Guest Hafo Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 In thebigham's absence... NOW IN: 28.66% -- 1 COLDPLAY CAPITOL 156,872 VIVA LA VIDA 1 2 LIL WAYNE UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 90,917 THA CARTER III -- 3 CAMP ROCK WALT DISNEY RECORDS 51,891 SOUNDTRACK 3 4 NOW 28 CAPITOL 50,245 VARIOUS ARTISTS 6 5 JOURNEY FRONTIERS 32,514 REVELATION 4 6 USHER LAFACE/ZLG 30,385 HERE I STAND -- 7 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJMG 25,473 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD 5 8 DISTURBED REPRISE 23,210 INDESTRUCTIBLE 2 9 PLIES SLIP-N-SLIDE 17,170 DEFINITION OF REAL -- 10 OFFSPRING COLUMBIA 15,652 RISE & FALL, RAGE & GRACE No MADGE in the Top 50 at this stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebigham Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 The board was down this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hafo Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Excuses, excuses Big fall again for Death Cab, hope they can stay in the Top 40! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebigham Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 HITS' building sales chart: http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/salescht.cgi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebigham Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 HITS': VIVA LA WEAKEND CHART PREVIEW: Capitol’s Coldplay will run away with next week’s chart; the only question involves the final total, which at this point looks like it’ll be in the 700-725k range. Universal Motown’s Lil Wayne will move another 290-315k in its second week, while Disney’s debuting Camp Rock soundtrack, featuring the Jonas Brothers, is headed toward 200-225k. From there on, the numbers revert to 2008 form. Capitol’s Now 28 should stay in six figures with 100-105k, with Usher (LaFace/ZLG) rounding out the Top 5 with 65-70k. Plies (Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic) should land at #6 with 60-65k, followed by three more debuts: Capitol's Katy Perry is projecting an impressive 45-50k in sales, as is The Offspring (Columbia) and Rihanna’s deluxe edition, released this week on Def Jam/IDJ. Reprise’s Disturbed is in the same general range, with Columbia's Judas Priest just behind them at 40-45k. (6/20a) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebigham Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 HITS' one year ago: -- 1 BON JOVI ISLAND 285,397 -- LOST HIGHWAY -- 2 WHITE STRIPES WARNER BROS. 212,195 -- ICKY THUMP -- 3 BRAD PAISLEY RCA/RMG 197,612 -- 5TH GEAR 1 4 TOBY KEITH SHOW DOG/UNIVERSAL NASH 72,492 -65% BIG DOG DADDY 6 5 LINKIN PARK WARNER BROS. 64,358 -18% MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT 3 6 PAUL MCCARTNEY HEAR MUSIC 63,386 -41% MEMORY ALMOST FULL 9 7 AMY WINEHOUSE UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 61,568 -18% BACK TO BLACK 4 8 MAROON 5 A&M/OCTONE 61,229 -29% IT WON'T BE SOON BEFORE LONG 2 9 FABOLOUS DEF JAM/IDJMG 56,858 -62% FROM NOTHIN' TO SOMETHIN' 8 10 T-PAIN JIVE/ZLG 55,435 -28% EPIPHANY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promise to try Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 no madonna... