N.A. Radio Play by Format, Billboard, & Video charts for Week 20

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Mediabase 24/7 has updated their airplay charts for last week. Here's how U2 is doing on the airwaves based on radio play from this company and time frame, which is April 4-10.

^ = Up In Spins
LW: Mar 28-Apr 3 TW: Apr 4 Apr 10 Updated: Mon Apr 11 3:16 AM PST

HOT AC

LW TW Artist Title Spins: TW LW Move
17 ^17 U2 Sometimes... 1436 1323 +26

ROCK

LW TW Artist Title Spins: TW LW Move
29 ^20 U2 Sometimes... 201 147 +54
22 25 U2 All Because of... 173 203 -30

TRIPLE A

LW TW Artist Title Spins: TW LW Move
1 ^1 U2 Sometimes... 628 619 +9

ALTERNATIVE

LW TW Artist Title Spins: TW LW Move
33 30 U2 Sometimes... 635 657 -22

This radio monitoring company shows that the overall trend of Sometimes making a slow move up the charts continues on. The HAC chart, similar to the Adult Top 40 on BB, is a slow mover, anyway. The jump on Rock Stations is good, and the performance on Triple A and Alternative is on par with most other chart monitoring systems. Mediabase surveys a certain number of radio stations and reports results based on those radio stations included...there is no extrapolation or estimate of "total" airplay - it shows the specific results from those surveyed, which they feel is statistically sound in terms of chart position, anyway.

 

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Other radio and Amazon charts

Here's the Amazon comparison, and I included the "most popular" sales location for albums if listed. The tour is definitely helping U2's back catalog.

Amazon Last Monday

12 HTDAAB
143 B/O 1990 to 2000
155 B/O 1980 to 2000
215 Joshua Tree
334 ATYCLB
385 Achtung Baby
497 War
595 October
607 Unforgettable Fire
681 Boy
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1989 Zooropa
2727 POP

Amazon This Monday (4/11) Popular In (If listed):

14 HTDAAB
94 B/O 1980 to 2000 Rock Island Internet (13)
133 B/O 1990 to 2000 Kirkland, WA (8)
212 Joshua Tree Newport Beach, CA (1)
427 Boy INFO MISSING
432 ATYCLB Long Beach, CA (2)
475 Unforgettable Fire INFO MISSING
564 Achtung Baby " " " " "
669 War " " " " "
687 Boy " " " " "
699 Rattle and Hum " " " " "
774 Rattle & Hum " " " " "
952 Zooropa " " " " "
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3233 POP


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The 2nd chart of the week has been updated, the MGB Top 40. Sometimes debuted two weeks ago just outside the Top 40 at 46...last week it rose 10 spots to 36. This chart measures song success in the midwest, not exactly U2's strongest area but better than you might think. It's up again this week.

MGB TOP 40 CHART
APRIL 10-16, 2005
CHART WEEK #24 of 2005

TW LW 2W Single by Artist {Weeks Top 40, Top 10, @ #1} Peak

33 36 --- Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own - U2 33

 

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Pollstar and Net Music Countdown

Here is the top 25 "Live" Artists from Pollstar, which measures concert attendance, gross revenue, and somehow, reviews.

POLLSTAR TOP 50

List updated every Friday.
LW TW Artist Power Index

1 1 U2 1.000
NEW 2 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers .531
21 3 Weezer .471
4 4 Dave Matthews Band .322
5 5 Coldplay .255
14 6 Velvet Revolver .246
10 7 Jimmy Buffett .232
2 8 "Ozzfest 2005" .225
27 9 The Allman Brothers Band .224
6 10 The Black Crowes .215
29 11 The Mars Volta .212
12 12 Green Day .210
7 13 Kenny Chesney .195
13 14 Nine Inch Nails .190
9 15 Jack Johnson .186
8 16 Def Leppard / Bryan Adams .185
15 17 Motley Crue .184
18 Moby .163
16 19 Eagles .162
20 Dead Can Dance .161
22 21 Deep Purple .137
24 22 Oasis .135
20 23 Bob Dylan .134
3 24 "Vans Warped Tour '05" .132
19 25 Queen + Paul Rodgers .128

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NMC (Net Music Countdown) has just updated:

SALES FOR e-tracks:
U2 not listed for any track

SALES FOR e-albums:
HTDAAB up 1 to 11

HOT AC e-tracks:
Sometims you can't make it...#4

ALTERNATIVE e-tracks:
Sometims you can't make it...#9

 

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More radio play updates in U.S.

Mediaguide has just updated radio play through Sunday, April 10.

Alternative:

Sometimes rises from 35 to 31 with a bullet (like other charts, the song declined a few positions last week but seems to be rising again).

