LW TW artist / album label power index % change
-- 1 EAGLES EAGLES RECORDING COMPANY 707,253 --
LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN
-- 2 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/ZLG 289,791 --
BLACKOUT
1 3 CARRIE UNDERWOOD ARISTA/RMG 162,976 -70%
CARNIVAL RIDE
-- 4 AVENGED SEVENFOLD WARNER BROS. 92,006 --
AVENGED SEVENFOLD
-- 5 JOSH TURNER MCA NASHVILLE 84,121 --
EVERYTHING IS FINE
-- 6 BACKSTREET BOYS JIVE/ZLG 80,338 --
UNBREAKABLE
2 7 ROBERT PLANT & ALISON KRAUSS ROUNDER 76,854 -24%
RAISING SAND
4 8 JOSH GROBAN REPRISE 73,352 +8%
NOEL
-- 9 ANDREA BOCELLI DECCA 67,668 --
BEST OFANDREA BOCELLI - VIVERE
8 10 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 52,613 -7%
STILL FEELS GOOD
9 11 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 WALT DISNEY RECORDS 49,627 -11%
SOUNDTRACK
6 12 KID ROCK ATLANTIC/ATL G 48,941 -22%
ROCK N ROLL JESUS
14 13 COLBIE CAILLAT UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 42,394 -3%
COCO
10 14 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 42,329 -17%
MAGIC
13 15 REBA MCENTIRE MCA NASHVILLE 38,670 -11%
DUETS
15 16 KANYE WEST ROC-A-FELLA/IDJMG 35,970 -17%
GRADUATION
16 17 HANNAH MONTANA 2 - MEET MILEY WALT DISNEY RECORDS 35,892 -2%
SOUNDTRACK
18 18 SOULJA BOY TELL'EM INTERSCOPE 35,638 +2%
SOULJABOYTELLEM.COM
20 19 KEYSHIA COLE GEFFEN 35,081 +9%
JUST LIKE YOU
43 20 JONAS BROTHERS HOLLYWOOD 31,769 +84%
JONAS BROTHERS
11 21 SEETHER WIND-UP 30,220 -39%
FINDING BEAUTY IN NEGATIVE...
17 22 NEIL YOUNG REPRISE 29,109 -20%
CHROME DREAMS II
22 23 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 28,769 -3%
ALL THE RIGHT REASONS
19 24 ACROSS THE UNIVERSE INTERSCOPE 28,725 -17%
SOUNDTRACK
3 25 GARY ALLAN MCA NASHVILLE 27,939 -60%
LIVING HARD
21 26 MATCHBOX TWENTY ATLANTIC/ATL G 26,634 -13%
EXILE ON MAINSTREAM
26 27 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 26,336 +5%
TAYLOR SWIFT
30 28 FERGIE A&M/INTERSCOPE 26,103 +8%
THE DUTCHESS
27 29 SUGARLAND ISLAND/MERCURY NASHVILLE 25,870 +4%
ENJOY THE RIDE
28 30 TIMBALAND INTERSCOPE 25,063 +1%
TIMBALAND PRESENTS SHOCK VALUE
-- 31 PUSCIFER RED INK 24,925 --
V IS FOR VAGINA
5 32 SERJ TANKIAN SERJICAL STRIKE 24,455 -61%
ELECT THE DEAD
-- 33 PLAYAZ CIRCLE DEF JAM/IDJMG 24,417 --
SUPPLY AND DEMAND
45 34 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE 24,170 +44%
CHRISTMAS SONG
-- 35 BABY BASH ARISTA/RMG 23,144 --
CYCLONE
24 36 SANTANA ARISTA/RMG 22,726 -13%
ULTIMATE SANTANA
12 37 JUANES UNIVERSAL MUSIC LATINO 21,969 -55%
LA VIDA ES UN RATICO
23 38 JILL SCOTT HIDDEN BEACH 21,967 -24%
REAL THING: WORDS & SOUNDS, V3
35 39 J. HOLIDAY CAPITOL 20,850 -1%
BACK OF MY LAC
32 40 KENNY CHESNEY BNA/SBMG NASHVILLE 20,562 -10%
JUST WHO I AM: POETS & PIRATES
31 41 50 CENT AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE 19,923 -17%
CURTIS
39 42 DAUGHTRY RCA/RMG 19,813 +5%
DAUGHTRY
33 43 FOO FIGHTERS RCA/RMG 19,570 -10%
ECHOES SILENCE PATIENCE & GRACE
7 44 COHEED AND CAMBRIA COLUMBIA 19,235 -68%
NO WORLD FOR TOMORROW
-- 45 PROJECT PAT KOCH 18,102 --
WALKIN' BANK ROLL
40 46 LINKIN PARK WARNER BROS. 17,323 -7%
MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT
46 47 CASTING CROWNS REUNION 16,960 +8%
ALTAR & THE DOOR
34 48 ERIC CLAPTON REPRISE 16,407 -24%
COMPLETE CLAPTON
44 49 JOHN FOGERTY FANTASY 15,965 -6%
REVIVAL
36 50 LEANN RIMES CURB 15,904 -24%
FAMILY
[Edited 11/7/07 17:27pm]
[Edited 11/8/07 20:45pm]

asg said:

My only question as i said before, though I love the Eagles and im glad whenever veterans pull these numbers. Was the record counted as 1 or 2 since its a double record. Also the 11.88 list price at Walmart puts each disc at 5.94 which doesnt qualify as an album/ep price, if we remember back in 1999 Prince's new master charted as an album because it was over 6 dollars on list price had he lowered the price under 6.98 then it would have been a single.
[Edited 11/6/07 13:54pm]

OOOH that's COLD BUSTED. Britney at #2!

eagles album isnt technically double album since its only 90mins long it has to be 100mins to be double

asg said:

4real? who said that?

