USA

SoundScan Information and commentary courtesy of JRKing. Thank you.

Sales For The Week Ending May 15th, 2005/Billboard Issue Date: May 28th, 2005.

Rank, Title, Sales This Week, +/- percentage

MARIAH CAREY - 179,234 units (6,565 units excluding The Emancipation Of Mimi)
(excluding Live at Madison Square Garden DVD and "It's Like That" and "We Belong Together" digital single sales)

1. The Emancipation Of Mimi: 172,669 (-13%)
2. Greatest Hits- 2,313 (-8%)
3. #1s- 1,514 (-26%)
4. Remixes- 657 (-5%)
5. Charmbracelet- 405 (-7%)
6. #1s (Video): 260 (-19%)
7. Butterfly- 259 (-16%)
8. Music Box- 245 (+3%)
9. Glitter- 176 (-17%)
10. Daydream- 176 (-7%)
11. Around the World (Video)- 156 (-9%)
12. Rainbow- 123 (-2%)
13. Mariah Carey- 97 (-37%)
14. Through the Rain- 75 (+3%)
15. Emotions: 71 (+87%)
16. MTV Unplugged- 38 (+36)

Notes: Not a bad week, post Mom’s Day. That could have been aided by a couple of TV appearances last week (even though she only performed Mimi material). Emotions enjoyed the biggest percentage gain.

MICHAEL JACKSON - 11,039 units
(Does not include sales for The Ultimate Collection (4 CD/1 DVD), single sales, certain music DVD titles like The One, Dangerous: The Short Films, etc., material recorded with The Jacksons, and Motown era solo and Jackson 5 albums.)

1. Thriller: 3,182 (3,966) (-20%) (Top 20 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Chart and possibly Top 50 on Billboard Pop Catalog Chart.)
2. Number Ones: 2,809 (3,612) (-22%)
3. Number Ones (Video): 2,132 (2,468) (-14%) (Top 15 on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart, 58 weeks on the chart.)
4. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 892 (917) (-3%)
5. Off the Wall: 663 (707) (-6%)
6. Greatest Hits: HIStory (Video): 343 (341) (+1%)
7. HIStory on Film - Vol. 2 (Video): 328 (299) (+10%)
8. Bad: 241 (319) (-24%)
9. Dangerous: 181 (223) (-19%)
10. Invincible: 120 (143) (-16%)
11. HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I (2-CD): 115 (127) (-9%)
12. Blood on the Dance Floor: 33 (37) (-11%)

Notes: The inevitable post-Mom’s Day slump occurs. All albums see drops, though a couple of videos see nice increases. The Number Ones DVD holds firmly in the Top 15 of the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart while Thriller maintains its Top 20 placement on the BB R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Chart and possibly Top 50 of the BB Pop Catalog Chart. Exact positions to be posted later in the Main Chart Thread pinned on the board.

MADONNA - 5,685 units

1. The Immaculate Collection: 2,852 (-17%)
2. GHV2: 430 (-27%)
3. The Immaculate Collection (Video): 231 (-3%)
4. Like A Virgin: 229 (-29%)
5. Something To Remember: 224 (-20%)
6. Ray Of Light: 222 (-35%)
7. Madonna: 169 (-30%)
8. American Life: 158 (+10%)
9. Remixed & Revisited: 141 (-4%)
10. Music: 133 (-11%)
11. The Video Collection 93:99 (Video): 130 (+7%)
12. True Blue: 113 (-35%)
13. Like a Prayer: 113 (-)
14. Erotica: 108 (-4%)
15. You Can Dance: 78 (+20%)
16. Drowned World Tour 2001 (Video): 59 (-13%)
17. Girlie Show: Live Down Under (Video): 59 (-33%)
18. Ciao, Italia: Live From Italy (Video): 57 (-26%)
19. Evita: 50 (-32%)
20. Me Against the Music: 45 (-29%)
21. Bedtime Stories: 45 (+13%)
22. I'm Breathless: 39 (-5%)

Notes: Once again, the inevitable post-Mom’s Day slump occurs. The Immaculate Collection drops below 3K, while GHV2 dips below 500. American Life actually manages an increase. True Blue drops to the same sales as Like A Prayer. And, the concert videos drop back to virtually the same level for all. The video compilations hold up well, though.