Hot AC

Sometimes rises from 22 to 20 with a bullet
Vertigo slips from 40 to 41

Mainstream Rock

ABOY RISES from 37 to 29 with a bullet
Vertigo slides from 31 to 35
Sometimes rises from 46 to 43 with a bullet

Triple A

Sometimes rises from 3 to 1 with a bullet (and large lead)
Vertigo rises from 47 to 40 with a bullet


Vertigo's staying power is amazing, and even ABOY got a nice bump in Rock Airplay. It appears that U2 is getting increased airplay for all three N.A. singles lately, maybe because of the tour, but their main hit single for now, Sometimes, continues it's ascent on the charts, albeit slow and steady. This is the most recent airplay data, and it's positive, so we'll await the Radio & Records update later this week (and BB) to see if these trends continue.

On the mediaguide album chart, which simply tallies ALL SONGS played from a particular album, HTDAAB rises from 14 to 5 on Triple A/Rock. Also, HTDAAB re-enters the Pop Top 50 at 45 with a bullet and an increase in 700 plays. HTDAAB peaked at 16 on this chart when Vertigo was at 31 on the BB Hot 100...at that time, I'd say Vertigo accounted for 95% of U2 song play on "Pop" formats off of HTDAAB.

The fact that the album comes in at 45 this week could mean that Sometimes has made a decent rise on the BB Hot 100 this week, although Vertigo has been rising on the BB Pop 100 for 4 weeks now...from 66 to 52...and it's up to 10 on BB Hot 100's "most played recurrents", so both songs are responsible for the album rise on this airplay chart. I'm hoping Sometimes gets into the 85 range on the BB Hot 100...maybe that's a stretch, but we'll see.

 

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^ = Up In Spins
LW: Mar 28-Apr 3 TW: Apr 4 Apr 10 Updated: Mon Apr 11 3:16 AM PST

HOT AC

LW TW Artist Title Spins: TW LW Move
17 ^17 U2 Sometimes... 1436 1323 +26

Hi beLIEve! Is the above information correct? Because the math doesn't add up.

 

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Re: Re: N.A. Radio Play by Format, Billboard, & Video charts for Week 20

Hi beLIEve! Is the above information correct? Because the math doesn't add up.

No, thanks for the heads up. The total numbers for HAC at #17 is 1359 spings TW, 1318 spins LW, for a difference of +41.

Thanks!

 

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Couple of updates...

MTV just updated their Top 20 video charts, and U2 proved it should have some staying power as it maintained it's position of #5 in just it's 2nd week.

In Canada, Jam has updated the Singles Airplay Only Top 100, and U2 is doing quite well on this chart, which is more important than the single sales chart. Here's how U2 fared on the Airplay chart:

Sometimes rises one spot to 9
ABOY slides six spots to 46
Vertigo rockets from 91 to 78!

I presume Vertigo's resurgence in N.A. is due to the tour, perhaps even the tour name, but it's impressive anyway. With Sometimes solidly in the Top 10 in airplay and sales, I hope we see a bump in albums sales in Canada. If only Sometimes could crack to Top 10 on the BB Hot 100...then I think we'd see a significant increase in album sales. It's got a long way to go, though.

 

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Billboard 200 - Issue Date: 23/04/2005

