Week 43 Chart News...
In
Australia, ATYCLB drops from #39 to #43 in its 43rd week on the charts. Here is its run so far (each line is 10 weeks):
1-1-2-3-3-3-3(TP)-3-3-6
9-12-15-13-14-14-9-8-7-8(4P)
6-6-6-5-9-12-16-18-24-25
29-27-29-30-27-28-27-33-29-38
36-39-43
The album is 4x Platinum (280,000 copies sold). This is the first time the album has dropped from the Australian Top 40 since its debut.
R.E.M.'s album, "Reveal," spent 11 weeks on the Australian charts (Top 50) debuting at #6 and peaking at #5 in its 4th week on the charts. It is certified as Gold (35,000 copies sold). Radiohead?s "Amnesiac" spent only 8 weeks in the Top 50. The "Tomb Raider" soundtrack spent 7 weeks in the Top 50, peaking at #10.
The "Bridget Jones' Diary" soundtrack is the #1 album in Australia.
"Elevation" peaked (debuted) at #6 and spent 6 weeks in the Australian Top 50 singles chart. "Beautiful Day" debuted at #1 and "Stuck in a Moment..." debuted at #3. U2 have now enjoyed three Top 10 hits in Australia from ATYCLB.
"Hanging by a Moment" by Lifehouse is the #1 song in Australia.
No other U2 song or album appears on the Australian charts.
In
Ireland, ATYCLB rises slightly from #6 to #5 this week. Here is ATYCLB's run to date:
1-2-3-3-4-6-x-x-7-6
4-3-3-1-3-2-2-2-2-2
4-3-7-10-7-9-15-11-20-22
23-22-23-24-25-22-18-12-10-10*
13-6-5
(The "x" represents a week where data was not obtained. The "*" indicates a week where there was some confusion on the charts - early reports indicated the album had jumped up to #3, but the chart I monitor showed no movement for this week.)
U2's ATYCLB has not dropped out of the Irish Top 25 since its debut and has spent 30 out of its 43 weeks in the Irish Top 10. I imagine that the Slane shows will return ATYCLB to the #1 spot.
The anticipation of the Slane concerts has also increased U2's catalog album sales. "The Joshua Tree" charts at #8 this week. "Achtung Baby" charts at #14, "The Best Of" charts at #20 and "Rattle & Hum" charts at #27, giving U2 a total of 5 albums in the Irish Top 30, with two in the Irish Top 10!
Radiohead's "Amnesiac" spent only four weeks in the Irish Top 30. Prince's "The Very Best of Prince" is the #1 album in Ireland. I'm not sure if "Celebrity" has been released in Ireland, but I have not observed this N'Sync album anywhere in the Irish Top 30.
"Elevation" has the following run on the Irish singles chart: #1-7-12-18-22-21. "Beautiful Day" and "Stuck in a Moment" also debuted at #1 on the Irish singles charts, giving U2 three consecutive #1 singles from ATYCLB.
"Hey Baby" by DJ Otzi is the #1 song in Ireland this week.
In the
U.K., ATYCLB drops slightly from #15 to #16 in its 43rd week. Here is its chart progress to date:
1-4-10-20-25-26-28(DP)-29-29-23
17-12-12-7-7-8-10-3-6-8
12-14-23-30-39-41-49-54-65-60
53-47-47-58-65-56(TP)-47-37-30-23
22-15-16
The album has been certified as Triple Platinum (900,000 copies sold) in the U.K. The jump on the charts is due to U2 touring in England. Hopefully, this surge on the charts will be enough to get ATYCLB to 4x Platinum status.
U2's tour in England hasn't only benefitted ATYCLB. U2?s "Best Of," thanks at first to the "Elevation" single, has been floating in the Top 100 for the past several weeks. Thanks to the tour, the album bounced all the way up to #52. Here is its run for the last few weeks: #104-50-68-73-79-52-56.
The "Best Of" is not the only catalog U2 album to chart in the U.K. Top 100 thanks to the tour. "Rattle & Hum" re-entered the Top 100 at #71 last week. It jumps up to #57 this week. "Achtung Baby" re-entered the chart at #50 last week and charts at #46 this week. "The Joshua Tree" has had the following run the past few weeks: #170-43-36. This gives U2 five albums in the U.K. Top 60, three of which are in the Top 50 with one in the Top 20! This is just like it was a few months ago! Gotta love those U.K. charts!
N'Sync's "Celebrity" has had the following run: #12-26-43-66-Out of the Top 100. That's right, the album spent only 4 weeks in the U.K. Top 100 before exiting. These are not exactly the type of numbers for the "
World's Biggest Band."
Radiohead's "Amnesiac" has had the following chart run in the U.K.: #1-7-14-28-37-39-52-58-58-54-46-55. Madonna?s "Music" is finally starting to fall as it drops from #70 to #81 in its 49th week on the U.K. charts. Much as U2 experienced earlier in the year, some of Madonna's older albums charted above her recent release on the U.K. charts. Clearly store sales, with discounted prices on select albums, make a BIG difference on the U.K. charts.
R.E.M.?s "Reveal" drops from #56 to #75 in its 15th week on the charts. "Break the Cycle" by Staind is the #1 album in the U.K.
