HITS 7/26-7/27: EMINEM vs ROSS for #1

[slicknickshady]

www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/newsPage.cgi?news08149m01

ROSS A DON DEAL?
Def Jam/IDJ Rapper Rick Ross Takes Dead Aim on Eminem for Close Race

July 21, 2010

Eminem’s four-play may well be about to end.

The hip-hop superstar’s four straight weeks at #1 with his Shady/Aftermath/ Interscope album Recovery is being threatened this week by Def Jam/IDJ Miami rapper Rick Ross, whose Teflon Don is on target to do between 170-180k in sales.

With placement in Target and Best Buy circulars, Eminem’s Recovery, off just 15% this week, is in the early lead, but the outcome is still very much in doubt.

That’s according to one-day sales reports from those retailers whose doors are still open and air conditioners whirring. As Springsteen puts it, “Is anybody alive out there?”

Next highest debut is A&M’s Sheryl Crow roots blues album, 100 Miles from Memphis, which will enter the charts with 45-50k in first-week sales.

Walt Disney’s Jonas Brothers Jonas L.A. album, the soundtrack to their TV series, should do around 35-40k.

Finally, Razor & Tie’s cottage industry, the 18th edition of Kidz Bop Kids, will bow with between 35-40k

The market was flat vs. last week, down 23% vs. same week last year (still in the throes of Michael-mania) and remains down 12% year to date.

Wonder what Mel Gibson would have to say about that.

[jgizzle89]

great numbers for ross. i hope em wins, but i also hope they both hit 180k.

[slicknickshady]

I think they will both do in the 160K range to be honest. But if Em can do 180K again and if Rick Ross does it i will be impressed.

[Gravity.]

Terrible, terrible numbers for JB. Have they really fallen off that much in a year?

[HolidayGuy]

^Apparently so. Do the brothers sing on every track? Fellow Disney star Miley has fallen, too, but "Hanna Montana" still has strong ratings, at least.

[I Wish]

Ratings for "Jonas" have actually climbed this season compared to the last.

The boys do sing on every track, but of course promo has only restricted to DC. It should have done better though.

TPOPG.

[popindustrialist]

Jul 21, 2010 15:57:50 GMT -5 Gravity. said:

Terrible, terrible numbers for JB. Have they really fallen off that much in a year?

Britney and Timberlake stand almost alone as survivors of teen pop booms. They all get 3-4 years to make their money and then the career collapses. Their fans hit puberty and move on, but they are so associated with children's music that no one else is interested.

The Graveyard:

NKOTB 1987-1991
Hanson 1997-2000
Backstreet 1997-2001
NSYNC 1998-2001
Miley 2006-2010
JB 2007-2010

[sdot23]

Wow. Those are really good numbers for Rick Ross. Glad Em is staying consistent.

[fridayteenage]

I dunno if Miley's totally over yet. Tamed went T10 unlike...some other artists' opening singles.

[d.t.m]

Hope Ricky Ross gets another #1. Em can let go for a week.

[heart]

Jul 21, 2010 15:57:50 GMT -5 Gravity. said:

Terrible, terrible numbers for JB. Have they really fallen off that much in a year?

Disney Channel has forgotten about JB and Miley, they're pushing Selena Gomez right now.

Demi Lovato hasn't been actively promoted either. She's long forgotten. Their label Hollywood Records is to blame for it. The Jonas Brothers only had one single out from their last album and they basically forgot the album after that. I don't think Demi Lovato has ever gotten a radio adds date for mainstream success like the others did. They've basically abandoned Miley and her second single because since her contract is up with her Disney affiliated label, they really don't care to save her last album era with them.

[slicknickshady]

www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/rumormill.cgi

YOUR WEAKEND TOP 15 CHART PREVIEW

The top of next week's chart is still too close to call, as a couple of hip-hop heavyweights continue to duke it out in a bout that promises to stay nip and tuck throughout the weekend. If Eminem is victorious, it will be his fifth consecutive week at #1. As for challenger Rick Ross, regardless of where he lands on the chart, dude’s on track to beat the first week of his previous release by about 25k. You’ll note that the top five releases listed below, and 10 of the 15, are from UMG.

