Thursday Billboard Update - 11/22/12

One Direction's Take Me Home dethrones Taylor Swift's Red after 3 weeks atop the Billboard 200 with 540,000 albums sold. The Weeknd's Trilogy debuts at #4 with 86,300 copies sold. Christina Aguilera's Lotus debuts at #7 with 73,000 sold. Green Day's ¡Dos! starts at #9 with 69,000 sold, and Lana Del Rey's Paradise begins at #10 with 67,000 sold.

One week after tying Carly Rae Jepsen's Call Me Maybe for the longest run at #1 in 2012, Maroon 5's One More Night (1-2) gets dethroned by Rihanna's Diamonds (2-1).

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. One Direction - Take Me Home (1)
2. Taylor Swift - Red (1-2)
3. Various Artists - The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 sdtk (3)
4. The Weeknd - Trilogy (4)
5. Soundgarden - King Animal (5)
6. Rod Stewart - Merry Christmas, Baby (3-6)
7. Christina Aguilera - Lotus (7)
8. Various Artists - Now 44 (2-8)
9. Green Day - ¡Dos! (9)
10. Lana Del Rey - Paradise (10)

• Travis Barker and Yelawolf's Pycho White EP debuts at #50 with 11,100 sold.

The Billboard Hot 100 1-10
first time top 10's in bold

1. Rihanna - Diamonds (2-1)
2. Maroon 5 - One More Night (1-2)
3. Ke$ha - Die Young (3-3)
4. Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven (6-4)
5. fun. - Some Nights (4-5)
6. Ne-Yo - Let Me Love You (8-6)
7. Psy - Gangnam Style (5-7)
8. Lumineers - Ho Hey (13-8)
9. Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (7-9)
10. Flo Rida - I Cry (10-10)

• Justin Bieber's Beauty And A Beat featuring Nicki Minaj soars 18 spots 38-20.
• Adele's Skyfall hops 12 spots 33-21.
• Nicki Minaj's Va Va Voom flies 20 spots 46-26.
• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' Thrift Shop jumps 13 spots 55-42.
• P!nk's Try flies 19 spots 69-50.
• Pitbull's Don't Stop The Party jumps 20 spaces 81-61.
• The Weeknd's Wicked Games skips 10 spots 91-81.
• Christina Aguilera's Just A Fool debuts at #92.
• 2 Chainz's I'm Different debuts at #98.

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Thursday Billboard Update - 9/27/12

P!nk's The Truth About Love is the new #1 album in the country with a hefty 280,000 albums sold. Shockingly enough, this is her first #1 album, though it's not the first time she's sold over 200,000 records in the first week. Coming in at #2 is Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music album Cruel Summer, with 205,000 copies sold. Normally I wouldn't mention this, but Carly Rae Jepsen's album Kiss finally came out and it starts at #6 with 46,000 copies sold. While that would be a lot for some (see Kreayshawn below), it doesn't seem like much for the woman with the biggest single of 2012, Call Me Maybe. The scent of one-hit wonder is getting stronger.

Only one major change in the top 10 this week, and that Psy's megahit Gangnam Style flying 9 more spots (11-2) and being on the verge of being the #1 song in America next week. Whoa, crazy, crazy! (Shout out to the 06010 and Fantasy Focus Football Podcast.)

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. P!nk - The Truth About Love (1)
2. G.O.O.D. Music - Cruel Summer (2)
3. The Killers - Battle Born (3)
4. Dave Matthews Band - Away From The World (1-4)
5. Little Big Town - Tornado (2-5)
6. Carly Rae Jepsen - Kiss (6)
7. Grizzly Bear - Shields (7)
8. Bob Dylan - Tempest (3-8)
9. The Avett Brothers - The Carpenter (4-9)
10. Ben Folds Five - The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind (10)

• Tech N9ne's E.B.A.H. debuts at #30 with 14,000 sold.
• Brother Ali's Mourning In America & Dreaming In Color debuts at #43 with 10,100 sold.
• Kreayshawn's Somethin' Bout Kreay debuts at #112 with a measly 3,900 copies sold. It's safe to say 2 things now: 1) This is the last we'll hear about Kreayshawn and 2) somebody (or some staff) at Sony is now unemployed for giving her a $1 million record deal last year.

