Billboard Top 200 Albums Issue Date 05/23/09 - Chrisette Michele #1 , Ciara #3, Dylan #5, Prince #23

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1 MICHELE*CHRISETTE EPIPHANY 83,468 999 313 83,781
2 HANNAH MONTANA HANNAH MOVIE SNDTRK 81,533 -5 85,644 826,012
3 CIARA FANTASY RIDE 80,890 999 329 81,225
4 RASCAL FLATTS UNSTOPPABLE 57,987 10 52,702 636,887
5 DYLAN*BOB TOGETHER THROUGH LIFE 50,734 -59 124,603 176,613
6 LADY GAGA FAME 41,328 4 39,781 815,652
7 SWIFT*TAYLOR FEARLESS 40,534 42 28,643 3,189,543
8 ROSS*RICK DEEPER THAN RAP 34,828 -32 51,125 243,980
9 HARPER*BEN/RELENTLESS7 WHITE LIES FOR DARK TIMES 34,363 999 142 34,505
10 TWILIGHT SOUNDTRACK 31,908 -8 34,535 1,944,265

11 DEVIL WEARS PRADA WITH ROOTS ABOVE & BRANCHES BE 30,883 999 270 31,152
12 VARIOUS NOW 30 29,383 -10 32,724 475,937
13 NICKELBACK DARK HORSE 28,164 12 25,235 1,910,309
14 ALDEAN*JASON WIDE OPEN 24,720 2 24,193 220,735
15 PLAYING FOR CHANGE SONGS AROUND THE WORLD 24,441 -7 26,157 50,730
16 KINGS OF LEON ONLY BY THE NIGHT 23,919 4 22,955 672,889
17 CLARKSON*KELLY ALL I EVER WANTED 23,290 27 18,268 550,236
18 BEYONCE I AM...SASHA FIERCE 22,684 10 20,559 2,155,682
19 URBAN*KEITH DEFYING GRAVITY 22,348 21 18,472 334,653
20 HILSON*KERI IN A PERFECT WORLD... 22,113 -4 22,919 258,728

21 BROWN*ZAC BAND FOUNDATION 21,995 14 19,291 490,353
22 KRALL*DIANA QUIET NIGHTS 21,775 20 18,153 242,389
23 PRINCE LOTUS FLOW3R 20,949 20 17,497 316,144
24 SEAL SOUL 20,485 203 6,768 406,742
25 FOXX*JAMIE INTUITION 20,013 -11 22,541 905,322
26 YAMIN*ELLIOTT FIGHT FOR LOVE 19,877 999 49 20,028
27 UNDERWOOD*CARRIE CARNIVAL RIDE 19,206 23 15,627 2,839,450
28 NEWSBOYS IN THE HANDS OF GOD 19,174 999 53 5,402
29 SUGARLAND LOVE ON THE INSIDE 17,911 32 13,579 1,579,294
30 RUCKER*DARIUS LEARN TO LIVE 17,471 32 13,240 629,615

31 P!NK FUNHOUSE 16,952 23 13,778 1,050,204
32 MRAZ*JASON WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THIN 16,430 22 13,418 1,156,799
33 POTTS*PAUL PASSIONE 16,304 999 307 16,611
34 JADAKISS LAST KISS 15,899 -21 20,110 246,127
35 THEORY OF A DEADMAN SCARS & SOUVENIRS 15,303 3 14,817 497,533
36 U2 NO LINE ON THE HORIZON 14,977 6 14,075 882,296
37 LADY ANTEBELLUM LADY ANTEBELLUM 14,309 25 11,439 557,306
38 DEPECHE MODE SOUNDS OF THE UNIVERSE 14,191 -35 21,727 116,496
39 SHINEDOWN SOUND OF MADNESS 13,917 9 12,717 447,545
40 OBERST*CONOR & THE MYSTIC VALL OUTER SOUTH 13,913 999 448 14,361

