from hits daily double...

YOUR LABOR DAY WEAKEND CHART PREVIEW: In a wonky week that began with a Monday release date and ends with a holiday weekend, the margin of error may be a little greater than usual (if that's even possible). Here's how we think the top of next week's chart will look:
** Whitney Houston (Arista/RMG) 290-310k
Miley Cyrus (Hollywood) 135-150k
** Trey Songz (Atlantic) 110-120k
Michael Jackson Number Ones (Epic) 60-65k
Colbie Caillat (Universal Republic) 50-55k
Kings of Leon (RCA/RMG) 45-50k
** Chevelle (Epic) 35-40k
Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 30-35k
Hannah Montana: The Movie (Walt Disney) 30-35k
** Pitbull (Polo Grounds/J/RMG) 30-35k
Black Eyed Peas (Interscope) 30-35k
Maxwell (Columbia) 30-35k
** Black Crows (Silver Arrow) 30-35k
Zac Brown Band (Atlantic) 25-30k
** The Used (Reprise) 25-30k
** Denotes debut
Have a mellow Labor Day weekend, boys and girls. See y'all Tuesday. (9/4a)

Dang! Those numbers for the Top 3 are very impressive. Everyone keeps saying something different about what Whitney is expected to make. Some are saying 200,000 and now Hits Daily Double is saying possibly over 300,000? Hope HDD is right? That would definitely be considered a MAJOR comeback for Whit. Also congrats to Trey Songz! 120,000 copies is pretty darn good!

Sidenote:

Does anyone have an updated list of the Best Selling Albums of the Year?????

This message has been edited. Last edited by: 24fanatic,

200k was the initial projections from HITS. Then it was 250-275k. Now, it's 290-310 and they expect it to increase. The sales from the first three days have been strong and the Labor Day weekend will most likely have a huge effect. So, that's why HITS projections are increasing for Whitney. I wouldn't be surprised if it goes passed 310k.

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Originally posted by 24fanatic:
Dang! Those numbers for the Top 3 are very impressive. Everyone keeps saying something different about what Whitney is expected to make. Some are saying 200,000 and now Hits Daily Double is saying possibly over 300,000? Hope HDD is right? That would definitely be considered a MAJOR comeback for Whit. Also congrats to Trey Songz! 120,000 copies is pretty darn good!

Sidenote:

Does anyone have an updated list of the Best Selling Albums of the Year?????

2009 ytd (before this week)

Catalog titles are rounded estimates
non-catalog titles no longer on the BB200 are based on last known sales


1 NUMBER ONES MICHAEL JACKSON 1,620,000
2 FEARLESS TAYLOR SWIFT 1,607,678
3 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE SOUNDTRACK 1,406,540
4 RELAPSE EMINEM 1,379,589
5 THE FAME LADY GAGA 1,200,317
6 DARK HORSE NICKELBACK 1,078,039
7 TWILIGHT SOUNDTRACK 1,071,841
8 NO LINE ON THE HORIZON U2 981,447
9 THRILLER MICHAEL JACKSON 962,000
10 THE E.N.D. (THE ENERGY NEVER DOES) BLACK EYED PEAS 958,176

11 UNSTOPPABLE RASCAL FLATTS 939,681
12 I AM…SASHA FIERCE BEYONCE 911,813
13 ONLY BY THE NIGHT KINGS OF LEON 864,755
14 ESSENTIAL MICHAEL JACKSON MICHAEL JACKSON 844,000
15 BIG WHISKEY & THE GROOGRUX KING DAVE MATTHEWS BAND 833,152
16 21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN GREEN DAY 763,581
17 ALL I EVER WANTED KELLY CLARKSON 680,176
18 NOW 30 VARIOUS ARTISTS 676,698
19 THE FOUNDATION ZAC BROWN BAND 670,951
20 THE FRAY THE FRAY 670,229
21 BLACKSUMMER'S NIGHT MAXWELL 661,371
22 INTUITION JAMIE FOXX 661,077
23 808S & HEARTBREAK KANYE WEST 566,989
24 NOW 31 VARIOUS ARTISTS 566,308
25 FUNHOUSE PINK 559,881
26 LEAVE THIS TOWN DAUGHTRY 547,387
27 WORKING ON A DREAM BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 546,554
28 WIDE OPEN JASON ALDEAN 537,983
29 WE SING. WE DANCE. WE STEAL THINGS. JASON MRAZ 532,645
30 LEARN TO LIVE DARIUS RUCKER 528,318
31 DEFYING GRAVITY KEITH URBAN 525,196
32 LINES, VINES & TRYING TIMES JONAS BROTHERS 506,058
33 CIRCUS BRITNEY SPEARS 490,839
34 A DIFFERENT ME KEYSHIA COLE 484,566
35 PAPER TRAIL T.I. 480,602
36 LOVE ON THE INSIDE SUGARLAND 470,902
37 TAYLOR SWIFT TAYLOR SWIFT 444,804
38 LOVE VS MONEY THE-DREAM 444,022
39 IN A PERFECT WORLD… KERI HILSON 431,869
40 DAVID COOK DAVID COOK 412,813
41 VIVA LA VIDA OR DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS COLDPLAY 407,673
42 THE SOUND OF MADNESS SHINEDOWN 405,874
43 LADY ANTEBELLUM LADY ANTEBELLUM 399,633
44 SCARS & SOUVENIRS THEOIRY OF A DEADMAN 390,795
45 19 ADELE 389,427
46 HANNAH MONTANA 3 SOUNDTRACK 389,255
47 GREATEST HITS II KENNY CHESNEY 381,545
48 OFF THE WALL MICHAEL JACKSON 377,000
49 FREEDOM AKON 376,770
50 DEEPER THAN RAP RICK ROSS 374,172

