Billboard chart/Issue Date Dec. 24

[Soldatti]

Soundscan/Billboard 200
Issue Date: December 24, 2005

Position/Artist/Album/This Week/% Change/Last Week/Total
174 U2 How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb 11,709 30 8,982 (2,933,728)

The Billboard 200
Date: 11/12/2004 - Run: *1*-2-2- (3 wsf)
01/01/2005: 5-3-14-12-13-22-28-31-34-20-41-48-54-39-34-44-39-39-44-57-66-71-73-79-91-109-106-138-155-148-166-187-190-164-158-150 (39/5/1 wks)
Re #01: 03/12/2005 196-185-183-174 (4 wks)
Total # of weeks: 43-39c (Top 10: 5 Top 20: 9, Top 40: 17 #1: 1)


US Sales summary to date:
from 15/11/2004 to 21/11/2004 - ISSUE DATE: 04/12/2004 - Week 00 - B200: -- / Sales: 3,206
from 22/11/2004 to 28/11/2004 - ISSUE DATE: 11/12/2004 - Week 01 - B200: 1 / Sales: 839,724
from 29/11/2004 to 05/12/2004 - ISSUE DATE: 18/12/2004 - Week 02 - B200: 2 / Sales: 288,466
from 06/12/2004 to 12/12/2004 - ISSUE DATE: 25/12/2004 - Week 03 - B200: 2 / Sales: 280,332
from 13/12/2004 to 19/12/2004 - ISSUE DATE: 01/01/2005 - Week 04 - B200: 5 / Sales: 299,645
from 20/12/2004 to 26/12/2004 - ISSUE DATE: 08/01/2005 - Week 05 - B200: 3 / Sales: 350,013
from 27/12/2004 to 02/01/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 15/01/2005 - Week 06 - B200: 14 / Sales: 94,815
from 03/01/2005 to 09/01/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 22/01/2005 - Week 07 - B200: 12 / Sales: 59,233
from 10/01/2005 to 16/01/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 29/01/2005 - Week 08 - B200: 13 / Sales: 48,557
from 17/01/2005 to 23/01/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 05/02/2005 - Week 09 - B200: 22 / Sales: 35,907
from 24/01/2005 to 30/01/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 12/02/2005 - Week 10 - B200: 28 / Sales: 34,370
from 31/01/2005 to 06/02/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 19/02/2005 - Week 11 - B200: 31 / Sales: 35,052
from 07/02/2005 to 13/02/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 26/02/2005 - Week 12 - B200: 34 / Sales: 39,648
from 14/02/2005 to 20/02/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 05/03/2005 - Week 13 - B200: 20 / Sales: 56,692
from 21/02/2005 to 27/02/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 12/03/2005 - Week 14 - B200: 41 / Sales: 26,532
from 28/02/2005 to 06/03/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 19/03/2005 - Week 15 - B200: 48 / Sales: 23,367
from 07/03/2005 to 13/03/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 26/03/2005 - Week 16 - B200: 54 / Sales: 18,882
from 14/03/2005 to 20/03/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 02/04/2005 - Week 17 - B200: 39 / Sales: 23,644
from 21/03/2005 to 27/03/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 09/04/2005 - Week 18 - B200: 34 / Sales: 34,227
from 28/03/2005 to 03/04/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 16/04/2005 - Week 19 - B200: 44 / Sales: 20,919
from 04/04/2005 to 10/04/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 23/04/2005 - Week 20 - B200: 39 / Sales: 19,386
from 11/04/2005 to 17/04/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 30/04/2005 - Week 21 - B200: 39 / Sales: 19,935
from 18/04/2005 to 24/04/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 07/05/2005 - Week 22 - B200: 44 / Sales: 18,856
from 25/04/2005 to 01/05/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 14/05/2005 - Week 23 - B200: 57 / Sales: 17,013
from 02/05/2005 to 08/05/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 21/05/2005 - Week 24 - B200: 66 / Sales: 17,601
from 09/05/2005 to 15/05/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 28/05/2005 - Week 25 - B200: 71 / Sales: 14,303
from 16/05/2005 to 22/05/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 04/06/2005 - Week 26 - B200: 73 / Sales: 14,861
from 23/05/2005 to 29/05/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 11/06/2005 - Week 27 - B200: 79 / Sales: 14,627
from 30/05/2005 to 05/06/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 18/06/2005 - Week 28 - B200: 91 / Sales: 13,025
from 06/06/2005 to 12/06/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 25/06/2005 - Week 29 - B200: 109 / Sales: 10,119
from 13/06/2005 to 19/06/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 02/07/2005 - Week 30 - B200: 106 / Sales: 11,870
from 20/06/2005 to 26/06/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 09/07/2005 - Week 31 - B200: 138 / Sales: 7,558
from 27/06/2005 to 03/07/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 16/07/2005 - Week 32 - B200: 155 / Sales: 7,092
from 04/07/2005 to 10/07/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 23/07/2005 - Week 33 - B200: 148 / Sales: 7,016
from 11/07/2005 to 17/07/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 30/07/2005 - Week 34 - B200: 166 / Sales: 6,333
from 18/07/2005 to 24/07/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 06/08/2005 - Week 35 - B200: 187 / Sales: 5,634
from 25/07/2005 to 31/07/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 13/08/2005 - Week 36 - B200: 190 / Sales: 5,641
from 01/08/2005 to 07/08/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 20/08/2005 - Week 37 - B200: 164 / Sales: 6,530
from 08/08/2005 to 14/08/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 27/08/2005 - Week 38 - B200: 158 / Sales: 6,457
from 15/08/2005 to 21/08/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 03/09/2005 - Week 39 - B200: 150 / Sales: 6,835

