Idol Sales News – Week Ending 01/20/12

By On 01/23/2013 · 32 Comments · In American Idol, Charts

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Today we find out officially what kind of boost comes from being featured in the opening segment of the most watched non-Sport show on television. HDD is predicting a top 10 finish for Phil and 1D. “Home” should be in the top 10 downloads.

This is the weekly sales thread. Please post numbers as you find them. Thanks!

Idol albums Via USA Today

Phillip Phillips, The World From the Side of the Moon (25,000, +10%, 644,000) (#8 Billboard 200)
Kelly Clarkson, Greatest Hits-Chapter 1 (11,000, -41%, 240,000) (#36 BB200)
Carrie Underwood, Blown Away (10,000, -7%, 1.247 million) (#37 BB200)
Kelly Clarkson, Stronger (2,000, -1%, 1.013 million) (#186 BB200)
Carrie Underwood, Play On (2,000, +61%, 2.172 million)
Jason Castro, Only a Mountain (2,000, +297%, 4,000)
Carrie Underwood, Some Hearts (2,000, +32%, 7.29 million)
Carrie Underwood, Carnival Ride (1,000, +50%, 3.308 million)
Scotty McCreery, Clear as Day (less than 1,000, -15%, 1.153 million)
Casey James, Casey James (less than 1,000, 0 change, 67,000)
Casey Abrams, Casey Abrams (less than 1,000, -1%, 22,000)

Idol tracks

Phillip Phillips, Home (121,000, -1%, 3.719 million)
Justin Bieber feat. Nicki Minaj, Beauty and a Beat (103,000, -11%, 1.654 million)
Kelly Clarkson, Catch My Breath (71,000, 0 change, 709,000)
Nicki Minaj, Va Va Voom (33,000, -7%, 666,000)
Carrie Underwood, Two Black Cadillacs (32,000, +4%, 240,000)
Kelly Clarkson, Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You) (15,000, -11%, 4.04 million)
Carrie Underwood, Good Girl (13,000, -10%, 1.58 million)
Phillip Phillips, Gone, Gone, Gone (12,000, +76%, 136,000)
Casey James, Crying on a Suitcase (11,000, -7%, 275,000)
Nicki Minaj, Va Va Voom (10,000, +15%, 141,000)
Keith Urban, For You (6,000, +40%, 512,000)
Kelly Clarkson feat. Vince Gill, Don’t Rush (6,000, +18%, 149,000)
Carrie Underwood, Before He Cheats (5,000, -11%, 3.687 million)
Carrie Underwood, Jesus, Take the Wheel (4,000, 0 change, 2.119 million)
Colton Dixon, You Are (3,000, +19%, 51,000)
Jason Castro, Only a Mountain (3,000, +114%, 38,000)
Mandisa feat. TobyMac, Good Morning (3,000, -2%, 282,000)
Carrie Underwood, Temporary Home (2,000, 0 change, 930,000)
Carrie Underwood, How Great Thou Art (2,000, -8%, 402,000)
Jason Castro, Hallelujah [Album Version] (1,000, – change, 124,000)
Mandisa, Stronger (1,000, +16%, 226,000)

 
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  • http://twitter.com/eilonwya10 Eilonwy

    Her album release date on Walmart has been changed to 31st of December 2013. What is happening?! 

    Well, it’s not a Walmart computer glitch in which all pre-order albums were set to 12/31/13. I did a spot check to make sure. #learnsfromexperience

    Walmart has also turned off the ability to actually pre-order the album.

    This looks like Walmart has been told that the album won’t come out in March, but hasn’t been given a new date. So WMT just changed the listing to a far-off date as a placeholder.

  • tripp_ncwy

    Amazing how a cd can be “Out Of Stock Online” before it is ever released.

  • rihannsu

    Because they sell pre-orders based on what they are told will be shipped to them.  Also if the album got pushed back and they aren’t sure of release they might put that up temporarily so as not to sell any more until they get confirmation. 

  • Anny_nanny

     ”I have a question. Why are the the singles that Kelly released after Never Again not certified by RIAA??  I mean the song Stronger is in the 4 million range and it’s not certified 4x Platinum by RIAA? The same goes for the All I Ever Wanted album which has sold nearly a million copies but yet remain uncertified. Can someone explain to me why they haven’t been certified?”

    I asked this question earlier. Summary of the replies received: 1.??? do not always want to get certified; 2. Kelly does not want to spend money on certification; 3. my personal impression: RCA are idiots who think that they have a lot of great singers like Kelly.
    A small clarification: 4x Platinum by the RIAA ????????????. There is a Multi-platinum, it gives for 2M. And a Diamond – 10M. May be RCA is waiting for a Diamond?

  • LongKissGoodnight

    In the era of Soudnscan there are 2 main reasons to certify a record.

    1. For promotional purposes.

    2. Feel good for the artist.

    That is why we often see old records that are no longer actively promoted stay uncertified for a long time (sometimes forever) even after they are eligible.

    Artist does not care enough to press the issue, label does not care because there is no profit in doing so.

    Generally speaking I can’t think of an example when not having a certification for an old record have hurt the artist in the slightest. There are always soundscan numbers available for reporters to use, if they need a complimentary talking point.

    A small clarification: 4x Platinum by the RIAA does not exist. There is a Multi-platinum, it gives for 2M. And a Diamond – 10M. May be RCA is waiting for a Diamond?

    I think you might be confused. The world that is usually used to describe records that have sold more then 3 million is multiplatinum, yes.
    But 3x, 4x, 5x, ect. Platinum certifications RIAA certifications do exist, absolutely. It’s just is your single for example have sold 4 millions it can be certified 4X Platinum, but when you are called to sing it at the awards show the host is going to call it multi- instead of quadruple-platinum.
    And if you sell 11 million downloads for example you are eligible for 11x Platinum certification.

  • Anny_nanny

    I think you can query Gold for every 500k, but it does not affect their status.
    And “Stronger” is not an old song, this explanation does not fit.

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/TP6FDKZWZZOESHA5DCZVTU24T4 JasonG

    I get the points. I just don’t like the inconsistencies between My December and Stronger. All I Ever Wanted should have been certified Gold, My Life Would Suck Without You should’ve been certified 2x Platinum and Stronger as 4x Platinum. Other countries give certification to those songs and the album so why can’t RIAA do the same?

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