That’s the highest total since 50 Cent moved 1.14 million of Massacre in 2005. Taylor Swift’s Speak Now sold 1.044 million in its first week last October. Counting Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter, which sold 1.005 million in June 2008, UMG has the last four million selling debuts.
Almost 650k of those sales were in digital form, with 460k coming via Amazon’s precedent-shattering two-day 99 cents promotion.
Arista Nashville’s Brad Paisley, with This Is Country Music, is the next highest debut, bowing at #2 with 154k, while Columbia’s Glee: The Music Vol. 6 (#4) and MMG/Warner Bros.’ Maybach Music Group Presents…(#5) are the other Top 5 debuts, sandwiching XL/Columbia’s still-potent Adele (#3), which will soar past double-platinum next week.
Other Top 10 newcomers include Columbia/Jive/Legacy’s NKOTBSB (#7) and Startime/Columbia’s Foster the People (#9), alongside holdovers Capitol/EMI’s Now 38 (#6), Broken Bow’s Jason Aldean (#8, +17%) and Glassnote’s Mumford & Sons (#10), closing in on 1.5 million.
That gives Steve Barnett’s Team Columbia four of the Top 10.
The rest of the new chart entries include 19 Recordings’ American Idol winner Scotty McCreery (#11), Nomota’s Wal-Mart exclusive Journey (#16), 19 Recordings’ Lauren Alaina (#39) and Def Jam/IDJ’s Jadakiss (#41), while RCA Nashville’s Sara Evans is a re-entry (#45).
Big Machine’s Rascal Flatts (#45-25, +54%) is the week’s biggest double-digit gainer, followed by Lady Gaga’s Fame (#33-15, +45%), Atlantic’s Zac Brown Band (#31-22, +26%), Def Jam/IDJ’s Rihanna (#36-32, +12%) and Universal Republic Nashville’s The Band Perry (#41-38, +10%).
Hitting retail this week are
MUSIC REVENUE TOPPED $17B IN 2023: RIAA
Streaming subscriptions lead the charge. (3/27a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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