In what has seen her exceed commercial expectations, Elle Varner‘s ’Perfectly Imperfect’ has sold over 33K copies in its first week of release, debuting at #4 on the Billboard 200.
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The second highest opening sales of a new US release this week, the LP missed out on being the most impressive debut to ‘Now 43′, which sits atop the tally with 111K copies sold- making it the 16th chart-topper from the ‘Now That’s What I Call Music!’ compilation series.
Peep this week’s chart in full below:
1. Various Artists – ‘Now 43′ – 111K
2. Rick Ross – ‘God Forgives, I Don’t’ – 60K
3. Frank Sinatra – ‘Nothing but the Best’ – 40K
4. Elle Varner – ‘Perfectly Imperfect’ – 33K
5. Colt Ford - ‘Declaration of Independence’ – 31K
6. Zac Brown Band – ‘Uncaged’ – 31K
7. Justin Bieber – ‘Believe’ – 29K
8. One Direction - ‘Up All Night’ – 29K
9. Adele – ’21′ – 26K
10. Various Artists – ‘Kidz Bop 22′ – 23K
25 COMMENTS
DOSSOME
August 15, 2012 at 4:16 pm
I won’t lie,these numbers are not impressive at all,i bought a copy and it’s a very good album,hope it grows wings and push decent numbers in coming weeks…
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kelly
August 15, 2012 at 4:24 pm
* sighs* If only this talented sister was a blonde eastern european rihanna clone……who konws how big she would of been by now.
She did good, considering she has NO PROMO and was not pushed down out throats .
BTW, where is Frank ocean LP? It did not go number 1 and now it is not in the top 10. Strange!
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Love Bug
August 15, 2012 at 4:43 pm
Exactly at least she staying true to herself
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Team Azealia #kuntbrigade
August 16, 2012 at 6:28 am
Fuck Rita, Rihanna, and who ever this bitch is Azealia’s vocals slay!!!!
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flawda
August 15, 2012 at 4:28 pm
People are way too caught up in first week sales, some albums perform over the long run. Look at Miquel for instance, had a poor first week then his album grew legs and did in the 300-400k mark.
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Love Bug
August 15, 2012 at 4:44 pm
Thank you
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Girrrl
August 15, 2012 at 4:34 pm
Stop lying! That ain’t impressive.
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pat
August 15, 2012 at 4:45 pm
damn…they must’ve been expecting her to sale 2 copies
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Suicide Blonde
August 15, 2012 at 4:53 pm
God! is Adele’s “21″ still on the charts.
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soulmusiclover
August 15, 2012 at 5:57 pm
yup!!! that s what happens when people have raw talent!! adele has been SLAYING for almost 2 yrs now!! and thats awesome! EUROPOP music needs to disapear!!
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takemeback2da90s
August 15, 2012 at 7:15 pm
I BEEN waitin 4 europop 2 GO AWAY since LAST yr! r&b need 2 make a comeback but idk if that’ll happen anytime soon.
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These sales figures are depressing
August 15, 2012 at 5:25 pm
That Adele reign will not let up. Shit, ’21′ will probably STILL be on the charts well into 2013.
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KingBey
August 15, 2012 at 5:33 pm
Congrats Elle, Glad To See Talent In The Top Ten.
And Damn Is Adele Still In The Top Ten, She’s Been Number Nine For Like 3 Weeks Straight.
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Elle Varner fan
August 15, 2012 at 5:39 pm
Im FURIOUS with her label!! This is easily the best R&B CD to be released in the last 12 months by a U.S soul singer yet she has not been promoted very much.
She has at least 3 hits on that album…..I’m really loving the I DONT CARE track. Her music is crossover too just like Alicia Keys….
they should have worked Only wanna give it to you on pop radio. I hope they do that in the UK and Europe if they decide to promote her over there.
She has a unique voice just like Winehouse had and should have also been marketed in the UK. She still hasnt been promoted well in the U.S. ……..
RCA really does suck …. Theyre gonna screw up Brandy’s promo campaign too. …. I’m glad Ciara left them for Epic.
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yupa
August 15, 2012 at 7:39 pm
RCA ain’t been right since Barry Weiss left…Barry’s Island Def Jam artists have opened well (2 Chainz, Bieber, Frank Ocean…GOOD Music coming next)…RCA needs to hang it up or fire all their promo peeps…they’ve seriously wrecked so many promising albums with crappy promo campaigns and lack of planning for single releases…Sigh….Good Luck Miguel (he’s on RCA)…
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Trev
August 15, 2012 at 6:15 pm
this is actually a good look…with the exception of maybe a dozen artist, album sales are dooooown…Waka and FloRida (as popular and successful as he is) also sold about 30-40k in their first week
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DOSSOME
August 15, 2012 at 6:16 pm
i hope she continues promoting this album…the good thing about elle varner’s type of music is once you gain fans,you never have to worry about losing them…btw is call me maybe still no.1?i have never bothered to go check their weekly updates 4 a while.
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Casual
August 15, 2012 at 6:36 pm
These are good numbers for a new r&b artist with NO crossover exposure. Usher had a #1 r&b song and a song in the top 15 of the Hot 100, and he only opened with about 128k.
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Scorp
August 15, 2012 at 6:53 pm
I enjoyed Elle’s CD. These #s are actually good considering the little promo it received and no real pop presence for Elle. Refill should have hit #1 on the r&b charts.
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Chachanana12
August 15, 2012 at 7:43 pm
Congrats Elle love ya. The cd is pretty good it’s diffrent it’s a grower but I still know its a great cd. And yes 21 still there… Well 2 b honest IMO when your white ( not being racist ) or British whatever and have at least a little soul and ain’t doIng pop u get WAAAYYYY more attention but that DOES NOT take away from Adeles gift of voice she is a great singer her music is more popish than soul 2 ME I guess cause I grew up with mjb Monica etc u know but congrats Elle
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KD
August 16, 2012 at 4:54 am
I may be alone in this but “roars on to” is quite an over exaggeration.
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The-Truth
August 16, 2012 at 10:34 am
I bought the album. She deserves so much more
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Sheesh
August 16, 2012 at 11:23 am
Damnnnn Adele still in the top 10?
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Edotwright
August 16, 2012 at 4:49 pm
Her CD is fire esp that Leaf song which has to be my favorite…..I have been telling everyone about this cd……I agree she needs more exposure to the public but at the same time you dont want to over do it b/c then we will get sick of seeing her before she has a chance to really blossom
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Victorri
August 21, 2012 at 1:38 pm
Check out the track-by-track stream and commentary on Spotify via Facebook: http://on.fb.me/QMxbFq
Also, read the article from Billboard about Elle here: http://bit.ly/ThybPo
Perfectly Imperfect available for download now http://bit.ly/ThybPo !!!
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