Week 86

[STING2]

Here is where ATYCLB is charting in the world in Week 85/86:

France #138
Canada #78
Ireland #37
United States #117

This week the sudden burst of sales in France for ATYCLB is starting to taper off as the album falls from #89 to #138. Sales in France are estimated at 1,955. In Ireland ATYCLB rises to #37 with an estimated 430 copies sold. In Canada, Dr. Who provided an editorial comment which put ATYCLB sales at about 1,000 copies at #78. The Mystery here is that with my estimate, I got 1,846 for sales in Canada at #78. My estimates for the other countries is done by dividing the countries population by the USA population. Then taking that number and multiplying it by the appropriate number on the USA soundscan chart depending on number the album is charting at in that country. This is very accurate if on a per-capita basis album sales in the country are the same as the USA. But with the Canadian sales info Dr. Who provided, it appears at least for this week, that #78 on the Canadian charts is selling at half the rate of #78 in the USA chart on a per capita basis. I went ahead and used Dr. Who's reported figure rather than my estimate for this week.

In the USA the album is at #117 with sales of 10,947 and total sales so far now reaching 3,897,052. Global sales for the week are estimated at 14,332. Total worldwide sales for ATYCLB are now estimated at 10,919,672!

 

[Popmartijn]

Hello,

There is still no sign of ATYCLB in the Dutch charts. However, The Best Of... is getting a remarkable chart run (for the moment). The album re-entered the charts 7 weeks ago and is now at #52!
Here is the total run (for its 11th chart run):
93-66-55-55-49-46-52-52

Nevertheless, I hope ATYCLB will return soon to the charts, but for now I'll settle with The Best Of...

C ya!

Marty

 

[The Arms of America]

Wow sales in france at almost 2,000 at number 138. I didn't realize France was such a big market.

Just a couple of quick quesitons.

what is the population of France?

Does any one know the total sales for France for ATYCLB or any of U2's albums?

 

[STING2]

Total population in France is 59,411,000. A little more than 1/5 of the USA population. Although I do not have exact figures, U2s album sales in France are similar to that of the United Kingdom. Total sales are probably close to 10 million for all of U2s albums in France as they are in the UK. You can get U2s UK album sales from the www.bpi.co.uk/ . Go to certified awards and type in U2 and it will bring up all of U2s certifications to date. Platinum in the UK is 300,000 , 50% higher on a per capita basis than the USA. Gold is 100,000 which is on per capita the same as the USA, and Silver is 60,000.

 

[The Arms of America]

thanks STING2

It looks like U2 is selling about 1/5 the albums there as in the U.S. also so they are doing very well in France.

All of this even though the Elevation tour was focused almost completely on the U.S.
I don't know if a bigger tour of Europe would of helped sales in Europe but if so apparently their popularity is still higher in other parts of the world than in the U.S.

 

[doctorwho]

The last few weeks have seen ATYCLB bounce between 117 and 131 on the U.S. charts, with sales fluctuating by as much as 2,800 copies between weeks. In Week 81, ATYCLB dropped to #119 on the U.S. Billboard charts (down from #107 the week before) and sold 9,321 copies, down from 11,712 copies the week prior (Week 80). In Week 82, the album dropped to #131, the lowest chart position it had ever been in the U.S. at that time. However, its sales remained very steady, even increasing ever so slightly, to 9,353 copies. In Week 83, there was a mini-rebound as the album bounced up to #118 on the U.S. Billboard charts. It also increased slightly in sales to 9,415 copies. In Week 84, the album dropped again down to #130 with a mere 8,164 copies sold. This was the lowest weekly sales for the album in the U.S. since its release. In week 85, the album bounced back up to #117, the highest position it has held since Week 80, with sales of 10,947 copies - an increase of almost 2,800 copies!

For some reason, last week was a very strong week across the Top 200. There was no specific holiday or 3-day weekend to spur sales, so it appears the mini-boom was due to school being out for the summer. While it's arguable that ATYCLB sales were given a boost thanks to the showing of the "Elevation" concert on TV, many albums received a boost and overall sales in the Top 200 were up by a little over 550,000 copies.

Whatever effect caused this sales boom, sales returned to what they were the week two weeks ago - especially for U2.

In week 86, ATYCLB drops to #135, the lowest it has charted in the U.S. Sales for the week were 8,589 copies, down almost 2,400 copies from the week prior.

As I scanned through the chart, I saw a lot of other older, but big-selling, albums drop similarly to ATYCLB. For example, the Beatles' "1" dropped from #121 with sales of 10,785 copies, to #143 and 7,851 copies sold. This is a decrease of almost 2,900 copies! Additionally, Jennifor Lopez's "J. Lo", which saw a sales increase of about 200 copies last week, sees a sales drop of 700 copies this week. "J.Lo" has been out for 74 weeks while "1" has been out for 84 weeks. Those of you who read my weekly updates may recall that I have compared ATYCLB to those same two albums for the past two weeks and now this week. In other words, ATYCLB is following the same trends as other top-selling albums.

I predicted that ATYCLB would remain relatively stable for a while - throughout the summer - before it finally fell out of the Top 200. And based on the last 8 weeks, since the album dropped out of the Top 100, this appears to be true. Even though the album is out of the Top 100, it has averaged a little below 10,000 copies sold per week these past 8 weeks. The album has charted no lower than #135 with sales no less than 8,100 copies. Let's hope these fairly steady sales remain (or improve) as the summer season progresses. I'd really like to see ATYCLB get that 4x Platinum certification before it falls from the Top 200.

Chart Summary for United States

The first 86 weeks for ATYCLB on the U.S. Billboard charts are:

3-5-12-22-23-24-20(1xP)-18-22-16
19-19(2xP)-25-33-37-35-11(3xGrammy)-15-25-31
38-40-42-45-45-48-50-48-50-58
60-53-50-66-74-82-81-89-88-99
105-106-108-104-78-66-53-50-57-55
54-58(3xP)-62-67-80-77-78-76-69-71
74-58-39-56-61-66-25(SBowl)-26-28-10(4xGrammy)
17-25-37-47-48-55-65-83-103-107
119-131-118-130-117-135

"POP" was out of the Top 100 after 19 weeks and "Zooropa" was out of the Top 100 after 31 weeks. ATYCLB fell out of the Top 100 after 40 weeks, however, it had returned for an additional 34 weeks.

ATYCLB spent 74 out of 86 total weeks in the U.S. Top 100; 30 weeks in the U.S. Top 40; and 3 weeks in the U.S. Top 10.

Approximate weekly sales for the first 86 weeks of ATYCLB are (rounded to nearest thousand):

428,000 + 176,000 + 119,000 + 125,000 + 100,000 + 113,000 + 154,000 + 259,000 + 108,000 + 66,000 + 59,000 + 57,000+ 47,000 + 44,000 + 41,000 + 49,000 + 85,000 + 74,000 + 54,000 + 48,000 + 43,000 + 39,000 + 37,000 + 39,000 + 30,000 + 29,000 + 26,000 + 29,000 + 25,000 + 24,000 + 27,000 + 30,000 + 31,000 + 24,000 + 22,000 + 18,000 + 19,000 + 17,000 + 17,000 + 15,000 + 14,000 + 14,000 + 13,000 + 13,000 + 16,000 + 19,000 + 21,000 + 23,000 + 22,000 + 22,000 + 24,000 + 25,000 + 24,000 + 23,000 + 21,000 + 28,000 + 28,000 + 30,000 + 46,000 + 72,000 + 42,000 + 28,000 + 26,000 + 19,000 + 20,000 + 19,000 + 46,000 + 53,000 + 36,000 + 81,000 + 56,000 + 40,000 + 32,000 + 29,000 + 22,000 + 18,000 + 14,000 + 13,000 + 11,000 + 12,000 + 9,000 + 9,000 + 9,000 + 8,000 + 11,000 + 9,000

Exact U.S. SoundScan sales are: 3,905,641 copies (note that the sum of the weekly estimates is off from the exact total due to rounding). The album is less than 95,000 copies from the 4x Platinum mark in the U.S. ATYCLB has now crossed the 3.9 million copies sold plateau.

