W TW artist / album label power index % change
-- 1 LUDACRIS DEF JAM SOUTH/IDJMG 314,060 --
RELEASE THERAPY
-- 2 JANET JACKSON VIRGIN 300,793 --
20 Y.O.
-- 3 TONY BENNETT RPM RECORDS/COLUMBIA 200,425 --
DUETS: AN AMERICAN CLASSIC
1 4 JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE JIVE/ZLG 149,546 -35%
FUTURE SEX/LOVE SOUNDS
-- 5 ALAN JACKSON SBMG NASHVILLE/ARISTA 145,054 --
LIKE RED ON A ROSE
5 6 JOHN MAYER AWARE/COLUMBIA/CRG 96,260 -32%
CONTINUUM
2 7 CLAY AIKEN RCA/RMG 80,381 -61%
A THOUSAND DIFFERENT WAYS
10 8 HINDER UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 78,594 +10%
EXTREME BEHAVIOR
-- 9 WEIRD AL YANKOVIC VOLCANO/ZOMBA 73,148 --
STRAIGHT OUT OF LYNWOOD
3 10 FERGIE A&M/INTERSCOPE 72,102 -55%
THE DUTCHESS
7 11 BEYONCE COLUMBIA/CRG 61,228 -29%
B'DAY
11 12 BOB SEGER CAPITOL 53,628 -22%
FACE THE PROMISE
13 13 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER/IDJMG 53,242 -3%
ALL THE RIGHT REASONS
12 14 BOB DYLAN COLUMBIA/CRG 50,857 -18%
MODERN TIMES
6 15 DIANA KRALL VERVE 47,964 -48%
FROM THIS MOMENT ON
14 16 THE FRAY EPIC 46,555 -13%
HOW TO SAVE A LIFE
4 17 KENNY CHESNEY SBMG NASHVILLE/BNA 43,645 -69%
LIVE THOSE SONGS AGAIN
18 18 CHEETAH GIRLS 2 WALT DISNEY RECORDS 43,332 +3%
SOUNDTRACK
-- 19 SCISSOR SISTERS UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 40,359 --
TA-DAH
16 20 DANITY KANE BAD BOY/ATLANTIC/ATL G 38,079 -23%
DANITY KANE
8 21 LUPE FIASCO ATLANTIC/ATL G 36,617 -57%
LUPE FIASCO'S FOOD & LIQUOR
-- 22 SAOSIN CAPITOL 35,195 --
SAOSIN
20 23 GREY'S ANATOMY VOL.2 HOLLYWOOD 33,447 -15%
SOUNDTRACK
26 24 RICK ROSS DEF JAM/IDJMG 32,736 +10%
PORT OF MIAMI
9 25 CHINGY CAPITOL 32,696 -56%
HOODSTAR
-- 26 JERRY LEE LEWIS ARTIST FIRST 32,436 --
LAST MAN STANDING
25 27 LIONEL RICHIE ISLAND/IDJMG 32,084 0%
COMING HOME
-- 28 VANESSA HUDGENS HOLLYWOOD 32,053 --
V
22 29 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 31,992 -10%
ME AND MY GANG
29 30 SNOW PATROL A&M/INTERSCOPE 31,756 +14%
EYES OPEN
23 31 CHRISTINA AGUILERA RCA/RMG 31,248 -7%
BACK TO BASICS
28 32 CARRIE UNDERWOOD ARISTA/RMG 29,591 +6%
SOME HEARTS
27 33 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC V22 SONY MUSIC GROUP 27,532 -7%
VARIOUS
-- 34 LUNY TUNES & TAIN MACHETE MUSIC 27,406 --
LOS BENJAMINS
24 35 AUDIOSLAVE EPIC/INTERSCOPE 26,429 -19%
REVELATIONS
31 36 JOSH TURNER MCA NASHVILLE 25,966 0%
YOUR MAN
32 37 PUSSYCAT DOLLS A&M/INTERSCOPE 23,102 -9%
PCD
17 38 ELTON JOHN ROCKET/UNIVERSAL 22,551 -53%
THE CAPTAIN & THE KID
42 39 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL WALT DISNEY RECORDS 20,832 +5%
SOUNDTRACK
41 40 BLUE OCTOBER UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 20,561 +3%
FOILED
36 41 PANIC! AT THE DISCO FUELED BY RAMEN/WMG 20,464 -14%
A FEVER YOU CAN'T SWEAT OUT
38 42 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS WARNER BROS. 20,444 -9%
STADIUM ARCADIUM
35 43 GNARLS BARKLEY DOWNTOWN/ATLANTIC ATL G 20,193 -17%
ST. ELSEWHERE
33 44 YOUNG DRO GRAND HUSTLE/ATLANTIC 18,976 -23%
THE BEST THANG SMOKIN'
-- 45 BONEY JAMES CONCORD JAZZ 18,913 --
SHINE
15 46 JESSE MCCARTNEY HOLLYWOOD 17,455 -67%
RIGHT WHERE YOU WANT ME
44 47 YUNG JOC BAD BOY/ATLANTIC/ATL G 17,305 -7%
NEW JOC CITY
46 48 NELLY FURTADO GEFFEN 16,743 -5%
LOOSE
45 49 CHERISH SHO'NUFF/CAPITOL 16,741 -8%
UNAPPRECIATED
47 50 LYFE JENNINGS SONY URBAN/COLUMBIA/CRG 16,077 -4%
THE PHOENIX