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolidayGuy Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Madge pops in at 48... CHART DATE: 06/23/2008 LAST UPDATE: 06/23/2008 12:53:00 NOW IN: 42.99% LW TW artist / album label power index -- 1 COLDPLAY CAPITOL 472,247 VIVA LA VIDA 1 2 LIL WAYNE UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 136,452 THA CARTER III -- 3 CAMP ROCK WALT DISNEY RECORDS 90,133 SOUNDTRACK 3 4 NOW 28 CAPITOL 50,942 VARIOUS ARTISTS 4 5 USHER LAFACE/ZLG 35,984 HERE I STAND -- 6 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJMG 34,473 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD 6 7 JOURNEY FRONTIERS 32,514 REVELATION -- 8 KATY PERRY CAPITOL 31,518 ONE OF THE BOYS 5 9 DISTURBED REPRISE 29,293 INDESTRUCTIBLE -- 10 OFFSPRING COLUMBIA 28,095 RISE & FALL, RAGE & GRACE 36 48 MADONNA WARNER BROS. 5,268 HARD CANDY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Wow at Coldplays sales! I wonder how much they will end up selling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR! Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 And who says that album sales are not important anymore... If you can have both (album sales and succesful tour) that sounds way better to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 And who says that album sales are not important anymore... If you can have both (album sales and succesful tour) that sounds way better to me! Shhh! Lets wait and see if Give it 2 Me kicks in and how the album does from there. If the song flops and the album continues to drop, THEN we can call it a flop. Okay maybe not a flop....But a tiny little *plop*. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jamesshot Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 And who says that album sales are not important anymore... If you can have both (album sales and succesful tour) that sounds way better to me! What surprises me is how underperforming it is doing in the UK and in Europe in general. There is no doubt she is underperforming here as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorjosh Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Could Coldplay get close to a million? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorjosh Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Anyway, I hope Madonna can stay in the top 40 this week on Billboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Even though I love Coldplay those fuckers are going to keep Madonna from having the best selling album around the world this year. Grrrrrrrrrrrr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorjosh Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Even though I love Coldplay those fuckers are going to keep Madonna from having the best selling album around the world this year. Grrrrrrrrrrrr. Have you heard their album? It's damn good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Have you heard their album? It's damn good! I havent bought it yet. *sink in his seat* Im a bad fan, I know. But I WILL! Only Madonna gets me rushing out to buy an album when it comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nothingfails0603 Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 personally Coldplay's album deserves to be the biggest selling of the year worldwide. I bet it'll win some Grammys too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorjosh Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 I havent bought it yet. *sink in his seat* Im a bad fan, I know. But I WILL! Only Madonna gets me rushing out to buy an album when it comes out. You must get out and buy it. It'll be worth it. A very good album and different from the last one too. By the way, what's the biggest selling album worldwide so far this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebigham Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 NOW IN: 61.14% -- 1 COLDPLAY CAPITOL 576,558 VIVA LA VIDA 1 2 LIL WAYNE UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 183,533 THA CARTER III -- 3 CAMP ROCK WALT DISNEY RECORDS 152,777 SOUNDTRACK 3 4 NOW 28 CAPITOL 