CHER - 5,418 units
(excluding Live Farewell Tour CD)

1. Very Best of Cher: 1,954 (-34%)
2. Very Best of Cher (Video): 1,193 (+38%)
3. Best of Cher-Millennium Collection (2004 edition): 664 (-27%)
4. Very Best of Cher (Deluxe): 412 (-34%)
5. Farewell Tour (Video): 404 (-31%)
6. If I Could Turn Back Time- Cher’s GH: 268 (-25%)
7. Heart of Stone: 156 (-24%)
8. Half Breed: 113 (-27%)
9. Believe: 98 (-36%)
10. Live in Concert (video, 1999): 81 (-29%)
11. Best of Cher-Millennium Collection (first edition): 75 (-38%)

Notes: A big benefactor of Mom’s Day, Cherilyn’s sales take a notable drop back.

JANET JACKSON - 2,921 units

1. Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (album): 589 (-7%)
2. janet.: 399 (-10%)
3. Rhythm Nation: 369 (-17%)
4. From janet. To Damita Jo: 355 (+6%)
5. Damita Jo: 349 (-32%)
6. The Velvet Rope: 255 (+4%)
7. All For You (album): 217 (-1%)
8. Live in Hawaii (DVD/video): 168 (-2%)
9. Control: 159 (-8%)
10. All For You (DVD): 34 (-24%)
11. Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (DVD/video): 27 (-)

Notes: Damita Jo drops back to 5th on the JJ list, the hardest hit in the post-Mom’s Day period. And, her top seller, Design Of A Decade, dips below 600 units this week.

WHITNEY HOUSTON - 2,294 units

1. The Greatest Hits (Album): 986 (-21%)
2. The Bodyguard: 320 (-16%)
3. The Greatest Hits (Video): 212 (+4%)
4. The Preacher's Wife: 202 (+5%)
5. Whitney Houston: 199 (+3%)
6. Whitney: 129 (+17%)
7. Just Whitney: 102 (+11%)
8. My Love is Your Love (Album): 87 (-9%)
9. The Star Spangled Banner: 25 (-24%)
10. I'm Your Baby Tonight (Album): 21 (+425%)
11. It’s Not Right But it’s Okay: 11 (-54%)

Notes: A few albums manage minor gains in the post-Mom’s Day period. And, look at I'm Your Baby Tonight!

UK

Robbie makes most successful top 50

Robbie Williams has become one of the top 50 most successful acts of all time.

The former Take That star has eclipsed the likes of Madness, Genesis, Bruce Springsteen and Celine Dion in the Guinness World Records list.

Elvis Presley remains the most successful act of all time, with a total of 2,463 weeks in the UK singles and album charts.

Cliff Richard remains in second place with 1,972 weeks, followed by The Beatles (1,749) and Queen (1,725).

Williams has spent an average of 78 weeks per year on the Official UK Singles and Albums Charts since he embarked on his solo career.

If he continues accumulating weeks at the same rate, with no further releases from Elvis, he will overtake Elvis as the King of Rock 'n' Roll in 2029.

Madonna remains in fifth place in the list, from the Book of British Hit Singles and Albums, with 1,653 weeks in the chart.

Michael Jackson is eighth and has swapped places with David Bowie, who was eighth last year and is now in ninth place.

Williams was 51st in the chart last year, and now makes 43rd place, just below the Eurythmics, according to the compilers, with 682 weeks in the UK singles and album charts.

Book of British Hit Singles and Albums assistant editor James Bradley said: "For Robbie to continue to speed up the chart so strongly is a fantastic achievement and proves that he is still winning new fans while keeping the old faithful ones.

http://newsbox.msn.co.uk/...ndows-1252

USA

As of May 18th, 2005, Michael Jackson's Number Ones (DVD) has scanned roughly 305,000 units in the USA to date. The DVD is eligible for a triple platinum RIAA certification. Thanks JRKing.
[Edited 5/19/05 19:25pm]

Everyone's sales dropped this week

JAPAN

Oricon International Single chart 2005/5/23.

1[12]"Lyla"-Oasis(10,905)[10,905]
2[49]"Ben"-Michael Jackson (2,739)[2,739]
3[67]"Speed Of Sound"-Coldplay (1,891)[1,891]
4[116]"A Whiter Shade of Pale/A Question of Honour"-Sarah Brightman(839)[31,515]
5[127]Feel Good Inc-Gorillaz[Japanese exclusive five track EP] (743)[3,512]
6[173]"Mr.Lonely"-Akon(485)[5,068]
7[200]"So What The Fuss"-Stevie Wonder(428)[428]

Michael Jackson's "Ben" sold 2 739 copies this week due to the use of this song on a Japanese television drama.

Thanks rikta

Voices studies these like a jehaovah studies bible.

thesexofit said:

amit1234 said:

The same thing happened in england, some kid named Ben got sick or something years ago.
[Edited 5/21/05 20:56pm]