Weekly Album Sales - Blown Away Era, week 11

[Pi314CA]

First sales update. Just listed the top 30.


CHART DATE: 07/16/2012
LAST UPDATE: 07/16/2012 11:13:08
NOW IN: 54.02%

LW TW artist / album label power index
-- 1 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 75,527
UNCAGED
3 2 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJ 28,536
BELIEVE
-- 3 FRANK OCEAN DEF JAM/IDJ 28,525
CHANNEL ORANGE
1 4 CHRIS BROWN RCA 20,152
FORTUNE
8 5 KENNY CHESNEY BLUE CHAIR/COLUMBIA NASH 19,069
WELCOME TO THE FISHBOWL
9 6 ADELE XL/COLUMBIA 17,730
21
4 7 LINKIN PARK WARNER BROS. 17,163
LIVING THINGS
11 8 ONE DIRECTION SYCO/COLUMBIA 15,928
UP ALL NIGHT
5 9 MAROON 5 A&M/OCTONE 15,545
OVEREXPOSED
34 10 ERIC CHURCH CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 12,349
CHIEF
2 11 KATY PERRY CAPITOL/EMI 12,010
TEENAGE DREAM
24 12 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 11,802
TAILGATES & TANLINES
15 13 USHER RCA 10,298
LOOKING 4 MYSELF
25 14 PHILLIP PHILLIPS 19/INTERSCOPE 10,293
AMERICAN IDOL EP
-- 15 HANK WILLIAMS, JR. WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 10,164
OLD SCHOOL NEW RULES
28 16 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 42 CAPITOL/EMI 9,640
VARIOUS ARTISTS
14 17 FLO RIDA ATLANTIC 9,371
WILD ONES
32 18 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 8,417
BLOWN AWAY
13 19 MMG PRESENTS: SELF MADE, VOL. 2 MAYBACH MUSIC GROUP 7,453
VARIOUS
39 20 ALAN JACKSON CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 7,309
THIRTY MILES WEST
19 21 R. KELLY RCA 6,820
WRITE ME BACK
42 22 NOW COUNTRY 5 UME 6,635
VARIOUS ARTISTS
31 23 LET IT SHINE WALT DISNEY 5,685
SOUNDTRACK
46 24 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 4,624
MY KINDA PARTY
23 25 LIONEL RICHIE MERCURY NASHVILLE 4,491
TUSKEGEE
40 26 NICKI MINAJ YM/CM/REPUBLIC 4,489
PINK FRIDAY... ROMAN RELOADED
47 27 KELLY CLARKSON 19/RCA 4,127
STRONGER
-- 28 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 4,093
YOU GET WHAT YOU GIVE
20 29 ROCK OF AGES WATERTOWER MUSIC 4,017
SOUNDTRACK
6 30 GOTYE FAIRFAX/REPUBLIC 3,925
MAKING MIRRORS

[JB172]

Looks like ZBB is going to have a very nice week, the new album is very good.

[utlovescarrie]

Looks like ZBB is going to have a very nice week, the new album is very good.

IMO - NOTHING that ZBB puts out is good - let alone very good - but a lot of people seem to like what they are selling.

[supercarriefan]

Looks like ZBB is going to have a very nice week, the new album is very good.

I'm happy for them. The new album is fantastic. Lots of diverse sounds, yet it all flows really well.
Were their previous two albums on sale at iTunes in the US this past week? They were here in Canada for $7.99. I just wonder if that is why they have two albums in the top 30 in the prediction chart.

Lots of country on the chart this week. Awesome!

[JB172]

I'm happy for them. The new album is fantastic. Lots of diverse sounds, yet it all flows really well.
Were their previous two albums on sale at iTunes in the US this past week? They were here in Canada for $7.99. I just wonder if that is why they have two albums in the top 30 in the prediction chart.

Lots of country on the chart this week. Awesome!

They actually sound what country is suppose to sound like too. lol

[jptexas]

They actually sound what country is suppose to sound like too. lol

Yea, their new song sounds like it's from the 1960's, but I kinda like it. Country music has it's own sub-genres. Country/rock, country/pop, traditional, blue grass, Texas country, roots,
Americana, even country/blues. I don't know why some people are always complaining about Carrie's music. All they have to do is wait 3 minutes, and something else will come on.
Country music is the only genre where the words, all-inclusive or big-tent, makes sense.

