debuted in Hot 100 this week. One of the worst position for debut single in Idol history.

Top 15 albums of chart year 2009:

1 FEARLESS ‘“ Taylor Swift
2 I AM’ ¦SASHA FIERCE ‘“ Beyonce
3 DARK HORSE ‘“ Nickelback
4 TWILIGHT ‘“ Soundtrack
5 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE ‘“ Soundtrack
6 CIRCUS ‘“ Britney Spears
7 808S AND HEARTBREAK ‘“ Kanye West
8 THE FAME ‘“ Lady GaGa
9 RELAPSE ‘“ Eminem
10 THE E.N.D. (THE ENERGY NEVER DIES) ‘“ Black Eyed Peas
11 ONLY BY THE NIGHT ‘“ Kings Of Leon
12 THE BLUEPRINT 3 ‘“ Jay-Z
13 DAVID COOK ‘“ David Cook
14 THE FOUNDATION – Zac Brown Band
15 NOW 29 – Various

Total spins for artists in the top 15 (Mediabase monitored panel):

Rank/Artist/Spins
1 BEYONCE 966707
2 LADY GAGA 945862
3 TAYLOR SWIFT 906472
6 BLACK EYED PEAS 720717
7 NICKELBACK 695130
18 KANYE WEST 494392
20 BRITNEY SPEARS 470186
25 KINGS OF LEON 416046
51 DAVID COOK 281175
73 ZAC BROWN BAND 231203
120 JAY-Z 149380
241 EMINEM 75995

And here are where the Idols rank amongst the top 1000 artists getting radio airplay in 2009:

8 KELLY CLARKSON 660252
15 DAUGHTRY 506245
43 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 307856
51 DAVID COOK 281175
54 JORDIN SPARKS 276397
138 JENNIFER HUDSON 133637
228 KELLIE PICKLER 79944
287 DAVID ARCHULETA 63977
431 BUCKY COVINGTON 37587
481 ELLIOTT YAMIN 33166
513 FANTASIA 30734
586 JOSH GRACIN 25269
703 RUBEN STUDDARD 19073
856 KRIS ALLEN 13419

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know his pre-order has been rockin it on Amazon ‘” where aparently the grandmas hang out, but it’s nice to see it’s represented so well as a pre-order on iTunes, where aparently the cool people hang out, as well.

Careful Wink8. We may be older – but we gots mo money! I pre-ordered from 3 different sites and I think that makes me pretty cool and I am a Great Grandma!

I know his pre-order has been rockin it on Amazon ‘” where aparently the grandmas hang out, but it’s nice to see it’s represented so well as a pre-order on iTunes, where aparently the cool people hang out, as well.

LOL!

And I think Adam’s album is currently the #1 pre-sale album listed on the iTunes charts.

That would be Rihanna, who’s pre-sale has never been behind Adam’s on the chart, and which was actually ranked higher and longer in the top ten. Not that that means a lot.

Adam Lambert, FYE album is now at 24 overall on itunes – which means he is currently the #1 pre-sale on itunes. (Rihanna is at 34.)

Single is moving up too. Currently at 50.

I know his pre-order has been rockin it on Amazon — where aparently the grandmas hang out, but it’s nice to see it’s represented so well as a pre-order on iTunes, where aparently the cool people hang out, as well.

I’m going with 180-200K for Adam. Somebody has to benefit from the successful S8 tour.

I’m too confused at this point to even attempt a guess.

I think the tour stops are filled with TV fans, uber-fans and some casual fans taking the kids out for a night out. Obviously, all of those people don’t buy the music – but you would think at least a few more would.

At this point, it looks to be an uphill battle for both Kris and Adam. The bloom is off the rose for the big post AI initial week’s sales. This time, the music really is going to have to speak for itself. If they can’t find a way to appeal to the general publc, I think they’ll both be in big trouble.

Album sales are really dismal right now. Sure, Carrie and John Mayer are having big opening weeks, but they are the exception rather than the rule. For the sales week that just ended, Bon Jovi is #1 with 166k. Nora Jones is predicted to be #2 for this week, with 150-160k. OneRepublic is only expected to sell 40-45k.

http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/newsPage.cgi?news07840m01

19/Jive/JLG American Idol winner Kris Allen’s debut should be between 75-80k, which will make for an interesting comparison when runner-up Adam Lambert’s album drops on Nov. 23.

Yeah, the media aren’t going to let this go. It’s a juicy story for them either way- either the runner up out sells the winner, or the very hyped runner up fails to live up to expectations.

I just don’t think PDs or DJs have had that much interest in it because there has been no promotion for it. I can’t see stations hating it so much that they refuse to play it, ever.

Well, I didn’t mean “ever.” All I meant was — they have it, they know the label wants it played, they aren’t playing it … So that’s “refusal” in my book, but it certainly wouldn’t have to be permanent! (Don’t know when the word “refuse” picked up the implication of permanence, actually…)

However, I still do think that RCA has been promoting it, too, in the behind-the-scenes ways they do. I truly can’t imagine why they wouldn’t. They do that for every song. At the same time, I’m sure they’re depending on the AMAs/GMA/ Letterman etc., for the really big splash of promotion, so we’ll see if there’s more radio interest after those big events come off, in which Adam gets to show the world his live voice and his performing chops and charisma, which I’m sure the label hopes will be his real selling point — having the trifecta in that way … And if those events spur public interest, then radio interest will pick up, too. They’re not going to continue to “refuse” to play somebody who goes out and proves he has popular appeal!

Hard to see why ‘refusal’  isn’t a pretty accurate word under those circumstances’ ¦. Of course, they are simultaneously ‘refusing to play’  hundreds or even thousands of other songs for which labels have done the exact same thing!

I wouldn’t necessarily use the word “refuse,” unless of course they refuse to play it regardless of how well it sells, etc. I just don’t think PDs or DJs have had that much interest in it because there has been no promotion for it. I can’t see stations hating it so much that they refuse to play it, ever. I see more apathy. Let’s see in a month. The “refuse to play” phrase might be apt then. I would like to think, hopefully, that playing FYE is on these stations “to do” list. It’s the holidays, so I’m going to live in my little rainbow world for the time being.

I predicted Adam Lambert to sell 140-180K next week, this prediction might not fare as well, but we’ll see.