39 wks total: 2,843,774

from 14/11/2005 to 20/11/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 03/12/2005 - Week 40 - B200: 196 / Sales: 6,765
from 21/11/2005 to 27/11/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 10/12/2005 - Week 41 - B200: 185 / Sales: 9,725
from 28/11/2005 to 04/12/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 17/12/2005 - Week 42 - B200: 183 / Sales: 8,982
from 05/12/2005 to 11/12/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 24/12/2005 - Week 43 - B200: 174 / Sales: 11,709

Total: 2,933,728

 

[Soldatti]

Also...

BILLBOARD HOT DIGITAL SONGS

LW/TW/artist/single/twsales/%change/lwsales/total
64 48 U2 CHRISTMAS (BABY PLEASE COME HO 8596 31 6575 35740

 

[claytons edge]

Not bad,maybe better next week

 

[ybird3k]

Good stuff on the BB 200!

Also...

BILLBOARD HOT DIGITAL SONGS

LW/TW/artist/single/twsales/%change/lwsales/total
64 48 U2 CHRISTMAS (BABY PLEASE COME HO 8596 31 6575 35740

ive heard this song played in the UK on radio1, 3 times in the last 5 days! never heard it on radio ever before either

i reckon there should be a re-release (or maybe just a release as it hasnt been released before)

 

[Tallarico]

good...Soldatti, for you there will be a "grammy nominations effect" for the Bomb on Bb top 200?

 

[solar]

Wonderfull news, thanks!

 

[Soldatti]

I don't think that we'll see a sales explosion for Bomb, the album sold almost 3 million now and who knows how many downloads.
I say that it will sell steady on the lower part of the chart for a while.

 

[doctorwho]

The only way we'd see a "sales explosion" for HTDAAB is if it actually won the "Album of the Year" award and U2 gave a great performance. I think that combination would sky-rocket "Bomb" way back up the charts. I'm not sure it would re-enter the Top 10, as ATYCLB did in 2002 after it won 4 more Grammy Awards, but surely HTDAAB would make a huge leap - perhaps Top 20 or 30.

Then again, ATYCLB already had a push from "Stuck..." in Sept. '01, a Christmas push in Dec. '01, then a Super Bowl push in early Feb. '02. After the Super Bowl, ATYCLB was already floating around #25. By Grammy time, it was easy for ATYCLB to make the leap to the Top 10. So I agree with Soldatti, I don't think the album will make any huge leaps - UNLESS, it wins "Album of the Year".

 

[Windmilllane]

It won't win Album of the Year. It's Mariah's year. She's more popular and prettier.

 

[Zoovation]

Thanks Soldatti.

 

[Catman]

It won't win Album of the Year. It's Mariah's year. She's more popular and prettier.

I'm pulling for Kanye...

 

[STING2]

It won't win Album of the Year. It's Mariah's year. She's more popular and prettier.

Well, her new album has not sold as much as the BOMB worldwide and she doesn't even attempt to tour because she struggles to fill arena's in even the biggest cities.

 

[ybird3k]

.

 

[edge3]

Excellent news again... Bomb for Album Of The Year !