41 YUSUF ROADSINGER 13,698 999 151 13,849
42 ROTH*ASHER ASLEEP IN THE BREAD AISLE 13,462 -42 23,142 102,085
43 DAY26 FOREVER IN A DAY 13,067 -35 20,028 183,391
44 FRAY*THE FRAY 12,849 13 11,377 525,001
45 THE-DREAM LOVE VS. MONEY 12,468 -17 15,045 358,988
46 FLO RIDA R.O.O.T.S. (ROOT OF OVERCOMING 12,381 -14 14,320 149,345
47 COOK*DAVID DAVID COOK 12,068 57 7,699 1,125,933
48 SWIFT*TAYLOR TAYLOR SWIFT 12,016 19 10,094 4,118,396
49 STAR TREK SOUNDTRACK 12,011 999 15 12,026
50 DAUGHTRY DAUGHTRY 11,630 305 2,870 4,437,029

51 ADELE 19 11,599 22 9,511 633,445
52 HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD SWAN SONGS 11,054 1 10,909 369,863
53 JOHNSON*JAMEY THAT LONESOME SONG 10,819 2 10,612 428,322
54 T.I. PAPER TRAIL 10,012 -9 10,960 1,923,299
55 YANNI VOICES YANNI VOICES 9,932 47 6,751 79,135
56 HEAVEN & HELL DEVIL YOU KNOW 9,870 -68 30,425 40,454
57 3OH!3 WANT 9,666 1 9,562 199,917
58 HATEBREED FOR THE LIONS 9,629 999 266 9,895
59 SILVERSUN PICKUPS SWOON 9,086 -3 9,341 75,664
60 JONES*MIKE VOICE 9,054 -63 24,757 33,879

61 WEST*KANYE 808S & HEARTBREAK 9,031 5 8,594 1,517,106
62 BOTTI*CHRIS CHRIS BOTTI LIVE IN BOSTON 9,003 34 6,719 84,952
63 SPEARS*BRITNEY CIRCUS 8,994 -2 9,223 1,533,866
64 RASCAL FLATTS VOL. 1-GREATEST HITS 8,946 25 7,172 636,033
65 COLDPLAY VIVA LA VIDA 8,772 32 6,647 2,453,934
66 DECYFER DOWN CRASH 8,699 999 54 2,611
67 JACKSON*ALAN GOOD TIME 8,695 8 8,052 795,021
68 SOULJA BOY TELL'EM ISOULJABOYTELLEM 8,648 -12 9,871 234,636
69 MAMMA MIA SOUNDTRACK 8,164 60 5,105 1,671,292
70 KID ROCK ROCK N ROLL JESUS 8,160 9 7,459 2,941,084

71 TECH N9NE COLLABOS SICKOLOGY 101 7,551 -65 21,424 29,006
72 INDIA.ARIE VOL. 2-TESTIMONY: LOVE & POLIT 7,513 34 5,620 226,479
73 YEAH YEAH YEAHS IT'S BLITZ! 7,428 -10 8,229 98,157
74 ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS WHEN THE WORLD COMES DOWN 7,355 4 7,045 397,316
75 CHESNEY*KENNY LUCKY OLD SUN 7,285 32 5,503 690,883
76 COLE*KEYSHIA DIFFERENT ME 7,253 13 6,400 863,581
77 MARY MARY SOUND, THE 7,196 25 5,757 234,021
78 OMAR*DON IDON 7,170 -51 14,646 21,855
79 PERRY*KATY ONE OF THE BOYS 7,158 -17 8,674 999,192
80 WILSON*CHARLIE UNCLE CHARLIE 7,139 2 6,982 173,700

81 LIL' WAYNE THA CARTER III 7,090 -9 7,782 3,143,639
82 VARIOUS ARTISTS SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (MUSIC FRO 7,015 5 6,691 310,176
83 WOW HITS 2009 WOW HITS 2009 6,986 27 5,505 165,873
84 SEETHER FINDING BEAUTY IN NEGATIVE SPA 6,953 8 6,423 725,048
85 AKON FREEDOM 6,807 -5 7,152 628,321
86 HUDSON*JENNIFER JENNIFER HUDSON 6,668 20 5,569 726,293
87 UGK UGK 4 LIFE 6,616 -25 8,860 143,691
88 SINATRA*FRANK SINATRA AT THE MEADOWLANDS 6,581 999 31 6,612
89 HAMILTON*ANTHONY POINT OF IT ALL 6,503 20 5,418 364,225
90 ST. VINCENT ACTOR 6,406 999 187 6,593

