With a performance on Idol's results show Thursday in the cards, HITS Daily Double is predicting Danny Gokey's debut album My Best Days to open with numbers between 45-50k. This would put his debut opening week sales below releases from fellow third-place finalists Elliott Yamin (Elliott Yamin, 90k), but ahead of season-mate Allison Iraheta (Just Like You, 32k) and Melinda Doolittle (Coming Back to You, 10.9k) (no numbers were available for Kimberley Locke's debut One Love).
This figure are fairly close to my original prediction of 43k copies. Be sure to be back here next week when Billboard will (hopefully) have final sales data available.
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010
HITS predix: Danny Gokey's 'My Best Days' to debut with 45-50k
Monday, January 11, 2010
'Idol' BB 200: 'Play On' #17 (1/16/10)
The doldrums of January have really set in for CD sales among all artists including those that once were a part of Idol, at least according to the Billboard Top 200 album sales chart for the chart week of Jan. 16.
Carrie Underwood's Play On led off at #17, down nine spots from the previous week to 33.5k copies for the week. It was down a massive 78% in sales and has now sold 1.183 million to date. Next up was Adam Lambert's For Your Entertainment, which also was down a hefty 72% to 17.2k copies. It slid #29-36 and now boasts a total of 433.8k.
On the rock side of things, Daughtry's Leave This Town pulled in another 11.9k copies this week for a total of 881.6k. The weekly take was off 65% in sales and 10 spots to #63 from the previous week. Also making the chart once again was the band's debut, which managed 4.3k copies and landed at #185, off 12 spots and 63% in sales for a current total of 4.613 million.
Kris Allen's self-titled debut was down #59-91 as a direct result of a 71% sales decrease to 8.6k copies. It's total is now at 228k. Kelly Clarkson's All I Ever Wanted was similarly off a lot (64%) and ended up taking in another 5k for a 15-spot drop to #159. It has sold 815.5k in all.
And Allison Iraheta's Just Like You finished the Idol representation off as it dropped 21 spots to #186, also down 64%, adding another 4.3k copies to its 74.3k total.
Full sales and chart positions courtesy of leilamaurizia of Pulse below:
017 008 Carrie Underwood - Play On 33,501 -78% 152,873 1,183,086
036 029 Adam Lambert - For Your Entertainment 17,236 -72% 61,683 433,834
063 053 Daughtry - Leave This Town 11,922 -65% 34,053 881,621
091 059 Kris Allen - Kris Allen 8,565 -71% 29,495 227,970
159 144 Kelly Clarkson - All I Ever Wanted 5,020 -64% 13,948 815,483
185 173 Daughtry - Daughtry 4,323 -63% 11,681 4,613,395
186 165 Allison Iraheta - Just Like You 4,298 -64% 11,884 74,309
Total sales are in bold.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
'Idol' BB 200: 'Play On' #6 (12/19/09)
Sales were mostly down this week among albums by Idol alums on the Billboard Top 200 album sales chart for the chart week of Dec. 19.
Leading the pack was Carrie Underwood's Play On, which took in another 80.8k copies. Despite sliding 35% sales-wise, the album was up three spots in the rankings to #6, and its total is now 737.1k in just over one month. Carrie also had the last Idol-related album to place on the Top 200, has her Carnival Ride re-entered the chart at #197, up 4% to 5.7k copies for a total of 3.008 million, which means her sophomore album officially passed the triple platinum mark last week.
Adam Lambert's For Your Entertainment, which was down a whopping 74% sales-wise to 51k in its second week. The album dropped 19 spots to #22 and has sold 249.9k so far.
Up #52-34 this week was Christmas From the Heart by David Archuleta. The Christmas album sold another 33.6k for the week, up 57%, and now boasts a total of 122.2k. Meanwhile, the latest debut album from a Season 8 alum, Allison Iraheta's Just Like You came in at #35 with 31.7k in its first week. My prediction of 35k was a little high, but pretty much right on the money.
