So I guess its only the Davids who have so far appeared in this countdown introducing the number 1 video which happens to be their own?

I think Elliott might have done it, too, with his Wait For You, which also debuted on VH1 at number one last year.

I did hear that quite a few WalMarts had sold out of DC, but I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t take that as good news, since it just means people who wanted the CD couldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t get it. Nobodyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s running from one WalMart to the next looking for Beyonceà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ They find it on the first try.

Because logically stores are going to order a ton of Beyonce CD’s since she was expected to sell a truckload. Stores sell out, it happens. Hell I live in a major part of New Jersey and my Walmart was sold out of DC AND Nickelback today. So obviously this store underestimated the demand of both. I remember back when Daughtry’s CD came out I had to go to 3 stores and that was Black Friday week.

Down here in Nowheresville, DC, Beyonce and Nickelback each had three slots in the endcap at my WalMart. Each slot held seven cds. None of either Beyonce’s or Nickelback’s were gone at noon on Thursday when I visited, although about half of Cook’s were gone.

Target had about 12-15 slots for Beyonce, with three for Nickelback, but their three were closer to the top of the rack (that Beyonce was dominating). Cook also had three slots, but they were way down at the bottom at what I called “snake level” in another thread. It didn’t look as though anyone had been selling like crazy, although there were a few gone here and there. Wall-E had its own dump (its own free-standing rack, and yes, that’s what you call it) and appeared to be getting a lot more attention than anything on the music side. Target also had labels attached to each slot to identify who was supposed to be there, so you couldn’t rearrange things for guerilla marketing or anything.

It probably dependes on what type of area a particular store is located as to the CDs they stock. I checked my Walmart yesterday, and there were only two rocks of David Cook and Nickelback

Wow. It really does depend. I didn’t know there were still places that sold music carved on rocks. LOL. Sorry, I couldn’t resist. Some typos are fun (goodness knows I make enough of them).

I happened to be in two music stores this week and Nickelback is definitely getting the lions share of the primo CD locations (which only makes sense since they are a local band). At Future Shop, Nickelback got 12 slots, Il Divo and Beyonce got 6 each, Dido got three and Cook got the three on the bottom. At HMV, Il Divo, Nickelback, Beyonce and Dido each got three slots (starting from the top row) with Cook having two slots below Dido. In the two lines I stood in, all everybody was buying was WALL-E. Poor music biz.

I checked my Walmart yesterday, and there were only two rocks of David Cook and Nickelback, and both rows had some left. There were about 10 rows of Beyonce, but many were still there.

I did hear that quite a few WalMarts had sold out of DC, but I don’t take that as good news, since it just means people who wanted the CD couldn’t get it. Nobody’s running from one WalMart to the next looking for Beyonce… They find it on the first try.

The reports Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m hearing on the boards are that stores are stocking displays with 2-6 times as many Beyonce CDs as Nickelback/Cook. And yes, they seem to be flying off the displays. Her in-store sales appear to be huge.

It probably dependes on what type of area a particular store is located as to the CDs they stock. I checked my Walmart yesterday, and there were only two rocks of David Cook and Nickelback, and both rows had some left. There were about 10 rows of Beyonce, but many were still there.

Beyonce must be making a killing in stores, because on iTunes her huge lead is not showing. The Twilight OST passed her for #3. Strange.

The reports I’m hearing on the boards are that stores are stocking displays with 2-6 times as many Beyonce CDs as Nickelback/Cook. And yes, they seem to be flying off the displays. Her in-store sales appear to be huge.

Cookie is having a good week!

He sure is.
Between the Platinum Rainbow, the debut into #1, and the album’s projections… a fantastic week.
Also – 5 Days in, David’s still the #2 album on iTunes, #1 Pop.
Beyonce must be making a killing in stores, because on iTunes her huge lead is not showing. The Twilight OST passed her for #3. Strange.

LOL at the host chick: “remember? the snl afterparty? where we met?” There goes another one…

This is a good day. Yay!

I remember people talked about how no one enters high on VH1’s countdown, so I guess those who watched the show assumed he didn’t make it when the video didn’t appear early on… only to get a very nice surprise at the end of the show.
Reading the liveblogging at DCO was a wild ride even knowing how it all ended.

Getting him to #1 when he’s actually in the studio to experience it… Totally worth my advancing carpal tunnel syndrome. LMAO