Position/Artist/Album/This Week/%Chg/Last Week/Total

1 50 CENT MASSACRE 165,110 -22 210,697 2,980,581
2 EVANS*FAITH FIRST LADY 157,241 999 491 157,735
3 BECK GUERO 80,865 -50 162,105 243,429
4 NOW 18 NOW 18 76,829 -24 100,693 786,105
5 112 PLEASURE & PAIN 60,734 -48 117,347 178,476
6 SMITH*WILL LOST & FOUND 60,167 -39 98,053 160,109
7 GREEN DAY AMERICAN IDIOT 58,697 -8 63,934 3,208,574
8 SIGEL*BEANIE B.COMING 57,196 -56 130,714 188,948
9 PRESLEY*LISA MARIE NOW WHAT 56,226 999 176 56,402
10 JOHNSON*JACK IN BETWEEN DREAMS 54,720 -16 65,189 660,241
11 KILLERS HOT FUSS 53,522 -3 55,073 1,531,145
12 MCCLURKIN*DONNIE PSALMS HYMNS & SPIRITUAL SONGS 52,192 999 863 48,794
13 FRANKIE J ONE 49,798 -22 64,114 244,709
14 LARRY THE CABLE GUY RIGHT TO BARE ARMS 48,812 -47 92,481 141,690
15 STEFANI*GWEN LOVE.ANGEL.MUSIC.BABY 47,841 8 44,388 1,672,322
16 CIARA GOODIES 45,717 -4 47,751 1,632,647
17 CLARKSON*KELLY BREAKAWAY 44,652 -13 51,224 1,862,320
18 STONE*JOSS MIND BODY & SOUL 36,671 170 13,601 617,583
19 GAME DOCUMENTARY 36,241 -19 44,770 1,831,835
20 LEGEND*JOHN GET LIFTED 34,576 -13 39,537 1,038,569
21 AKON TROUBLE 32,414 19 27,210 661,301
22 LUDACRIS RED LIGHT DISTRICT 31,071 -5 32,575 1,555,221
23 3 DOORS DOWN SEVENTEEN DAYS 30,027 -4 31,263 663,135
24 EMINEM ENCORE 29,996 -10 33,186 4,444,936
25 FANTASIA FREE YOURSELF 28,464 10 25,812 1,300,579
26 USHER CONFESSIONS 26,824 -13 31,007 8,789,997
27 BRANDY BEST OF BRANDY 26,345 999 192 26,537
28 RASCAL FLATTS FEELS LIKE TODAY 26,242 -6 27,788 1,593,980
29 CHARLES*RAY GENIUS LOVES COMPANY 26,206 -18 32,118 2,842,600
30 LOPEZ*JENNIFER REBIRTH 25,813 -22 32,952 527,365
31 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE LULLABIES TO PARALYZE 24,460 -35 37,485 158,873
32 DADDY YANKEE BARRIO FINO 23,080 -19 28,633 476,667
33 T.I. URBAN LEGEND 22,702 -24 30,011 963,165
34 HOT HOT HEAT ELEVATOR 21,751 999 39 21,791
35 MCCARTNEY*JESSE BEAUTIFUL SOUL 21,623 -13 24,958 707,126
36 MAROON 5 SONGS ABOUT JANE 20,965 -16 24,894 3,821,550
37 WILSON*GRETCHEN HERE FOR THE PARTY 20,801 -13 23,811 3,425,929
38 TWAIN*SHANIA GREATEST HITS 20,677 -5 21,805 2,925,708
39 U2 HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOM 19,386 -7 20,919 2,632,468
40 OMARION O 19,338 -17 23,406 419,670
41 LIFEHOUSE LIFEHOUSE 19,249 -30 27,488 109,779
42 CHESNEY*KENNY BE AS YOU ARE 18,964 -15 22,287 794,005
43 DESTINY'S CHILD DESTINY FULFILLED 18,796 -11 21,145 2,562,990
44 LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ CRUNK JUICE 18,622 -12 21,160 2,109,867
45 CROSSFADE CROSSFADE 18,607 -12 21,203 602,792
46 MCGRAW*TIM LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING 18,590 6 17,544 3,162,445
47 BOTTI*CHRIS WHEN I FALL IN LOVE 18,550 278 4,901 404,634
48 VARIOUS VOL. 4-TOTALLY COUNTRY 18,016 -4 18,820 345,029
49 MARIO TURNING POINT 17,750 -11 19,867 987,235
50 MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE THREE CHEERS FOR SWEET REVENGE 16,983 -17 20,536 568,977
51 CHESNEY*KENNY WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN 16,936 -4 17,712 3,360,228
52 GUNS N'ROSES GREATEST HITS 16,753 -9 18,338 2,014,416
53 BUBLE*MICHAEL IT'S TIME 16,678 11 14,984 312,079
54 RAY SOUNDTRACK 16,598 -23 21,455 1,282,953
55 LYFE LYFE 268-192 16,293 27 12,863 235,809
56 O.C.: MIX 4 TV SOUNDTRACK 16,084 999 42 16,127
57 BRAVERY BRAVERY 16,025 -53 33,857 49,995
58 SNOOP DOGG R&G (RHYTHM) 15,866 -12 17,943 1,502,318
59 URBAN*KEITH BE HERE 15,692 3 15,217 839,661
60 MOBY HOTEL 15,642 -37 24,982 77,578
61 TWEET IT'S ME AGAIN 15,460 -31 22,307 92,737
62 SUGARLAND TWICE THE SPEED OF 15,392 -6 16,342 198,932
63 ADKINS*TRACE SONGS ABOUT ME 15,172 -33 22,783 100,925
64 KIDZ BOP KIDS VOL. 7-KIDZ BOP KIDS 14,938 -12 17,011 246,577
65 MARS VOLTA FRANCES THE MUTE 14,850 -26 19,984 262,831
66 VALENTINE*BROOKE CHAIN LETTER 14,503 -16 17,308 97,678
67 PAPA ROACH GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER 14,363 9 13,193 557,595
68 TIGRES DEL NORTE DIRECTO AL CORAZON 14,207 -25 19,042 33,672
