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DUBCC - Tha Connection => Outbound Connection => Topic started by: Meho on November 21, 2007, 07:44:18 AM
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Alicia Keys storms The Billboard 200 this week with "As I Am" (J), which debuts at No. 1 after selling 742,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. That's the best sales week for a solo female artist since Norah Jones' "Feels Like Home" shifted 1 million copies in 2004.
In a week where every top 10 album shifted more than 100,000 units, Josh Groban's "Noel" (143/Reprise) zooms 6-2 with a 93% increase to 223,000. Celine Dion's "Taking Chances" (Columbia), her first new pop album in four years, opens at No. 3 with 214,000. The multi-label, multi-artist "Now 26" collection is new at No. 4 with 208,000, the third lowest opening tally for the "Now" line.
Garth Brooks' "The Ultimate Hits" (Pearl) slips 3-5 (-42%, 204,000), while the Eagles' "Long Road Out of Eden" (Eagles Recording Co.) drops 2-6 (-45%, 197,000). Led Zeppelin's two-disc retrospective "Mothership" (Swan Song/Atlantic) debuts at No. 7 after selling 136,000, 25% of which came digitally.
Last week's chart-topper, Jay-Z's "American Gangster" (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam) plummets 1-8 with a 70% decrease to 131,000, while Carrie Underwood's "Carnival Ride" (Arista Nashville) drops 5-9 despite a small 6% decrease to 113,000. Chris Brown's "Exclusive" (Jive) falls 4-10 in its second week, thanks to a 63% decline to 110,000.
Comedian Dane Cook's "Rough Around the Edges: Live From Madison Square Garden" (Comedy Central) debuts at No. 11 with 90,000. His last set, 2005's "Retaliation," made history as the highest debuting comedy album in the history of The Billboard 200 when it bowed at No. 4. That effort started with 86,000.
At No. 12, the Killers enter the chart with the rarities collection "Sawdust" (Island), which sold 82,000. George Strait's "22 More Hits" (MCA Nashville) is new at No. 13 with 80,000, while James Taylor's debut for Starbucks' Hear Music imprint, "One Man Band," arrives at No. 16 with 63,000.
Five other albums open inside the top 40 this week, led by Boyz II Men's "Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA" (Decca) at No. 27 with 42,000. Right behind are Trisha Yearwood's "Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love" (Big Machine, No. 30, 33,000), Goo Goo Dolls' "Greatest Hits, Volume 1, The Singles" (Warner Bros., No. 33, 33,000), Seal's "System" (Warner Bros., No. 35, 30,000) and Duran Duran's "Red Carpet Massacre" (Epic, No. 36, 29,000).
Album sales are up 17.9% from last week's to 11.72 million, but down 6.2% from the same week last year.
Additional reporting by Keith Caulfield in L.A.
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Damn, she's doing good numbers! Is the cd any good? Haven't heard it before.
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Great news, she deserves it
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Great news, she deserves it
Guess it's time for me to check that cd out.
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It's actually a great album. Check out "Wreckless Love" & "Where Do We Go From Here".
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Alicia Keys sexy beautiful women, makes beautiful music. fuck mary j blige
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i heard this album is the 1. anyone got that special pm for ya boy?
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Alicia Keys is dope... fantastic sales for 1st week..
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Great news, she deserves it
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Congrats to my future wife... Alicia Keys-Sanchez.. way to go babe..
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its a nice album.."where do we go from here" is my fav. song..
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Donīt expect high sales like that for her album :o Not bad
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I was expecting big numbers but not that big. 2nd highest first week sales of the year.
Crazy.
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so i guess alicia keyes is the real winner in the kanye vs. 50 showdown
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so i guess alicia keyes is the real winner in the kanye vs. 50 showdown
yeh she sold that much without any gimmick.. thats crazy
biggest first week sales of 2007:
1. Kanye West - Graduation - 957,000
2. Alicia Keys - As I Am - 742,000
3. 50 Cent - Curtis - 691,000
4. Linkin Park - Minutes To Midnight - 625,000
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She deserves it the album is beautiful. I didn't expect her to sell like that tho, the promo seemed somewhat limited.
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Doesn't surprise me. Kind of like Norah Jones in the sense she is very versitile in singing and instruments so alot of people appreciate how well rounded she is in music. She don't need a band or a producer, she is all that in one.
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curtis is sitting in his borrowed ferrari pouting
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curtis is sitting in his borrowed ferrari pouting
lol
+1
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lol yeha. 50's getting shitted on.
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congrats to Alicia, I love both the album and her ;D
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That's good news. Alicia is probably the most charming artist in Hollywood. I haven't heard the album yet, but I will.
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dope ...
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That's all good, she made a great album and deserves it.
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"lesson learned" is another great song of the album..
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I was expecting big numbers but not that big. 2nd highest first week sales of the year.
Crazy.
This is REAL music....
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Great news, she deserves it
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She deserves it the album is beautiful. I didn't expect her to sell like that tho, the promo seemed somewhat limited.
When you've got a rep like she does, people will buy your music regardless. Too bad 95% of Hip Hop today thinks the only way to sell records is gimmick, hype, and shameless promotion every chance they get.
Good for A. Keys. She's one of the very few artists that have come out within the last 5 years that will be making incredible music for DECADES to come. She's a genius.
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Promo was NOT limited. 2 days after the video premiered online, I've already seen it on 4 different music tv channels. That's crazy, I've never seen that before, it usually takes at leat 2 weeks for a video to start spinning. Not to mention that she was all over various MTV channells hosting shows or being interviewd.
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Doesn't surprise me. Kind of like Norah Jones in the sense she is very versitile in singing and instruments so alot of people appreciate how well rounded she is in music. She don't need a band or a producer, she is all that in one.
I agree they are both great artists and have IMO a much larger fan base because they can span across different genres. I haven't heard Alicia's album yet but from the songs that I've heard so far it's sounds like it will be amazing.
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Its a good CD. I love Alicia Keys & I love this new CD
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It's my favorite album of the year, hands down,
chill
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And I still haven't heard it, but I dislike that annoying single of hers.
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i cant hate on alicia keys... she keep it real... sell your records girl
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And I still haven't heard it, but I dislike that annoying single of hers.
Wow, for real...I think 'Noone' is the best R&B single in years...
1st week- 742,000
2nd week- 336,000
3rd week- 255,000
this album is going to be selling for awhile...her second single 'like you'll never see me again' is going to be huge as well. Great song, if you haven't heard this album check it out,
chill
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she beat 50 LOL! not by much tho did he sell like 700 or something?