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Week 39 and Week 40 Chart News...
Here is new Week 40 chart news for Ireland, Australia and the U.K. and Week 39 chart news for Canada and the U.S. Please note the revised U.S. sales estimates.
In Australia, ATYCLB falls from #29 to #38 in its 40th 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
The album is 4x Platinum (280,000 copies sold). The larger drop on the charts this week may correspond to the news that U2 will not stop in Australia on their Elevation Tour.
R.E.M.'s album, "Reveal," spent 11 weeks on the Australian charts. It had the following chart performance: #6-8-11-5-8-10-15-18-26-37-38-out of Top 50. It is certified as Gold (35,000 copies sold). Radiohead?s "Amnesiac" drops out of the Top 50 (from #45) in its 9th week.
The "Tomb Raider" soundtrack has had the following run: #10-11-13-16-20-38-37.
The "Moulin Rouge" soundtrack is the #1 album in Australia.
"Elevation" has had the following chart run on the Australian singles chart: #6-22-24-33-36-45.
As shown, "Elevation" debuted at #6 on the Australian charts. "Beautiful Day" debuted at #1 and "Stuck in a Moment..." debuted at #3, meaning this is the lowest any single from ATYCLB has debuted on the Australian charts. That said, it should be noted that 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 or R.E.M. song or album appears on the Australian charts.
In Ireland, the first report I read stated that ATYCLB jumped up from #10 to #3 (!!!) in its 40th week. However, the chart I read says that it remained at #10 (and will drop to #13 in Week 41). Therefore, to be consistent, I will use that chart. 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
(The "x" represents a week where data was not obtained.)
U2's ATYCLB has not dropped out of the Irish Top 25 since its debut and has spent 28 of its 40 weeks in the Irish Top 10! This rise on the Irish charts is most likely due to U2's tour starting in Europe as well as the release of "Elevation." I imagine that the Slane shows will return ATYCLB close to the top spot.
Radiohead's "Amnesiac" spent only four weeks in the Irish Top 30. Destiny's Child's "Survivor" drops from #1 to #7 in Ireland. "This is the Day" by Christy Moore is the new #1 album.
"Elevation" has the following run on the Irish singles chart: #1-7-12. "Hey Baby" by DJ Otzi is the #1 song in Ireland this week.
In the U.K., ATYCLB rises from #30 to #23 in its 40th 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
The album has now been certified as Triple Platinum (900,000 copies sold) in the U.K. The rise on the U.K. charts corresponds with the tour shifting to Europe and "Elevation" receiving airplay on European radio (similar to the Irish charts).
N'Sync may have enjoyed a #1 debut in the U.S. and Canada, but in the U.K., the album debuted at #12 (not even in the Top 10) and fell to #26 this week...not exactly the type of performance 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. Madonna?s "Music" is finally starting to fall as it drops from #41 to #55 in its 46th week on the U.K. charts. R.E.M.?s "Reveal" jumps up from #46 to #37 in its 12th week. David Gray's "White Ladder" is the new #1 album in the U.K. as it boots Destiny?s Child's bootyliciousness from the top spot.
"Elevation" has the following run: #3-13-24. 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" has had the following chart run: #15-37-55-74-out of the Top 100-78-75-88-93-96-out of the Top 100. R.E.M.'s "Imitation of Life" has the following chart performance on the U.K. singles chart: #6-15-24-36-45-64-66-73-73-98-98-94-98-out of the Top 100. Atomic Kitten's "Eternal Flame" is the #1 single in the U.K.
The success of "Elevation" helped U2?s "Best Of" sky-rocket back into the Top 50 in the U.K. two weeks ago as it jumped up to #50 from #104. Last week, the "Best Of" album slips to #68. This week, the album charts at #73.
The first 39 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
"POP" was out of the Top 100 after 19 weeks and "Zooropa" was out of the Top 100 after 31 weeks.
Melissa kindly sent the SoundScan data for Week 39 (which includes sales for Week 38). It appears my estimates were a bit high. Therefore, I have readjusted my sales numbers, giving new estimates for Weeks 32-37 and the rounded SoundScan sales for Weeks 38 and 39. The actual SoundScan sales for Weeks 38 and 39 were 17,316 copies sold and 16,700 copies sold, respectively.
Approximate weekly sales for the first 39 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
Estimated total U.S. sales after 39 weeks are: 2,732,000.