Eminem (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope) 180-190k

* Rick Ross (Def Jam/IDJ) 180-190k

* Sheryl Crow (A&M) 45-50k

Drake (Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown) 45-50k

Justin Bieber (Island/IDJ) 40-45k

* Kidz Bop Kids (Razor & Tie) 35-40k

* Jonas Brothers, Jonas L.A. Soundtrack (Walt Disney) 35-40k

Now 34 (Capitol/EMI) 27-30k

Lady Gaga (Interscope) 24-27k

Lady Antebellum (Capitol Nashville/EMI) 24-27k

Jack Johnson (Brushfire/Universal Republic) 21-24k

Usher (LaFace/JLG) 21-24k

Zac Brown Band (Atlantic) 18-21k

Korn (Roadrunner) 18-21k

Jerrod Niemann (Arista Nashville) 18-21k

Enrique Iglesias (Universal Republic) 18-21k

Big Boi (Def Jam/IDJ) 18-21k

* Denotes debut

[kt1990]

I can't at the consistency of Zac Brown's sales. Wow.

[Cerbius]

I hope Em snags the number one spot. Gaga is selling consistently as well.

Jul 23, 2010 18:49:11 GMT -5 @kt1990 said:

I can't at the consistency of Zac Brown's sales. Wow.

IKR? I wish PO was getting those kind of numbers.

[Stephen]

You have to remember though, Cere, their CD has been out significantly longer and has only sold 400k more and they are only on their first album. Plus, they have had singles promoted to other formats. Something Carrie has (stupidly) not done since BHC.

[BlueSwan]

It's gonna be close, but I think the smart money is on Eminem.

[slicknickshady]

Yeah!

Recovery (Deluxe) is back to #1 on iTunes. Recovery the regular version is still #3 on iTunes.

What does that mean? Probably nothing. But still glad it's back to #1 on iTunes.

[Choco]

Enrique Iglesias is selling well...

[Honeymoon]

I think Eminem will pull off the #1 this week which would be amazing cause the projection is barely a drop at all from last week (what is it less than 5%?)

[Honeymoon]

Jul 24, 2010 14:43:25 GMT -5 Choco said:

Enrique Iglesias is selling well...

He is certainly holding up pretty well. If only the first week sales were higher

[slicknickshady]

www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/salescht.cgi

LW TW artist / album label power index
-- 1 RICK ROSS DEF JAM/IDJ 107,600
TEFLON DON
1 2 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 98,976
RECOVERY

[David]

Here's the full one for those interested in more than just the Top 2...