HITS:

CHART DATE: 09/07/2009
NOW IN: FINAL

-- 1 WHITNEY HOUSTON ARISTA/RMG 301,396 --
I LOOK TO YOU
2 2 MILEY CYRUS HOLLYWOOD 161,604 +154%
TIMES OF OUR LIVES
-- 3 TREY SONGZ ATLANTIC 135,896 --
READY
4 4 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 64,027 +6%
NUMBER ONES
1 5 COLBIE CAILLAT UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 46,071 -58%
BREAKTHROUGH
5 6 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 43,942 -17%
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
-- 7 CHEVELLE EPIC 42,913 --
SCI-FI CRIMES
-- 8 PITBULL J RECORDS/RMG 41,173 --
REBELUTION
20 9 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 37,786 +59%
THRILLER
10 10 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 35,007 +2%
FEARLESS
9 11 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 33,467 -7%
E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
18 12 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 32,086 +18%
FOUNDATION
12 13 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY 31,895 -3%
SOUNDTRACK
-- 14 BLACK CROWES SILVER ARROW 29,870 --
BEFORE THE FROST... UNTIL THE F
17 15 MAXWELL COLUMBIA 29,378 +4%
BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT
8 16 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 28,697 -30%
TWANG
7 17 REBA MCENTIRE VALORY 27,976 -33%
KEEP ON LOVING YOU
-- 18 CHRIS YOUNG RCA NASHVILLE 27,119 --
THE MAN I WANT TO BE
-- 19 THE USED REPRISE 26,596 --
ARTWORK
14 20 MICHAEL JACKSON EPIC 26,525 -11%
ESSENTIAL
16 21 NOW 31 SONY MUSIC 26,377 -7%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
13 22 DAUGHTRY 19/RCA/RMG 25,952 -21%
LEAVE THIS TOWN
11 23 NOW COUNTRY 2 SONY MUSIC 25,563 -23%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
3 24 SKILLET ATLANTIC 23,578 -63%
AWAKE
-- 25 INSANE CLOWN POSSE PSYCHOPATHIC 21,550 --
BANG! POW! BOOM!
24 26 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 21,531 +5%
WIDE OPEN
-- 27 JOHN FOGERTY VERVE FORECAST 19,901 --
BLUE RIDGE RANGERS RIDES AGAIN
25 28 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 18,280 -11%
FAME
6 29 IMOGEN HEAP RCA/RMG 16,956 -64%
ELLIPSE
35 30 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 16,319 +4%
LEARN TO LIVE
34 31 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 15,395 -2%
DARK HORSE
15 32 LETOYA CAPITOL 15,170 -49%
LADY LOVE
32 33 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 14,808 -9%
RELAPSE
33 34 FABOLOUS DEF JAM/IDJ 14,225 -10%
LOSO'S WAY
31 35 NEIL DIAMOND COLUMBIA 14,105 -16%
HOT AUGUST NIGHT/NYC
45 36 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 14,093 +19%
LOVE ON THE INSIDE
44 37 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 14,003 +15%
LADY ANTEBELLUM
27 38 HANNAH MONTANA 3 WALT DISNEY 13,956 -21%
SOUNDTRACK
37 39 DEMI LOVATO HOLLYWOOD 13,489 -6%
HERE WE GO AGAIN
42 40 SHINEDOWN ATLANTIC 13,398 +6%
SOUND OF MADNESS
43 41 WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE WALT DISNEY 11,843 -3%
SOUNDTRACK
-- 42 BRAD PAISLEY ARISTA NASHVILLE 11,569 --
AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT
-- 43 MICHAEL JACKSON MOTOWN 11,212 --
DEFINITIVE COLLECTION
49 44 KEITH URBAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 10,998 -1%
DEFYING GRAVITY
40 45 JUSTIN MOORE VALORY 10,865 -16%
JUSTIN MOORE
41 46 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 10,863 -14%
LIVE ON THE INSIDE
-- 47 KENNY CHESNEY BNA/RCA NASHVILLE 10,773 --
GREATEST HITS II
-- 48 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 10,743 --
TAYLOR SWIFT
38 49 KIDZ BOP KIDS RAZOR & TIE 10,468 -21%
KIDZ BOP 16
47 50 LEDISI VERVE 10,465 -8%