Prior U.S. ATYCLB chart data:

Highest Rankings for "Beautiful Day": #21 on the Hot 100 chart, #1 on the Dance Charts, #5 on the Modern Rock chart, #4 on the Adult Top 40 chart.

Highest Rankings for "Suck in a Moment...": #52 on the Hot 100 chart, #9 on the Adult Top 40 chart.

Highest Rankings for "Elevation": #9 on the Modern Rock chart. I *believe* #17 on the Dance charts.

Highest Rankings for "Walk On": #10 on the Modern Rock chart.

 

[doctorwho]

Here is a bit more U.S. chart news.

The boost that the videos and catalog albums all received last week has also dropped this week - across the board (meaning not just for U2). It appears that with school being out for summer, there was a spike in sales as students ran to the malls for some fun. Now that spike has leveled.

The "Elevation" VHS video remains steady at #15 in its 29th week on the music video charts. Here are the sales for the past 5 weeks: 1,253 - 1, 214 - 1,124 - 1,746 - 1,314. The video jumped over 600 copies sold last week, but dropped by over 400 copies sold this week.

The DVD version of the video sees a similar trend. Here are its chart and sales performances the past five weeks: #11- 13 - 13 - 13- 16; 1,162 - 1,137 - 1,045 - 1,614 - 1,223 . The DVD saw an increase of almost 600 copies last week, but it too drops by almost 400 copies this week.

Nonetheless, despite these drops, after the holiday season, this video (VHS and DVD) has sold between 2,000-4,000 copies each week. These sales, combined with the holiday season sales easily makes this a GOLD selling video (50,000 copies sold) and most-likely even Platinum (100,000 copies sold). My guess is that when U2's label recertifies ATYCLB, they will also certify this video (or at least they should!).

The "Best Of" continues to enjoy a nice little rebound up the Pop Catalog charts. Here are its chart and sales performances for the past 5 weeks: #79 - 66 - 52 - 45 - 42; 3,638- 3,835 - 4,258 - 5,562 - 4,597. As you can see, the "Best Of" jumps up to #42 on the charts, but sees a sales drop of nearly 1,000 copies. This is just proof of how slow sales were this week. Still, as expected, the "Best Of" will probably remain somewhere in the Top 100 on the Catalog charts for some time, slowly selling several hundred thousand copies a year.

The "Best Of" is not the only U2 album on the U.S. Pop Catalog charts, however, U2 weren't as successful this week as they were last week. Last week, the "Best Of - Limited Edition" (the one with b-sides) charted at #184 this week, with sales of 2,552 copies. The week prior, this album only sold 1,810 copies. The album does not chart in the Top 200 on the Catalog charts this week, suggesting that sales have once again returned to around 1,800 copies for this album.

The "Joshua Tree" however is able to hold on in the Top 200 for another week. Here is its chart and sales run for the past few weeks: out - 181 - out - 192 - 200; 2,013 - 2, 179 - 2, 016 - 2,503 - 2,075. Even JT dropped by over 400 copies this week. Still, I estimate that JT is selling slightly over 2,000 copies a week - even if it doesn't chart. Not bad for a 15 year old album, but not always enough to keep it in the Top 200 on the Pop Catalog charts.

Note that all of U2's items that charted saw sales decreases of 400 to almost 3,000 copies more as compared to last week. It appears that the summer holiday boom of last week has lost its luster this week. Still, U2 holds on fairly strong and ATYCLB inches just a bit closer to 4x Platinum.

As always, I thank Melissa for sending me the SoundScan report so I could present these accurate numbers.

 

[doctorwho]

Here are the Top 200 SoundScan numbers. Note that total sales are down by over 600,000 copies this week - with some artists seeing huge drops.

CHART: Top Current Albums Page 1 of 4
Week Ending 06/23/02
Wks 2 Last This Curr. Week Last
On Lbl Weeks Week Week Sales(est) Week
___ ____ _____ ____ ____ _______ _______

5 INT 1 1 1 EMINEM|EMINEM SHOW 380764 529562
1 DRMW --- --- 2 * PAPA ROACH|LOVEHATETRAGEDY 135781 228
2 EPIC --- 2 3 KORN|UNTOUCHABLES 132252 434126
3 WSM 2 3 4 VA-TOTALLY HITS|TOTALLY HITS 2 91743 117065
3 ARI 8 10 5 * LAVIGNE*AVRIL|LET GO 87534 69890
1 COL --- --- 6 * JEAN*WYCLEF|MASQUERADE 81498 201
12 DEF 5 6 7 ASHANTI|ASHANTI 80853 80054
6 ABAD 4 5 8 P. DIDDY & BAD |WE INVENTED TH 78194 90345
1 COL --- --- 9 * OUR LADY PEACE|GRAVITY 66898 138
31 LAF 18 15 10 * PINK|MISSUNDAZTOOD 59210 54554
1 UNIV --- --- 11 * RUBIO*PAULINA|BORDER GIRL 56260 346
9 BNA 6 8 12 CHESNEY*KENNY|NO SHOES NO SHIR 54666 75838
10 AAM 9 11 13 CROW*SHERYL|C'MON C'MON 52959 64027
3 LAF 3 9 14 JONES*DONELL|LIFE GOES ON 51443 74632
3 CAP 7 19 15 DIRTY VEGAS|DIRTY VEGAS 48317 52083
2 DBV --- 57 16 * LILO & STITCH|SOUNDTRACK 45262 22942
8 UNCM 16 22 17 BIG TYMERS|HOOD RICH 44816 50150
14 UME 10 17 18 VARIOUS ARTISTS|NOW 9 43924 53706
28 WAR 17 20 19 GROBAN*JOSH|JOSH GROBAN 43648 50796
8 COL 12 18 20 SPIDER-MAN|SOUNDTRACK 42698 53580
13 EPIC 13 16 21 DION*CELINE|NEW DAY HAS COME 42589 54424
78 LHWY 19 7 22 O BROTHER WHERE|SOUNDTRACK 41237 78513
25 COL 25 24 23 MAYER*JOHN|ROOM FOR SQUARES 41082 45434
6 DEF 11 21 24 CAM'RON|COME HOME WITH ME 40769 50415
2 MCA --- 4 25 NEW FOUND GLORY|STICKS & STONE 39886 91233
17 BNTE 22 26 26 JONES*NORAH|COME AWAY WITH ME 39239 42984
1 EPIC --- --- 27 * ANASTACIA|FREAK OF NATURE 36628 131
3 ATLG 58 38 28 * SCOOBY-DOO|SOUNDTRACK 34774 31650
32 EPIC 21 23 29 SHAKIRA|LAUNDRY SERVICE 34149 45601
7 DEF 15 28 30 MUSIQ (SOULCHIL|JUSLISEN 33142 41971
8 AAM 28 32 31 CARLTON*VANESSA|BE NOT NOBODY 32267 34190
5 COL 14 27 32 ANTHONY*MARC|MENDED 32119 42936
1 ROAD --- --- 33 * CANTRELL*JERRY|DEGRADATION TRI 31544 58
23 ARI 24 12 34 JACKSON*ALAN|DRIVE 30963 57168
2 EPIC --- 13 35 OSBOURNE FAMILY|TV SOUNDTRACK 30384 56548
5 COL 20 30 36 VA-NOW THAT'S W|OFF THE HOOK 29806 38504
2 COL --- 14 37 BOWIE*DAVID|HEATHEN 28203 55032
28 INT 29 37 38 NO DOUBT|ROCK STEADY 28192 31937
43 GEFN 31 34 39 PUDDLE OF MUDD|COME CLEAN 27275 33123
28 DRMW 46 42 40 JIMMY EAT WORLD|JIMMY EAT WORL 27261 27816
41 ROAD 30 33 41 NICKELBACK|SILVER SIDE UP 27241 33713
2 MOT --- 29 42 AZ|AZIATIC 25925 41052
31 WNDU 43 36 43 CREED|WEATHERED 25679 32150
6 V2 26 35 44 MOBY|18 25473 32911
1 MCA --- --- 45 * A-TEENS|POP 'TIL YOU DROP 25220 63
87 WAR 33 39 46 LINKIN PARK|HYBRID THEORY 25210 30800
2 UNIV --- 25 47 SAADIQ*RAPHAEL|INSTANT VINTAGE 24530 44097
42 COL 38 41 48 SYSTEM OF A DOW|TOXICITY 23821 28065
45 WAR 42 46 49 BRANCH*MICHELLE|SPIRIT ROOM 23687 25828
16 ATLG 41 48 50 BRANDY|FULL MOON 23495 24788