Much of the weekly sales data was obtained from actual SoundScan sales charts (kindly provided to me by Melissa, another U2 fan). However, as of late, this information has not always been available. The sales for Weeks 32-37 were estimated based on past sales information and trends. I realize that my totals may be off by a few thousand, but I feel my tally fairly represents actual U.S. sales for ATYCLB.
R.E.M.'s "Reveal" fell out of the Top 100 in its 7th week. Depeche Mode's "Exciter" fell out of the Top 100 in its 8th week. Stankonia's "Outkast" fell out of the Top 100 in its 37th week (if you recall, this album beat ATYCLB to the #2 spot in their debut weeks). Jay-Z's album, which beat ATYCLB to the #1 spot in their debut weeks, has been out of the Top 100 for several months. Stevie Nicks' "Trouble in Shangri-La" fell out of the Top 100 in its 11th week. Sade and Snoop Dogg, two artists that kept pace with U2 for a while, have long since disappeared from the Top 100. Radiohead's "Amnediac? dropped to #74 in its 7th week on the charts. Aerosmith's album is #94 in its 21st week on the charts. N'Sync's "Celebrity" is the #1 album in the U.S. as it sold 1.89 million copies its first week. While outstanding, this is a drop from the 2.4 million copies "No Strings Attached" sold in its debut week. "No Strings..." dropped to 800,000 copies sold its second week. Currently, "Celebrity" is on track to sell 600,000 copies its second week.
The "Tomb Raider" soundtrack has had the following run: #33-35-32-48-55-65-92-out of the Top 100.
"Elevation" peaked at #8 on the U.S. Modern Rock charts. This is the highest "Elevation" has reached on any U.S. chart so far. "Beautiful Day" peaked at #5 on the Modern Rock charts, while "Walk On" peaked at #10. The highest "Beautiful Day" reached on any chart was #1 on the Dance Charts.
Although ATYCLB is now slowly declining on the U.S. charts, it has now sold over 2.7 million copies in the U.S. and should obtain 3x Platinum status soon.
The return of the tour in the autumn could significantly rejuvenate the album. If "Stuck..." is able to become a hit on the Adult Top 40 charts, this should keep ATYCLB in the Top 100. At present, "Stuck..." has yet to appear on any U.S. chart. As we all observed, Jennifer Lopez's album lept from #66 to #17 this week due to a Top 10 hit. Therefore, if "Stuck..." can make some radio noise, ATYCLB should remain in the Top 100 until the return of the tour. Of significance is the fact that ATYCLB sold over one million copies in the U.S. in both 2000 and 2001. It sold approximately 1,582,000 last year and approximately 1,159,000 copies this year.
There is no other U2 album or song on the U.S. charts this week. However, the single CD version of the "Best Of" is now certified as Platinum in the U.S. This means that all of U2's albums have gone Platinum or better in the U.S.
In Canada, ATYCLB falls from #33 to #38 its 39th week. Here is its run to date:
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
ATYLCB is certified as 4x Platinum in Canada (400,000 copies sold).
The "Tomb Raider" soundtrack has had the following run in Canada: #11-9-11-18-20-33-44-60. It sold approximately 7,500-6,500 copies for the first five weeks of its release.
R.E.M.'s "Reveal" has had the following run: #4-8-19-29-36-51-73-74-78-98-out of the Top 100. 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. N'Sync's "Celebrity" is the #1 album in Canada. It sold 71,245 copies in the past week, which is down from the 104,897 copies "No Strings Attached" sold in its debut week. While these are still outstanding sales, this percent drop between the two albums is similar to what was observed in the U.S.
"Elevation" remains the #1 song on Canada's CD singles sales chart this week - for the third consecutive week. Although I was told that Canada is now combining the sales of both versions of a CD single into one, it appears that Canada is once again charting different versions of a CD single separately. "Elevation-Part 2" is #1 while "Elevation-Part 1" is #2 for the second consecutive week. "Elevation-Part 1" was #1 two weeks ago. "Elevation" holds off a charge from the cheaply priced (just 49 cents in the U.S.) Mariah Carey CD, "Loverboy." That CD single charts at #3 this week, up from #5.
"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. This week it charts at #38 (a slight drop from #35). R.E.M.'s "Imitation of Life" peaked at #24 Canada's "The Hits" chart. It is currently #85.
Week 40 news for the U.S. and Canada will be posted later this week. Also, when the Irish album charts are updated, I will provide that information here.
[This message has been edited by doctorwho (edited 08-11-2001).]
