Kicking things off as usual was Carrie Underwood and her album Play On, which was up four spots to #27 on the heels of a healthy 31% gain to 19.5k copies for the week. It has sold 1.444 million in all. Carrie also saw her first studio effort, Some Hearts, re-enter the chart at #194 with 3.5k copies. It was up 23% for the week and boasts a total of 6.963 million.
Fellow country artist Danny Gokey saw his album My Best Days add 9.9k to its total thanks to only 17 more copies than it accrued in the previous week (which explains the 0% increase). It fell #50-61 but has now sold 121k to date.
Meanwhile, Daughtry's latest effort Leave This Town continued to add to its platinum status with an additional 9.2k copies, coming in at #66 and up 21% and six spots from the previous week. Its total is now 1.011 million. And Adam Lambert's For Your Entertainment increased slid four spots to #69 but was ahead 10% in sales to 9.1k copies for a new sum of 586.6k.
Full sales figures and full chart positions courtesy of Creme de la Creme of Pulse below:
Billboard 200
027 031 Carrie Underwood - Play On 19,471 31% 14,880 1,444,297
061 050 Danny Gokey - My Best Days 9,946 0% 9,929 120,992
066 072 Daughtry - Leave This Town 9,243 21% 7,652 1,011,098
069 065 Adam Lambert - For Your Entertainment 9,095 10% 8,258 586,621
194 --- Carrie Underwood - Some Hearts 3,457 23% 2,814 6,963,131
Total sales are in bold.
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Monday, April 12, 2010
'Idol' BB 200: 'Play On' #27 (4/17/10)
Friday, April 2, 2010
'Idol' BB 200: 'Play On' #31 (4/10/10)
Down three spots to #31 this week was Carrie Underwood's Play On. It came on the heels of a 9% sales drop to 14.9k copies and a total of 1.425 million.
Next up was Danny Gokey with his debut album My Best Days, which declined 33% sales-wise to 9.9k copies. It slid 17 spots to #50 and now boasts a total of 111.8k to date. Adam Lambert was the only alum to see his album increase, as his For Your Entertainment moved ahead #71-65 thanks to a 6% uptick in sales to 8.3k for a total of 577.5k copies.
And Daughtry finished things off with its sophomore effort Leave This Town pulling in 7.7k copies with a 7% sales slide and accompanying right-spot drop to #72. It finally officially passed the platinum mark with 1.002 million in the bank. The band's earlier effort was off nine spots to #196 due to a 9% sales decrease to 2.9k copies for a 4.656 million total.
Full sales figures and full chart positions courtesy of tony of Pulse below:
Billboard 200
031 028 Carrie Underwood - Play On 14,880 16,308 -9% 1,424,826
050 033 Danny Gokey - My Best Days 9,929 14,852 -33% 111,788
065 071 Adam Lambert - For Your Entertainment 8,258 7,807 6% 577,526
072 064 Daughtry - Leave This Town 7,652 8,201 -7% 1,001,885
196 187 Daughtry - Daughtry 2,887 3,157 -9% 4,656,154
Total sales are in bold.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
HITS estimates: 'Play On' #31 w/ 14.8k
There were more declines all around for albums by Idol alums according to the latest edition of HITS Daily Double's Top 50 building album sales chart.
Carrie Underwood's Play On was off three spots to #31 on the heels of a 7% sales decline to 14.8k copies. Other than that, only Danny Gokey made an appearance in the estimates. His debut effort My Best Days held onto its spot in the Top 50, dropping #30-45 due to a 32% decrease in sales to 10.4k copies.
Full sales data and chart positions courtesy of Billboard will most likely be published later this week.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
'Idol' BB 200: 'Play On' #28 (4/3/10)
Led once again by Carrie Underwood's Play On, there every album by an alum decreased sales-wise. Play On held steady at #28 but slid 5% in sales to 16.3k copies for a total sum of 1.410 million. Fellow country artist Danny Gokey saw his My Best Days experience a 15-spot drop to #33 after falling 39% in sales to 14.9k copies for a 102.5k.
Leave This Town by Daughtry actually was up one spot to #64 despite slipping 10% sales-wise to 3.2k for a net take of 994.3k copies. The band's first album continued to bounce around the bottom rungs of the chart with a decrease in sales by 5% to 3.2k copies for a total of 4.653 million. Adam Lambert's For Your Entertainment was also off 10% to 7.8k copies yet it managed to remain at #71 for the second week in a row. It has taken in 569.3k copies to date.
And Kris Allen's self-titled album was down a hefty 18% to 3.1k copies for a total of 285.7k. It was down #172-193 chart-wise.