CHART: Top Current Albums Page 2 of 4
Week Ending 06/23/02
Wks 2 Last This Curr. Week Last
On Lbl Weeks Week Week Sales(est) Week
___ ____ _____ ____ ____ _______ _______

30 DEF 36 44 51 LUDACRIS|WORD OF MOUF 23089 26900
17 ATLG 34 52 52 NAPPY ROOTS|WATERMELON CHICKEN 22890 24088
20 UNEJ 55 53 53 JOHNSON*JACK|BRUSHFIRE FAIRYTA 22597 23959
41 ATLG 49 51 54 P.O.D.|SATELLITE 22377 24144
1 SDR --- --- 55 * VA-2002 WARPED |2002 WARPED TO 21678 31
12 EEG 35 56 56 TWEET|SOUTHERN HUMMINGBIRD 21630 23219
34 INT 47 49 57 IGLESIAS*ENRIQU|ESCAPE 21043 24418
20 EPIC 39 54 58 LOPEZ*JENNIFER|J TO THA LO! 20924 23811
4 COL 53 40 59 DIVINE SECRETS |SOUNDTRACK 20603 28744
5 MCA 45 61 60 BOX CAR RACER|BOX CAR RACER 20570 22579
49 ATLG 64 69 61 DAVID*CRAIG|BORN TO DO IT 20432 19899
38 DEF 50 63 62 JA RULE|PAIN IS LOVE 19768 21326
9 WAR 80 73 63 HIVES|VENI VIDI VICIOUS 19690 18787
6 ARTR 93 82 64 * KHIA|THUG MISSES 19527 16049
1 WAR --- --- 65 * OAKENFOLD|BUNKKA 19166 34
7 COL 37 50 66 HILL*LAURYN|MTV UNPLUGGED NO. 19071 24364
3 MCA 23 43 67 VA-SOUNDBOMBING|VOL. 3-SOUNDBO 18794 26990
15 EPIC 52 62 68 B2K|B2K 18513 21513
6 GEFN 32 47 69 WEEZER|MALADROIT 18493 25770
35 EPIC 63 60 70 INCUBUS|MORNING VIEW 17926 22645
20 MCA 48 65 71 BLIGE*MARY J.|NO MORE DRAMA (2 17718 20704
33 TVT 61 68 72 DEFAULT|FALLOUT 17631 19973
2 MCA --- 31 73 WHO|ULTIMATE COLLECTION 17577 37027
5 AAM 51 67 73 GRANT*AMY|LEGACY...HYMNS & FAI 17577 20065
46 LAF 57 64 75 USHER|8701 17523 20824
31 ISL 68 80 76 HOOBASTANK|HOOBASTANK 17431 16591
5 AAM 40 55 77 SPIRIT: STALLIO|SOUNDTRACK 17259 23772
20 ARBH 54 58 78 MANILOW*BARRY|ULTIMATE MANILOW 16703 22853
14 ARI 62 45 79 PAISLEY*BRAD|PART II 16296 26005
52 J 56 70 80 KEYS*ALICIA|SONGS IN A MINOR 15536 19692
15 VRGN 69 87 81 N.E.R.D.|IN SEARCH OF 14780 15269
3 BUNG 27 66 82 DJ QUIK|UNDER THA INFLUENCE 14600 20129
1 MCA --- --- 83 * EVERSOLE*ARCHIE|RIDE WIT ME DI 14417 46
27 COL 72 83 84 NAS|STILLMATIC 14339 15716
11 WAR 59 71 85 GOO GOO DOLLS|GUTTERFLOWER 14075 19299
16 V2 74 74 86 WHITE STRIPES|WHITE BLOOD CELL 13970 18485
13 KOCH 70 88 87 YING YANG TWINS|ALLEY, RETURN 13942 14922
13 MCA 65 84 88 AVANT|ECSTASY 13937 15665
31 ATLG 77 78 89 KID ROCK|COCKY 13835 16844
25 MOT 88 90 90 INDIA.ARIE|ACOUSTIC SOUL 13375 14584
83 WAR 79 76 91 ENYA|DAY WITHOUT RAIN 13058 17525
6 UNIV 60 59 92 MORRISON*VAN|DOWN THE ROAD 12892 22780
40 RCA 94 81 93 MCBRIDE*MARTINA|GREATEST HITS 12714 16369
33 JIVE 85 98 94 SPEARS*BRITNEY|BRITNEY 12507 13768
43 DRMW 91 72 95 KEITH*TOBY|PULL MY CHAIN 12419 19152
11 CAP 71 75 96 RAITT*BONNIE|SILVER LINING 12407 18235
12 MCAN 92 100 97 ALLAN*GARY|ALRIGHT GUY 12245 13558
18 GOSP 81 92 98 FRANKLIN*KIRK|REBIRTH OF KIRK 11979 14348
58 DRMW 95 93 99 SHREK|SOUNDTRACK 11815 14286
1 ATLG --- --- 100 * B RICH|80 DIMES 11740 85


CHART: Top Current Albums Page 3 of 4
Week Ending 06/23/02
Wks 2 Last This Curr. Week Last
On Lbl Weeks Week Week Sales(est) Week
___ ____ _____ ____ ____ _______ _______

