LW TW artist / album label power index % change
-- 1 LINKIN PARK WARNER BROS. 625,386 --
MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT
-- 2 TANK MOTOWN 105,213 --
SEX LOVE & PAIN
1 3 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 86,961 -39%
CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE
-- 4 WILCO NONESUCH/ATLANTIC/AG 75,436 --
SKY BLUE SKY
-- 5 GRETCHEN WILSON COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 72,567 --
ONE OF THE BOYS
5 6 AVRIL LAVIGNE ARISTA/RMG 55,026 -23%
BEST DAMN THING
4 7 NE-YO DEF JAM/IDJMG 53,634 -36%
BECAUSE OF YOU
-- 8 MEGADETH ROADRUNNER 50,158 --
UNITED ABOMINATIONS
6 9 DAUGHTRY RCA/RMG 49,982 -26%
DAUGHTRY
2 10 BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY INTERSCOPE 48,571 -58%
STRENGTH & LOYALTY
8 11 CARRIE UNDERWOOD ARISTA/RMG 45,712 -20%
SOME HEARTS
13 12 AMY WINEHOUSE UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 39,466 +6%
BACK TO BLACK
15 13 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 33,605 +7%
TAYLOR SWIFT
12 14 AKON SRC/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 31,719 -18%
KONVICTED
10 15 NOW 24 EMI 31,336 -22%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
3 16 BOBBY VALENTINO DTP/DEF JAM/IDJ 30,788 -66%
SPECIAL OCCASION
11 17 TIM MCGRAW CURB 29,604 -25%
LET IT GO
-- 18 ELLIOTT YAMIN HICKORY RECORDS 26,219 --
ELLIOTT YAMIN
16 19 ROBIN THICKE STAR TRAK/INTERSCOPE 25,336 -19%
THE EVOLUTION OF ROBIN THICKE
23 20 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 25,282 0%
ME AND MY GANG
17 21 FERGIE A&M/INTERSCOPE 24,421 -13%
THE DUTCHESS
19 22 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 24,417 -11%
ALL THE RIGHT REASONS
18 23 JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE JIVE/ZLG 22,752 -17%
FUTURE SEX/LOVE SOUNDS
21 24 GWEN STEFANI INTERSCOPE 21,896 -15%
THE SWEET ESCAPE
27 25 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 21,528 -7%
B'DAY
9 26 MARTINA MCBRIDE SBMG NASHVILLE 21,341 -48%
WAKING UP LAUGHING
25 27 NINE INCH NAILS NOTHING/INTERSCOPE 21,026 -15%
YEAR ZERO
-- 28 RUFUS WAINWRIGHT GEFFEN 20,748 --
RELEASE THE STARS
-- 29 JOHN MAYER COLUMBIA 19,983 --
THE VILLAGE SESSIONS EP
35 30 MIRANDA LAMBERT SBMG NASHVILLE 18,768 -6%
CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND
30 31 HINDER UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 18,620 -10%
EXTREME BEHAVIOR
29 32 NELLY FURTADO GEFFEN 18,389 -17%
LOOSE
38 33 TIMBALAND INTERSCOPE 17,965 -5%
TIMBALAND PRESENTS SHOCK VALUE
43 34 FALL OUT BOY ISLAND/IDJMG 17,531 +1%
INFINITY ON HIGH
36 35 CORINNE BAILEY RAE CAPITOL 16,991 -15%
CORINNE BAILEY RAE
40 36 HANNAH MONTANA WALT DISNEY RECORDS 16,866 -9%
SOUNDTRACK
20 37 RUSH ATLANTIC/ATL G 16,371 -39%
SNAKES & ARROWS
31 38 JOE JIVE/ZLG 16,333 -21%
AIN'T NOTHIN' LIKE ME
26 39 JOSS STONE VIRGIN 16,020 -35%
INTRODUCING JOSS STONE
37 40 MUSIQ SOULCHILD ATLANTIC/ATL G 15,321 -22%
LUVANMUSIQ
28 41 ALISON KRAUSS ROUNDER 15,244 -32%
A HUNDRED MILES OR MORE
34 42 BLAKE SHELTON WARNER BROS. 15,224 -25%
PURE BS
24 43 NORAH JONES BLUE NOTE/BNLG 14,984 -40%
NOT TOO LATE
41 44 FEIST INTERSCOPE 14,801 -20%
THE REMINDER
33 45 PINK LAFACE/ZLG 14,707 -28%
I'M NOT DEAD
-- 46 SHREK THE THIRD GEFFEN 14,497 --
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
7 47 BARBRA STREISAND COLUMBIA 14,406 -76%
LIVE IN CONCERT 2006
48 48 LLOYD THE INC/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 14,253 -4%
STREET LOVE
14 49 BJORK ATLANTIC/ATL G 13,969 -61%
VOLTA
-- 50 JOB FOR A COWBOY METAL BLADE 13,420 --
GENESIS
[Edited 5/23/07 7:07am]
[Edited 5/23/07 20:42pm]
[Edited 5/23/07 20:56pm]
[Edited 5/24/07 13:01pm]

wow Wilco? not exactly 625,000 sold, but #4

NDRU said:

it's a great great great great album!!!!!

abierman said:

any 11 minute drones?