69 TRICK DADDY THUG MATRIMONY 13,977 -6 14,935 745,967
70 VARIOUS WOW # 1'S 13,831 999 129 9,035
71 KEITH*TOBY VOL. 2-GREATEST HITS 13,297 -12 15,038 2,317,835
72 KEYS*ALICIA DIARY OF ALICIA KEYS 13,238 -10 14,671 4,180,368
73 STRAIT*GEORGE 50 NUMBER ONES 13,104 -21 16,520 2,242,428
74 SIMPLE PLAN STILL NOT GETTING ANY 12,743 -3 13,165 1,022,984
75 BIG & RICH HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR 12,533 -7 13,411 2,073,498
76 BREAKING BENJAMIN WE ARE NOT ALONE 12,484 -10 13,866 842,268
77 KEANE HOPES & FEARS 12,279 -22 15,768 624,583
78 MAYER*JOHN HEAVIER THINGS 12,163 -9 13,314 2,387,934
79 PEYROUX*MADELEINE CARELESS LOVE 12,020 -17 14,540 203,299
80 GARDEN STATE SOUNDTRACK 12,016 -17 14,418 843,225
81 VARIOUS NOW 17 11,733 -19 14,460 2,898,152
82 TURNER*TINA ALL THE BEST 11,651 -22 14,943 446,582
83 LAMBERT*MIRANDA KEROSENE 11,388 -23 14,697 88,289
84 BABY BASH SUPER SAUCY 11,269 -15 13,206 92,507
85 WOMACK*LEE ANN THERES MORE WHERE THAT CAME FR 11,085 -12 12,662 238,457
86 LIL SCRAPPY & TRILLVILLE KING OF CRUNK & BME RECORDINGS 10,974 -11 12,280 758,181
87 MOTLEY CRUE RED WHITE & CRUE 10,387 -16 12,320 309,909
88 DAY*HOWIE STOP ALL THE WORLD NOW 10,065 -9 11,025 373,096
89 GROBAN*JOSH CLOSER 10,044 -7 10,773 4,554,101
90 TRUSTCOMPANY TRUE PARALLELS 9,927 -28 13,768 58,732
91 CHOSEN FEW-EL DOCUMENTAL CHOSEN FEW-EL DOCUMENTAL 9,823 -35 15,024 137,070
92 PAISLEY*BRAD MUD ON THE TIRES 9,812 -14 11,453 1,822,867
93 USED IN LOVE & DEATH 9,722 -17 11,658 474,405
94 BLACK EYED PEAS ELEPHUNK 9,704 1 9,597 2,577,889
95 NELLY SUIT 9,653 -19 11,860 2,875,913
96 C-MURDER TRUEST S--- I EVR SAID 9,651 -29 13,625 52,993
97 LAVIGNE*AVRIL UNDER MY SKIN 9,621 -6 10,217 2,666,910
98 ICE PRINCESS SOUNDTRACK 9,444 -2 9,660 51,284
99 GREEN*REVEREND AL EVERYTHING'S OK 9,421 -21 11,967 56,456
100 MCBRIDE*MARTINA MARTINA 9,294 -7 9,948 1,578,990
101 LOS LONELY BOYS LOS LONELY BOYS 9,255 -11 10,389 2,018,950
102 DEAN*BILLY LET THEM BE LITTLE 9,128 -51 18,482 27,960
103 JAY-Z/LINKIN PARK COLLISION COURSE 9,053 -14 10,582 1,635,048
104 LUNY TUNES & BABY RANKS MAS FLOW 2 9,052 -15 10,609 47,980
105 DISNEY DISNEYMANIA 3 9,028 -18 10,963 177,134
106 NICKELODEON KIDS CHOICE NICKELODEON KIDS CHOICE 9,020 11 8,162 31,586
107 CROSBY STILLS & NASH GREATEST HITS 8,984 -11 10,070 68,428
108 CORROSION OF CONFORMITY IN THE ARMS OF GOD 8,967 999 150 9,117
109 MONTGOMERY GENTRY YOU DO YOUR THING 8,904 2 8,718 522,949
110 VELVET REVOLVER CONTRABAND 8,800 -14 10,229 1,697,306
111 VARIOUS 2005 GRAMMY NOMINEES 8,644 -15 10,174 437,161
112 JARS OF CLAY REDEMPTION SONGS 8,509 -15 9,969 15,521
113 GAME, THE WEST COAST RESURRECTION 8,455 -53 17,995 26,613
114 RICE*DAMIEN O 8,385 7 7,861 463,324
115 JET GET BORN 8,332 -12 9,429 1,451,126
116 THEORY OF A DEADMAN GASOLINE 8,260 -52 17,261 25,617
117 VARIOUS WOW HITS 2005 8,216 -7 8,809 316,269
118 MORGAN*CRAIG MY KIND OF LIVIN' 8,157 -11 9,118 68,616
119 WYLDE*ZAKK/BLACK LABEL SOCIETY MAFIA 8,081 -14 9,348 90,878
120 SIMPSON*ASHLEE AUTOBIOGRAPHY 8,028 -22 10,292 2,800,533
121 AMOS*TORI BEEKEEPER 8,020 -20 10,054 189,624
122 CASTING CROWNS CASTING CROWNS 8,014 8 7,401 358,567
123 STONE*JOSS SOUL SESSIONS 8,001 150 3,202 748,250
124 MCKNIGHT*BRIAN GEMINI 7,961 -17 9,606 255,178
125 BROOKS & DUNN GREATEST HITS COLL II 7,956 1 7,840 536,605
126 VARIOUS WOW GOSPEL 2005 7,916 -17 9,490 154,641
127 SHELTON*BLAKE BLAKE SHELTON'S BARN & GRILL 7,832 -5 8,243 334,010
128 BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY GREATEST HITS 7,821 -7 8,424 175,379
129 STATIC LULLABY FASO LATIDO 7,657 999 78 7,735
130 BUFFETT*JIMMY LIVE IN HAWAII 7,650 -22 9,812 38,628
131 MAE EVERGLOW 7,637 -59 18,411 24,691
132 BRIGHT EYES I'M WIDE AWAKE IT'S MORNING 7,535 -18 9,235 218,442
133 KINGS OF LEON AHA SHAKE HEARTBREAK 7,460 -12 8,503 79,514
134 CHEVELLE THIS TYPE OF THINKING (COULD D 7,437 -11 8,311 514,166
135 BOWLING FOR SOUP HANGOVER YOU DON'T DESERVE 7,367 -4 7,660 352,915
