LW TW artist / album label power index % change
1 1 DREAMGIRLS:MUSIC FROM THE... COLUMBIA/SMS 66,296 +11%
SOUNDTRACK
5 2 DAUGHTRY RCA/RMG 65,092 +33%
DAUGHTRY
3 3 JUMP IN WALT DISNEY RECORDS 60,806 +17%
JUMP IN/SOUNDTRACK
26 4 CORINNE BAILEY RAE CAPITOL 56,974 +123%
CORINNE BAILEY RAE
2 5 AKON SRC/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 48,807 -9%
KONVICTED
4 6 JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE JIVE/ZLG 40,866 -20%
FUTURE SEX/LOVE SOUNDS
7 7 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL...VOL.23 SONY LABEL GROUP 37,028 +1%
VARIOUS
10 8 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 35,403 +2%
ALL THE RIGHT REASONS
15 9 CARRIE UNDERWOOD ARISTA/RMG 32,595 +6%
SOME HEARTS
12 10 HANNAH MONTANA WALT DISNEY RECORDS 31,000 -5%
SOUNDTRACK
13 11 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 30,699 -4%
ME AND MY GANG
29 12 BEATLES APPLE/CAPITOL 30,601 +33%
LOVE
14 13 NELLY FURTADO GEFFEN 29,619 -7%
LOOSE
6 14 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 29,089 -26%
B'DAY
16 15 ROBIN THICKE STAR TRAK/INTERSCOPE 28,632 -7%
THE EVOLUTION OF ROBIN THICKE
8 16 YOUNG JEEZY DEF JAM/IDJMG 27,802 -23%
INSPIRATION
9 17 CARLY SIMON COLUMBIA 25,796 -27%
INTO WHITE
23 18 HINDER UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 25,378 -2%
EXTREME BEHAVIOR
17 19 THE FRAY EPIC 25,086 -14%
HOW TO SAVE A LIFE
11 20 NAS DEF JAM/IDJMG 24,528 -29%
HIP HOP IS DEAD
-- 21 REGINA SPEKTOR WARNER BROS. 24,363 --
BEGIN TO HOPE
22 22 CIARA LAFACE/ZLG 23,955 -11%
THE EVOLUTION
27 23 FERGIE A&M/INTERSCOPE 23,453 -7%
THE DUTCHESS
-- 24 MARY J BLIGE GEFFEN 23,429 --
REFLECTIONS:A RETROSPECTIVE
30 25 JOHN MAYER AWARE/COLUMBIA/CRG 23,338 +2%
CONTINUUM
21 26 MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE REPRISE 23,097 -14%
THE BLACK PARADE
31 27 SNOOP DOGG GEFFEN 22,506 -1%
THE BLUE CARPET TREATMENT
18 28 EMINEM SHADY/AFTERMATH/INT 21,857 -25%
EMINEM PRESENTS THE RE-UP
20 29 GWEN STEFANI INTERSCOPE 21,822 -19%
THE SWEET ESCAPE
34 30 OMARION COLUMBIA 20,999 -5%
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33 31 JAY-Z ROC-A-FELLA/IDJMG 20,955 -6%
KINGDOM COME
32 32 KEITH URBAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 20,574 -9%
LOVE, PAIN & THE WHOLE CRAZY...
35 33 30 SECONDS TO MARS VIRGIN 19,620 -10%
A BEAUTIFUL LIE
41 34 RODNEY ATKINS CURB 19,468 +11%
IF YOU'RE GOING THROUGH HELL
39 35 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 18,660 +5%
TAYLOR SWIFT
-- 36 DIANA ROSS MANHATTAN 18,596 --
I LOVE YOU
37 37 EVANESCENCE WIND-UP 18,244 -10%
THE OPEN DOOR
40 38 JOHN LEGEND G.O.O.D./COLUMBIA/SONY U 17,673 0%
ONCE AGAIN
42 39 BRAD PAISLEY ARISTA NASHVILLE 17,390 -1%
TIME WELL WASTED
-- 40 BIRDMAN & LIL' WAYNE CASH MONEY/UNIVERSAL MOT 17,110 --
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
28 41 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS WARNER BROS. 16,650 -29%
STADIUM ARCADIUM
36 42 U2 INTERSCOPE 16,380 -21%
U218 SINGLES
25 43 INCUBUS EPIC 16,267 -37%
LIGHT GRENADES
-- 44 FRANK SINATRA CAPITOL 16,223 --
ROMANCE: SONGS FROM THE HEART
-- 45 KELLIE PICKLER BNA/SBMG NASHVILLE 15,668 --
SMALL TOWN GIRL
38 46 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 15,115 -19%
ENJOY THE RIDE
19 47 IL DIVO COLUMBIA 15,014 -45%
SIEMPRE
-- 48 RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS VIRGIN 14,548 --
DON'T YOU FAKE IT
-- 49 JOSH TURNER MCA NASHVILLE 14,490 --
YOUR MAN
44 50 ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS INTERSCOPE 14,310 -8%
MOVE ALONG
[Edited 1/23/07 15:10pm]
[Edited 1/24/07 12:14pm]
[Edited 1/24/07 22:39pm]

spell check the topic/headline...

