Check out this week’s Billboard Update:
The Highlights:
- Billboard debuts a new formula this week for compiling the Hot 100 singles chart. The new formula includes songs and videos streamed by Yahoo! and AOL. Streaming will account for 5 % of Billboard’s hit calculation initially, with 55% going to airplay and 40% to sales. Billboard is expected to add additional online services, like Rhapsody, at a later date.
- Idol album sales continue to decline this week, except for Elliott Yamin, who stays steady from last week (0%) and Kellie Pickler whose “Small Town Girl” climbs from #141 to #99 for a 42% increase.
- Speaking of Elliott Yamin, his sweet sleeper hit, “Wait For You” debuts on the Rhythmic Top 40 chart at #40. “Wait For You” climbs from #20 to #14 on the Hot 100 and from #21 to #15 on the Hot 100 Airplay. It also climbs from #9 to #7 on the Pop 100, #7 to #6 on the Pop 100 Airplay, #25 to #20 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart, #34 to #27 on the Hot Adult Top 40, #20 to #16 on the Hot Digital Tracks chart and #22 to #20 on The Hot Digital songs. The single has sold 464,174 so far…
- Idols at #1: “Now 25″ featuring tunes from Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, Chris Daughtry and Elliott Yamin keeps its #1 position this week on the Billboard 200. Fantasia’s “When I See You” maintains its #1 on the Hot R&B Singles and Airplay charts, and Chris Daughtry’s “Home” remains #1 on the Hot Adult Top 40 chart.
- Daughtry’s new single, “Over You” debuts on the Pop 100 at #85.
- Carrie Underwood is working on her new album, slated for an October 23rd release. Check out her new single “So Small” on AOL. She’s got a writing credit on this one. This swelling country ballad is headed for hitsville, I have no doubt…
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Day-um. Continues to impress. WFY is on a SLEW of charts.
Way to go Elliott! It was a long wait but it sure was worth it to WAIT FOR YOU!!! Keep those hits comin!
Thanks for the update.
Does anyone have the exact number for the CD sales for last week’s chart? Every site that I checked only had the rounded off numbers.
I only have SoundScan numbers for Kelly & Carrie:
15 KELLY CLARKSON, MY DECEMBER 30675 535847
28 CARRIE UNDERWOOD, SOME HEARTS 21314 5813436
More Idols:
15 KELLY CLARKSON MY DECEMBER 30,675 -27 535,847
25 DAUGHTRY DAUGHTRY 22,984 -8 2,959,089
28 CARRIE UNDERWOOD SOME HEARTS 21,314 -1 5,813,436
84 ELLIOTT YAMIN ELLIOTT YAMIN 8,994 0 333,423
91 BUCKY COVINGTON BUCKY COVINGTON 8,242 -5 231,317
99 KELLIE PICKLER SMALL TOWN GIRL 7,446 42 592,928
179 FANTASIA FANTASIA 4,114 -31 446,807
Thanks Tony!
Any idea where Katharine is now? I thought her tv appearances may have given her a bump. Wonder how Constantine’s numbers will shake out… :)
Thanks, Tony and Nevada.
Went to HMV in Singapore. No Daughtry, No anyone but Kelly Clarkson and ….drum roll… Elliott Yamin!! Wow!