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i heard 939,000
How can week 37 sales be LESS than week 31 sales? (Must be a lot of people taking the album back for a refund) I have noticed this happening a few times on the stats posted on this thread
NOTE: difference in NLOTH sales from the soundscan yearly chart to the Billboard year are because the Billboard year does not count street date violations in its totals. 574 copies of NLOTH were sold before its US release.
How much then precisely?Almost at a million in the US.
How much then precisely?
ThanksBy now, probably around 970 give or take. Hopefully, the US leg of the tour will give the album a little push.
25 week
U2 NO LINE ON THE HORIZON 5,410 5,342 1 981,447
Here is the new Billboard list for 2009 of the top selling albums in the United States. The Billboard year runs from mid-November to mid November of the following year so it includes last years Christmas sales in the totals. NLOTH is set to finish at #18 in two weeks which is very good. POP finished at #45 in 1997. Joshua Tree finished at #6 in 1987. Achtung Baby finished at #5 in 1992. HTDAAB finished at #8 in 2005.
BILLBOARD YEAR WEEK 50 - UNITED STATES
mid-November 2008 through mid-November 2009
Rank - Wks - Sales 000 - TITLE - Artist
001 - 50 - 3,548 - FEARLESS - Taylor Swift
002 - 50 - 2,468 - I AM…SASHA FIERCE - Beyonce
003 - 50 - 2,371 - DARK HORSE - Nickelback
004 - 50 - 2,012 - TWILIGHT - Soundtrack
005 - 32 - 1,615 - HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE - Soundtrack
006 - 42 - 1,607 - CIRCUS - Britney Spears
007 - 39 - 1,590 - 808S AND HEARTBREAK - Kanye West
008 - 50 - 1,535 - THE FAME - Lady GaGa
009 - 24 - 1,496 - RELAPSE - Eminem
010 - 21 - 1,300 - THE E.N.D. (THE ENERGY NEVER DIES) - Black Eyed Peas
011 - 50 - 1,297 - ONLY BY THE NIGHT - Kings Of Leon
012 - 44 - 1,236 - DAVID COOK - David Cook
013 - 08 - 1,200 - THE BLUEPRINT 3 - Jay-Z
014 - 50 - 1,132 - THE FOUNDATION - Zac Brown Band
015 - 33 - 1,098 - NOW 29 - Various
016 - 50 - 1,054 - FUNHOUSE - Pink
017 - 40 - 1,043 - INTUITION - Jamie Foxx
018 - 35 - 1,032 - NO LINE ON THE HORIZON - U2
019 - 30 - 1,017 - UNSTOPPABLE - Rascal Flatts
020 - 40 - 943 - A DIFFERENT ME - Keyshia Cole
021 - 22 - 918 - BIG WHISKEY AND THE GROOGRUX KING - Dave Matthews Band
022 - 48 - 845 - PAPER TRAIL - T.I.
023 - 17 - 845 - BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT - Maxwell
024 - 25 - 840 - 21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN - Green Day
025 - 50 - 832 - LOVE ON THE INSIDE - Sugarland
026 - 50 - 822 - TAYLOR SWIFT - Taylor Swift
027 - 50 - 811 - WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THINGS - Jason Mraz
028 - 50 - 793 - LEARN TO LIVE - Darius Rucker
029 - 33 - 779 - HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR - Soundtrack
**030 - 31 - 769 - BLACK ICE - AC/DC **
031 - 09 - 759 - I LOOK TO YOU - Whitney Houston
032 - 18 - 746 - NOW 31 - Various
033 - 34 - 739 - ALL I EVER WANTED - Kelly Clarkson
034 - 39 - 735 - THE FRAY - Fray
035 - 16 - 717 - LEAVE THIS TOWN - Daughtry
