Weekly Album/Track Sales, Week 55, Blown Away Era

[Pi314CA]

I guess I'll start this thread for last week's sales. Carrie's BA album was in the top 50 in one of the earlier HITS update but failed to make the top 50. There were 12 debut albums and a number of albums that debuted last week, making it difficult for BA to get into the top 50.


CHART DATE: 05/20/2013
LAST UPDATE: 05/21/2013 12:31
NOW IN: FINAL

LW TW artist / album label power index % change
-- 1 VAMPIRE WEEKEND XL 134,955 --
MODERN VAMPIRES OF THE CITY
-- 2 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 121,597 --
LOVE IS EVERYTHING
-- 3 DEMI LOVATO HOLLYWOOD 111,988 --
DEMI
2 4 GREAT GATSBY INTERSCOPE 93,873 -31%
SOUNDTRACK / VARIOUS ARTISTS
1 5 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 55,488 -67%
GOLDEN
3 6 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC V46 CAPITOL 51,151 -42%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
6 7 JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE RCA 42,742 -35%
20/20 EXPERIENCE
4 8 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 37,710 -57%
TO BE LOVED
5 9 PISTOL ANNIES RCA NASHVILLE 31,515 -62%
ANNIE UP
-- 10 AMY GRANT AMY GRANT/SPARROW 28,728 --
HOW MERCY LOOKS FROM HERE
11 11 MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS MACKLEMORE 27,718 -10%
HEIST
9 12 BLAKE SHELTON WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 27,391 -27%
BASED ON A TRUE STORY
8 13 KENNY CHESNEY BLUE CHAIR/COLUMBIA NASH 25,251 -47%
LIFE ON A ROCK
13 14 IMAGINE DRAGONS KIDINAKORNER/INTERSCOPE 25,211 -11%
NIGHT VISIONS
-- 15 TRACE ADKINS SHOW DOG 24,511 --
LOVE WILL
12 16 P!NK RCA 23,395 -22%
TRUTH ABOUT LOVE
10 17 BRUNO MARS ATLANTIC 22,596 -36%
UNORTHODOX JUKEBOX
15 18 FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE BIG MACHINE/REPUBLIC 21,128 -7%
HERE'S TO THE GOOD TIMES
7 19 ROD STEWART CAPITOL 19,351 -62%
TIME
-- 20 ESCAPE THE FATE ELEVEN SEVEN 16,196 --
UNGRATEFUL
22 21 FALL OUT BOY ISLAND/IDJ 15,330 -16%
SAVE ROCK AND ROLL
21 22 LIL WAYNE YM/CM/REPUBLIC 14,924 -20%
I AM NOT A HUMAN BEING
18 23 THE BAND PERRY REPUBLIC NASHVILLE 14,457 -33%
PIONEER
19 24 FANTASIA RCA 14,434 -32%
SIDE EFFECTS OF YOU
14 25 MUSIC OF NASHVILLE, S1 V2 BIG MACHINE 14,116 -49%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
-- 26 THE WONDER YEARS HOPELESS 14,041 --
THE GREATEST GENERATION
23 27 LUMINEERS DUALTONE 12,420 -19%
LUMINEERS
16 28 SHE & HIM MERGE 12,266 -45%
VOLUME 3
28 29 MUMFORD & SONS GLASSNOTE 11,685 -19%
BABEL
32 30 TIM MCGRAW BIG MACHINE 11,656 -7%
TWO LANES OF FREEDOM
26 31 FUN. FUELED BY RAMEN 11,194 -24%
SOME NIGHTS
24 32 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 11,111 -26%
UNAPOLOGETIC
-- 33 POP EVIL EONE 11,033 --
ONYX
17 34 NATALIE MAINES COLUMBIA 10,465 -53%
MOTHER
35 35 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 10,377 -12%
RED
29 36 ADELE XL/COLUMBIA 10,167 -27%
21
-- 37 DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN SUMERIAN 10,133 --
ONE OF US IS THE KILLER
31 38 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 9,888 -24%
SPRING BREAK... HERE TO PARTY
46 39 KENDRICK LAMAR AFTERMATH/INTERSCOPE 9,540 0%
GOOD KID M.A.A.D CITY
-- 40 MIKE STUD MIKE STUD MUSIC 9,175 --
RELIEF
-- 41 EVE FROM THE RIB 9,129 --
LIP LOCK
20 42 ALAN JACKSON CAPITOL NASHVILLE 8,790 -56%
PRECIOUS MEMORIES, VOL. II
43 43 ERIC CHURCH CAPITOL NASHVILLE 8,757 -12%
CHIEF
33 44 OF MONSTERS & MEN REPUBLIC 8,602 -29%
MY HEAD IS AN ANIMAL
36 45 BRAD PAISLEY ARISTA NASHVILLE 8,451 -28%
WHEELEHOUSE
39 46 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 8,319 -19%
TAILGATES & TANLINES
42 47 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 7,963 -21%
NIGHT TRAIN
-- 48 ED SHEERAN NEW ELEKTRA 7,914 --
+
48 49 PITCH PERFECT UME 7,836 -15%
SOUNDTRACK
41 50 ERIC CHURCH CAPITOL NASHVILLE 7,786 -23%
CAUGHT IN THE ACT

