Billboard 200: 6/26/10: Glee EP #1 152k

[areyoureadytojump]

Billboard.com:

It was Team Jacob and Team Edward versus the Gleeks this past week in the race to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, as the "Twilight Saga: Eclipse" soundtrack went up against the latest installment of the "Glee" soundtrack series -- "Journey to Regionals."

Well, Gleeks rejoice! The "Journey to Regionals" EP debuts at No. 1 with 152,000 sold according to Nielsen SoundScan, besting the "Eclipse" album at No. 2 with 144,000.

The new "Glee" set is the fifth soundtrack album release from "Glee" since the TV series launched a year ago on Fox, and the third "Glee" set to hit No. 1 following "The Power of Madonna" EP and "The Music: Volume 3 - Showstoppers."

Last week, industry prognosticators initially thought "Eclipse" was a good bet for No. 1, with a possible first week tally of around 140,000 to 160,000, while "Glee" was aiming for a number in the range of 110,000 to 130,000. As it turns out, while "Eclipse" performed to expectations, the "Glee" album bested the predictions and held up better through the week than anticipated.

However, the chances of "Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals" holding on to the No. 1 slot next week are pretty much non-existant, as a certain red-hot act is primed to explode atop the tally next week. According to industry prognosticators, Drake's debut full-length studio album "Thank Me Later," which hit retail yesterday (15), is projected to sell in the range of 425,000 to 475,000 -- if not more -- by week's end on June 20.

If it moves as much as sources think, it'll mark one of the biggest sales weeks of the year for a single album. Currently, 2010's best frames were earned by Sade's "Soldier of Love" (502,000 off its debut in February) and Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" (481,000 in its debut week in late January).

Back on this week's chart, Christina Aguilera's fourth English-language studio album, "Bionic," bows at No. 3 with 110,000. Her last effort, the 2006 double-length album "Back to Basics," bowed at No. 1 with 346,000 copies sold. Over on the Digital Songs chart, her new album's title track debuts at No. 39 with 43,000 downloads, while the set's first single, "Not Myself Tonight," re-enters at No. 56 with 30,000 (up 149%). Katy Perry's "California Gurls" retains the No. 1 slot with 353,000 -- up 11%. The top debut on Digital Songs this week is Justin Bieber's "Never Say Never" from the new "Karate Kid" movie, fighting its way to a No. 15 bow with 76,000. The song also features "Karate" star Jaden Smith.

On the Billboard 200 albums chart, Plies' "Goon Affiliated" arrives at No. 5 with 56,000 -- marking the rapper's fourth chart entry since his "Real Testament" debut in 2007. His last release, 2008's "Da Realist," opened at No. 14 with 114,000 sold.

Two more new entries grace the top 10 this week, as Dierks Bentley's "Up On The Ridge" climbs in at No. 9 with 38,000 and Jewel's "Sweet and Wild" debuts at No. 10 with 31,000. It's the fifth consecutive top 10 set for Bentley, whose last release, 2009's "Feel That Fire," entered at No. 3 with 71,000. "Sweet and Wild" is Jewel's seventh top 10 effort. Her last regular studio release was 2008's "Perfectly Clear," which started at No. 8 with 48,000.

Last week's No. 1 album, Jack Johnson's "To the Sea" floats down to No. 4 with 89,000 (down 63%). Justin Bieber's "My World 2.0" drops four rungs to No. 6 (49,000; down 7%), "Glee, the Music, Volume 3: Showstoppers" slips four to No. 7 (40,000; down 11%) and Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" also falls four to No. 8 (39,000; down 5%).

Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending June 13) totaled 5.49 million units, up 6% compared to the sum last week (5.16 million) and down 14% compared to the comparable sales week of 2009 (6.35 million). Year to date album sales stand at 136.1 million, down 11% compared to the same total at this point last year (153.0 million).

Digital track sales this past week totaled 21.6 million downloads, down 4% compared to last week (22.6 million) and up 2% compared to the comparable week of 2009 (21.1 million). Year to date track sales are at 532.2 million, up less than 1% compared to the same total at this point last year (530.7 million).

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So Lady A gets another week at the top of Billboard's country albums. Good!

[Honeymoon]

Idol albums

Carrie Underwood, Play On (16,000, +5%, 1.591 million total/2,000 digital, -6%, 184,000 digital total) (#22 Billboard Top 200)
Clay Aiken, Tried and True (10,000, -55%, 32,000) (#47 BB200)
Daughtry, Leave This Town (6,000, -3%, 1.075 million/190,000 digital total) (#84 BB200)
Adam Lambert, For Your Entertainment (4,000, -17%, 661,000) (#117 BB200)
Daughtry, Daughtry (3,000, -10%, 4.686 million) (#181 BB200)
Danny Gokey, My Best Days (3,000, +6%, 163,000)
Carrie Underwood, Some Hearts (2,000, -6%, 6.988 million)
Carrie Underwood, Carnival Ride (2,000, +12%, 3.096 million)
Kellie Pickler, Kellie Pickler (2,000, +8%, 413,000)
Kris Allen, Kris Allen (1,000, -26%, 307,000)
Lee DeWyze, Slumberland (1,000, -39%, 10,000)
Lee DeWyze, Season 9 Favorite Performances (less than 1,000, -64%, 5,000)
Crystal Bowersox, Season 9 Favorite Performances (less than 1,000, -64%, 5,000)

Idol-related

Various, Now That's What I Call Music! 33 (19,000, -6%, 560,000 total) (#17 Billboard Top 200)
Glee Cast, Glee: The Music, Vol. 1 (11,000, +21%, 875,000/4,000 digital, +30%, 204,000 digital total) (#37 BB200)
Glee Cast, Glee: The Music, Vol. 2 (9,000, +11%, 661,000 total/3,000 digital, +31%, 158,000 digital total) (#48 BB200)
Various, Now That's What I Call Music! 32 (4,000, -1%, 911,000) (#153 BB200)
Various, WOW Hits 2010 (3,000, +8%, 381,000) (#161 BB200)
Kidz Bop Kids, Kidz Bop 17 (3,000, -4%, 215,000)
Various, Radio Disney Jams 12 (3,000, -10%, 62,000)
Various, Now That's What I Call Country, Vol. 2 (2,000, +1%, 295,000)

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Jun 16, 2010 12:11:49 GMT -5 @reidlos20 said:

So Lady A gets another week at the top of Billboard's country albums. Good!

