It seems that those on Zootopia were not very receptive to chart/sales news. Therefore, although I have lost my desire to post in other forums here for the moment, I thought I would update this week's U.S. chart and sales news here on Interference, where a far more receptive fan base exists.
Week 88 U.S. Chart News
Since Week 80 of ATYCLB?s release in the U.S., ATYCLB has bounced between #107 and 153 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. at the time.
- 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!
- In Week 86, ATYCLB dropped to #135, a new low. Sales for the week were 8,589 copies, down almost 2,400 copies from the week prior.
- In Week 87 there were yet two new lows. ATYCLB dropped to #153 on the U.S. charts with sales of only 7,752 copies.
With ATYCLB reaching both new lows in chart position and weekly sales in the U.S., was it nearing the end of it's run on the U.S. charts? What was in store for Week 88?
I'm happy to report, there was a mini-rebound. The album improved to #142 with sales of 8,411 copies, an increase of almost 700 copies. While this is not a dramatic jump, it once again shows that ATYCLB is not going to plummet from the U.S. charts as "Pop" and "Zooropa" did.
Chart Summary for United States
The first 88 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
119-131-118-130-117-135-153-142
"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 88 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 88 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 + 8,000 + 8,000
Exact U.S. SoundScan sales are:
3,921,804 copies (note that the sum of the weekly estimates is off from the exact total due to rounding). The album is less than 80,000 copies from the 4x Platinum mark in the U.S.
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.
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Here is a bit more U.S. chart news for this week.
The "Elevation" VHS video rises from #19 to #18 in its 31st week on the music video charts. Here are the sales for the past 7 weeks: 1,253 - 1, 214 - 1,124 - 1,746 - 1,314 ? 1,078 - 1,043.
The DVD version of the video (also out for 31 weeks) is seen on DVD music charts. Here are its chart and sales performances the past 7 weeks: #11- 13 - 13 - 13- 16 - 15 - 18; 1,162 - 1,137 - 1,045 - 1,614 - 1,223 ? 998 - 965.
Although both the DVD and VHS saw drops in sales this week, 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 Platinum selling (100,000 copies sold) video. My guess is that when U2's label recertifies ATYCLB (as 4x Platinum), they will also certify this video (or at least they should!).
The "Best Of" has enjoyed a nice little rebound on the Pop Catalog charts. This week, while it drops on the chart, its sales rise. Here are its chart and sales performances for the past 7 weeks: #79 - 66 - 52 - 45 ? 42 - 47 - 55; 3,638 - 3,835 - 4,258 - 5,562 - 4,597 ? 4,241 - 4,258.
Unfortunately, the "Best Of - Limited Edition" (the one with b-sides), which charted at #187 on the Catalog charts with sales of 2,064 copies last week, falls from the Top 200 this week, meaning sales were below 2,122 copies.
The "Joshua Tree", however, is able to hold on in the Top 200 on the Catalog charts. Here is its chart and sales run for the past 7 weeks: out - 181 - out - 192 ? 200 - 199 - 189; 2,013 - 2, 179 - 2, 016 - 2,503 - 2,075 ? 1,974 - 2,180. I estimate that JT is selling around 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.
As always, I thank Melissa for sending me the SoundScan report so I could present these accurate numbers.
