1 CHESNEY*KENNY LUCKY OLD SUN 176,414 999 73 176,487
2 T.I. PAPER TRAIL 131,565 -26 176,714 877,640
3 LAMONTAGNE*RAY GOSSIP IN THE GRAIN 60,476 999 167 60,643
4 METALLICA DEATH MAGNETIC 50,623 -23 65,741 1,161,585
5 HUDSON*JENNIFER JENNIFER HUDSON 45,750 -27 62,672 326,142
6 KID ROCK ROCK N ROLL JESUS 45,239 -6 48,152 2,235,537
7 KEANE PERFECT SYMMETRY 43,498 999 48 43,546
8 NE-YO YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN 40,386 -14 46,904 490,742
9 WILLIAMS*LUCINDA LITTLE HONEY 34,650 999 239 34,889
10 TAYLOR*JAMES COVERS 31,452 -28 43,866 169,987
11 THICKE*ROBIN SOMETHING ELSE 26,460 -31 38,317 201,981
12 LIL WAYNE THA CARTER III 25,794 -5 27,229 2,576,301
13 CURRINGTON*BILLY LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING 25,422 999 18 25,440
14 YOUNG JEEZY RECESSION 24,123 -10 26,801 540,599
15 JONAS BROTHERS LITTLE BIT LONGER 23,556 -10 26,200 1,016,225
16 SULLIVAN*JAZMINE FEARLESS 23,478 -13 26,963 158,350
17 RIHANNA GOOD GIRL GONE BAD 23,131 -3 23,804 1,914,395
18 SUGARLAND LOVE ON THE INSIDE 22,729 4 21,859 945,637
19 RISE AGAINST APPEAL TO REASON 21,084 -67 64,701 85,852
20 LEWIS*LEONA SPIRIT 19,524 -1 19,762 1,186,005
21 MRAZ*JASON WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THIN 19,332 5 18,434 506,825
22 PERRY*KATY ONE OF THE BOYS 19,049 0 19,121 464,340
23 COLDPLAY VIVA LA VIDA 18,575 9 17,081 1,828,647
24 GAME LAX 18,573 -11 20,809 515,402
25 MCGRAW*TIM GREATEST HITS 3 18,190 -59 44,324 62,531

26 MAMMA MIA SOUNDTRACK 18,019 -4 18,848 1,068,450
27 DYLAN*BOB VOL. 8-TELL TALE SIGNS: THE BO 17,719 -64 49,813 67,962
28 RUCKER*DARIUS LEARN TO LIVE 17,063 -7 18,301 148,319
29 SLIPKNOT ALL HOPE IS GONE 16,744 -7 18,038 489,334
30 MCLACHLAN*SARAH CLOSER: THE BEST OF SARAH MCLA 16,663 -58 39,564 56,286
31 SWIFT*TAYLOR TAYLOR SWIFT 16,358 15 14,215 3,483,655
32 KINGS OF LEON ONLY BY THE NIGHT 16,258 -8 17,597 134,714
33 WOW HITS 2009 WOW HITS 2009 15,254 4 14,617 18,107
34 LOVATO*DEMI DON'T FORGET 15,064 -20 18,907 153,405
35 MICHAELSON*INGRID BE OK 15,016 999 29 15,045
36 OASIS DIG OUT YOUR SOUL 13,698 -74 53,075 67,139
37 SOLIS*MARCO ANTONIO NO MOLESTAR 13,533 -40 22,523 36,137
38 CYRUS*MILEY BREAKOUT 13,146 -16 15,646 966,386
39 NIGHTMARE REVISITED SOUNDTRACK 12,396 -16 14,805 45,901
40 PICKLER*KELLIE KELLIE PICKLER 11,880 -26 16,004 71,076
41 MA*YO-YO SONGS OF JOY & PEACE 11,683 999 23 11,706
42 PUSSYCAT DOLLS DOLL DOMINATION 11,497 -33 17,194 137,226
43 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC VOL. 28-NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL 11,250 0 11,297 890,611
44 NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK BLOCK 11,022 -24 14,436 198,099
45 UNEARTH MARCH 10,875 999 85 10,960
46 ADELE 19 10,783 145 4,407 154,896
47 CAMP ROCK SOUNDTRACK 10,349 -4 10,814 1,044,744
48 COPELAND YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE 10,348 999 37 10,384
49 NOW COUNTRY NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL COUNTRY 10,191 -4 10,591 164,542
50 PLANT/KRAUSS RAISING SAND 10,070 124 4,505 1,104,802