And wow over 400k predicted for Drake or even higher! :)

[thehellion]

Jun 16, 2010 12:30:06 GMT -5 microcuts said:

89 THE CURE DISINTEGRATION 5197 6668

That can't be right. That album has sold far more than that!

[HolidayGuy]

^It hasn't been on any charts as of late, has it? I don't think it's been re-released or anything.

[lugus15]

Jun 16, 2010 12:28:15 GMT -5 Honeymoon said:

Idol albums

Carrie Underwood, Play On (16,000, +5%, 1.591 million total/2,000 digital, -6%, 184,000 digital total) (#22 Billboard Top 200)
Clay Aiken, Tried and True (10,000, -55%, 32,000) (#47 BB200)
Daughtry, Leave This Town (6,000, -3%, 1.075 million/190,000 digital total) (#84 BB200)
Adam Lambert, For Your Entertainment (4,000, -17%, 661,000) (#117 BB200)
Daughtry, Daughtry (3,000, -10%, 4.686 million) (#181 BB200)
Danny Gokey, My Best Days (3,000, +6%, 163,000)
Carrie Underwood, Some Hearts (2,000, -6%, 6.988 million)
Carrie Underwood, Carnival Ride (2,000, +12%, 3.096 million)
Kellie Pickler, Kellie Pickler (2,000, +8%, 413,000)
Kris Allen, Kris Allen (1,000, -26%, 307,000)
Lee DeWyze, Slumberland (1,000, -39%, 10,000)
Lee DeWyze, Season 9 Favorite Performances (less than 1,000, -64%, 5,000)
Crystal Bowersox, Season 9 Favorite Performances (less than 1,000, -64%, 5,000)

Idol-related

Various, Now That's What I Call Music! 33 (19,000, -6%, 560,000 total) (#17 Billboard Top 200)
Glee Cast, Glee: The Music, Vol. 1 (11,000, +21%, 875,000/4,000 digital, +30%, 204,000 digital total) (#37 BB200)
Glee Cast, Glee: The Music, Vol. 2 (9,000, +11%, 661,000 total/3,000 digital, +31%, 158,000 digital total) (#48 BB200)
Various, Now That's What I Call Music! 32 (4,000, -1%, 911,000) (#153 BB200)
Various, WOW Hits 2010 (3,000, +8%, 381,000) (#161 BB200)
Kidz Bop Kids, Kidz Bop 17 (3,000, -4%, 215,000)
Various, Radio Disney Jams 12 (3,000, -10%, 62,000)
Various, Now That's What I Call Country, Vol. 2 (2,000, +1%, 295,000)

I wonder why they don't include Kelly Clarkson's albums????

[sunpeach]

Carrie Underwood sure is popular, I loved the 1st album, did not like the others so it surprises me they continuously sell.

[shoegazer]

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Jun 16, 2010 12:56:20 GMT -5 thehellion said:

That can't be right. That album has sold far more than that!

Jun 16, 2010 13:12:16 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

^It hasn't been on any charts as of late, has it? I don't think it's been re-released or anything.

It was re-released as a 3CD deluxe edition last week in the US; previously on digital, thus the total, which of course only includes this deluxe edition. Original album is 2xPlatinum.

[HolidayGuy]

Kelly Clarkson's albums must be selling less than 1K/week (#200 catalog album last week did 1,118, and even Breakaway wasn't on the chart). Possible the latest album has dropped below 1K/week, as well?

[Rodze]

Top 20 from GothamJungle:

1 GLEE CAST GLEE: THE MUSIC - JOURNEY TO REGIONALS [EP] 151976 152021
2 TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE) SOUNDTRACK 144073 144482
3 CHRISTINA AGUILERA BIONIC 110168 110299
4 JACK JOHNSON TO THE SEA 89395 332797
5 PLIES GOON AFFILIATED 56257 56458
6 JUSTIN BIEBER MY WORLD 2.O 48603 1233867
7 GLEE CAST GLEE: THE MUSIC, VOLUME 3 SHOWSTOPPERS (DELUXE) 39943 283435
8 LADY ANTEBELLUM NEED YOU NOW 38865 2252103
9 DIERKS BENTLEY UP ON THE RIDGE 38097 38647
10 JEWEL SWEET AND WILD 31107 31765
11 LADY GAGA FAME 30920 3461830
12 USHER RAYMOND V RAYMOND 29747 820967
13 CAROLE KING & JAMES TAYLOR LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR 26632 229035
14 ZAC BROWN BAND FOUNDATION 23620 1994351
15 BLACK EYED PEAS E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES) 20740 2589732
16 CLAY WALKER SHE WON'T BE LONELY LONG 19782 19783
17 VARIOUS NOW 33 19047 559852
18 MIRANDA LAMBERT REVOLUTION 18111 653372
19 KE$HA ANIMAL 17926 767615
20 GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS 17755 17853

[galvanize]

Jewel went top 10 AND crossed 30K - great!

