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HDD: Neil Diamond #1, Clay Aiken #3, Mariah #4, Madonna #5, Leona #6 LW TW artist / album label power index % change
-- 1 NEIL DIAMOND COLUMBIA 140,004 -- HOME BEFORE DARK -- 2 TOBY KEITH UME/SHOW DOG 100,527 -- 35 BIGGEST HITS -- 3 CLAY AIKEN RCA/RMG 92,887 -- ON MY WAY HERE 2 4 MARIAH CAREY ISLAND/IDJMG 88,498 +2% E=MC2 1 5 MADONNA WARNER BROS. 82,830 -71% HARD CANDY 3 6 LEONA LEWIS J RECORDS/RMG 75,612 -8% SPIRIT -- 7 GAVIN DEGRAW J RECORDS/RMG 70,094 -- GAVIN DEGRAW -- 8 JOSH GROBAN REPRISE 47,240 -- AWAKE LIVE -- 9 DIERKS BENTLEY CAPITOL NASHVILLE 43,010 -- GREATEST HITS 2003-2006 -- 10 LUIS MIGUEL WARNER MUSIC LATINA 33,889 -- COMPLICES 9 11 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 31,812 +7% TAYLOR SWIFT 8 12 NOW 27 SBMG/COMMERICAL MUSIC GRP 29,448 -6% VARIOUS ARTISTS 4 13 LYFE JENNINGS COLUMBIA 28,019 -63% LYFE CHANGE 19 14 JACK JOHNSON BRUSHFIRE/UNIV REPUBLIC 26,813 +22% SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC 18 15 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 26,356 +18% TROUBADOUR -- 16 TYE TRIBBETTE COLUMBIA 25,630 -- STAND OUT 11 17 JUNO RHINO 24,733 -2% SOUNDTRACK 23 18 JORDIN SPARKS 19/JIVE/ZLG 24,554 +28% JORDIN SPARKS 16 19 COLBIE CAILLAT UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 23,979 +6% COCO 29 20 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 22,619 +39% CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE 21 21 JAMES OTTO WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 22,539 +7% SUNSET MAN 36 22 CARRIE UNDERWOOD ARISTA/RMG 22,002 +48% CARNIVAL RIDE 30 23 ALICIA KEYS J RECORDS/RMG 21,980 +35% AS I AM 15 24 CARLY SIMON HEAR MUSIC 21,537 -5% THIS KIND OF LOVE 14 25 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS RAZOR & TIE 21,533 -6% SOUNDTRACK 27 26 DAUGHTRY RCA/RMG 20,814 +18% DAUGHTRY 33 27 ALAN JACKSON ARISTA NASHVILLE 18,709 +20% GOOD TIME 6 28 DEF LEPPARD ISLAND/IDJMG 18,208 -67% SONGS FROM THE SPARKLE LOUNGE 17 29 HANNAH MONTANA WALT DISNEY RECORDS 17,656 -22% BEST OF BOTH WORLDS CONCERT 24 30 RICK ROSS DEF JAM/IDJMG 17,454 -4% TRILLA 12 31 FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS SUB POP 17,411 -30% FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS 34 32 SARA BAREILLES EPIC 17,379 +15% LITTLE VOICE 22 33 NATASHA BEDINGFIELD EPIC 17,151 -15% POCKETFUL OF SUNSHINE -- 34 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 17,122 -- TASTE OF BUBLE 5 35 ROOTS DEF JAM/IDJMG 16,998 -69% RISING DOWN 7 36 PORTISHEAD ISLAND/IDJMG 16,633 -63% THIRD -- 37 TOKIO HOTEL INTERSCOPE 16,075 -- SCREAM 43 38 MARY J. BLIGE GEFFEN 15,169 +16% GROWING PAINS 49 39 TRACE ADKINS CAPITOL NASHVILLE 15,095 +24% AMERICAN MAN: GREATEST HITS V2 -- 40 GARTH BROOKS PEARL RECORDS 14,856 -- ULTIMATE HITS 28 41 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 14,828 -11% LADY ANTEBELLUM 44 42 KID ROCK ATLANTIC 14,201 +9% ROCK N ROLL JESUS 38 43 AMY WINEHOUSE UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 13,870 0% BACK TO BLACK 42 44 R.E.M. WARNER BROS. 13,685 +4% ACCELERATE 10 45 MUDCRUTCH REPRISE 13,555 -52% MUDCRUTCH 41 46 KEYSHIA COLE GEFFEN 13,537 +3% JUST LIKE YOU 26 47 JONAS BROTHERS HOLLYWOOD 13,449 -24% JONAS BROTHERS 39 48 ATMOSPHERE RHYMESAYER/ILG 13,158 -4% WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS... 37 49 DANITY KANE BAD BOY/ATLANTIC 12,398 -12% WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE 13 50 STEVE WINWOOD COLUMBIA 11,948 -49% NINE LIVES | |
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Damn, Madonna.
