According to HitsDailyDouble.com, Mariah Carey’s new album ‘E=MC2’ is on pace for first week sales of 475,000 based on one day sales, a career best opening week for the diva. The figure will be enough to easily best the projected runner-up Leona Lewis, who is on pace for 90,000 units after debuting at #1 last week with ‘Spirit’.
Girls Aloud ‘Tangled Up’ Debuts At #4 In UK Album Charts
Girls Aloud’s fourth album ‘Tangled Up’ is the girl group’s second highest charting studio album after debuting at #4 in the UK album charts. “Wow, this means so much to us,” Nicola Roberts said in a bulletin sent out to the group’s MySpace friends. “It’s our fourth studio album and it’s one of our highest charting already! Some bands don’t even make it past album number three! It’s really exciting as we feel we’ve grown so much with this album. Our style has changed so much from ‘The Sound of the Underground’ days, as well as our wardrobe(!), and we think we’re so fortunate to still be doing something we love so much.” The girls were beaten out by ‘X Factor’ winner Leona Lewis, who remained at #1 for the second week with ‘Spirit’, Westlife, who moved up one to #2 with ‘Back Home’, and Katherine Jenkins, who debuted at #3 with ‘Rejoice’.
200-300k Opening Week Sales Expected For Britney Spears’ ‘Blackout’
Michelle Nichols of Reuters previewed Britney Spears’ new album ‘Blackout’ ahead of its release next Tuesday (October 30), getting an early read from reviewers on the project. Nichols writes that “some critics who have heard her latest opus say the album’s likely success has little to with her abilities and more to do with the producers” and hears the singer could debut at No. 1 with sales of between 200,000 and 300,000. “Most artists are selling less than they did before just because the album market is down,” said Geoff Mayfield, director of charts at Billboard. “She’s not immune to that and she’s already seen an erosion of her sales from what she did when she was a teen pop star. Even without the adverse publicity that she’s had to weather I would have expected her to have a smaller number.” Spears’ previous effort, 2003’s ‘In The Zone’, sold 600,000 in its first week out. Read more.
Britney’s ‘Gimme More’ Rockets To #3 On Hot 100, Best Showing Since ‘BOMT’
Britney Spears rocketed 65 places to No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on Thursday with ‘Gimme More’. The tune is the singer’s first top 10 hit since ‘Toxic’ in March 2004 and marks her best showing on the list since her smash debut ‘…Baby One More Time’ hit No. 1 for two weeks in 1999. ‘Gimme More’, the first release from her new album schedule for a November 13th release, sold 179,000 downloads. Topping the charts was ‘Crank That’ by Soulja Boy.
Britney Spears’ New Single Likely To Climb Fast On Billboard Charts
Industry experts tell the New York Daily News they expect Britney Spears’ new single ‘Gimme More’ to climb fast when the digital version comes out October 2nd. “I guarantee you, when the song comes out on iTunes, it will probably make it into the top 20,” said Billboard’s Silvio Pietroluongo. “It’s also getting more and more radio play. All of her other songs have debuted in the lower half of the chart. Without a digital single, you can’t debut much higher than she did.” Read more.
Vanessa Hudgens Nude Pic Can’t Stop ‘High School Musical 2’ Soundtrack
The Vanessa Hudgens nude picture scandal didn’t stop kids and their parents from picking up the ‘High School Musical 2’ soundtrack, which remained atop the Billboard album sales chart for a fourth straight week. The disc sold 164,700 units, enough to easily beat Fergie’s ‘The Dutchess’ at #2 with 48,600 copies. The Disney titan’s #1 run will end with next week’s chart though, with 50 Cent’s ‘Curtis’, Kanye West’s ‘Graduation’ and Kenny Chesney’s ‘Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates’ expected to sell well above what it took to be #1 this week. Read more.
Nadine Coyle Talks With Radio 1’s JK & Joel
Girls Aloud star Nadine Coyle was on the phone with JK & Joel of the Radio 1 Chart show on Sunday, where she talked about the group’s new single ‘Sexy! No No No…’, which debuted at #5. Coyle described the single’s video, having more top 10 UK hits than the Spice Girls or Destiny’s Child, spending time in Los Angeles, the group’s movie role, and how the group is having such a good time despite rumors otherwise. Audio has since been removed.
Fergie Lands Third #1 Hit With ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’
Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas is now enjoying her third #1 hit from her solo debut ‘The Dutchess’ Thursday as ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’ inched up one place to lead the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Fergie’s other two #1s were ‘Glamorous’ and ‘London Bridge’.
‘High School Musical 2’ Soundtrack Debuts At #1
The soundtrack to the Disney Channel’s blockbuster TV movie ‘High School Musical 2′ sold an impressive 615,000 copies in the week ended August 19, according to Nielsen SoundScan, enough to easily top Miley Cyrus’ Disney double-disc set ‘Hannah Montana 2 (Soundtrack)/Meet Miley Cyrus’ which got the #2 spot with 83,000 units sold.
Robyn ‘So Happy’ After ‘With Every Heartbeat’ Tops UK Singles Chart
Robyn posted the following bulletin to fans on her MySpace on Monday (August 13):
Hey Everyone,
Well…we made it
With every heartbeat is the official Uk number 1- I’m so happy
It entered the chart at number 5 last week on downloads alone and I beat both Timbaland and Kanye West to the top so thanks a million friends
I’ve also been added to v festival!
And my album was re-released today with some extra tracks on there just for you!
Thank you all of you!
ROBYN X
Robin also wrote on her blog at MySpace on Monday:
A number 1 on the UK single chart feels great! “With every heartbeat” seems to be one of those records that just found it’s way into peoples hearts and I’m happy and amazed by the response from radio and fans just embracing the song. For a song without a chorus and with a big chunk of dramatic strings on it, it’s done quite well. Kleerup and I are exited about this being the one that gets to the top. I’m really enjoying this moment. Konichiwa Bitches!
ROBYN
