Here are your very abbreviated Monday Morning Medibase Updates (Top 30/40/50/whatever in major formats only).
Bucky Covington:
“I’ll Walkâ€: 15 Country (9)
Carrie Underwood:
“Do You Hear What I Hear”: ^27 AC (40)
Chris Sligh:
“Arise”: 38 CAC (37)
Daughtry:
“Feels Like Tonight”: 8 AC (8)
“What About Nowâ€: 7 HAC (6)
David Archuleta:
“Crush”: 11 AC (12), ^17 HAC (16), 21 Pop (18)
David Cook:
“Time of My Lifeâ€: 1 AC (1)
“Light On”: ^16 HAC (19), ^32 Pop (35)
Jennifer Hudson:
“If This Isn’t Love”: ^45 UAC (83)
“Spotlightâ€: 1 UAC (1), 13 Urban (10), ^20 Rhy (23)
Jordin Sparks:
“No Air†with Chris Brown: 13 AC (13)
“One Step At A Time†: 17 HAC (19), 33 AC (25)
Josh Gracin:
“Unbelievable (Anne Marie)”: 39 Country (37)
Kimberley Locke:
“Frosty The Snowman”: ^35 AC (44)
“We Need a Little Christmas”: ^45 AC (64)
Kristy Lee Cook:
“15 Minutes of Shame”: 31 Country (31)
Mandisa:
“Voice of a Savior”: 33 CAC (30)
Note: Numbers indicate position on the chart while numbers in brackets indicate the position on the chart the previous week. ‘^’ indicates that the song has a bullet in that format.
Congrats to both Davids!
I’m really happy Archie had a normal drop-off–both Taylor Swift and T-Pain had a 65% drop-off as well. It means that his sales weren’t overly fueled by “Idol sales.”
Next week should be interesting. It’s Black Friday weekend and the start of the holiday buying season. Numbers should be somewhat skewed for everybody.
Could you explain. Does that mean that you think that David A’s sales will increase for next week, hold at this week’s level, or just not decline by as large a percentage as this week?
OMG YAY!!!
GO COOKIE!! I was so stuck on LO’s numbers I didn’t think he could barely crack 250,000 *slaps self*
I just hope that DA’s album is back in stock. In many places they have been out of it. Maybe they just didn’t send enough.
YAY, David x 2!! Splendid~
It means that some albums could see an increase in sales (mostly the ones that are selling at lower numbers already), and other albums could decrease in sales less than they would otherwise if it wasn’t Black Friday weekend. I don’t know about David A.’s album sales increasing, but it may not drop-off as much as it otherwise would for 3rd week sales. Just as Cook may not experience a normal drop-off because his second week is during Black Friday weekend. But it’s hard to tell. Some albums are better Christmas sellers than others.
Yeah DC!
Good show!
Congrats to Archie and fans too. I hope they both gain those sales outside the idol bubble.
Congrats DC & Congrats Archie!!
Great numbers!
Yeah, that’s been a problem. But I’ve been hearing that stores have been restocking it for this coming weekend, so hopefully most have.
Aha! You’re all welcome ;)
Excellent numbers for both Davids, and as promised I am Ecstatic (plus 83,446)!
Let’s hope for a soft drop for next week’s numbers thanks to Black Friday…
Not to sound gloomy, but I don’t actually expect Black Friday and the weekend to make much of a difference for anyone this year given the current economic climate. I hope I’m proven wrong btw. But I also think the economy is part of what led some vendors to understock for both idols, as I’ve heard “horror” sellout stories for both Davids — and I don’t think it was off the chart sales that did it, given the high expectations.
Speaking of, will Kirsten be extrapolating Cook’s numbers in light of this year’s industry decline? Pretty please… and thanks!
Congrats to both Davids. We have two success stories and fans are the winners (and Sony/BMG which is making big bucks at at time when spending on music is way down).
I don’t know; CDs make pretty cheap holiday presents. In these economic times, I’d buy Junior a CD before I bought him a $50.00 Wii game.
Great numbers! It’s very cool to see Cook holding his own with the big names at the top, even though Beyonce put the smack down on everyone this week!
Sure will. Tomorrow, when we get the real numbers and the percentage drop.
Sony
LOL. I’m such a picker of nits.
Some comparison and perspective. Ladymadonna at DCO pulled these numbers of 2008 number 1 debuts. Both Davids could have been #1 in less competitive weeks. Cook beat everyone on this list, which includes Madonna; Archie bested Alan Jackson, George Strait, Neal Diamond, Kenny Chesney, Death Cab, and 3 Doors Down. Both went up against powerhouses that sold more than 500k.
