OFFICIAL Doctor's Advocate final sales numbers

[J-Dub562]

Source: http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/newsPage.cgi?news06421

November 21, 2006

Who needs Dr. Dre and 50 Cent anyway?
Certainly not The Game, whose soph effort, Doctor’s Advocate, for new label Geffen, tops the HITS chart this week with almost 380k in sales, which was still more than 200k less than his first album.

That was enough to beat back the challenge for Senegal-turned-New Jersey rapper Akon, who rides two smash singles with Eminem and Snoop Dogg to a #2 debut with more than 286k in sales for his Konvicted album on SRC/Universal Motown.

Epic’s daffy duo of Jack Black and Kyle Gass’ Tenacious D crashed the party at #7 with their soundtrack to the film The Pick of Destiny, while Interscope blink-182 spin-off +44 settled in at #8 for their debut, When Your Heart Stops Beating.

Holdovers include last week’s chart-topping Sony Label Group entry Now 23 (#3), 143/Reprise’s Josh Groban (#4), Capitol Nashville’s Keith Urban (#5), Disney’s Hannah Montana soundtrack (#6), Mercury Nashville’s Sugarland (#8) and Universal Republic’s rock artist development story of the year, Hinder (#10).

Chart newcomers this week include Terror Squad’s Fat Joe (#12), Vector/WB Irish singer-songwriter Damien Rice (#22), Arista/RMG’s Kenny G (#37), Columbia’s James Taylor Christmas collection (#39), Flip/Atlantic’s Staind singles compilation (#41), Lava/Atl. G’s holiday perennial Trans-Siberian Orchestra (#46), WB’s Larry the Cable Guy Yule disc (#47) and Firm Music alt-rock supergroup Army of Anyone (#50).

Arista/RMG’s Sarah McLachlan album of seasonal faves, Wintersong, shows the week’s biggest increase, moving #33-17 on a 68% rise. Other double-digit gainers include Columbia’s Beyonce (#19-11, +17%), Sony Label Group’s Now Christmas Vol. 3 (#39-26, +43%), Reprise’s J.J. Cale & Eric Clapton (#27, +11%), RCA/RMG’s Christina Aguilera (#44-36, +21%) and Disney’s High School Musical (#48-43, +24%).

Next week’s releases are topped by Def Jam’s eagerly anticipated Jay-Z album, already flying out of stores, along with Apple/Capitol’s Beatles “Love” reinvention, Geffen’s Snoop Dogg, Amaru/ Interscope’s 2Pac, Columbia’s Il Divo and Interscope’s U2 singles hits CD featuring the new track recorded with Green Day.
 

[westkoastanostra]

good for game! lets just hope there's no HUGE drop next week....

[WestCoasta]

I predicted 250-300

[wcsoldier]

should do 130-150 k next week and hit platinum by the end of 1st quarter 07

[J$crILLa]

hmm, i predicted 400-500

so im close

[TraceOneInfinite Flat Earther 96']

Those are really good numbers, considering these factors working against him...

-he's a Westcoast artist, and Snoop is about the only artist on the West Coast who continues to go platinum, the South is what's big now, Game makes music for people like us who are stuck in the mid-90's.

-he was without Dre, without Aftermath, without G-Unit, without 50 Cent.. all those things helped his sales last time around

-bootlegging, every album suffers from this these days, I predict he would have done 700,000 if not for internet bootlegging

-he hasn't recieved much airplay for this album

...so considering all that, 380,000 is really great numbers.  He will be at gold by next week.  And in a month he will be platinum.  Since it's a quality record expect it to ride the charts for a few months.  Props to Game, he's the King of hip-hop now.

[d-nice]

He picked a good time of the year to drop it. During the holidays he should still post some good numbers. I am sure my cousins will be asking me for it for Christmas

[Sanford - V. President of the Dangerous Crew Movement]

its crazy how Akon has those fucken singles all over the radio, where as Game...i dont ever hear his shit on the radio.

only if game had one good single...but, still Game Time!!!

[T-Dogg]

Just like the predictions went, 300-400K. Good.

Should be gold after the second week, unless there's a huge drop. Plat might take a longer than a month I think, but it'll go plat.

[Allpaul]

http://billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003437915

Official Billboard site....

[_That_Cracka_J]

Game makes music for people like us who are stuck in the mid-90's.

   Well put

[Ozir]

Nothin' but props to Game 

Congrats!

P.S. On a completely side note... Props to Tyrese aka Black Ty for reppin' the Westcoast during the AMA's last night and also the Black Eyed Peas for shouting out Game during their acceptance speech from Costa Rica.

[late night]

Those are really good numbers, considering these factors working against him...

-he's a Westcoast artist, and Snoop is about the only artist on the West Coast who continues to go platinum, the South is what's big now, Game makes music for people like us who are stuck in the mid-90's.

-he was without Dre, without Aftermath, without G-Unit, without 50 Cent.. all those things helped his sales last time around

-bootlegging, every album suffers from this these days, I predict he would have done 700,000 if not for internet bootlegging

-he hasn't recieved much airplay for this album

...so considering all that, 380,000 is really great numbers.  He will be at gold by next week.  And in a month he will be platinum.  Since it's a quality record expect it to ride the charts for a few months.  Props to Game, he's the King of hip-hop now.

good points.

i got to give it up to game this album is so dope.

[Trayvone]

Those are really good numbers, considering these factors working against him...

-he's a Westcoast artist, and Snoop is about the only artist on the West Coast who continues to go platinum, the South is what's big now, Game makes music for people like us who are stuck in the mid-90's.

-he was without Dre, without Aftermath, without G-Unit, without 50 Cent.. all those things helped his sales last time around

-bootlegging, every album suffers from this these days, I predict he would have done 700,000 if not for internet bootlegging

-he hasn't recieved much airplay for this album

...so considering all that, 380,000 is really great numbers.  He will be at gold by next week.  And in a month he will be platinum.  Since it's a quality record expect it to ride the charts for a few months.  Props to Game, he's the King of hip-hop now.

good points.

i got to give it up to game this album is so dope.

Yeah those are all good points, but if Game doesn't release a hit single he's gonna end up dropping on the charts real fast.

[proverbs aka DD]

i dont think he has a pop enough song to go on the radio as a single..