136 JONES*NORAH FEELS LIKE HOME 7,317 -6 7,752 4,037,561
137 TUPAC LOYAL TO THE GAME 7,314 -15 8,564 994,784
138 CARR*KURT & THE KURT CARR SING ONE CHURCH 7,253 -8 7,863 23,118
139 BEE GEES NUMBER ONES 7,252 -18 8,826 451,992
140 BLOC PARTY SILENT ALARM 7,159 -11 8,089 27,298
141 FERNANDEZ*VICENTE MIS CORRIDOS CONSENTIDOS 7,141 -13 8,180 15,460
142 PHANTOM OF THE OPERA SOUNDTRACK 7,126 -18 8,723 524,561
143 SPEARS*BRITNEY GREATEST HITS:MY PREROGATIVE 7,078 -16 8,378 1,013,464
144 BEACH BOYS SOUNDS OF SUMMER: VERY BEST OF 7,045 3 6,836 1,513,005
145 LARSEN*BLAINE OFF TO JOIN THE WORLD 6,949 1 6,899 91,445
146 KORN VOL. 1-GREATEST HITS 6,931 -13 7,925 866,020
147 RADIO DISNEY VOL. 7-KIDS JAMS 6,918 -0 6,933 36,916
148 CREED GREATEST HITS 6,837 -24 9,040 785,869
149 IDOL*BILLY DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND 6,820 -30 9,719 43,846
150 BEYONCE DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE 6,793 3 6,606 4,044,119
151 SLIPKNOT VOL. 3-SUBLIMINAL VERSES 6,737 -8 7,294 1,026,585
152 ADEMA PLANETS 6,701 999 67 6,768
153 SHINEDOWN LEAVE A WHISPER 6,612 -7 7,091 796,233
154 STEWART*ROD STARDUST...GRT AMER SNGBK V3 6,543 -8 7,112 1,413,442
155 REEL BIG FISH WE'RE NOT HAPPY TIL YOU'RE NOT 6,510 999 65 6,575
156 GRACIN*JOSH JOSH GRACIN 6,491 -12 7,407 380,290
157 JUANES MI SANGRE 6,453 2 6,333 283,189
158 FANTOMAS SUSPENDED ANIMATION 6,446 999 159 6,605
159 OSBOURNE*OZZY PRINCE OF DARKNESS 6,414 -33 9,526 48,461
160 PITBULL M.I.A.M.I. (MONEY IS A MAJOR I 6,373 -1 6,451 389,575
161 KAISER CHIEFS EMPLOYMENT 6,356 -21 8,084 35,030
162 WEST*KANYE COLLEGE DROP OUT 6,311 -14 7,352 2,630,621
163 JOHNSON*JACK ON & ON 6,270 -6 6,653 1,205,457
164 ASHANTI CONCRETE ROSE 6,265 -13 7,217 782,372
165 QUEEN LATIFAH DANA OWENS ALBUM 6,216 -18 7,612 595,195
166 BATES*JEFF RAINBOW MAN 6,190 3 5,985 199,830
167 BARBARA/PENA CONFESIONES 6,135 -13 7,079 18,330
168 KRAUSS*ALISON & UNION STATION LONELY RUNS BOTH WAY 6,130 -15 7,228 560,910
169 CABRERA*RYAN TAKE IT ALL AWAY 6,072 -19 7,453 763,035
170 CELTIC WOMAN CELTIC WOMAN 6,064 -25 8,130 40,183
171 PERFECT CIRCLE EMOTIVE 6,011 -8 6,566 480,263
172 FISCHERSPOONER ODYSSEY 5,926 999 24 5,953
173 GOOD CHARLOTTE CHRONICLES OF LIFE & DEATH 5,896 -25 7,889 937,840
174 NAS STREET'S DISCIPLE 5,871 -10 6,518 637,612
175 RIMES*LEANN THIS WOMAN 5,856 -14 6,779 288,382
176 DEGRAW*GAVIN CHARIOT-STRIPPED 5,817 -6 6,176 403,741
177 HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS SILENCE IN BLACK & WHITE 5,755 -17 6,940 246,640
178 VERVE REMIXED VOL. 3-VERVE REMIXED 5,751 999 34 5,813
179 ROLLING STONES BEST OF JUMP BACK 5,742 -2 5,885 416,085
180 MODEST MOUSE GOOD NEWS FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVE 5,722 -9 6,267 1,316,265
181 MONTEZ DE DURANGO SIGUE LA MATA 5,720 6 5,405 134,028
182 CHAYANNE DESDE SIEMPRE 5,625 -5 5,893 11,574
183 RISE AGAINST SIREN SONG OF THE COUNTER CULT 5,588 -11 6,306 137,796
184 NAPOLEON DYNAMITE SOUNDTRACK 5,512 -21 6,940 107,178
185 LOUIS XIV BEST LITTLE SECRETS ARE KEPT 5,426 -21 6,906 21,120
186 JUDAS PRIEST ANGEL OF RETRIBUTION 5,423 -20 6,765 114,382
187 DUFF*HILARY HILARY DUFF 5,389 -16 6,437 1,489,347
188 JIMMY EAT WORLD FUTURES 5,361 -10 5,957 494,943
189 BABY EINSTEIN MUSIC BOX ORCHES BABY EINSTEIN:LULLABY CLASSICS 5,294 5 5,041 191,875
190 NELSON*WILLIE SONGS 5,270 -3 5,447 77,408
191 LOHAN*LINDSAY SPEAK 5,203 -23 6,751 932,644
192 STEWART*ROD VOL.II-GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK 5,202 1 5,143 2,406,049
193 THREE DAYS GRACE THREE DAYS GRACE 5,158 -15 6,067 1,030,880
194 KUTLESS STRONG TOWER 5,127 -13 5,865 21,576
195 BOCELLI*ANDREA ANDREA 5,125 12 4,570 687,246
196 LOS HOROSCOPOS SEGUIMOS DURANGUENSE 5,124 -6 5,458 51,251
197 FRANZ FERDINAND FRANZ FERDINAND 5,110 -22 6,569 905,157
198 PIMP C SWEET JAMES JONES STORIES 5,077 -20 6,365 68,374
199 BUFFETT*JIMMY LICENSE TO CHILL 5,055 3 4,923 1,379,034
200 TOMLIN*CHRIS ARRIVING 5,036 -9 5,552 57,697