Tue, 11/25/2008 - 18:30 — ladymadonna
Regarding 2008 albums debuting at #1 with less than 283K in sales, there are tons of them (it’s the rule rather than the exception in this day and age):
March 22, 2008
119,151 GOOD TIME Alan Jackson
March 29, 2008
198,375 TRILLA Rick Ross
April 5, 2008
236,192 WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE Danity Kane
April 12, 2008
189,632 DAY26 Day26
April 19, 2008
166,305 TROUBADOUR George Strait
April 26, 2008
204,841 SPIRIT Leona Lewis
May 17, 2008
279,522 HARD CANDY Madonna
May 24, 2008
145,840 HOME BEFORE DARK Neil Diamond
May 31, 2008
143,586 NARROW STAIRS Death Cab For Cutie
June 7, 2008
154,372 3 DOORS DOWN 3 Doors Down
June 21, 2008
252,777 INDESTRUCTIBLE Disturbed
August 2, 2008
186,640 UNTITLED Nas
September 13, 2008
239,516 ALL HOPE IS GONE Slipknot
September 20, 2008
259,782 THE RECESSION Young Jeezy
November 1, 2008
176,414 LUCKY OLD SUN Kenny Chesney
November 22, 2008
164,710 TWILIGHT Soundtrack
NB: I pulled these quickly so I may have accidentally missed a few or included some that weren’t chart debuts. But this should give you the general idea. Dave’s done damn good.
Congrats to both Davids!!!
Yea!!!
I think so too. I don’t think people stop buying things, they just go for what’s less expensive. And all things considered music is always a nice cheap present. May not see a big drop.
Go DC Go! What an awesome opening week number! I am so pleased for him.
Thanks for the list, Scott, and by extension…many thanks to LadyMadonna for compiling the data.
Both Davids have every reason to be extremely pleased with their debuts.(I know, all the numbers aren’t in yet on David C.)
May I just note the irony of the third last title on the list?
September 20, 2008
259,782 THE RECESSION Young Jeezy
Why, yes.
If DC’s numbers hold, DCTR would have the 15th highest first week’s sales of the year thus far, and the highest for a new artist. (Year to date is important—Kanye West and GnR look likely to post higher first weeks when the numbers come in for next week.)
I’m just happy both Davids outdebuted the freakin Twilight soundtrack. (Does that put them on Team Potter? ;)
What numbers are missing?
Fabulous numbers. I, too, said anything over 200,000 would make me happy, so 283K is dandy!
15th highest first-week sales of the year, highest first-week sales for a new artist, 283K up against Beyonce and Nickelback, more than Taylor Swift… Very, very good work, Mr. Cook!
I lost the prediction contest.
But - I lost it because I bet too low, not too high! That’s one competition I’m happy to lose.
GO DC! He did amazing. Whooot!
Really? That’s so freaking awesome!
I’ll post updated numbers tomorrow after the soundscan data is in, but yup.
I think Cook will also have some great figures next week. Because his album sales are still high, and t Walmart and Amazon re-stocked this week.
#4 Borders
#7 Barns & Noble
#4 Amazon
#1 Newbury Comics
#3 Walmart
I’m going by Kirstens post, “tomorrow, when we get the real numbers and the percentage drop.”…and information that perhaps 20% of the sales from smaller retailers are not yet reported.
Indeed.
And this? will send me looking for a list of sales that only ranks new artist debuts in 2008…but after tomorrow, of course.
I think we will get actuals from Amazon via Soundscan tomorrow too. Since Amazon doesn’t report to HDD, HDD has to plug in an estimate number for them for the numbers they reported today. Amazon doesn’t have a huge market share though so they usually don’t end up changing the final count too much from HDD.
Thanks to all who answered! Go DC! I am so happy for him!
The amazon numbers, like Michelle said, aren’t usually all that big… no where in the league of Walmart & itunes, but Cook sells above the norm there. Well, that’s mostly anectdotal, but his fans do seem to prefer Amazon more than fans of other artists. If that’s the case, he could get a bump up on the final numbers. Last week I think Archie ended up with a 3000 plus bump from the Tuesday final estimate (correct me if I’m wrong). If that happens in the same proportion, Cook could be get a 5000 bump. If amazon sales are higher for Cook as the anectdotal evidence suggests, he could get up to a 7000 bump and top off around 290,000. I’m not overly optimistic, but I don’t rule it out. I would guess he’ll come in around 285k when all is said and done, which is fantastic.
Scott, you are definitely Optimistic to a Fault!
I’d love to hear Cook’s reaction to all this ’bout now.
10-to-1 odds that he’d cry, if he hasn’t already. [grin]
Congratulations to DC on a great opening week! I’m so proud of him.
^^^ Awwww, he’s a weeper. I, for one, hope his tears of joy roll, roll, roll on, certainly throughout his Turkey Day dinner and well, well beyond!
As an FYI, I did a double-check on the Billboard numbers. If DC’s numbers hold where they are, his first-week sales would be the 16th best debut of the year (best for a new artist), and 18th best sales week of the year. Obviously, there are still 5 more sales weeks to go, and some may (and, in the case of Kanye West and GnR, are predicted to) outsell that 283K number. But all in all, quite a good week for Mr. Cook. I can put out numbers on that tomorrow, once we have finals for this week, if folks are interested.
Team Potter FTW!!!!