 

[clh_hilary]

She didn't eventually make the Top 50 on Soundscan either anyway. So it's possible for us to see a 500-1000 copies drop in sales this week?

 

[teesharky]

bummer. I guess it is the tour and lack of visibility that is hurting her, and the single really hasn't kicked in yet.

I really wish they would have her perform on the Voice Finale. She needs one more push as the summer sales are always bad anyway for everyone- as there is no tv on but re-runs.

 

[Manchs]

Daraebe said the album is discounted on iTunes, so, let's look forward to the boost, even though is must be a small one.

 

[DaisyTweets]

Well isn't this only the second week since the album came out that she hasn't made the list???? I'd say that's pretty darn fantastic given that most other country artists are out after just a few weeks on the chart. I'm confident that she'll return to the list and it will be for many more weeks.

 

[opry051008]

Well isn't this only the second week since the album came out that she hasn't made the list???? I'd say that's pretty darn fantastic given that most other country artists are out after just a few weeks on the chart. I'm confident that she'll return to the list and it will be for many more weeks.

ITA. I've actually been surprised that she's been on the list so long as stores have really cut their album shelf space and it's not easy to find BA in stores.

As you say DaisyTweets, compare HITS this week for other country artists.

The Band Perry - album released April 2013 - 14,457
Tim McGraw - album released Feb 2013 - 11,656
Taylor Swift - album released Oct 2012 - 10,377
Luke Bryan - album released Mar 2013 - 9,888
Brad Paisley - album released April 2013 - 8,451
Jason Aldean - album released Oct 2012 - 7,963
Eric Church - album released Apr 2013 -7,786

 

[DaisyTweets]

ITA. I've actually been surprised that she's been on the list so long as stores have really cut their album shelf space and it's not easy to find BA in stores.

As you say DaisyTweets, compare HITS this week for other country artists.

The Band Perry - album released April 2013 - 14,457
Tim McGraw - album released Feb 2013 - 11,656
Taylor Swift - album released Oct 2013 - 10,377
Luke Bryan - album released Mar 2013 - 9,888
Brad Paisley - album released April 2013 - 8,451
Jason Aldean - album released Oct 2012 - 7,963
Eric Church - album released Apr 2013 -7,786

And isn't it interesting that on your list Opry, its all men. So there you once again have Carrie the only woman among all those men.

 

[Pitocco]

^^Taylor Swift is a woman as is Kimberly Perry (not to defer from your statement that Carrie's accomplishment is impressive, it definitely is, just pointing it out ;p)

 

[clh_hilary]

^^Taylor Swift is a woman as is Kimberly Perry (not to defer from your statement that Carrie's accomplishment is impressive, it definitely is, just pointing it out ;p)

There are two men in The Band Perry, and The Lord is gender-neutral.

ITA. I've actually been surprised that she's been on the list so long as stores have really cut their album shelf space and it's not easy to find BA in stores.

As you say DaisyTweets, compare HITS this week for other country artists.

The Band Perry - album released April 2013 - 14,457
Tim McGraw - album released Feb 2013 - 11,656
Taylor Swift - album released Oct 2012 - 10,377
Luke Bryan - album released Mar 2013 - 9,888
Brad Paisley - album released April 2013 - 8,451
Jason Aldean - album released Oct 2012 - 7,963
Eric Church - album released Apr 2013 -7,786

It just seems like everybody is selling rather weakly.

 

[NC State Carrie Fan]

Ive been keeping up with country album sales and from albums released during 2012-2013, Blown Away is #1 with Night Train being #2 with 1,212,000 and Tornado at #3 with 863,000...So even though they are quite poor, for this day and age its about as good as your gonna get

 

[interestingread]

There are two men in The Band Perry, and The Lord is gender-neutral.



It just seems like everybody is selling rather weakly.

Kimberly Perry is the LEAD in that group. The two men are like her backup singers/musicians. She's Gladys Night and they are the Pips. IMO, she's a huge reason why TBP is so successful. She should be given credit for being a successful woman in country music since she is the lead. Not equal like Lady Antebellem, I think Kimberely has a much larger role in TBP then Hiliary Scott has in Lady Antebellem. Kimberly works her butt off as lead whereas Hiliary sometimes just fades away.