 

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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

Total: 2.632,468

 

[edge3]

Soldatti - Excellent post's (and very quick). Shame the sales for 'the bomb' are so far below HITS (seems to be a very small week for sales on the whole chart). Still, at least it does go back into the Top 40 - so overall I'd say a good result.

I suppose I should say - Thank-you very much 'Sir'.

 

[beLIEve]

Thanks Soldatti! It appears to me that this shortened 1st leg is not going to boost sales significantly...perhaps it might when it hits the Northeast. From June through August, though, U2 must have a hit single to just maintain a 20K sales level/week, as so much of HTDAAB sales were frontloaded in the U.S. Sometimes still has a chance to make an impact, but a well promoted version of COBL, which IS the next single, might have to carry the summer. Personally, I'd like U2 to release L&POE between COBL and OOTS like they slipped ABOY in there...and then hit the states with OOTS on the radio giving way to Miracle Drug for the Christmas/Grammy home stretch.

I'm not sure how consistent week to week sales will be, but I still think HTDAAB is on pace to outsell ATYCLB here in the U.S. and worldwide by next March at the earliest.

The more I read inside BB about how P2P and other downloading piracy has affected the industry, the more I'm impressed with U2's performance. U2 are regularly mentioned as being on of the most "pirated" artists. As of tomorrow's charts, CD sales are down 9% so far this year compared to 2004. Total CD sales are now off some 30% from 2001/2002 levels. It's simply not accurate to compare HTDAAB's sales to ATYCLB as "apples to apples", and yet HTDAAB will likely still pass it in total sales. Pretty amazing performance.