51 JOE JOE THOMAS NEW MAN 9,950 -18 12,080 100,976
52 LITTLE BIG TOWN PLACE TO LAND 9,366 841 995 10,361
53 HILL*FAITH JOY TO THE WORLD 9,074 13 8,019 27,880
54 M.I.A. KALA 8,835 3 8,595 362,169
55 STAIND ILLUSION OF PROGRESS 8,727 -3 9,023 227,238
56 BUCKCHERRY BLACK BUTTERFLY 8,599 -34 12,964 104,980
57 DUFFY ROCKFERRY 8,598 -16 10,176 537,511
58 UNDERWOOD*CARRIE CARNIVAL RIDE 8,577 5 8,189 2,376,246
59 CASTING CROWNS PEACE ON EARTH 8,434 -3 8,715 4,192
60 NICK & NORAH'S INFINITE PLAYLI SOUNDTRACK 8,396 -30 12,028 32,340
61 PRESLEY*ELVIS ELVIS PRESLEY CHRISTMAS DUETS 8,366 999 10 8,570
62 DISTURBED INDESTRUCTIBLE 8,332 -1 8,448 764,887
63 SAVING ABEL SAVING ABEL 8,232 4 7,889 195,555
64 SENSES FAIL LIFE IS NOT A WAITIN 8,193 -65 23,662 31,873
65 JACK'S MANNEQUIN GLASS PASSENGER 8,016 -42 13,872 71,374
66 JOHNSON*JAMEY THAT LONESOME SONG 7,972 3 7,760 95,608
67 NELLY BRASS KNUCKLES 7,747 -35 11,933 146,727
68 HASTE THE DAY DREAMER 7,727 999 52 7,573
69 MCGRAW*TIM GREATEST HITS 1 & 2 7,645 19 6,449 212,254
70 BENET*ERIC LOVE & LIFE 7,619 -10 8,500 100,852
71 JOURNEY REVELATION 7,467 -12 8,441 501,064
72 3 DOORS DOWN 3 DOORS DOWN 7,297 4 7,012 585,601
73 STRAIT*GEORGE TROUBADOUR 7,047 0 7,079 586,699
74 PRETENDERS BREAK UP THE CONCRETE 7,037 -56 16,175 23,808
75 JONAS BROTHERS JONAS BROTHERS 7,008 -3 7,215 1,644,201

76 THEORY OF A DEADMAN SCARS & SOUVENIRS 6,941 1 6,872 202,739
77 TOMLIN*CHRIS HELLO LOVE 6,938 -12 7,844 45,213
78 DJ KHALED WE GLOBAL 6,858 -1 6,920 93,268
79 ANBERLIN NEW SURRENDER 6,833 -36 10,671 51,633
80 DAUGHTRY DAUGHTRY 6,773 6 6,408 4,256,719
81 FOLDS*BEN WAY TO NORMAL 6,661 -29 9,388 56,249
82 SANTANA MULTI-DIMENSIONAL WARRIOR 6,651 999 57 6,743
83 TV ON THE RADIO DEAR SCIENCE 6,571 -16 7,824 62,245
84 MGMT ORACULAR SPECTACULAR 6,559 10 5,970 200,018
85 HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD SWAN SONGS 6,455 0 6,485 62,971
86 FLEET FOXES FLEET FOXES 6,394 -10 7,073 108,760
87 NEWFIELD*HEIDI WHAT AM I WAITING FOR 6,153 -8 6,676 133,509
88 LADY ANTEBELLUM LADY ANTEBELLUM 6,081 14 5,354 263,938
89 SAADIQ*RAPHAEL WAY I SEE IT 6,035 -12 6,845 57,640
90 TURNER*TINA TINA! 5,994 -18 7,305 22,970
91 KEITH*TOBY TOBY KEITH 35 BIGGEST HITS 5,987 4 5,778 475,965
92 USHER HERE I STAND 5,975 12 5,333 1,047,736
93 SIMPSON*JESSICA DO YOU KNOW 5,890 -19 7,257 127,275
94 BROWNE*JACKSON TIME THE CONQUEROR 5,852 -25 7,762 49,943
95 VARIOUS GOLDEN AGE OF SONG 5,829 -18 7,138 26,804
96 ALL THAT REMAINS OVERCOME 5,783 -10 6,428 61,222
97 LINKIN PARK MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT 5,654 3 5,473 2,584,923
98 BUBLE*MICHAEL CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE 5,607 16 4,816 1,721,579
99 SHINEDOWN SOUND OF MADNESS 5,466 8 5,073 197,355
100 BETWEEN THE BURIED & ME COLORS-LIVE 5,437 999 100 5,537

