The Holdiay sales rush is finally over and with so many crazed shoppers abound almost every artist emerged as a winner. However, no other Urban act won a spot higher on the consumers’ Christmas list than Michael Jackson.
The King of Pop’s ‘Michael’ album remains the only Urban release in the Billboard 200’s top 5, slipping from #3 to #5 with sales of 150k units. This figure represents only a 34% decrease in sales, allowing Jackson to accomplish a narrow lead ahead of Jamie Foxx’s ‘Best Night of My Life’ which debuts at #6 on the lineup with 144k copies sold.
Keyshia Cole enters the top 10 this week at #9 with ‘Calling All Hearts’ selling 128k units. Still, the R&B singer’s call didn’t sway enough hearts to help her to outperform Nicki Minaj and Eminem whose albums sold another 133k (down 36% to #8) and 137k (up 100% to #7) copies, respectively.
Keri Hilson, on the other hand, missed the top 10 completely. While her ‘No Boys Allowed’ sold 102k copies, managing to outsell previously released ‘In A Perfect World’ by over 8k units, it failed to keep up with Rihanna’s ‘Loud’ which grabbed the #10 position. The Bajan’s LP experienced a 33% increase in sales, selling another 111k copies.
There is no sign of Ciara’s ‘Basic Instinct‘ in the top 20. Let us take a minute to backbend in silence as we mourn its passing.
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ugh ciara…….smh
LOL @ Ciara comment.
They all had good numbers though!
BLACK PEOPLE NEED TO START BUYING THESE RECORDS AND SUPPORTING THESE ARTISTS!
It’s no way in hell any of those artists shouldn’t be able to beat Taylor Swift and Susan Boyle!
There is no sign of Ciara’s ‘Basic Instinct‘ in the top 20. Let is take a minute to backbend in silence as we mourn its passing.
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DEAD & GONE
Trent be jst mean bashing people straight frm the title I knew this was goin to be full of childishness..
congrats keyshia! 😉
about 700,000 copies sold from Loud in the US
306K in the UK this week
#1 again in Canada
Loud is predicted 2 sell 550k-600k this week
550k – 600k THIS FUCKIG WEEK
CAN U BELIEVE IT
ND ITS HER 6TH WEEK
SHE S GONNA SOLD FROM LOUD :
HOLD ON
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2,5 MILLIONS COPIES !!!!!!!!!!!!!
550k – 600 k
WORLDIWE IN HER 6TH WEEK
HOW MANY UR FAV CAN DO
HATERS
IM BEGGING U ,
DO NOT S******
LOOOOOOOOOOL
Hahahaha joker i can’t i can’t
Man i miss the old cici in them goodies and 1 2 step days days
Rihanna is doing very well with her 5th album, which is extra special because I don’t think many of us thought that she’s make it this far. I thought she’d be gone after “Pon De Replay” but she’s carved out a lane for herself in a very fickle industry, so kudos to her for that.
Congrats are also due to Nicki, who is sure to cross the 1 million mark by beginning of February. For a female rapper’s first album to go platinum in 2010/2011 is absolutely HUGE. Like her or not, she’s gonna be the one to inspire Eve, Missy, Foxy, and yes even Kim to get back on their grinds.
CONGRATS RIH. 111K IS SOLID BUT WAS A LITTLE LESS THAN PREDICTED .
KERI BYE!
CONGRATS NICKI AND KEYSH!
ROFL@ the moment of silence for Miss Ciara… She might as well call it a night because the sun has most definitely gone down on that career of hers. Turn off the light and say your prayers Ms. CC…
Now I lay my career down to sleep,
I pray my lord my fans to keep,
if my C.D. is bought before I wake,
I pray to God for more money to make! LOL!
I applied for the job too Trent! LOL! Jacksonville Fl- Calvin/ Dorian! LOOK ME UP : )
hold on….so keri did all that p@##@$y poppin and still didnt get in the top 10? and we barely heard from keshia cole, yet she was able to slide in there and not keri? child, thats a shame. and ciara……………………………………………………………………
Damn! Nicki’s numbers are still looking great!
HAHAHAHA serves Skeri ‘talentless’ Hilson right….going after ciara and others when the h** couldnt even sell her pu**y on screen LOOL
ok i am PISSED at this childish GHETTO kelly rowland/ciara FOODSTAMP blog. WELFARE C**** SPENDING THEIR CASH TO FURNISH THIS BLOG.
Trent you PRESSED. Read through your posts last week and SEE that KERI BABY surpassed all PREDICTIONS. CHUMP.
WHERE KELLY ROWLAND CD AT?
*lays on highway* #deathby the Ciara comment
*Does a 5 minute silence for Ciara*
She floped soo young soo young whyyy
anywho!
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAS Rihanna
My girl always proving these b****** wrong
#GETLOUDBITCHES #RihannaNavy
and Congrats to Nicki & Jamie Foxx
102k sounds better than ciaras thirty something lol..congrats keri! GREAT ALBUM
lmao, poor ciara and congrats to nicki and keyshia…those are good #
I’m very sad that Keri Hilsons album is not up there. 🙁
Nicki and Ri Ri doing it real big! Get it, Ladies!
BLACK PEOPLE NEED TO START BUYING THESE RECORDS AND SUPPORTING THESE ARTISTS!
