Billboard will now be including catalog releases when calculating the best-selling albums, which were previously decided based on record sales from the past 18 months, reports Perez Hilton. The Nov. 25 chart will be the first to reflect these changes.
Taylor Swift is the only artist who sold more albums this year than Michael Jackson. Rihanna previously held the record for digital songs, selling 9.9 million, but Swift, Jackson, Lady Gaga and the Black Eyed Peas have all broken that this year.
The official video for Jason Derulo’s Whatcha Say. This infectious smash single that samples Imogen Heap is #4 on iTunes and Top 5 on the billboard charts. Look for our interview with Jason coming soon!
Britney Spears debuts at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with her new single, “3,” according to Oh No They Didn’t. The new song makes Spears the first artist to debut at #1 in over three years and also debuts at #1 on the Billboard Digital charts.
Rolling Stone Magazine labelled “3″ as an “instant Britney classic” and gave the song a four star review. This is sure to add anticipation to the release of Spears’ greatest hits album, The Singles Collection, on Nov. 10. According to Billboard Magazine, Spears is the first artist outside those of American Idol fame to claim the #1 Billboard position since Lauryn Hill’s “Doo Wop (That Thing)” in 1998.
“I want to thank my fans for making ‘3′ the #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100,” Britney said in response to her song’s success. “I am truly blessed with the greatest fans in the world, and I am so happy y’all love it because I do this all for you. I can’t wait till you see the video.”
Ozzy Osbourne, former lead singer of Black Sabbath and star of reality show The Osbournes, will receive the Legend of Live Award at this year’s Billboard Touring Awards for his “significant and lasting contributions to live music,” reports CBC.
“Ozzy has altered the course of rock music and live performance through his work with Black Sabbath and as a hugely popular solo artist,” said Billboard’s Ray Waddell. “There is no doubt Ozzy’s impact on live music, including pioneering the multi-act rock festival touring with Ozzfest, will be felt for many years to come, and his efforts continue to shape the touring landscape in this century.”
Miley Cyrus may have a No.1 movie at the box office, but she doesn’t have a No. 1 album. Country trio Rascal Flatts took the top album spot with their latest “Unstoppable,” selling 351,000 copies. Meanwhile, the “Hannah Montana soundtrack” sold 196,000 copies, per Nielsen SoundScan numbers.
Still, it looks like Cyrus benefited from the “Hannah Motana: The Movie” release because the film’s soundtrack sold 57,000 more discs then it did during the CD’s debut.
Also, Cyrus’ on-screen and off-screen father Billy Ray Cyrus reached the No. 41 spot with his latest album “Back to Tennessee.”
After the altercation with Chris Brown on Grammy day, Rihanna’s sales for her album “Good Girl Gone Bad” went up 33 per cent.
The singer’s 2007 release sold 25,000 copies, landing the No. 31 spot on the Billboard albums chart. Brown’s album on the other hand continues to decline in sales.
Brown’s “Exclusive” failed to make it on the Billboard Top 200. However, many artists have increased sales, including country singer Taylor Swift who took the number one spot (again) with “Fearless,” selling 92,000.
Album of the Year winner “Raising Sand” by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss followed at No. 2, selling 77,000 per Nielsen SoundScan..
Grammy Award Winner Coldplay shot up 23 spots with their album “Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends,” landing the band the No. 8 spot.
India.Arie earned the No. 3 spot with “Testimony: Vol. 2—Love & Politics” (75,000 copies), followed by The Fray’s self titled album. Lily Allen’s “It’s Not Me, It’s You” landed the No. 5 spot on sales of 70,000.
Selling 179,000 copies for the week ended Sunday, The Fray topped the Billboard album chart, taking the No. 1 spot from Bruce Springsteen who sold 102,000 copies of his latest album “Working on a Dream,” per Nielsen SoundScan.
Dierks Bentley landed the No. 3 spot with “Feel That Fire,” which sold 71,000 and managed to top the Country Albums chart, taking away Taylor Swift’s three-month rule. Swift now holds the No. 4 spot on Billboard with her album “Fearless.”
Rockers Robert Plant and Alison Krauss are expected to top the charts next week after their leading Grammy win, including Album of the Year, on Sunday.
Other album-sale winners include Beyoncé, who holds the No. 5 spot with “I am…Sasha Fierce,” “Dark Horse” by Nickelback which landed the No. 6 spot followed by Kidz Bop with their latest album “Kidz Bop 15.”
The top ten charts finish with Jamie Foxx’s “Intuition” at No. 8, “808s & Heartbreak” by Kanye West at No. 9, followed by Keyshia Cole’s “A Different Me”.
It took eight weeks for another album to top the Billboard albums chart: Bruce Springsteen was able to knock Taylor Swift’s “Fearless” album from the No. 1 spot with “Working On A Dream”.
According to figures provided by Nielsen SoundScan, Springsteen’s latest album will top the album’s chart on sales of 223,000. Meanwhile Taylor Swift will hold onto the No. 2 spot.
Despite his widely viewed performance at the inauguration of President Barack Obama and his Super Bowl appearance, Springsteen’s latest album sold 100,000 fewer copies than the band’s 2007 album “Magic” in its first week.
Beyoncé’s “I Am … Sasha Fierce” landed the No. 3 spot selling 51,000 copies followed by “Dark Horse,” the latest from Nickelback. Kanye West’s “808s & Heartbreak” earned the No. 5 spot with 33,000 copies, while the newcomer 2009 Grammy Nominees is at No.6 with 32,000. Jamie Foxx follows with “Intuition” (31,000) and “A Different Me” by Keyshia Cole reaches No. 8.
It seems like Taylor Swift’s “Fearless” has been scaring off the other albums. The country singer’s sophomore album has landed the No. 1 spot for the past seven weeks.
Swift’s album sold 63,000 for the week that ended Sunday according to Nielsen SoundScan.
But it looks like her No. 1 spot will be taken by next week. Bruce Springsteen is en route to landing the top spot with his album “Working on a Dream.” Meanwhile, Mariah Carey landed at the No. 10 spot with “Ballads.”
Bon Iver scored the No. 1 spot in the Digital Albums chart, his EP “Blood Bank” sold 18,000 of its 23,000 copies through downloads. However, it didn’t score as high on the Billboard 200 chart, landing at No. 16.
The good news for artists is that total album sales have increased by nine per cent from last week. The bad news is that compared to the same week in 2008, album sales have decreased by 12 per cent.
Billboard will now be including catalog releases when calculating the best-selling albums, which were previously decided based on record sales from the past 18 months, reports Perez Hilton. The Nov. 25 chart will be the first to reflect these changes.
There was no “oops,” but she sure did it again.
Ozzy Osbourne, former lead singer of Black Sabbath and star of reality show The Osbournes, will receive the Legend of Live Award at this year’s Billboard Touring Awards for his “significant and lasting contributions to live music,” reports CBC.
Miley Cyrus may have a No.1 movie at the box office, but she doesn’t have a No. 1 album. Country trio Rascal Flatts took the top album spot with their latest “Unstoppable,” selling 351,000 copies. Meanwhile, the “Hannah Montana soundtrack” sold 196,000 copies, per Nielsen SoundScan numbers.
