From USA Today Online, Popsters!!
The Grammys provided a much-needed -- if temporary -- boost for music sales last week, so that even without a blockbuster debut, album sales were up 13% over the previous week. (Digital track sales were up 6%.) Norah Jones, who wasn't a Grammy principal, rebounded into the No. 1 Billboard album slot from No. 2 by selling 211,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. She pulled it off by managing just a minor (11%) decline from her second-week tally of 236,000. The late Gerald Levert's final new album, In My Songs, comes in at No. 2 with 165,000 units sold. The rest of the top 10: 2007 Grammy Nominees, Corinne Bailey Rae, Fall Out Boy, Robin Thicke, Justin Timberlake, Dixie Chicks, Daughtry and John Mayer.
The annotated top 10:
1-2 last week Norah Jones (211,000 sold; 853,000 total): Norah didn't need any Grammy help; she maintained her sales level quite well on her own to earn that second week at No. 1.
2-NEW Gerald Levert (165,000): It's a testament to the high regard in which the late singer is held in the R&B community that his last album achieved his highest-ever chart number and best SoundScan sales week. Sad it had to happen this way, though.
3-7 2007 Grammy Nominees (131,000; 317,000 total): And leading the Grammy parade is, appropriately, the official Grammy sampler itself. Up 116%, from 61,000 the previous week.
4-9 Corinne Bailey Rae (120,000; 1.12 million total): Corinne is a chief beneficiary of the Grammy boost, despite not winning anything. Her "next Norah" status has certainly been upgraded.
5-1 Fall Out Boy (119,000; 379,000 total): Fell by 54% in its second week, but staying above 100,000 guarantees you a top 10 slot these days, even in a post-Grammys week.
6-6 Robin Thicke (116,000; 600,000 total): Bad chart luck: He practically doubled his sales over the previous week, but remains just outside the top 5. Maybe next week.
7-10 Justin Timberlake (108,000; 2.76 million total): More than doubled his sales thanks to prominent, repeated Grammy exposure.
8-72 Dixie Chicks (103,000; 2.00 million total): Well, you'd expect the album of the year to get the big boost: 714% over the previous week. Of course, it had long since peaked and sold just 13,000 the previous week.
9-3 Daughtry (102,000; 1.63 million total): Bad chart luck, Pt. 2: Daughtry was up 34%, but got mugged by the Grammy beneficiaries.
10-29 John Mayer (80,000; 1.42 million total): Nearly tripled to reappear in the top 10. Expect most of these Grammy-boosted albums to fall back next week.
Other Grammy boosts:
12-39 Red Hot Chili Peppers, +194%.
13-19 Carrie Underwood, +60%.
17-21 Rascal Flatts, +27%.
21-57 Mary J. Blige, +161%. (Also, her Reflections retrospective jumped 37-24, +62%).
23-51 John Legend, +138%.
25-25 Beyonce, +13% (now if she'd sung Irreplaceable ...).
41-58 Christina Aguilera, +66%.
44-111 Gnarls Barkley, +192%.
45-95 Tony Bennett, +147%.
47-108 James Blunt, +152%.
48-65 Ludacris, +64%.
64-78 U2, +33%.
80-89 Chris Brown, +19%.
114-139 Alan Jackson, +46%.
123-185 Lionel Richie, +71% (numbers are getting thin down here; this translates into 8,500 sold last week compared to 5,000 the week before).
128-156 Bob Dylan, +42%.
144-NEW Shakira, +122%.
184-NEW Imogen Heap, +37%.
1-2 last week Norah Jones (211,000 sold; 853,000 total): Norah didn't need any Grammy help; she maintained her sales level quite well on her own to earn that second week at No. 1.
2-NEW Gerald Levert (165,000): It's a testament to the high regard in which the late singer is held in the R&B community that his last album achieved his highest-ever chart number and best SoundScan sales week. Sad it had to happen this way, though.
3-7 2007 Grammy Nominees (131,000; 317,000 total): And leading the Grammy parade is, appropriately, the official Grammy sampler itself. Up 116%, from 61,000 the previous week.
4-9 Corinne Bailey Rae (120,000; 1.12 million total): Corinne is a chief beneficiary of the Grammy boost, despite not winning anything. Her "next Norah" status has certainly been upgraded.
5-1 Fall Out Boy (119,000; 379,000 total): Fell by 54% in its second week, but staying above 100,000 guarantees you a top 10 slot these days, even in a post-Grammys week.
6-6 Robin Thicke (116,000; 600,000 total): Bad chart luck: He practically doubled his sales over the previous week, but remains just outside the top 5. Maybe next week.
7-10 Justin Timberlake (108,000; 2.76 million total): More than doubled his sales thanks to prominent, repeated Grammy exposure.
8-72 Dixie Chicks (103,000; 2.00 million total): Well, you'd expect the album of the year to get the big boost: 714% over the previous week. Of course, it had long since peaked and sold just 13,000 the previous week.
9-3 Daughtry (102,000; 1.63 million total): Bad chart luck, Pt. 2: Daughtry was up 34%, but got mugged by the Grammy beneficiaries.
10-29 John Mayer (80,000; 1.42 million total): Nearly tripled to reappear in the top 10. Expect most of these Grammy-boosted albums to fall back next week.
Other Grammy boosts:
12-39 Red Hot Chili Peppers, +194%.
13-19 Carrie Underwood, +60%.
17-21 Rascal Flatts, +27%.
21-57 Mary J. Blige, +161%. (Also, her Reflections retrospective jumped 37-24, +62%).
23-51 John Legend, +138%.
25-25 Beyonce, +13% (now if she'd sung Irreplaceable ...).
41-58 Christina Aguilera, +66%.
44-111 Gnarls Barkley, +192%.
45-95 Tony Bennett, +147%.
47-108 James Blunt, +152%.
48-65 Ludacris, +64%.
64-78 U2, +33%.
80-89 Chris Brown, +19%.
114-139 Alan Jackson, +46%.
123-185 Lionel Richie, +71% (numbers are getting thin down here; this translates into 8,500 sold last week compared to 5,000 the week before).
128-156 Bob Dylan, +42%.
144-NEW Shakira, +122%.
184-NEW Imogen Heap, +37%.
Top track:
The top two digital tracks are both Grammy beneficiaries: No. 1 is Justin Timberlake's What Goes Around ..., which sold 147,000; No. 2 is the Dixie Chicks' Not Ready to Make Nice, 120,000.
The top two digital tracks are both Grammy beneficiaries: No. 1 is Justin Timberlake's What Goes Around ..., which sold 147,000; No. 2 is the Dixie Chicks' Not Ready to Make Nice, 120,000.
Top single:
And another Grammy boost here, for Beyonce's Listen, although it was only good for 3,400 sales.
And another Grammy boost here, for Beyonce's Listen, although it was only good for 3,400 sales.
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