Okay, you knew it was coming...I'll just stick with the chart updates for Art Official Age for now, 3rdEyeGirl can be someone else's project:

US Amazon (pre-sales):

#146 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

• #2 in Music > R&B > Contemporary R&B

This thread may not last but I thought I would get it our there.

Any other chart information?

[Edited 8/26/14 10:08am]

The album is #25 on iTunes and "Clouds" is #140 (up from 146 a few hours ago). I don't believe the album will be able to debut at #1 on Billboard since Blake Shelton has a new album out that week as well, but Art Official Age and Plectrum Electrum should give Prince his 15th and 16th top ten albums, moving him higher up on the all-time list. For an artist like Prince, all-time standings are where it's at nowadays (as opposed to competing with Iggy Azalea and Ariana Grande for top 40 airplay).

If you're curious, here are the current standings:

MOST TOP 10 ALBUMS ON THE BILLBOARD 200

Rolling Stones 36

Frank Sinatra 33

Barbra Streisand 32

The Beatles 31

Elvis Presley 27

Madonna 20
Bob Dylan 20

Paul McCartney 19

George Strait 18
Elton John 18
Bruce Springsteen

Neil Diamond 17
Rod Stewart 17

Mariah Carey 17

Johnny Mathis 16

Dave Matthews 15
Tim McGraw 15
Jay Z 15
Garth Brooks 15
R Kelly 15

Eric Clapton 15

Prince 14
Van Halen 14
The Beach Boys 14
Toby Keith 14
Barry Manilow 14

Santana 13
Led Zeppelin 13

Chicago 12
Rush 12
Alan Jackson 12
Bon Jovi 12
Korn 12
Celine Dion 12
Mary J Blige 12

[Edited 8/26/14 13:55pm]

Moving fast up US Amazon:

#111 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

• #2 in Music > R&B > Contemporary R&B

Wow, Garth Brooks has 21 less albums than the Rolling Stones but has sold more albums than anyone but Elvis Presley?

Man, his album sales must have been through the roof on almost every one!

Plectrum Electrum is ranked 105.

thisisreece said:

Plectrum Electrum is ranked 105.

Maybe we should just do both updates on one thread...think I'll rename it.

renfield said:

UK itunes chart.

Plectrum Electrum: 76

Art Official Age: 53

RodeoSchro said:

trickster said:

renfield said:

The album is #25 on iTunes and "Clouds" is #140 (up from 146 a few hours ago). I don't believe the album will be able to debut at #1 on Billboard since Blake Shelton has a new album out that week as well, but Art Official Age and Plectrum Electrum should give Prince his 15th and 16th top ten albums, moving him higher up on the all-time list. For an artist like Prince, all-time standings are where it's at nowadays (as opposed to competing with Iggy Azalea and Ariana Grande for top 40 airplay).

If you're curious, here are the current standings:

MOST TOP 10 ALBUMS ON THE BILLBOARD 200

Rolling Stones 36

Frank Sinatra 33

Barbra Streisand 32

The Beatles 31

Elvis Presley 27

Madonna 20
Bob Dylan 20

Paul McCartney 19

George Strait 18
Elton John 18
Bruce Springsteen

Neil Diamond 17
Rod Stewart 17

Mariah Carey 17

Johnny Mathis 16

Dave Matthews 15
Tim McGraw 15
Jay Z 15
Garth Brooks 15
R Kelly 15

Eric Clapton 15

Prince 14
Van Halen 14
The Beach Boys 14
Toby Keith 14
Barry Manilow 14

Santana 13
Led Zeppelin 13

Chicago 12
Rush 12
Alan Jackson 12
Bon Jovi 12
Korn 12
Celine Dion 12
Mary J Blige 12

[Edited 8/26/14 13:55pm]

This List cant be true.... Madonna Never released 20 Albums - or am i wrong?

Yeah - she has 12 albums to her name, so what's with this list? Unless it includes greatest hits or soundtracks....dunno?

AOA=

US Amazon

• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #1 in Music > R&B > Contemporary R&B
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AOA #17
PE #31
iTunes

[Edited 8/26/14 17:19pm]

Mindflux said:

trickster said:

renfield said: This List cant be true.... Madonna Never released 20 Albums - or am i wrong?

Yeah - she has 12 albums to her name, so what's with this list? Unless it includes greatest hits or soundtracks....dunno?

This isn't a list of studio albums, it's a list of albums that made the top ten on the Billboard 200 chart. So yes, it includes greatest hits, live albums, and soundtracks where she is the main artist (like Purple Rain or Whitney's Bodyguard soundtrack).

Madonna's 20 top ten albums are:

Madonna (#8)

Like A Virgin (#1)

True Blue (#1)

Who's That Girl (Soundtrack)(#7)

Like A Prayer (#1)

I'm Breathless (Dick Tracy Soundtrack)(#2)

The Immaculate Collection (Greatest Hits)(#2)

Erotica (#2)

Bedtime Stories (#3)

Something To Remember (Greatest Hits)(#6)

Evita (Soundtrack)(#2)

Ray Of Light (#2)

Music (#1)

GHV2 (Greatest Hits)(#7)

American Life (#1)

Confessions On A Dance Floor (#1)

Hard Candy (#1)

Celebration (Greatest Hits)(#7)

Sticky & Sweet Tour (Live Album)(#10)

MDNA (#1)

iTunes Update from wednesday morning:

Sorry for my naivety, but how can it chart when it's not released for another month - sad world (bit like reviewing it with out hearing it!)