91 LONELY ISLAND INCREDIBAD 6,286 -4 6,552 164,312
92 NE-YO YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN 6,222 -1 6,292 1,043,900
93 LACUNA COIL SHALLOW LIFE 6,156 -25 8,166 35,667
94 BATTISTELLI*FRANCESCA MY PAPER HEART 6,122 14 5,353 32,360
95 WEST*MATTHEW SOMETHING TO SAY 6,087 135 2,589 39,242
96 CARROLL*JASON MICHAEL GROWING UP IS GETTING OLD 5,996 -63 16,257 22,264
97 JARS OF CLAY THE LONG FALL BACK TO EARTH 5,990 -13 6,886 16,677
98 ISIS WAVERING RADIANT 5,800 999 403 6,515
99 METALLICA DEATH MAGNETIC 5,668 -9 6,227 1,757,186
99 NOFX COASTER 5,668 -59 13,703 19,576

101 TOMLIN*CHRIS HELLO LOVE 5,574 34 4,152 120,990
102 DISTURBED INDESTRUCTIBLE 5,492 -3 5,672 996,889
103 MERCYME 10 5,432 18 4,607 16,268
104 PARTON*DOLLY BACKWOODS BARBIE 5,413 2 5,309 195,662
105 IL DIVO PROMISE 5,384 48 3,636 677,955
106 MANUELLE*VICTOR MUY PERSONAL 5,359 999 441 5,810
107 PICKLER*KELLIE KELLIE PICKLER 5,299 16 4,564 211,375
108 PAPA ROACH METAMORPHOSIS 5,298 -7 5,678 99,126
109 SPRINGSTEEN*BRUCE WORKING ON A DREAM 5,236 24 4,217 529,277
110 LED ZEPPELIN MOTHERSHIP 5,153 38 3,736 1,160,070

111 BENTLEY*DIERKS FEEL THAT FIRE 5,114 21 4,232 184,678
112 CHARIOT*THE WARS AND RUMORS OF WARS 5,092 999 79 5,090
113 ALLEN*LILY IT'S NOT ME IT'S YOU 5,085 -4 5,294 189,437
114 SMITH*MICHAEL W NEW HALLELUJAH 5,077 20 4,216 83,021
115 STRAIT*GEORGE TROUBADOUR 5,064 36 3,724 857,102
116 VARIOUS ARTISTS WOW GOSPEL 2009 5,044 29 3,911 96,299
117 JEWEL LULLABY 5,017 999 59 5,076
118 THIRD DAY REVELATION 5,007 30 3,866 152,724
119 ARCHULETA*DAVID DAVID ARCHULETA 4,994 21 4,144 698,936
120 MASTODON CRACK THE SKYE 4,977 7 4,636 87,198

121 MGMT ORACULAR SPECTACULAR 4,966 2 4,849 413,087
122 MUSIQ SOULCHILD ON MY RADIO 4,932 5 4,704 300,467
123 LEWIS*LEONA SPIRIT 4,929 36 3,616 1,549,910
124 MORMON TABERNACLE CHOIR COME THOU FOUNT OF EVERY BLESS 4,897 102 2,426 21,424
125 SAVING ABEL SAVING ABEL 4,854 8 4,477 443,028
126 GORILLA ZOE DON'T FEED DA ANIMALS 4,792 -4 4,978 87,042
127 RICH*JOHN SON OF A PREACHER MAN 4,774 -20 5,940 86,122
128 SINATRA*FRANK NOTHING BUT THE BEST 4,732 40 3,377 515,985
129 GARDOT*MELODY MY ONE AND ONLY THRILL 4,706 -60 11,705 16,529
130 VARIOUS NOW 29 4,675 -5 4,932 1,241,465

131 MCCLURKIN*DONNIE LIVE IN DETROIT 4,594 13 4,056 42,857
132 KILLERS DAY & AGE 4,562 3 4,436 615,092
133 MCBRIDE*MARTINA SHINE 4,553 43 3,193 86,977
134 SLIPKNOT ALL HOPE IS GONE 4,548 -1 4,591 769,357
135 CAGE THE ELEPHANT CAGE THE ELEPHANT 4,461 8 4,142 20,092
136 VIOLENT J SHINING 4,417 -56 10,154 14,614
137 SLIM THUG BOSS OF ALL BOSSES 4,356 -14 5,041 84,271
138 CASE*NEKO MIDDLE CYCLONE 4,344 -15 5,115 123,183
139 VARIOUS NOW POWER BALLADS 4,324 -8 4,681 60,392
140 TRAVIS*RANDY I TOLD YOU SO-THE ULTIMATE HIT 4,319 5 4,118 56,048