[shoegazer]

Week Ending June 13, 2010: Where's That "Genie" When You Need Her?
Posted Wed Jun 16, 2010 12:57pm PDT by Paul Grein in Chart Watch

Christina Aguilera's Bionic enters The Billboard 200 at #3. It's the pop veteran's fourth consecutive studio album to debut in the top five, though it fell short of her first three releases, all of which debuted at #1 or #2. Bionic sold 110,000 copies in its first week, which is less than one-third of what Aguilera's last studio album, Back To Basics, sold in its first week in August 2006 (346,000). And that was a two-disc album.

Granted, sales aren't what they were in 2006. But just in the past 12 months, 12 albums by female stars have managed bigger openings. And not all of these women are hot newcomers, such as Susan Boyle and Ke$ha. Five of the female artists who have gotten off to faster starts in the past year have been around even longer than Aguilera (Barbra Streisand, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige and Monica).

The disappointing showing of "Not Myself Tonight," the first single from the album, is taking a toll. The song entered the Hot 100 at #23 in the May 1 issue, but dropped out of the top 40 the following week. Last week, it dropped off the chart altogether.

By contrast, "Genie In A Bottle," the first single from Aguilera's eponymous 1999 debut album, logged five weeks at #1. "Ain't No Other Man," the lead single from her last studio album, Back To Basics, hit #6. "Keeps Gettin' Better," the single from Aguilera's 2008 hits compilation of the same name, reached #7.

A dud first single was the last thing Aguilera needed as she set out to compete with the new female stars who have emerged in the nearly four years since her last studio album. Chief among them: Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Ke$ha.

This doesn't mean it's all over for the album. "Dirrty," the first song released from Aguilera's second album, Stripped, stalled at #48. And then "Beautiful," the second song from the album, rose to #2 and brought Aguilera a Grammy. Aguilera may have better luck with the title song, "Bionic," which enters the Hot 100 at #66 this week.

Aguilera is off to a faster start in the U.K., where Bionic debuts at #1. It's her second studio album in a row to start out at #1 in that key market.

"California Gurls" by Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg this week becomes the first song to top the 300,000 mark in digital sales more than once in 2010. The summertime smash sold 353,000 copies, up from last week's 318,000. "California Gurls" is the first song to top 300K more than once since Ke$ha's "TiK ToK" and Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance," both of which did it in the last two chart weeks of 2009. (Digital sales always swell over the holidays, as fans redeem gift cards.) The only songs to top 300K more than once without the built-in bump of a holiday week are Flo Rida's "Right Round" (which did it four times in 2009) and the Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling" (which did it twice last year).

Only one song in 2010 has sold more digital copies in one week than "California Gurls" did this week. That's Eminem's "Not Afraid," which sold 379,000 in its first week in May.

"California Gurls," which combines the summery sound of Sheryl Crow's "Soak Up The Sun" with more of a hip-hop vibe (and more sex appeal), has sold 1,465,000 copies. It may eventually become Perry's biggest digital seller to date. That title is currently held by "Hot N Cold," which has sold 4,381,000 copies. Perry's breakthrough hit, "I Kissed A Girl," has sold 3,796,000. A third Perry hit, "Waking Up In Vegas," has sold 1,768,000 copies.

Perry's sophomore album, Teenage Dream, is due Aug. 24. I'm sure her record company is disappointed that they have a monster hit like "California Gurls" and no album out to capitalize on it. Perry's 2008 debut album, One Of The Boys (which contained the three aforementioned hits), has sold 1,232,000 copies.

"California Gurls" has been #1 on Hot Digital Songs for four of its first five weeks of release. It's way ahead of this week's #2 hit, "Airplanes" by B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams (243,000). This is the eighth straight week that "Airplanes" has ranked #2 or #3. It will be interesting to see what this smash does for Williams' group, Paramore. I think it will take them to the next level. Paramore's last album, Brand New Eyes, debuted at #2 in October, behind Barbra Streisand. Next time, Babs, watch out.

Here's the rest of the top five on Hot Digital Songs this week: #3, "OMG" by Usher featuring will.i.am (204,000), #4, "Billionaire" by Travie McCoy featuring Bruno Mars (179,000) and #5, Eminem's "Not Afraid" (155,000).

The latest installments in two lucrative soundtrack franchises waged a tight contest for the #1 spot this week. Glee: The Music, Journey To Regionals came out on top, selling 152,000 copies. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse bowed at #2 with sales of 144,000. Journey To Regionals is the third Glee album to top The Billboard 200 in the past eight weeks. The six-song EP is the fifth Glee album to enter the chart in the top five in a little more than seven months.

Songs from Journey To Regionals have already sold 295,000 digital copies. Songs from the five Glee albums combined have sold a total of 6,631,000 digital copies. (The albums themselves have sold a combined total of 2,181,000 copies.) That's a lot of Glee.

Glee is one of only two weekly series in television history to spawn three or more #1 albums (during the run of the show). The Monkees, which ran from 1966 to 1968, helped the pop group amass four #1 albums. The Monkees' first two albums held the top spot on The Billboard 200 for 31 consecutive weeks from November 1966 to June 1967. On June 4 of that year, the show won an Emmy as Outstanding Comedy Series. Glee may equal that feat when this year's Emmys are presented on Aug. 29. (Nominations will be announced on July 8.)

Journey To Regionals sold 103,000 digital copies, which makes it the week's #1 digital album. Digital accounted for 68% of its total sales.