83 CURB 90 85 101 MCGRAW*TIM|GREATEST HITS 11665 15307
62 ARI 84 79 102 BROOKS & DUNN|STEERS & STRIPES 11429 16595
29 ATLG 73 94 103 FAT JOE|JEALOUS ONES STILL ENV 11384 14191
57 EEG 107 107 104 STAIND|BREAK THE CYCLE 11306 12293
41 ZOMB 86 86 105 SMITH*MICHAEL W|WORSHIP 11199 15275
20 INO 103 104 106 MERCY ME|ALMOST THERE 11130 13179
7 TVT 75 91 107 NAUGHTY BY NATU|IICONS 11117 14432
61 CURB 101 89 108 MCGRAW*TIM|SET THIS CIRCUS DOW 10766 14754
2 OCF --- 134 109 * DAZ DILLINGER|THIS IS THE LIFE 10665 9427
17 EPIC 105 108 110 TENACIOUS D|TENACIOUS D 10632 12077
17 WAR 102 113 111 MORISSETTE*ALAN|UNDER RUG SWEP 10506 11372
91 BNA 109 103 112 CHESNEY*KENNY|GREATEST HITS 10498 13263
24 V2 186 189 113 * I AM SAM|SOUNDTRACK 10248 6630
13 UNIV 78 101 114 SCORPION KING|SOUNDTRACK 10207 13489
6 ATLG 66 77 115 RUSH|VAPOR TRAILS 10159 17179
37 RCA 122 118 116 STROKES, THE|IS THIS IT 10080 10910
6 EPIC 87 105 117 RUFF ENDZ|SOMEONE TO LOVE YOU 10071 13125
1 ATLG --- --- 118 * BAKER*ANITA|BEST OF ANITA BAKE 10042 74
7 BNA 121 123 119 COFFEY*KELLIE|WHEN YOU LIE NEX 10026 10501
3 HOL 98 102 120 BAD COMPANY|SOUNDTRACK 9444 13374
34 RCA 106 119 121 CALLING|CAMINO PALMERO 9386 10859
9 ATLG 99 109 122 WILCO|YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT 9305 11949
27 INT 117 114 123 MOULIN ROUGE|SOUNDTRACK 9229 11135
3 MCA 44 97 124 DJ SHADOW|PRIVATE PRESS 9216 13900
14 DEF 89 122 125 JAY-Z/R. KELLY|BEST OF BOTH WO 9214 10769
52 BNA 110 120 126 LONESTAR|I'M ALREADY THERE 9087 10828
14 VAGR 146 158 127 * DASHBOARD CONFE|PLACES YOU HAV 9056 7719
5 MCA 97 110 128 LEE*TOMMY|NEVER A DULL MOMENT 8985 11716
9 ARI 100 125 129 CEE-LO|PERFECT IMPERFECT 8972 10322
10 WAR 116 112 130 TRICK PONY|TRICK PONY 8950 11509
9 SNYC 76 95 131 STAR WARS EP II|SOUNDTRACK 8843 14050
99 CURB 115 131 132 COYOTE UGLY|SOUNDTRACK 8705 9571
17 CAP 118 135 133 MINOGUE*KYLIE|FEVER 8697 9369
49 BLKG 113 136 134 AALIYAH|AALIYAH 8607 9326
86 INT 130 117 135 U2|ALL THAT YOU CAN'T LEAVE BE 8589 10947
8 COL --- 186 136 * WILLIAMS*MICHEL|HEART TO YOURS 8444 6693
21 INT 108 145 137 UNWRITTEN LAW|ELVA 8286 8514
20 BNA 114 115 138 VA-TOTALLY COUN|TOTALLY COUNTR 8263 11029
2 RCA --- 133 139 MR. DEEDS|SOUNDTRACK 8252 9460
33 J 112 128 140 STONE*ANGIE|MAHOGANY SOUL 8138 10067
26 WAR 111 132 141 JAHEIM|GHETTO LOVE 8082 9563
104 UNIV 148 156 142 NELLY|COUNTRY GRAMMAR 7901 7828
84 CAP 143 121 143 BEATLES|BEATLES 1 7851 10785
27 COL 142 155 144 LIL' BOW WOW|DOGGY BAG 7847 7871
1 CAP --- --- 145 * OTEP|SEVAS TRA 7771 5
69 RCA 135 130 146 MATTHEWS*DAVE B|EVERYDAY 7766 9695
40 IMPL 136 129 147 KRALL*DIANA|LOOK OF LOVE 7702 10063
9 DEVE 123 141 148 DEVITO*LOUIE|DANCE FACTORY 7693 8928
6 VOLC 163 159 149 311|FROM CHAOS 7653 7551
1 SQNC --- --- 150 * NATURE|NATURE 7576 4472


CHART: Top Current Albums Page 4 of 4
Week Ending 06/23/02
Wks 2 Last This Curr. Week Last
On Lbl Weeks Week Week Sales(est) Week
___ ____ _____ ____ ____ _______ _______

74 EPIC 131 150 151 LOPEZ*JENNIFER|J. LO 7519 8265
30 J 103 142 152 BUSTA RHYMES|GENESIS 7449 8924
15 ATLG 138 136 153 CORRS|VHI PRESENTS THE CORRS L 7413 9326
3 MAMM 82 106 153 LOS LOBOS|GOOD MORNING AZTLAN 7413 12472
21 COL 120 111 155 TRITT*TRAVIS|DOWN THE ROAD I G 7319 11598
15 MOT 129 149 156 SHAND*REMY|WAY I FEEL 7179 8369
29 EEG 152 165 157 ADAMS*YOLANDA|BELIEVE 7154 7278
9 J 119 151 158 RL|RL-EMENTS 7106 8121
17 WAR 144 161 159 CHER|LIVING PROOF 7083 7497
1 MAT --- --- 160 * GUIDED BY VOICE|UNIVERSAL TRUT 7061 181
3 WAR 67 124 161 NDEGEOCELLO*MES|COOKIE: ANTHRO 6801 10427
39 ROUN 162 126 162 KRAUSS*ALISON &|NEW FAVORITE 6667 10200
54 MCA 151 153 163 BLINK 182|TAKE OFF YOUR PANTS 6648 7949
7 GRP 155 180 164 DOWNING*WILL|SENSUAL JOURNEY 6559 6810
3 CAP 83 138 165 DOVES|LAST BROADCAST 6486 9310
5 KOCR 127 183 166 DAYTON FAMILY|DOPE HOUSE 6485 6754
4 DILM 128 162 167 DJ PAUL|VOL. 16-FOR DA SUMMA 6479 7490
1 NWWT --- --- 168 * FLATLANDERS|NOW AGAIN 6443 2578
29 LAF 159 164 169 OUTKAST|BIG BOI & DRE PRESENT 6439 7286
9 WAR 133 148 170 GREEN DAY|INTERNATIONAL SUPERH 6417 8399
3 WAR 182 160 171 SHELTON*BLAKE|BLAKE SHELTON 6353 7508
18 UNIV 124 172 172 FLAW|THROUGH THE EYES 6304 7032
31 VRGN 160 173 173 VA-NOW THAT'S W|VOL. 8-NOW THA 6228 7004
70 TILI 172 147 174 VARIOUS ARTISTS|SONGS 4 WORSHI 6177 8418
14 MBOT 139 116 175 BUFFETT*JIMMY|FAR SIDE OF THE 6133 10964
5 VP 156 194 176 VA-REGGAE GOLD |REGGAE GOLD 20 6068 6289
13 COL 126 154 177 VA-WWF FORCEABL|WWF FORCEABLE 6052 7882
9 ISL 140 144 178 COSTELLO*ELVIS|WHEN I WAS CRUE 5947 8610
32 GEFN 173 181 179 ZOMBIE*ROB|SINISTER URGE 5914 6806
34 PHIL 199 127 180 BOCELLI*ANDREA|CIELI DI TOSCAN 5897 10081
5 DECC --- --- 181 MAMMA MIA!|ORIGINAL CAST 5882 5478
6 HOL 134 171 182 3RD STRIKE|LOST ANGEL 5846 7033
14 EPIC 141 182 183 LEWIS*GLENN|WORLD OUTSIDE MY W 5752 6760
32 ATLG 165 170 184 JEWEL|THIS WAY 5746 7093
8 MCA 147 184 185 BLACKALICIOUS|BLAZING ARROW 5708 6750
10 CCHO 169 157 186 VA-DOVE HITS 20|DOVE HITS 2002 5684 7786
26 JIVE 171 --- 187 MYSTIKAL|TARANTULA 5669 6019
4 WNDU 154 --- 188 12 STONES|12 STONES 5630 6043
5 RCA 197 174 189 EVANS*SARA|BORN TO FLY 5548 6988
23 LHWY 168 146 190 NELSON*WILLIE|GREAT DIVIDE 5513 8503
78 DRMW 170 192 191 FURTADO*NELLY|WHOA NELLY! 5510 6448
8 WAR 153 178 192 PRINCE|VERY BEST OF PRINCE 5478 6836
32 WAR 179 168 193 STEWART*ROD|VOICE: VERY BEST O 5464 7144
24 CURB 167 185 194 MESSINA*JODEE|BURN 5455 6729
7 ATLG 192 177 195 FOREIGNER|COMPLETE GREATEST HI 5442 6887
32 ESEN 183 188 196 THIRD DAY|COME TOGETHER 5383 6683
17 CAPN --- 197 197 CAGLE*CHRIS|PLAY IT LOUD 5382 6162
1 J --- --- 198 VANDROSS*LUTHER|LUTHER VANDROS 5362 5971
16 WNDU 175 200 199 DROWNING POOL|SINNER 5333 6132
2 SNCT --- 99 200 WIDESPREAD PANI|LIVE IN THE CL 5282 13710
Total Sales 4232490 4890162