It’s no way in hell any of those artists shouldn’t be able to beat Taylor Swift and Susan Boyle!
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Black people don’t buy albums to support artists, they buy albums to congratulate them if they have worked their *ss off, everytime and everyday. The moment the artist blinks his eyes for two seconds , he/she will out of the game, period (Kelly Rowland, Ciara, Ne-Yo…). We black people have always earned things the hardest way. Wrong or right, that’s our culture.
As for Susan Boyle and Taylor, (white) parents probably bought their albums as Xmas gifts for children and grandparents.
Congrats to Keri for outselling Ciara though. And as for Ciara, I’m pretty sure she’s relieved her album is now history. She better prepare herself to be dropped by JIVE, maybe she should ask Randy Jackson for a spot on his dance show.
Damn, I swear Trent loves sucking Ciara’s p****. It seems every single article he’s posted over the last 2 weeks has referenced Ciara in way or another. Her album debuted at #44, so why would it be in the top 20 this week Trent? Use common sense, oh that’s right, u don’t have any. I still can’t believe Jamie Foxx sold 144K, I thought he was only gonna sell like 100K and Keyshia Cole was gonna sell like 140K. I am still surprised that Rihanna is selling over 100K each week for 7 consecutive weeks. I’m pretty sure Loud will be as big as GGGB or even bigger, once this album is done selling, Rihanna will have emerged as the top female in Pop music without a #1 album and I’m not even a Rihanna fan, in fact I can’t stand her music at all, but she is the top female right now. Keri Hilson only sold 102K with over 3 months of non-stop heavy promo. I was expecting to debut at like #3 or #4 with at least 150K in the first week. Ciara only sold 38K with no promo, so just imagine if Ciara had promoted Basic Instinct just 2-3 weeks earlier, can we say she woulda sold well over 150K in the first week. At one point when Gimmie Dat first came out, a lot of critics expected her to sell around 85K, so I’m pretty sure if her singles/videos and album were promoted more she woulda debuted in the top 3. But I was #dead at the keri fans who came at us Ciara fans on Twitter last night, like Keri sold 102K and Ciara sold 38K. but to all the keri stans, who has the 3x platunim debut and platinum #1 2nd album, who has the 9 platinum singles and 5 gold singles, who won the Billbaord Woman of the Year in 2008, not keri, but CIARA. Congrats to Keyshia Cole and Rihanna for outselling Keri. Keyshia Cole barely promoted Calling All Hearts and Loud has been out for nearly 2 months and they both out sold NBA which again, has been promoted since September. Ciara didn’t promote Basic Instinct, which is why it sold low, Keri promoted the F*** outta NBA, and she only sold like what 3 times as much, which is not that much for real. 38K with no promo until after the album was released or 102K with heavy, non-stop promo for 3 months until the album was released. with is worse
You guys are mean. I actually am kind of embarrassed for Ciara. I think she deserves better. I think she should’ve just jumped on the Electro Pop bandwagon and called it a day instead of going back to basics.
Dag, Susan and Taylor are like these monsters that just can’t be stopped. KILLEN EM. I must say Nicki is impressing me. The child will definitely go platinum. She isn’t for me, but hey i ain’t blind or def, she is doing her thang. Kim better come out with some heat or SHUT UP.
I hope Ciara find a way 2 recover from Tragedy. That was jus WOW. Even though Keri still flopped too i still Love her album. Her album is jus soo Hawt. I know Keri’s album is going 2 do good in the long run if Beyonce stans get over that incident when she came 4 Beyonce and Ciara. I think its time 4 a new King of Pop.
Ouch…Ciara…on to the next one I guess.
RIHANNA’S ALBUM LOUD IS THE MOST ILLEGALLY DOWNLOADED ALBUM OF 20 10
how wonderful that Michael’s music continues to inspire new generations, he has proven unlike the movie title that this is nowhere near it!
That Ciara comment wasnt even called for… but anyways congrats to Jamie Keri and keyshia.
NIKKI IS SLAYING THEM NUMBERS BIG TIME.. GO NIKII !!!!
Aww Ciara I send my Condolences
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@ DaBest, Maybe Ciara should have took a page from Kelly’s book and just started over! You can say what you want about Kelly, but you see she was smart enough to back away when she saw that she was headed for a dead end. Even though I personally enjoyed the new music from her, I did see that it wasn’t alot of people checking for it and it’s obvious that she saw the same thing. If my C’man would have done the same thing, she would have probably had more sales than she did. Also, the promotion that she had for this album has been RIDICULOUS. She has enough time to make it to a basketball game but isn’t somewhere on T.V. doing interviews to promote her new c.d.? This sounds like someone needs to get their priorities together.
congrats to everybody and that ciara comment is not even called for oh n to the people saying lil prayers and saying they embrassed for her etc….alll imma say is please dont be lmao that girl is going to be more than ok just watch.
Pink Friday sales are actually up from last week, not down. Billboard needs tutoring.
Wow! Keushia and Jaime did really good! Especially Keyshia, didn’t expect her to sell that much, even though this is a fraction of her last albums first week sales, it’s good cause she doesn’t have any hit singles out right now. Just goes to show that they both have solid fanbases. Congrats to Jaime and Keyshia although I don’t have either albums!