The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is the third soundtrack in this series to debut at #1 or #2. The first Twilight soundtrack debuted at #1 in November 2008. The Twilight Saga: New Moon bowed at #2 in October 2009. It advanced to #1 in its second week. Will this third installment also move up? Stay tuned.

Lady Antebellum's Need You Now logs its 20th consecutive week at #1 on Top Country Albums, but it just barely survived a challenge from Dierks Bentley's bluegrass album, Up On The Ridge. Lady A led Mr. B. by fewer than 1,000 copies. Still, this keeps the trio's streak alive. Need You Now is the first album to spend its first 20 weeks at #1 on Top Country Albums since Garth Brooks' Ropin' The Wind remained on top for its first 29 weeks in 1991-1992.

Rihanna's "Rude Boy" topped the 2 million mark in paid downloads this week. It's her sixth hit as a lead (or co-lead, in the case of "Run This Town") artist to top the 2 million sales mark. This puts her in a tie with Lady Gaga and the Black Eyed Peas for the most 2 million sellers as a lead artist. If you combine lead and featured credits (which would pull in T.I.'s "Live Your Life," on which she was featured), Rihanna has seven 2 million-sellers, which puts her in a tie with West.

"OMG" by Usher featuring will.i.am also topped the 2 million mark in digital sales this week. The smash reached this milestone in just 11 weeks, faster than any song since Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance," which did it just 10 weeks. This is Usher's third song to reach this threshold, following "Yeah!" and "Love In This Club."

Here's the low-down on this week's top 10 albums.

1. Various Artists, Glee: The Music: Journey To Regionals, 152,000. This new entry is the third Glee album or EP to reach #1 in the past eight weeks. All six songs on the EP are listed on Hot Digital Songs, topped by the cast's version of Journey's "Faithfully," which bows at #18.

2. Various Artists, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, 144,000. This new entry is the third Twilight soundtrack in a row to debut at #1 or #2. Muse's "Neutron Star Collision" jumps from #138 to #135 on Hot Digital Songs.

3. Christina Aguilera, Bionic, 110,000. This new entry is Aguilera's fifth top 10 album. Four songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs, topped by "Bionic," which debuts at #39.

4. Jack Johnson, To The Sea, 89,000. The former #1 album drops to #4 in its second week. This brings its sales to 333,000, less than Johnson's last album sold in its opening week (375,000). "You And Your Heart" drops from #51 to #116 on Hot Digital Songs.


5. Plies, Goon Affiliated, 56,000. This new entry is the rapper's third top five album. 2007's Real Testament and 2008's Definition Of Real both debuted at #2. "She Got It Made" drops from #159 to #178 on Hot Digital Songs.

6. Justin Bieber, My World 2.0. 49,000. The former #1 album drops from #2 to #6 in its 12th week. This is the first time it has fallen out of the top five. Three songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs, topped by "Eenie Meenie" (a duet with Sean Kingston), which drops from #21 to #29.

7. Various Artists, Glee: The Music: Showstoppers, 40,000. The former #1 album drops from #3 to #7 in its fourth week. Five songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs, topped by "Poker Face" (featuring Idina Menzel), which drops from #44 to #71.

8. Lady Antebellum, Need You Now, 39,000. The former #1 album drops from #4 to #8 in its 20th week. Two songs from the album are listed on Hot Digital Songs. "Need You Now" drops from #27 to #34. "American Honey" drops from #64 to #78.

9. Dierks Bentley, Up On The Ridge, 38,000. This new entry is the country singer's fifth straight album to reach the top 10. "Up On The Ridge" enters Hot Digital Songs at #131.


10. Jewel, Sweet And Wild, 31,000. This new entry is Jewel's seventh top 10 album, which is her entire output except for a 1999 holiday album. This is Jewel's second country album. It debuts at #3 on Top Country Albums. None of the songs are listed on Hot Digital Songs.

Six albums drop out of the top 10 this week. Usher's Raymond V Raymond drops from #5 to #12, Lady Gaga's The Fame drops from #6 to #11, Carole King/James Taylor's Live At The Troubadour drops from #7 to #13, Taio Cruz's Rokstarr plummets from #8 to #50, Clay Aiken's Tried & True dives from #9 to #47, and Ke$ha's Animal drops from #10 to #19.

Clay Walker's She Won't Be Lonely Long enters The Billboard 200 at #16. It's his second album in a row to debut in the top 20. The Fall debuted and peaked at #15 in April 2007...An eponymous album by Grace Potter & the Nocturnals bows at #20. This is a huge improvement over the act's previous highest-charting album, This Is Somewhere, which debuted and peaked at #119 in August 2007.

The Rolling Stones' Exile On Main St. is the #1 Catalog album for the fourth straight week. (On The Billboard 200, it drops from #21 to #32.) The reissue has sold 134,000 copies in its first four weeks. How does this compare with other deluxe reissues of the past 2-1/2 years? It's right in the middle of the pack. After four weeks, Michael Jackson's Thriller 25 had sold 315,000 copies, the Beatles' Abbey Road had sold 189,000, Pearl Jam's Ten had sold 100,000 and Billy Joel's The Stranger (30th Anniversary Edition) had sold 30,000.

The Broadway cast album to The Addams Family enters The Billboard 200 at #152. That's a little consolation for the show being overlooked for a nomination for Best Musical (and its stars Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth being passed over for acting noms) at this year's Tony Awards. Memphis won the Tony for Best Musical on Sunday, beating American Idiot, Fela! and Million Dollar Quartet. But none of those shows have a cast album on The Billboard 200. Of course, the chart tracking week closed just as the last awards were being handed out. Check back next week and see if the telecast makes an impact on the charts.

