HITS 6/1 - Stone Temple Pilots # 1; Glee # 2

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LET’S GO GET STONE

Atlantic Supergroup with First New Album in Nine Years Gets Edge Over Glee for #1

May 26, 2010

What better way to celebrate Memorial Day weekend than by kicking back with a few brews, smoking some animal flesh on the barbeque and digging on Stone Temple Pilots’ first new album in nine years?

If one-day sales figures from those fine record retailers who haven’t chucked it all for swampland on the Gulf of Mexico are any indication, approximately 65-70k of Americans will do just that, snapping up enough copies of the Pilots’ Atlantic Records album to make it #1 on next Tuesday’s HITS sales chart. The self-titled release is the band’s first since 2001’s Shangri-La Dee Da.

Columbia’s Glee: The Music, Vol. 3 Showstoppers rides the coattails of last night’s Lady Gaga tribute to remain in the mix for a possible run at the top spot, depending on whether it can sustain that momentum through the weekend.

Awaiting the onslaught of high visibility releases in June, starting with next Tuesday’s Jack Johnson album on Brushfire, the next highest chart debut will be registered by Watertower/Fontana’s Sex and the City 2 album at 25-30k.

Sidewalk/Curb’s Hank Williams III album is up next at 15-18k, followed by a wide range of albums in the 10-15k area, including Island/IDJ’s Rihanna, Roadrunner metal standby Soulfly and Widespread Records’ veteran jam band Widespread Panic.

The market was flat vs. last week, down 19% vs. same week last year and still down 10% year to date. And you thought BP had problems with an oil spill.

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[metalfan87]

WAY TO GO STP!!

[galvanize]

But very horrible numbers still. :(

I'm actually hoping that Jack Johnson can push 200K next week.

EDIT: RiRi's releasing a remix album.

[HolidayGuy]

Hopefully STP will sell in that range, and not flirt with a record-low total for #1 in the SoundScan era.

[Shadows in the Dark]

Nice for STP, although I thought they'd sell a bit higher.

[Enigma.]

When will Gaga's The Remix be released? It's been out couple of weeks in Europe.

[weaver]

Yay STP!

Too bad the total is so low though...hopefully the album will have some staying power. It's a great album, so here's hoping.

[nicole]

YOUR MEMORIAL DAY WEAKEND CHART PREVIEW

Stone Temple Pilots should edge out the Glee Cast for #1 on next week's album chart, with projected sales between 65-70k. Nope, we’re under triple digits again, but never fear, Jack Johnson’s coming (make that strumming) to the rescue next Tuesday. The soundtrack to Sex and the City 2 may debut higher than projected if the movie has a strong opening. For now, though, here's the Top 15 headed into the holiday weekend:

Stone Temple Pilots (Atlantic) 65-70k
Glee Cast, Vol. 3: Showstoppers (Columbia) 55-60k
Justin Bieber, My World 2.0 (Island/IDJ) 50-55k
Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 50-55k
Usher (LaFace/JLG) 30-35k
* Sex and the City 2 (Watertower) 27-30k
Lady Gaga, The Fame (Interscope) 27-30k
Brooks & Dunn (Arista Nashville) 24-27k
Nas and Damian Marley (Universal Republic) 24-27k
Black Keys (Nonesuch) 19-22k
Godsmack (Universal Republic) 19-22k
AC/DC, Iron Man 2 (Columbia) 18-21k
Now 33 (Capitol/EMI) 18-21k
B.O.B (Atlantic) 18-21k
Ke$ha (RCA/RMG) 17-20k
Carole King & James Taylor (Hear Music) 17-20k
* Denotes debut
You may now return to looking for a great deal on a barbecue. (5/28a)

[nicole]

Justin Bieber is still doing great ;)

[Honeymoon]

Wow those are some piss weak numbers

[nicole]

Jack Johnson should do better

[Kishi KCM]

These are some sad numbers. Sigh.

Sign of the times...our industry is really changing.

[galvanize]

Christina Aguilera will have a #1 album for sure, no doubt even if she sells only 90K. I predict atleast for her, 140K+.