300k is very impressive considering she has no hit right now. i was prediction 225-250.

Yes, I think those are extremely good numbers for Whitney considering she has no hit, no video, and only made one major appearance since her release. Pitbull has two major digital hits and only sold a measly 41k first week. People actually thought he and Miley were major competition for Whitney and were proven wrong. These are actually Whitney's biggest first week sales during the Soundscan era. She's off to a great start. I can't wait til the Oprah effect kicks in.

Also, congrats to Trey Songz. I'm not his biggest fan, but his #s are very impressive in deed.

Wow, no album has sold over 2 million copies this year? HOLY ****. That is unbelievable to me.

Congrats to Whitney, tho.

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 9/6/09)
1) Whitney Houston – I Look To You – 304,801
2) Miley Cyrus – Time Of Our Live EP – 153,147 (After 2 weeks – 215484)
3) Trey Songz – Ready – 130,803

Other Debuts
4) Insane Clow Posse – Bang! Pow! Boom! – 49,708
6) Chevelle – Sci-Fi Crimes – 45,544
8 ) Pitbull – Rebelution – 41,144
10) Used – Artwork – 34,854
12) Black Crowes – Before The Frost…Until The Freeze – 32,158

Official Billboard Results for Week of 08.31.09

1. Whitney Houston, "I Look to You" (DEBUT)
2. Miley Cyrus, "The Time of Our Lives"
3. Trey Songz, "Ready" (DEBUT)
4. Insane Clown Posse, "Bang! Pow! Boom!" (DEBUT)
5. Colbie Caillat, "Breakthrough"
6. Chevelle, "Sci-Fi Crimes" (DEBUT)
7. Kings of Leon, "Only by the Night"
8. Pitbull, "Rebelution" (DEBUT)
9. Taylor Swift, "Fearless"
10. Used, "Artwork" (DEBUT)