 

[doctorwho]

Here are the Top 200 SoundScan numbers for the Catalog Charts. Note that total sales there dropped by about 150,000 copies for the week. Also note that the confusion regarding Bob Dylan from last week has suddenly been corrected. Now the data reflect that Bob Marley had the #1 album on the Catalog charts last week (and this week).


CHART: Top Catalogue Albums Page 1 of 4
Week Ending 06/23/02
Wks 2 Last This Curr. Week Last
On Lbl Weeks Week Week Sales(est) Week
___ ____ _____ ____ ____ _______ _______

570 ISL 2 1 1 MARLEY*BOB & WA|LEGEND-BEST OF 13547 16229
5 INT 1 2 2 EMINEM|MARSHALL MATHERS LP 10907 11630
1 LYST --- --- 3 RASCAL FLATTS|RASCAL FLATTS 10650 14039
14 WAR 4 5 4 DISTURBED|SICKNESS 8634 9754
39 WNDU 5 3 5 CREED|HUMAN CLAY 8632 11336
390 EEG 6 6 6 AC/DC|BACK IN BLACK 7841 9659
286 CAP 8 4 7 SEGER*BOB|GREATEST HITS 7623 11270
32 EPIC 7 7 8 DION*CELINE|ALL THE WAY-A DECA 7339 8760
581 EEG 39 20 9 EAGLES|GREATEST HITS '71-75 7279 7368
16 MONN 10 9 10 DIXIE CHICKS|FLY 7172 8425
8 INT 3 18 11 EMINEM|SLIM SHADY 6885 7452
87 ATLG 9 10 12 KID ROCK|DEVIL WITHOUT A CAUSE 6767 8059
85 CAP 17 8 13 BEACH BOYS|VOL. 1-GREATEST HIT 6514 8694
579 WAR 21 13 14 TAYLOR*JAMES|GREATEST HITS 6452 7865
274 COL 40 40 15 DAVIS*MILES|KIND OF BLUE 6446 5913
137 WAR 13 15 16 ENYA|PAINT THE SKY WITH STARS- 6425 7775
286 EEG 11 19 17 METALLICA|METALLICA 6297 7379
36 EPIC 12 25 18 INCUBUS|MAKE YOURSELF 6254 6927
576 MCA 25 16 19 BUFFETT*JIMMY|SONGS YOU KNOW B 6160 7497
135 WNDU 18 11 20 CREED|MY OWN PRISON 6061 7967
204 MCA 27 39 21 SUBLIME|SUBLIME 6048 5964
379 WAR 22 30 22 MADONNA|IMMACULATE COLLECTION 5929 6547
79 COL 28 24 23 AEROSMITH|GREATEST HITS 5903 7018
243 ISL 16 23 24 DEF LEPPARD|VAULT-GREATEST HIT 5884 7301
90 ATLG 14 17 25 COLLINS*PHIL|HITS 5755 7489
581 CAP 26 12 26 PINK FLOYD|DARK SIDE OF THE MO 5646 7908
14 SUG 23 14 27 NICKEL CREEK|NICKEL CREEK 5608 7830
292 UNIV 19 27 28 ABBA|GOLD-GREATEST HITS 5546 6862
96 MONN 33 31 29 DIXIE CHICKS|WIDE OPEN SPACES 5521 6423
286 GEFN 34 21 30 EAGLES|HELL FREEZES OVER 5446 7336
386 WAR 31 29 31 FLEETWOOD MAC|GREATEST HITS 5239 6636
91 MERN 32 38 32 TWAIN*SHANIA|COME ON OVER 5219 6008
286 MCA 29 28 33 PETTY*TOM & THE|GREATEST HITS 5216 6654
25 WAR 30 26 34 ZZ TOP|GREATEST HITS 5175 6923
47 COL 36 48 35 SYSTEM OF A DOW|SYSTEM OF A DO 4988 5444
371 UNIV 35 34 36 MORRISON*VAN|BEST OF VAN MORRI 4933 6052
40 COL 24 45 37 ANTHONY*MARC|MARC ANTHONY 4830 5529
26 WAR 38 46 38 VAN HALEN|VOL. 1-BEST OF VAN H 4670 5484
145 ARI 41 33 39 BROOKS & DUNN|GREATEST HITS CO 4644 6126
25 WAR 46 59 40 MORISSETTE*ALAN|JAGGED LITTLE 4643 4740
392 FAN 44 37 41 CREEDENCE CLEAR|VOL. 1-CHRONIC 4627 6018
85 ISL 52 44 42 U2|BEST OF U2-1980-90 4597 5562
14 RCA 50 52 43 GRAY*DAVID|WHITE LADDER 4576 5277
292 HOL 37 42 44 QUEEN|GREATEST HITS 4552 5791
27 EPIC 20 32 45 OSBOURNE*OZZY|OZZMAN COMETH 4507 6353
83 INT 53 64 46 TUPAC|GREATEST HITS 4500 4526
27 WAR 106 110 47 RED HOT CHILI P|CALIFORNICATIO 4465 3535
68 MCA 43 22 48 LYNYRD SKYNYRD|BEST OF LYNYRD 4387 7311
442 ISL 51 49 49 JOHN*ELTON|GREATEST HITS 4345 5363
161 EPIC 49 57 50 KING*CAROLE|TAPESTRY (REM) 4284 5054