036 - 32 - 714 - NOW 30 - Various
037 - 30 - 708 - WIDE OPEN - Jason Aldean
038 - 29 - 690 - THE PROMISE - Il Divo
039 - 38 - 690 - FREEDOM - Akon
040 - 50 - 687 - VIVA LA VIDA OR DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS - Coldplay
041 - 10 - 683 - TIME OF OUR LIVES EP - Miley Cyrus
042 - 42 - 673 - DAY AND AGE - Killers
043 - 39 - 654 - ROCK N ROLL JESUS - Kid Rock
044 - 45 - 637 - MAMMA MIA - Soundtrack
045 - 50 - 626 - LADY ANTEBELLUM - Lady Antebellum
046 - 23 - 619 - THEATER OF THE MIND - Ludacris
047 - 48 - 615 - ONE OF THE BOYS - Katy Perry
048 - 31 - 612 - DEFYING GRAVITY - Keith Urban
049 - 50 - 611 - THA CARTER III - Lil' Wayne
050 - 49 - 583 - GREATEST HITS VOLUME 1 - Rascal Flatts
051 - 50 - 566 - THE SOUND OF MADNESS - Shinedown
052 - 15 - 562 - CHINESE DEMOCRACY - Guns N'Roses
053 - 20 - 557 - LINES VINES AND TRYING TIMES - Jonas Brothers
054 - 15 - 547 - AND WINTER CAME... - Enya
055 - 18 - 539 - WORKING ON A DREAM - Bruce Springsteen
056 - 28 - 522 - DAVID ARCHULETA - David Archuleta
057 - 40 - 521 - CARNIVAL RIDE - Carrie Underwood
058 - 50 - 517 - SCARS AND SOUVENIRS - Theory Of A Deadman
059 - 04 - 508 - CRAZY LOVE - Michael Buble
060 - 40 - 498 - DEATH MAGNETIC - Metallica
061 - 38 - 494 - 19 - Adele
062 - 38 - 490 - YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN - Ne-Yo
063 - 17 - 477 - HANNAH MONTANA 3 - Soundtrack
064 - 31 - 469 - IN A PERFECT WORLD - Keri Hilson
065 - 50 - 469 - THAT LONESOME SONG - Jamey Johnson
066 - 50 - 466 - SWAN SONGS - Hollywood Undead
067 - 38 - 466 - WHEN THE WORLD COMES DOWN - All-American Rejects
068 - 22 - 459 - GOOD GIRL GONE BAD - Rihanna
069 - 24 - 457 - GREATEST HITS II - Kenny Chesney
070 - 28 - 455 - LOVE VS MONEY - The-Dream
071 - 41 - 452 - THE POINT OF IT ALL - Anthony Hamilton
072 - 41 - 434 - SOUL - Seal
073 - 29 - 415 - BREAKOUT - Miley Cyrus
074 - 21 - 411 - A LITTLE BIT LONGER - Jonas Brothers
075 - 07 - 404 - JOY TO THE WORLD - Faith Hill
076 - 12 - 391 - TWANG - George Strait
077 - 21 - 382 - DEEPER THAN RAP - Rick Ross
078 - 23 - 382 - FOLIE A DEUX - Fall Out Boy
079 - 01 - 373 - THIS IS IT (OST) - Michael Jackson
080 - 46 - 367 - WOW HITS 2009 - Various
081 - 18 - 364 - AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT - Brad Paisley
082 - 13 - 362 - LOTUS FLOW3R/MPLSOUND/ELIX3R - Prince/Bria Valente
083 - 28 - 361 - EVOLVER - John Legend
084 - 20 - 357 - THR33 RINGZ - T-Pain
085 - 33 - 353 - LUCKY OLD SUN - Kenny Chesney
086 - 05 - 350 - LOVE IS THE ANSWER - Barbra Streisand
087 - 25 - 345 - QUIET NIGHTS - Diana Krall
088 - 45 - 338 - TROUBADOUR - George Strait
089 - 03 - 337 - THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON - Soundtrack
090 - 29 - 337 - SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE - Soundtrack
091 - 20 - 335 - DA REALIST - Plies
092 - 45 - 333 - GOOD TIME - Alan Jackson
093 - 21 - 332 - CHICKENFOOT - Chickenfoot
094 - 06 - 328 - BACKSPACER - Pearl Jam
095 - 29 - 325 - ONMYRADIO - Musiq Soulchild
096 - 26 - 325 - EPIPHANY - Chrisette Michele
097 - 19 - 320 - THE LAST KISS - Jadakiss