Billboard 200

1 HOUSTON*WHITNEY I LOOK TO YOU 304,801 999 6,102 310,903
2 CYRUS*MILEY TIME OF OUR LIVES EP 153,147 146 62,337 215,484
3 SONGZ*TREY READY 130,803 999 1,998 132,801
4 INSANE CLOWN POSSE BANG! POW! BOOM! 49,708 999 246 49,966
5 CAILLAT*COLBIE BREAKTHROUGH 46,978 -56 105,955 153,020
6 CHEVELLE SCI-FI CRIMES 45,544 999 763 47,263
7 KINGS OF LEON ONLY BY THE NIGHT 44,598 -14 51,969 1,272,342
8 PITBULL REBELUTION 41,144 999 199 41,343
9 SWIFT*TAYLOR FEARLESS 35,342 4 34,032 3,789,231
10 USED ARTWORK 34,854 999 1,245 36,101
11 BLACK EYED PEAS E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES) 33,840 -5 35,597 1,027,613
12 BLACK CROWES BEFORE THE FROST...UNTIL THE F 32,158 999 363 32,521
13 BROWN*ZAC BAND FOUNDATION 32,096 17 27,519 922,473
14 HANNAH MONTANA HANNAH MOVIE SNDTRK 31,636 -4 32,830 1,471,006
15 MAXWELL BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT 29,939 11 26,970 718,280
16 STRAIT*GEORGE TWANG 29,041 -29 41,138 286,377
17 MCENTIRE*REBA KEEP ON LOVING YOU 28,610 -32 41,920 166,373
18 VARIOUS NOW 31 26,698 -6 28,331 621,337
19 YOUNG*CHRIS MAN I WANT TO BE 26,354 999 20 26,374
20 DAUGHTRY LEAVE THIS TOWN 26,348 -19 32,692 606,224
21 VARIOUS NOW COUNTRY V2 25,997 -21 33,109 59,106
22 SKILLET AWAKE 23,443 -65 67,611 51,586
23 ALDEAN*JASON WIDE OPEN 21,768 6 20,624 580,375
24 FOGERTY*JOHN BLUE RIDGE RANGERS RIDES AGAIN 20,959 999 276 21,294
25 LADY GAGA FAME 18,417 -9 20,201 1,388,851
26 LETOYA LADY LOVE 17,874 -46 32,800 50,733
27 RUCKER*DARIUS LEARN TO LIVE 16,268 3 15,852 917,579
28 NICKELBACK DARK HORSE 15,556 -2 15,877 2,274,737
29 HEAP*IMOGEN ELLIPSE 15,452 -68 48,025 63,622
30 EMINEM RELAPSE 15,398 -4 15,961 1,410,948
31 SOUNDTRACK HANNAH MONTANA 3 14,741 -15 17,399 421,395
32 FABOLOUS LOSO'S WAY 14,644 -0 14,708 207,388
33 CROSS CANADIAN RAGWEED HAPPINESS & ALL THE OTHER THIN 14,344 999 910 15,254
34 LADY ANTEBELLUM LADY ANTEBELLUM 14,117 15 12,240 803,041
35 SUGARLAND LOVE ON THE INSIDE 13,998 17 11,995 1,797,934
36 DIAMOND*NEIL HOT AUGUST NIGHT NYC 13,889 -26 18,879 128,796
37 SHINEDOWN SOUND OF MADNESS 13,581 6 12,804 712,254
38 LOVATO*DEMI HERE WE GO AGAIN 12,081 -22 15,395 242,604
39 JACKSON*MICHAEL DEFINITIVE COLLECTION 11,824 7 11,022 22,892
40 DISNEY WIZARDS OF WAVERLY P 11,696 -3 12,077 71,635
41 PAISLEY*BRAD AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT 11,623 10 10,599 312,850
42 MATTHEWS*DAVE BAND BIG WHISKEY & THE GROOGRUX KIN 11,148 -4 11,572 855,872
43 SUGARLAND LIVE ON THE INSIDE 10,945 -13 12,616 145,486
44 URBAN*KEITH DEFYING GRAVITY 10,912 -4 11,374 547,482
45 MOORE*JUSTIN JUSTIN MOORE 10,815 -10 12,068 75,338
46 CHESNEY*KENNY GREATEST HITS II 10,707 3 10,390 402,642
47 SWIFT*TAYLOR TAYLOR SWIFT 10,659 6 10,080 4,305,935
48 KIDZ BOP KIDS KIDZ BOP 16 10,317 -21 12,980 94,154
49 BEYONCE I AM...SASHA FIERCE 10,281 -4 10,713 2,391,660