101 JOHNSON*JACK SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC 5,417 -5 5,704 1,418,483
102 TESLA FOREVER MORE 5,348 -67 16,123 21,525
103 APOCALYPTICA WORLDS COLLIDE 5,343 13 4,709 109,485
104 JACKSON*ALAN GOOD TIME 5,342 11 4,809 567,504
105 BEDINGFIELD*NATASHA POCKETFUL OF SUNSHINE 5,286 7 4,951 443,679
106 TRIVIUM SHOGUN 5,280 -33 7,909 36,922
107 CHEETAH GIRLS: ONE WORLD SOUNDTRACK 5,250 -8 5,700 126,915
108 THIRD DAY REVELATION 5,249 -10 5,842 77,111
109 REHAB GRAFFITI THE WORLD 5,237 -2 5,339 77,996
110 SAPP*MARVIN THIRSTY 5,094 -6 5,398 490,868
111 TOKIO HOTEL SCREAM 5,081 58 3,221 106,991
112 DEVIN THE DUDE LANDING GEAR 5,059 -53 10,835 15,915
113 BROOKS*GARTH ULTIMATE HITS 5,053 6 4,787 1,947,231
114 SPARKS*JORDIN JORDIN SPARKS 5,025 -1 5,058 937,278
115 PLAIN WHITE T'S BIG BAD WORLD 5,016 -3 5,197 32,277
116 SECONDHAND SERENADE TWIST IN MY STORY 4,989 -2 5,069 138,391
117 SINATRA*FRANK NOTHING BUT THE BEST 4,988 -1 5,034 384,525
118 KEYS*ALICIA AS I AM 4,967 6 4,682 3,614,050
119 LEWIS*JENNY ACID TONGUE 4,938 -24 6,480 42,223
120 EVANS*DAN GOIN' ALL OUT 4,937 -43 8,614 13,999
121 KIDZ BOP KIDS VOL. 14-KIDZ BOP 4,924 -5 5,158 185,702
122 NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK GREATEST HITS 4,849 -7 5,187 87,564
123 CAILLAT*COLBIE COCO 4,788 -5 5,022 1,793,295
124 BROWN*CHRIS EXCLUSIVE 4,752 -6 5,064 1,818,400
125 JOE GREATEST HITS 4,740 999 30 4,770

126 LOS PIKADIENTES DE CABORCA VAMONOS PA'L RIO 4,670 -9 5,131 44,330
127 LECRAE REBEL 4,617 -19 5,689 12,139
128 CELTIC THUNDER ACT TWO 4,522 -13 5,178 25,937
129 METRO STATION METRO STATION 4,495 2 4,402 255,202
130 MCDONALD*RICHIE I TURN TO YOU 4,486 -1 4,517 3,619
131 SEETHER FINDING BEAUTY IN NEGATIVE SPA 4,424 1 4,383 573,099
132 MAYER*JOHN WHERE THE LIGHT IS-JOHN MAYER 4,403 4 4,225 254,455
133 AMON AMARTH TWILIGHT OF THE THUNDER GOD 4,364 -30 6,212 22,101
134 AUGUST RUSH SOUNDTRACK 4,355 27 3,416 286,464
135 MAROON 5 IT WON'T BE SOON BEFORE LONG 4,341 12 3,860 2,015,063
136 RASCAL FLATTS STILL FEELS GOOD 4,297 2 4,203 2,089,849
137 PARAMORE RIOT! 4,288 -1 4,347 1,026,925
138 GOJIRA WAY OF ALL FLESH 4,213 999 193 4,406
139 LED ZEPPELIN MOTHERSHIP 4,131 -9 4,525 999,291
140 DADDY YANKEE TALENTO DE BARRIO 4,113 0 4,111 95,503
141 WEEZER WEEZER (RED ALBUM) 4,007 -8 4,343 364,448
142 FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH WAY OF THE FIST 3,999 -1 4,020 223,279
143 LAMBERT*MIRANDA CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND 3,954 1 3,920 592,568
144 UNDEROATH LOST IN THE SOUND OF SEPARATIO 3,900 -15 4,577 99,026
145 SEX AND THE CITY SOUNDTRACK 3,897 -19 4,788 284,170
146 YAMAGATA*RACHAEL ELEPHANTS TEETH SINKING INTO H 3,893 -60 9,614 13,716
146 HEDBERG*MITCH DO YOU BELIEVE IN GOSH? 3,893 -15 4,593 61,936
148 PAISLEY*BRAD 5TH GEAR 3,842 8 3,560 1,178,734
149 MADONNA HARD CANDY 3,838 2 3,776 658,741
150 FONSI*LUIS PALABRAS DEL SILENCIO 3,823 -27 5,232 84,724

