Billboard Update (Issue Date: December 9, 2006)

Billboard Update (Issue Date: December 9, 2006)

  • The Big News this week is the debut of Chris Daughtry’s debut album DAUGHTRY.  The final Soundscan tally for the week came in at 304, 000.  Enough to secure DAUGHTRY the #2 spot on the Billboard 200.  It also charted at #1 on the Top Rock Albums chart.
  • DAUGHTRY’s single, “It’s Not Over” also charted this week.  It debuted as the Hot Shot Debut on the Billboard Hot 100 at #65.
  • Kimberley Locke’s new Christmas single, “Jingle Bells”, debuts on at #17 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.
  • Kelly Clarkson’s 6x platinum album, “Breakaway”, is back on the chart at #198 after falling off the chart for a week.
  • For more chart news, check out Donna Reynolds Chart Watch at FoxesonIdol.com.  And Ken Barnes is always running numbers at his USAToday Idol Chatter blog.  Right back at ya Ken…

This Week|Last Week [peak position] {weeks on chart}

THE BILLBOARD 200
2 —  Chris Daughtry, DAUGHTRY [2] {1}
19 13 Carrie Underwood, Some Hearts [2] {54}
36 31 Andrea Bocelli (w/ Katharine McPhee), Under the Desert Sky [11] {3}
55 68 Fantasia w/ Patti and Yolanda, Happy Feet (Soundtrack) [5] {3}
57 47 Kellie Pickler, Small Town Girl [10] {4}
155 147 Clay Aiken, A Thousand Different Ways [2] {10}
169 129 Ruben Studdard, The Return [8] {6}
198 — Kelly Clarkson, Breakaway – [3] {103}

Top Country Albums
2 3 Carrie Underwood, Some Hearts [1] {54}
9 8 Kellie Pickler, Small Town Girl [1] {4}

Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
28 26 Ruben Studdard, The Return [2] {6}

Top Rock Albums
1 —  Chris Daughtry, DAUGHTRY [1] {1}

THE BILLBOARD HOT 100
19 19 Carrie Underwood, Before He Cheats [16] {13}
61 57 Mario Vazquez, Gallery [35] {19}
65 — DAUGHTRY, It’s Not Over [65] {1} (Hot Shot Debut)

HOT 100 AIRPLAY
25 24 Carrie Underwood, Before He Cheats [23] {12}
55 48 Mario Vazquez, Gallery [30] {16}

HOT 100 SINGLES SALES
3 4 Katharine McPhee, Over The Rainbow/My Destiny [2] {22}
5 7 Taylor Hicks, Do I Make You Proud/Takin’ It To The Streets [1] {25}

POP 100
32 36 Carrie Underwood, Before He Cheats [29] {12}
33 26 Mario Vazquez, Gallery [15] {25}
52 — Daughtry, It’s Not Over [52] {1}

POP 100 AIRPLAY
20 20 Mario Vazquez, Gallery [8] {24}

Top 40 Mainstream
19 15 12 Mario Vazquez, Gallery [6] {23}

HOT R&B/HIP-HOP SINGLES & TRACKS
21 18 Ruben Studdard, Change Me [18] {17}
53 50 Fantasia, Hood Boy [50] {3}

HOT R&B/HIP-HOP Airplay
21 18 Ruben Studdard, Change Me [18] {17}
52 47 Fantasia, Hood Boy [47] {3}

Hot Adult R&B Airplay
1 1  Ruben Studdard, Change Me [1] {18}

HOT ADULT CONTEMPORARY TRACKS
7 9 Kelly Clarkson, Because Of You [3] {59}
17 — Kimberly Locke, Jingle Bells [17] {1}

HOT COUNTRY SINGLES & TRACKS
1 1 Carrie Underwood, Before He Cheats [1] {39}
25 25 Kellie Pickler, Red High Heels [25] {11}
45 46 Josh Gracin, I Keep Coming Back [45] {7}

HOT DIGITAL TRACKS
13 18 Carrie Underwood, Before He Cheats [12] {10}
48 — DAUGHTRY, It’s Not Over [48] {1}

HOT DIGITAL SONGS
18 19 Carrie Underwood, Before He Cheats [13] {11}
52 — DAUGHTRY, It’s Not Over [52] {1}