50 ARCTIC MONKEYS HUMBUG 10,117 -63 27,591 38,248
51 P!NK FUNHOUSE 10,082 7 9,463 1,260,313
52 LEDISI TURN ME LOOSE 9,615 -21 12,177 49,014
52 MRAZ*JASON WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THIN 9,615 11 8,678 1,351,492
54 RASCAL FLATTS UNSTOPPABLE 9,481 -6 10,101 959,263
55 JEREMIH JEREMIH 9,233 10 8,413 190,816
56 GLORIANA GLORIANA 8,948 -17 10,830 98,878
57 GREEN DAY 21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN 8,930 -16 10,606 783,117
58 TWILIGHT SOUNDTRACK 8,877 -6 9,407 2,217,664
59 THEORY OF A DEADMAN SCARS & SOUVENIRS 8,683 -2 8,862 693,834
60 MICHELE*CHRISETTE EPIPHANY 8,514 6 8,011 283,926
61 NELSON*WILLIE AMERICAN CLASSIC 8,464 -26 11,496 20,041
62 K-JON I GET AROUND 8,270 -3 8,488 73,704
63 CURRINGTON*BILLY LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING
64 MATISYAHU LIGHT 8,210 -63 22,438 30,726
65 JOHNSON*JAMEY THAT LONESOME SONG 7,803 70 4,586 564,623
66 WEBB*DEREK STOCKHOLM SYNDROME 7,623 999 7 724
67 WINANS*VICKIE HOW I GOT OVER 7,500 89 3,972 8,160
68 PAUL*SEAN IMPERIAL BLAZE 7,337 -28 10,216 46,185
69 OWL CITY OCEAN EYES 7,336 6 6,930 66,215
70 NEEDTOBREATHE OUTSIDERS 7,251 -65 20,740 22,334
71 JONAS BROTHERS LINES VINES & TRYING TIMES 7,000 -26 9,405 522,463
72 SOUNDTRACK (500) DAYS OF SUMMER-MUSIC FRO 6,918 -19 8,576 67,845
73 THIRD EYE BLIND URSA MAJOR 6,832 -40 11,294 67,341
74 CLARKSON*KELLY ALL I EVER WANTED 6,790 3 6,616 693,582
75 FRAY*THE FRAY 6,774 -5 7,131 683,880
76 HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD SWAN SONGS 6,648 -0 6,673 515,602
77 SIGEL*BEANIE BROAD STREET BULLY 6,477 999 129 6,606
78 SELAH YOU DELIVER ME 6,435 -25 8,604 4,418
79 MICHAELSON*INGRID EVERYBODY 6,202 -73 22,554 28,800
80 THOMAS*ROB CRADLESONG 6,106 -17 7,352 261,024
81 TWISTA CATEGORY F5 5,894 -2 6,013 115,862
82 DRIVE BY TRUCKERS FINE PRINT (A COLLECTION OF OD 5,889 999 113 6,002
83 COLLECTIVE SOUL COLLECTIVE SOUL 2009 5,881 -69 18,808 24,799
84 SPARKS*JORDIN BATTLEFIELD 5,852 -6 6,217 104,652
85 COBRA STARSHIP HOT MESS 5,765 -26 7,754 69,137
86 WILCO WILCO (THE ALBUM) 5,531 -40 9,182 217,527
87 HILSON*KERI IN A PERFECT WORLD... 5,454 -3 5,632 442,955
88 JONES*GEORGE OLD COUNTRY STORE 5,351 0 5,351
89 CHICKENFOOT CHICKENFOOT 5,350 -20 6,649 306,364
90 MODEST MOUSE NO ONE'S FIRST, AND 5,292 -23 6,845 60,283
91 PERRY*KATY ONE OF THE BOYS 5,257 -12 5,971 1,132,911
92 LOVE AND THEFT WORLD WIDE OPEN 5,249 -58 12,534 17,787
93 3OH!3 WANT 5,104 -18 6,231 338,589
94 VARIOUS NOW 30 5,088 -1 5,164 686,950
95 CAGE THE ELEPHANT CAGE THE ELEPHANT 5,067 -5 5,340 108,193
96 J MOSS JUST JAMES 5,021 -35 7,725 11,075
97 U2 NO LINE ON THE HORIZON 4,872 -5 5,103 991,422
98 HALESTORM HALESTORM 4,842 12 4,316 81,191
99 LIL' WAYNE THA CARTER III 4,808 6 4,528 3,244,429
100 COLDPLAY VIVA LA VIDA 4,718 -49 9,285 2,565,604