Raw Numbers: A total of 5,485,000 albums were sold last week, the highest tally in five weeks.

The Karate Kid, a remake of a 1984 smash, was #1 at the box-office over the weekend. A song from the movie, Justin Bieber's "Never Say Never" enters the Hot 100 at #33 this week. The song features Jaden Smith, the star of the movie. The original Karate Kid was never #1 at the box-office, though it remained in the top 10 all summer and wound up as the fifth highest-grossing film of 1984.

R.I.P. You probably know Jimmy Dean best for his line of sausages, but he was a big star in the ‘60s. His spoken-word hit "Big Bad John" reached #1 on both the pop and country charts in 1961. It won a Grammy for Best Country & Western Recording and was nominated for Record of the Year. Dean also headlined two network variety series. Dean died on Sunday. He was 81.

Heads Up: Drake's Thank Me Later is expected to debut at #1 next week with sales in the range of 425,000 to 475,000. Now that's a debut! Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' Mojo, NOW 34 and Sarah McLachlan's Laws Of Illusion, are also looking good for debuts in the top five. Also due: The Gaslight Anthem's American Slang, Kevin Rudolf's To The Sky, the Steve Miller Band's Bingo!, Devo's Something For Everybody, Robyn's Body Talk, Pt. 1 and Lewis Black's Star Raving Black.

[shoegazer]

Billboard.biz Chart Alert

'Glee,' 'Twilight: Eclipse' And Aguilera Arrive . . . But Drake Awaits
June 16, 2010

You never stopped believin', right? "Glee: The Music—Journey to Regionals" bows at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 152,000, ahead of the "Twilight Saga: Eclipse" soundtrack at No. 2 with 144,000 . . . Christina Aguilera's "Bionic" plugs in at No. 3 with 110,000 . . . All of this is quite exciting, certainly, but get ready for next week's Billboard 200, where Drake's "Thank Me Later" is aiming to bulldoze the top of the tally with a very handsome first week.


FLASH POINTS

• It was Team Jacob and Team Edward versus the Gleeks this past week in the race to No. 1 on the Billboard 200, as the "Twilight Saga: Eclipse" soundtrack went up against the latest installment of the "Glee" soundtrack series, "Journey to Regionals."

• Well, Gleeks rejoice! The "Journey to Regionals" EP debuts at No. 1 with 152,000 sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan, besting the "Eclipse" album at No. 2 with 144,000.

• The new "Glee" set is the fifth soundtrack album release from "Glee" since the TV series launched a year ago on Fox and the third "Glee" set to hit No. 1 following "The Power of Madonna" EP and "The Music: Volume 3—Showstoppers."

• Last week, industry prognosticators initially thought "Eclipse" was a good bet for No. 1, with a possible first-week tally of around 140,000 to 160,000, while "Glee" was expected to hit a number in the range of 110,000 to 130,000. As it turns out, while "Eclipse" performed to expectations, the "Glee" album bested the predictions and held up better through the week than anticipated.

• However, the chances of "Glee: The Music—Journey to Regionals" holding onto No. 1 next week are pretty much nonexistant, as a certain red-hot artist is primed to explode atop the tally. According to industry prognosticators, Drake's debut full-length studio album, "Thank Me Later," which hit retail yesterday (June 15), is projected to sell in the range of 425,000 to 475,000—if not more—by week's end on June 20.

• If it moves as much as sources think, it'll mark one of the biggest sales weeks of the year for a single album. Currently, 2010's best frames were earned by Sade's "Soldier of Love" (502,000 off its debut in February) and Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" (481,000 in its debut week in late January).

• Back on this week's chart, Christina Aguilera's fourth English-language studio album, "Bionic," bows at No. 3 with 110,000. Her last effort, the 2006 double-length album "Back to Basics," bowed at No. 1 with 346,000 copies sold. Over on the Digital Songs chart, her new album's title track debuts at No. 39 with 43,000 downloads, while the set's first single, "Not Myself Tonight," re-enters at No. 56 with 30,000 (up 149%). Katy Perry's "California Gurls" retains the No. 1 slot with 353,000 (up 11%). The top debut on Digital Songs this week is Justin Bieber's "Never Say Never" from the new "Karate Kid" movie, fighting its way to a No. 15 bow with 76,000. The song also features "Karate" star Jaden Smith.

• On the Billboard 200, Plies' "Goon Affiliated" arrives at No. 5 with 56,000, marking the rapper's fourth chart entry since his "Real Testament" debut in 2007. His last release, 2008's "Da Realist," opened at No. 14 with 114,000 sold.

• Two more new entries grace the top 10 this week, as Dierks Bentley's "Up on the Ridge" climbs in at No. 9 with 38,000 and Jewel's "Sweet and Wild" debuts at No. 10 with 31,000. It's the fifth consecutive top 10 set for Bentley, whose last release, 2009's "Feel That Fire," entered at No. 3 with 71,000. "Sweet and Wild" is Jewel's seventh top 10 effort. Her last regular studio release was 2008's "Perfectly Clear," which started at No. 8 with 48,000.

• Last week's No. 1 album, Jack Johnson's "To the Sea" floats down to No. 4 with 89,000 (down 63%). Justin Bieber's "My World 2.0" drops four rungs to No. 6 (49,000; down 7%), "Glee, the Music, Volume 3: Showstoppers" slips four to No. 7 (40,000; down 11%), and Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" also falls four to No. 8 (39,000; down 5%).

• Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending June 13) totaled 5.5 million units, up 6% compared with the sum last week (5.2 million) and down 14% compared with the comparable sales week of 2009 (6.4 million). Year-to-date album sales stand at 136.1 million, down 11% compared with the same total at this point last year (153 million).

• Digital track sales this past week totaled 21.6 million downloads, down 4% compared with last week (22.6 million) and up 2% compared with the comparable week of 2009 (21.1 million). Year-to-date track sales are at 532.2 million, up less than 1% compared with the same total at this point last year (530.7 million).

• On next week's Billboard 200, in addition to Drake's "Thank Me Later," a number of other albums are on course to make noteworthy debuts. Watch for arrivals from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' "Mojo," Sarah McLachlan's "Laws of Illusion" the Gaslight Anthem's "American Slang" and the "Now 34" compilation, among other titles.



MARKET WATCH

• Album units, current chart week: 5.5 million units
• UP 6% from last week's charts: 5.2 million units
• DOWN 14% from the comparable week in 2009: 6.4 million units
• This week: The top three albums sell more than 100,000 copies.
• This week last year on the Billboard 200: The Black Eyed Peas' "The E.N.D." debuted at No. 1 with 304,000 copies while the previous week's No. 1, Dave Matthews' Band's "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King," slipped to No. 2 with 128,000 (down 70%). Aventura's "The Last" was the second-highest entry, coming in at No. 5 with 47,000."


A LOOK AHEAD

• Among the albums released this week, due on next week's charts: Drake's "Thank Me Later," Sarah McLachlan's "Laws of Illusion," Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' "Mojo," the "Now 34" compilation, the Gaslight Anthem's "American Slang," Devo's "Something for Everybody," Robyn's "Body Talk, Pt. 1," Steve Miller Band's "Bingo!," Kevin Rudolf's "To the Sky" and Lewis Black's "Stark Raving Black."

• Next week's Billboard 200 competes with the same week in 2009 when: the Jonas Brothers' "Lines, Vines & Trying Times" bowed at No. 1 with 247,000 copies while the previous week's No. 1, the Black Eyed Peas' "The E.N.D.," moved to the runner-up spot with 148,000 (down 51%). One other album arrived in the top 10: Incubus' "Monuments and Melodies," at No. 5 with 70,000.

[JJ]

Could I dare say that Jewel gave her label more money than Christina did to hers this week? Considering how little Valory spent on promotion, videos and the making of the album (it was basically home made) and how much Christina spent on hers, including video and promo, could I be right?

[areyoureadytojump]

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 6/13/10)

1) Glee Cast – Glee: The Music: Journey To Regionals – 151,976
2) Twilight Saga: Eclipse Original Soundtrack – 144,073
3) Christina Aguilera – Bionic – 110,168

Other Debuts
5) Plies – Good Affiliated – 56, 257
9) Dierks Bentley – Up On The Ridge – 38,097
10) Jewel – Sweet And Wild – 31,107
30) Hanson – Shout It Out – 13,807
48) Lil Jon – Crunk Rock (EX) – 8,904

[Diego]

BB200

1 GLEE CAST GLEE: THE MUSIC - JOURNEY TO REGIONALS [EP] 151976 152021
2 TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE) SOUNDTRACK 144073 144482
3 CHRISTINA AGUILERA BIONIC 110168 110299
4 JACK JOHNSON TO THE SEA 89395 332797
5 PLIES GOON AFFILIATED 56257 56458
6 JUSTIN BIEBER MY WORLD 2.O 48603 1233867
7 GLEE CAST GLEE: THE MUSIC, VOLUME 3 SHOWSTOPPERS (DELUXE) 39943 283435
8 LADY ANTEBELLUM NEED YOU NOW 38865 2252103
9 DIERKS BENTLEY UP ON THE RIDGE 38097 38647
10 JEWEL SWEET AND WILD 31107 31765
11 LADY GAGA FAME 30920 3461830
12 USHER RAYMOND V RAYMOND 29747 820967
13 CAROLE KING & JAMES TAYLOR LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR 26632 229035
14 ZAC BROWN BAND FOUNDATION 23620 1994351
15 BLACK EYED PEAS E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES) 20740 2589732
16 CLAY WALKER SHE WON'T BE LONELY LONG 19782 19783
17 VARIOUS NOW 33 19047 559852
18 MIRANDA LAMBERT REVOLUTION 18111 653372
19 KE$HA ANIMAL 17926 767615
20 GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS 17755 17853

