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Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’ Sells Over 1 Million In The US

Christian Allaire — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 01:15:22 +0000

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It’s official, Lady Gaga is the queen of pop.

Gaga’s latest album, ‘Born This Way,’ has become one the fastest-selling albums in the world, with 288,000 copies sold in its first day. Yep, that’s more than many artists’ full-week of sales. But it doesn’t stop there.

The album then went on to sell 1,108,000 U.S. copies its first week alone. This means that ’Born This Way’ shows the largest week of sales of any album since 50 cent’s ’The Massacre,’ which sold 1,141,000 in its first week, reports Billboard.

On a global scale, the album sold over 1,000,000 copies outside the U.S. When you think of how many people illegally download music, that number is simply crazy.

First-week sales in the U.K. were also greater than the rest of the Top 10 combined, while her singles were #1 in many, many countries.

Success well deserved, I think.

‘Alice in Wonderland’ Holds the Number One Box Office Spot

andPOP Staff — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:42:21 +0000

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“Alice in Wonderland” has proven that its strong box office performance last week is no fluke.

The film earned an additional $62 Million last week, making its total box office gross $208 Million, according to Hollywood Insider. 13 percent of that money came from the IMAX 3-D screens.

“Alice in Wonderland” has become Tim Burton’s highest grossing film, beating out 2005′s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” No bet the executives at Disney are very happy they produced this film.

Britney Spears’ ’3′ Debuts at Number One

Sara Harowitz — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:37:49 +0000

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There was no “oops,” but she sure did it again.

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.”

The video for “3” will soon premiere on Britney.com, BritneySpears.com and her other official web properties.

“3,” recorded with hit-maker Max Martin, is the only new song to appear on The Singles Collection. Two versions of the album will be released; a standard version and an ultimate fan box set.

The standard version will feature 17 of her chart-topping favourites, along with the new single, “3,” all on one CD. It will be available on Nov. 10.

The box set version will contain all 29 of her singles, including the new song. Each single will come on its own disc, packaged in its own slip sleeve case with original artwork, and will include a b-side or a remix of the track. The box set will also include a DVD featuring all of Spears’ music videos in chronological order. The collection will also include a special booklet featuring images and fun facts about each track. This version of The Singles Collection will be available on Nov. 24.

During her 10 year music career, Spears has had 5 albums debut at the #1 spot on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. She has also had 23 singles hit the Top 40 Billboard Pop Singles chart. Worldwide Spears has sold over 63 million albums.

While her comeback attempt with 2007′s album Blackout didn’t live up to usual Spears success, Spears re-vamped and came back hard shortly after with 2008′s highly successful Circus. With the success of this album, Spears showed the world why she is considered pop royalty. She is currently on tour in support of Circus.