Most albums have gained in sales due to xmas

LW TW artist / album label power index % change
-- 1 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 435,205 --
CURTAIN CALL
-- 2 LIL' WAYNE CASH MONEY/UNIVERSAL 243,787 --
THA CARTER II
-- 3 KORN VIRGIN 226,060 --
SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE
2 4 N0W THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC! 20 UTV 197,524 +29%
VARIOUS
3 5 CARRIE UNDERWOOD ARISTA/RMG 176,745 +21%
SOME HEARTS
4 6 KENNY CHESNEY BNA 167,673 +26%
THE ROAD AND THE RADIO
8 7 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER/IDJMG 149,832 +44%
ALL THE RIGHT REASONS
6 8 ENYA REPRISE 145,988 +34%
AMARANTINE
7 9 MARIAH CAREY ISLAND/IDJMG 143,747 +36%
THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI
11 10 THE BLACK EYED PEAS A&M/INTERSCOPE 140,505 +52%
MONKEY BUSINESS
12 11 KELLY CLARKSON RCA/RMG 112,555 +30%
BREAKAWAY
13 12 JOHNNY CASH HIP-O/UNIVERSAL 108,853 +31%
I WALK THE LINE: THE LEGEND...
19 13 DIANA KRALL VERVE 94,457 +49%
CHRISTMAS SONGS
20 14 FALL OUT BOY ISLAND/IDJMG 91,830 +56%
FROM UNDER THE CORK TREE
9 15 SYSTEM OF A DOWN AMERICAN/COL/CRG 91,556 -8%
HYPNOTIZE
10 16 MADONNA WARNER BROS. 90,431 -6%
CONFESSIONS ON A DANCEFLOOR
18 17 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 90,088 +36%
FEELS LIKE TODAY
1 18 CHRIS BROWN JIVE/ZLG 90,033 -42%
CHRIS BROWN
24 19 FAITH HILL WARNER BROS. 85,171 +53%
FIREFLIES
-- 20 LINDSAY LOHAN CASABLANCA/UNIVERSAL 83,115 --
A LITTLE MORE PERSONAL (RAW)
14 21 GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 75,659 -3%
SOUNDTRACK
26 22 GREEN DAY REPRISE 75,475 +40%
AMERICAN IDIOT
16 23 REBA MCENTIRE MCA NASHVILLE 75,168 -2%
REBA #1'S
17 24 IL DIVO COLUMBIA/CRG 74,591 +3%
THE CHRISTMAS COLLECTION
31 25 BIG & RICH WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 72,626 +57%
COMIN' TO YOUR CITY
30 26 PUSSYCAT DOLLS A&M/INTERSCOPE 68,660 +48%
PCD
5 27 SHAKIRA EPIC 65,503 -49%
ORAL FIXATION VOLUME 2
25 28 MARTINA MCBRIDE RCA NASHVILLE 63,890 +18%
TIMELESS
34 29 SUGARLAND MCA NASHVILLE 63,316 +46%
TWICE THE SPEED OF LIFE
27 30 ROD STEWART J RECORDS/RMG 62,683 +24%
THANKS FOR THE MEMORY...THE...
33 31 KEITH URBAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 62,313 +41%
BE HERE
36 32 TRACE ADKINS CAPITOL NASHVILLE 62,245 +48%
SONGS ABOUT ME
38 33 HILARY DUFF HOLLYWOOD 61,335 +50%
MOST WANTED
43 34 GORILLAZ VIRGIN 58,050 +54%
DEMON DAYS
44 35 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LAVA/ATL G 57,067 +52%
THE LOST CHRISTMAS EVE
47 36 GWEN STEFANI INTERSCOPE 56,141 +64%
LOVE, ANGEL, MUSIC, BABY
29 37 KANYE WEST ROC-A-FELLA/IDJMG 54,569 +17%
LATE REGISTRATION
-- 38 T-PAIN JIVE/ZLG 53,355 --
RAPPA TERNT SANGA
41 39 GRETCHEN WILSON EPIC NASHVILLE 53,211 +33%
ALL JACKED UP
22 40 RENT WARNER BROS. 52,985 -6%
SOUNDTRACK
23 41 JUELZ SANTANA ROC-A-FELLA/IDJMG 50,506 -9%
WHAT THE GAME'S BEEN MISSING
21 42 CHAMILLIONAIRE UNIVERSAL 49,230 -16%
THE SOUND OF REVENGE
39 43 GREEN DAY REPRISE 48,267 +19%
BULLET IN A BIBLE
46 44 ASHLEE SIMPSON GEFFEN 48,115 +38%
I AM ME
-- 45 COLDPLAY CAPITOL 44,016 --
X&Y
35 46 DESTINY'S CHILD SONY URBAN/COLUMBIA/CRG 43,909 +4%
#1'S
-- 47 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 43,844 --
IT'S TIME
37 48 WALK THE LINE WIND-UP 42,483 +2%
SOUNDTRACK
15 49 INXS EPIC 42,013 -46%
SWITCH
42 50 NELLY DERRTY/UNIVERSAL 40,676 +6%