Full sales figures and full chart positions courtesy of leilamaurizia of Pulse below:
Billboard 200
028 028 Carrie Underwood - Play On 16,308 -5% 17,082 1,409,946
033 016 Danny Gokey - My Best Days 14,852 -39% 24,426 102,470
064 065 Daughtry - Leave This Town 8,201 -10% 9,083 994,255
071 071 Adam Lambert - For Your Entertainment 7,807 -10% 8,672 569,268
187 196 Daughtry - Daughtry 3,157 -5% 3,322 4,653,272
193 172 Kris Allen - Kris Allen 3,101 -18% 3,803 285,661
Total sales are in bold.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
HITS estimates: Carrie Underwood's 'Play On' #28 w/ 16k
The most recent edition of HITS Daily Double's Top 50 building album sales chart showed us that we really need a new album from an Idol alum to help breathe some life into the dull sales data.
Although Play On by Carrie Underwood had a fairly decent week with a minute 8% sales dip to 16k copies accompanied by a hold at #28, it wasn't enough to make people excited.
And then there was Danny Gokey and his debut album My Best Days down 11 spots to #30. The album was off another 31% to 15.3k copies, which sin't bad considering the large tumble it suffered last week.
Judging from the past few weeks, full sales data and chart positions courtesy of Billboard will probably not be published later this week.
Friday, March 19, 2010
'Idol' odds 'n ends: Danny Gokey chats with Walmart Soundcheck about 'My Best Days'
The following are Idol-related odds and ends that happened this week:
>After an exceptional first week for his debut album My Best Days, Danny Gokey sat down with Walmart Soundcheck to discuss the songs on the album. Watch a teaser of his interview below:
The full interview can be watched here. Danny talks about how he thinks "I Will Not Say Goodbye" will change the music industry and that there's an energy he needs to create in the studio whereas when he's in front of the crowd it comes naturally. He also discusses how he was raised in church growing up and his family life in general.
>Former Idol judge Paula Abdul will apparently not be starring as host and judge on ABC's upcoming revival of Star Search. According to RadarOnline.com:
But negotiations with ABC broke down Wednesday night a network source told RadarOnline.com.This is probably for the better, though. Anyone remember Paula's experiment with hosting VH1's Divas special last September? Let's just say it wasn't her shining moment. On the flip side, this opens her up to be a solid contender to serve as judge on Simon Cowell's American version of his hit show X Factor, which comes to FOX in the fall of 2011.
“A deadline was given and no agreement was reached,” the source told RadarOnline.com.
“And she was offered a lot of money.”
The network wants to air the show this season.
As of right now the deal is dead. It is theoretically possible it could be brought back to life but the source said that’s highly unlikely.
“No, it looks like we hit the end of the road with Paula,” said the source.
>As for news about current Idol judges, Kara DioGuardi was the third judge to appear on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno since Leno returned to latenight, as she sat down on his couch on Monday alongside Terry Bradshaw. Watch her interview segment below:
Kara discussed a few interesting topics, including her father's announcement that he would be running for U.S. senate in New York and who she thinks is the front runner (Big Mike). She said at the beginning of the season she thought it was a girl's year but now thinks it's a guy's year.
>Fresh off his reunion duet with Matt Giraud on last week's results show, Scott MacIntyre hit the press junket to promote his new album Heartstrings, including an interview on the Los Angeles FOX affiliate morning program Good Day LA. Watch the segment below:
Scott recalled his experiences on the Idol tour and told the show's co-hosts about an upcoming trip to Japan and his Christmas show with Alice Cooper.
>Jordin Sparks performed in concert at the Star of Texas Rodeo in Austin on Tuesday. The show marked the last time one of her backup singers, Season 3 12th-place finalist Leah LaBelle, would be supporting her on the road. Watch the two duet on "No Air" below:
It has not yet been revealed what Leah plans to do now in terms of music. Jordin will kick off the spring/summer leg of her Battlefield 2010 tour in Atlantic City on Sat., April 24.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
HITS estimates: Danny Gokey's 'My Best Days' #19 w/ 22.3k
One Idol alum saw his debut effort tumble by two-thirds as evidenced by HITS Daily Double's Top 50 building album sales chart.
Danny Gokey's My Best Days tumbled 15 spots to #19 for a second week take of 22.3k copies, marking a decline sales-wise of 67%. Despite having the best debut from a male solo country artist since Billy Ray Cyrus last week, the album suffered a big drop.
Experiencing a less drastic decrease was Carrie Underwood's Play On, which was off 6% but held steady at #28. It raked in another 17.4k copies.
And Daughtry's Leave This Town slid 13 spots to #48 as a result of a 23% sales dip for a weekly total of 11.3k.
Full sales data and chart positions courtesy of Billboard should be published later this week.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
HITS estimates: Danny Gokey's 'My Best Days' #4 w/ 67.3k
It was a good week for albums by Idol alums, at least according to HITS Daily Double's Top 50 building album sales chart.
Danny Gokey saw his debut My Best Days bow at #4 with 67.3k copies, many of which were most likely fueled by his performance on last week's results show. Danny's big opening week was significantly higher than both HDD's 45-50k guess and my own prediction of 43k, and it is almost in the vicinity of opening week numbers for Kris Allen's release last November.