63,026 VARIOUS ARTISTS -- 5 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJMG 49,167 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD 4 6 USHER LAFACE/ZLG 46,328 HERE I STAND -- 7 KATY PERRY CAPITOL 38,126 ONE OF THE BOYS -- 8 OFFSPRING COLUMBIA 34,886 RISE & FALL, RAGE & GRACE 5 9 DISTURBED REPRISE 34,560 INDESTRUCTIBLE 2 10 PLIES SLIP-N-SLIDE 32,770 DEFINITION OF REAL 36 47 MADONNA WARNER BROS. 7,629 HARD CANDY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laprol Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 NOW IN: 61.14% -- 1 COLDPLAY CAPITOL 576,558 VIVA LA VIDA Coldplay has outsold Madonna's two month total, with only 60% of their first week counted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promise to try Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Coldplay has outsold Madonna's two month total, with only 60% of their first week counted it´s the first album after a megahit, so it´s normal.But I don´t think they´ll stay for a long time on top:I think they are going to suffer the same fate than usher´s album (big first week sales, and then great sales but not incredible ones) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 NOW IN: FINAL LW TW artist / album label power index % change -- 1 COLDPLAY CAPITOL 729,255 -- VIVA LA VIDA 1 2 LIL WAYNE UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 285,344 -71% THA CARTER III -- 3 CAMP ROCK WALT DISNEY RECORDS 193,130 -- SOUNDTRACK 3 4 NOW 28 CAPITOL 78,508 -40% VARIOUS ARTISTS 4 5 USHER LAFACE/ZLG 63,949 -38% HERE I STAND -- 6 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJMG 63,315 -- GOOD GIRL GONE BAD 5 7 DISTURBED REPRISE 60,278 -40% INDESTRUCTIBLE 2 8 PLIES SLIP-N-SLIDE 54,605 -74% DEFINITION OF REAL -- 9 KATY PERRY CAPITOL 48,011 -- ONE OF THE BOYS -- 10 OFFSPRING COLUMBIA 46,232 -- RISE & FALL, RAGE & GRACE 6 11 JOURNEY FRONTIERS 36,995 -61% REVELATION -- 12 JUDAS PRIEST EPIC 36,215 -- NOSTRADAMUS 10 13 WEEZER DGC/INTERSCOPE 29,898 -27% WEEZER (RED ALBUM) 11 14 3 DOORS DOWN UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 29,321 -22% 3 DOORS DOWN 19 15 KID ROCK ATLANTIC 28,528 0% ROCK N ROLL JESUS 14 16 LEONA LEWIS J RECORDS/RMG 27,749 -16% SPIRIT 15 17 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 27,217 -10% TAYLOR SWIFT 16 18 DUFFY MERCURY 26,996 -10% ROCKFERRY 8 19 ALANIS MORISSETTE MAVERICK/REPRISE 22,467 -68% FLAVORS OF ENTANGLEMENT 13 20 SEX & THE CITY NEW LINE 21,603 -38% SOUNDTRACK 20 21 MARIAH CAREY ISLAND/IDJMG 21,388 -24% E=MC2 7 22 N.E.R.D. INTERSCOPE 21,102 -74% SEEING SOUNDS 23 23 CHRIS BROWN JIVE/ZLG 20,638 -15% EXCLUSIVE 18 24 TOBY KEITH UME/SHOW DOG 19,231 -34% 35 BIGGEST HITS 24 25 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE ATLANTIC 19,048 -16% NARROW STAIRS 29 26 JEWEL BIG MACHINE 17,693 -18% PERFECTLY CLEAR 9 27 MY MORNING JACKET ATO 17,453 -60% EVIL URGES -- 28 BLOOD RAW DEF JAM/IDJMG 16,736 -- MY LIFE THE TRUE TESTIMONY 17 29 ASHANTI UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 16,612 -44% DECLARATION 30 30 ICARLY NICKELODOEN 15,897 -21% MUSIC FROM & INSPIRED BY THE HIT 32 31 JACK JOHNSON BRUSHFIRE/UNIV REPUBLIC 15,846 -16% SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC 33 32 CARRIE UNDERWOOD ARISTA/RMG 15,624 -15% CARNIVAL RIDE -- 33 2 PISTOLS UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 15,210 -- DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR 31 34 JASON MRAZ ATLANTIC 14,883 -24% WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THINGS -- 35 JONAS BROTHERS HOLLYWOOD 14,586 -- JONAS BROTHERS 12 36 FRANK SINATRA REPRISE 14,222 -60% NOTHING BUT THE BEST 36 37 MADONNA WARNER BROS. 14,004 -18% HARD CANDY 38 