Congrats Neil on his first #1. | |
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Go for Neil Diamond. I bought the last one (also produced by Rick Rubin and very stripped down acoustic tracks but never really go into it (not that it was bad but I never listened to the whole thing)...I'll have to give it a chance and might consider this one, too. | |
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wha what? so, did madge debut at #1? what were the first week numbers? Space for sale... | |
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 i know the name Neil diamond...cant think of a single song he sings RIP 1958-2016 Prince  RIP 1947-2016 David Bowie
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sosgemini said: wha what? so, did madge debut at #1? what were the first week numbers?
Yeah but she only did like 280K. Of the top three divas, Mariah debuted with bigger sales and she still maintained the top 4, lol. | |
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Timmy84 said: Congrats Neil on his first #1. That's Neil's first #1 album? Wow, that's something. Congrats to Neil Diamond, still in the game! I'm not a fan of "old Prince". I'm not a fan of "new Prince". I'm just a fan of Prince. Simple as that | |
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Who worked with Neil Diamond on this album? I recall reading it and finding it interesting but can't remember who it was or where I read it. Been gone for a minute, now I'm back with the jump off | |
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JackieBlue said: Who worked with Neil Diamond on this album? I recall reading it and finding it interesting but can't remember who it was or where I read it.
ughh...why can't i remember his name? too early in the morning for me..it's beasty boy's original producers that's gone on to work with willie nelson and almost every major rock act... Space for sale... | |
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JackieBlue said: Who worked with Neil Diamond on this album? I recall reading it and finding it interesting but can't remember who it was or where I read it.
Rick Rubin produced this one, too. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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sosgemini said: JackieBlue said: Who worked with Neil Diamond on this album? I recall reading it and finding it interesting but can't remember who it was or where I read it.
ughh...why can't i remember his name? too early in the morning for me..it's beasty boy's original producers that's gone on to work with willie nelson and almost every major rock act... Yes! It's Rick Rubin! Been gone for a minute, now I'm back with the jump off | |
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HDD was way off:
Last week's No. 1, Madonna's "Hard Candy," falls to No. 3, shifting 94,000 -- with a not-so-sweet 66% decline. That's the third-largest second-week percentage drop for a No. 1-debuting album this year. DAY26's self-titled set (down 73% in its second week) and Janet Jackson's "Discipline" (down 68%) posted bigger erosions. Here is a quick rundown of 2008's No. 1 debuts and their sophomore-frame drops: Mariah Carey's "E=MC2" (61%), Leona Lewis' "Spirit" (54%), George Strait's "Troubadour" (65%), DAY26's "DAY26" (73%), Danity Kane's "Welcome to the Dollhouse" (62%), Rick Ross' "Trilla" (54%), Alan Jackson's "Good Time" (55%), Janet Jackson's "Discipline" (68%) and Jack Johnson's "Sleep Through the Static" (52%) (from Billboard.biz) | |
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JackieBlue said: sosgemini said: ughh...why can't i remember his name? too early in the morning for me..it's beasty boy's original producers that's gone on to work with willie nelson and almost every major rock act... Yes! It's Rick Rubin! He worked with him a few years ago for the much celebrated "12 Songs". This album had a lot of strong buzz but Sony really fucked up and apparently put some kind of spyware or something on the CD and they had to pull it off the shelves really early. This did not help sales, of course and by the time clean copies came out, people probably moved on. He got his number one, though, and good for him. To xperience319, his hits include "Coming To America", "I Am, I Said", "Cranklin' Rose", "Sweet Caroline" (probably his biggest hit), "Heartlight" (from ET), and he wrote "I Saw Her Face" for the Monkees (may have sang it before them, too). Probably had other pop staples that just aren't coming to mind. He is really well known for big concerts (including bad glittery shirts) that entertain many middle aged women....I think my mom saw him in concert but it was probably when she was younger. | |
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VinnyM27 said: JackieBlue said: Yes! It's Rick Rubin! He worked with him a few years ago for the much celebrated "12 Songs". This album had a lot of strong buzz but Sony really fucked up and apparently put some kind of spyware or something on the CD and they had to pull it off the shelves really early. This did not help sales, of course and by the time clean copies came out, people probably moved on. He got his number one, though, and good for him. Whoa. That's horrible. I had no idea. Been gone for a minute, now I'm back with the jump off | |
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VinnyM27 said: To xperience319, his hits include "Coming To America", "I Am, I Said", "Cranklin' Rose", "Sweet Caroline" (probably his biggest hit), "Heartlight" (from ET), and he wrote "I Saw Her Face" for the Monkees (may have sang it before them, too). Probably had other pop staples that just aren't coming to mind. He is really well known for big concerts (including bad glittery shirts) that entertain many middle aged women....I think my mom saw him in concert but it was probably when she was younger.
