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Susan Boyle's 'Gift' Tops Rihanna, Kid Rock in Second Week on Billboard 200
by Keith Caulfield, L.A. | November 24, 2010 11:00 EST

Susan Boyle's "The Gift" scores a rare second-week increase from a No. 1 debut as it sells 335,000 (up 5%), according to Nielsen SoundScan, and holds atop the Billboard 200. It bowed at No. 1 last week with 318,000.

The last No. 1 debut to post a sales jump in its second week was Justin Bieber's "My World 2.0," which went from 283,000 to 291,000 (up 3%) in its sophomore frame on the chart dated April 17. Bieber had the Easter shopping holiday on his side in his second week, though his set was pushed down to No. 2 behind the No. 1 arrival of Usher's "Raymond V Raymond" (329,000)

Perhaps because of "The Gift's" unique appeal in the marketplace, it was able to build momentum in its second week, unlike most albums, which usually tumble. "Gift's" target demographic of older consumers tend not to focus on an album's street date and buy music at a more leisurely pace -- thus helping it stay steady. Also, as it's a holiday-themed set, it reaps the benefit of consumers searching for seasonal music in the march towards Christmas.

Former "Britain's Got Talent" contestant Boyle is joined by a kindred TV spirit in the top two his week, as 10-year-old "America's Got Talent" runner-up Jackie Evancho sees her "O Holy Night" bow with 239,000 at No. 2. The four song EP -- bolstered with a DVD of performances -- carries an economical list price of $8.

Boyle and Evancho's albums are two of three holiday efforts in the top 10; the "Glee" cast's "Christmas Album" starts at No. 8 with 161,000. We haven't had this many holiday albums in the top 10 since the tally dated Jan. 2, 1993, when four sets populated the region.

Evancho's "O Holy Night" and the "Glee" cast's "Christmas" set are among the eight new entries in the top 10, tying a record set on the Oct. 17, 2009 tally when Barbra Streisand's "Love Is the Answer" bowed at No. 1, followed by arrivals at Nos. 2-5 and 7-9.

Also, the top nine albums this week all sold more than 100,000 each, the first time that's happened since the chart dated Jan. 9 (reflecting the sales week ending Dec. 27, 2009), when the top 16 all moved 100,000 copies.

Diva Rihanna captures her fifth top 10 set with "Loud" coming in at No. 3 with 207,000 -- her best sales week yet. All five of her studio efforts have reached the upper tier. She previously hit the top 10 with "Music of the Sun" (No. 10, 2005), "A Girl Like Me" (No. 5, 2006), "Good Girl Gone Bad" (No. 2, 2007) and "Rated R" (No. 4, 2009).

Josh Groban's "Illuminations" lights up at No. 4 with 191,000 start while Kid Rock's "Born Free" bows at No. 5 with 189,000. It's the sixth top 10 for both singers. While you couldn't find "Born" on iTunes, is was available through other digital retailers (like Amazon MP3), but only as a full album purchase. Downloads account for 23,000 of its overall 189,000-start.

Rascal Flatts' Big Machine debut "Nothing Like This" enters at No. 6 with 165,000, marking the band's seventh top 10 album. Meanwhile, Keith Urban sees his latest release, "Get Closer," start at No. 7 with 162,000. It's his fourth top 10 and follows "Defying Gravity," which opened at No. 1 in 2009 with 172,000.

The eighth and final top 10 debut this week belongs to Nelly, who starts at No. 10 with his "5.0" shifting 63,000. It's his sixth top 10.

Aside from Boyle, the only holdover in the top 10 this week is Taylor Swift's "Speak Now," which descends seven slots to No. 9 in its fourth week with 146,000 (down 30%).

Over on the Digital Songs chart, the "Glee" cast's take on Cee Lo Green's "Forget You," featuring actress Gwyneth Paltrow, arrives at No. 1 with 192,000. The cast thus replaces itself atop the list, as its rendition of Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" was No. 1 last week with 214,000. This week, "Teenage" tumbles to No. 19 with 72,000 (down 66%). This is actually Paltrow's second No. 1 on a Billboard music chart, following "Cruisin'," a duet with Huey Lewis, which topped the Adult Contemporary radio chart in 2000.

Green's original version of "Forget You" (aka "F*** You") feels the "Glee" love, as it rallies up 10 slots to a new peak of No. 2 with a one-week high of 191,000 downloads (up 94%).

The cast of "Glee" also bows a second single in the top 10 this week, as its mash-up of "Singing in the Rain/Umbrella" opens at No. 7 with 140,000.

Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending Nov. 21) totaled 8.12 million units, up 29% compared to the sum last week (6.30 million) and up 2% compared to the comparable sales week of 2009 (7.99 million). Year to date album sales stand at 261.78 million, down 13% compared to the same total at this point last year (300.98 million).

Digital track sales this past week totaled 22.47 million downloads, up 5% compared to last week (21.30 million) and up 19% stacked next to the comparable week of 2009 (18.95 million). Year to date track sales are at 1 billion, up less than 1% compared to the same total at this point last year (999.55 million).

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Nov 24 10 8:51 PM

Chart Watch

Eminem's Recovery this week becomes the first album to sell 3 million copies in 2010. This is the earliest in the year that an album has topped 3 million in year-to-date sales since 2006, when the first High School Musical album hit that plateau in the week ending Sept. 3. Josh Groban's Noel was the only album to top the 3 million mark in 2007. It reached that plateau in the week ending Dec. 23. In 2008, no album reached 3 million. Taylor Swift's Fearless was the first to top the 3 million mark in 2009. It rang the bell in the week ending Dec. 27. This is a little bit of good news for the beleaguered music industry.