101 PHOENIX WOLFGANG AMADEUS PHOENIX 4,658 -16 5,531 125,356
102 DEAD WEATHER HOREHOUND 4,652 -16 5,571 108,059
103 GUETTA*DAVID ONE LOVE 4,555 -46 8,386 13,011
104 JET SHAKA ROCK 4,519 -73 16,787 21,426
105 MAMMA MIA SOUNDTRACK 4,510 -19 5,552 1,755,116
106 SICK PUPPIES TRI-POLAR 4,490 -12 5,102 56,260
107 TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FSOUNDTRACK 4,424 -7 4,781 155,608
108 MARY MARY SOUND, THE 4,307 17 3,668 312,467
109 ROBINSON*SMOKEY TIME FLIES WHEN YOU'RE HAVING 4,294 -53 9,213 13,564
110 ALL TIME LOW NOTHING PERSONAL 4,215 -20 5,282 138,210
111 QUEEN LIVE IN UKRAINE 4,191 0 4,191
112 WILSON*CHARLIE UNCLE CHARLIE 4,133 22 3,401 246,858
113 AVENTURA LAST 4,131 -3 4,264 157,434
114 LMFAO PARTY ROCK 4,101 -12 4,639 47,961
115 PICKLER*KELLIE KELLIE PICKLER 4,047 15 3,523 305,340
116 BAZAN*DAVID CURSE YOUR BRANCHES 4,027 999 72 4,099
117 JACKSON*ALAN GOOD TIME 3,996 7 3,733 915,270
118 GRIZZLY BEAR VECKATIMEST 3,975 45 2,743 104,079
119 DAUGHTRY DAUGHTRY 3,939 -11 4,429 4,525,588
120 LATIFAH*QUEEN PERSONA 3,893 -79 18,371 22,332
121 JOE SIGNATURE 3,889 -5 4,077 102,996
122 HOLIDAY*BILLIE COMPLETE BILLIE HOLIDAY 3,856 999 51 4,150
123 HILLSONG FAITH+HOPE+LOVE 3,810 -16 4,533 15,452
124 GINUWINE MAN'S THOUGHTS 3,807 14 3,340 103,517
125 XX,THE XX 3,731 85 2,021 6,144
126 DONAHEW*CASEY BAND MOVING ON 3,725 999 10 3,736
127 FAME SOUNDTRACK 3,695 -36 5,792 9,488
128 PHILLIPS,CRAIG & DEAN FEARLESS 3,670 -1 3,712 6,121
129 HOUSER*RANDY ANYTHING GOES 3,647 13 3,233 110,275
130 WOW HITS 2009 WOW HITS 2009 3,632 7 3,392 202,755
131 STRAIT*GEORGE TROUBADOUR 3,618 -11 4,086 954,362
132 SPEKTOR*REGINA FAR 3,599 -18 4,364 126,040
133 MGMT ORACULAR SPECTACULAR 3,589 -5 3,791 488,423
134 HAMILTON*ANTHONY POINT OF IT ALL 3,584 17 3,074 443,634
135 SILVERSUN PICKUPS SWOON 3,543 -6 3,784 161,786
136 MUTEMATH ARMISTICE 3,478 -40 5,793 27,777
137 SCHULTZ*MARK COME ALIVE 3,469 -62 9,103 4,469
138 PLEASURE P INTRODUCTION OF MARCUS COOPER 3,445 10 3,145 101,428
139 CHURCH*ERIC CAROLINA 3,432 -2 3,504 128,986
140 COOK*DANE ISOLATED INCIDENT 3,429 -1 3,448 172,133
141 YOUTHFUL PRAISE RESTING ON HIS PROMISE 3,425 999 98 2,916
142 FOXX*JAMIE INTUITION 3,417 11 3,089 1,037,617
143 NICOLE*BRITT LOST GET FOUND 3,392 -3 3,485 8,136
144 JACKSON*MICHAEL STRIPPED MIXES 3,389 37 2,474 33,579
145 INGRAM*JACK BIG DREAMS & HIGH HOPES 3,380 -63 9,137 12,533
146 KILLSWITCH ENGAGE KILLSWITCH ENGAGE 3,353 -8 3,656 129,444
147 LEELAND LOVE IS ON THE MOVE 3,344 -46 6,231 4,572
148 BENSON*GEORGE SONGS & STORIES 3,315 -39 5,437 8,812
149 RISE AGAINST APPEAL TO REASON 3,271 -3 3,368 314,141
150 SPEARS*BRITNEY CIRCUS 3,259 -5 3,427 1,601,868
151 THE-DREAM LOVE VS. MONEY 3,256 26 2,578 449,856
152 DORROUGH DORROUGH MUSIC 3,241 -23 4,205 32,353
153 COOK*DAVID DAVID COOK 3,237 1 3,214 1,232,827