Dammitt, the sales are up. Oh well, at least they're still low. Maybe they will go back down next week.

where did corrine bailey ray come from?
what caused the huge jump in sales?

She seems to get played in every Starbucks in the country. hehe.

I guess this means neo-soul is back. Prince better get that floppy hat from the mothballs.

Babydubistzuschnell said:

O P R A H

Who keeps buying Nickelback albums?

asg said:

My girlfriend downloaded the album from iTunes. It's really good, but I'll be damned if it's not sleep-inducing.

I don't get this Akon crap. He has the most ridiculous voice I ever heard.

Im sure next week will be a slight drop or holding around the same, this week is Mellencamp (which is amazing, but just for the loyals) and i think theres some country group too, which always is dangerous. After that Norah Jones and Katharine Mcphee hit on the 30th and I can see Norah moving at least 100,000 week one and dont sleep on Mcphee either, though she has no video, she is doing every single talk show that week and throughout february, so if that Daughtry guy can move records, she better. After that its grammy time (feb 11th) which is always a time that the labels and performers see rises in their numbers, depending on the winners and who performers, right now the only confirmed performers are , The Chili Peppers,Dixie Chicks,Justin and Beyonce/Shakira doing their new song together, which obviously will kick some live into her album again (beyonce that is). Outside of that the Industry better pray Norah,Mcphee and the grammy rush can hold it up, because there is nothing else on the way.

Se7en said:

It's funny that she kept saying she got it off Itunes and now all the Oprah fans are doing the same exact thing!

VinnyM27 said:

wow. I didn't realize she had that much mind control

Se7en said:

I agree. It's good, but mellow

I bought her album the week it was released because VH1 Soul has these weekends where they feature the artist coming out with and album. They get to have their own countdown, perform live, and play the whole album with pretty pictures That is one of the things I love about that channel

Janfriend said:

yeah, remember when the beef industry tried to sue her because she said that you shouldnt eat beef.

Duggs said:

Actually, I think she said she was going to stop eating beef and all of her borgs followed suit


I have witnessed some other musical careers that took off, without merit, after being on her show

Janfriend said:

yep thats it thanks for clearing that up. I guess the merit is being on her show go figure.

Duggs said:

Oh, but I like Corinne though

Robin Thicke is at 15!! when did he blow up? im so happy for him.

twink69 said:

That's nice but consier the numbers. I'm not an expert but what would 28K have been on an "average" (if there is such a thing) week on the charts.

will update with top200 when all i get the full chart

4 1 DAUGHTRY DAUGHTRY 65,398 30 50,383 1,292,730
1 2 DREAMGIRLS SOUNDTRACK 65,264 9 60,064 577,321
5 3 JUMP IN! SOUNDTRACK 57,265 17 48,840 106,479
32 4 RAE*CORINNE BAILEY CORINNE BAILEY RAE 55,189 155 21,650 872,781
2 5 AKON KONVICTED 51,595 -7 55,316 1,328,641
3 6 TIMBERLAKE*JUSTIN FUTURESEX/LOVE SOUNDS 42,214 -17 50,611 2,521,590
7 7 VARIOUS NOW 23 35,767 -5 37,688 1,917,977
10 8 NICKELBACK ALL THE RIGHT REASONS 35,392 0 35,423 4,755,011
15 9 UNDERWOOD*CARRIE SOME HEARTS 33,094 2 32,593 4,757,050
6 10 BEYONCE B'DAY 32,840 -19 40,733 2,125,912
11 11 HANNAH MONTANA SOUNDTRACK 32,213 -6 34,104 2,100,363
17 12 FURTADO*NELLY LOOSE 31,412 1 31,097 1,239,980
12 13 RASCAL FLATTS ME AND MY GANG 31,049 -7 33,446 3,585,133
9 14 YOUNG JEEZY INSPIRATION: THUG MOTIVATION 30,738 -14 35,733 741,999
8 15 BEATLES LOVE 29,959 -19 37,042 1,208,063
16 16 THICKE*ROBIN EVOLUTION OF ROBIN 29,355 -7 31,619 326,620
24 17 FERGIE DUTCHESS 27,117 -1 27,470 1,301,765
20 18 CIARA EVOLUTION 26,356 -9 28,825 897,001
25 19 BLIGE*MARY J. REFLECTIONS: A RETROSPECTIVE 25,860 0 25,949 456,091
13 20 SIMON*CARLY INTO WHITE 25,665 -23 33,325 99,322