dang

but damn...Justin drops to 4th...

Beyonce's out of the Top Ten? Albums fall fast these days.

WOW Weird Al at #9 cool.

Poor janet

MikeMatronik said:

How could this be happening to the queen of pop?

Rhondab said:

Yeah, THAT makes it a failure

jayaredee said:

Blasphemy...there's only one queen of pop:

EverlastingNow said:

Ur so funny...but so correct!

lazycrockett said:

Weird Al beat Beyonce! Go Weird Al!!

dancerella said:

MikeMatronik said:

So classy and sexy. Can she ever be topped?

MikeMatronik said:

that's right, you "rude, vile pigs"

I just think there is too much emphasis put on debuts these days, i mean JD's ramblings the last few days on websites, are borderline what Mariah Carey was ranting about when Glitter came out, talking about sabotage and things like that. OK if you dont like labels, then walk away and put things out on yur own, I hate when artists talk it, but dont walk it, at least Prince walked away from the label thing, though he does things on and off for them, its all his game now. The emphasis that is put on debuts and things like that is why we get this "HYPE" and then no delivery and then let down. I think of all the albums i have bought this year and enjoyed and 90% of them werent "chart toppers or even close", but i think that made me enjoy it more, i wasnt HYPED into this whole train of thought. It used to be you watched a record climb the chart, or just make the chart, now a days its all about week 1 and the fall, and how much your not selling. Till the industry starts to rethink its thought process,nothing will change. There are so many records that sell consistently that we dont even hear about, some that dont even chart.

So mcuh for Luda's label selling his cd for $5...

is all for you the only janet record to debut at #1 or did 1814 and janet. debut there as well?

i guess this is kinda sucky for her big comeback, huh? outdone by ludacris? i wonder if she'll fall off the top five next week?

EverlastingNow said:

It was a natural progression with three new anticipated albums. The true success of an album is it's progress over time. Justin will last longer in the top ten than Janet.

She's not doing any better worldwide either:

UK: 3000, #63
IRELAND: failed to chart (less than 750 copies)
AUSTRALIA: failed to chart (less than 1000 copies)
JAPAN: 12,000

Honestly, I was expecting something bigger than that. With like 6 different versions of the cd released & loads of fans buying all versions & the big Oprah appearance. I'm scared to think what she would've done without that. This is even less sold than "Damita Jo".
[Edited 10/3/06 17:24pm]

Scorpion said:

i thought she was huge in japan?

Scorpion said:

WRONG, She has the # 1 album in JAPAN! They are loyal..

