![]() ![]() debut-week sales of 1 million units? And if Swift can’t attain that now-elusive milestone, can anyone? REUTERS/Lucas Jacksonīut anticipation of a different sort is building among music retail and label executives: Can “Speak Now” top U.S. Year to date track sales are at 868.33 million, up 11% compared to the same total at this point last year (781.81 million).Singer Taylor Swift arrives for the "Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World" gala in New York May 4, 2010. It is the 15th week in a row where year-to-date album volume is greater than the same time in the prior year.ĭigital track sales this past week totaled 22.43 million downloads, down less than 1% compared to last week (22.44 million) and up 15% stacked next to the comparable week of 2010 (19.44 million). Year to date album sales stand at 206.57 million, up 3% compared to the same total at this point last year (200.55 million). ![]() 4) totaled 6.65 million units, up 29% compared to the sum last week (5.14 million) and up 27% compared to the comparable sales week of 2010 (5.22 million). Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending Sept. Rounding out the rest of the Digital Songs top 10 is Gym Class Heroes‘ “Stereo Hearts” (featuring Adam Levine), which falls 3-9 with 140,000 (down 4%). That’s the best sales week for any Gaga song since “The Edge of Glory” debuted at No. Rihanna‘s “Cheers (Drink to That)” posts a 9% sales gain (with 143,000 sold), but gets pushed back 5-7, while LMFAO‘s “Party Rock Anthem” also slides despite a gain, falling 4-8 (141,000 up 5%). The former was performed on the VMA pre-show, while Wayne closed out the awards with a rendition of “How to Love.” Cobra’s new album, Night Shades, also debuts at No. Aside from the big jumps from Adele and Beyonce, two more singles hit the top 10 for the first time.Ĭobra Starship‘s “You Make Me Feel” (featuring Sabi), rises 13-5 with 159,000 (up 75%) while Lil Wayne‘s “Mirror” (featuring Bruno Mars), debuts at No. Over on the Digital Songs chart, there is a ton of movement in the top 10. Tyler, the Creator, who surprised many by winning the best new artist trophy, jumps 102-48 with his Goblin album (10,000 up 133%). Young the Giant, the only rock act that performed on the show, flies 130-42 with its self-titled album (10,000 up 189%). Bruno Mars, who celebrated the late Amy Winehouse in a tribute segment, rises 37-32 with Doo-Wops & Hooligans (12,000 up 31%). Lady Gaga, who opened the show with “You and I,” posts a 20% gain with Born This Way (13-14). Outside the top 10 on the albums chart, we also see VMA gains by an assortment of performers and winners. Jay-Z and Kanye West‘s Watch the Throne slips 2-4 (80,000 down 16%), Game‘s The R.E.D. His last effort, 2009’s Easy Does It, took a bow at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart - his first leader there. 6 with his third album, Barefoot Blue Jean Night, selling 55,000. His last effort, One Love, debuted and peaked at No. 5 with 58,000, earning the superstar DJ his first top 10 set. ![]() This marks the first time the 4 album has posted a weekly sales increase since its arrival.Įlsewhere on the Billboard 200 albums chart, David Guetta‘s Nothing But the Beat bows at No. Other obvious gainer thanks to the VMA show is Beyonce, who announced she was pregnant during her performance of “Love On Top.” Her 4 album returns to the top 10 on the Billboard 200 with 39,000 (jumping 12-7 up 87%) and “Love” debuts at No. Foster the People‘s “Pumped Up Kicks” is sandwiched between the two, standing steady at No. She bumps “Moves Like Jagger,” by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera, down 1-3 with 207,000 (down 5%). On the show, the diva sang the album’s latest single, “Someone Like You,” which also flies 11-1 on the Digital Songs chart with 275,000 (up 191%). 3 (154,000) thanks to the singer’s performance on the Aug. Adele‘s 21 posts a whopping 88% sales gain, though it holds at No. ![]()
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