 

[beLIEve]

U2 promotions

FYI,

It looks like U2 are scheduling some promotional appearances, which we know can help album sales. First, airing tommorow, we have

VH1's All Access: Spotlight U2

After a three-year absence from the spotlight, U2 is rocking the world and VH1 is catching up with the super group. After selling 180 million albums and winning 17 Grammy's, the band is as relevant today as they were in the 80's with their mega hit Joshua Tree. Now, after releasing their 11th new album "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, the band is preparing for their highly anticipated world tour and VH1 is with them every step of the way. From their rehearsal in Rosarito, Mexico, to the dress rehearsal in Vancouver to opening night in San Diego only VH1 gets the inside scoop on U2.

This show airs tomorrow at 5 PM Est, 8 PM Est, Friday the 15th at 11:00 AM Est, and again on Monday Morning at 2:30 AM Est. After that, VH1's schedule is as reliable as Ticketmaster during the 1st presale.

2nd, Good Morning America begins their "Summer Concert Profiles" on May 20th, featuring a different band on tour each week. The May 20th episode, scheduled for 8:15 AM, kicks off with U2's Vertigo Tour. The show usually features live interviews with the band and live performances. Right now, however, it says there will be "live broadcasts" of at least 5 songs from U2, so who knows how this show will work.

Anyway, as with ATYCLB, I wouldn't mind see U2 play Leno and Letterman, especially if they can promote Sometimes. I wouldn't be surprised to see them show up on more than just these two shows before they leave for Europe.

P.S. The Killers are on Leno tomorrow night playing Mr. Brightside

 

[STING2]

Here is how ATYCLB did in its first 20 weeks in the USA:

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

ATYCLB at week 20 in the USA: 2,206,000

BOMB at week 20 in the USA: 2,632,468

Week 20 ATYCLB was at #31 with 48,000 in sales for the week.

Week 20 BOMB is at #39 with 19,386 in sales for the week.

note: the album at #31 this week sold 24,460, about half of what ATYCLB did in that same position four years ago!

 

[beLIEve]

ARC, or American Radio Chart, has updated and Sometims climbs 4 spots to 29 with a bullet. If you look at the chart, it is very much a Pop format, which is more indication that Sometimes still has a chance of being picked up by more mainstream or hits type radio formats making it a potentially modest cross over hit...or better. Here's the link to the chart: http://www.rockonthenet.com/charts/arc.htm

 

[beLIEve]

Records and Radio updates airplay charts...

Records and Radio has updated their airplay charts. The first chart indicates the song is about to break into the Top 50 in Mainstream radio.

Pop Format

Sometimes #1 "New songs most played and active", right out of Top 50

Hot AC

Sometimes holds at #17 with a bullet for increased plays

Active Rock

Sometimes at #2 "New songs most played and active"

Rock Format

ABOY slips 3 spots to 25
Sometimes debuts at 29 with a bullet
Sometimes at #3 for most increased plays

Alternative Format

Sometimes rises from 33 to 30 with a bullet

Triple A

Sometimes stays at #1 with an increase in plays
Vertigo is #4 most played recurrent

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Records and Radio has also updated their airplay charts for Canada

Hot AC

Sometimes up to 7 with a bullet and major increase in plays

Rock

ABOY falls from 4 to 6
Sometimes climbs 3 spots to 22 with a bullet
Vertigo is #3 on "most played recurrents"

AC

Sometimes #6 on "most added stations"

Those are 3 of the 5 radio formats in Canada tracked by R&R

 

[Tallarico]

Have you got information about hot 100 for Sometimes in Usa?

 

[Tallarico]

Canada The Hits charts (radio airplay) from canoe.ca:

Sometimes from 10 to 9
ABOY from 40 to 46
Vertigo from 91 to 78!!!!

 

[edge3]

Re: U2 promotions

FYI,
...After selling 180 million albums and winning 17 Grammy's, the band is as relevant today as they were in the 80's with their mega hit Joshua Tree...

180 Million!!!! - Sounds a bit much to me (the most agreed figure seems to be 130-140M)

 

[beLIEve]

Re: Re: U2 promotions

FYI,
...After selling 180 million albums and winning 17 Grammy's, the band is as relevant today as they were in the 80's with their mega hit Joshua Tree...

180 Million!!!! - Sounds a bit much to me (the most agreed figure seems to be 130-140M)

Yeah, that was cut a pasted from VH1's promo for the show. It's a bit overstated, but hey, if the figure catches on and the start getting credit for 180M albums, then who am I to correct their mistakes?

 

[beLIEve]

Billboard for U.S. and Canada

Billboard Week 20

Hot 100 Comprehensive Albums

HTDAAB #39 down 5
B/of 1980-90 #169 up 17
(Up to #16 on Pop Catalog)

Top Internet Album Sales

HTDAAB up from #12 to #5

Billboard Hot 100

Sometimes stays at 99 w/bullet for increased airplay

Billboard Modern Rock

Sometimes rises 1 to 29 w/bullet

Billboard Adult Top 40

Sometimes falls 1 to 18 but w/bullet
(3rd time this has happened to the song on its very SLOW chart(s) run)

Hot 100 Recurrent Singles

Vertigo hangs in at #21, down from #10
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I now understand that the BB Hot 100 is the “main billboard chart” for singles, as it does reflect ALL the airplay a song is getting on ALL of radio. We know from radio charts that Sometimes is getting airplay on Rock, Adult, and the Alternative Radio Formats. It’s also getting increased airplay on the Pop format in just its 3rd week.

