Check out this week’s massive Idol Billboard update!
The highlights:
- After the Eagles managed to sell 700K of their latest album “Eden” through a record deal exclusive to Wal-mart, Billboard decided to revise their chart policy that kept Bo Bice’s new album (also a Wal-mart exclusive) off the Billboard 200 last week. This week, Bo’s latest effort, “See the Light” “debuts” at #150 on the Billboard 200. It would have debuted at #89 last week if it had been eligible. The Eagles’ “Eden” debuts at #1, Britney Spear’s “Blackout at #2 and then…
- …Carrie Underwood’s “Carnival Ride” drops 2 spots to #3. She’s #2 on the Top Country Album chart, displaced from the #1 position this week by the Eagles. Her sales dipped 68% this week, to 170,100 from 527,101 last week. Her total so far: 697,626.
- Katharine McPhee’s “SOTR/My Destiny” re-enters the Hot Singles Sales chart this week at #48
- Jordin Sparks continues her climb up the charts. She could hit the Billboard Hot 100 Top 20 next week if the trend continues. Her album drops on November 20.
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I don’t know if anyone posted these links before but here are a few Jordin Sparks songs from her 2002 EP. All are fun, solid pop if that’s your thing.
Let Me Love You
Bottom of the Sea
Whenever
I love Bo’s new CD! Hope he does well with it.
Vote for Bo’s video on top 20 countdown on vh1
Katharine reenters the chart?
I wonder if they shipped more of her single or if they just brought them out from the back rooms of stores?
“Director of Charts.” I want that job.
I’m surprised that this policy impacted Bo to the tune of 61 spots. There are really 61 albums that have a single distribution point? Wow. The power that is Wal-Mart.
Oh wait, I get it. 89 last week, 150 this week. My bad on the misinterpretation.
It’s not uncommon for record labels to dump excess inventory on the market prior to the holiday shopping season at a deep discount; RCA has done this with Idol singles & albums in prior years.