151 OFFSPRING RISE & FALL RAGE & GRACE 3,821 -19 4,694 161,116
152 OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW TENNESSEE PUSHER 3,811 8 3,542 22,989
153 CHESNEY*KENNY JUST WHO I AM: POETS & PIRATES 3,712 11 3,350 1,447,669
154 VARIOUS IDOLOS DE MEXICO PARA EL MUN 3,656 -16 4,341 25,031
155 SWIFT*TAYLOR BEAUTIFUL EYES 3,641 -4 3,804 197,010
156 R.K.M Y KEN-Y ROYALTY/LA REALEZA 3,633 -28 5,017 45,753
157 COSTA*NIKKA PEBBLE TO A PEARL 3,623 999 24 3,652
158 ADKINS*TRACE AMERICAN MAN GREATEST HITS... 3,614 8 3,352 512,427
158 LIFEHOUSE WHO WE ARE 3,614 2 3,532 503,558
160 EAGLES LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN 3,589 -1 3,639 3,104,540
161 THIEVERY CORPORATION RADIO RETALIATION 3,573 -20 4,478 28,972
162 MORGAN*CRAIG GREATEST HITS 3,554 -29 4,982 13,635
163 ICE CUBE RAW FOOTAGE 3,544 -11 3,990 158,040
164 CASTING CROWNS ALTAR & THE DOOR 3,543 -8 3,866 355,987
165 ANOTHER CINDERELLA STORY SOUNDTRACK 3,503 7 3,277 17,540
166 O.A.R. ALL SIDES 3,484 -1 3,529 100,165
167 ESTELLE SHINE 3,447 -33 5,147 142,979
168 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE NARROW STAIRS 3,423 -8 3,727 415,576
169 MAYER*JOHN CONTINUUM 3,391 6 3,199 2,269,556
170 URBAN*KEITH GREATEST HITS 3,376 -1 3,412 635,637
171 RADIN*JOSHUA SIMPLE TIMES 3,371 -13 3,894 36,664
172 MONTGOMERY*JOHN MICHAEL TIME FLIES 3,346 999 10 3,356
173 NAS NAS 3,309 -9 3,649 404,281
174 AVENGED SEVENFOLD AVENGED SEVENFOLD 3,300 2 3,230 459,995
175 HEATH*BRANDON WHAT IF WE 3,288 -10 3,643 15,066

176 MAYSA METAMORPHOSIS 3,285 999 79 3,364
177 GYM CLASS HEROES QUILT 3,284 -17 3,942 63,841
178 COLD WAR KIDS LOYALTY TO LOYALTY 3,278 -24 4,306 38,513
179 FLOBOTS FIGHT WITH TOOLS 3,250 -8 3,532 263,974
179 WAYNE*JIMMY DO YOU BELIEVE ME NOW 3,250 -1 3,284 59,189
181 GILMOUR*DAVID LIVE IN GDANSK 3,241 -23 4,202 34,372
182 FERNANDEZ*VICENTE PARA SIEMPRE VICENTE FERNANDEZ 3,231 6 3,058 366,321
183 PLIES DEFINITION OF REAL 3,217 -29 4,534 523,649
184 IGLESIAS*ENRIQUE 95/08 EXITOS 3,203 -3 3,296 208,408
185 COLE*NATALIE STILL UNFORGETTABLE 3,193 -25 4,258 57,099
186 MORRISON*JAMES SONGS FOR YOU TRUTHS FOR ME 3,179 -18 3,889 18,521
187 CHENOWETH*KRISTIN LOVELY WAY TO SPEND CHRISTMAS 3,133 999 8 3,141
188 MCLAUGHLIN*JON OK NOW 3,096 -71 10,702 13,731
189 BECK MODERN GUILT 3,092 -16 3,695 228,911
190 WILLIAMS*MICHELLE UNEXPECTED 3,091 -75 12,143 15,257
191 ONEREPUBLIC DREAMING OUT LOUD 3,071 -1 3,100 794,294
192 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS SOUNDTRACK 3,064 7 2,868 885,739
193 CLASH LIVE AT SHEA STADIUM 3,055 -46 5,647 10,119
194 BANNER*DAVID GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD 3,024 -15 3,564 169,157
195 PRINCESS DISNEYMANIA PRINCESS DISNEYMANIA 3,021 -3 3,100 9,473
196 THREE 6 MAFIA LAST 2 WALK 3,014 -5 3,158 255,439
197 GRANT*AMY CHRISTMAS COLLECTIONS 2,959 122 1,332 4,339
198 AVENGED SEVENFOLD LIVE IN THE LBC & DIAMONDS IN 2,931 -16 3,485 37,929
198 ALACRANES MUSICAL TU INSPIRACION 2,931 -15 3,435 62,890
200 BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB AT CAR 2,926 999 104 3,139
[Edited 10/22/08 15:27pm]

