1 * MCGRAW*TIM|LIVE LIKE YOU WERE 765739
2 * KELLY*R.|HAPPY PEOPLE/U SAVED 403178
3 * YOUNG BUCK|STRAIGHT OUTTA CASH 261458
4 * MASE|WELCOME BACK 188042
5 VARIOUS|NOW 16 186507
6 SIMPSON*ASHLEE|AUTOBIOGRAPHY 133635
7 PRINCE|MUSICOLOGY 78562
8 MAROON 5|SONGS ABOUT JANE 70270
9 USHER|CONFESSIONS 68430
10 * BIG & RICH|HORSE OF A DIFFEREN 66645
11 BUFFETT*JIMMY|LICENSE TO CHILL 60223
12 WILSON*GRETCHEN|HERE FOR THE P 58825
13 LAVIGNE*AVRIL|UNDER MY SKIN 55951
14 * PITBULL|M.I.A.M.I. (MONEY IS A 55057
15 213|HARD WAY 52773
16 LOS LONELY BOYS|LOS LONELY BOY 47301
17 CABRERA*RYAN|TAKE IT ALL AWAY 47261
18 * JONES*JIM|ON MY WAY TO CHURCH 44340
19 SHYNE|GODFATHER BURIED 41737
20 SWITCHFOOT|BEAUTIFUL LETDOWN 40271

It's about time he passed Usher!!!

Quick thought - people are always complaining that the charts are now made up of "fabricated" artist who only have their one shot of fame and then cool of quickly - well, to me there are quite a few here on the chart who have "staying power" in the sense that they released various albums before and are still in the game.

Krid said:

yes thats true
#mcraws third #1 album-- i just dont like redneck music
#r kelly chocolate fac debut with 532k
#Mase 1997 album debut with 273k -- i dont even know who he is just shows u that someone can sell alot of records to a certain kinda ppl like a niche

pennylover said:

Yeah, he was ahead of him last week, too.

I still don't think that Musicology being in the top ten signifies anything other than he had another great week of concerts. I know that there are those that hate it when this is brought up, but I wish Musicology was a mainstay in the top 40 this summer because people actually got their copy at the music store, or online, or anywhere else where a choice was made to buy THE ALBUM. Not receiving it as a door prize for attending the concert.

I'm really happy to open my Entertainment Weekly every week and see Musicology listed on the charts, but at the same time I wish that more people were making a conscious choice to buy the album because when he releases his next album, I'd like to see the same success if not better.

newpower99 said:

okay.

so, how many 'musicology' copies have been sold already?

i mean in total.

>>>okay.

so, how many 'musicology' copies have been sold already?

i mean in total.<<<



total around 1,662,000

750,000-800,000 of those are retail , the rest concert.

TheBigBang said:

that's the whole idea bigbang, some people are only influenced by what they see on the charts, prince knows this more than anybody, the chart position is totally working in his favor for this tour/album, but will also help sell his next album which is probably right around the corner, it's already had repercussions (sp?-sorry tired) on his back catalogue some of which is moving up the charts again for the first time in a decade, despite the many bad business decisions prince has made in the past, i don't think anybody can argue that 2004 has been nothing but perfect from beginning to end, GO PRINCE!

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