 

[cjboog]

I think there is a fighting chance bomb will be album of the year, but U2 is bound to win at least a couple grammys, which will get the album rolling again probably back into the top 100 fairly soon.

 

[Soldatti]

Here the whole Billboard 200 of this week (Issue Date: Dec. 24, 2005)

1 NEW eminem - curtain call
2 NEW lil' wayne - carter ii
3 NEW korn - see you on the other side
4 1 various - now 20
5 3 carrie underwood - some hearts
6 4 chesney*kenny - road & the radio
7 9 nickelback - all the right reasons
8 7 carey*mariah - emancipation of mimi
9 11 black eyed peas - monkey business
10 6 enya - amarantine
11 12 kelly clarkson - breakaway
12 14 cash*johnny - legend of johnny cash
13 8 madonna - confessions on a dance floor
14 10 system of a down - hypnotize
15 18 rascal flatts - feels like today
16 22 fall out boy - from under the cork
17 19 krall*diana - christmas songs
18 2 chris brown - chris brown
19 21 hill*faith - fireflies
20 NEW lohan*lindsay - little more personal
21 13 various - music frm & insprd by get rich
22 23 big & rich - comin' to your city
23 16 il divo - the christmas collection
24 15 mcentire*reba - reba #1's
25 28 green day - american idiot
26 5 shakira - oral fixation vol. 2
27 34 pussy cat dolls - pcd
28 20 mcbride*martina - timeless
29 30 duff*hilary - most wanted collection
30 33 sugarland - twice the speed of
31 29 adkins*trace - songs about me
32 32 urban*keith - be here
33 44 gorillaz - demon days
34 25 rod stewart - thanks for the memory... the great american songbook vol. iv
35 36 gretchen wilson - all jacked up
36 27 destiny's child - #1's
37 35 west*kanye - late registration
38 51 stefani*gwen - love.angel.music.baby
39 46 simpson*ashlee - i am me
40 NEW t-pain - rappa ternt sanga
41 24 santana*juelz - what the game's been missing
42 26 chamillionaire - sound of revenge
43 62 coldplay - x&y
44 52 bon jovi - have a nice day
45 45 neil diamond - 12 songs
46 38 walk the line - soundtrack
47 76 blunt*james - back to bedlam
48 48 green day - bullet in a bible
49 63 buble*michael - it's time
50 50 bentley*dierks - modern day drifter
51 31 stapp*scott - great divide
52 47 various - now 19
53 39 kenny g - the greatest holiday classics
54 41 nelly - sweatsuit
55 42 santana - all that i am
56 17 inxs - switch
57 53 wow hits - wow hits 2006
58 40 rent (2cd) - soundtrack
59 NEW ashanti - collectables by ashanti
60 40 rent (2cd) - soundtrack
61 NEW omar*don - da hit man presents reggaeton
62 75 paisley*brad - time well wasted
63 49 young jeezy - let's get it
64 77 keith*toby - honkytonk university
65 61 disturbed - ten thousand fists
66 57 currington*billy - doin' somethin' righ
67 65 crow*sheryl - wildflower
68 79 evans*sara - real fine place
69 55 fogerty*john - long road home: ultimate john
70 60 alicia keys - unplugged
71 96 killers - hot fuss
72 69 blink-182 - greatest hits
73 68 third day - wherever you are
74 54 wow - wow christmas
75 56 setzer*brian orchestra - dig that crazy christmas
76 66 various - 40 years:a charlie brown chris
77 73 brooks & dunn - hillbilly deluxe
78 95 johnson*jack - in between dreams
79 83 all-american rejects - move along
80 89 gretchen wilson - here for the party
81 64 mercyme - the christmas sessions
82 82 mccartney*jesse - beautiful soul
83 100 weezer - make believe
84 93 kidz bop kids - kidz bop 8
85 78 aly & aj - into the rush
86 71 cole*keyshia - way it is
87 80 nichols*joe - iii
88 108 buble*michael - caught in the act
89 59 john mayer trio - try! john mayer trio live in concert
90 111 system of a down - mezmerize
91 81 bruce springsteen - born to run - 30th anniversary edition
91 70 three 6 mafia - most known unknown (screwed and chopped)
93 74 cheetah girls - cheetahlicious christmas
94 92 keith*toby - vol. 2-greatest hits
95 72 franklin*kirk - hero
96 110 bow wow - wanted
97 37 dave matthews band - weekend on the rocks
98 85 ginuwine - back ii da basics
99 86 casting crowns - lifesong
100 106 big & rich - horse of a different color