The Monkees song is correctly titled, "I'm a Believer." He also wrote, "Red Red Wine" (UB40), "Holly Holy," "Kentucky Woman," and a lot of others. I first saw him in concert in 1977. To this day, I have seen only two other people who were more amazing live - Prince and Bruce Springsteen. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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It's so nice to see such a talented man with the number 1 album! Way to go Neil!! | |
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NEIL diamonds first #1 album ever |
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Billboard / Soundscan numbers.....
01 NE Neil Diamond - Home before dark 146,000 02 NE Toby Keith - 35 Biggest Hits 103,000 03 01 Madonna - Hard Candy 94,000 04 NE Clay Aiken - On my way here 94,000 05 02 Mariah Carey - E=MC² 87,000 06 03 Leona Lewis - Spirit 76,000 07 NE Gavin DeGraw - Gavin DeGraw 66,000 08 NE Josh Groban - Awake Live 58,000 09 NE Dierks Bentley - Greatest Hits: Every mile a memory 43,000 10 NE Luis Miguel - Complices 32,000 11 11 Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift 12 04 Lyfe Jennings - Lyfe Change 13 09 Various Artists - NOW 27 14 18 George Strait - Troubadour 15 16 Jack Johnson - Sleep through the static 16 NE Tye Tribbett & G.A. - Stand out 26,000 17 13 Soundtrack - Juno 18 23 Jordin Sparks - Jordin Sparks 19 19 Colbie Caillat - Coco 20 10 Tim McGraw - Greatest Hits: Limited Edition 23,000 | |
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asg said: NEIL diamonds first #1 album ever
Really? Not even "The Jazz Singer" (or do you think of that only as a soundtrack). Genesia, thanks for the correction on the Monkees track. "Kentucky Woman" is a good track. "Love On the Rocks" is not a favorite but a signature track. He's got a ton. | |
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VoicesCarry said: LW TW artist / album label power index % change
-- 1 NEIL DIAMOND COLUMBIA 140,004 -- HOME BEFORE DARK -- 2 TOBY KEITH UME/SHOW DOG 100,527 -- 35 BIGGEST HITS -- 3 CLAY AIKEN RCA/RMG 92,887 -- ON MY WAY HERE 2 4 MARIAH CAREY ISLAND/IDJMG 88,498 +2% E=MC2 1 5 MADONNA WARNER BROS. 82,830 -71% HARD CANDY 3 6 LEONA LEWIS J RECORDS/RMG 75,612 -8% SPIRIT -- 7 GAVIN DEGRAW J RECORDS/RMG 70,094 -- GAVIN DEGRAW -- 8 JOSH GROBAN REPRISE 47,240 -- AWAKE LIVE -- 9 DIERKS BENTLEY CAPITOL NASHVILLE 43,010 -- GREATEST HITS 2003-2006 -- 10 LUIS MIGUEL WARNER MUSIC LATINA 33,889 -- COMPLICES 9 11 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 31,812 +7% TAYLOR SWIFT 8 12 NOW 27 SBMG/COMMERICAL MUSIC GRP 29,448 -6% VARIOUS ARTISTS 4 13 LYFE JENNINGS COLUMBIA 28,019 -63% LYFE CHANGE 19 14 JACK JOHNSON BRUSHFIRE/UNIV REPUBLIC 26,813 +22% SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC 18 15 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 26,356 +18% TROUBADOUR -- 16 TYE TRIBBETTE COLUMBIA 25,630 -- STAND OUT 11 17 JUNO RHINO 24,733 -2% SOUNDTRACK 23 18 JORDIN SPARKS 19/JIVE/ZLG 24,554 +28% JORDIN SPARKS 16 19 COLBIE CAILLAT UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 23,979 +6% COCO 29 20 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 22,619 +39% CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE 21 21 JAMES OTTO WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 22,539 +7% SUNSET MAN 36 22 CARRIE UNDERWOOD ARISTA/RMG 22,002 +48% CARNIVAL RIDE 30 23 ALICIA KEYS J RECORDS/RMG 21,980 +35% AS I AM 15 24 CARLY SIMON HEAR MUSIC 21,537 -5% THIS KIND OF LOVE 14 25 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS RAZOR & TIE 21,533 -6% SOUNDTRACK 27 26 DAUGHTRY RCA/RMG 20,814 +18% DAUGHTRY 33 27 ALAN JACKSON ARISTA NASHVILLE 18,709 +20% GOOD TIME 6 28 DEF LEPPARD ISLAND/IDJMG 18,208 -67% SONGS FROM THE SPARKLE LOUNGE 17 29 HANNAH MONTANA WALT DISNEY RECORDS 17,656 -22% BEST OF BOTH WORLDS CONCERT 24 30 RICK ROSS DEF JAM/IDJMG 17,454 -4% TRILLA 12 31 FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS SUB POP 17,411 -30% FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS 34 32 SARA BAREILLES EPIC 17,379 +15% LITTLE VOICE 22 33 NATASHA BEDINGFIELD EPIC 17,151 -15% POCKETFUL OF SUNSHINE -- 34 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 17,122 -- TASTE OF BUBLE 5 35 ROOTS DEF JAM/IDJMG 16,998 -69% RISING DOWN 7 36 PORTISHEAD ISLAND/IDJMG 16,633 -63% THIRD -- 37 TOKIO HOTEL INTERSCOPE 16,075 -- SCREAM 43 38 MARY J. BLIGE GEFFEN 15,169 +16% GROWING PAINS 49 39 TRACE ADKINS CAPITOL NASHVILLE 15,095 +24% AMERICAN MAN: GREATEST HITS V2 -- 40 GARTH BROOKS PEARL RECORDS 14,856 -- ULTIMATE HITS 28 41 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 14,828 -11% LADY ANTEBELLUM 44 42 KID ROCK ATLANTIC 14,201 +9% ROCK N ROLL JESUS 38 43 AMY WINEHOUSE UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 13,870 0% BACK TO BLACK 42 44 R.E.M. WARNER BROS. 13,685 +4% ACCELERATE 10 45 MUDCRUTCH REPRISE 13,555 -52% MUDCRUTCH 41 46 KEYSHIA COLE GEFFEN 13,537 +3% JUST LIKE YOU 26 47 JONAS BROTHERS HOLLYWOOD 13,449 -24% JONAS BROTHERS 39 48 ATMOSPHERE RHYMESAYER/ILG 13,158 -4% WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS... 37 49 DANITY KANE BAD BOY/ATLANTIC 12,398 -12% WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE 13 50 STEVE WINWOOD COLUMBIA 11,948 -49% NINE LIVES neil diamond rocks! congrats i love " girl . you´ll be a woman soon Madonna´s new cd is good.. i guess it´s gonna sell like Prince "3121" | |
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xperience319 said: i know the name Neil diamond...cant think of a single song he sings red red wine Girl you´ll be a woman soon - is amazing . i guess one of diamond´s best song ever... | |
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Im still trying to figure how Neil Diamond isnt in the freaking RNR hall of fame, thought he was, but saw an article that he hoped to one day get the nod, what a fucking crime, there are bands/artists he wrote for that are in, and he's not? By the way the album is great, and whats with this Leona Lewis, worst record of the year by far, BORING shit, thats what happens when you let the USA mix a UK artist. "We went where our music was appreciated, and that was everywhere but the USA, we knew we had fans, but there is only so much of the world you can play at once" Magne F | |
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lastdecember said: Im still trying to figure how Neil Diamond isnt in the freaking RNR hall of fame, thought he was, but saw an article that he hoped to one day get the nod, what a fucking crime, there are bands/artists he wrote for that are in, and he's not? By the way the album is great, and whats with this Leona Lewis, worst record of the year by far, BORING shit, thats what happens when you let the USA mix a UK artist.
They put Madonna in before him. The #1 debut is payback, lol. | |
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Who's number 1?
[Edited 5/14/08 17:56pm] | |
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lastdecember said: Im still trying to figure how Neil Diamond isnt in the freaking RNR hall of fame, thought he was, but saw an article that he hoped to one day get the nod, what a fucking crime, there are bands/artists he wrote for that are in, and he's not? By the way the album is great, and whats with this Leona Lewis, worst record of the year by far, BORING shit, thats what happens when you let the USA mix a UK artist.
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