Damn! Keri didn’t even debut in the top ten! Oh well her numbers are still pretty good though considering she has no hit singles at the time of it’s release I got the album (deluxe) and I love it! She has a lot of possible singles and her sales can definitely increase over time if she (her team) choose the right ones. I just hope she doesn’t do anything like that “The Way You Love Me’ video. I think that turned a lot of people off.
Good for Michael I guess, but I just can’t support that album. *shrugs*
Not suprised at all at Taylor and Susan’s numbers! Their fanbases are out in full force and it was just the X-Mas weekend so they got a lot of sales from holiday shoppers. Kudos to them. *shrugs*
Trent, the CIara shade was so uneccessary! Her album didn’t even debut top 20 so why would it be there now? We get it, it flopped! Let it go!
congrats to Jamie keyisha and keri to get a top 20 debut cuz it looks like only the “holidaY” artists was gettin sales..i hope they can continue to sell cuz 100k is kind of hard to got platinum!
where is he getting this info
My wife Nicki still killing it.
Damn @ Ciara. SMH
Congrats to everyone.Congrats to Jamie Foxx and Keshia Cole.Little promo-but a solid fanbase.Congrats to Eminem.Taylor swift and Susan Boyle and EVancho are breaking b.tches backs.I ain’t mad at em.And guys give ciara a break.Her sales aren’t good,so let’s move on. AND CONGRATULATIONS to PRINCESS RIHANNA.111,000 copies of “LOUD” in her 6th week and moving up to the #10 spot on BB200.B.sh is definitely working it,and with no promo.Go girl.U are amazing and we love you.RihannaNavy-get LOUD b.shes!woop,woop!LOL!
Her album didn’t even debut top 20 so why would it be there now?
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*DEAD*
@USHER’s Lil Twin
Why do you call yourself Usher’s Lil Twin?
“Let us take a minute to backbend in silence as we mourn its passing.”
I feel so sorry for Ciara but *DDDDEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAADDDDDD* You guys are SO wrong! I actually like the album. It’s not her best, but she does have some bangers!
I’m surprised @ Jamie’s numbers because the single is BAD and the album isn’t any better. He has a few good songs, but not the album is not NEARLY as good as his “Intuition” album or not even his “Unpredictable” album. So I’m sure his sales will drop tremendously in the following the weeks.
Keyshia’s album isn’t good either, but I’m not surprised at her sales because she has a rather solid and loyal fanbase.
I SEE THE CE-ERROR STANS ARE MAD! KERI SHITTED ON THAT MAN FACE T***** ONCE AGAIN! KMSL!!
Aww Ciara I send my Condolences
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You Wrong for that Bruh.
THESE RIHANNA STANS NEED TO GO SOMEWHERE AND HAVE A SEAT BECAUSE THIS IS HER FIRST ALBUM THAT’S SELLING LIKE HOTCAKES OUT OF 4 BEFORE.. THAT IS NO ONES ACHIEVEMENT! IT’S JUST ABOUT GODDAMN TIME!!!
@ Miss Chick Boom, I’m with you on that one! LOL! Why the hell is he calling himself that looking like a knock off Lil Romeo?! LOL!
@Miss Chick Boom
BEcuse everyonce says I look like Usher
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what a load of bull. keri sold well & she got to number 11 – you people are making her sound like she flopped. 102k is good! thatgrapejuice – you’re s***.
Ciara need 2 know it is now Dangerous and maybe Career S****** 2 put out an album around the time Rihanna and Nicki drop albums.
@Ushers Lil Twin
Damn you do look like Usher.
‘LOUD’ six weeks and climbing again! Guess the label has to tighten-up on the alleged illegal downloads and let’s see the true numbers. Let us take a few minutes and backbend in silence for Trent and Sam’s sorry, tormented, souls. LMAO
@F.L.Y
well, Good Girl Gone Bad DID sell huge. Learn that credit is given when it’s deserved.
Ciara is at her 4th album. Isn’t it about “goddamn time” for her to sell HUGE? Hm.
Anyways, congrats to all the people. Glad for Taylor, Susan, Eminem, Rihanna and Nicki!!
Good for Keri. 102k is pretty good for an R&B CD these days with an industry solely focused on generic pop bullsh**! I can’t stand Jamie fake so who cares what his #’s are? Ha Ha the King still rules from the damn grave although I still don’t know if I will be buying this CD!
*4Ever Michael and R.I.P. “warm and peaceful” Lady Tee (Teena Marie)
P.S. leave Ciara the hell alone!
Ciara’s album wasn’t all that, I’m not surprised, but her career is buried, no doubt and no shade. I listened to some songs of Keri’s album and it doesn’t even come close to her debut. It’s more Pop than R&B. I’m proud Keyshia sold such an amazing amount, of course it’s low compared to her previous albums, but on the other hand Fantasia did ‘only’ 120k in her first week too and Keyshia had a horrible comeback single too! Congratulations!
What were Diddy-Dirty Money numbers if anyone knows? Thanks.
What would happen if Etta James Beyonce and WHitney Houston joined a group..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWYhmqJ8PaQ
lol that is so hilarious
Lol @ Anthony The Great u giving Ciara 2 much
CiCi need to find out what her talentless peers (like Rihanna) are doing to stay relevant in this game. Maybe it is time for you to sell your soul. It’s time for you to become a puppet, and let those in the industry run your life. Out of the talentless chicas in the game; there is no way CiCi should be selling less than them. She has more talent than Rihanna (in singing, dancing, and performing), and Keri Hilson (in dancing).