141 LOVATO*DEMI DON'T FORGET 4,264 -11 4,811 396,036
142 SKULL GANG SKULL GANG 4,240 0 - 4,240
143 KIDZ BOP KIDS KIDZ BOP 15 4,181 -5 4,398 172,499
144 CURRINGTON*BILLY LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING 4,115 33 3,101 128,399
145 HEATH*BRANDON WHAT IF WE 4,072 24 3,289 52,286
146 DUFFY ROCKFERRY 4,038 75 2,312 791,786
147 MANDISA FREEDOM 4,035 7 3,755 14,129
148 DECEMBERISTS HAZARDS OF LOVE 4,021 -29 5,639 86,386
149 MARLEY*ZIGGY FAMILY TIME 4,020 999 43 4,065
150 ATKINS*RODNEY IT'S AMERICA 3,986 -15 4,677 69,088

151 YOUNG*NEIL FORK IN THE ROAD 3,960 -27 5,390 53,918
152 HOUGHTON*ISRAEL POWER OF ONE, THE 3,958 -2 4,048 27,790
153 MADINA LAKE ATTICS TO EDEN 3,948 999 51 3,999
154 VARIOUS GUITAR HEROES 3,932 0 - 3,932
155 SAADIQ*RAPHAEL WAY I SEE IT 3,924 12 3,500 177,590
156 CHURCH*ERIC CAROLINA 3,889 -1 3,930 62,981
157 DJ PAUL OF THREE 6 MAFIA SCALE-A-TON 3,887 999 70 3,957
158 KEITH*TOBY THAT DON'T MAKE ME A BAD GUY 3,800 32 2,876 381,057
159 NEW YORK DOLLS CAUSE I SEZ SO 3,799 999 126 3,925
160 PEACHES I FEEL CREAM 3,790 999 181 3,971

161 THICKE*ROBIN SOMETHING ELSE 3,770 -18 4,601 417,779
162 COHEN*LEONARD LIVE IN LONDON 3,762 1 3,709 32,814
162 TING TINGS WE STARTED NOTHING 3,762 4 3,634 229,209
164 JOHNSON*JACK SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC 3,751 87 2,007 1,551,869
165 RED INNOCENCE & INSTINCT 3,702 2 3,641 87,969
166 CAROLINA LIAR COMING TO TERMS 3,683 26 2,931 69,164
167 LEGEND*JOHN EVOLVER 3,616 27 2,840 606,710
168 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE OPEN DOOR 3,578 -14 4,181 50,089
169 TENTH AVENUE NORTH OVER & UNDERNEATH 3,535 9 3,241 42,984
170 NATHANSON*MATT SOME MAD HOPE 3,531 6 3,332 195,630

171 BEDINGFIELD*NATASHA POCKETFUL OF SUNSHINE 3,506 24 2,831 559,885
172 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR SOUNDTRACK 3,499 -11 3,953 1,418,432
173 TITO EL BAMBINO EL PATRON 3,493 17 2,973 27,875
174 HINDER TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT 3,451 0 3,458 394,740
175 KEITH*TOBY TOBY KEITH 35 BIGGEST HITS 3,422 11 3,077 627,346
176 BLUE OCTOBER APPROACHING NORMAL 3,404 -1 3,427 73,288
177 LAMB OF GOD WRATH 3,345 1 3,320 145,448
178 AC/DC BLACK ICE 3,342 6 3,154 2,071,695
179 CHIMAIRA INFECTION 3,312 -40 5,480 23,975
180 WHITE*RON BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS 3,283 -32 4,844 17,054

180 AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT 3,283 10 2,978 90,495
182 YOUNG JEEZY RECESSION 3,267 -7 3,505 839,428
183 MCGRAW*TIM GREATEST HITS 1 & 2 3,256 30 2,507 347,899
184 MCLACHLAN*SARAH CLOSER: THE BEST OF SARAH MCLA 3,210 69 1,902 198,392
185 MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA MEAN EVERYTHING TO NOTHING 3,207 -29 4,504 20,490
186 NORFUL*SMOKIE LIVE 3,181 1 3,135 24,361
187 LAMONTAGNE*RAY GOSSIP IN THE GRAIN 3,178 -15 3,728 245,341
188 RISE AGAINST APPEAL TO REASON 3,166 4 3,058 254,030
189 DION*CELINE MY LOVE-ESSENTIAL COLLECTION 3,137 34 2,342 311,797
189 CRACKER SUNRISE IN THE LAND 3,137 999 28 3,165