Daveoooo said:

Sorry for my naivety, but how can it chart when it's not released for another month - sad world (bit like reviewing it with out hearing it!)

These charts are based on sales not quality.

[Edited 8/27/14 4:09am]

Daveoooo said:

Sorry for my naivety, but how can it chart when it's not released for another month - sad world (bit like reviewing it with out hearing it!)

These are pre-orders

Every one knows that those figures are impossible since no one buys albums anymore, ask Bart!

renfield said:

Mindflux said:

Yeah - she has 12 albums to her name, so what's with this list? Unless it includes greatest hits or soundtracks....dunno?

This isn't a list of studio albums, it's a list of albums that made the top ten on the Billboard 200 chart. So yes, it includes greatest hits, live albums, and soundtracks where she is the main artist (like Purple Rain or Whitney's Bodyguard soundtrack).

Madonna's 20 top ten albums are:

Madonna (#8)

Like A Virgin (#1)

True Blue (#1)

Who's That Girl (Soundtrack)(#7)

Like A Prayer (#1)

I'm Breathless (Dick Tracy Soundtrack)(#2)

The Immaculate Collection (Greatest Hits)(#2)

Erotica (#2)

Bedtime Stories (#3)

Something To Remember (Greatest Hits)(#6)

Evita (Soundtrack)(#2)

Ray Of Light (#2)

Music (#1)

GHV2 (Greatest Hits)(#7)

American Life (#1)

Confessions On A Dance Floor (#1)

Hard Candy (#1)

Celebration (Greatest Hits)(#7)

Sticky & Sweet Tour (Live Album)(#10)

MDNA (#1)

Thanks for clearing that up, as there was no mention as to what qualified. Where did you source this information from?

I'm sure I read somewhere that Paul Macartney actually has 48 top 10 albums if you include everything he appeared on as a musician (work with the Beatles, solo artist, Wings etc) - no less merit than the same inflation of Madonna's figures methinks

linus4000 said:

iTunes today: ART OFFICIAL AGE #2 Macau #4 Greece #5 Sweden #7 Mozambique #9 Norway #13 Finland #17 Italy #18 Netherlands #25 United States #26 Switzerland #28 Belgium #34 Azerbaijan #34 Turkey #38 Japan #39 Singapore #41 Spain #46 Denmark #48 France #57 United Kingdom #58 Ireland #67 Austria #73 New Zealand #82 Germany #87 Australia #99 Canada #152 Russia #169 South Africa PLECTRUMELECTRUM #3 Macau #9 Mozambique #25 Belgium #28 Italy #28 Netherlands #42 Singapore #46 United States #54 Japan #54 Sweden #56 Switzerland #68 Denmark #72 France #82 United Kingdom #110 New Zealand

These Macau people are really impressive. And look at the Greek! Not only do they exist, they also buy Prince's music! Awesome. As for Spain, we have a reasonably good number 41, but that doesn't mean nothing, since here everybody steals music. I guess you can get to number 41 with only 4 copies sold.

Mindflux said:

Thanks for clearing that up, as there was no mention as to what qualified. Where did you source this information from?

I'm sure I read somewhere that Paul Macartney actually has 48 top 10 albums if you include everything he appeared on as a musician (work with the Beatles, solo artist, Wings etc) - no less merit than the same inflation of Madonna's figures methinks

These are stats from Joel Whitburn's Billboard 200 chart book. Madonna's figures aren't inflated at all; she released 20 albums that made the top ten. "The Immaculate Collection" was no less of a top ten Madonna album than "Bedtimes Stories". It would only be inflated for her if it didn't apply to everyone (Dave Matthews made the list thanks to all his live albums, and most artists on the list have charted several greatest hits compilations).

McCartney's number isn't as big because Paul McCartney and the Beatles are two distinct, separate acts. I don't think anyone is arguing that Ringo Starr has 33 top ten albums (he had two on his own).

[Edited 8/27/14 13:57pm]

Alright we have a Clouds sighting:

US Amazon:

• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #265 Paid in Songs (See Top 100 Paid in Songs)
  • #17 in MP3 Downloads > Songs > R&B

todesm said:

AOA #1 PE #2 On amazon france RNB album charts

this just goes to show that a little bit of proper promotion can really help

Amazon UK

Plectrumelectrum: 110 (6th in R&B and Soul)

Art Official Age: 82

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Why are they putting Plectrumelectrum in the R&B and soul genre? Surely that should be Art Official Age.

thisisreece said:

Amazon UK

Plectrumelectrum: 110 (6th in R&B and Soul)

Art Official Age: 82

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Why are they putting Plectrumelectrum in the R&B and soul genre? Surely that should be Art Official Age.

A lot of record shops classify Purple Rain as Soul/R'n'B. It's not easy with prince albums, they're a mixed bag of styles.

[Edited 8/29/14 10:57am]