Idol Sales - 12/14/2011

[Pi314CA]

Selected Idol sales data from USA Today:

Idol albums
Scotty McCreery, Clear as Day (52,000, +22%, 681,000) (#13 Billboard 200)
Daughtry, Break the Spell (34,000, -15%, 202,000) (#29 BB200)
Kelly Clarkson, Stronger (21,000, -4%, 358,000) (#49 BB200)
Lauren Alaina, Wildflower (10,000, +4%, 183,000) (#105 BB200)
James Durbin, Memories of a Beautiful Disaster (9,000, -18%, 47,000) (#128 BB200)
Carrie Underwood, Play On (3,069, +37%, 2,056,317)
Carrie Underwood, Some Hearts (2,000, +34%, 7.148 million)

Idol-related albums
Tony Bennett, Duets II (30,000, +14%, 611,000) (#35 BB200)
Brad Paisley, This Is Country Music (10,000, +18%, 571,000) (#118 BB200)

Idol tracks
Kelly Clarkson, Mr. Know It All (37,000, -3%, 816,000)
Kelly Clarkson, I'll Be Home for Christmas (24,000, debut, 24,000)
Scotty McCreery, The Trouble With Girls (23,000, +50%, 227,000)
Brad Paisley/Carrie Underwood, Remind Me (13,364, +3%, 1,234,064)
Kelly Clarkson, What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger) (8,000, o change, 122,000)
Daughtry, Crawling Back to You (8,000, -35%, 142,000)
Jason Aldean/Kelly Clarkson, Don't You Wanna Stay (7,000, +16%, 1.809 million)
Scotty McCreery, I Love You This Big (5,000, +10%, 694,000)
Kellie Pickler, Tough (3,000, +109%, 95,000)
Carrie Underwood, How Great Thou Art (3,000, 0 change, 273,000)

Link: http://content.usatoday.com/communit...-track-sales/1

[robinannhunt]

Poor carnival ride.

[Pi314CA]

Poor carnival ride.

Would be nice if CR could be released again with the bonus Christmas tracks ... for those who missed it (like me).

[Ann055]

Would be nice if CR could be released again with the bonus Christmas tracks ... for those who missed it (like me).

I agree...I missed it too...

[Gator]

It would be nice if they stocked CR CDs in the stores! Our Target had 2 POs and 9 SH and zero CR! It has great songs so I have no idea why they can't have some physical CDs.

[bluevelvet85]

Arista Records is closing so Arista Nashville might not be too far behind so all their artists have to find new labels

[maria4hitz]

29 191 156 underwood*carrie play on 3,069 37 2,248 2,056,317

27 87 110 108 PAISLEY*BRAD DUET WITH CARRIE REMIND ME 13,364 3 12,988 1,234,064

[cary78663]

Arista Records is closing so Arista Nashville might not be too far behind so all their artists have to find new labels

This has been discussed before. Arista's fate has no bearing on what happens to Arista Nashville. They did make a change within Sony Nashville (which includes Arista Nashville). But that involved moving the major artists under Columbia Nashville to RCA Nashville. This probably means they will eventually shutter Columbia Nashville.

[opry051008]

Poor carnival ride.

I wouldn't feel too bad for CR, it sold over 3 million copies.