Here is new Week 40 chart news for Ireland, Australia and the U.K. and Week 39 chart news for Canada and the U.S. Please note the revised U.S. sales estimates.
In Australia, ATYCLB falls from #29 to #38 in its 40th 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
The album is 4x Platinum (280,000 copies sold). The larger drop on the charts this week may correspond to the news that U2 will not stop in Australia on their Elevation Tour.
R.E.M.'s album, "Reveal," spent 11 weeks on the Australian charts. It had the following chart performance: #6-8-11-5-8-10-15-18-26-37-38-out of Top 50. It is certified as Gold (35,000 copies sold). Radiohead?s "Amnesiac" drops out of the Top 50 (from #45) in its 9th week.
The "Tomb Raider" soundtrack has had the following run: #10-11-13-16-20-38-37.
The "Moulin Rouge" soundtrack is the #1 album in Australia.
"Elevation" has had the following chart run on the Australian singles chart: #6-22-24-33-36-45.
As shown, "Elevation" debuted at #6 on the Australian charts. "Beautiful Day" debuted at #1 and "Stuck in a Moment..." debuted at #3, meaning this is the lowest any single from ATYCLB has debuted on the Australian charts. That said, it should be noted that 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 or R.E.M. song or album appears on the Australian charts.
In Ireland, the first report I read stated that ATYCLB jumped up from #10 to #3 (!!!) in its 40th week. However, the chart I read says that it remained at #10 (and will drop to #13 in Week 41). Therefore, to be consistent, I will use that chart. 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
(The "x" represents a week where data was not obtained.)
U2's ATYCLB has not dropped out of the Irish Top 25 since its debut and has spent 28 of its 40 weeks in the Irish Top 10! This rise on the Irish charts is most likely due to U2's tour starting in Europe as well as the release of "Elevation." I imagine that the Slane shows will return ATYCLB close to the top spot.
Radiohead's "Amnesiac" spent only four weeks in the Irish Top 30. Destiny's Child's "Survivor" drops from #1 to #7 in Ireland. "This is the Day" by Christy Moore is the new #1 album.
"Elevation" has the following run on the Irish singles chart: #1-7-12. "Hey Baby" by DJ Otzi is the #1 song in Ireland this week.
In the U.K., ATYCLB rises from #30 to #23 in its 40th 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
The album has now been certified as Triple Platinum (900,000 copies sold) in the U.K. The rise on the U.K. charts corresponds with the tour shifting to Europe and "Elevation" receiving airplay on European radio (similar to the Irish charts).
N'Sync may have enjoyed a #1 debut in the U.S. and Canada, but in the U.K., the album debuted at #12 (not even in the Top 10) and fell to #26 this week...not exactly the type of performance 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. Madonna?s "Music" is finally starting to fall as it drops from #41 to #55 in its 46th week on the U.K. charts. R.E.M.?s "Reveal" jumps up from #46 to #37 in its 12th week. David Gray's "White Ladder" is the new #1 album in the U.K. as it boots Destiny?s Child's bootyliciousness from the top spot.
"Elevation" has the following run: #3-13-24. 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" has had the following chart run: #15-37-55-74-out of the Top 100-78-75-88-93-96-out of the Top 100. R.E.M.'s "Imitation of Life" has the following chart performance on the U.K. singles chart: #6-15-24-36-45-64-66-73-73-98-98-94-98-out of the Top 100. Atomic Kitten's "Eternal Flame" is the #1 single in the U.K.
The success of "Elevation" helped U2?s "Best Of" sky-rocket back into the Top 50 in the U.K. two weeks ago as it jumped up to #50 from #104. Last week, the "Best Of" album slips to #68. This week, the album charts at #73.
The first 39 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
"POP" was out of the Top 100 after 19 weeks and "Zooropa" was out of the Top 100 after 31 weeks.
Melissa kindly sent the SoundScan data for Week 39 (which includes sales for Week 38). It appears my estimates were a bit high. Therefore, I have readjusted my sales numbers, giving new estimates for Weeks 32-37 and the rounded SoundScan sales for Weeks 38 and 39. The actual SoundScan sales for Weeks 38 and 39 were 17,316 copies sold and 16,700 copies sold, respectively.
Approximate weekly sales for the first 39 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
Estimated total U.S. sales after 39 weeks are: 2,732,000.