191 ALL THAT REMAINS OVERCOME 3,135 8 2,901 156,573
192 JOEY + RORY LIFE OF A SONG 3,130 15 2,716 149,643
193 SULLIVAN*JAZMINE FEARLESS 3,074 -1 3,119 442,509
194 CAMERA OBSCURA MY MAUDLIN CAREER 3,041 -6 3,242 12,234
195 BURWELL*CARTER TWILIGHT (THE SCORE) 3,030 -8 3,309 150,324
195 SCRIPT THE SCRIPT 3,030 -12 3,436 42,110
197 ADKINS*TRACE AMERICAN MAN GREATEST HITS... 2,998 14 2,638 624,264
198 FONSI*LUIS PALABRAS DEL SILENCIO 2,971 15 2,589 172,456
199 URBAN*KEITH GREATEST HITS 2,930 30 2,253 734,705
200 BOCELLI*ANDREA INCANTO 2,920 104 1,429 410,042
[Edited 5/13/09 11:31am]

Damn, Chrissette DID beat Ciara AND Miley. Hot damn!

How crazy is that. Ciara's SNL appearance didn't help her.

Besides, her album is horrible. This is the worst from her so far.

Dylan is # 5 - awesome.
[Edited 5/13/09 11:24am]

Empress said:

VinnyM27 said:

VinnyM27 said:

I see Prince hasn't left the chart yet.

Empress said:

VinnyM27 said:

VinnyM27 said:

Chrisette Michele Scores First No. 1 On Billboard 200

May 13, 2009

by Keith Caulfield, L.A.

Chrisette Michele notches her first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 as her sophomore set "Epiphany" (Def Jam) debuts atop the list with 83,000. She edges out the seventh week of the "Hannah Montana: the Movie" soundtrack (No. 2 with 81,000) and the arrival of Ciara's third album "Fantasy Ride" (LaFace) at No. 3 with just under 81,000.

So that's the good news. The bad news? Michele's opening of 83,000 is the lowest sum for a No. 1-debuting album in Nielsen SoundScan's 18-year history. Previously, the low-water mark was held by Johnny Cash's "American V: A Hundred Highways" (American) in the summer of 2006, when it started with 88,000. Only one other album has debuted at No. 1 with less than 100,000: the Notorious B.I.G.'s "#1's" (Bad Boy) in November of 2005 with 99,000.

However, this is easily Michele's best sales week. Her previous best frame came when her "I Am" debut started with 27,000 in July of 2007. The set debuted and peaked at No. 29.

As for Ciara, "Fantasy Ride" is her third top three debut in as many tries. Her freshman 2004 effort "Goodies" entered the list at No. 3 with 125,000 while 2006's "The Evolution" blasted onto the tally at No. 1 with 338,000. Seemingly, despite the fair amount of heat generated by "Fantasy Ride's" first single -- "Love Sex Magic" (featuring Justin Timberlake) -- the album clocks Ciara's lowest first-week sum yet.

Elsewhere in the top 10 this week, Rascal Flatts' "Unstoppable" (Lyric Street) moves up one notch to No. 4 with 58,000 (up 10%); last week's No. 1, Bob Dylan's "Together Through Life" (Columbia), falls four slots to No. 5 with 51,000 (down 59%); Lady GaGa's "The Fame" (Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope) moves up one position to No. 6 with 41,000 (up 4%); Taylor Swift's "Fearless" (Big Machine) slides up two slots to No. 7 with just under 41,000 (up 42%); Rick Ross' "Deeper Than Rap" (Maybach/Slip-N-Slide/Def Jam) falls from No. 4 to No. 8 with 35,000 (down 32%); Ben Harper and Relentless7's (Virgin/Capitol) "White Lies for Dark Times" debuts at No. 9 with 34,000 and the "Twilight" soundtrack (Summit/Chop Shop/Atlantic) slips from No. 6 to No. 10 with 31,000 (down 8%).