38 FLOBOTS UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 13,944 -15% FIGHT WITH TOOLS 26 39 TOTAL CLUB HITS THRIVE 13,496 -39% THRIVEMIX (VARIOUS ARTISTS) 40 40 NOW 27 SBMG/COMMERICAL MUSIC GRP 13,065 -17% VARIOUS ARTISTS 47 41 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 12,567 -13% ENJOY THE RIDE 45 42 COLBIE CAILLAT UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 12,407 -16% COCO 21 43 MONTGOMERY GENTRY SBMG NASHVILLE 12,326 -54% BACK WHEN I KNEW IT ALL 22 44 EMMYLOU HARRIS NONESUCH 12,306 -53% ALL I INTENDED TO BE 28 45 BUN B RAP-A-LOT/ATLANTIC 12,170 -44% II TRILL 39 46 KENNY CHESNEY BNA/SBMG NASHVILLE 12,153 -25% JUST WHO I AM: POETS & PIRATES 37 47 ALAN JACKSON ARISTA NASHVILLE 11,631 -30% GOOD TIME -- 48 WOLF PARADE SUB POP 11,609 -- AT MOUNT ZOOMER 43 49 GARTH BROOKS PEARL RECORDS 11,391 -26% ULTIMATE HITS 46 50 NATASHA BEDINGFIELD EPIC 11,264 -23% POCKETFUL OF SUNSHINE at Coldplays sales. How much did X&Y shift in its first week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SuperPop Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 at Coldplays sales. How much did X&Y shift in its first week? 737,000 although 'Speed Of Sound' was not as big as 'Viva La Vida' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neutrocks Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 So Hard Candy just dropped one spot. Not too bad. I just wish it could pick up more steam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciccone's Cheeks Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 ^ ya, we all wish that, but Im FKIN thrilled she CAME back with some respect there at the end, during the last 30%. It looked reeeally bad for a second lol. While shes dropping each week, its not as severe as I thought it would by now, and shes kinda sorta maintaining semi decent/ better than AL #s LOL. Its really gonna come down to the next few weeks. By then, itll be apparant whether or not GI2Me is makin an impact. If it doesnt, than the real plummeting will begin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolidayGuy Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 The SS numbers last week were a little higher than HITS (and, HC was ranked 6 spots higher)- so if the SS # is close to HITS, the % drop will be >18%. In its 8th week, AL had scanned 13,557- so, again, if the SS numbers hold, just about the same as AL. Only difference is- AL dropped from No. 72 to No. 93 in its 8th week on the BB 200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolidayGuy Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Nah, I doubt many bought AL for "Hollywood"- not exactly a standout or mass-appeal track. Album sales were higher in 2003, mosti mportantly- why I noted that AL was down to No. 93 with similar sales to what HC is seeing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny1999 Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 Pulse Music/bks BILLBOARD HOT DIGITAL SONGS - TOP 50 2 1 PERRY*KATY I KISSED A GIRL 235096 7 219239 987717 -- 2 LOVATO*DEMI & JONAS*JOE THIS IS ME 134535 999 0 134535 1 3 COLDPLAY VIVA LA VIDA 131042 -47 245504 1144178 48 4 CYRUS*MILEY 7 THINGS 130281 402 25928 180127 11 5 PUSSYCAT DOLLS WHEN I GROW UP 127718 71 74592 296649 -- 6 RIHANNA DISTURBIA 110537 999 0 110537 -- 7 JONAS BROTHERS PLAY MY MUSIC 109335 999 0 109335 7 8 LIL WAYNE LOLLIPOP 108768 9 100238 2253137 4 9 RIHANNA TAKE A BOW 103313 -8 111766 1066009 3 10 METRO STATION SHAKE IT 103147 -14 119954 747060 5 11 BEDINGFIELD*NATASHA POCKETFUL OF SUNSHINE 99208 -9 109472 1446034 6 12 BROWN*CHRIS FOREVER 96080 -9 105328 769891 -- 13 JONAS*JOE GOTTA FIND YOU 76425 999 0 76425 8 14 LEWIS*LEONA