Kris Allen, on the other hand, saw his self-titled album decline 31% to 22.3k copies. It was down #35-52 and has sold 135k to date. Daughtry's Leave This Town was also off 5% to 17.1k copies, down six spots to #68 for a total of 783.6k copies. The band's first album was able to hang onto a spot in the Top 200, collapsing #83-195 thanks to a sales depreciation of 61% to 5.8k copies for a total of 4.581 million.
And Kelly Clarkson's All I Ever Wanted fell #121-143 as a result of a 19% drop in sales. It sold 8.6k copies for the week and has now sold 774.3k in all.
Full chart positions and sales numbers courtesy of leilamaurizia on Pulse as follows:
006 009 Carrie Underwood - Play On 80,789 -35% 123,870 737,131
022 003 Adam Lambert - For Your Entertainment 50,999 -74% 198,466 249,902
034 052 David Archuleta - Christmas From the Heart 33,612 57% 21,449 122,246
035 --- Allison Iraheta - Just Like You 31,656 999% 11 31,667
052 035 Kris Allen - Kris Allen 22,345 -31% 32,531 134,985
068 062 Daughtry - Leave This Town 17,117 -5% 17,976 783,583
143 121 Kelly Clarkson - All I Ever Wanted 8,591 -19% 10,584 774,268
195 083 Daughtry - Daughtry 5,804 -61% 14,901 4,580,629
197 --- Carrie Underwood - Carnival Ride 5,731 4% 5,493 3,008,365
Total sales are in bold.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
HITS estimates: 'Play On' #9 w/ 75.7k
There were good drops and bad drops to be had for Idol-related albums on HITS Daily Double's Top 50 building album sales chart.
Carrie Underwood led the pack with Play On, which was down only 34% despite the non-holiday sales week. The album held at #9 and sold an additional 75.7k copies.
Next up was Adam Lambert's For Your Entertainment, which suffered the largest decline among entries on the Top 50, surpassing drops experienced by fellow second-week albums Rihanna's Rated R (70%) and Lady Gaga's The Fame Monster (67%). Entertainment was down 18 spots to #21 and sold another 50.7k copies.
Re-entering the chart at #33 was David Archuleta's Christmas From the Heart, selling another 35.6k copies, while Allison Iraheta's Just Like You bowed one spot behind at #34 with 31.8k. My prediction was 35k so it was basically right in the range.
And Kris Allen rounded out Idol representation on the chart with his self-titled album at #47, down from #31 the previous week. It sold 22.7k copies, decreasing 35%.
Full sales numbers and chart positions courtesy of Billboard should be out by the end of the week.
Friday, December 4, 2009
HITS predix: Carrie Underwood's 'Play On' 60-65k
HITS Daily Double revised its sales projections today, and the news is not good for albums by Idol alums.
The only Idol-related album that appears to be headed for sales over 50k is Carrie Underwood's Play On, which should take in around 60-65k copies. This means Adam Lambert's album For Your Entertainment, which opened at #3 with 198k last week, is looking to drop about 75% in its second week, pulling in below 50k copies. This is evidence that Adam's sales last week were inflated by the black Friday shopping period, and his album could be in for even larger declines in the weeks to come.
And newcomer Allison Iraheta's album Just Like You did not have its initial numbers included in the revised update, which means it most likely will debut in the 25-30k range.
Be sure to check in next Tuesday when HDD's estimates are revealed.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
HITS predix: Allison Iraheta's 'Just Like You' 25-30k
Contrary to her hair color, things aren't looking so red-hot for Allison Iraheta's debut disc Just Like You, as HITS Daily Double's one-day sales numbers are painting a disappointing but hardly unexpected picture.