[Pi314CA]

I'm happy for them. The new album is fantastic. Lots of diverse sounds, yet it all flows really well.
Were their previous two albums on sale at iTunes in the US this past week? They were here in Canada for $7.99. I just wonder if that is why they have two albums in the top 30 in the prediction chart.

Lots of country on the chart this week. Awesome!

Maybe the older album by ZBB had a spillover effect. Their current album was on sale at Amazon for $3.99 last week (mp3) and so the projected debut sales number is ~210k-225k.

[Burst]

Cool. Nice to see she's supposed to rebound. I know a lot of discounted albums will account for this, but it's still nice to see. Hopefully she has another small decrease or an increase.

[supercarriefan]

They actually sound what country is suppose to sound like too. lol

I love that many of their songs are just as you say above: what country is supposed to sound like. However, they aren't a boring, one-note kind of band lol. I love that Uncaged has songs that are straight-up country, yet others have influences from R&B, Southern Rock, Reggae, Bluegrass and more. It is a very exciting album. Each time I've listened, I've picked out something new that I enjoy in each song. I think ZBB have really found what works for them, and they can only get better with each album. I would love to see them take home a Vocal Group trophy from either the CMAs or the ACMs in the next year.

[Mirasa45A]

Yay, Carrie is above Lionel Richie

[teesharky]

She is slightly below where she was at this point last week but it is hard to say. It does look like a heavy country update just came in though.. So i am guessing 13-14k. Hopefully she will start to pick up a bit soon.

That dang video needs to come out.

[JB172]

Yea, their new song sounds like it's from the 1960's, but I kinda like it. Country music has it's own sub-genres. Country/rock, country/pop, traditional, blue grass, Texas country, roots,
Americana, even country/blues. I don't know why some people are always complaining about Carrie's music. All they have to do is wait 3 minutes, and something else will come on.
Country music is the only genre where the words, all-inclusive or big-tent, makes sense.

Exactly, that is why despite what some critics has to say or what one aritst fan base says about another artist fan base everyone now a days has to be considered country or none of them are.

[judes]

^^ Just go be a fan of another genre - then you won't have to worry or talk about what music is supposed to be country - I think I've heard people complaining about that since the 1950's - if you don't like it listen to something else - I've heard fans complaining that Zac Brown Band sold out to POP - so it's all relative

[JB172]

^^ Just go be a fan of another genre - then you won't have to worry or talk about what music is supposed to be country - I think I've heard people complaining about that since the 1950's - if you don't like it listen to something else - I've heard fans complaining that Zac Brown Band sold out to POP - so it's all relative

Firs of all, I will listen to what the hell I want to listen to and it really isn't any of your concern.

Secondly, the point that I was making that you MISSED is that critics and fan bases say so & so doesn't sound country enough and then will say that some other artist who does the same type of music is country, that is WHY either critics & fan bases have to consider it all country or they can't consider any of it country that can't pick and choose depending of who they like or who they don't like.

[teesharky]

I like ZacBB. I haven't heard the new album yet but I generally like their island sound.

[Daraebe]