CHART: Top Catalogue Albums Page 2 of 4
Week Ending 06/23/02
Wks 2 Last This Curr. Week Last
On Lbl Weeks Week Week Sales(est) Week
___ ____ _____ ____ ____ _______ _______

79 COL 54 35 51 NELSON*WILLIE|16 BIGGEST HITS 4157 6037
581 COL 48 55 52 JOURNEY|GREATEST HITS 4145 5067
181 CAP 42 54 53 POISON|1986-96-GREATEST HITS 4076 5146
33 WAR 45 51 54 HILL*FAITH|BREATHE 4070 5326
26 DRR 66 80 55 TUPAC|ALL EYEZ ON ME 4049 4130
26 INT 64 90 56 DR. DRE|DR. DRE 2001 4047 3943
25 MCAN 58 61 57 ALLAN*GARY|SMOKE RINGS IN THE 4030 4630
13 WAR 15 43 58 GOO GOO DOLLS|DIZZY UP THE GIR 3992 5670
21 CAP 56 36 59 SINATRA*FRANK|CLASSIC SINATRA 3963 6033
78 COL 86 85 60 JOPLINS*JANIS|GREATEST HITS 3866 3984
25 COL 62 58 61 SIMON & GARFUNK|GREATEST HITS 3844 4997
86 MCA 78 77 62 HENDRIX*JIMI|EXPERIENCE HENDRI 3825 4225
26 WAR 47 66 62 GREEN DAY|DOOKIE 3825 4412
64 EPIC 69 73 64 SADE|BEST OF SADE 3816 4315
217 RCA 65 65 65 MATTHEWS*DAVE B|CRASH 3808 4452
12 EPIC 70 81 66 PEARL JAM|TEN 3796 4100
19 EPIC 61 94 67 BONE THUGS-N-HA|E. 1999 ETERNA 3786 3873
5 MCAN 57 67 68 WOMACK*LEE ANN|I HOPE YOU DANC 3780 4405
244 ARI 55 41 69 JACKSON*ALAN|GREATEST HITS COL 3777 5847
287 WAR 68 50 70 SINATRA*FRANK|VERY GOOD YEARS 3748 5353
89 UNIV 63 82 70 GODSMACK|GODSMACK 3748 4073
287 EEG 67 60 72 AC/DC|LIVE 3745 4722
28 MCA 76 88 73 SUBLIME|40 OZ. TO FREEDOM 3716 3962
27 DEF 60 72 74 BEASTIE BOYS|LICENSED TO ILL 3686 4362
25 COL 71 93 75 HILL*LAURYN|MISEDUCATION OF LA 3667 3891
147 PHIL 98 62 76 BOCELLI*ANDREA|ROMANZA 3603 4614
26 ISL 59 56 77 BON JOVI|SLIPPERY WHEN WET 3590 5061
388 CAP 83 63 78 BEATLES|ABBEY ROAD 3515 4589
27 WAR 75 70 79 FLEETWOOD MAC|RUMOURS 3480 4383
25 EPIC 74 71 80 VANDROSS*LUTHER|GREATEST HITS 3473 4377
73 COL 80 47 81 CASH*JOHNNY|16 BIGGEST HITS 3458 5452
233 CURB 73 69 82 WILLIAMS*HANK J|VOL. 1-GREATES 3440 4388
6 BIGB 72 97 83 KAMAKAWIWO'OLE*|FACING FUTURE 3438 3741
391 CAP 77 76 84 MILLER*STEVE BA|GREATEST HITS 3413 4234
8 WAR 102 126 85 CHER|BELIEVE 3401 3151
287 GEFN 79 84 86 GUNS N'ROSES|APPETITE FOR DEST 3312 3989
8 COL 95 102 87 MARY MARY|THANKFUL 3297 3636
286 GEFN 94 107 88 NIRVANA|NEVERMIND 3275 3545
27 VOLC 108 111 89 TOOL|AENIMA 3267 3499
136 ISL 103 87 90 MELLENCAMP*JOHN|BEST THAT I CO 3245 3970
31 ATLG 92 68 91 LED ZEPPELIN|VOL. 1-EARLY DAYS 3222 4394
87 AAM 85 78 92 STEVENS*CAT|GREATEST HITS 3209 4160
25 CURB 93 104 93 JUDDS|NUMBER ONE HITS 3202 3605
258 TRSF 81 98 94 GREEN*AL|GREATEST HITS 3156 3711
15 MCA 97 83 95 LYNYRD SKYNYRD|ALL TIME GREATE 3127 3997
7 JIVE 96 124 96 SPEARS*BRITNEY|OOPS!...I DID I 3091 3187
4 DRMW 152 152 97 PAPA ROACH|INFEST 3075 2839
54 V2 82 105 98 MOBY|PLAY 3073 3589
55 IMPL 100 92 99 KRALL*DIANA|WHEN I LOOK IN YOU 3071 3904
54 ARI 104 103 100 SANTANA|SUPERNATURAL 3064 3612


CHART: Top Catalogue Albums Page 3 of 4
Week Ending 06/23/02
Wks 2 Last This Curr. Week Last
On Lbl Weeks Week Week Sales(est) Week
___ ____ _____ ____ ____ _______ _______