just some random ramblings.


discuss.....



6 KID ROCK ROCK N ROLL JESUS 45,239 -6 48,152 2,235,537

that whole not putting All Summer Long available as a digital download seems to have worked wonders,




17 RIHANNA GOOD GIRL GONE BAD 23,131 -3 23,804 1,914,395

still selling strong , approaching 2 million



21 MRAZ*JASON WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THINGS 19,332 5 18,434 506,825

always liked this dude. best album title ever.




42 PUSSYCAT DOLLS DOLL DOMINATION 11,497 -33 17,194 137,226

Flop of the year? How much did their last album sell? Nobody cares this time around. (yes, Im baiting lastdecember.


44 NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK BLOCK 11,022 -24 14,436 198,099

Nice comeback for a bunch of 40 year olds in a boy band


74 PRETENDERS BREAK UP THE CONCRETE 7,037 -56 16,175 23,808

didnt know they had a new album

80 DAUGHTRY DAUGHTRY 6,773 6 6,408 4,256,719

no future American Idol will ever sell this much again


93 SIMPSON*JESSICA DO YOU KNOW 5,890 -19 7,257 127,275

Id rather see the Jessica -tony romo sex tape.


149 MADONNA HARD CANDY 3,838 2 3,776 658,741

she gets a small divorce news sales bump.


169 MAYER*JOHN CONTINUUM 3,391 6 3,199 2,269,556

still around! nice. great album,


200 BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB AT CAR 2,926 999 104 3,139

wow it only takes 2,900 to make the chart . I could put out an album and it would chart.
[Edited 10/23/08 6:19am]

newpower99 said:

That's what happens with these trendy novelty acts making disposble music.Kids buy this stuff then get bored with it very quickly.The Pussycat Dolls are already yesterday's news.

Disposible music, disposible acts

Hey I came up in the late 80s, early 90s... you could barely get a career longer than 1 hit single or an album back then either.

Cinnie said:

Some bands only have 1 good album or 1 good single in 'em. And I'm fine with that. That's how music has always been.

SoulAlive said:

who likes the PCD anyways

SoulAlive said:

They're aren't even buying it. They will just watch their videos over and over on youtube.

PCD has over 20 million views for their When I Grow Up video but has only sold 137,226 copies of their lastest cd since it was released 9/23. Apparently, they only sold 79,000 the first week.

Those youtube views don't translate into sales.

Jennifer Hudson is doing better than I expected.

Poor Michelle Williams.

Nice SNL boost

SoulAlive said:

Really do some chart checking because it took the last cd 3 years to sell 2.9 million in the usa, and that was when the industry was only 30 % down, its now 60% down. And it took the album 1 year to sell a million, so im not seeing the logic here, the first album was a slow burn and the first week numbers this time around were almost identical to the last one. And the overseas sales (where they are touring now and where the money is, sorry the usa market is dead) are stronger this time around in areas where they never even could get play before. the out of the box sales that everyone is searching for is OVER for everyone, deal with it, its a new day, this aint the 90's anymore, people aint buying anything, 75% of people with music, STOLE IT from the net.

newpower99 said:

Actually the most "unsuccessful" album of the year and not just the bad reviews, but the fact that 10 million was wasted to promoted it, would be Mariah Careys latest, after selling close to 6 million last time around this record has come in at 1.2 million, 4 singles, 3 of them went nowhere, not only that MORE IMPORTANTLY Mariah isnt selling overseas even close to what she used to, her latest hasnt even come close to a million, and this is someone who has always sold overseas, but this time around no one cares