21 13 7 B.o.B Presents: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray, B.o.B
22 24 32 Play On, Carrie Underwood
23 20 29 The Fame Monster (EP), Lady Gaga
24 NEW 1 Miss America, Saving Abel
25 11 6 The Oracle, Godsmack
26 NEW 1 Attack Attack!, Attack Attack!
27 NEW 1 Lazarus, Travie McCoy
28 15 4 Brothers, The Black Keys
29 22 30 My World (EP), Justin Bieber
30 NEW 1 Shout It Out, Hanson
31 19 8 Iron Man 2 (Soundtrack), AC/DC
32 21 47 Exile On Main St., The Rolling Stones
33 18 4 Distant Relatives, Nas & Damian Marley
34 NEW 1 White Crosses, Against Me!
35 26 26 The Element Of Freedom, Alicia Keys
36 36 31 Save Me, San Francisco, Train
37 34 32 Glee: Season One: The Music Volume 1, Soundtrack
38 28 36 Crazy Love, Michael Buble
39 27 83 Fearless, Taylor Swift
40 32 82 Dark Horse, Nickelback
41 25 3 Iconos, Marc Anthony
42 29 14 Battle Of The Sexes, Ludacris
43 NEW 1 A New Era Of Corruption, Whitechapel
44 NEW 1 Love Like Crazy, Lee Brice
45 16 3 Stone Temple Pilots, Stone Temple Pilots
46 39 8 Glee: The Music, The Power Of Madonna (EP), Soundtrack
47 9 2 Tried & True, Clay Aiken
48 40 27 Glee: Season One: The Music Volume 2, Soundtrack
49 NEW 1 Crunk Rock, Lil Jon
50 8 2 Rokstarr, Taio Cruz
51 NEW 1 Vans Warped Tour 2010 Compilation, Various Artists
52 41 37 #1s ... And Then Some, Brooks & Dunn
53 NEW 1 A Son De Guerra, Juan Luis Guerra Y 440
54 31 4 Infinite Arms, Band Of Horses
55 43 19 Rebirth, Lil Wayne
56 104 122 Journey's Greatest Hits, Journey (Diamond Certification) 15
57 54 36 Doin' My Thing, Luke Bryan
58 NEW 1 Champ, Tokyo Police Club
59 65 56 Relapse, Eminem
60 60 6 Pass The Jar: Live From the Fabulous Fox Theater In Atlanta, Zac Brown Band
61 46 29 Rated R, Rihanna
62 45 7 Fever, Bullet For My Valentine
63 35 5 High Violet, The National
64 42 6 Court Yard Hounds, Court Yard Hounds
65 37 7 Sparks Fly, Miranda Cosgrove
66 44 11 NEW AMERYKAH: Part Two: Return Of The Ankh, Erykah Badu
67 48 18 Soldier Of Love, Sade
68 NEW 1 LP4, Ratatat
69 64 62 Wide Open, Jason Aldean
70 53 6 The Generous Mr. Lovewell, MercyMe
71 59 13 Here I Am, Marvin Sapp
72 47 6 Diamond Eyes, Deftones
73 52 12 Still Standing, Monica
74 63 41 Ready, Trey Songz
75 66 113 Lady Antebellum, Lady Antebellum
76 49 4 The ArchAndroid: Suites II And III, Janelle Monae
77 70 15 Jason Derulo, Jason Derulo
78 71 42 Awake, Skillet
79 61 21 Crazy Heart, Soundtrack
80 57 6 Pulse, Toni Braxton
81 148 2
82 30 3 Sex And The City 2, Soundtrack
83 74 85 Funhouse, Pink
84 72 48 Leave This Town, Daughtry
85 91 50 American Saturday Night, Brad Paisley
86 73 18 Another Round, Jaheim
87 111 15 Easton Corbin, Easton Corbin
88 38 14 Broken Bells, Broken Bells
89 NEW 1 Disintegration, The Cure
90 75 139 Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, Bob Marley And The Wailers (Diamond Certification) 10
91 69 40 The Blueprint 3, Jay-Z
92 77 35 Man On The Moon: The End Of Day, Kid Cudi
93 100 30 Battle Studies, John Mayer
94 93 12 Sigh No More, Mumford & Sons
95 84 39 So Far Gone (EP), Drake
96 55 5 Treats, Sleigh Bells
97 NEW 1 Destroyer Of The Void, Blitzen Trapper
98 106 39 The Resistance, Muse
99 67 5 Powerless Rise, As I Lay Dying
100 105 42 Breakthrough, Colbie Caillat
101 62 5 4TROOPS, 4TROOPS
102 90 90 Only By The Night, Kings Of Leon
103 82 37 Brand New Eyes, Paramore
104 110 41 The Man I Want To Be, Chris Young
105 85 61 Number Ones, Michael Jackson
106 RE-ENTRY 43 Greatest Hits, James Taylor (Diamond Certification) 11
107 116 18 Haywire, Josh Turner
108 33 3 Love Heals: A Tribute to Our Wounded Warriors, Wynonna
109 89 25 STRONGER withEach Tear, Mary J. Blige
110 130 26 Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade Of Hits, Christina Aguilera
111 86 28 Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, Soundtrack
112 120 100 Tha Carter III, Lil Wayne
113 83 48 Ocean Eyes, Owl City
114 95 103 The Sound Of Madness, Shinedown
115 119 9 Achin' And Shakin', Laura Bell Bundy
116 78 29 For Your Entertainment, Adam Lambert
117 87 14 Plastic Beach, Gorillaz
118 88 56 Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, Phoenix
119 108 29 I Dreamed A Dream, Susan Boyle
120 92 10 La Roux, La Roux
121 99 25 We Are Young Money, Young Money
122 76 5 Sea Of Cowards, The Dead Weather
123 97 8 Encores, Jimmy Buffett
124 68 10 Slash, Slash
125 118 18 Tonight, tobyMac
126 58 4 This Is Happening, LCD Soundsystem
127 121 55 Greatest Hits II, Kenny Chesney
128 94 37 Kiss And Tell, Selena Gomez & The Scene
129 96 8 Chicken & Biscuits, Colt Ford
130 123 57 Cage The Elephant, Cage The Elephant
131 160 62 Defying Gravity, Keith Urban
132 103 7 Fearless Love, Melissa Etheridge
133 51 11 Alice In Wonderland: Almost Alice, Soundtrack
134 NEW 1 The Obsidian Conspiracy, Nevermore
135 171 84 Twilight, Soundtrack
136 112 38 Life Starts Now, Three Days Grace
137 158 35 The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Soundtrack
138 163 61 Unstoppable, Rascal Flatts
139 115 37 Dear Agony, Breaking Benjamin
140 136 91 Learn To Live, Darius Rucker
141 122 55 Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits, Creedence Clearwater Revival
142 125 60 Wicked, Original Broadway Cast Recording
143 RE-ENTRY 91 That Lonesome Song, Jamey Johnson
144 NEW 1 Behind The Blackest Tears, Kingdom Of Sorrow
145 149 33 War Is The Answer, Five Finger Death Punch
146 98 5 The Light Meets The Dark, Tenth Avenue North
147 101 6 Amazin', Trina
148 169 15 Hillbilly Bone (EP), Blake Shelton
149 127 190 Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift
150 NEW 1 Eureka, Rooney
151 NEW 1 Dark Hope, Renee Fleming
152 NEW 1 The Addams Family, Original Broadway Cast Recording
153 133 32 NOW 32, Various Artists
154 117 22 Contra, Vampire Weekend
155 143 164 Greatest Hits, Guns N' Roses
156 81 5 Charice, Charice
157 80 3 Rebel Within, Hank III
158 139 9 Burrrprint(2) HD, DJ Holiday + Gucci Mane
159 124 9 Congratulations, MGMT
160 137 88 The Ultimate Hits, Garth Brooks
161 170 36 WOW Hits 2010, Various Artists
162 NEW 1 Raw And Un-Kutt, Kutt Calhoun
163 128 14 Valleys Of Neptune, Jimi Hendrix
164 155 14 Get Off On The Pain, Gary Allan
165 164 34 Southern Voice, Tim McGraw
166 157 43 Keep On Loving You, Reba
167 140 12 Volume Two, She & Him
168 145 11 Freight Train, Alan Jackson
169 146 93 Love On The Inside, Sugarland
170 NEW 1 Before Today, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
171 162 26 Sex Therapy: The Session, Robin Thicke
172 RE-ENTRY 303 Tapestry, Carole King (Diamond Certification) 10
173 142 146 Thriller, Michael Jackson (Diamond Certification) 29
174 NEW 1 History From Below, Delta Spirit
175 151 7 Any Port In A Storm, The Dirty Heads
176 NEW 1 Lost Boy, MyChildren, MyBride
177 173 36 The Essential Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson
178 135 36 The Script, The Script
179 198 72 Curtain Call: The Hits, Eminem
180 195 92 Mothership, Led Zeppelin
181 147 166 Daughtry, Daughtry
182 161 5 Up From Below, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes
183 141 3 Amarte A La Antigua, Pedro Fernandez
184 167 90 Nothing But The Best, Frank Sinatra
185 RE-ENTRY 4 With A Twist, Straight No Chaser
186 144 49 BLACKsummers'night, Maxwell
187 179 57 Hannah Montana: The Movie, Soundtrack
188 109 4 Revolutions Per Minute, Talib Kweli + Hi-Tek Are Reflection Eternal
189 190 30 Until The Whole World Hears, Casting Crowns
190 159 20 WOW Gospel 2010, Various Artists
191 168 20 Kidz Bop 17, Kidz Bop Kids
192 175 33 Michael Jackson's This Is It (Soundtrack), Michael Jackson
193 193 5 Fireflies And Songs, Sara Groves
194 RE-ENTRY 7 Emotion & Commotion, Jeff Beck
195 181 135 Greatest Hits, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
196 129 4 Philly Soul: The Sound Of Philadelphia: 1967 - 1980, Various Artists
197 189 134 It's Time, Michael Buble
198 126 15 Smoke & Mirrors, Lifehouse
199 113 3 My Soul, Leela James
200 RE-ENTRY 102 American Idiot, Green Day