101 121 cook*dane - retaliation
102 88 allan*gary - tough all over
103 NEW d4l - down for life
104 99 little big town - road to here
105 112 miranda lambert - kerosene
106 67 mccartney*paul - chaos & creation in the back y
107 NEW ja rule - exodus
108 97 guns n'roses - greatest hits
109 103 il divo - il divo
110 160 various - inspired by chronicles of narn
111 109 celtic woman - celtic woman
112 107 death cab for cutie - plans
113 114 my chemical romance - three cheers for sweet revenge
114 120 switchfoot - nothing is sound
115 105 paul*sean - trinity
116 94 barbra streisand - guilty pleasures
117 87 floetry - flo' ology
118 129 chris botti - to love again
119 133 shakira - fijación oral volumen 1
120 130 baker*anita - christmas fantasy
121 115 avenged sevenfold - city of evil
122 149 lifehouse - lifehouse
123 104 chicken little - soundtrack
124 147 audioslave - out of exile
125 90 chapman*steven curtis - all i really want for christma
126 NEW ricardo arjona - adentro
127 113 point of grace - winter wonderland
128 116 50 cent - massacre
129 156 matisyahu - live at stubb's
130 128 kidz bop kids - very merry kidz bop
131 118 wall*paul - people's champ
132 140 fiona apple - extraordinary machine
133 101 bun-b - trill
134 RE monk/coltrane - thelonious monk quartet with j
135 138 mcgraw*tim - live like you were dying
136 141 foo fighters - in your honor
137 124 montgomery gentry - something to be proud of: the best of 1999-2005
138 146 white stripes - get behind me satan
139 102 pitbull - money is still a major issue
140 98 philbin*regis - regis philbin christmas album
141 135 young*neil - prairie wind
142 131 thomas*rob - something to be
143 139 wicked - original cast recording
144 153 bratz - rock angelz
145 84 big boi presents - vol. 2-got purp
146 136 morissette*alanis - collection
147 126 depeche mode - playing the angel
148 123 bette midler - bette midler sings the peggy lee songbook
149 151 martha stewart - martha stewart living music: traditional songs for the holidays
150 142 staind - chapter v
151 175 braxton*toni - libra
152 195 strait*george - somewhere down in texas
153 158 etheridge*melissa - greatest hits-road less travel
154 125 rolling stones - bigger bang
155 150 nirvana - sliver-best of the box
156 162 hawthorne heights - silence in black & white
157 143 cagle*chris - anywhere but here
158 132 wonder*stevie - time to love
159 117 marley*damian - welcome to jamrock
160 122 ray j - raydiation
161 161 clapton*eric - back home
162 155 shinedown - us & them
163 164 ciara - goodies
164 144 buffett*jimmy - live in fenway park
165 148 aldean*jason - jason aldean
166 NEW bee gees - love songs
167 127 trina - glamorest life
168 174 raitt*bonnie - souls alike
169 163 click five - greetings from imrie house
170 154 usher - confessions
171 159 rihanna - music of the sun
172 170 mccartney*jesse - live-beautiful soul tour
173 NEW our new orleans: a benefit alb - our new orleans: a benefit alb
174 183 u2 - how to dismantle an atomic bom
175 176 twain*shania - greatest hits
176 14 cash*johnny - legend of johnny cash
177 119 wisin y yandel - pa'l mundo
178 177 madagascar - soundtrack
179 189 strait*george - 50 number ones
180 58 darkness - one way ticket to hell...& bac
181 178 r. kelly - remix city volume 1
182 167 pretty ricky - blue stars
183 137 various - crunk hits
184 194 various - disneymania remixed
185 169 slipknot - 9.0: live
186 145 twista - day after
187 RE def leppard - rock of ages
188 182 david gray - life in slow motion
189 168 beastie boys - solid gold hits
190 185 him - dark light
191 190 creed - greatest hits
192 186 chesney*kenny - when the sun goes down
193 179 franz ferdinand - you could have it so much better
194 RE relient k - mmhmm
195 134 rolling stones - rarities 1971-03
196 166 harry potter & the goblet of f - soundtrack
197 RE hancock*herbie - possibilities
198 191 jones*mike - who is mike jones?
199 192 yearwood*trisha - jasper county
200 RE disney - disneymania 3