3121 sales fall 29% but albumlooks to move up a few spots on the charts due to what looks like a weaker selling week. 22,000 more copies bought this past week puts 3121 at number 29 on Hitsdailydouble, up from 37 last week.

Now if only something would happen, ANY THING, than maybe P can keep this in the Top 50 for a few more weeks.


1 1 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 140,333 -59%
ME AND MY GANG
3 2 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 21 UTV 129,967 -55%
VARIOUS
4 3 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL WALT DISNEY RECORDS 113,210 -56%
SOUNDTRACK
2 4 TOBY KEITH SHOW DOG NASH/UNIVERSAL 106,799 -67%
WHITE TRASH WITH MONEY
5 5 T.I. GRAND HUSTLE/ATLANTIC 78,784 -41%
KING
7 6 TIM MCGRAW CURB 54,749 -52%
GREATEST HITS VOL.2
10 7 JAMES BLUNT CUSTARD/ATLANTIC/ATL G 50,385 -39%
BACK TO BEDLAM
12 8 SHAKIRA EPIC 49,171 -35%
ORAL FIXATION VOLUME 2
8 9 DANIEL POWTER WARNER BROS. 46,511 -49%
DANIEL POWTER
9 10 PINK LAFACE/ZLG 40,120 -54%
I'M NOT DEAD
6 11 LL COOL J DEF JAM/IDJMG 38,418 -68%
TODD SMITH
14 12 NE-YO DEF JAM/IDJMG 37,686 -34%
IN MY OWN WORDS
11 13 ALAN JACKSON ACR/ARISTA NASHVILLE 35,839 -54%
PRECIOUS MEMORIES
13 14 CARRIE UNDERWOOD ARISTA/RMG 33,655 -53%
SOME HEARTS
17 15 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER/IDJMG 33,455 -31%
ALL THE RIGHT REASONS
28 16 PANIC! AT THE DISCO FUELED BY RAMEN 31,090 -14%
A FEVER YOU CAN'T SWEAT OUT
26 17 SEAN PAUL VP/ATLANTIC/ATL G 30,186 -18%
TRINITY
31 18 CHAMILLIONAIRE UNIVERSAL 27,698 -19%
THE SOUND OF REVENGE
29 19 JOHNNY CASH ISLAND/IDJMG 26,922 -26%
I WALK THE LINE: THE LEGEND...
18 20 KELLY CLARKSON RCA/RMG 26,658 -43%
BREAKAWAY
22 21 PUSSYCAT DOLLS A&M/INTERSCOPE 26,412 -33%
PCD
20 22 KEITH URBAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 24,910 -44%
BE HERE
23 23 ROB ZOMBIE GEFFEN 23,822 -38%
EDUCATED HORSES
24 24 ANDREA BOCELLI DECCA 23,415 -39%
AMORE
-- 25 DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS NEW WEST RECORDS 23,130 --
A BLESSING AND A CURSE
21 26 MARY J. BLIGE GEFFEN 22,824 -43%
THE BREAKTHROUGH
19 27 JACK JOHNSON & FRIENDS...CURIOUS BRUSHFIRE/UNIVERSAL 22,816 -51%
SOUNDTRACK
50 28 THE FRAY EPIC 22,758 -12%
HOW TO SAVE A LIFE
37 29 PRINCE UNIVERSAL 22,184 -29%

Circuit City had 3121 for $8.99 this week and some other stores discounted it heavily so if the sale is over and Prince doesn't do something I fully expect it to fall off the list next week.

What's the grand total so far? Has it gone Gold yet?

JugHead said:

Between 350 K and 400 K. First week was 183 K, second week was 75K and this week is 22K but don't remember week 3 and 4. Not gold yet but could be there in a few weeks if it holds steady.

Prince will do something in the next few weeks.
I'm sure he's gearing up for something special.

lovemachine said:

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Lower your expectations.

NPD313 said:

Well, we know what'll happen next week! But with no orgers there... Or not that we know of....

I'm glad it's still hanging on but Prince has got to do something real quick.

purplecam said:

true dat.

Do sumpin'!

Oh well. At least it's a return to form and one of his best albums, right?

Wall said:

I don't recall anyone saying it's one of his best albums.

You have to admit for no promo in over 3-4 weeks and it is still in the top 50 and moving up from 37 to 29.....not bad. I remember P saying that "Emancipation was going to go up and down the charts for a few years because it was a 2-3 year project." We saw what happened there...with all the promo. Rave???? P needs to do something to keep it going....back to # 1

3121 is still going strong.....

PurpleKnight said:

Really? You don't recall all the praise it received when it was leaked on this board? I'm pretty sure you'll find high regard for it, in fact, I thought you were one of the people who thought it was a great record. Or was it just the pop-smear of Love that you were all about? I forget.

At any rate, hopefully after poor sales he'll realize he shouldn't be trying to construct MTV urban-pop and get back to doing his own thing.

well,at least he is still in the Top 40

Wall said:

No one said it was one of his best albums. Most just said that it's way better than Musicology, and one of his best albums in a few years.

I rated it ****/***** when it came out, and my rating now hovers around that and *** 1/2. Not much of a change.