As the competition on season 7 of American Idol heats up, there's no Idol alum in the Top 20 on the Album Sales Chart this week for the first time in literally years. Uh oh!
At least one former Idol has been in the Top 20 since Kelly Clarkson's Breakaway was released in late 2004, with Daughtry and Carrie Underwood spending most of the past 2 years in the Top 20. Adding insult to injury to the Idol franchise, last year's champ, Jordin Sparks, has fallen out of the Top 50!
Daughtry is the highest charting representative from the show this week, coming in at #24 with sales of about 22K. Carrie Underwood is right behind at #29 with sales just under 20K.
Sparks, meanwhile, has fallen out of the Top 50 for the first time since her album debuted in December. It's a bit surprising, as her single "Tattoo" is still the #5 song on the Pop chart, and her duet with Chris Brown ("No Air") is quickly rising.
The top five spots on the chart this week belong to Alicia Keys (63K), the soundtrack to Juno (53K), the Grammy Nominees collection (52K), Bullets for My Valentine (51K) and Mary J Blige (48K).
Numbers courtesy of Hits Daily Double
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
For the First Time in More Than Three Years There is No Idol in the Top 20 Album Chart
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Daughtry and Underwood Swap Spots for the Third Straight Week on the Album Sales Chart
Chris Daughtry and Carrie Underwood continue to swap spots on the album sales chart, with Daughtry coming out on top this week. This is the third straight week the two Idol alumni have traded places.
Daughtry sold 21K albums this week, which put him at #19 on the chart, four spots higher than he was last week. Underwood, meanwhile, sold just under 20K albums, good enough for the #22 spot, a four spot drop from last week. Looks like this back-and-forth will continue for some time to come.
Jordin Sparks is still hangin' tough in the Top 50, selling 13K albums and falling two spots from last week.
This week's top 5 albums were the soundtrack to Juno (66K), Alicia Keys (59K), Natasha Bedingfield (50K), Mary J Blige (45K) and Radiohead (35K).
Numbers courtesy of Hits Daily Double
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Underwood Outsells Daughtry, as Sparks Hangs On in the Top 50 Album Sales Chart
There's quite a battle going on between Carrie Underwood and Chris Daughtry on the sales charts! Last week, Daughtry's album placed above Underwood's; this week Underwood grabbed the higher spot.
For the week ending January 20, Carrie sold 21K albums for the #18 spot, while Daughtry moved 19K albums for the #23 spot. Fellow Idol alumni Jordin Sparks sold 12,600 albums (almost identical to the number she sold last week), which put her at #44.
Alicia Keys once again grabbed the top spot on the chart, followed by the soundtrack to Juno, Mary J Blige, Raheem Devaughn and Radiohead.
Numbers courtesy of Hits Daily Double
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Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Underwood, Daughtry and Sparks Maintain Status Quo on Album Chart; Lewis Drops Out of Top 50
Not a whole lot of change on this week's album sales chart, with Carrie Underwood, Daughtry and Jordin Sparks each placing in the Top 50 despite recessed sales.
Underwood sold about 27K copies of Carnival Ride this week, which puts her at #18 on the chart. Daughtry continues to impress more than a year after his CD was released, moving 23K copies for the #25 spot, while Sparks sold about 16K copies of her debut CD, good for the #46 position.
Blake Lewis has dropped out of the Top 50 less than a month after his CD's release.
This week's Top 5 consists of Radiohead (116K), Alicia Keys (110K), Mary J Blige (80K), NOW 26 (51K) and Taylor Swift (45).
Numbers courtesy of Hits Daily Double
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Sunday, December 09, 2007
More Videos From Movies Rock: Beyonce, Usher, Mary J Blige, John Legend, Fergie, Will I Am, and More
Movies Rock -- and so do the singers that sing the songs from them!
Today's singers showed that they can excel outside of a recording studio, singing some of the most classic songs from movies past live (no, Ashley Tisdale was not in attendance.)
Click here to check out Jennifer Hudson bringing the house down with "Somewhere" from West Side Story, and here to watch Carrie Underwood warble "The Sound of Music." Here are some more videos from the very entertaining event:
Beyonce, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"
Fergie, "Live or Let Die"
Mary J Blige and John Legend, "A Kiss is Just a Kiss"
Usher, "Singing in the Rain"
Will I Am, LL Cool J, Eve, Busta Ryhmes, "Shaft"
Saturday, September 08, 2007
Carrie Underwood, Usher, Mary J and Jennifer Hudson Steal the Show at Fashion Rocks
I guess I understand why they call that show Fashion Rocks -- the show did, indeed, rock. Pretty hard, in fact.
I would say the performance of the evening belonged to Usher and Mary J Blige, who did a medley of old school R&B hits, with him crooning "It's a Man's World," she wailing about "Respect," and the two dueting on "Do I Do." Fierce.
Carrie Underwood was surprisingly rockin', even strapping on a guitar as she dueted with Lindsay Buckingham on the Fleetwood Mac classic "Go Your Own Way." She is gaining more and more credibility as an actual artist with each passing month, and I have a feeling her upcoming album is going to be huge.
Jennifer Hudson brought her powerhouse voice to "Come Together," with Joe Perry playing guitar. Sporting a sleek short 'do and a tight black dress, she gave the tune a sassy, rock flavor that brought the house down.
Alicia Keys was also in fine form, singing her new song and "Black Magic," the latter of which she was accompanied by Santana. I could have done without two song from J-Lo; Avril Lavigne, who looked bored singing "Girlfriend"; and Fergie, who sang "Glamorous," which has possibly the most inane lyrics I have ever heard. Why not sing "Big Girls Dn't Cry"? Why, Fergie, why?
All in all, though, quite a good evening of music and performance.
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Sunday, May 20, 2007
American Idol Finale Buzz: Will Britney Be There?
Perezhilton.com is reporting that a rumor is circulating that Britney Spears will be performing on this week's American Idol finale. Could it be true? I mean, the president deigned it a worthy platform to try and redeem his public image a few weeks back by appearing on the show, why wouldn't Britney use the same platform to announce to the world that she is back and better than ever?
I'll believe it when I see it. But, lest we forget, last year at this time there were rumblings about Prince -- and look who showed up in the final moments of Season 5. If Britney does decide to lip synch and dance for the country it would be quite the watercooler moment, that's for sure.
All of this talk gets me thinking -- what surprises are in store for us this week? Last year, in addition to Pince, we got Chris Daughtry and Live duetting on "Mystery" (a track that has gotten many a spin on my ipod), Meat Loaf and Katharine McPhee doing a totally bizarre duet of Celine Dion's "All Coming Back to Me," Mary J. Blige nearly eating Elliott Yamin for lunch singing U2's "One," and Toni Braxton sexin' it up with Taylor Hicks on "In the Ghetto." How can they possibly top that?
I've heard that both Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood will be returning to the Idol stage, and I would imagine Taylor Hicks and even Katharine McPhee or Chris Daughtry might make appearances. I've also heard an unsubstantiated rumor that Jordin Sparks will be performing with the Dreamgirls. Although I'm skeptical Beyone would show up, Jennifer Hudson does have an album with Clive Davis coming out later this year.
Will there be exciting duet partners this year? A Melinda/Gladys Knight duet would be fierce, and whipping out Jennifer Holliday to sing with LaKisha would bring the house down. And how entertaining does a J-Lo/Sanjaya pairing sound? The possbilities are endless!
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