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THE BILLBOARD 200/SOUNDSCAN
Issue Date: July 9, 2005

Position/Artist/Album/This Week/%Chg/Last Week/Total
133 U2 HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOM 8,017 -32 11,870 2,792,695
 
More numbers for this week:

Top 20:
1. Coldplay, X&Y: 186,427 (1,248,383)
2. Mariah Carey, The Emancipation of Mimi: 131,551 (2,168,421)
3. Foo Fighters, In Your Honor: 116,241 (427,525)
4. Black-Eyed Peas, Monkey Business: 103,271 (549,429)
5. Boyz N Da Hood, Boyz N Da Hood: 101,162 (101,375)
6. Keyshia Cole, The Way It Is: 88,630 (88,998)
7. Backstreet Boys, Never Gone: 78,849 (370,425)
8. The Offspring, Greatest Hits: 70,119 (70,275)
9. Birdman AKA Baby, Fast Money: 64,721 (64,879)
10. System of a Down, Mesmerize: 62,821 (966,301)
11. Kelly Clarkson, Breakaway: 61,326 (2,488,056)
12. Gwen Stefani, Love. Angel. Music. Baby.: 60,812 (2,466,060)
13. Toby Keith, HonkyTonk University: 58,426 (720,506)
14. 50 Cent, The Massacre: 53,927 (3,970,553)
15. Shakira, Fijacion Oral: 50,490 (285,493)
16. White Stripes, Get Behind Me Satan: 50,051 (314,967)
17. Rascal Flatts, Feels Like Today: 48,755 (2,075,862)
18. Keith Urban, Be Here: 45,340 (1,252,179)
19. Gorillaz, Demon Days: 41,743 (292,318)
20. Mike Jones, Who Is Mike Jones?: 41,087 (648,757)

Others:
21 MATTHEWS*DAVE BAND STAND UP 39,339 -30 56,055 955,717
22 COMMON BE 38,481 -13 44,137 396,206
23 AUDIOSLAVE OUT OF EXILE 37,694 -36 58,842 525,056
24 FAT JOE ALL OR NOTHING 37,543 -65 106,502 144,555
25 LABELLE*PATTI CLASSIC MOMENTS 37,206 999 83 37,290
26 KILLERS HOT FUSS 36,407 -18 44,559 2,090,517
29 GREEN DAY AMERICAN IDIOT 33,609 -19 41,284 3,694,970
31 PRETTY RICKY BLUE STARS 31,851 -12 36,353 201,548
33 CIARA GOODIES 30,579 -14 35,387 2,091,133
34 WEEZER MAKE BELIEVE 29,462 -24 38,846 477,856
35 IL DIVO IL DIVO 27,195 -31 39,433 641,937
37 THOMAS*ROB SOMETHING TO BE 26,169 -23 34,070 818,553
38 AKON TROUBLE 25,691 -25 34,384 1,048,919
39 MASTER P GHETTO BILL (BEST HUSTLER IN T 25,537 999 554 26,091
40 SMITH*WILL LOST & FOUND 23,969 -21 30,511 503,083
41 SEETHER KARMA & EFFECT 23,669 -20 29,701 205,654
42 KEM ALBUM II 23,320 -26 31,703 327,737
44 JENNINGS*LYFE LYFE 268-192 22,153 -6 23,505 440,812
50 NINE INCH NAILS WITH TEETH 18,964 -19 23,462 563,242
53 TLC NOW & FOREVER 17,921 999 117 20,323
54 VALENTINO*BOBBY DTP PRESENTS BOBBY VALENTINO 17,696 -18 21,589 428,500
57 GAME DOCUMENTARY 16,978 -10 18,837 2,090,948
61 EMINEM ENCORE 16,341 -17 19,762 4,656,606
63 BECK GUERO 16,174 -10 18,015 565,768
64 3 DOORS DOWN SEVENTEEN DAYS 15,972 -29 22,621 924,623
65 GUNS N'ROSES GREATEST HITS 15,423 -16 18,357 2,195,937
67 DADDY YANKEE BARRIO FINO 15,241 -5 16,092 684,783
68 CHESNEY*KENNY WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN 15,108 -24 19,954 3,562,717
69 AMERICAN IDOL FINALISTS SEASON 4-THE SHOWSTOPPERS 15,010 -30 21,520 233,950
71 DESTINY'S CHILD DESTINY FULFILLED 14,891 -0 14,933 2,718,114
73 FANTASIA FREE YOURSELF 14,715 -10 16,405 1,505,891
75 LUDACRIS RED LIGHT DISTRICT 14,502 -13 16,586 1,781,175
80 STONE*JOSS MIND BODY & SOUL 14,196 -21 17,909 870,647
83 MCCARTNEY*JESSE BEAUTIFUL SOUL 13,661 -2 13,962 892,853
87 DAY*HOWIE STOP ALL THE WORLD NOW 13,332 -13 15,242 504,104
88 TWAIN*SHANIA GREATEST HITS 13,125 -14 15,299 3,100,551
89 MCGRAW*TIM LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING 13,103 -29 18,395 3,356,876
90 LEGEND*JOHN GET LIFTED 12,887 -8 13,982 1,247,947
91 HOUSTON*MARQUES NAKED 12,745 -2 12,954 132,559
97 BLACK EYED PEAS ELEPHUNK 12,039 -16 14,379 2,702,400
99 REGGAE GOLD 2005 REGGAE GOLD 2005 11,808 999 218 12,026
102 OASIS DON'T BELIEVE THE TRUTH 11,699 -32 17,174 121,391
103 HERBIE FULLY LOADED SOUNDTRACK 11,698 999 26 11,724
109 JODECI BACK TO THE FUTURE 10,660 -19 13,097 58,958
110 USHER CONFESSIONS 10,462 -11 11,776 8,970,248
112 DEGRAW*GAVIN CHARIOT-STRIPPED 10,320 -15 12,202 510,695
115 AMERIE TOUCH 9,882 -0 9,901 281,472
117 T.I. URBAN LEGEND 9,747 -4 10,113 1,112,879
119 112 PLEASURE & PAIN 9,657 -6 10,294 389,789
121 MCCLURKIN*DONNIE PSALMS HYMNS & SPIRITUAL SONGS 9,502 5 9,087 157,766
126 CHESNEY*KENNY BE AS YOU ARE 8,932 -32 13,060 969,502
130 LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ CRUNK JUICE 8,346 -8 9,064 2,238,998
131 B.G. HEART OF THA STREET 8,316 -27 11,400 105,060
132 CHARLES*RAY GENIUS LOVES COMPANY 8,085 -37 12,890 2,985,619
133 U2 HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOM 8,017 -32 11,870 2,792,695
134 OMARION O 7,994 -10 8,848 553,477
135 BENET*ERIC HURRICANE 7,943 999 62 8,005
145 BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY GREATEST HITS 7,225 1 7,142 263,331
161 GUCCI MANE TRAP HOUSE 6,327 -21 8,001 42,233
162 LAVIGNE*AVRIL UNDER MY SKIN 6,314 -8 6,840 2,745,811
163 LAMBERT*MIRANDA KEROSENE 6,238 -14 7,256 176,817
165 RIMES*LEANN THIS WOMAN 6,110 -11 6,830 356,926
166 EVANS*FAITH FIRST LADY 6,067 -17 7,346 400,894
167 ROLLING STONES BEST OF JUMP BACK 5,946 -32 8,735 488,203
168 MEMPHIS BLEEK 534 5,941 -23 7,758 124,812
171 MARS VOLTA FRANCES THE MUTE 5,891 -17 7,109 360,753
172 LUNY TUNES & BABY RANKS MAS FLOW 2 5,861 2 5,735 120,011
175 LOHAN*LINDSAY SPEAK 5,695 6 5,359 983,142
177 JACKSON*MICHAEL NUMBER ONES 5,657 -35 8,659 923,826
178 GARBAGE BLEED LIKE ME 5,595 -15 6,561 207,854
184 LOPEZ*JENNIFER REBIRTH 5,470 -21 6,928 658,026
185 YOUNG GUNZ BROTHERS FROM ANOTHER 5,401 -32 7,957 104,357
187 PITBULL M.I.A.M.I. (MONEY IS A MAJOR I 5,386 -8 5,870 459,824
191 MARIO TURNING POINT 5,283 -18 6,433 1,100,268
 