The Billboard Hot 100 1-10
first time top 10's in bold

1. Maroon 5 - One More Night (1-1)
2. Psy - Gangnam Style (11-2)
3. fun. - Some Nights (3-3)
4. Taylor Swift -  We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (2-4)
5. P!nk - Blow Me (One Last Kiss) (5-5)
6. Flo Rida - Whistle (4-6)
7. Justin Bieber - As Long As You Love Me (6-7)
8. Owl City & Carly Raw Jepsen - Good Time (9-8)
9. Alex Clare - Too Close (8-9)
10. Ellie Goulding - Lights (7-10)

• Ne-Yo's Let Me Love You hops 9 spots 37-28.
• Christina Aguilera's Your Body debuts at #34.
• Ed Sheeran's The A Team jumps 9 spots 61-52.
• P!nk's Try debuts at #56.
• Kanye West and R. Kelly's To The World debuts at #70.
• Kendrick Lamar's Swimming Pools (Drank) slides 11 spots 92-81.
• The Game's Celebration featuring Chris Brown, Tyga, Wiz Khalifa, and Lil Wayne debuts at #82.
• Carly Rae Jepsen debuts at #87 with her new single Beautiful with Justin Bieber.
• Usher's Numb debuts at #97.

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Christina Aguilera Fucks Up The National Anthem

I know I couldn't be the only person who didn't notice Christina fucked up the lyrics until after the fact. Even though I didn't have any money on it, I was more concerned with timing how long she would hold the word "brave" at the end.

What I did notice was that she did a poor job of singing the anthem overall. She was trying waaaaay too hard, and she over sang a bunch of parts. Other than the fact she held "brave" for about 10 seconds, that was the big them I noticed initially until I hit Twitter.

Hmmm, what are the chances she fucked up because she knew someone she knew had money on how long she'd hold brave, and she got all up in her head about it and confused? It's a possibility, if you ask me.

Oh well, even thought E! is reporting Christina was "visibly upset" and immediately left Dallas, I'm still looking forward to the SNL skit, and all the other parodies that are sure to follow.

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Thursday Billboard Update - 6/17/10

Christina Aguilera returns to charts these with her 4th English speaking album, Bionic, which moved 152,000. Also releasing his 4th album, Plies' Goon Affiliated sells 56,500 in its first week in stores. The imaginary goon seems to be fading a bit, huh?? After peaking with Definition Of Real selling 214,000 first week and going gold, he returned with Da REAList 6 months later and sold 114,000 first week, and is now down to 56,000 first week with Goon Affiliated. I'm just saying.

Eminem's Not Afraid returns to the top 10 this week at #8, possibly being aided by the buzz surrounding the Recovery leak. Drake's Find Your Love finally makes it to the top 10, I'm sure it'll hang around for a few weeks. Sadly, B.o.B's Nothin' On You finally exits stage left from the top 10.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Glee Cast - Glee: The Music, Journey To Regionals (1)
2. Various Artists - The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2)
3. Christina Aguilera - Bionic (3)
4. Jack Johnson - To The Sea (1-4)
5. Plies - Goon Affiliated (5)
6. Justin Bieber - My World 2.0 (2-6)
7. Glee Cast - The Music Volume 3: Showstoppers (3-7)
8. Lady Antebellum - Need You Now (4-8)
9. Dierks Bentley - Up On The Ridge (9)
10. Jewel - Sweet & Wild (10)

• Travis McCoy's debut solo Lazarus checks in at #27 with just 15,100 sold.
• Welp, I guess I was right, nobody cares about Crunk Rock because Lil Jon's comeback album starts at #49 with 8,900 sold.
  