154 DYLAN*BOB PLAYLIST: THE VERY BEST 3,195 792 358 6,177
155 MONSTER BALLADS: THE ULTIMATE MONSTER BALLADS: THE ULTIMATE 3,121 -9 3,438 10,661
156 KEITH*TOBY TOBY KEITH 35 BIGGEST HITS 3,076 14 2,695 679,478
157 RASCAL FLATTS VOL. 1-GREATEST HITS 3,057 -5 3,219 714,477
158 OTEP SMASH THE CONTROL MACHINE 3,042 -42 5,260 18,839
159 CAVO BRIGHT NIGHTS DARK DAYS 3,039 -15 3,582 22,343
160 HAWTHORNE*MAYER STRANGE ARRANGEMENT 3,034 0 3,034
161 BENTLEY*DIERKS FEEL THAT FIRE 3,019 16 2,593 247,352
162 SINATRA*FRANK LIVE AT THE MEADOWLANDS 3,010 -31 4,358 53,395
163 HARRISON*GEORGE LET IT ROLL: THE SONGS 2,994 18 2,545 65,802
164 SMITH*MICHAEL W NEW HALLELUJAH 2,954 37 2,158 99,495
165 ROSS*RICK DEEPER THAN RAP 2,942 9 2,696 379,810
165 SINATRA*FRANK NOTHING BUT THE BEST 2,942 -6 3,128 572,126
167 TENTH AVENUE NORTH OVER & UNDERNEATH 2,929 10 2,659 58,947
168 FRANTI*MICHAEL & SPEARHEAD ALL REBEL ROCKERS 2,891 12 2,576 93,848
168 IZIBOR*LAURA LET THE TRUTH BE TOLD 2,891 36 2,125 59,150
170 WISIN Y YANDEL LA REVOLUCION 2,848 -3 2,935 138,495
171 TRAILER CHOIR OFF THE HILLBILLY HO 2,840 11 2,549 21,992
172 SLAUGHTERHOUSE SLAUGHTERHOUSE 2,839 -14 3,298 30,827
173 FORD*COLT RIDE THROUGH THE COUNTRY 2,802 -3 2,893 71,957
174 T.I. PAPER TRAIL 2,777 3 2,698 2,008,180
175 COLE*KEYSHIA DIFFERENT ME 2,770 8 2,567 938,821
176 TOMLIN*CHRIS HELLO LOVE 2,765 0 2,762 146,426
177 INCUBUS MONUMENTS & MELODIES 2,756 -16 3,276 146,468
178 VARIOUS AMERICAN IDOL SEASON 8 EP 2,734 -10 3,040 39,478
179 BEYONCE ABOVE AND BEYONCE 2,733 15 2,370 71,454
180 KEARNEY*MAT CITY OF BLACK & WHITE 2,715 -20 3,411 85,162
181 OSWALT*PATTON MY WEAKNESS IS STRONG 2,688 -51 5,490 15,081
182 BATTISTELLI*FRANCESCA MY PAPER HEART 2,683 6 2,535 52,330
183 DISTURBED INDESTRUCTIBLE 2,668 0 2,655 1,060,458
184 LIL WYTE BAD INFLUENCE 2,667 -45 4,866 7,551
185 NOW COUNTRY NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL COUNTRY 2,647 6 2,494 374,821
186 PARACHUTE LOSING SLEEP 2,628 -12 2,984 61,549
187 KRALL*DIANA QUIET NIGHTS 2,602 -21 3,275 339,885
188 KILLERS DAY & AGE 2,594 9 2,372 671,842
189 CONJUNTO ATARDECER CONTIGO PARA SIEMPRE 2,581 -13 2,968 9,882
190 ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS WHEN THE WORLD COMES DOWN 2,570 -7 2,749 465,634
191 CYRUS*MILEY BREAKOUT 2,554 10 2,327 1,458,792
192 PAPA ROACH METAMORPHOSIS 2,533 -13 2,903 157,581
193 LONELY ISLAND INCREDIBAD 2,510 -7 2,696 244,189
194 TISDALE*ASHLEY GUILTY PLEASURE 2,476 -18 3,005 49,214
195 THIRD DAY REVELATION 2,469 -5 2,601 176,763
196 SEAL SOUL 2,443 10 2,220 481,479
197 SAVING ABEL SAVING ABEL 2,430 -8 2,636 499,966
198 GAITHER*BILL & GLORIA JOY IN MY HEART 2,418 -33 3,587 1,349
199 PUGH*EARNEST EARNEST PUGH LIVE: RAIN ON US 2,383 -4 2,493 4,992
200 SEBASTIAN*JOAN PEGADITO AL CORAZON 2,377 -20 2,980 5,668
200 DEBARGE*KRISTINIA EXPOSED 2,377 -6 2,530 36,308