"Elevation" has the following run: #3-13-24-35-41-48. "Beautiful Day" debuted at #1 and "Stuck in a Moment..." debuted at #2 on the U.K. singles chart. This gives U2 three Top 3 hits off of AYTCLB in the U.K., which is more successful than many of U2's albums, including "The Joshua Tree" and "POP."
Musique Vs U2's "New Years Dub" spent 9 weeks on the U.K. Top 100 singles charts, peaking at #15. R.E.M.'s "Imitation of Life" spent 13 weeks on the U.K. singles charts, peaking at #6. "Let's Dance" by Five is the #1 single in the U.K.
Anticipation for the tour has driven up video sales as well as album sales. The video for "Rattle & Hum" has had the following chart run the last few weeks: #172-1-1-1.
In the
U.S., ATYCLB fell from the Top 100 in its 41st week. Typically, I would stop monitoring the charts at this time. However, with the new single and return of the tour, I believe that ATYCLB may return to the Top 100. Also, the success the album is having in Europe right now has kept up my interest.
STING provided Week 43 U.S. chart news and Melissa provided Week 42 U.S. SoundScan data, so I can now estimate total U.S. sales. Thanks STING for the update!
In Week 43, ATYCLB drops ever so slightly, from #106 to #108. In Week 42, the album saw a slight drop in chart position, but an increase in sales. Therefore, I feel it is safe to assume that sales were similar for Week 43, despite the small drop, as they were for Week 41 and 42.
The first 43 weeks for ATYCLB on the U.S. Billboard charts are:
3-5-12-22-23-24-20-18-22-16
19-19-25-33-37-35-11-15-25-31
38-40-42-45-45-48-50-48-50-58
60-53-50-66-74-82-81-89-88-99
105-106-108
"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 (and it may return).
Approximate weekly sales for the first 43 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 + 14,000
Estimated total U.S. sales after 43 weeks are: 2,789,000. ATYCLB should cross the 2.8 million copies sold barrier (in the U.S.) this week.
Although U2 is not present in the Top 50 on the Hot 100 Singles chart, the Top 20 on the Modern Rock or Adult charts or the Top 100 on the Billboard 200 chart, "The Best Of" surges up the charts to #6 on the Pop Catalog charts this week. It charted at #10 last week. The #6 ranking is the highest this album has charted on this (or any) chart (note that the DOUBLE CD verion of the "Best Of" charted at #2 on the Billboard Top 200, but not the single CD version). At #6, this puts sales at around 11,000 copies for the week. It is unclear what is causing this jump in sales, but I'm sure none of us will complain.
There is no other U2 data present on the readily available Billboard charts for this week.
In
Canada, ATYCLB rises from #53 to #47 for Week 43. Here is its run so far:
1-1-5-8-11-11-12-8-16-17
14-17-20-25-29-30-12-18-22-24
23-25-22(TP)-18-17-21-26(4P)-27-30-24
13-19-17-21-26-27-31-33-38-43
48-53-47
ATYLCB is certified as 4x Platinum in Canada (400,000 copies sold).
The "Tomb Raider" soundtrack spent 10 weeks in the Canadian Top 100 album charts, peaking at #9. It sold approximately 7,500-6,500 copies for the first five weeks of its release.
R.E.M.'s "Reveal" spent 10 weeks in the Canadian Top 100, debuting at #4. Radiohead's "Amnesiac" debuted at #1 with over 48,000 copies sold. It has had the following chart run in Canada: #1-4-8-16-21-34-41-46-51-44-63-70. Destiny's Child's "Survivor" is the #1 album in Canada. N'Sync's "Celebrity" is #4 after 5 weeks.
"Elevation" had spent five weeks at #1 on the Canadian CD singles chart. "Elevation-Part 2" was #1 for four weeks while "Elevation-Part 1" was #1 for one week. This week, Part 2 drops from #2 to #3 while Part 1 drops from #3 to #4. If the CD single sales of these two releases were combined, "Elevation" may still be the #1 song on the Canadian CD singles charts. This week, "Knives Out" by Radiohead is the #1 song on the CD singles chart.
"Elevation" is the third #1 single U2 has had on this chart from ATYCLB. "Walk On" and "Beautiful Day" also reached #1 on Canada's CD singles sales chart. Three #1 singles from ATYCLB surpasses the success U2 had with "POP" in Canada. The combined sales from both CD singles allowed "Walk On" to spend 6 weeks at #1. Musique Vs U2's "New Years Dub" peaked at #10.
R.E.M.'s "Imitation of Life" peaked at #5 and Radiohead's "Pyramid Song" peaked at #2 on Canada's CD singles sales chart.
The CD singles market in Canada is weak though and more emphasis should be placed on the airplay charts. "Elevation" peaked on Canada's "The Hits" chart at #15. Unfortunately, the song exited the Top 100 on the "The Hits" chart last week. The good news is that "Stuck in a Moment..." debuts on "The Hits" chart at #71 this week. This is the second highest debut on the chart, behind "Because I Got High" by Afroman, which debuts at #36.
That's it for now...
[This message has been edited by doctorwho (edited 09-05-2001).]