 

[teesharky]

I like Kimberly and the Band Perry alot. But I do think her voice can be a bit pitchy at times- live. However- I LOVED their performance at the ACMS. It was FIERCE!

 

[simonplay]

Mariah Carey feat. Miguel, #Beautiful (97,000, -14%, 211,000)
Candice Glover, I Am Beautiful (54,000, debut, 54,000)
Emeli Sande, Next to Me (67,000, -7%, 695,000)
Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull, Live It Up (65,000, +53%, 107,000)
Phillip Phillips, Gone, Gone, Gone (49,000, +18%, 684,000)
The Band Perry, DONE. (38,000, +11%, 420,000)
Keith Urban, Little Bit of Everything (38,000, debut, 38,000)
PSY, Gentleman (27,000, +20%, 216,000)
Kree Harrison, All Cried Out (24,000, debut, 24,000)
Phillip Phillips, Home (24,000, +4%, 4.473 million)
Carrie Underwood, See You Again (21,000, -11%, 145,000)
Kelly Clarkson, People Like Us (16,000, +66%, 91,000)
Nicki Minaj feat. Lil Wayne, High School (15,000, +24%, 160,000)
Kelly Clarkson, Catch My Breath (14,000, -7%, 1.413 million)
Carrie Underwood, Blown Away (13,000, -10%, 2.181 million)
Carrie Underwood, Two Black Cadillacs (11,000, -9%, 773,000)
Nicki Minaj/Carly Rae Jepsen, Tonight I'm Getting Over You (9,000, -72%, 41,000)
Lauren Alaina, Barefoot and Buckwild (9,000, -54%, 28,000)
Kellie Pickler, Someone Somewhere Tonight (9,000, debut, 9,000)
Justin Bieber feat. Nicki Minaj, Beauty and a Beat (8,000, -8%, 2.213 million)

New 'Idol' downloads lag behind previous winners

 

[Carrieroxmysox2011]

I think BA hss outsold JTTW now.

 

[teesharky]

So 3 more weeks and SYA will hit 200k. lol Only about 3 more months to hit Gold then. lol

 

[teesharky]

Chart News ‏@chartnews 42m US album sales: #66 @CarrieUnderwood, Blown Away 6,000 (1,444,000 total).

this is not good. She dropped by 3,000. Wow.

 

[Eder Rodrigues]

See You Again (21,000, -11%, 145,000)
Blown Away (13,000, -10%, 2.181 million)
Two Black Cadillacs (11,000, -9%, 773,000)
Good Girl (5,000, -5%, 1.724 million)
Wasted (5,000, +396%, 784,000) -> It sold 79,000 copies in 82 weeks '-'

 

[TOPDOG1001]

The BA era is about done. It still will hit 1.5 mil but I doubt they'll do a fifth single unless her sales go up to 8k+ again. And that's not to say this wasn't a successful era...bc it is. Look at how poorly recent albums are doing. Brad is already down to 9k a week! The Band Perry is at 15k a week. And that's with the album that followed If I Die Young.

 

[simonplay]

^ Agree! I dont think they release a fifth single, if SYA not sell well then nothing will sell well, maybe GIG but I dont see another single from BA.

 

[teesharky]

The BA era is about done. It still will hit 1.5 mil but I doubt they'll do a fifth single unless her sales go up to 8k+ again. And that's not to say this wasn't a successful era...bc it is. Look at how poorly recent albums are doing. Brad is already down to 9k a week! The Band Perry is at 15k a week. And that's with the album that followed If I Die Young.

Well that is terrible news if true. I wanted a 5th single so badly-- because not only are there amazing songs on the album that no one will hear, but we will not get a new album from Carrie till late 2014 or spring 2015-- at the earliest. She could take even longer this time for all we know.

But what we do know- is that she will not be able to start the album till 2014 due to Sound of Music.

So if the album era is suddenly "done" as you guys say-- then we will not be getting new music for at least a year or likely much longer.

That is way too long for Carrie to be off the radio. They need a 5th or 6th single to stretch this era out so Carrie can focus on SOM. If they do-- she can eventually get 2x platinum certification for this album.

Stopping the album now would destroy any chance of 2x platinum in the forseeable future (it will take years otherwise) and we won't get a new lead single for over 1 year, possibly 1.5 years or more.

Carrie should not be off the radio for 1.5 years with the competition she has. So they really need to think hard and stretch this era out longer.

The album has only been out 1 year: why would they cut it off already? If they do-- they are crazy as it is not a good idea for Carrie to be off the radio that long. She will fade and lose hype, letting Miranda/Taylor/Kasey and others run laps around her as they release albums and singles like people change shoes.