HDD has the fourth-place finalist's album debuting with 25-30k copies in its opening week, which is a great deal lower than first week sales of albums from fellow Season 8 finalists Adam Lambert (198k) and Kris Allen (80k). It is expected to be the second highest-selling debut for the week, but should enter the chart at the lower rung of the Top 20. My original prediction of 35k was a little on the high side.
Surprisingly, there were no predictions for any of last week's big debuts besides Susan Boyle, whose I Dreamed a Dream should battle Andrea Bocelli's My Christmas for the #1 spot with around 350k each.
Be sure to check back on Friday for revised predictions.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Allison Iraheta performs "Friday I'll Be Over U" on 'GMA'
After a last-minute cancellation last week, ABC's Good Morning America resumed its Idol Tuesday concerts this morning with an appearance by Allison Iraheta. Allison performed her lead single "Friday I'll Be Over U," which can be viewed below:
It's good to know Allison still has her signature raspiness that helped her stand out from the crowd on her season. She also chatted with co-host Chris Cuomo about her album Just Like You, which hit stores today. P.S. since when has Adam Lambert been a member of Allison's band?
Out today: Allison Iraheta's 'Just Like You'
For the third week in a row, an alum from Idol's eighth season releases their debut album. This week it's Allison Iraheta's turn to satisfy her fans, as her CD Just Like You drops nationwide.
The album features songs written by esteemed writers such as Toby Gad ("Scars"), Max Martin ("Friday I'll Be Over U"), Sam Watters ("D Is For Dangerous") and Kara DioGuardi ("No One Else").
Links to purchase the aforementioned can be found below:
Amazon.com - ($9.99) - Buy
Amazon MP3 - ($9.99) - Buy
Barnes & Noble - ($12.19) - Buy
Best Buy - ($9.99) - Buy
Buy.com - ($11.99) - Buy
CDUniverse - ($11.18) - Buy
iTunes - ($9.99 standard, $11.99 deluxe) - Buy: standard, deluxe
Sears - ($10.79) - Buy
Target - ($11.98) - Buy
Walmart - ($13.88) - Buy
The iTunes version of Just Like You includes two bonus tracks, with the exclusive pre-order track "Don't Wanna Be Wrong" written by Chris Daughtry and the Spanish version of "Friday I'll Be Over U" ("El Viernes Te Olvido Yo").
Monday, November 30, 2009
IDOL LIVE predix: Allison Iraheta's 'Just Like You'
Allison Iraheta, the feisty red-haired Avril Lavigne-esque punk princess and fourth-place finisher on the eighth season of Idol, is the latest alum to release her debut album, as her Just Like You hits stores and digital retailers everywhere tomorrow. Although she does not carry with her nearly the amount of hype that came with Adam Lambert's release last week, she does have a few things going for her.
Recently there haven't been a ton of releases geared toward Allison's target demographic, as they are primarily depending on a few older titles that have been selling well like Taylor Swift's Fearless, so this is one good sign for her. Jive has also been very smart with how Allison has been marketed, as there was a special promotion going on where her music was featured before showings of the mega successful New Moon in select theatres, which opened up a huge amount of audiences to her album. There were also listening parties held at the plus size clothing retailer Torrid locations nationwide yesterday. Whether or not this will translate into sales, though, is another question.
In terms of televised performances, Allison will perform on Good Morning America tomorrow and will be on Ellen on Thursday, which is a much lighter schedule than what some previous Idol alums were granted, but it should be sufficient for the time being. A more worrying factor is the lack of substantial airplay for Allison's debut single "Friday I'll Be Over U," which was released over a month ago.
And then there's the competition factor. Allison really has no true competition to speak of, as the only true major release comes from R&B artist R. Kelly, and it would not be much of a stretch to assume most of Allison's demographic will not be purchasing the former's Untitled.
Without radio play and an overwhelming demand for tracks from the 17-year-old, things could look a little disappointing for Just Like You. I'm calling for opening week sales of 35k for the album, which should be in line with the relatively weak first week sales of label mate Kris Allen's album just two weeks ago.