[carrieidol1]

Don't be suprised to see Carrie Underwood jump back up into the top 15-20 after Idol and the Brooks & Dunn appearances.

[cking33]

Good to see B.o.B still hovering around the top 15. And Carole King and James Taylor could get another week there as well.

[Donnie5]

Gaga will jump back in the top 10 after spending multiple weeks at #11.

[redalbum]

i honestly see Gaga spending another 2 years on Soundscan. This is phenomenal.

[Push The Button]

May 28, 2010 13:20:43 GMT -5 @galvanize said:

Christina Aguilera will have a #1 album for sure, no doubt even if she sells only 90K. I predict atleast for her, 140K+.

Twilight and Glee both release soundtracks that week.

[slw84]

May 26, 2010 14:46:03 GMT -5 @galvanize said:

But very horrible numbers still. :(

I'm actually hoping that Jack Johnson can push 200K next week.

EDIT: RiRi's releasing a remix album.

Are they trying to release alll of her contractually obligated material. Didnt she sign a 7 album deal.
MOTS
AGLM
GGGB
Remixed GGGB
RR
now a remix.
Upcoming album.

I hope this mean they are trying to reup and renogotiate her for a better contract worth more money.

[discoloser]

May 30, 2010 17:47:20 GMT -5 Push The Button said:

May 28, 2010 13:20:43 GMT -5 @galvanize said:

Christina Aguilera will have a #1 album for sure, no doubt even if she sells only 90K. I predict atleast for her, 140K+.

Twilight and Glee both release soundtracks that week.

Yeah and unless Glee sells lower, i dont see Christina outselling Glee. Could be close though.

[Deleted]

An alternate theory to the Christina vs Glee for #1 debate.

Neither will come close.

Here is why:


Jack Johnson is releasing an album 6/1 (an easy #1 for that week)

His 2nd week of sales will compete with the Glee finale EP (which should do numbers comparable to its previous editions - 100K or so) and the Twilight soundtrack

Both Jack Johnson's 2nd week and Twilight should easily top 100K

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May 28, 2010 19:10:59 GMT -5 @redalbum said:

i honestly see Gaga spending another 2 years on Soundscan. This is phenomenal.

It will be on Soundscan forever actually. As long as people will buy the album it will count towards its overall total.

The top 200 is a different matter

[Choco]

It will depend on how many people watch the Glee finale, but seems like Christina will have to debut at #4, if not lower. Jack, Twilight and Glee will outsell her.

[slicknickshady]

Yep. With interscope though they wont care to even certify it probably in a year or so. I'm still waiting for Eminem to get his Diamond for the Marshall Mathers L.P.

Cheap ******** at interscope.

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May 28, 2010 13:05:49 GMT -5 Kishi KCM said:

These are some sad numbers. Sigh.

Sign of the times...our industry is really changing.

Changing back...it is becoming a singles oriented industry again, just like it was in the early days of rock and roll.

[Ke$haStan]

B.O.B (Atlantic) 18-21k
Ke$ha (RCA/RMG) 17-20k
:)

[Choco]

May 31, 2010 18:06:29 GMT -5 slicknickshady said:

Yep. With interscope though they wont care to even certify it probably in a year or so. I'm still waiting for Eminem to get his Diamond for the Marshall Mathers L.P.

Cheap ******** at interscope.

I understand you, but usually, actual sales are more mentioned in press releases than certifications, unless it's a pre-Soundscan release. Certifications don't really mean a lot in this market, at least, that's how I see it. They can also be misleading, since they show shipments instead of sales. For example, Hilary Duff's Dignity is certified Gold when it didn't even sell 350k, and in the other hand, Relapse sold almost 2,000,000 copies and it's uncertified. I think looking at the Soundscan numbers gives you a better idea of an album's success.

[slicknickshady]

Oh i agree with you Choco.

But, It would just be nice to use a diamond line in an argument with Eminem haters. lol.

But i see what you mean. It's the soundscan numbers that matter. No doubt.

