Idol Sales - 8/1/12

[Pi314CA]

Aug 01, 2012
'Idol' album sales: Five singers in the top 200
By Brian Mansfield, USA TODAY

Five American Idol acts, including three singers from Season 11, make The Billboard 200 this week. Carrie Underwood leads the pack at No. 25 on the chart, selling 13,000 copies of Blown Away, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Idol albums
Carrie Underwood, Blown Away (13,043, -2%, 657,218) (#25 Billboard 200)
Kelly Clarkson, Stronger (7,000, -6%, 877,000) (#50 BB200)
Phillip Phillips, American Idol (6,000, -26%, 48,000) (#56 BB200)
Joshua Ledet, American Idol (3,000, -23%, 22,000) (#132 BB200)
Skylar Laine, American Idol (3,000, -23%, 20,000) (#163 BB200)
Carrie Underwood, Some Hearts (1,659, -19%, 7,221,912)
Carrie Underwood, Play On (1,408, -38%, 2,126,583)
Lauren Alaina, Wildflower (less than 1,000, -10%, 289,000)

Idol-related albums
One Direction, Up All Night (33,000, -8%, 1.04 million) (#7 Billboard 200)
Jennifer Lopez, Dance Again ... The Hits (14,000, debut, 14,000) (#20 BB200)
Various, Now That's What I Call Music! 42 (10,000, -12%, 388,000) (#29 BB200)
Jason Aldean, My Kinda Party (9,000, -6%, 2.7 million) (#34 BB200)
Soundtrack, Rock of Ages (5,000, -23%, 178,000) (#77 BB200)
David Guetta, Nothing but the Beat (4,000, -10%, 358,000) (#106 BB200)

Idol tracks
Kelly Clarkson, Dark Side (47,000, +15%, 242,000)
Phillip Phillips, Home (40,000, +69%, 617,000)
Carrie Underwood, Blown Away (36,000, +36%, 299,000)
Kelly Clarkson, Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) (28,000, -8%, 3.618 million)
Carrie Underwood, Good Girl (18,000, -17%, 1.251 million)
Brad Paisley/Carrie Underwood, Remind Me (7,000, 0 change, 1.605 million)
Jason Aldean/Kelly Clarkson, Don't You Wanna Stay (6,000, -4%, 2.129 million)
Carrie Underwood, Before He Cheats (4,720, -38%, 3,538,529)
Scotty McCreery, Water Tower Town (4,000, +2%, 93,000)
Carrie Underwood, How Great Thou Art (2,000, -8%, 349,000)


Update:
the article contains a typo for BHC. Total sales should be 3.539 million instead 3.529 million.

 

[teesharky]

Hopefully BA the single had a nice little jump this week in downloads, though I imagine the real impact will be felt next week due to the video.

 

[NC State Carrie Fan]

Good Girl - 18,000 (1,251,000) 25,000 from passing Undo It in sales!
Blown Away - 39,000 (299,000)

 

[Pi314CA]

Data from Roughstock came in:

LW TW Artist Song Title, Total this week, Total last week, Grand Total
15 11 Carrie Underwood Blown Away 36,000 26,000 299,000
21 24 Carrie Underwood Good Girl 18,000 22,000 1,251,000

 

[Pi314CA]

Hopefully BA the single had a nice little jump this week in downloads, though I imagine the real impact will be felt next week due to the video.

Hey Tee, BA the single sales increased 40% this past week, from 26k to 36k! Woohoo!

 

[NC State Carrie Fan]

Yah 36,000...Sorry guys I knew it was 30 something and I ain't good at mouth so whatever haha

 

[teesharky]

Hey Tee, BA the single sales increased 40% this past week, from 26k to 36k! Woohoo!

awesome! It is getting close to Gold so that is amazing.

 

[bluevelvet85]

the numbers are decent can't believe Some Hearts will be 7 years old in November

 

[Eder Rodrigues]

Good Girl - 18,000 (1,251,000) 25,000 from passing Undo It in sales!

Undo It total sales right now should be between 1,310,000 - 1,320,000.

 

[Pi314CA]

Idol track sales are in. I have updated the first post.

 

[wonderboy]

Didnt' she sell 13,000 albums last week too?

 

[thunder92]

^yeah she did

 

[Pi314CA]

Exact sales numbers:

Blown Away album, 13043, total = 657,218 (#25 Billboard 200)
Some Hearts album, 1659, total = 7,221,912 (#110 Billboard Catalog Albums)
Play On album, 1408, total = 2,126,583 (#163 Billboard Catalog Albums)

Before He Cheats, 4,720, -38%, last week= 7,596, total = 3,538,529