I heard one song on the radio and it was pretty good. My girlfriend, however, said "it's more annoying than Wilco normally is"

NDRU said:

ok, I only listened to it once and then my external drive gave up on me..... .....I liked what I've heard, I love Wilco, Jeff Tweedy is great. This album is more accessible than others by them....

who the hell is buying these linkin park cd?

abierman said:

I've loved their last two records (actually didn't hear the live one), especially A Ghost is Born. I didn't like every song, but the ones I did like were fantastic. They come across as deeper than, say, Summerteeth.

Being There is my favorite of their albums, though.

sosgemini said:

It might be worth buying them just to destroy them.

How Linkin Park sells any music at all is a wonder to me.

sosgemini said:

Orgers.

It got a vote for album of the year on this thread: http://www.prince.org/msg/8/227400

sextonseven said:

NDRU said:

'Kicking Television' is one of the best live-albums out there!

wow TANK is number two? That's surprising

who/what is Tank? i must be getting old

Tank surprised me since his damn single irks my damn nerves...

abierman said:

hmm, then I have two Wilco purchases I need to make

sextonseven said:

I think Allmusic, the very generous to new releases Allmusic, gave it like 2 stars. Must be a real gem!

sosgemini said:

Sad, isn't it?

VinnyM27 said:

The reviews have not been kind on metacritic either: http://www.metacritic.com...tomidnight

WILCO is always great, they will never conform to the TRL world nor should they, they are a band that will always be a critics fave but hated by labels because they arent "marketable" similar to Ryan Adams, The Jayhawks,Lucinda Williams,Alison Krauss, and yes even Norah Jones who is slowly going back to that NYC club vibe again as the mainstream forgets her.

It pisses me off that MOTOWN is even putting out records by Lloyd and Tank and its been sitting on the MYA album since last year and has pushed it back yet again because it wants it to "have more mainstream appeal and buzz", give me a break already.

sosgemini said:

I guess their hardcore fans and the folks that found it intriguing that Rick Rubin was producing the album...

lastdecember said:

I liked Uncle Tupelo better.

Raze said:

I don't think Jeff Tweedy was fully formed in U.T. He's still growing, in fact.

But I'm not saying you're wrong either.

sosgemini said:

Linkin Park has a huge cult following. That mash-up album project with Jay-Z increased the band's resume.

Moonbeam said:

Linkin Park might be THE only rock band that use the same keyboard workstation (Kong Triton) & sampling drum machine/sequencer (MPC 3000) that the average hip-hop producer use, that's how!

Frederick96 said:

who in god's name is Tank?

Raze said:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w...k_(singer)




Tank is the stage name of an American R&B singer, songwriter, musician, and producer, Durrell Babbs.

Tank was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and raised in Clinton, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Tank took an instant interest in singing and playing the piano, partially due to his alliance to religion — his cousin directed the church choir and helped the aspiring vocalist foster his singing talent from an early age. His stage name comes from his chiseled physique. A multi-sport athlete in high school, he had the opportunity to play college football. However, Tank decided to focus on music, and his talent eventually led him to an opportunity to sing background vocals for Ginuwine during one of Ginuwine's tours. Next, he found himself singing with Aaliyah and then Blackground Records founder Barry Hankerson, and his son (and company president) Jomo Hankerson took notice, offering Tank the opportunity to become a solo artist. In 2001, Tank realized his ambitions, seeing his debut album, Force of Nature, released to a national audience. This LP rendered the Top 10 R&B ballad, "Maybe I Deserve".

The next year, Tank released his second album, One Man. The single of the same name had chart success as well.

Tank has also made a name for himself as a producer and writer, working with artists such as Dave Hollister, Marques Houston, Omarion, Jamie Foxx, Donell Jones, Monica among others. Along with The Underdogs, he has worked with many different artists over the years and was also a contributor to the score of the film adaptation of the musical Dreamgirls.

Tank recently sold what was to be the lead single to his 3rd album, "I Luv Dem Girls", to Marques Houston who renamed it "Strip Club" (this song appears on Marques Houston's 3rd solo album "Veteran"). Tank has worked with Kelly Rowland's highly anticipated second album including confirmed tracks 'The Show' featuring Kelly and Tank and 'Ghetto' featuring Kelly and Snoop Dogg.

TonyVanDam said:

I wouldn't say it's a cult following. They're one of the biggest mainstream bands of the decade.

Raze said:

'nu-metal' fabricated boy-band!