I don't believe this cuz i bought multiple copies in CANADA/US.. I will wait till Billboard announces the final results..

314k vs. 301k


very close....you might want to wait and see Soundscans numbers tomorrow . They MAY be flip flopped.


..or not

Scorpion said:

Um, I don't know what SoundScan chart you guys have been watching??? By no means is this a top notch Janet Jackson album, but the fact that all of the no 1 debuts this year (with the exception of Timberlake, Beyonce and Christina Agullera) have been averaging anywhere from 100, 000 to 150, 000 has to be looked at...That chick did over 300, 000 her first week with hardly any radio presence and MTV...Those numbers would usually get you the no. 1 slot...The shit more than exceeded expectations (shit, I thought it was going to sell under 200, 000 before the Oprah show) As far as Ludacris, I think the folks "shocked" about the man being no. 1 need to check the past stats...His last two albums were massive first week sellers...It's 2006 people...wake up and do your homework folks....
[Edited 10/3/06 18:03pm]

isthisdadawn said:

define this word "loyal" please.

sallysassalot said:

anyone who bought 6 versions is pretty loyal i should think

asg said:

well, i mean does loyal mean you buy the cd even if you don't like it or does loyal mean if you like it you don't download it illegally or what? the cd is far from her best work and it isn't disloyal for a fan who doesn't care for it to refrain from buying it.

shit, if we wanna talk about loyalty...how about janet showing some loyalty to her career long fanbase?

sallysassalot said:

I'm pretty sure janet, The Velvet Rope, and All For You debuted at #1. RN1814 was pre-Soundscan, and #1 debuts were much harder to come by at the time, so I'm assuming it climbed to the top spot.


As far as "loyalty" is concerned, I'm a long-time Janet fan and I debated over whether or not to even spend my $10 on the CD. I caved and bought it, but it had more to do with liking a few cuts from the cd and wanting to complete my collection than from any misguided ideas about loyalty. I almost don't want Janet to hit #1 just so she knows that many members of her fanbase are turned off by her new direction. Hopefully her next album will be more Control - Velvet Rope caliber.

ABeautifulOne said:

Hmm? That sucks, but it shows what happens when MTV kisses your ass and treats you like a king (Luda) and treats ignores you and treats you like trash (Janet)...shockingly, not that much difference, but with at least some MTV support, Janet would've beeen number one! But it's not the end of the world. The album has a lot of potentail, if Virgin keeps it up. Good, the album charts are terrible. Those opening numbers are below DJ.

Axchi696 said:

I believe that "janet" might be the first album in Soundscan/album chart history to debut at number one...Might be wrong.

I decided not to care about the debut. I would have loved if Janet had reached #1, but it wasn't meant to be.

I just hope she's not discouraged. I hope that she still continues her plans for a tour even IF the cd is not the best-selling of all time.

I really sort of like the direction of her 20 Y.O.--particularly the last half. I really think that this is a transition, and if Janet decides to give it another go, she might surprise a lot of people.

VinnyM27 said:

I wouldn't necessarily blame the lack of support from MTV for Janet's current album sales. MTV may have helped Ludacris, Justin and Christina, but they also kissed Jessica Simpson's ass so much that they got a dirty Sanchez; yet their ass-kissing didn't do anything for her album.

I think you have to remember that these album debuts were very much in line to what was going on 10 to 15 years ago. If a superstar sold 300,000 copies their first week, they had a phenomenally successful album debut. The super-inflated first week album sales of 800,000+ copies didn't begin happening until 1999. and that even ended for the most part by 2002. What should be more disturbing to the record companies and so-called superstars is the precipitous drop in album sales after the first week. Granted, if an album sold 750,000 copies the first week, it wasn't uncommon for the next week's sales to drop off by 40%, but the declines would soon level off into the 5 to 10 percent range in subsequent weeks. These days, however, the sales are dropping 50%, 35%, and 25%, which means that todays albums are being discarded at an alarmingly rapid rate.