This song is doing very well as a video, and even if Sometimes has peaked, it still would be considered a modest hit single. Since the song seems to “stall” every other week, maybe next week it will make another move up the charts. No more predictions from me, though, as this song is anything BUT predictable. I think it’s a good song that has made a slight impact on album sales, but it may be floundering on the charts. Other opinions?
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Billboard has updated the rest of the Canadian charts, too.

Top 10 Singles (sales only; airplay posted earlier)

Sometimes #1
ABOY #2
Vertigo Max #6
Vertigo Single #10

Top 100 Albums

HTDAAB drops from 17 to 22

Top 50 Alternative Albums

HTDAAB down 2 to 11
B/of 1980-90 up 2 to 35

Hmm...in Canada, we have hit single(s), a tour, and yet no significant increase in album sales. Perhaps the BB article on piracy and file sharing is accurate afterall, meaning that overall CD Album sales are down 30%+ just since ATYCLB was realeased, and the problem has actually gottem much bigger in the last several months...see my earlier post.

 

[edge3]

Re: Billboard for U.S. and Canada

Billboard Week 20

....Top Internet Album Sales

HTDAAB up from #12 to #5

Doesn't this mean the overall figure on BB should be higher than HITS (i.e. more than 21K)? - I thought HITS didn't include Internet album sales.

 

[beLIEve]

Re: Re: Billboard for U.S. and Canada

Doesn't this mean the overall figure on BB should be higher than HITS (i.e. more than 21K)? - I thought HITS didn't include Internet album sales.

I'm not sure what Hits includes, although my guess would be that in this day and age, it DOES include download sales. I am not positive either way.

In the meantime, Billboard has also updated it's Eurocharts, and HTDAAB is at #17, down 1, on the album chart. Sometimes is down from 54 to 76 on the Singles chart.

 

[mikeuk]

Re: Re: Re: Billboard for U.S. and Canada

In the meantime, Billboard has also updated it's Eurocharts, and HTDAAB is at #17, down 1, on the album chart. Sometimes is down from 54 to 76 on the Singles chart.

I think 17 on the Europe chart is very good - esp as the tour has yet to hit - and when it does I hope/expect the impact on sales of Bomb will be greater than has been the case to date in the US.


Mike

 

[edge3]

Re: Re: Re: Billboard for U.S. and Canada

...In the meantime, Billboard has also updated it's Eurocharts, and HTDAAB is at #17, down 1, on the album chart. Sometimes is down from 54 to 76 on the Singles chart.

Yep, Good result considering it dropped 6 places in the UK. I reckon it must still be in the Top 30 in Germany. 4 place rise in France will also have helped.

BTW - My prediction for W.21 of HTDAAB on Mediatraffic : No.20 (-14% to 80K)

 

[beLIEve]

The rest of Billboard...

Billboard has updated their 2nd most important singles chart, the Pop 100.

Vertigo freefalls from 52 to 79 after a 4 week surge on the chart
Sometimes debuts at 98 with a bullet!

Don't give up on Sometimes yet.

Vertigo falls from 31 to 66 on the digital songs chart, so maybe the song that never quits is ready to give way to a bigger hit...

 

[Zoovation]

And the Hot 100?

 

[riteshbhatt1]

Sometimes is too good of a song not to get into the at least the top 40 of the overall Billboard charts. Very frustrating. The rock stations in Phoenix are playing COBL more than Sometimes.

 

[beLIEve]

COBL

Sometimes is too good of a song not to get into the at least the top 40 of the overall Billboard charts. Very frustrating. The rock stations in Phoenix are playing COBL more than Sometimes.

COBL has been showing up on several radio airplay charts. That's what happens when a song is released to different formats at different times (let alone entire continents). Rock got Sometimes 9 weeks ago...Mainstream radio got it 4 weeks ago. I'm sure some DJ's know COBL is the next single and they want to be able to say "you heard it here first". I don't blame them.

I say "release", but that's a stretch. It juse slowly caught on. No announcement or promo at all here in U.S.

 

[beLIEve]

Last update - video charts

VH1 - Sometimes rises from 10 to 9
Much Music - ABOY falls from 10 to 13
Much Music - Sometimes climbs 4 spots to 19
Much More Music - Sometimes rises 2 spots to 17
MTV - Sometimes stays at 5 in it's 2nd week

 

[Yahweh]

My estimate of U2s sales is approximately 143 million right now....but 180 million sounds better!