Just Like You will be out tomorrow and is now available to pre-order on Amazon.com
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Poll of the week: Fans most excited for 'For Your Entertainment'
Ahead of a busy holiday release season for Idol alums, IDOL LIVE readers have selected Adam Lambert's For Your Entertainment as the album they're most looking forward to.
46 votes in all were cast in favor of the eighth season runner-up's post-Idol album, good for 40% of the total take. Adam's chief competitor, both on the show and now off, Kris Allen, was able to amass 27% of the total votes cast, which turned out to be 32 in all.
The remaining three albums that were up for voting were pretty much evenly split, as Katharine McPhee's Unbroken was next with 16 votes (13%), followed by Jason Castro's self-titled album with 11 votes (9%) and Allison Iraheta's Just Like You with 10 votes (8%).
In this week's edition of the poll of the week, readers are asked which performance from an Idol they are most looking forward to at the 2009 American Music Awards. Voting will be open for exactly one week.
'Kris Allen' (Kris Allen) 32 (27%)
'Jason Castro' (Jason Castro) 11 (9%)
'Just Like You' (Allison Iraheta) 10 (8%)
'For Your Entertainment' (Adam Lambert) 46 (40%)
'Unbroken' (Katharine McPhee) 16 (13%)
Total votes: 115
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Out today: Ayla Brown's 'Ayla Brown Live!,' Katharine McPhee's "Lifetime"
Two releases from alums of Idol's fifth season hit the digital marketplace today, as semifinalist Ayla Brown debuts her live album with The James Montgomery Blues Band and The Uptown Horns, while runner-up Katharine McPhee has her third digital single ahead of her sophomore album's drop date of Jan. 5, 2010.
Ayla Brown Live! features six tracks that were recorded by the Top 16 contestant over the summer with the aforementioned bands. It is her first main release since 2006's Forward.
Katharine's single "Lifetime" is her third digital release since August following lead single "Had It All" and "Say Goodbye."
Also appearing on iTunes for a limited time only is third season sixth-place finalist John Stevens' Christmas album Home For Christmas, which includes 12 holiday favorites.
And Brooke White's exclusive Live Session - EP featuring three songs is also up on iTunes, as are pre-orders for Adam Lambert's For Your Entertainment and Allison Iraheta's Just Like You.
Links to purchase the aforementioned can be found below:
Albums
Ayla Brown, Ayla Brown Live!
Amazon MP3 - ($5.94) - Buy
iTunes - ($6.93) - Buy
John Stevens, Home for Christmas
iTunes - ($9.99) - Buy
EPs
Brooke White, Live Session (iTunes Exclusive)
iTunes - ($2.97) - Buy
Singles
Katharine McPhee, "Lifetime"
iTunes - ($0.99) - Buy
Pre-orders
Adam Lambert, For Your Entertainment
iTunes - ($16.99) - Buy
Allison Iraheta, Just Like You
iTunes - ($11.99) - Buy
The iTunes version of Ayla Brown Live! includes a bonus track in the form of a studio version of Macy Gray's "Come Together."
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Adam Lambert and Allison Iraheta both reveal album titles
After Kris Allen confirmed his debut album last week to be self-titled, both Adam Lambert and Allison Iraheta opted for more creative titles (that's not a knock at Kris' talent in title-picking, so don't take it that way).
Adam confirmed his post-Idol album due out Mon., Oct. 23, will be titled For Your Entertainment, while Allison's album will be called Just Like You. Both albums can be pre-ordered on Amazon.com, with Adam's currently sitting at #7 and Allison's coming in at #149. Neither albums have seen their cover art revealed yet, but those should be the next pieces of the puzzle to fall into place.
So what do you think of the titles? I think Adam's fits him to a T, while Allison's is a little on the dull side. Still, album titles mean nothing about the quality of an album's material (Carnival Ride, anyone?)
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