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Nov 25 10 11:37 AM

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Kanye’s Latest to Debut #1, Nicki Minaj #2, as Black Friday Looms

November 24, 2010

Kanye West’s Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy just got a lot brighter.

The Roc-A-Fella/IDJ renaissance hip-hop icon and awards show provocateur lives up to his own lofty ambitions with a chart-topping debut for his latest rap opus, on target for between 525-575k, surpassing all pre-release forecasts. That tops the total registered by 808s and Heartbreak, which bowed on almost the same week last year with 450k.

Those figures are based on those intrepid music retailers not being full body-scanned at our nation’s airports by the frisky TSA.

Cash Money/Universal Motown’s red-hot Nicki Minaj also bested pre-release predictions, with a total in the 375-425k range for her hotly anticipated debut, Pink Friday, though the upcoming Black Friday could render these estimates a little less accurate than usual.

Reprise emo-rock standard bearers My Chemical Romance’s fourth studio album, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, their first since 2006’s The Black Parade, is on target for between 125-150k.

Def Jam/IDJ R&B songwriter/producer Ne-Yo’s fourth album, Libra Scale, should do in the 115-140k range.

Kemosabe/RCA/RMG pop diva Ke$ha’s Cannibal EP, available separately and as part of a deluxe package with her debut Animal album, should do between 60-60k on its own.

Lloyd Banks’ H.F.M. 21 (The Hunger for More 2), his first album for G-Unit under a deal with EMI Label Services, is off to a Top 10 start at iTunes, and should do between 40-50k in sales.

RCA/RMG’s Burlesque soundtrack to the film co-starring Cher and Christina Aguilera, could do anywhere between 25-50k, depending on how the film, which opens today, fares at the box office.

Rounding out the new releases are Jay-Z’s Hits album (25-30k), Arista Nashville’s Alan Jackson (20-25k) and Nine Inch Nails’ self-released Pretty Hate Machine reissue on their own Null label (17-20k).

The market was up 29% vs. last week, up 2% vs. same week last year and still down 13% year to date. You may now go back to picking up the pieces of sky that are falling down.

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Nov 25 10 11:43 AM

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 11/21/10)

1) Susan Boyle – The Gift – 334,505
2) Jackie Evancho – O Holy Night – 239,234
3) Rihanna – Loud – 206,530

Other Debuts
4) Josh Groban – Illuminations – 191,226
5) Kid Rock – Born Free – 188,788
6) Rascal Flatts – Nothing Like This – 164,926
7) Keith Urban – Get Closer – 161,515
8 ) Glee Cast – Music: Xmas – 161,198
10) Nelly – 5.0 – 63,476
11) Day To Remember – What Separates Me From You – 58,103
14) Pink – Greatest Hits So Far – 52,651
16) Bruce Springsteen – Promise – 46,858
17) Chris Tomlin – And If Our God Is For Us – 45,170
19) Lee Dewyze – Live It Up – 38,581
26) Bruce Springsteen – Promise: Darkness On The Edge – 32,071
27) Norah Jones – Featuring – 31,322

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Nov 25 10 11:44 AM

Rascal Flatts Lead Country Album Sales This Week

http://www.roughstock.com...ry-album-sales-this-week

LW TW Artist Album Sales TW Sales Total

NEW 6 Rascal Flatts Nothing Like This 164,926 165,071
NEW 7 Keith Urban Get Closer 161,515 161,528
2 7 Taylor Swift Speak Now 146,358 1,724,577
3 8 Jason Aldean My Kinda Party 57,609 331,117
8 15 Sugarland The Incredible Machine 48,507 460,190
37 23 Lady Antebellum Merry Little Christmas 33,308 107,318
13 25 Lady Antebellum Need You Now
32,894 2,801,104
7 30 Reba McEntire All The Woman I Am 26,425 90,624
18 34 Kenny Chesney Hemingway's Whiskey 25,293 412,468
19 36 Zac Brown Band You Get What You Give 22,277 416,097
26 37 The Band Perry The Band Perry 22,292 166,719
15 40 Miranda Lambert Revolution 21,282 969,800
23 46 Blake Shelton Loaded: Best of… 17,316 40,211
28 48 Darius Rucker Charleston, SC 1966 16,389 223,107
20 49 Brad Paisley Hits Alive 16,202 71,354
43 58 Zac Brown Band Foundation 12,710 2,363,022
48 60 Carrie Underwood Play On 11,895 1,810,295
51 61 Taylor Swift Fearless 11,557 6,083,974
47 64 Toby Keith Bullets in the Gun 10,697 177,055
42 74 Loretta Lynn & Friends Coal Miners Daughter 8,179 21,738
66 76 Billy Currington Enjoy Yourself 7,617 139,802
65 85 Jamey Johnson The Guitar Song 7,052 189,078
96 93 Eric Church Carolina 6,131 314,797
99 119 Jerrod Niemann Judge Jerrod/Hung Jury 4,798 168,162

100 121 Blake Shelton All About Tonight 4,730 117,536
111 123 Various Artist Now Country Vol 3 4,601 73,120
127 115 Brad Paisley American Saturday Night 4,194 678,767
116 117 Lady Antebellum Lady Antebellum 4,077 1,781,467
169 129 Dierks Bentley Up On The Ridge 3,887 175,996
132 131 George Strait Twang 3,848 631,683

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