Anyway; I am a huge MJ fan, so I am so happy for him!
@Usher’s Lil Twin
Oh, You actually do look like him. Looking at your Gravatar I was like he looks not a damn thing like Usher. lol
keri did good if you ask me if this was not christmas week she would debuted top 5 but anyway 102k is VERY GOOD FOR HER. everybody kept saying she would do 80k or less if im not mistaken. an keyshia cole and jamie fox are bigger artist than keri
they have had 1st week sales of 265k an 322k on thier last albums. keri is still relatively new and pretty girl rock is still climbin uop the hott 100
This figure represents only a 34% decrease in sales, allowing Jackson to accomplish a narrow lead ahead of Jamie Foxx’s ‘Best Night of My Life’ which debuts at #6 on the lineup with 144k copies sold.
Keyshia Cole enters the top 10 this week at #9 with ‘Calling All Hearts’ selling 128k units. Still, the R&B singer’s call didn’t sway enough hearts to help her to outperform Nicki Minaj and Eminem whose albums sold another 133k (down 36% to #8) and 137k (up 100% to #7) copies, respectively.
Keri Hilson, on the other hand, missed the top 10 completely. While her ‘No Boys Allowed’ sold 102k copies, managing to outsell previously released ‘In A Perfect World’ by over 8k units, it failed to keep up with Rihanna’s ‘Loud’ which grabbed the #10 position.
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Beyonce and GaGa will most definetely outsell all of these “Try Hards”!!!!!!! (Excluding Michael Jackson, his music defined the revolutionary mainstrem industry we have today – if it wasn’t for him, none of these artists would be nowhere in sight or mind – so for him, commercialization IS NOT important)
Congrats to RiRi aswell!
As for Keri Hilson, I am quite baffled with her sales – Wasn’t she the same artist who appeared on every music and entertainment channel (Interviews, performances etc…) across the nation during the past two weeks??? Then again, it was mostly urban channels (BET – Wendy Williams) so she was almost inclined to have sold that much! Still, her numbers are decent, though I think it should have sold WAY more than Keyshia Cole’s! BUT THATS JUST MY OPINION!
ANYWAY……. 2011 IS ONLY A TEARDROP AWAY!!! 🙂
and DEAD@ the Ciara analysis LOL – But, with due respect, a few minutes silence is OBLIGATED!!!
*Whistes Rihanna’s ‘Whats my name’*
Joseph McCoy
December 29, 2010 at 5:58 pm
BLACK PEOPLE NEED TO START BUYING THESE RECORDS AND SUPPORTING THESE ARTISTS!
It’s no way in hell any of those artists shouldn’t be able to beat Taylor Swift and Susan Boyle!
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Can you kindly go jump off a bridge with that BS! This is not a race issue so don’t make it into one! Black people are NOT obligated to buy albums by Black artist just so they can outsell white artist! How stupid are you?? I am ONLY going to buy an album if I like the music and respect the artist! I don’t download illegally at all! I also don’t buy out if sympathy! If I am not feeling the music I am NOT going to buy it OR download it! Simple as that! If certain black artist are struggling maybe it’s because their music is not up to par or they have failed to reach a certain fanbase! It’s not the fault of ‘black’ people as a whole and we shouldn’t carry the burden of their failure! GTFOH with that B*******!!
@RIHANNA’S NAVY IS SINKING (SLOWLY)
Really? Did you really have to start this stan-war? I am a Rihanna stan, but I know when to shut up and give others some credit. Like, it doesn’t kill me to admit that Ciara is very talented.
Anyways, now all them Rihanna and Keri stans gonna argue in here. Thanks a lot.
I feel like this site feels like sales determine EVERYTHING. So if an artist doesn’t sell over 100,000 copies and doesn’t land a top 10 debut makes it a complete disaster? Keri outsold her debut and sold 102,000 copies. I think that’s impressive. And since Ciara didn’t sell well we have to “mourn its passing”??? How about you play the damn album and enjoy it.
@KYLE= ABSOLUTELY IT MAKES THAT S*** A FLAMING F***** FLOPPPP..SHE’ SHE BEEN IN THE GAME LONGER THAN RIHANNA AND STILL AINT SELLING…HOMEGIRL SHOULD JUST MODEL. AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF , EVERYTHING WAS WAK…IT WASNT EVEN A GOOD lP …CEDRIC IS DONZOOOOO
i’m actually sorry for ciara i loved gimmi dat…too bad
anyways….rihanna doin her thing as always…..in a couple weeks S&M video will c** out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@VA STAND UP
But if more black people bought music instead of illegally downloading then R&B would music would be in a better state right now like it was in the 90s. An R&B artist shouldn’t have to crossover to pop to appeal to the masses.
@UsHeR LiL TwIn
YoU Do LoOk LiKe UsHeR.
WaNnA bE mY bOyFrIeNd?
YoU sO cUtE.
