Canadian second week sales

[Yahweh]

In what is turning out to be a fierce holiday battle between two music heavyweights, Shania Twain managed to oust U2 from the top of the Canadian charts this week.

The Timmins, Ont. native's "Greatest Hits" recaptured the No. 1 spot with 56,100 in sales, up from the 51,000 copies sold last week.

Meanwhile, U2's "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" dropped out of the No. 1 spot after one week, falling down to the second position, with sales of the album dipping from 94,700 last week to 47,200 this week -- a drop of 49 per cent.

Eminem's "Encore" (33,700) and "Canadian Idol" winner Kalan Porter's "219 Days" held onto No. 3 and No. 4, respectively.

The seasonal collection "MuchDance 2005" climbed two notches to No. 5, while Jay-Z and Linkin Park's mash-up album "Collision Course" had the highest debut of the week, at No. 6.

Teen queen Hilary Duff's self-titled effort moved from No. 8 to No. 7, Green Day's "American Idiot" re-entered the top 10 at No. 8, Rod Stewart's golden oldies disc "Stardust... Great American Songbook: Volume III" held steady at No. 9.

Gwen Stefani's debut solo effort "Love. Angel. Music. Baby." slid from No. 6 to No. 10 in its second week.

Other notable debuts included Kelly Clarkson's second album "Breakaway" at No. 17, and Nas's double album "Street's Disciple" at No. 27.

In the U.S., Jay-Z and Linkin Park debuted at No. 1, followed by U2 in second, Kelly Clarkson in third, Eminem in fourth, and Nas in fifth.

 

[KUEFC09U2]

is that good for canada?

 

[Yahweh]

Its over double the pace of US sales per capita so I would say its still on par for Canada....that puts the record at about 150 thousand in sales in 2 weeks in Canada which would be the equivilant of 1.5 times platnum...I expect this record to get to 5 times platnum.

 

[KUEFC09U2]

so yep thats good

 

[ladywithspinninghead]

Does Canada have the equivalent of Hits Double Daily here?

If not, where should I go to get the most accurate and up to date info on Canadian album sales? Thx!

 

[sensnucksfan]

You'll have to wait till tomorrow. An article comes out on canoe.ca under the showbiz section. The actual charts aren't updated till Thurs. though.

 

[ladywithspinninghead]

Thanks!

 

[fitz]

Canadian charts are updated:

Shania Twain kept a firm grip on the Canadian charts this week, holding Irish rockers U2 well back at No. 2 for the second week in a row.

Buoyed by increased holiday sales, Twain's "Greatest Hits" compilation sold 61,700 copies to remain at No. 1, up from 56,100 last week.

Meanwhile, sales of U2's "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" continued to drop, down to 40,300 from last week's 47,200, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

 

[Yahweh]

Holiday shoppers keep Shania at No.1
By Martin Kuebler
JAM! Showbiz
Shania Twain kept a firm grip on the Canadian charts this week, holding Irish rockers U2 well back at No. 2 for the second week in a row.

Buoyed by increased holiday sales, Twain's "Greatest Hits" compilation sold 61,700 copies to remain at No. 1, up from 56,100 last week.

Meanwhile, sales of U2's "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" continued to drop, down to 40,300 from last week's 47,200, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

The holiday season was also good to Green Day. Sales of "American Idiot" topped 26,600 this week, enough to push the punk rockers up four spots to No. 4 and giving "American Idiot" triple platinum status in Canada after 12 weeks on the charts.

Sales of Eminem's "Encore" also increased slightly, but not enough to move him up from the No. 3 position.

Rod Stewart's golden oldies disc "Stardust... Great American Songbook: Volume III" and MuchMusic's "Big Shiny Tunes 9" also saw sales boosts, landing Stewart at No. 8 and "Big Shiny Tunes" at No. 10.

"MuchDance 2005" and Hilary Duff's self-titled disc both held at No. 5 and No. 7, respectively, while "Canadian Idol" winner Kalan Porter's debut "219 Days" dropped down two notches to No. 6.

The only new album to crack the top ten this week was teen actress Lindsay Lohan's singing debut "Speak," sneaking into the top ten at No. 9. Other notable debuts this week included Ludacris' second album "Red Light District" at No. 22 and Josh Groban at No. 46.

On the U.S. charts, Ludacris debuted at No. 1, followed by U2 in second, Eminem in third, Lindsay Lohan in fourth, and the 17th installment of "NOW That's What I Call Music!" in fifth.

 

[Yahweh]

So that brings means this approx sales in Canada

95,000 + 47,000 + 40,000 = 182,000

Which is almost double platnum.