USA

SoundScan Information and commentary courtesy of JRKing. Thank you.

Sales For The Week Ending July 10th, 2005/Billboard Issue Date: July 23rd, 2005.

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

MARIAH CAREY - 123,964 units (8,410 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: 115,554 (-12%)
2. Greatest Hits (2 CD): 3,680 (+2%)
3. #1's: 2,181 (-6%)
4. Remixes (2 CD): 632 (-8%)
5. Charmbracelet: 305 (-7%)
6. #1's (Video): 247 (+6%)
7. Music Box: 221 (-14%)
8. Butterfly: 217 (-11%)
9. Glitter: 206 (-)
10. Daydream: 185 (-2%)
11. Rainbow: 141 (-3%)
12. Mariah Carey: 132 (+4%)
13. Around the World (Video): 118 (+2%)
14. Through the Rain (single): 72 (+3%)
15. Emotions: 46 (+44%)
16. MTV Unplugged: 27 (-13%)
17. Merry Christmas: 9 (-)

Notes: As we know, the latest album scanned another 115,600 units this week. As for the rest of the lot, Greatest Hits continues to sell decently as does #1's- combined, they move nearly 5,900 units.


MICHAEL JACKSON - 14,797 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. Number Ones: 5,290 (-13%) (#188 on Billboard 200, 30 weeks on the chart.)
2. Number Ones (Video): 3,046 (-14%) (Top 15 on the Billboard Comprehensive Music Videos Chart.)
3. Thriller: 2,575 (-17%) (Top 20 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog Chart.)
4. Greatest Hits: HIStory Vol. 1: 1,300 (-1%)
5. Off the Wall: 791 (-6%)
6. Greatest Hits: HIStory (Video): 473 (-1%)
7. HIStory on Film- Vol. 2 (Video): 364 (-10%)
8. Bad (Special Edition): 343 (-4%)
9. Dangerous (Special Edition): 315 (+14%)
10. HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book I (2 CD): 141 (+5%)
11. Invincible: 126 (-9%)
12. Blood on the Dance Floor: 33 (-21%)

Notes: Another strong week of sales to report as the Number Ones album shifts another 5,000 units and notches it's 30th week on the Billboard 200 and Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Album Chart. The Number Ones DVD, meanwhile, continues to show it's strength as it becomes MJ's #2 seller of the week shifting over 3,000 copies last week. With next Tuesday's release of The Essential Michael Jackson, it should be interesting to see how/if sales of Number Ones and Greatest Hits - HIStory will be affected.


CHER - 5,665 units
(excluding Live Farewell Tour CD)

1. The Very Best of Cher (2 CD): 1,468 (-11%)
2. The Farewell Tour (Video): 1,281 (-33%)
3. The Best Of Cher-Millennium Collection (2004 edition): 650 (+36%)
4. The Very Best of Cher (Video): 635 (-8%)
5. The Best of Cher-Millennium Collection (first edition): 544 (+155%)
6. The Very Best of Cher (Deluxe): 379 (+16%)
7. If I Could Turn Back Time - Cher’s GH: 230 (-9%)
8. Heart of Stone: 138 (+4%)
9. Half Breed: 124 (-6%)
10. Believe: 113 (+9%)
11. Live In Concert (video, 1999): 75 (+19%)
12. Living Proof: 28 (+47%)

Notes: Those 20th Centuryalbums are getting good placement in Walmart - that, along with the pricing, may be boosting some of the sets.


MADONNA - 5,205 units

1. The Immaculate Collection: 2,468 (+10%)
2. GHV2: 369 (+19%)
3. Like A Virgin: 259 (+14%)
4. Ray Of Light: 228 (-2%)
5. Something To Remember: 227 (+13%)
6. The Immaculate Collection (Video): 181 (-10%)
7. American Life: 154 (+21%)
8. Madonna: 140 (+13%)
9. Remixed & Revisited: 139 (+3%)
10. True Blue: 128 (-16%)
11. Music: 123 (+14%)
12. Like A Prayer: 123 (+8%)
13. The Video Collection 93:99: 97 (+1%)
14. Erotica: 77 (+26%)
15. Girlie Show: Live Down Under (Video): 76 (-18%)
16. Drowned World Tour 2001 (Video): 76 (+33%)
17. You Can Dance: 72 (-29%)
18. Ciao, Italia: Live From Italy (Video): 66 (-16%)
19. Bedtime Stories: 55 (+22%)
20. Me Against The Music (single): 47 (-2%)
21. Evita: 39 (-24%)
22. Love Profusion: 34 (+17%)
23. I'm Breathless: 27 (-49%)

Notes: Good to see The Immaculate Collection rise a bit higher than where it had been, and for GHV2 to be above the 300+-unit mark. Also, for Like A Prayer to be at 100+ units.

JANET JACKSON - 2,719 units

1. Design Of A Decade 1986/1996 (album): 653 (-4%)
2. Damita Jo: 331 (-18%)- 971,210
3. Rhythm Nation 1814: 327 (+3%)
4. janet.: 315 (-15%)
5. From janet. To Damita Jo (Video): 297 (-17%)
6. Control: 215 (+20%)
7. The Velvet Rope: 193 (-18%)
8. All For You (album): 185 (-24%)
9. Live in Hawaii (Video): 147 (+17%)
10. Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (Video): 35 (+52%)
11. All For You (CD/DVD): 21 (-53%)

Notes: It looks to be a week of new lows for several of the Janet albums - Damita Jo, janet., The Velvet Rope and All For You look to be at their lowest numbers ever.

WHITNEY HOUSTON - 1,954 units

1. The Greatest Hits (2 CD): 880 (-14%)
2. The Greatest Hits (Video): 264 (+6%)
3. The Bodyguard: 255 (-1%)
4. Whitney Houston: 149 (-9%)
5. Whitney: 116 (+22%)
6. My Love is Your Love (Album): 85 (+44%)
7. The Preacher's Wife: 80 (-33%)
8. Just Whitney: 60 (-19%)
9. The Star Spangled Banner: 47 (+7%)
10. It’s Not Right But it’s Okay (single): 11 (-15%)
11. One Wish: 5 (+25%)
12. I'm Your Baby Tonight (Album): 2 (-75%)

Notes: My Love Is Your Love sees the biggest percentage increase. I'm Your Baby Tonight and Just Whitney look to have reached new lows.

are there figures for Prince's albums like that?

althought prince #s aint printed i can tell u one thing
Thiller reached in the 30s in the pop catelog charts after the trial

i belive thiller was selling about 6k albums for a 30s position

the very best of prince was for a very long time #1 on the same pop catelog chart in 2004

That means he was sellin very well indeed.
[Edited 7/15/05 11:53am]

asg said:

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why isnt it printed?...i would like to know his sales figures...

I think it's because Amit gets them from his friend who pays for them, and he only does it for the "Divas", but out of the kindness of his heart he puts MJ in as an honourary diva

Unfortunately, Prince Soundscan figures aren't available to my source.

I did ask him how much The Very Best Of Prince scanned and he said approximately 1.1 million.

My darling Ellie took the words right outta my mouth.

For those interested, MJ also shifted over 16k in the USA two weeks ago.

amit1234 said:

SCARY!!!
[Edited 7/15/05 7:50am]