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talk about desperate -_-
Yes Rihanna!!! Yes nick!!! & yesssss keyshia!!!! Keri is lame, Jamie is lame, I feel bad for Ciara, I bought 3 copies & iTunes man poor baby, cd kinda sux tho
@RIHANNANAVYSINKING –HMMM MAYBE CEDRIC SHOULD FOLLOW RIH S FOOTSTEPS CONSIDERING MY GIRL IS ON HER WAY TO BE AN ICON. WHILE CEDRIC IS BARELY AN R&B STAR..AND SHE BEEN IN THE GAME LONGER. AND CAN “PERFORM BETTER”….STAY MAD THAT RIH IS ANNIHILATING YOUR FAVES…B**** IS PROJECTED TO DO ANOHTER 500,000 NEXT WEEK. SMH..NOW SIT…*FILES NAIL* ..KISSES TO MY BAD B******
Some people try to hard and twists the facts in their favor…..Keri is a no name artist(in the grand scheme of things),just her second album, and has had no hit thus far(not urban nor pop) SOOO pushing over 100k is damn good. Not only did she outsell her early predictions,but she also came in higher than her first effort……and its always better tobe going up than down,right???
And the killer is that these same people were the ones raving about “Loud”‘s debut at 202k,saying its her highest debut,career high,each album sells better than the last etc etc etc……..despite being supposedly the TOP female in the game, having had 2 HIT singles to ride into the album and it being her 5TH album!!! People stop with the contradictions.
@Jennifer
I know you one ugly girl.
smh…poor ciara..she just cant get it right.
how ya’ll gonna chump keri?? she def gave yall a shout out in her album thank yous. which is the ONLY reason i came to this site. first thing i see wen i came here was keri gets knocked down? smh. smh. smh.
mmm all i have to say is Rihanna will go PLATINUM before TREY reaches 750K … and honestly WHATS WRONG WITH CIARA…LIKE HER CDS ARE NOT THAT GOOD SHE NEED TO GO BACK TO JAZZE PHAE OR WHATEVER…SHE CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT…
I’m shocked Jamie outsold Keyshia Cole, but I’m glad she made the Top 10. 128k is pretty good for an R&B CD, because it’s obvious that in America, everything has to have pop incorporated in order to sell now. Sadness. Calling All Hearts is a great album and I hope it goes platinum.
Congrats to Keyshia! I’m not a fan, but I like seeing artist with talent do well. I’m not to keen on her music, but she’s just someone you want to see succeed. What a surprise with Rihanna, she is doing very well with this project – and I’d give it the distinction of being her 2nd best album to date. As for Keri, I don’t like any of the material on her album. I think she’s in the same boat as Diddy – Dirty Money( alot of promotion = very average sales). I will say that 100k, is decent for an artist of her kind, but I expect that all this fuss over her will only will result in her selling 400-500k at the end of the day. As far as Cici (the better of the 2) is concerned, this unfortunate circumstance is probably going to lead to her departure from Jive… and that may be what’s best! An artist with her talent should not have it go to waste. There’s always room for a comeback when you have what it takes. Mariah, Whitney and Usher have done it! Monica has too! … and Brandy will do it! So Ciara just need to stay positive and surround herself with a supportive team and she’ll find her groove.
@ Joseph McCoy
I didn’t realize because of my race that I am obligated to buy someone’s album. I only buy albums, regardless of race, base on the material of the artist and NOT because of their race. Taylor Swift and Susan Boyle are popular because their fan base is huge and Taylor obviously is popular in the country/pop realm. I always loathe when I read a comment from someone declaring that blacks MUST support an artist because of their race. I don’t really care for Jamie or Keyshia’s music and Keri’s work is somewhat tolerable. Not a hip hop fan so I won’t be checking for Nicki’s album and Rihanna (in my opinion) lacks talent altogether. It borderlines on the same BS of blacks should never diss another black entertainer, while whites are critical of every entertainer. Go figure.
I’m proud of Keri’s numbers. She surpassed her debut. Maybe Ciara’s next single will help her sales I don’t know. It will be interesting to see what Jamie Fox x and Keyshia Cole’s 2nd week sales are. For neither to have a hit single yet still did decent numbers.
YEEESSS @ THE BACKBEND IN SILENCE!!!
iSwear Trent be ON IT!!!
I couldn’t care less. None of these overpaid individuals pay my bills & lol at the ciara comment(u shud consider doing stand up in ur spare time Trent)
When will folks realize that T-Swizzle is unstoppable? Save that racist “white parents and kids are buying it”, because if that was true the charts would be dominated by all the Country acts that released within the past two months. Swizzle’s album is just better than the rest and people are buying it…I’m black and bought the album. I have no interest in purchasing an album with songs about having good p**** to keep a dude out the streets, and nor do I want one with songs talking about how chicks are hating on them and s***. If they want people to buy their work, they should add something called quality to it.
CIARA SOLD OVER 8 MILLION ALBUMS AND THAT WAS BEFORE ALL THE FREE DOWN LOADING, SO SHE DID GET HERS IN, HOW MANY HAVE KERI HILSON SOLD COMPARED TO THAT SINCE SHE BEEN OUT!
Where’s Rihanna’s stans to say that Loud didn’t sell 300k last week in UK? That was f****** mistake made. Loud is the new “flop” in 2011.
I THINK KERI DID GOOD. I LOVE CIARA ANF I AM SO SAD that THIS IS HAPPENING TO HER
RIHANNA GET IT GIRL. I KNOW UR HAPPY TRENT
Hahahhaa look whos number 1 in the charts selling 270,000!!! even selling more then last week!!!! shes still beating all your favorites… even after 9 weeks, thats 2.9 million in 9 weeks in the states!!!