BLEEDING LOVE 75705 -21 95626 2606233 9 15 MCCARTNEY*JESSE LEAVIN' 74003 -16 88329 758721 83 16 CAST OF CAMP ROCK WE ROCK 68328 303 16940 100219 10 17 MADONNA FEAT. JUSTIN TIMBERLAK 4 MINUTES 66589 -18 81064 1868412 14 18 DANITY KANE DAMAGED 58560 2 57552 916274 96 19 FLO RIDA IN THE AYER 57545 300 14373 108947 12 20 SPARKS*JORDIN/CHRIS BROWN NO AIR 56584 -14 65584 2121229 19 21 THREE 6 MAFIA FEATURING PROJEC LOLLI LOLLI (POP THAT BODY) 53650 15 46576 278370 17 22 ESTELLE AMERICAN BOY 53211 1 52938 370518 13 23 RAY J FEAT YUNG BERG SEXY CAN I 50351 -14 58827 1616603 15 24 O'DONIS*COLBY WHAT YOU GOT 50158 -11 56326 544623 21 25 PLIES BUST IT BABY PART 2 49404 10 45053 517807 18 26 3 DOORS DOWN IT'S NOT MY TIME 47996 -6 50815 526835 43 27 LIL WAYNE MILLI 46632 59 29279 374109 24 28 NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK SUMMERTIME 46444 7 43578 201994 31 29 KARDINAL OFFISHALL DANGEROUS 45571 21 37614 227897 16 30 USHER LOVE IN THIS CLUB 45208 -17 54794 1831822 25 31 DUFFY MERCY 45193 7 42335 399468 35 32 V.I.C. GET SILLY 44094 22 36160 284165 26 33 NE-YO CLOSER 42200 2 41500 274807 22 34 FLOBOTS HANDLEBARS 42160 -5 44220 375024 27 35 MAROON 5 IF I NEVER SEE YOUR FACE AGAIN 40117 0 40258 296686 36 36 MRAZ*JASON I'M YOURS 37606 8 34819 403679 30 37 CAILLAT*COLBIE REALIZE 37357 -4 38800 910520 33 38 DEGRAW*GAVIN IN LOVE WITH A GIRL 35520 -4 36834 510561 23 39 COOK*DAVID TIME OF MY LIFE 34961 -20 43780 557852 20 40 MAYER*JOHN SAY 34035 -25 45561 1078536 34 41 ONEREPUBLIC STOP AND STARE 33577 -7 36240 1326279 32 42 UNDERWOOD*CARRIE LAST NAME 32703 -11 36911 338925 42 43 BANNER*DAVID GET LIKE ME 32461 9 29851 194785 38 44 FLYLEAF ALL AROUND ME 32424 -4 33851 645705 39 45 FLO RIDA LOW 31123 -2 31895 3999708 50 46 LIL WAYNE GOT MONEY 30314 26 24028 234918 -- 47 PERRY*KATY HOT N' COLD 27403 999 101 27603 37 48 COLDPLAY VIOLET HILL 27378 -21 34752 242473 44 49 RIHANNA DON'T STOP THE MUSIC 27282 -5 28757 2048009 47 50 CYRUS*MILEY SEE YOU AGAIN 27121 1 26961 1698629 A FEW BONUSES: -- 52 COLDPLAY LOST! 25613 999 21 25634 -- 60 LOVATO*DEMI WHO WILL I BE? 22553 999 0 22553 -- 81 VERONICAS*THE UNTOUCHED 17469 729 2106 44976 -- 92 ANOUK LOST 16471 999 318 20944 -- 100 FRANCIS*JORDAN & BERNARD*ROSHO HASTA LA VISTA 14312 999 0 14312 -- 104 COLDPLAY LIFE IN TECHNICOLOR 14046 999 41 14087 -- 111 MARTIN*MEAGHAN TOO COOL 12641 999 0 12641 -- 125 HUDGENS*VANESSA SNEAKERNIGHT 11049 119 5034 27128 -- 131 COLDPLAY CEMETERIES OF LONDON 10498 999 20 10518 -- 144 DOYLE*AARON WHAT IT TAKES 9747 999 0 9747 -- 151 JONAS BROTHERS S.O.S. 9358 23 7636 1033190 -- 154 FRANCIS*JORDAN START THE PARTY 9197 999 0 9197 -- 184 SANDSTROM*RENEE HERE I AM 8318 999 0 8318 -- 187 COLDPLAY DEATH AND ALL OF HIS FRIENDS 8249 999 28 8277 -- 190 COLDPLAY LOVERS IN JAPAN 8030 999 23 8053 -- 194 SEPTEMBER CRY FOR YOU 7920 20 6614 116259 -- 200 DION*CELINE NEW DAY HAS COME 7837 901 783 187770 And here's how Hot 100 Airplay ended up before recurrents were removed: No. 1 - Lil Wayne (-5.4 million) No. 2 - Leona (-5.3 million) No. 4 - Rihanna (+7.4 million) No. 12 - Katy Perry (+12.6 million) No. 13 - Keyshia Cole (-1.3 milllion) No. 14 - Chris Brown (+7.1 million) Forever No. 15 - Natasha Bedingfield (+5.9 million) No. 16 - Jesse McCartney (+6.3 million) No. 20 - Alicia Keys (+0.5 million) No. 25 - Colbie Calait (+1.5 million) No. 29 - Ne-Yo (+4.4 million) No. 61 - Coldplay (+4.9 million) No. 77 - David Cook (+3.7 million) No. 101 - Pussycat Dolls (+5.0 million) No. 127 - Miley Cyrus (+1.2 million) No. 150 - Rihanna (+2.1 million) Disturbia No. 247 - Jonas Brothers (+7.1 million) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebigham Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 