098 - 36 - 318 - ISOULJABOYTELLEM - Soulja Boy Tell'em
099 - 29 - 312 - SPIRIT - Leona Lewis
100 - 30 - 310 - JENNIFER HUDSON - Jennifer Hudson
101 - 36 - 308 - TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT - Hinder
102 - 15 - 304 - TOGETHER THROUGH LIFE - Bob Dylan
103 - 06 - 299 - CHRISTMAS DUETS - Elvis Presley
104 - 45 - 299 - WANT - 3OH!3
105 - 18 - 298 - CRADLESONG - Rob Thomas
106 - 20 - 295 - INCANTO - Andrea Bocelli
107 - 50 - 293 - THE SOUND - Mary Mary
108 - 09 - 292 - READY - Trey Songz
109 - 05 - 289 - MEMOIRS OF AN IMPERFECT ANGEL - Mariah Carey
110 - 15 - 289 - HERE WE GO AGAIN - Demi Lovato
111 - 10 - 284 - BREAKTHROUGH - Colbie Caillat
112 - 41 - 278 - ALL HOPE IS GONE - Slipknot
113 - 45 - 274 - ORACULAR SPECTACULAR - MGMT
114 - 05 - 269 - BRAND NEW EYES - Paramore
115 - 42 - 268 - SAVING ABEL - Saving Abel
116 - 43 - 267 - INDESTRUCTIBLE - Disturbed
117 - 14 - 264 - LOSO'S WAY - Fabolous
118 - 34 - 261 - UNCLE CHARLIE - Charlie Wilson
119 - 11 - 261 - KEEP ON LOVING YOU - Reba McEntire
120 - 21 - 257 - TESTIMONY: VOL.2 - LOVE AND POLITICS - India.Arie
121 - 34 - 253 - THE RECESSION - Young Jeezy
122 - 07 - 250 - YO-YO MA & FRIENDS:SONGS OF JOY & PEACE - Yo-Yo Ma
123 - 32 - 250 - FEEL THAT FIRE - Dierks Bentley
124 - 18 - 250 - RAISING SAND - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
125 - 43 - 250 - DAUGHTRY - Daughtry
126 - 30 - 248 - THAT DON'T MAKE ME A BAD GUY - Toby Keith
127 - 37 - 247 - DON'T FORGET - Demi Lovato
128 - 31 - 246 - INCREDIBAD - Lonely Island
129 - 07 - 244 - RESISTANCE - Muse
130 - 05 - 241 - DEAR AGONY - Breaking Benjamin
131 - 18 - 233 - JEREMIH - Jeremih
132 - 36 - 229 - A NEW HALLELUJAH - Michael W Smith
133 - 13 - 227 - WILCO (THE ALBUM) - Wilco
134 - 07 - 226 - PEACE ON EARTH - Casting Crowns
135 - 26 - 225 - FEARLESS - Jazmine Sullivan
136 - 33 - 224 - LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING - Billy Currington
137 - 21 - 223 - R.O.O.T.S. (ROUTE OF OVERCOMING THE STRUGGLE) - Flo Rida
138 - 46 - 222 - HELLO LOVE - Chris Tomlin
139 - 06 - 217 - WHAT A NIGHT A CHRISTMAS ALBUM - Harry Connick Jr
140 - 50 - 217 - APPEAL TO REASON - Rise Against
141 - 26 - 216 - KIDZ BOP 15 - Kidz Bop Kids
142 - 21 - 216 - IT'S NOT ME IT'S YOU - Lily Allen
143 - 05 - 216 - BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE - Alice In Chains
144 - 13 - 214 - UNIVERSAL MIND CONTROL - Common
145 - 09 - 210 - FOREVER IN A DAY - Day26
146 - 07 - 210 - SO FAR GONE (EP) - Drake
147 - 46 - 209 - REVELATION - Third Day
148 - 16 - 209 - OCEAN EYES - Owl City
149 - 22 - 206 - ROCKFERRY - Duffy
150 - 37 - 205 - FINDING BEAUTY IN NEGATIVE SPACES - Seether
151 - 06 - 203 - A SWINGIN' CHRISTMAS - Tony Bennett featuring the Count Basie Big Band
152 - 39 - 203 - KELLIE PICKLER - Kellie Pickler
153 - 22 - 199 - MY LOVE: ESSENTIAL COLLECTION - Celine Dion
154 - 06 - 199 - THE ESSENTIAL NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL CHRISTMAS - Various
155 - 02 - 196 - SOUTHERN VOICE - Tim McGraw
156 - 48 - 195 - 35 BIGGEST HITS - Toby Keith