TAYLOR RULES THE ALBUM CHARTS AND YOUR FAVORITES!!!!
Good numbers for K.cole.
Ahhhhh poor poor Gilberto! How it must suck to be such a sorry creature like yourself. Going on and on abt Rihanna’s success when ur fav isn’t doing s***! Awwww let us all pitty the creature….and by pity I mean laugh histerically at ur worthless comments! Hahahahahahah u never cease to entertain me with ur stupid logic! Hahahahahaha. I guess that’s the only reason ur on this earth, to entertain us human! Well keep it up hon, after ur done return to that cage you belong in k? Buh bye now!
yall really need to stop fareal nd trent u are really petty u always post negativity nd for wat?? why dnt u jus leave nd never come back leave it tu same obviously no one like u Ne ways I LUV CIARA nd i truley believe she well be bac on top when she get her ish together .
Ciara fans be hating on riri when its said that ciara will open riri’s LOUD europe tour nd mind you tickets 4 the tour already sold out so dnt go saying its to. Move ticket sales cos ciara is a nobody in europe.
I dnt hate on her too cos I. Imagine if I was her nd was floppin I wnt lyk ppl sayin it to my face.
Am so happy 4 riri. Love that bish hella much
Ciara can bounce back if her next single is a hit. You people are far to dramatic.
Ease up.
Keri did well for herself. She’s still building as an artist. She barely missed the top10. She has many potential hit singles on her album. She actually has a really good album. Congrats to Keyshia and Jamie. Jamie is trying a little to hard tho.
He has talent and can actually sing so he needs to stop trying so hard to be cool. Keyshia’s album is really good, a pure r&b album.
Anyway, congrats to everyone. I wish them all well. The KEYWORD: > is SUPPORT. Why would u want someone to fail. It seems that some of u people enjoy that. Y’all are ridiculous.
If these artists release quality music they’ll have better sales.
Nicki sales are up btw not down
yaaasssssssssssss to nicki still slaying get em gurl platinum here we come in your face haters eminem is slaying too hes album is amazing i’m so proud of rihanna keep killing them girl skeri deserve more her album is better than jamie and keyshia (my opinion) and ciara__________________________DEAD
Well at least she sold more than 35k. lol I’m pretty sure now that she wishes she would have kept her f****** mouth shut because anyone who’s an artist today would like to sell more than 102k the first week. She ain’t feelin real good about that now. And I’m almost sure sales will decrease in the next few weeks. But the album is really good and I’m actually buying a copy today so that will give her 103K.
Congrats Riri!! Keep slaying them! Same goes to Nicki, Taylor and Eminem! Good for Susan Boyle too!
Stop the hate on Ciara. She talented, that’s what matters.
a 33% increase in sales hmm? Still in the top 10 after 7 weeks.
*sips latte*
Yall come on!!!!!!! the Ciara thing is funny but kinda mean, you gotta give the girl some prop. She can perform one hell of a stage and that’s good enough for me.
Rihanna might have debuted with 202k but guess what album sold 2 million in 5 weeks? You guess it! LOUD!!! Guess what album sold 306k last week in the UK!! YEP! LOUD!
LONGEVITY, B******….LONGEVITY.
That is all.
Taylor’s number 1… beating rihanna.. as usual!! hahaha another 270,000.. up from last week. Who owns the album charts in america?
Thats 2.9 million in 9 weeks in the states!!!
TAYLOR!!!
JJFan1814,
“Guess what album sold 306k last week in the UK!! YEP! LOUD!”
It wasn’t Loud for sure. The UK charts have had to be recompiled due to an error. Loud sold around 240k instead of 300k. Step up your game, you’re a lazy fan.
GO RIRI. Poor creature that’s goes by the name Gilberto.
Boy just give it up. You must be stupid if you think Loud is a flop. What is your fav doing? Nothing! So hush.
RiRi is slaying this era. All the haters are pressed cause they thought Loud will be slipping down to the charts.
To the haters just remember goes around comes around! STAY PRESSED 😆
So glad Skeri didn’t go top 10 with crap excuse of an album.
Lastly, Poor Cedric maybe he should go back to being a man. He will gain a few more sales as one lol.
WHO’S WANT TO BET THAT BASICALLY EXTINCT WON’T EVEN BE IN THE TOP 200 ALBUMS IN THE NEXT UPDATE?
@ M.I.A.:
You do know that country and pop are the highest selling genres as of now, right? And when hip-hop held that title, guess what the ethnicity of the majority of people who bought hip-hop albums were? White. So that very much lends credence to the theory that white consumers are a driving force behind big album sales. And I’m sure that Taylor Swift (or “T-Swizzle”, as you call her) has a few non-white fans, but the fact is a GREAT majority of her fans are indeed WHITE. So it’s not racist at all to point that white people are the ones gobbling up her album. Especially when you consider the fact that country music mainly appeals to white audiences.
And I agree with @VA Stand Up, people should support an artist because they enjoy the artist’s music, not because of their race. Now imagine if the tables were turned and white artists were the ones flopping left and right, and some white person said “we need to support our white artists”, you’d all be hollering racism, wouldn’t you?
ICON,
What is your fav doing?
Let’s see what Beyoncé is doing.