i don't know about the others but my guess is that madonna will see a bit of a boost with the special edition coming out today.

SassierBritches said:

Are you buying it? I was tempted but I want to get it cheap and nobody has it on sale...if Media Play prehaps got it in before the announcement, I could get a decent disount there...since they are going out of business! Madonna didn't slip much, despite the fact that the single is loosing ground on the charts. I don't think the album has much to prove...it will definately sell over a million...it's just if it's a success, that might send a message to Madonna. More of this, please!

Not a great number considering the promotional push (and the fact that it has to better than her first), but asg figures where right, weren't they.

While nearly everyone went up, the numbers that went down speak volumes. I've said this before and I'll say it again....Madonna is not a safe gift! Fans own the disc. Mariah, on the other hand, is. Last week's number one...Chris Brown sank to 18! That has to be the biggest leap as far as chart numbes ever (the sales sank 42%). Inxs took a big hit as did chart toppers like System of a Down and some rappers....not safe gifts. I think Madonna will see a boose once Christmas is over and things get back to normal...and the new single comes out.

I bought 2 copies of the special edition today.

Moonbeam said:

How much did you spend....like a hundred dollars? I hope one is a gift!

as much as i dislike Confessions it pains to see Carrie UnderWOOD selling more then her.

VinnyM27 said:

$50, and one was a gift.

i aint buying that limited edition shit. fuck that. another 30 bucks for more variations of the pink leotard photo shoot and one sub par track that didnt make the album? hells nah.

sosgemini said:

Yeah, this album is not doing that hot. I know her fams have convinced themselves otherwise, but it's following the same sales trajectory as Damita Jo, which had an airplay moratorium and no MTV exposure to deal with. I'm sure sales will pick up with Christmas, but I don't think Sorry will reverse the state of things. Internationally, it's doing fantastic, though. The US market is just not receptive to this sort of music, I think.

Moonbeam said:

I didn't buy it yet.I'm hoping that my girlfriend buys it for me as a Christmas gift.I've left many "hints" that I really,really,really want it,lol.

So,how is it? Some fans are disappointed,saying it's a rip-off.I'm mad that she only one includes one bonus track.Granted,it's a very good bonus track,but still...

DavidEye said:

Considering that most people believe the Mariah rerelease, which includes 4 bonus tracks (one of which is a hit) and a DVD, is a blatant cash grab, I'm not surprised.

VoicesCarry said:

I don't think America is Madonna's main market anymore and she knows it.That's why she is focusing her promotional efforts on places like Japan.In any case,the album has already sold over 750,000 copies in America.It'll be platinum by the end of the year.With the way things are today (with Clear Channel and hip-hop in control),it's remarkable that she is enjoying any success in America right now.Most of her 80s peers have faded away,commercially that is.

DavidEye said:

Perhaps. But I just don't think this album is meeting commercial expectations of either the fans or the label - in the US. Worldwide it's selling like hotcakes. I think in this case it has most to do with a difference in tastes (hip-hop, as you mentioned) - less so Clear Channel and MTV because she is actually getting exposure there. I do not like the record as a whole, but I am upset that "Get Together" will not have success in the US when, 20 years ago, it would have been a huge hit. It deserves it.