118 MFL 87 109 101 VA-FAVORITES SE|TODDLER FAVORI 3012 3540
9 WAR 99 75 102 CLAPTON*ERIC|CLAPTON CHRONICLE 2997 4267
1 ULR --- --- 103 RUBIO*PAULINA|PAULINA 2992 2028
26 EPIC 90 113 104 MEATLOAF|BAT OUT OF HELL 2987 3455
9 WAR 84 96 105 TRITT*TRAVIS|GREATEST HITS-FRO 2969 3826
79 GEFN 111 121 106 WEEZER|WEEZER 2948 3281
8 EPIC 101 122 107 LOPEZ*JENNIFER|ON THE 6 2937 3236
8 GEFN 182 176 108 CHER|IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME 2922 2621
24 ABAD 91 131 109 NOTORIOUS B.I.G|READY TO DIE 2903 3127
27 EEG 114 133 110 METALLICA|AND JUSTICE FOR ALL 2887 3075
1 TILI --- --- 111 VARIOUS ARTISTS|BODY & SOUL:LO 2871 1241
23 ABAD 105 138 112 NOTORIOUS B.I.G|LIFE AFTER DEA 2848 3035
278 COL 132 116 113 SPRINGSTEEN*BRU|GREATEST HITS 2838 3446
80 MERN 145 107 114 KEITH*TOBY|VOL. 1-GREATEST HIT 2836 3545
26 EPIC 113 106 115 BOSTON|GREATEST HITS 2830 3574
177 AAM 121 117 116 STYX|GREATEST HITS 2810 3412
54 ARI 112 128 117 MCLACHLAN*SARAH|MIRRORBALL 2779 3135
7 EEG 155 100 118 EAGLES|GREATEST HITS VOL. 2 2765 3677
130 MADA 126 101 119 DENVER*JOHN|BEST OF JOHN DENVE 2758 3652
158 ATLG 109 125 120 MATCHBOX TWENTY|YOURSELF OR SO 2757 3167
129 ISL 116 99 121 BON JOVI|CROSS ROAD 2752 3703
26 ISL 115 120 122 WHITE*BARRY|GREATEST HITS VOL. 2747 3368
33 COL 135 112 123 SIMON & GARFUNK|BEST OF SIMON 2716 3475
27 UNIV 130 95 124 CLAPTON*ERIC|TIME PIECES-BEST 2682 3857
2 WAR 107 --- 125 RED HOT CHILI P|BLOOD SUGAR SE 2672 2450
9 EPIC 142 53 126 KORN|KORN 2663 5170
25 GEFN 141 150 127 AEROSMITH|BIG ONES 2626 2880
9 WAR 137 134 128 DIRE STRAITS|SULTANS OF SWING- 2620 3065
41 WAR 135 89 129 SINATRA*FRANK|VOL. 1-GREATEST 2613 3956
18 CURB 110 115 130 MCGRAW*TIM|EVERYWHERE 2592 3450
20 UNIV 123 135 131 3 DOORS DOWN|BETTER LIFE 2584 3058
26 VOLC 134 157 132 TOOL|UNDERTOW 2573 2806
41 CAP 120 114 133 LENNON*JOHN|LENNON LEGEND 2563 3452
18 DRR 89 183 134 DR. DRE|CHRONIC 2561 2552
46 WAR 118 130 135 ENYA|WATERMARK 2558 3130
1 V2 --- --- 136 WHITE STRIPES|DE STIJL 2548 3285
28 INT 148 198 137 NO DOUBT|TRAGIC KINGDOM 2516 2472
16 EPIC 138 158 138 DION*CELINE|LET'S TALK ABOUT L 2504 2802
9 ATLG 127 118 139 CROCE*JIM|PHOTOGRAPHS & MEMORI 2503 3407
41 ARI 131 165 140 DIDO|NO ANGEL 2501 2731
4 CAP 146 132 141 BEATLES|RUBBER SOUL (BRITISH) 2499 3108
6 RCA 129 146 142 MATTHEWS*DAVE B|BEFORE THESE C 2488 2915
56 MCA 133 143 143 BLINK 182|ENEMA OF THE STATE 2474 2937
9 WAR 122 140 144 ENYA|SHEPHERD MOONS 2473 2993
20 EPIC 146 --- 145 BONE THUGS-N-HA|VOL. 1-COLLECT 2462 2457
4 EPIC 139 79 146 KORN|FOLLOW THE LEADER 2417 4153
26 EEG 154 177 147 METALLICA|MASTER OF PUPPETS 2412 2620
10 COL 150 147 148 DYLAN*BOB|VOL. 1-GREATEST HITS 2395 2896
84 CAPN 143 141 149 BROOKS*GARTH|DOUBLE LIVE 2391 2966
12 CAP 171 155 150 BEATLES|SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY H 2375 2810


CHART: Top Catalogue Albums Page 4 of 4
Week Ending 06/23/02
Wks 2 Last This Curr. Week Last
On Lbl Weeks Week Week Sales(est) Week
___ ____ _____ ____ ____ _______ _______

149 UME 119 119 151 CLINE*PATSY|HEARTACHES 2371 3394
24 ROUN 153 123 152 KRAUSS*ALISON|NOW THAT I'VE FO 2369 3196
26 COL 157 154 153 TOP GUN|SOUNDTRACK 2342 2824
8 COL 151 178 153 JAGGED EDGE|J.E. HEARTBREAK 2342 2588
5 EPIC 162 174 155 INCUBUS|S.C.I.E.N.C.E. (REM) 2339 2638
12 EPIC 125 139 156 OSBOURNE*OZZY|NO MORE TEARS 2337 3002
8 WAR 158 142 157 CHICAGO|GREATEST HITS 1982-198 2335 2951
20 UNIV 128 151 158 BLIGE*MARY J.|WHAT'S THE 411? 2333 2848
14 LYRI 164 --- 159 WIGGLES, THE|YUMMY YUMMY 2303 2350
2 CAPN --- 172 160 GREENWOOD*LEE|AMERICAN PATRIOT 2285 2642
25 COL 166 137 161 DIAMOND*NEIL|HOT AUGUST NIGHT 2283 3045
389 UNIV 160 189 162 GREASE|SOUNDTRACK 2273 2507
12 WAR 165 160 162 MORRISON*VAN|MOONDANCE 2273 2795
5 RCA 124 167 164 MATTHEWS*DAVE|LIVE AT LUTHER C 2271 2715
6 RCA 170 161 165 MATTHEWS*DAVE B|UNDER THE TABL 2260 2794
3 UNIV 181 145 166 CLAPTON*ERIC|CREAM OF 2258 2920
1 HOL --- --- 167 10 THINGS I HAT|SOUNDTRACK 2239 1574
9 EPIC 144 --- 168 RAGE AGAINST TH|RAGE AGAINST T 2237 2362
2 ECSM --- 159 169 BEACH BOYS|BEST OF BEACH BOYS 2233 2800
66 BLIX 159 175 170 CASSIDY*EVA|SONGBIRD 2232 2622
4 ATLG 168 169 171 REDDING*OTIS|VOL. 1-VERY BEST 2231 2704
9 EEG 149 164 172 AC/DC|DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CH 2230 2735
26 DEF 156 185 173 DMX|AND THEN THERE WAS X 2229 2550
111 CAP 188 129 174 PINK FLOYD|WALL 2227 3133
1 WAR --- --- 175 ISAAK*CHRIS|HEART SHAPED WORLD 2218 2294
3 EPIC 169 86 176 KORN|ISSUES 2216 3975
25 WAR 173 162 177 YOUNG*NEIL|HARVEST 2208 2788
42 BLKG 140 --- 178 AALIYAH|ONE IN A MILLION 2207 2433
36 EPIC 178 181 179 JACKSON*MICHAEL|THRILLER 2203 2553
21 ISL --- 200 180 WHITE*BARRY|ALL TIME GREATEST 2198 2459
3 JIVE 187 --- 181 SPEARS*BRITNEY|BABY ONE MORE T 2189 2208
2 CAP --- 153 182 BEATLES|BEATLES, THE (LIMITED 2166 2835
5 WAR 189 168 183 DOOBIE BROTHERS|GREATEST HITS 2149 2714
4 COL 194 --- 184 FUGEES|SCORE 2135 2154
4 DRR 177 --- 185 SNOOP DOGGY DOG|DOGGYSTYLE 2134 2179
3 WAR --- 179 186 FLEETWOOD MAC|DANCE 2129 2570
3 EPIC 191 127 187 JONES*GEORGE|16 BIGGEST HITS 2120 3142
29 MOT 172 148 188 TEMPTATIONS|VOL. 1-BEST OF TEM 2118 2888
9 EPIC --- --- 189 OSBOURNE*OZZY|BLIZZARD OF OZZ 2115 2287
23 DRR 117 186 190 MAKAVELI|7 DAY THEORY 2111 2523
2 COL --- --- 191 EARTH WIND & FI|GREATEST HITS 2110 2337
5 ATLG 180 196 192 KID ROCK|HISTORY OF ROCK 2102 2477
2 V2 --- 197 193 WHITE STRIPES|WHITE STRIPES 2097 2474
271 DBV 183 --- 194 CHILDREN'S FAVO|VOL. 1-DISNEY 2091 2315
26 EEG 190 195 195 METALLICA|RIDE THE LIGHTNING 2083 2487
2 DRMW --- 156 195 KEITH*TOBY|HOW DO YOU LIKE ME 2083 2808
3 COL 192 149 197 ORBISON*ROY|16 BIGGEST HITS 2082 2883
22 DEF 195 --- 198 DMX|IT'S DARK & HELL IS HOT 2081 2049
2 JIV --- --- 198 TUPAC|ME AGAINST THE WORLD 2081 2115
3 ISL --- 191 200 U2|JOSHUA TREE 2075 2503
Total Sales 729486 877047

