASS THE JAR: LIVE
38 42 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 10,776 -28%
DARK HORSE
-- 43 LIL WAYNE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 10,496 --
REBIRTH
21 44 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 10,080 -59%
THE POWER OF MADONNA
22 45 SADE EPIC 9,595 -60%
SOLDIER OF LOVE
40 46 MARVIN SAPP VERITY/JLG 9,590 -34%
HERE I AM
30 47 HOLD STEADY VAGRANT 9,509 -55%
HEAVEN IS WHENEVER
13 48 TRINA SLIP-N-SLIDE 9,248 -72%
AMAZIN'
43 49 GLEE, VOL. 1 COLUMBIA 9,163 -31%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
-- 50 CRAZY HEART NEW WEST RECORDS 8,399 --
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Post by galvanize on May 18, 2010 15:24:57 GMT -5
Wonderful for the National - brilliant album.  If they had to be at #2, I'd rather it have been behind Lady Antebellum. :( Twitter is no longer safe because of that #1. >:( |
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Post by galvanize on May 18, 2010 15:26:04 GMT -5
Charice also sold better than projected - good for her. Highest Asian singer on the album charts I think!
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Post by cking33 on May 18, 2010 16:41:25 GMT -5
Not as high as they projected for Carole King and James Taylor, but still, they had less than a 50% drop, even with Mother's Day in the clear for this week.
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Post by kt1990 on May 18, 2010 16:57:17 GMT -5
omg, wasn't expecting Bieber to steal the top spot. Meh.
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Post by Choco on May 18, 2010 17:16:30 GMT -5
Well, horrible week for sales. Is Bieber the new lowest #1?
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Post by Rodze on May 18, 2010 17:30:55 GMT -5
IRON MAN 2 soundtrack is holding incredibly well. But I guess it makes sense since it passes as an AC/DC greatest hits album after all.
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Post by Honeymoon on May 18, 2010 18:14:09 GMT -5
Well, horrible week for sales. Is Bieber the new lowest #1? Dreamgirls sold *just* over 60k for the lowest recorded sales week for a #1, so as long as Bieber sells as much or more as his HDD total, the record is unbroken. |
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Post by cartman2002 on May 18, 2010 22:18:56 GMT -5
This week, Albums 3-10 sold more than the albums that were the positions last year
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Post by Legoman on May 19, 2010 0:14:17 GMT -5
*VOMIT*
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Post by Enigma. on May 19, 2010 2:40:11 GMT -5
Pretty solid numbers for top 10 overall - just horribly low sales for Top 2
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If they had to be at #2, I'd rather it have been behind Lady Antebellum. :(