* In only 5 weeks, I Am… World Tour is already the best selling dvd of the year. U MAD?
* She earned more than US$ 80 million this year. U MAD?
Kang
December 29, 2010 at 7:38 pm
@VA STAND UP
But if more black people bought music instead of illegally downloading then R&B would music would be in a better state right now like it was in the 90s. An R&B artist shouldn’t have to crossover to pop to appeal to the masses.
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That is an VERY ignorant statement! Blacks are NOT the only race to illegally down load music! All races do it! It’s actually more of an age group than race factor! Young people between the ages of 16-24 are more likely to download than they are to actually go out and
Young HS kids, college students that are often on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter are more likely download music than buy it!
The people that buy Susan Boyle’s albums are majority white yes, but they are also over the age of 45! They probably wouldn’t know where the hell to go to illigally download music!
Same with Taylor! Her fanbase is majority white, but her fans are mostly young girls whose parents buy their music for them!
Again, Black people shouldn’t have to support artist just because they are black and they shouldn’t be blamed for black artist not selling well! You can’t blame a specific race for low albums sales! If r&b artist make the choice to cross over to pop, then that is their choice!
Swift and Boyle outsell everyone else due to exceptional marketing. Swift, in particular, is a PR juggarnaut. Billboards, nauseatingly frequent radio play, whole endcaps of her album at the retail store, commercials, and huge retail signs of her in the aisles. Marketing $$$$ still sell records and Swift has a boatload. It is not always about talent. After seeing her sing live about 5 times, I can hardly bear to listen to her. And, an added thanks to Kanye West for helping to put her on top.
Only an artist like MJ can sell records with little promotion. “Michael” would sell better if Sony would get on the ball.
Follow the money trail to get to #1.
If you see white genre acts like rock and country are still seliing well. But the R&B genre is pretty dead, only few artists still selliing great amount of albums. And the most people who buy R&B music is black, at least in US.
Swift has many different fans, Just because someone is mature like Susan Boyle, it does’nt mean that her fans don’t no about computers. Not everyone is into illegally downloading. Gaga is in that circle along with Rihanna, and she sales albums and singles, so it’s no excuse. I just think it’s about having something unique to bring to the table.
People always give that sorry excuse oh they’re fans are this and that. No they’re fans purchase their albums. Some of the same people that’ll buy a Gaga album will sometimes buy a Taylor Swift album, not to mention that her team is a marketing genius. Boyle is also very relateable, and talented. Beyonce’ sales without excuses.
Bottom line is some artists just can’t reach out to other audiences like others can. Rihanna is one of those artists. She has catchy tunes and music, but other that the Pop audiences, and some Urban fans she’s really not that deep of an artists.
but other than that*
dead ‘Let us take a minute to backbend in silence as we mourn its passing’. 😀
@ True Blue. “Pop” is not a genre. It stands for the popular sound at the moment. So I guess all those white folks were the ones that made those 90s R&B sell big eight since R&B was the popular sound in the 90s like Disco was the popular sound in the late 60s-70s. Stop using racism to try to have a “valid” argument. Like I said if that was the case the other acts would sell big and be on the charts dominating with Taylor, but they aren’t.
@ THE NUTT CASE WHO THINKS THAT “RIHANNASNAVY IS SLOWLY SINKING”
YOU GET THAT TATTOOEDON YOUR FORE-HEAD FOOL AND KEEP THINKING THAT RIHANNASNAVY IS SINKING. AND KUDOOS TO ALL WHO MADE THE CUT THIS WEEK AND T/S HAS THE COUNTRY MUSIC WORLD BOTH FOLLOWING AND SUPPORTING HER 10000000000% AND SO DOES S/BAND SO DOES RIHANNA!!!!!!!!
I MEAN RIHANNA AND S/B AND ALL OF THE REST OF THEM HAS A CERTAIN FAN BASE WHO CATERS TO THEM. AND FYI,,,,RIHANNA HAS “NEXT OF KIN”
SUPPORTING HER 10000000000% AND YOU CAN BEST BELIEVE THAT !!!!!
RIHANNASNAVY,,,,ARE GETTING AS LOUD AS WE CAN ALL OVER THE “ENTIRE PLANET FOLKS CHECK THE COUNTRIES THATS BUYING HER MUSIC WE ARE EVERYWHERE,,,, AND ARE GROWING @ A VERY RAPID PACE,,,THERES NO STOPPING US NOW !!!!!!! CONTRAZ TO ALL !!!!!!!!!
DEAD!
@ M.I.A.:
Pop is a genre, you idiot. It is not used solely to describe something that is popular. Go look it up, it’s not that hard.
And as for your argument that 90s R&B sold well, you do know that the only way to buy music back then was to go in a store and buy the damn CD? Music sales were at an all-time high for all genres in that era because there was no such thing as illegal downloading.
And again, I factually pointed out that country music is a genre that primarily appeals to white audiences. Taylor does not have a great number of non-white fans, so who do you think are buying her albums, genius? Genres and artists that appeal to white audiences tend to do better in sales these days. That is a FACT, not racism. Why do you think so many R&B artists who can’t sell enough albums in their own genre feel the need to crossover to pop in order to have commercial success? Using reading comprehension could help you look less stupid, you know.
