Sales (Soundscan) of 2009 so far.

Lotusflow3R at # 33 with 362000 units sold.

Some albums were released in 2008.

Rank - Sales - TITLE - Artist
01 - 1,316,142 - FEARLESS - Taylor Swift
02 - 1,176,606 - HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE - Soundtrack
03 - 1,168,750 - RELAPSE - Eminem
04 - 975,772 - THE FAME - Lady GaGa
05 - 970,526 - TWILIGHT - Soundtrack
06 - 939,000 - NO LINE ON THE HORIZON - U2
07 - 912,169 - DARK HORSE - Nickelback
08 - 824,530 - UNSTOPPABLE - Rascal Flatts
09 - 809,331 - I AM…SASHA FIERCE - Beyonce
10 - 688,898 - BIG WHISKEY AND THE GROOGRUX KING - Dave Matthews Band
11 - 630,000 - ALL I EVER WANTED - Kelly Clarkson
12 - 617,000 - INTUITION - Jamie Foxx
13 - 615,827 - 21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN - Green Day
14 - 610,262 - NOW 30 - Various
15 - 596,000 - THE FRAY - The Fray
16 - 555,151 - ONLY BY THE NIGHT - Kings Of Leon
17 - 549,000 - WORKING ON A DREAM - Bruce Springsteen
18 - 541,000 - 808S AND HEARTBREAK - Kanye West
19 - 540,035 - THE E.N.D. (THE ENERGY NEVER DIES) - Black Eyed Peas
20 - 471,000 - FUNHOUSE - Pink
21 - 467,000 - CIRCUS - Britney Spears
22 - 463,990 - THE FOUNDATION - Zac Brown Band
23 - 455,000 - A DIFFERENT ME - Keyshia Cole
24 - 451,000 - PAPER TRAIL - T.I.
25 - 450,000 - WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THINGS - Jason Mraz
26 - 445,000 - DEFYING GRAVITY - Keith Urban
27 - 414,000 - LOVE VS MONEY - The-Dream
28 - 378,000 - DAVID COOK - David Cook
29 - 377,160 - LEARN TO LIVE - Darius Rucker
30 - 373,000 - LOVE ON THE INSIDE - Sugarland
31 - 371,000 - NOW 29 - Various
32 - 368,000 - IN A PERFECT WORLD - Keri Hilson
33 - 362,000 - LOTUS FLOW3R - Prince
34 - 361,000 - VIVA LA VIDA OR DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS - Coldplay
35 - 360,634 - WIDE OPEN - Jason Aldean
36 - 357,000 - TAYLOR SWIFT - Taylor Swift
37 - 354,000 - 19 - Adele
38 - 351,000 - FREEDOM - Akon
39 - 342,000 - DEEPER THAN RAP - Rick Ross
40 - 329,000 - CARNIVAL RIDE - Carrie Underwood
41 - 323,000 - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE - Soundtrack
42 - 317,000 - THA CARTER III - Lil' Wayne
43 - 315,912 - LINES VINES AND TRYING TIMES - Jonas Brothers [/color]
44 - 315,000 - ONE OF THE BOYS - Katy Perry
45 - 311,000 - ROCK N ROLL JESUS - Kid Rock
46 - 307,000 - SCARS AND SOUVENIRS - Theory Of A Deadman
47 - 302,000 - QUIET NIGHTS - Diana Krall
48 - 300,000 - THE LAST KISS - Jadakiss
49 - 297,000 - YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN - Ne-Yo
50 - 294,000 - MAMMA MIA - Soundtrack

I would have thought lil wayne, katy perry & kanye would have sold more in 2009. They're always on the telly. #33 with little promo, not bad.

Hiow much did Planet earth sell?

Not bad...and it all goes to him and no record label, pay Target their cut and for distribution and thats not bad at all..now if his ass would go on tour....

any other of the artists listed here have zero radio play?

So him being #33 at this time, does it mean that Prince did ok money wise? I really hope he made money off this album because it is truly a great album. 2 bad a lot of people r missing out on his music because of him not being played on radio.

When it comes to actual net profit (i.e. money in the bank) then i would hazard a guess Prince would come very high in that chart (all the other acts have to pay record labels there advances back!).

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lotusflw3r said:

but isn't it frustrating that the momentum could have kept rolling with say a similar deal cut with wal mart?. Forget singles and videos , it is clear that if P has prime time TV spots and the product is readily available he can shift units after all these years. I think these figures are something to be proud of but as is often the case it could have been better - OR am I just greedy!!!.

Wait a minute..., I thought that's what he sold his first week out, when he almost beat Keith Urban? This can't be correct. Someone check out those old threads.

not bad

lezama said:

Nope only P, oh he did well

Good for him. And for people with good taste in music!

Cool. The crazy thing is that MJ has outsold all of them this past week in catalog sales.

is the 300,000+ cd's sold mean 100,000 x 3 cd set?


interesting that he's outsold coldplay, unless coldplay's cd sales reflect 2009 only...
also interesting that Bruce Springsteen out sold Prince, given the fact that Bruce didn't have a hit single...unless the sales reflect the fact that Bruce is touring...
[Edited 7/6/09 8:53am]

BlackAdder7 said:

For Coldplay, I think this chart only reflects this year's sales.

As for Bruce, he has done some major appearances to promote this project. Especially considering he did a lot of the inauguration festivities.

BlackAdder7 said:

That's the former. Soundscan goes by how many sets sold (hard count) regardless if each set contained one CD or ten.

It shows that in this bad economy and with poor music sales that P may know what he is doing despite all the bitching and complaining from some fans.

I think he has more than proved that with a large fan base and decent music an artist can survive outside of the traditional industry.

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linus4000 said:

when did this list come out? I thought Prince sold that many cd on his first week! That shouldn't be his total to date.

this is the total for 2009
Prince didnt sell 362,000 copies of anything the 1st week

im sure he made decent money with independent distibution

good 2 know that he still has a solid fanbase. all of the bandwagoners dissapated years ago

What is your point? Without promotion that would be impossible goal and unlike a lot of artist P does not have to sell 362,000 copies in a week since already received his money from Target inadditon to his share of the profits from the 362,000 copies that he did sell.

He did the smart thing with the way he distriubted this CD.

I am slowly realizing that some orgers are going to continue to live in a state of denial concerning dismal cd sales, the odds that stacked against an independent artist, and the amazing feat that P has pulled off.

How can so many people be clueless.
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SteelPanther said:

laurarichardson said:

your clueless i was responding to the person who said Prince sold that many the 1st week and the chart was wrong

the chart is correct and Prince didn't sell 362.000 the 1st week
it's the albums total sales so far

My goodness there are some terrible acts higher up on that list.

SteelPanther said:

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No, your clueless I know who you were responding to and I am commenting on the numerous people still bitching that the amount for the year was not anything special.

Go someplace and relax.

#33 seems about right.

madonna not on there?

If Prince needs me 2 go Audit these SoundScanners' numbers I got his back and his front
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the fact that these numbers are so low is just shocking

a complete and utter collapse of music sales

Could be worse, but it could be better too.

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[Edited 11/20/09 8:42am]