[Fresh]

^ 81 148 2 Get Him To The Greek (Soundtrack), Infant Sorrow

[areyoureadytojump]

Will the following albums be certified by the RIAA on today's new BB200?

Numbers are from the 6/19/10 chart:

Usher 791k
Ke$ha 749k
Now 33 540k
Eminem 1,961,971
Drake 473k
Adam Lambert 656k
Phoenix Wolfgang 425k
Mary J Blige 780k
Brad Paisley 560k
Kenny Chesney 655k
Now 32 907k
Robin Thicke 406k

Albums only on the BB200 for 5+ weeks are listed and have sold over 400k.

[cking33]

After spending 302 weeks on the chart back in the 70s, "Tapestry" has re-entered the chart for the first time since then this week, coming in at #172. Yay!

[Push The Button]

Good for Carole! Her James Taylor collaboration has given her a small comeback of sorts.

[slicknickshady]

#59 Relapse
#91 The Blueprint 3

It's all because of the re-release from i guess.

Yeah right.

[pnobelysk]

Jun 16, 2010 14:51:42 GMT -5 sunpeach said:

Carrie Underwood sure is popular, I loved the 1st album, did not like the others so it surprises me they continuously sell.

the other two albums had tons of number 1 country hits, thats why they sell

[pnobelysk]

and whoa at taio cruz falling from 8 to 50. i bet iyaz will sell comparably to him

[cking33]

Jun 17, 2010 11:59:53 GMT -5 Push The Button said:

Good for Carole! Her James Taylor collaboration has given her a small comeback of sorts.

Yeah it has. It's good to see people embracing her music again.

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Still @ Xtina being taken OUT da game by 2 soundtracks. She will NEVER matter again. She OUT the game 4 good now.

[Sir Benji]

Jun 17, 2010 17:00:04 GMT -5 pnobelysk said:

and whoa at taio cruz falling from 8 to 50. i bet iyaz will sell comparably to him

if Iyaz's album doesn't get shelved

[3970]

Hanson is number 30! That's pretty great considering they own their own label and are indie.

[kt1990]

18 MIRANDA LAMBERT REVOLUTION 18111 653372

I hope this can crack 1 million.