[Dammn Baby]

GaGa is a beast. She sells about 30k each week.

[Rodze]

CHART DATE: 05/31/2010
LAST UPDATE: 06/01/2010 11:23:58
NOW IN: 54.02%

LW TW artist / album label power index
1 1 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 54,733
GLEE: THE MUISC, VOL. 3 SHOWSTOP
-- 2 STONE TEMPLE PILOTS ATLANTIC 45,845
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS
4 3 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 36,260
MY WORLD 2.0
6 4 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 33,626
NEED YOU NOW
8 5 USHER LAFACE/JLG 21,674
RAYMOND VS. RAYMOND
15 6 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 33 CAPITOL/EMI 17,080
VARIOUS ARTISTS
9 7 AC/DC COLUMBIA 16,878
IRON MAN 2 SOUNDTRACK
12 8 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 14,937
FAME
13 9 GODSMACK UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 12,888
THE ORACLE
22 10 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 12,107
FOUNDATION
24 11 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 12,053
REVOLUTION
18 12 KE$HA KEMOSABE/RCA/RMG 11,585
ANIMAL
16 13 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 11,572
MY WORLD
35 14 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 10,782
PLAY ON
23 15 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 10,741
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
26 16 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 9,757
FAME MONSTER (EP)
5 17 NAS & DAMIAN MARLEY UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 8,613
DISTANT RELATIVES
11 18 CAROLE KING & JAMES TAYLOR HEAR MUSIC 7,873
LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR
-- 19 SEX & THE CITY 2 WATERTOWER MUSIC 7,818
SOUNDTRACK
37 20 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 7,493
DARK HORSE
14 21 B.O.B. ATLANTIC 7,260
ADVENTURES OF BOBBY RAY
33 22 ALICIA KEYS J RECORDS/RMG 7,068
ELEMENT OF FREEDOM
32 23 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 6,910
FEARLESS
29 24 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 6,895
CRAZY LOVE
30 25 LUDACRIS DTP/DEF JAM/IDJ 6,432
BATTLE OF THE SEXES
44 26 MIRANDA COSGROVE COLUMBIA 6,432
SPARKS FLY
45 27 TRAIN COLUMBIA 5,576
SAVE ME SAN FRANCISCO
27 28 CHARICE REPRISE 5,501
CHARICE
-- 29 MARVIN SAPP VERITY/JLG 5,061
HERE I AM
43 30 MONICA J RECORDS/RMG 4,847
STILL STANDING
46 31 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 4,812
RATED R
3 32 BLACK KEYS NONESUCH 4,780
BROTHERS
34 33 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 4,622
GLEE: THE MUSIC, VOL. 1
2 34 ROLLING STONES UME 4,569
EXILE ON MAIN STREET
20 35 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 4,525
THE POWER OF MADONNA
-- 36 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 4,299
READY
36 37 TONI BRAXTON ATLANTIC 4,165
PULSE
25 38 COURT YARD HOUNDS COLUMBIA 4,079
COURT YARD HOUNDS
39 39 BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE JIVE/RED 3,927
FEVER
-- 40 SLASH DIK HAYD/EMI 3,789
SLASH
40 41 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 3,729
GLEE: THE MUSIC, VOL. 2
49 42 SADE EPIC 3,664
SOLDIER OF LOVE
31 43 DEFTONES REPRISE 3,660
DIAMOND EYES
-- 44 ERYKAH BADU UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 3,659
NEW AMERYKAH, PART TWO
48 45 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 3,611
PASS THE JAR: LIVE
50 46 MELISSA ETHERIDGE ISLAND/IDJMG 3,522
FEARLESS LOVE
47 47 LIL WAYNE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 3,323
REBIRTH
19 48 RELECTION ETERNAL: TALIB KWELI WARNER BROS. 2,778
REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE
21 49 JANELLE MONAE ATLANTIC 2,463
THE ARCHANDROID
7 50 BAND OF HORSES FAT POSSUM/COLUMBIA 2,360
INFINITE ARMS