US 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: 133 / Sales: 8,017

Total: 2,792,695
 
Thanks for the numbers soldatti.

Unfortunately, things are not looking good at all in USA :(:(
Interscope, Polygram and PM, please, wake up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Soldatti said:
US 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: 133 / Sales: 8,017

Total: 2,792,695
 
The bomb is sizzling out,now looks no way it will stay in billboard 200 by the time they hit the US again in september.I see there playing the 3rd leg right up to a week before christmas,any chance that sales will jump to 20k or more that week?
 
After "Vertigo", it seems all real promotion stopped. There was a bit for "Sometimes..." with U2 playing that song on TV a few times, but otherwise, the promotion has been the worst I've ever seen. I don't understand why U2 or their promotion team aren't using iTunes more. They have a spiffy new iPod now, so why not release songs on iTunes? Make special packages (free b-sides, for example) for downloading CoBL. Oh well... perhaps they are happy with nearly 3M in U.S. sales. :shrug:
 
I am confident that the band's Live 8 performance may turn things around (at least a little bit).
 
I don't know what the hell happened today but Billboard changed almost every position on the chart, the real position for Bomb in US is #138 this week, not #133 and the Soundscan data is down at the moment too.
Again, the REAL position this week is #138.

PS: If the moderator is there, please delete the initial post(s) with the wrong numbers and I will post new numbers tomorrow. Thanks
 
I checked the sales again and the number is the same, #138 on the Billboard 200 and 8,017 copies sold.
 
Very bad result if you compare the position to the positions of the bomb in Europe. I would be happy if the bomb would be between #60 and #80.
 
ybird3k said:
8000 copies, in the US, thats shockingly bad!

It is bad, but there's nothing to keep it in the public eye.

U2 isn't touring the U.S. And after "Vertigo", there has been virtually ZERO promotion for the other songs. "Sometimes..." barely broke the Top 100, which is just sad. That song should have at least made it to the top 60 (like "Stuck in a Moment..."). U2's marketing team got an A++ early on, but get an F- for their work since the album was released. If I wasn't a fan and coming to these forums, I'd have no idea there were other songs released from the album. I think U2's marketing team thinks this is 1987 or 1992, where radio stations are all too happy to play U2, even to the point of playing non-single songs. While a few stations may still do that, this is not enough in today's world.

Of course, another factor are sales overall. Even Eminem's latest isn't the "uber-hit" his other albums have been. In 2000, he was selling 10M copies in the U.S.! Now, he hasn't even hit 5M and may not. CD's just aren't selling. The fact that U2 sold almost 3M copies is actually quite an achievement in today's world!
 
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