Next up was another country artist, as Carrie Underwood's Play On was up 3% in sales this week to 18.5k copies, despite sliding six spots to #28. Daughtry also saw its Leave This Town rocket back onto the chart at #35.
And Adam Lambert's For Your Entertainment was actually up another spot this week to #47 even though it was down 2% in sales to 11.3k copies.
Full sales data and chart positions courtesy of Billboard should be published later this week, so I will do my best to get actually numbers this time around.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
HITS predix: Danny Gokey's 'My Best Days' to debut with 45-50k
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.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Out today: Danny Gokey's 'My Best Days'
The album, which is courtesy of RCA Nashville and was produced by Carrie Underwood's producer, Mark Bright, features the first single "My Best Days Are Ahead of Me" in addition to songs like "Tiny Life" and "I Will Not Say Goodbye."
Links to purchase the aforementioned can be found below:
Albums
Danny Gokey, My Best Days
Amazon - ($8.98) - Buy
Amazon MP3 - ($9.99) - Buy
Barnes & Noble - ($9.99) - Buy
Best Buy - ($9.99) - Buy
Buy.com - ($9.99) - Buy
CDUniverse.com - ($9.58) - Buy
iTunes - ($7.99) - Buy
Sears - ($8.99) - Buy
Target - ($8.98) - Buy
Walmart - ($11.88) - Buy
Be sure to read my review of My Best Days and see my prediction of how many units the album will sell in its first week.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Album review: Danny Gokey's 'My Best Days'
Despite finishing third on the eighth installment of ‘American Idol,’ Danny Gokey opted to take his time before releasing his debut album. Now nearly a year since being eliminated from the competition, Gokey re-enters the musical ring with the Mark Bright-produced ‘My Best Days.’
On “Like That’s a Bad Thing,” Gokey does a good job throwing his hat into the country/rock arena. “Get Away” is another up-tempo track bursting with energy that benefits the most by Gokey’s powerful vocals.
“I Still Believe” is probably the best bet for single no. 2, as it features relevant lyrics (“never saw a man walk on water / never met a man who walked on water / but I still believe”) and it is very catchy. Think modern country at its finest. Another ballad, “Tiny Life,” is steel guitar-clad and builds at the bridge to an impressive finale. It is probably the album’s best track, as it carries with it a moving message and is very radio-friendly.
Like a lot of the songs found on ‘My Best Days,’ “It’s Only” has a nice message threaded into its lyrics and the gentle instrumentation is ear-pleasing, but it comes off sounding like a rip-off of something Carrie Underwood would put out.
Despite getting off to a good start on the album, there are also a few bumps. “Life On Ya” is a little corny and sounds too similar to “My Best Days,” but it sounds like something Gokey would have fun performing live. “Crazy Not to” is boringly sweet, and is really only a filler track. Nothing more, nothing less.
And the album’s weakest song comes on its ninth track, as “Be Somebody” doesn’t really make sense and is composed of various clichés. This makes it hard to figure out why it was included in the final track list.
Gokey closes out ‘My Best Days’ with the heartfelt ballad “I Will Not Say Goodbye,” a tribute of sorts to his deceased wife Sophia. It’s a little reminiscent of previous country hits like Lonestar’s “I’m Already There,” but its without a doubt the most sincere offering on the whole disc.
In summary, Danny Gokey puts up an honest effort and actually gives viewers a surprisingly strong country effort, especially for a debut. If he surrounds himself with the right people in the industry, he could be looking at a long career and may in fact be the second-biggest country act to come out of ‘Idol.’
Danny Gokey's My Best Days will be released on Tues., March 2, and is now available to pre-order at Amazon.com
IDOL LIVE predix: Danny Gokey's 'My Best Days'
Danny's album, courtesy of RCA Nashville, has a few things going for it that will help it stand out from the crowd and most likely fare better than recent releases by alums. First, it's a country album with Christian/Gospel overlap, which is something that hasn't been heard recently. This should help it gain the attention of a wide swath of fans of the genres.
Another factor that will help Danny's album out is the general lack of competition that it will face this week, especially among country releases. Additionally, Danny's single has been making steady progress up the charts at radio, which definitely doesn't hurt an album's prospects of doing well this week.
One problem Danny will have is his ability to get the message out there that his album is available. Appearing on Idol's results show on Thursday is a huge deal and is basically the pinnacle of promotional opportunities for any artist, but it is necessary for Danny to reach past the usual Idol audience in order to open north of 50k in his album's debut week. Sadly, there are no other nationally-televised appearances for him this week, so it will be hard for him to accomplish this goal.
All things considered, Danny should do fairly well with My Best Days for now, with a probable opening week tally of 43k copies in the cards. This would be above Allison's first week album sales but below the numbers of discs by Adam Lambert and Kris Allen.
My Best Days is now available to pre-order at Amazon.com
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