The numbers are only 'low' because its only 50% of the total

MEMOIRS BUILDING ALBUM SALES CHART
October 5 & 6, 2009 - Week 1
% Counted Copies Sold Position
36.20% 65,625 #1
37.17% 85,056 #2
56.90% 128,406 #3

are they even playing I want To Know What Love Is on the radio?

nope. that one came and dropped with a thud. i think she should do "up out my face" "h.a.t.e.u" and maybe "ribbon." "i want to know what love is" was an AWFUL choice for a single. nobody was really checkin for another "without you." it's not 93 anymore.

paisleypark4 said:

piepie1976 said:

HateU should be it. She was getting a lil emotional on that performance on GMA.

piepie1976 said:

Guess we can blame Nick for that one. It didn't help that they fade it out before a big gospelfest.

JackieBlue said:

I know...I turn it up all the way and I can hear the drums kicking in like crazy and her vocals are getting better... @&*@&@&*!!!!!

I'm not overly thrilled with the new album and I could not thoroughly enjoy listening to it , because despite Mariah's best lyrics in ages, The-Dream and his production partner "Tricky" Stewart overproduced the hell out of it, burying her voice under layers of synth textures.

Come back, come back wherever you are, Jermaine Dupri.

I think 'I wanna Know what love is' will go down very well over here in Europe. We tend to like the schmalzy

Mariah announced last night at a concert for radio competition winners that the third single will be H.A.T.E.U.
I must say i'm not oo fussed on the song, though others rave about ti.

She is also going to record a christmas song with her Mother. She said that they ate both going to sing in their own styles, so it should be interesting. RnB/ pop mixed with Opera.

I alse read over on Mariah daily that there's going to be a remix album of Memoirs released

*DEAD*

CHART DATE: 10/05/2009
LAST UPDATE: 10/06/2009 12:52:44
NOW IN: FINAL


LW TW artist / album label power index % change
-- 1 PARAMORE FUELED BY RAMEN 184,547 --
BRAND NEW EYES
-- 2 BARBRA STREISAND COLUMBIA 176,663 --
LOVE IS THE ANSWER
-- 3 MARIAH CAREY ISLAND/IDJMG 172,742 --
MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL

VoicesCarry said:

Gooooods tyinna tell you sumthin!

Right Nah!!!

Seriously. We done told her to stop acting a fool now nobody is not really caring that much if she goes #1 or not.

Please, that's like a 6% difference in sales. I guess people feelin' that fake-punk shit.

That's it? That's hardly a takeover. Congrats to all three, lol

paisleypark4 said:

Timmy84 said:

It sort of is considering Paramore's last studio album sold 42k opening week and Mariah's last sold 463k opening week. So for them to trump her this week is quite a feat.

VoicesCarry said:

Holy smokes and gee whiz!

The "Emanicaption of Mimi" and "E=Mc2" each sold more than 300K the first week. Where did she go wrong this time? Too much of the The-Dream and no Jermaine?

Copycat said:

TEOM opened with 404k.

I think they are making the best move possible by releasing H.A.T.E.U. as the next single. It is the strongest track on the album IMO.

But, I do not think this album has any radio-ready singles that stand out and are begging to be released. This must have been a conscious decision on Mariah's part. However, IWTKWLI should never have been released - a mistake from the outset. I think that, years from now, this album will stand as a commercial failure but a fan favourite. I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing - Mariah is able to weather commercial failures better than probably anyone else in the industry because of her stellar track record.

If I was the label head and was demanding a commercial smash from her next album, then I would ask her to look at what the general public wants to hear from her - which is, a radio-ready, contemporary ballad or midtempo hit that has broad-based appeal. Then I'd actually time the single release accordingly, hype it effectively and ensure the promotional schedule was rigorous enough. Whatever the first single is, it needs airplay, yes, but it also needs to connect with casual fans and the average person who would not instinctively buy a Mariah Carey album if asked to.

And given my responsibilities as head of the label, I would ensure that the right single choices were made - because the second single is often more important than the first. Have to keep the momentum going somehow, and on the last two projects they have failed miserably at this.

Realistically, though, I think fans are going to have to come to terms with the fact that, as Mariah hits 40 and moves beyond that milestone (be she 39 or 40, it's coming soon), her dominance at radio is going to wane somewhat and her sales are not going to reach previous levels. I think this album shows that Mariah already has realized this and moved on. She didn't make music for the radio with this album - she made it for herself and for the fans. Isn't that what an artist is supposed to do? There is a life beyond sales, and I think with marriage and other endeavours, Mariah is now focused on the bigger picture. Her status ensures she is always going to have a record contract and she is always going to be able to release new music, and I think her career will likely evolve in a different direction from here on out.

VoicesCarry said:

she doesn't seem like the music artist that cares about music sales.

BoOTyLiCioUs said:

Mariah has historically cared very much about sales and charts - but I think is moving on from that.

VoicesCarry said:

She is getting older and she's already done what she's set out to do so maybe she probably wouldn't care, lol

That thunderous sound you heard was L.A. Reid's jaw promptly hitting the floor after reviewing the first-week sales report.

Timmy84 said:

Maybe it's also that commercial failure is no longer this big threat that might end her career.

Since Glitter she had several flops, singles-wise even sooner, probably since Butterfly. She had the most public meltdown by a singer and then the pressure was to show that she still has it. After the success of Mimi she's pretty much okay with whatever happens.

She could have a sting of low selling albums now and it would not hurt her image. She could have a big seller, and it probably would not boost her status, whatever it is.

Copycat said:

Fuck no!!!

Alej said:

I don't think Mariah really cares about sale numbers anymore or what people think.

In her mind she's already achieved what she set out to do.

She doesn't want to go through another breakdown as a result of pressure and working too hard.
[Edited 10/6/09 18:42pm]

suga10 said:

If that's true,
Oprah is gonna be hella pissed.

I definitely don't think she cares about album sales anymore. She's done pretty much all there is and she really enjoys what she does so it's not all about sales. I definitely don't think Jermaine Dupri is the answer. It was time to move on from him anyway.

rushing07 said:

suga10 said:

i knew she was pregnant. you could tell that she was gaining weight. well good for her. she looks happy and I'm happy for her.