CHART DATE: 07/16/2012
LAST UPDATE: 07/17/2012 12:55:03
NOW IN: FINAL


LW TW artist / album label power index % change
-- 1 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 239,385 --
UNCAGED
-- 2 FRANK OCEAN DEF JAM/IDJ 130,945 --
CHANNEL ORANGE
3 3 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJ 44,439 -36%
BELIEVE
5 4 MAROON 5 A&M/OCTONE 44,172 -31%
OVEREXPOSED
1 5 CHRIS BROWN RCA 42,864 -68%
FORTUNE
2 6 KATY PERRY CAPITOL/EMI 39,733 -48%
TEENAGE DREAM
4 7 LINKIN PARK WARNER BROS. 36,236 -45%
LIVING THINGS
11 8 ONE DIRECTION SYCO/COLUMBIA 35,995 +3%
UP ALL NIGHT
9 9 ADELE XL/COLUMBIA 35,403 -14%
21
8 10 KENNY CHESNEY BLUE CHAIR/COLUMBIA NASH 30,890 -27%
WELCOME TO THE FISHBOWL
24 11 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 21,452 +7%
TAILGATES & TANLINES
15 12 USHER RCA 20,178 -34%
LOOKING 4 MYSELF
34 13 ERIC CHURCH CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 18,960 +32%
CHIEF
13 14 MMG PRESENTS: SELF MADE, VOL. 2 MAYBACH MUSIC GROUP 18,818 -42%
VARIOUS
-- 15 HANK WILLIAMS, JR. WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 17,295 --
OLD SCHOOL NEW RULES
-- 16 P.O.D. RAZOR & TIE 16,305 --
MURDERED LOVE
7 17 FUN. FUELED BY RAMEN 15,564 -65%
SOME NIGHTS
20 18 ROCK OF AGES WATERTOWER MUSIC 15,516 -35%
SOUNDTRACK
-- 19 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 14,975 --
YOU GET WHAT YOU GIVE
32 20 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA NASHVILLE 14,265 -2%
BLOWN AWAY
25 21 PHILLIP PHILLIPS 19/INTERSCOPE 13,764 -27%
AMERICAN IDOL EP
28 22 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 42 CAPITOL/EMI 13,158 -23%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
18 23 LUMINEERS DUALTONE 13,075 -54%
LUMINEERS
14 24 FLO RIDA ATLANTIC 12,766 -59%
WILD ONES
6 25 GOTYE FAIRFAX/REPUBLIC 12,639 -72%
MAKING MIRRORS
49 26 DRAKE YM/CM/REPUBLIC 12,440 +38%
TAKE CARE
19 27 R. KELLY RCA 12,167 -50%
WRITE ME BACK
36 28 FIONA APPLE EPIC 12,093 -14%
IDLER WHEEL IS WISER THAN THE
-- 29 ALABAMA SHAKES ATO 11,701 --
BOYS & GIRLS
16 30 OF MONSTERS & MEN REPUBLIC 10,594 -65%
MY HEAD IS AN ANIMAL
-- 31 MARINA & THE DIAMONDS NEW ELEKTRA 10,368 --
ELECTRA HEART
-- 32 SERJ TANKIAN REPRISE 10,119 --
HARAKIRI
31 33 LET IT SHINE WALT DISNEY 9,917 -35%
SOUNDTRACK
43 34 JOHN MAYER COLUMBIA 9,735 -7%
BORN AND RAISED
39 35 ALAN JACKSON CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 9,439 -26%
THIRTY MILES WEST
46 36 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 9,439 -1%
MY KINDA PARTY
23 37 LIONEL RICHIE MERCURY NASHVILLE 9,120 -59%
TUSKEGEE
40 38 NICKI MINAJ YM/CM/REPUBLIC 8,858 -21%
PINK FRIDAY... ROMAN RELOADED
41 39 MUMFORD & SONS GLASSNOTE 8,808 -18%
SIGH NO MORE
-- 40 HUNTER HAYES ATLANTIC 8,710 --
HUNTER HAYES
-- 41 PROJECT X WATERTOWER MUSIC 8,499 --
SOUNDTRACK
42 42 NOW COUNTRY 5 UME 8,452 -21%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
-- 43 JOSH TURNER MCA NASHVILLE 8,406 --
PUNCHING BAG
-- 44 AESOP ROCK RHYMESAYER/ILG 8,312 --
SKELETHON
44 45 RUSH ROADRUNNER 8,092 -22%
CLOCKWORK ANGELS
12 46 JASON MRAZ ATLANTIC 7,933 -76%
LOVE IS A FOUR LETTER WORD
47 47 KELLY CLARKSON 19/RCA 7,734 -16%
STRONGER
29 48 BEACH BOYS CAPITOL/EMI 7,558 -55%
THAT'S WHY GOD MADE THE RADIO
-- 49 DIRTY PROJECTORS DOMINO 7,499 --
SWING LO MAGELLAN
10 50 BLACK KEYS NONESUCH 7,478 -80%
EL CAMINO

[robinannhunt]

ZBB is doing alright!

[JB172]

Great week for ZBB, selling over 14k nearly three months in is a great number by Mrs. Fisher.

[supercarriefan]

Congrats to ZBB! They must be thrilled that the fans are loving the album.

Carrie's sales are solid. Good for her!

[Oneal]

The ZBB and now the single "Pontoon" by LBT convinces me that people love island/boating water type songs. I think OWT would be a smash if Carrie's team chooses to release it next summer.