VoicesCarry said:

I agree,"Get Together" deserves to be a hit.But I'm not upset over this album's performance in America.This country is only interested in mostly crap anyway.How else can you explain the success of a song like "My Humps"? LOL.

At least COADF is doing well outside America,so it's reaching it's audience.

DavidEye said:

Yup. I will buy the import maxis for "Get Together". By the way, I wish she had released the unmixed version on CD; I had to purchase it by iTunes (a first for me), and it is far, far superior to the CD version (which I have not purchased).
[Edited 12/14/05 5:00am]

import maxi for "Get Together"?? Is it being released as a single?!

What other songs do you like on the album?

DavidEye said:

The next international single is a double A-side: Sorry/Get Together. Sorry will apparently be backed (at least in the UK, where it is being released on February 20th) by mixes of Get Together. The Scumfrog has already remixed GT!

Other than GT, I basically only like "Jump", "Sorry" (although it gets annoying after a while) and "Push". This album was just not for me.
[Edited 12/14/05 5:06am]

double-A side?? That's great.

"Jump" is a great song.I'm pretty sure that will be the third single.I've argued on the Madonna forums that "Push" could easily be a big hit in America.Alot of fans aren't crazy about that song,but commercially,it can't fail (imo).

DavidEye said:

I like "Push" because it's different from most of the other stuff on the album - like a breath of fresh air. The album is way too homogenized in terms of its production.....songs just blend together. I know it was supposed to be a continuous mix, but Donna Summer could mix continuously without the songs losing their identity.

VoicesCarry said:

"Push" is the only song that has an R&B flavor to it.The beat is funky and as others have pointed out,her phrasing during the verses is similiar to Beyonce.I can see this track being a big hit outside of her fanbase.You can almost picture Pharrell or Jay Z rapping on the remix


...
[Edited 12/14/05 5:23am]

DavidEye said:

Oh, God, no!

Then she'd really seem like a Gwen follower.
[Edited 12/14/05 5:32am]

The album is actually at # 13.

variety1317 said:

Yeah,Hits Daily is sometimes a little off.The Billboard charts will be published today,right?


Her CD is selling steadily.There's nothing to worry about.

Yeah. It's selling around 100,000 this week. The album is basically selling on no promotion. All of the albums ahead of her have alot more promotion and Mariah has the Grammy nominations. With the release of the limited edition and the holiday season coming up her numbers should increase. "Sorry" will be released in January and I hope the rumor about her opening the Grammy Awards is true. That would help alot. I also hope she has some American promotion planned for January.

DavidEye said:

variety1317 said:

Um, no what promo has Enya, System of a Down, and Johnny Cash had? Everybody ahead of her except System of A Down gained not dropped. Yep,that 100k is good but not during a Holiday season. She should be doing better numbers than that. And, it just doesn't look good to have albums like BEP and Kelly Clarkson that have been out way longer selling more units.

roundables said:

So let me get this straight....a CD that debuts at Number One in 36 countries,sells 350,000 copies in America during it's first week,continues to sell around 100,000 copies a week in America,and is selling like hotcakes everywhere else in the world...is a flop??


I bet Cyndi Lauper,Hall and Oates,Lionel Richie,Pat Benatar and all of her other 80s peers would love to have a "flop" like that.


.
[Edited 12/14/05 7:09am]

DavidEye said:

umm..why do you have to drag other artist (and their fans) into your lil fam outburst?

and can we address why anyone would ever be "worried" about any artist's album sells?

DavidEye said:

Um, he didn't say it was a flop, nor did he mention its international performance. Here's what he said: "She should be doing better numbers [in the US] than that."

And I agree with that - these numbers are below expectations, although it doesn't matter. Fans were ecstatic when she lost "only 30%" of her sales in her second week, but they neglected to look at the big picture - it was a week in which everyone was experiencing 30-100% gains. This is another week in which she's one of the few to lose ground. That tells you a lot about the album's reception in the US, I think. Without Christmas to prop it up, it would be having a very hard time.
[Edited 12/14/05 7:57am]