The Billboard Hot 100 1-10
first time top 10's in bold

1. Katy Perry - California Gurls (1-1)
2. Usher - OMG (2-2)
3. B.o.B - Airplanes (3-3)
4. Travis McCoy - Billionaire (5-4)
5. Ke$ha - Your Love Is My Drug (4-5)
6. Lady Gaga - Alejandro (7-6)
7. Taio Cruz - Break Your Heart (6-7)
8. Eminem - Not Afraid (11-8)
9. Black Eyed Peas - Rock That Body (9-9)
10. Drake - Find Your Love (13-10)

• Nicki Minaj's ultra annoying Your Love makes a huge 25 spot jump this week 51-26 in just its 2nd week on the charts. If she keeps up this pace maybe Cash Money will let her release an album a year after her hottest point too.
• Jaden Smith makes music now too?? Well either way, Justin Bieber has a track called Never Say Never, which is said to feature the new Karate Kid, and debuts at #33.
• Christina Aguilera's title track to Bionic debuts at #66.
• Ne-Yo's Beautiful Monster, which Joe Budden thinks is about a bad bitch he wanted that has a STD, debuts at #67.
• Lil Jon's Hey debuts at #70.
• Ludacris' Sex Room jumps 12 spots 85-72 in its 3rd week around.
• Christina Aguilera's Not Myself Tonight debuts at #75.
• And lastly, Christina's collabo with Nicki Minaj, WooHoo, debuts at #99.

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This Week In Flops 6/8/10

I knew this was on the horizon, but I thought it was coming in the fall, or at least later on this summer. Oh well, its here now, and I must guess how much its gonna sell. I don't have much to say about the album, in part because I know almost nothing about it, but its Christina Aguilera so I think its gonna do at least 150,000. My guess is 150-185k.

Welp, this fuckery is finally out. I don't have a good feeling about this album. No not because it most likely sucks, but because the buzz just isn't there. Plies' last album moved 114,000 in its first week, but I don't even think this one will crack six figures. I'm thinking it'll land somewhere in the 75-100k range.

I don't know shit about this nigga's solo career besides that his song is gonna jump into the top 10 this week, and that his album is dropping. Top 10 single + little buzz = not as many albums sold as you'd think. It'll probably fall in the 45-75k range.

This album should've come out 5 years ago. Now, that is not all Lil Jon's fault, but crunk music is dead, so this album really has no space in today's market. Expect first week sales to be low. Very low. I'm talking 15-35k low. Hell, maybe worse.

If you thought I knew nothing about the albums above, you've seen nothing yet, because I didn't even know this album existed until yesterday. Not a good sign for the man with one of the worse rap names in Hip-Hop history. I'm guessing 5-15k.

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Thursday Billboard Update - 4/22/10

Justin Bieber is still #1, blah, blah, blah, lets move on.

It was inevitable, and now its happened, B.o.B's Nothin' On You overtakes Rihanna's Rude Boy for the #1 spot. What better time too because his album drops this Tuesday. I've been a fan of B.o.B for awhile now and even I didn't see him blowing up this big. I mean he was even performed on Ellen the other day. Ellen! If he gets a spot on Oprah its a wrap, he's going platinum. Don't say I didn't warn you.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Justin Bieber - My World 2.0 (1-1)
2. MGMT - Congratulations (2)
3. Lady Antebellum - Need You Now (4-3)
4. Usher - Raymond vs. Raymond (2-4)
5. Coheed & Cambria - Year of the Black Rainbow (5)
6. Various Artists - Now! 33 (5-6)
7. Lady Gaga - The Fame (7-7)
8. Ke$ha - Animal (16-8)
9. Monica - Still Standing (6-9)
10. Justin Bieber - My World (8-10)

The Billboard Hot 100 1-10
first time top 10's in bold

1. B.o.B - Nothin' On You (2-1)
2. Rihanna - Rude Boy (1-2)
3. Train - Hey, Soul Sister (3-3)
4. Taio Cruz - Break Your Heart (4-4)
5. Lady Antebellum - Need You Now (6-5)
6. Jason Derulo - In My Head (5-6)
7. Lady Gaga - Telephone (7-7)
8. Usher - OMG (10-8)
9. Ke$ha - Your Love Is My Drug (19-9)
10. Adam Lambert - Whataya Want From Me (23-10)

• This week's top debut is B.o.B's Airplanes with Hayley Williams of Paramore at #12. This track is only going to go north now that the version with Eminem is out there.
• Christina Aguilera is back and her track Not Myself Tonight debuts at #23.

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