Much of the weekly sales data was obtained from actual SoundScan sales charts (kindly provided to me by Melissa, another U2 fan). However, as of late, this information has not always been available. The sales for Weeks 32-37 were estimated based on past sales information and trends. I realize that my totals may be off by a few thousand, but I feel my tally fairly represents actual U.S. sales for ATYCLB.
R.E.M.'s "Reveal" fell out of the Top 100 in its 7th week. Depeche Mode's "Exciter" fell out of the Top 100 in its 8th week. Stankonia's "Outkast" fell out of the Top 100 in its 37th week (if you recall, this album beat ATYCLB to the #2 spot in their debut weeks). Jay-Z's album, which beat ATYCLB to the #1 spot in their debut weeks, has been out of the Top 100 for several months. Stevie Nicks' "Trouble in Shangri-La" fell out of the Top 100 in its 11th week. Sade and Snoop Dogg, two artists that kept pace with U2 for a while, have long since disappeared from the Top 100. Radiohead's "Amnediac? dropped to #74 in its 7th week on the charts. Aerosmith's album is #94 in its 21st week on the charts. N'Sync's "Celebrity" is the #1 album in the U.S. as it sold 1.89 million copies its first week. While outstanding, this is a drop from the 2.4 million copies "No Strings Attached" sold in its debut week. "No Strings..." dropped to 800,000 copies sold its second week. Currently, "Celebrity" is on track to sell 600,000 copies its second week.
The "Tomb Raider" soundtrack has had the following run: #33-35-32-48-55-65-92-out of the Top 100.
"Elevation" peaked at #8 on the U.S. Modern Rock charts. This is the highest "Elevation" has reached on any U.S. chart so far. "Beautiful Day" peaked at #5 on the Modern Rock charts, while "Walk On" peaked at #10. The highest "Beautiful Day" reached on any chart was #1 on the Dance Charts.
Although ATYCLB is now slowly declining on the U.S. charts, it has now sold over 2.7 million copies in the U.S. and should obtain 3x Platinum status soon.
The return of the tour in the autumn could significantly rejuvenate the album. If "Stuck..." is able to become a hit on the Adult Top 40 charts, this should keep ATYCLB in the Top 100. At present, "Stuck..." has yet to appear on any U.S. chart. As we all observed, Jennifer Lopez's album lept from #66 to #17 this week due to a Top 10 hit. Therefore, if "Stuck..." can make some radio noise, ATYCLB should remain in the Top 100 until the return of the tour. Of significance is the fact that ATYCLB sold over one million copies in the U.S. in both 2000 and 2001. It sold approximately 1,582,000 last year and approximately 1,159,000 copies this year.
There is no other U2 album or song on the U.S. charts this week. However, the single CD version of the "Best Of" is now certified as Platinum in the U.S. This means that all of U2's albums have gone Platinum or better in the U.S.
In Canada, ATYCLB falls from #33 to #38 its 39th week. Here is its run to date:
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
ATYLCB is certified as 4x Platinum in Canada (400,000 copies sold).
The "Tomb Raider" soundtrack has had the following run in Canada: #11-9-11-18-20-33-44-60. It sold approximately 7,500-6,500 copies for the first five weeks of its release.
R.E.M.'s "Reveal" has had the following run: #4-8-19-29-36-51-73-74-78-98-out of the Top 100. 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. N'Sync's "Celebrity" is the #1 album in Canada. It sold 71,245 copies in the past week, which is down from the 104,897 copies "No Strings Attached" sold in its debut week. While these are still outstanding sales, this percent drop between the two albums is similar to what was observed in the U.S.
"Elevation" remains the #1 song on Canada's CD singles sales chart this week - for the third consecutive week. Although I was told that Canada is now combining the sales of both versions of a CD single into one, it appears that Canada is once again charting different versions of a CD single separately. "Elevation-Part 2" is #1 while "Elevation-Part 1" is #2 for the second consecutive week. "Elevation-Part 1" was #1 two weeks ago. "Elevation" holds off a charge from the cheaply priced (just 49 cents in the U.S.) Mariah Carey CD, "Loverboy." That CD single charts at #3 this week, up from #5.
"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. This week it charts at #38 (a slight drop from #35). R.E.M.'s "Imitation of Life" peaked at #24 Canada's "The Hits" chart. It is currently #85.
Week 40 news for the U.S. and Canada will be posted later this week. Also, when the Irish album charts are updated, I will provide that information here.
[This message has been edited by doctorwho (edited 08-11-2001).]