CHART DATE: 07/26/2010
LAST UPDATE: 07/26/2010 10:52:40
NOW IN: 54.98%

LW TW artist / album label power index
-- 1 RICK ROSS DEF JAM/IDJ 107,600
TEFLON DON
1 2 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 98,976
RECOVERY
4 3 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 28,110
MY WORLD 2.0
3 4 DRAKE YM/CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 27,356
THANK ME LATER
-- 5 KIDZ BOP KIDS RAZOR & TIE 26,943
KIDZ BOP 18
9 6 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 34 CAPITOL/EMI 23,050
VARIOUS ARTISTS
-- 7 JONAS L.A. WALT DISNEY 21,193
SOUNDTRACK
-- 8 SHERYL CROW A&M 20,067
100 MILES FROM MEMPHIS
10 9 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 16,056
NEED YOU NOW
6 10 JERROD NIEMANN ARISTA NASHVILLE 14,643
JUDGE JERROD & THE HUNG JURY
11 11 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 13,322
FAME
17 12 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 13,044
FOUNDATION
19 13 USHER LAFACE/JLG 12,963
RAYMOND VS. RAYMOND
18 14 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 12,884
EUPHORIA
20 15 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 11,502
CAN'T BE TAMED
23 16 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 10,732
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
25 17 MIRANDA LAMBERT COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 9,909
REVOLUTION
2 18 KORN ROADRUNNER 9,384
KORN III: REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE
33 19 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 8,582
MY WORLD
15 20 BIG BOI DEF JAM/IDJ 8,500
SIR LUSCIOUS LEFT FOOT
27 21 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 8,413
FAME MONSTER (EP)
13 22 JACK JOHNSON BRUSHFIRE/UNIV REPUBLIC 7,975
TO THE SEA
29 23 THE-DREAM DEF JAM/IDJ 7,693
LOVE KING
24 24 OZZY OSBOURNE EPIC 7,559
SCREAM
8 25 TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE CHOP SHOP/ATLANTIC 6,971
SOUNDTRACK
36 26 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 6,905
PLAY ON
34 27 KE$HA KEMOSABE/RCA/RMG 6,753
ANIMAL
46 28 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 33 CAPITOL/EMI 6,310
VARIOUS ARTISTS
43 29 JARON & THE LONG ROAD TO LOVE JW/BIG MACHINE/UNIV REPUB 6,249
GETTING DRESSED IN THE DARK
22 30 CAROLE KING & JAMES TAYLOR HEAR MUSIC 6,148
LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR
39 31 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 6,054
JOURNEY TO REGIONALS
-- 32 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 6,025
FEARLESS
44 33 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 5,954
DARK HORSE
-- 34 TRAIN COLUMBIA 5,720
SAVE ME SAN FRANCISCO
47 35 DIERKS BENTLEY CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 5,481
UP ON THE RIDGE
42 36 ALICIA KEYS J RECORDS/RMG 4,912
ELEMENT OF FREEDOM
50 37 GODSMACK UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 4,792
THE ORACLE
-- 38 AC/DC COLUMBIA 4,714
IRON MAN 2 SOUNDTRACK
-- 39 CHRISTINA AGUILERA RCA/RMG 4,700
BIONIC
37 40 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 4,393
GLEE: THE MUSIC, VOL. 3 SHOWSTOP
45 41 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 4,374
CRAZY LOVE
41 42 BRET MICHAELS POOR BOY/MAILBOAT 4,352
CUSTOM BUILT
-- 43 BLACK VEIL BRIDES VICTORY 4,361
WE STITCH THESE WOUNDS
7 44 HELLYEAH EPIC 4,164
STAMPEDE
30 45 B.O.B. ATLANTIC 4,126
ADVENTURES OF BOBBY RAY
31 46 TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS REPRISE 3,662
MOJO
5 47 STING DECCA 3,272
SYMPHONICITIES
40 48 3OH!3 ATLANTIC 3,187
STREETS OF GOLD
12 49 M.I.A. N.E.E.T./INTERSCOPE 2,798
MAYA
-- 50 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 2,725
GLEE: THE MUSIC, VOL. 1
21 51 SARAH MCLACHLAN ARISTA/RMG 2,524
LAWS OF ILLUSION

[slicknickshady]

Hope Em will take it.

[areyoureadytojump]

HITS' building album sales chart:

www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/salescht.cgi

[areyoureadytojump]

ONE year ago:

CHART DATE: 07/27/2009

2 1 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 161,173 -8%
NUMBER ONES
-- 2 DEMI LOVATO HOLLYWOOD 114,046 --
HERE WE GO AGAIN
1 3 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 99,244 -63%
LEAVE THIS TOWN
5 4 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 75,609 -22%
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
4 5 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 74,921 -30%
THRILLER
3 6 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 73,628 -38%
ESSENTIAL
7 7 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 59,158 -12%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
6 8 HANNAH MONTANA 3 WALT DISNEY RECORDS 54,507 -22%
SOUNDTRACK
10 9 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 53,151 -2%
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
-- 10 JORDIN SPARKS 19/JIVE/ZLG 48,418 --
BATTLEFIELD

[areyoureadytojump]

#51 sneaks on in the first update...

[Deleted]

Does anyone have the totals for "Cant Be Tamed" and "Bionic"?

[slw84]

Jul 21, 2010 18:35:30 GMT -5 @popindustrialist said:

Jul 21, 2010 15:57:50 GMT -5 Gravity. said:

Terrible, terrible numbers for JB. Have they really fallen off that much in a year?

Britney and Timberlake stand almost alone as survivors of teen pop booms. They all get 3-4 years to make their money and then the career collapses. Their fans hit puberty and move on, but they are so associated with children's music that no one else is interested.

The Graveyard:
Miley 2006-2010

Damn, you went there...

[slw84]

Jul 26, 2010 12:55:44 GMT -5 David said:

Here's the full one for those interested in more than just the Top 2...

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I can't

[Glove Slap]

To be honest, if you have good accountants and financial advisers, you can live off what you make as a teen star for the rest of your life.