Go Whitney!

Trey Songz shocked me with such a strong debut.

Official Billboard Results for Week of 09.07.09

1. Jay-Z, "The Blueprint 3" (DEBUT)
2. Miley Cyrus, "The Time of Our Lives"
3. Whitney Houston, "I Look to You"
4. Raekwon, "Only Built for Cuban Linx" (Pt. 2) (DEBUT)
5. Brooks & Dunn, "#1's . . . And Then Some" (DEBUT)
6. Trey Songz, "Ready"
7. The Black Eyed Peas, "The E.N.D."
8. Boys Like Girls, "Love Drunk" (DEBUT)
9. Kings of Leon, "Only by the Night"
10. Taylor Swift, "Fearless"

Featured in Best Buy, Target Circulars, Rapper Will Spend Another Week on Top

September 16, 2009

Not even Kanye West can hold back Jay-Z, who will return to the top of the HITS' Album chart next week, with a total that should top 200k for his much-acclaimed Blueprint 3, the first release through his Roc Nation label on Atlantic Records.

In addition to his spate of live TV, The Blueprint 3 will be featured in both Best Buy and Target circulars in its second week in stores.

The figures are estimates from one-day sales reports called in by those retailers who still have working phones and computers.

The real battle will be for second place, where veteran Reprise U.K. rock band Muse, fresh off their triumphant MTV VMA performance with new album Resistance, look headed for between 120-125k in first-week sales, which will put them neck and neck and neck with Arista/RMG's Whitney Houston and Universal Motown's debuting Kid Cudi, both in the 110-120k range.

Sales of Houston's album I Look to You are exploding, thanks to the singer's tell-all appearance on Oprah this week.

Other chart newcomers include Cash Money/Universal Motown's Drake (55-60k); Asylum's Lil Boosie (45-50k); Roadrunner's Megadeth (40-45k); Hollywood teen rockers Honor Society (28-30k); WB's Mark Knopfler (18-20); and Essential Music's Ace Frehley, Dunk Ryder's Trick Daddy and Vagrant's Thrice (all at 12-15k).

The market was up 7% vs. last week, down 2% vs. same week last year and still down 14% year to date.

WEAKEND TOP 13 (OR SO) PREVIEW: A number of newcomers will penetrate the top of the HITS Album Sales chart next Tuesday but, after all is said and done, Jay-Z will continue to be on top, with Whitney Houston feeling the Oprah Effect at #2. Top 10 bows for Reprise's Muse, Universal Motown's Kid Cudi, Cash Money/ Universal Motown's Drake and Asylum's Lil Boosie will fill in the gaps between old standbys The Beatles and Michael Jackson. Here's a peak at the leader board as we head into the weakend:
1. Jay-Z (Roc Nation) 240-260k
2. Whitney Houston (Arista/RMG) 140-150k
3. ** Muse (Reprise) 110-120k
4. ** Kid Cudi (Universal Motown) 100-110k
5. Miley Cyrus (Hollywood) 80-85k
6. The Beatles, Abbey Road (Apple/Capitol) 60-65k
7. ** Drake (Cash Money/Universal Motown) 60-65k
8. Michael Jackson, Number Ones (Epic) 45-50k
9. ** Lil Boosie (Asylum) 40-45k
10. Black Eyed Peas (Interscope) 40-45k
11. The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper (Apple/Capitol) 40-45k
12. ** Megadeth (Roadrunner) 40-45k
13. Taylor Swift (Big Machine) 40-45k
** Denotes debut
You may now return to defriending everyone you know on Facebook. (9/18a)

wow look at Drake debute for only a Mixtape imagine when the album come out.

Kid Cudi album is really good I think im gonna make a thread for him.

After listening to muse album two times its a really great album glad to see them in the top 5.

Kid Cudi has an interesting album. I have been giving it a listen over the last couple days.

Muse is a fun band. Their album is pretty good. If they really do finish in that #3 position, it would be their highest ever chart appearance.

I read that the Beatles stereo remaster set is actually going to hit #15 on the top 200 chart. Not the pop catalog or comprehensive chart. The actual top 200 chart. And the mono remaster is going to hit around #40. Those are somehow not considered back catalog. LOL.

I remember a while back someone had posted a list of the top selling acts of this decade. I believe the Beatles were in 2nd place. I wonder how close they were to #1? Crazy that The Beatles can threaten to be the top selling act of this decade. And I thought 2nd place was pretty wild.

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Official Billboard Results for Week of 09.14.09

1. Jay-Z, "The Blueprint 3"
2. Whitney Houston, "I Look to You"
3. Muse, "The Resistance" (DEBUT)
4. Kid Cudi, "Man on the Moon: The End of Day" (DEBUT)
5. Miley Cyrus, "The Time of Our Lives"
6. Drake, "So Far Gone" (DEBUT)
7. Lil' Boosie, "Superbad" (DEBUT)
8. Taylor Swift, "Fearless"
9. Megadeth, "Endgame" (DEBUT)
10. The Black Eyed Peas, "The E.N.D."

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wow look at Drake debute for only a Mixtape imagine when the album come out.

Is it for the mixtape or the EP?

That's Drake's EP.