157 - 11 - 192 - 2009 GRAMMY NOMINEES - Various
158 - 50 - 191 - NOTHING BUT THE BEST - Frank Sinatra
159 - 07 - 190 - MAN ON THE MOON: THE END OF DAY - Kid Cudi
160 - 21 - 189 - THE LAST - Aventura
161 - 08 - 189 - ALL WRAPPED UP (EP) - Various
162 - 39 - 188 - 3 DOORS DOWN - 3 Doors Down
163 - 17 - 188 - KEEPS GETTIN 'BETTER: A DECADE OF HITS - Christina Aguilera
164 - 13 - 187 - LIVE ON THE INSIDE - Sugarland
165 - 10 - 186 - AWAKE - Skillet
166 - 13 - 182 - HUMAN - Brandy
167 - 18 - 178 - THE NEW GAME - Mudvayne
168 - 18 - 178 - ISOLATED INCIDENT - Dane Cook
169 - 06 - 175 - LIFE STARTS NOW - Three Days Grace
170 - 25 - 174 - SWOON - Silversun Pickups
171 - 15 - 173 - TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN: THE ALBUM - Soundtrack
172 - 04 - 171 - SONIC BOOM - Kiss
173 - 21 - 167 - HIT MAN: DAVID FOSTER AND FRIENDS - David Foster
174 - 11 - 167 - HOT AUGUST NIGHT/NYC - Neil Diamond
175 - 25 - 166 - WOLFGANG AMADEUS PHEONIX - Pheonix
176 - 24 - 165 - DOLL DOMINATION - Pussycat Dolls
177 - 14 - 163 - CAMP ROCK - Soundtrack
178 - 10 - 162 - FANTASY RIDE - Ciara
179 - 11 - 162 - UGK 4 LIFE - UGK
180 - 26 - 160 - IT'S BLITZ - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
181 - 25 - 160 - METAMORPHOSIS - Papa Roach
182 - 22 - 159 - SPEAKING LOUDER THAN BEFORE - Jeremy Camp
183 - 18 - 157 - X: TEN - Trace Adkins
184 - 06 - 156 - YOUR SONGS - Harry Connick Jr
185 - 19 - 155 - FAR - Regina Spektor
186 - 06 - 154 - THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE EIGHTIES - Barry Manilow
187 - 04 - 154 - AMERICAN RIDE - Toby Keith
188 - 08 - 154 - #1'S…AND THEN SOME - Brooks & Dunn
189 - 20 - 152 - LA REVOLUCION - Wisin & Yandel
**190 - 10 - 151 - SOUNDS OF THE UNIVERSE - Depeche Mode **
191 - 13 - 151 - NOTHING PERSONAL - All Time Low
192 - 12 - 150 - ASLEEP IN THE BREAD AISLE - Asher Roth
193 - 21 - 149 - SOMETHING ELSE - Robin Thicke
194 - 13 - 149 - MONUMENTS AND MELODIES - Incubus
195 - 05 - 148 - REVOLUTION - Miranda Lambert
196 - 12 - 148 - WRATH - Lamb Of God
197 - 08 - 146 - NBC SOUNDS OF THE SEASON: THE HOLIDAY COLLECTION (EP) - Julianne Hough
198 - 34 - 145 - WE STARTED NOTHING - Ting Tings
199 - 29 - 144 - CAROLINA - Eric Church
200 - 29 - 143 - CAGE THE ELEPHANT - Cage The Elephant
there is something fishy with this list, Depeche Modes' Sounds of the Universe was released on 4/21/09, which is quite a bit longer than 10 weeks ago.
AC/DC's Black Ice was released 10/22/08, certainly more than 31 weeks ago.
Am i reading this wrong?
Yep, the # of weeks = weeks spent on the Billboard 200, not the # of weeks since the album was released. I know Black Ice dropped off the chart earlier in the year, so obviously it would not be accumulating more weeks on the Billboard 200 when its dropped out. I guess Depeche Modes album only lasted for 10 weeks. With only 151,000 in sales, it indeed appears that the Depeche Mode album only spent 10 weeks before falling off the chart.
Fantastic DM album
I agree with that. Billboard and radio both suck.
I saw DM in Dallas a couple of months ago and they were great!