 

[STING2]

Great to see ATYCLB pass the 3.9 million mark! I wonder what July will bring for the album since the ABC family channel will no longer be running the Elevation show. If it can stay above 8,000 per week, it should pass 4,000,000 in 12 weeks! That is of course soundscan sales. I actually think they will wait until that point to certify it although shipments based on 8,000 sales per week means that it might be ready when it hits 3,960,000 in soundscan sales. As always thanks for the update DR. WHO! Notice in the catalog charts that the Red Hot Chili Peppers Californication is starting to rise as more airplay grows for the new album.

 

[doctorwho]

Great to see ATYCLB pass the 3.9 million mark! I wonder what July will bring for the album since the ABC family channel will no longer be running the Elevation show. If it can stay above 8,000 per week, it should pass 4,000,000 in 12 weeks! That is of course soundscan sales. I actually think they will wait until that point to certify it although shipments based on 8,000 sales per week means that it might be ready when it hits 3,960,000 in soundscan sales. As always thanks for the update DR. WHO! Notice in the catalog charts that the Red Hot Chili Peppers Californication is starting to rise as more airplay grows for the new album.

While I agree with what you wrote and we have seen evidence in the past that it might actually take for ATYCLB to really zoom in on that 4 million copies sold barrier before a 4x Platinum certificate is issued, I just find it very challenging to believe that all of the stores across the U.S. don't have at least 95,000 copies of this album between them. In fact, I'd be stunned if this wasn't the case. After all, there are TONS of stores that sell CDs. Just with all of the Best Buys and Circuit Cities, I'd think there would be 95,000 copies of this album.

Nonetheless, when the album transitioned from 2 to 3x Platinum, it had to sell 2.97 million copies before it received the certification. It had officially sold over 1 million copies before it was certified as 1x Platinum! So I guess it will take a few more weeks or months before we see the 4x Platinum note. And even then, it might not happen. U2's label, seeing that ATYCLB is slipping off the charts, might not be in any hurry to pay for the recertification.

Still, when they do recertify ATYCLB, I also hope they finally certify the "Elevation" video. That video easily must be Platinum by now. In reality, I'd love to see ALL of U2's catalog recertified, as albums like JT haven't been certified since 1995. Given the success of the PopMart tour, the "Best Of" and ATYCLB and its Elevation tour, I'm sure it might have crossed another barrier or two since 1995.

 

[womanfish]

Great! thanks for the full info Doc.

It is frustrating to not get certification of the entire catalog. It would be great to see what AB and JT would be at now. I don't think they would be a lot higher, but about 1 or 2 million I suppose. Do you think POP would be recertified at 2 million yet? I know that figures in 1997-98 were at about 1.65 million sold.
Also frustrating to see the crap that outsells U2 on the catalog charts. Do you think that the Best of with B-sides will ever go away? Do you think they will always keep printing these? The sales would definitely go up for the traditional version if they stopped having 2 versions. I don't like the idea of two versions at all. If you are going to offer two discs, just offer 2 discs and don't split up your sales. Oh well, probably will never happen.

I don't think there is any doubt at all in my mind that ATYCLB has easily cleared the 4 million albums shipped that it needs for quadruple platinum. What I am wondering is if they will even bother certifiying it now that it is out of the top 100 and a new release is now on the horizon. They may just wait for a while.
You have to think that places like Best Buy, Curcuit City, other Big Box stores, along with huge chains like Target, Wal-Mart, K-Mart, etc... probably carry really large amounts of CD's in stock. Non-traditional outlets like BMG, Columbia House, Amazon, CDnow, etc... probably carry thousands of copies each in their stock. Add to this all of the actual "music" stores across the country and I wouldn't doubt if ATYCLB isn't already getting a good start on 5 million shipped.

 

[STING2]

One thing about going platinum or double platinum or just Gold when an album is first released. An album will not be certified for anything until 30 days after it has been released. Thats an RIAA rule. Up until 7 or 8 years ago, it was 60 days. In fact many Record companies still wait 60 days, the old way, after release of the album to certify. Shipments before a new highly anticipated album are released are always very high. ATYCLB shipped 1 million copies before the day it was released. But after a few months, the shipment of more albums falls in line with sales. The fact is all these stores together only sold 8,500 copies this past week. What chains are going to have in stock is going to be based on recent sales data. Recent sales data across the USA shows an average of 9,000 copies a week for the past month. At this point, I don't think chains order more copies than what they need for a months time. So at most I'd say there is about 45,000 in stock. Add that to the current sold, and you get 3,950,000. So I'd say at a minimum that album needs to sale another 50,000 copies before its certified for 4 million sold.

If an album is still selling in the Billboard 200, record companies usually not let a certification slip by. Just look at when Joshua Tree and Achtung Baby were certified for 5 million. Both were hanging low on the Billboard 200 just like ATYCLB is right now. But when they past the 5 million mark in shipments, they got certified.

Also, I have the soundscan year end charts(listing every album that sold 1,000,000 in 1997) from 1997 and POP is only at 1.3 million. The chart includes all sales during the year from first week in January to last week in December 1997. Remember that POP dropped off the Billboard chart after only 28 weeks at the end of September 1997 not to return. POP unfortunately has no hits or songs that became classics after 1997. The only song from POP that I have heard on the radio since 1997 is "Staring At the Sun" and that was on a radio station in Ireland. It would be cool if it could make it to 2 million, but with the Best of.....1990-2000 coming out in November, I kind of doubt it unless some new format comes along to replace the CD and the hardcore fans run out to buy POP in this new format. Based on sales info from Amazon.com, I could see October making double platinum before POP. Its amazing how many new fans skip POP.

 

[doctorwho]

One thing about going platinum or double platinum or just Gold when an album is first released. An album will not be certified for anything until 30 days after it has been released. Thats an RIAA rule. Up until 7 or 8 years ago, it was 60 days. In fact many Record companies still wait 60 days, the old way, after release of the album to certify. Shipments before a new highly anticipated album are released are always very high.

I've heard this before, but I've seen evidence that says otherwise. For example, the Backstreet Boys' last album was certified 8x Platinum almost immediately. And I've seen other albums in the past almost immediately reach 1x or 2x Platinum - well before any 30 or 60 day barrier.

Still, for all intents and purposes, ATYCLB has sold 4 million copies in the U.S. Way back when I predicted it might do this and a person at the time laughed at me. Obviously, I'm getting the last laugh.

 

[STING2]

I don't recall the Backstreet Boys having instant certification at 8 million. I'll have to look this up, but I do not think I have seen an album certified within 30 days of release. Then again, why have a 30 day or 60 day limit if record distributers have already ordered 8 million copies of the album.