Has anyone mentioned another Soundscan record was smashed last week?
The multi-artist album "15 Years On Death Row" scanned 3,743 copies, the lowest tally ever for a #200 album.
The previous record holder sold 3,999 copies (Dirty Pretty Things' "Waterloo to Anywhere" , August last year) and its runner-up sold 4,034 (Paul Overstreet's Heroes, June 1991)

asg said:

Im not really surprised by the number, im thinking we will start seeing alot of that on a weekly basis. I also think that things now, especially for established artists are going to be "slow burn" type sellers, case in point the Carly Simon record which people were surprised at first of its very low total has now gotten to 100,000 units and she is selling between 10-25,000 weekly, so if she stayed on that pace for 6-8 weeks she could have a 200,000 seller at least which is quite respectable.

twink69 said:

Look for his album to be a bit bigger once the deluxe edition of EORT is reissued next month on the 13th...

lastdecember said:

Norah will move more than 100K...her last one did over 1 million first week out...granted..she was riding the Grammy wave...but the marketing campaign on this one is MASSIVE...it'll be much more than 100K...I'd say between 450K-600K....she's doing a ton of TV next week and day of street including Today Show...Letterman, The View (I think)...

McPhee...very curious to see how this one pans out...Taylor is selling slowly..Chris Daughtry is #1...she was the other fav...it will probably do great first week.

peace

VANITYSprisonBYTCH said:

I do think the 450 + mark might be reaching at this point, though there is massive promotion going on and VH1 is playing her as usual, I think the fact that to most people she has been gone 3 years now and thats a long time in this enviroment, though she has a strong following, she is going slowly back to the loyal fans (like me) with her approach to mainstream (which she's not). I do think overall this will be the solid seller that the industry needs to hang its hat on at this point, because theres isnt really anything on the way that can maintain numbers, easily will be a million seller for Norah in the states, i just think it will be a slow burn with sales, and will show the steady decline in the "craze" fan base she had at the time.

As for Katharine Mcphee, i still say this one could be the surprise overall, since no one is really buzzing to much over it, but she has built a Huge following by taking the time and not releasing an album last year when everyone else from AI did, and as we see it worked for Daughtry but not for Hicks. I think Mcphee's appeal is more widespread, they are aiming her at rb/pop but those who have had advance listens to the cd say its very mixed and is similar to Mariahs first two albums. So i think she too could be a steady mover, i think her and Norah will have strong weeks and give the charts a new 1 and 2 CD easily, she too has extensive appearances slated next week and the week after with talk show.media and concerts, but also an appearance on ABC's Ugly Betty the day after the cd comes out.

lastdecember said:

I agree about Norah..she is past the 'sensation' phase COME AWAY WITH ME is at 9million + and FEELS LIKE HOME did half that. I've heard the new album and it's a VERY strong album...stronger than the last one I feel and the first 2 singles will be VH-1 mainstays...NOT TOO LATE will have legs...she's also opened herself to promote her albums more as she is not as shy as she once was. She's also saluting her fans from the start by doing in-stores at indie retail (Amoeba Hollywood for instance)

McPhee could suprise people. I just think people may be wanting a more subdued, vocal, pop album and not the poished pop/r&b that this seems to be. If the songs are catchy than maybe it'll strike a chord. This is the time for non-Idol winners to make big...J. Hudson, Daughtry, even Kellie Picklers country record is selling steady (already Gold)....

we'll have to wait and see but it will be nice to see the charts not look so sad!

peace
[Edited 1/24/07 15:53pm]

VANITYSprisonBYTCH said:

Yeah i agree on both fronts, I got a chance to preview the Norah material at a club gig here in NYC that she did on the "DL" and i love the material and it still amazes me that people dont see the growth in her as a writer/singer and musician and just dismiss her as "boring".

With Mcphee i have heard alot of complaints from her "loyal" idol fans and myspace groups and official websites, that an RB/POP album is the worst thing that someone who can "sing" should be doing especially now. The album does have some strong vocal performances but whether the label markets that or not is the question.

ABeautifulOne said:

I hadn't heard that. I assume it's going to have a lot of the unreleased tracks that have been already circulating.

lastdecember said:

I agree with you totally on Kat. Isnt Norah's stuff great? I was lucky to get invited to a secret private show couple months ago here in LA. We were taken to a small studio in Burbank and they let us in one by one...there were about 30 of us and out came Norah and the band and performed the new album beginning to end. It was amazing. The song 'Rosie's Lullaby' really struck a chord with me...reminded me of Lucinda Williams..another favorite of mine!

peace

AlexdeParis said:

Check Amazon they have the cover art even though it's the same as the original version with a gold tint. The tracklist hasn't been finalized yet but there's a rumor that Ask Myself will feature Mary J. Blige and be released as a single...

Damm...the american market is really bleeding!