Many albums on the Billboard 200 saw gains this week in the wake of the Mother's Day holiday on May 10. That's likely owed to discount pricing on sets that were mom-friendly, in addition to non-sale-priced purchases of sets that have female appeal. Thus, an album like Taylor Swift's "Fearless" can generate a 42% increase in sales. Only 14 titles in the top 50 this week see a decline in sales.

Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending May 10) totaled 6.51 million units, up 5.4% compared to the sum last week (6.17 million) and down 19.8% compared to the same sales week of 2008 (8.12 million). Year to date album sales stand at 130.5 million, down 12.9% compared to the same total at this point last year (149.9 million).

I'm happy for Chrisette. The 2 songs I heard from her I like and I plan on picking this CD up. Ciara's at #3 . She's wack anyway. And Prince is still on the charts. You go boy!

Prince.org is a cemetery where folks mourn Prince instead of celebrate him and his music. Last time I checked, Prince isn't dead yet.

Interesting that Prince has sold 316k while selling at only 1 retailer.

Graycap23 said:

Graycap23 said:

newpower99 said:

Graycap23 said:

Interesting that Prince has sold 316k while selling at only 1 retailer.

23 PRINCE LOTUS FLOW3R 20,949 20 17,497 316,144

46 FLO RIDA R.O.O.T.S. (ROOT OF OVERCOMING 12,381 -14 14,320 149,345

Darius Rucker sold 629,615. Wow! Gold album...good for him.

newpower99 said:

Graycap23 said:

Interesting that Prince has sold 316k while selling at only 1 retailer.

23 PRINCE LOTUS FLOW3R 20,949 20 17,497 316,144

46 FLO RIDA R.O.O.T.S. (ROOT OF OVERCOMING 12,381 -14 14,320 149,345

This is all that dude sold?!:

68 SOULJA BOY TELL'EM ISOULJABOYTELLEM 8,648 -12 9,871 234,636



Damn he didn't even go gold. This album was out like two years ago! How could it just sell...

how in the world did prince jump up!!!!! so glad its doing well.....or well enough at least!

Timmy84 said:

This is all that dude sold?!:

68 SOULJA BOY TELL'EM ISOULJABOYTELLEM 8,648 -12 9,871 234,636



Damn he didn't even go gold. This album was out like two years ago! falloff How could it just sell...

728huey said:

Timmy84 said:

This is all that dude sold?!:

68 SOULJA BOY TELL'EM ISOULJABOYTELLEM 8,648 -12 9,871 234,636



Damn he didn't even go gold. This album was out like two years ago! falloff How could it just sell...

Actually, this is his new album. It has that "Kiss me Thru The Phone" song on it.

newpower99 said:

I definately didn't read the whole list, its just too long.

Timmy84 said:

newpower99 said:

23 PRINCE LOTUS FLOW3R 20,949 20 17,497 316,144

46 FLO RIDA R.O.O.T.S. (ROOT OF OVERCOMING 12,381 -14 14,320 149,345

And once again the legends are kicking the newbies' asses on the albums chart. Singles chart be damned.

lastdecember said:

Timmy84 said:

And once again the legends are kicking the newbies' asses on the albums chart. Singles chart be damned.

EXACTLY this is what peeps dont get, use to be that album sales matched singles, and airplay, FLO-RIDA sells a gazillion downloads and its played everywhere 24/7 and cant even move 150,000 albums??? sorry but doesnt anyone smell this shit by now. Label people are getting rich off downloads at this point, loaded, if you think THEY are losing $$ you are totally wrong, the industry is making money in a new way, 360 deals and download deals where an artist like FLO sells 2 million on a single and gets about 100,000 and then thats not counting his other expenses that get taken out of that, meanwhile Prince has brought in 300+ thousand with no play, a few spot appearances here and there, only benefit is an exclusive, oh and he has made about 3 million on this already since he was paid up front.

Its also amazing to note and no one has noticed the rapid decline sales even just going back to last July. Case in point July 29th Rick Springfields "venus in overdrive" cd sold 28,000 week one and debuted at Number 29, Number 29 this issue sold.....13,579, thats already a 50% drop this year alone, his cd if released now would have debuted at Number 13 not 29. Wow its over for the young artists, this download and ringtone craze has destroyed everything

Prince is selling well, U2 has sold just 2,5 times more with few more weeks on the chart. But u2 has had good marketing and video in every channel I've seen. Prince is doing quite well