Archive for the ‘Album Sales’ Category

T.I.’s Paper Trail is holding strong as the #3 album in the country. With over 971,000 units sold so far, it looks like Tip will have another platinum plaque for his mantel in no time. Mary Mary debuts at #7 with The Sound, while Jennifer Hudson saw a boost in sales for her self-titled release, bringing her grand total to 355,000. Here’s a random sampling of how everyone else is doing:

PLATINUM AND WATCHING YOU GET DIZZIER
Kanye West, Graduation - 2.2 million (more…)

In 2007, it was Kanye vs. 50. Now, it’s Kanye and 50 vs. Beyonce, Ciara, Akon, Luda, Brandy…

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T.I.’s Paper Trail is the #1 album for the second week in a row. Buoyed by the dominance of “Whatever You Like” and “Live Your Life” at radio, it’s sold over 746,000 copies to date. Here’s a random sampling of how everyone else is doing:

PLATINUM AND WATCHING YOU GET DIZZIER
Alicia Keys, As I Am - 3.6 million
Lil’ Wayne, The Carter III - 2.5 million
Chris Brown, Exclusive - 1.8 million
Mariah Carey, E=MC2 - 1.2 million

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Young Jeezy’s third solo release, The Recession, is the top selling album this week. It moved over 260,000 copies and is his second consecutive release to enter the charts at #1. Here’s a random sampling of how everyone else is doing…

PLATINUM AND WATCHING YOU GET DIZZIER
Lil’ Wayne, The Carter III - 2.3 million
Kanye West, Graduation - 2.2 million
Rihanna, Good Girl Gone Bad - 1.7 million
Keyshia Cole, Just Like You - 1.5 million

DOOKIE GOLD ROPE
J. Holiday, Back of My Lac - 635,000
Jill Scott, The Real Thing - 601,000
Lupe Fiasco, The Cool - 539,000
Danity Kane, Welcome to the Dollhouse - 536,000

BAMBOO EARRINGS, AT LEAST 2 PAIR
The Game, LAX - 327,000
Nas, Untitled - 373,000
N.E.R.D., Seeing Sounds - 169,000
Al Green, Lay It Down - 145,000

AFRICAN MEDALLION
CeCe Winans, Thy Kingdom Come - 58,000
Yung Berg, Look What You Made Me - 36,000
Donnie Klang, Donnie Klang - 22,000
V.I.C., Beast - 11,000

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What happened to Usher?

Despite a performance on “Good Morning America” and a heavy marketing push (including a recent video of journalists singing his praises), Here I Stand doesn’t seem to be moving units as effortlessly as Confessions or even 8701.

According to the latest Soundscan report, the disc is just shy of hitting the platinum mark — but that’s a full 3 months after its release and, of course, much lower than its diamond-selling predecessor.

Some think he went off at the mouth too much about the wifey. Others point to the CD’s overall mellowness. But, I actually like the album. Granted, there’s no “Yeah” or “Throwback” on Here, and a heavy ballad like “Moving Mountains” isn’t the best pick for a summertime single, but the disc still had a good 11 or so tracks.

So, is it poor song choice, bad press, ill timing? Tell me — why aren’t folks feeling Here I Stand?