@VA STAND UP
If that was true than Aretha Franklin, Patti Labelle, Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston etc. would all still be selling like Susan Boyle. They fans are mostly 45+.
@BITCHUFAIL
Black artist so well on the single charts though… The top 10 in the singles chart is always dominated by black artists. But Black artists, dont sell albums like white artists.. which is sad, and its hard to see it changing.
R Kelly’s Love Letter Worldwide sold over 1 millon copies from the holidays! Number one top 200 Billboard Tastemaster album two weeks in a row and no mention.
R Kelly is doing a New Year show in Ethiopia Africa also!
Trey’s Album stopped like a heart beating in his chest!
Love letter is the grown again R&B album of the year
no mention of blackeye peas “the beginning” or is it “the end”. I guess will I am should have spent more time promoting his album than bashing MJ’s album. I agree with the comment, blacks are not buying albums. It’s also unbelievable that you’re a success if you sell 1 million copies of an album. Long live the King of pop!
LMAO REGARDING CIARA! POOR THING SHE’LL MAKE A COME BACK
All in all, everyone did pretty well, with the exception of Ciara. I had a feeling Michael’s album would go either north or south, but it still doesn’t feel like a “go-getter” MJ album. I still stand on the fact that it is not completely him on those records, so I’m just gonna stick with the classics. I did in fact purchase R. Kelly, Keri, Keyshia, and Foxx’s albums, all of which were worth my money. Selling 100,000 in under 2 weeks is quite well for this time. Ciara…………I still wish the best for her. She is a very humble girl, talented, just didn’t work with the right people. Dream talked s*** about her, claiming she doesn’t have many chances left in this industry, and he produces garbage for her album, that fat tub of lard. Ciara needs a new dream like Kelly Rowland, because the industry still needs them.
poor keri haters. i feel bad for you. you must have horrible lives.
NBA DID BETTER THAN IAPW FIRST WEEK SALES
SHE STILL DIDN’T FLOP SO STAY THE F*** MAD BITCHESSSSSS
and keri thanked TGJ on her album notes, too. and this is how you repay her? wow u pressed as F***, trent
Keri did pretty ok considering she is not known at all by most mainstream audiences and no amount of appearances are going to make someone un-ass money for an album. The shade to Ciara was unnecessary but funny as all hell. I don’t really get Jamie Foxx as a musician, he’s talented but I just can’t take him seriously.
I am a bit baffled how some of the folks in the Top ten albums are still there. How many Taylor Swift albums do people need? Regardless congrats to her and all the others that had an increase in sales ( even though that has squat to do with quality of work).
And to the poster who mentioned marketing and Taylor Swift, we can all agree that nearly EVERY artist that is on the billboard top 20 gets plenty of marketing dollars thrown their way. That’s how the race is won. Occasionally I think about these album sales and the population of the developed world and realize that sales are about hype. When you think about a few million albums sold it sounds fantastic, but then I think about the population inhabiting any major U.S. city and realize, these artists really don’t sell a whole lot. It’s crazy when you really think about it.
No, Taylor swift is selling, because her songs arre great!!! I hate when people say, the reason shes selling, has nothing to do with the shes selling, quality of her music. The people usually saying this are the ones, who dont like her music and thus think its crap and cant understand why any other person would like it.
I can’t wait for Gaga, Beyonce and Britney!
Come on 2011 come on! 😀
And i thought Rihanna was supposed to sell between 130-140k? What happened? Lmao
Sales already decreasing after the holiday? XD
smh.. Ciara needs to
1. leave her label (lack of promo)
2. do more POPPY songs.,
and stop hating on Keri, she sold more than 100k albums, and thats commendable given the current climate in the music biz..
and i luh rihanna, but i did not think she would be in the top 10 this long!!>
246 stand up!!!
I went to buy Taylor’s Speak now today to see what the big deal was about and i FINALLY get it. Shes really good you guys, don’t judge like that or blame her for Keri or Keyshia or Ciara doing not as well. I was a Taylor doubter but shes a good songwriter and her songs aren’t filled with autotune and generic crap. She shouldn’t have had “Mine” as the first single. I think “Better than Revenge” should have been. Obviously “speak now” will be. “Enchanted”..idk i just like EVERY song on her album. That doesn’t happen to me with a lot of people. Stop making excuses about why your faves aren’t selling as well. It has nothing to do with race. I think its the quality of the music. Lol I think I turned into a taylor stan
Too bad for CC I though her album was ok. I knew it wasn’t going to take off like it should have when she kept postponing the release date. She should of did what most ppl do with their albums & get more calabo’s.
MJ still rules. Consider all the controversy regarding the Michael album and hardly any promo from Sony and yet he still comes out rock solid on sales in just a mere two weeks. If Sony was smart, they would dig deep into the MJ archives and published an album of his songs that are absolutely terriffic that didn’t make it to the final super albums we all know and love. Search You Tube for unreleased and previously released songs and read the thousands of comments on MJ songs that are 20-30 years old. Folks are just gushing over wishing Sony would just get them all out there. Awesome songs like: A Place With No Name, Blue Gangsta, Xscape, Fall Again, For All Time, Got The Hots, Shout, Someone Put Your Handout (yeah some of these songs were released but not promoted) but everyone plus many more and simply incredible. Don’t take my word – go out to You Tube and listen for yourselves. LONG LIVE THE KING …