Wow@The Eagles. Those are some big numbers.

As for Britney, I was expecting her to sell more than that. I thought for sure she'd be #1.

Wow, somebody bought the Backstreet Boys album?

I was totally expecting Britney to debut at number one and with higher numbers. Everyone in the media will pounce on this as a failure and it probably ulimately is. Anyone think it will break a million, US? I have major doubts and assume only hardcore fans bought it this week and that's all that's left (when at Target, I saw some girls look and point out the Britney CD and go "Eww!").

Even if you cut the Eagles number in half, they still easily make number one, so that's crazy. I, for one, forgot it was coming out. Guess being only at Wal-Mart didn't hurt but maybe helped! But it's been forever since the very popular Eagles made an album!

Backstreet not cracking 100K...Guess nobody expected much but talk about a huge contrast for both Britney and Backstreet and the days when they sold over a million the first week (will those days ever exsist anymore for anyone...Eagles pretty amazing numbers!).

WHAT!?! (((FAINT)))

The Eagles actually sold more than Britney! Oh yeah, "her career is over, ladies and gentlemen".

So was this just blatant BS: http://www.mtv.com/news/a...ColdFusion

Well, it was just a projection... they were right about Britney, around 300k, but someone seriously overlooked The Eagles!

MendesCity said:

Pretty much. I bet you Chris Crocker is somewhere bashing his head on his Britney-made bed right now from the news...with a video camera in tow and all!

PatrickS77 said:

They were right about the sales projection but they thought Britney had it in the bag. Yep, the Eagles were overlooked. That's revenge for the rock dinosaurs and for one I'm happy because I dig some of their stuff. Congrats, Eagles!

Im still questioning these numbers, not that i doubt the Eagles popularity at all and like their music, soemthing is up here. 700,000 units at one retailer? there are alot of things in question here, the price is a major issue, since its price at 11.88 this technically doesnt qualify as an album since that would put each disc at 5.94 which is over a dollar less than the price accepted for an EP to chart on the album charts, this could be called "dumping" a term that was invented when Destinys Child and Mariah Carey had singles priced at 49 cents debut at number 1 and 2. So im not doubting or debating the Eagles, since they have always sold well and its 30 years since their last studio record and this is billed as their last work, but i simply dont trust Walmart and its ways.

Is it up to Billboard or Wal-Mart whether to decide if the Eagles are eligible to chart? It's a little ridiculous NOT to include them, 700K is nothing to sniff at these days! If they aren't included just add that to the list of things that make the Billboard charts pretty irrelevant in this day and time.

Timmy84 said:

dotn 4get the dirty tan bed sheets

lastdecember said:

Ain't this album released independently or something?

paisleypark4 said:

Yeah...

In related news, the Eagles also stopped Britney from reaching the top in the UK too. "Long Road Out of Eden" is their first number-one UK album ever. Britney also debuted at number-two on that chart.
[Edited 11/6/07 15:32pm]

Walmart has a special deal with the eagles!
Walmart outright bought 3million copies of the album with no return policy! so the eagles already got paid for 3million copies! That is money in the bank already

Timmy84 said:

yea britney sold like 42k albums in the uk

asg said:

Thats not wise, no-return policy. Trust me that is what brought alot of retailers down, and thats what Prince tried ALOT with albums like NEWS, the One Nite Alone Box set, he did it with RainBow Children too, but that deal was with Best Buy since they owned the company distributing it for him. I read alot into Don Henleys decision to go with Walmart and though i applaud him usually he really is going back on his corporate beliefs with this one by allowing Walmart to have this exclusive on their music for a year and then giving it to other retailers after that, which i doubt they will buy into, no one is gonna buy a year old record.

Mad respect to The Eagles for beating out the young artists for the #1 spot. Live bands STILL rules, with no lip-syncing

TonyVanDam said:

My point exactly. Y'all can bitch about how it got sold. Point is the older guys are tired of being left over. Hey if the record industry can play the game, so can the artists.

hahaha britney is done!!! But I can't help but wonder if they're doing what they did with Thriller in the US

alphastreet said:

Could be. Some crazy AP report was saying the Eagles and Britney BOTH have number-one albums. Apparently "Wal Mart doesn't report sales to Soundscan" or something like that, which is a LIE! I don't know, but even if so, it doesn't take away that the Eagles are number-one in ENGLAND over Britney, lol.

Brit-Brit's numbers are pretty good considering music sale averages these days

Timmy84 said:

Its not really bitching, i have more respect for the older artists always, but my concern is how this is undercutting stores from stocking their product by putting in stores that are not looking to music as a thing to keep going, lets face it Walmart is losing money on these cds, but they get the prestige of having the record, thats mainly my concern, im not a fan of the Big Box retailer because they are the ones that are killing music in general. And for those of you who believe in older artists and catalogs and bringing things back like Vinyl, places like Walmart and Best Buy are not in your corner at all, in fact most of them are cutting their music stock space by 20% in the next year, in favor of things like Cell Phones and Ringtones.

Those are preliminary sales figures from Hitsdailydouble.com.
The official data from Nielsen Soundscan will be reported tomorrow.

Copycat said:

the final # from billboard r 711k for eagles and 290k for britney

Billboard at the last minute has changed the chart rules to allow eagles to chart at #1

asg said:

Guess they couldn't ignore independent distribution like that after so long. The music industry has to kick in with sales, I mean, the latest albums on sales have been low for those who have hit number one and the main reason why some albums did 500-700K in the first place was either because of hype (50, Kanye) or they had a loyal fan base (Bruce).