Billboard.com: Coldplay Cruises To No. 1 On The Billboard 200 June 25, 2008 by Katie Hasty, N.Y. As expected, Coldplay tops The Billboard 200 with "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends," which shifted a whopping 721,000 first-week U.S. copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The Capitol effort sold nearly as many copies as the band's other chart-topper, 2005's "X&Y," which moved 737,000. Only one other rock band has had a 700,000-plus week since the release of that effort. Last November, the Eagles' "Long Road Out of Eden" began at No. 1 with 711,000. With the million-plus debut of Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III" last week, this marks only the second time the chart has seen back-to-back debuts of more than 700,000 since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking data in 1991. The first time it happened was way back in the summer of 2000, when Britney Spears' "Oops! I Did It Again" (1,319,000) was followed by Eminem's "The Marshall Mathers LP" (1,760,000). Forty percent of "Viva La Vida" sales, 288,000 copies, were digital downloads, making it the biggest sales frame ever registered for a digital album. It surpasses the previous record, set earlier this year when Jack Johnson's "Sleep Through the Static" (139,000). With a 69% sales decrease, "Tha Carter III" (Cash Money/Universal) slips 1-2 with 309,000 units. The soundtrack to the Disney Channel film "Camp Rock," featuring the Jonas Brothers, debuts at No. 3 with 188,000. The movie premiered on June 20 and averaged 8.9 million total viewers according to Nielsen, making it the network's second-most-watched original movie after 2007's "High School Musical 2." The multi-label "Now 28" compilation continues its decline 3-4 with 81,000 (39%), while Plies' "Definition of Real" (Big Gates/Slip-N-Slide) falls 2-5 with 68,000 (-68%). Selling 65,000, Usher's LaFace/Zomba set "Here I Stand" descends 5-6 with a 36% sales decrease. Flying up the chart 124-7, Rihanna's "Good Girl Gone Bad" (SRP/Def Jam) experiences a 930% sales jump to 63,000; a re-issue of the 2007 album hit shelves with three additional tracks. Disturbed's former chart-topping Warner Bros. set "Indestructible" declines 4-8 with 59,000 (-42%). Capitol pop newcomer Katy Perry has a No. 9 start with her debut album, "One of the Boys," which sold 47,000. The single "I Kissed a Girl" has been climbing its way up the Hot 100 and sits currently at the No. 2 spot, behind Coldplay's "Viva La Vida." The Offspring's first album in five years, "Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace" (Columbia), debuts at No. 10 with 46,000. The veteran rock act's 2003 album "Splinter" peaked at No. 30. Metal mainstay Judas Priest's "Nostradamus" (Epic) begins at No. 11 with 42,000, the highest charting album of the band's career. Its previous best came with 2005's "Angel of Retribution" at No. 13. Blood Raw's first album for Def Jam, "CTE Presents: My Life: The True Testimony," debuts at No. 30 with 17,000, and rapper 2 Pistols' debut "Death Before Dishonor" (J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League) bows at No. 33 with 16,000. Indie rock act Wolf Parade earns its highest chart position with "At Mount Zoomer" (Sub Pop), moving 13,000 to open at No. 46. Album sales are down 10.6% from last week's sum at 8.30 million units, and are down 6.7% compared to the same week last year. With 196.98 million units sold this year so far, sales are down 10.9% overall compared to last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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