And perhaps someone would like to explain the fuzzy math being used in regards to Kellie’s download sales. The numbers above say Kellie sold 13,000 last week and 47,000 this week of her new single yet I’m suppose to believe this is only a 257% increase in sales?????

Perhaps 357% might be more accurate. So much for expecting to get accurate sales numbers from the likes of USA Today or Nielsen charts. Tell me, do these frauds only give us totals from only one of Kellie’s cds too to lower her cd sales totals or do they give us the total for both versions that she has out. Not that I’d expect a truthful answer from these frauds who are bringing us these phony manipulated numbers.

Amazing how many sales Kellie and her music can make when music fans are finally allowed to hear it. It’s no wonder these frauds in the industry go out of their way to make sure they don’t.

Also of interest:
5 VARIOUS NOW 30 98,545 13 87,494 332,050 (Crush and Light On are on it)
49 LOVATO*DEMI DON’T FORGET 12,800 33 9,627 376,372

I can’t believe Daughtry is sill charting. Yay for the idols! :clap_tb:

But wouldn’t it be accurate to measure this way: he sold 45,000 albums in the two weeks following Idol (about 30,000 over what you’d expect with zero bump) plus 59, 000 copies of CBTM over those two weeks (39,000 last week, 20,000 this, is that correct).

Just as we go along through the season and see alumni roll through, does seem like an apples to apples way to measure Idol bumpage is “increase in album sales plus increase in singles sales.”

Looking forward to Jennifer tonight, and hoping she gets a good lift as well. I loved her Grammy performance. ETA try to fix math

Dude, I am one of the ones who thought Golden Boat Anchor had NO chance of ever going platinum.

Hmm… Platinum Boat Anchor does have a nice ring to it. LOL

I think at this point it’ll get there. Even TOML is still moving a few thousands a week, and LO might very well get a boost along with CBTM as its airplay increases. It’ll take time, but I think it’s doable.

He’s an album seller, nothing new there, it’s more money for the label and for him so I’m alright with that.

BTW – LO could reach 900K next week. Damn, that Platinum mark doesn’t look that far away anymore.

David Cook, Come Back to Me (20,000, -49 percent, 80,000)
PICKLER*KELLIE BEST DAYS OF YOUR LIFE 46825 257 13103 187044

Hmm… Kellie’s song sold more than CBTM after Idol. Of course DC’s album bump was pretty much unparallelled, so we have to take that into account– nonetheless it’s just… interesting to ponder the potential implications. CBTM, I got my eye on you! If LO can reach 888K (awesome), I got much higher hopes for CBTM.

– 36 ANDREWS*MICHAEL FEAT. GARY JUL MAD WORLD 44420 999 3364 606334
– 159 TEARS FOR FEARS MAD WORLD 9905 999 472 151724
– 169 RAITT*BONNIE I CAN’T MAKE YOU LOVE ME 9636 555 1471 339609

Hot 100 Airplay (before recurrents are removed):
No. 9 – Kelly Clarkson (-0.1 million)
No. 30 – Carrie Underwood (2.6 million)
No. 56 – Jennifer Hudson (2.1 million)
No. 121 – Kelly Clarkson (5.8 million) I Do Not Hook Up

R&B Airplay:
No. 12 – Jennifer Hudson

Streaming:
No. 4 Kelly Clarkson – My Life…

SINGLES:

Kelly Clarkson, My LIfe Would Suck Without You (62,000, -16 percent, 1.65 million)
Kellie Pickler, Best Days of Your Life (47,000, 257 percent, 187,000)
Rascal Flatts, Here Comes Goodbye (35,000, -6 percent, 306,000)
David Cook, Come Back to Me (20,000, -49 percent, 80,000)
Carrie Underwood, Home Sweet Home (17,000, -14 percent, 211,000)
David Cook, Light On (14,000, -21 percent, 888,000)
David Archuleta, Crush (11,000, -4 percent, 1.69 million)
Kelly Clarkson, I Do Not Hook Up (7,000, 32 percent, 38,000)
Jennifer Hudson, If This Isn’t Like Love (7,000, -2 percent, 81,000)
David Archuleta, A Little Too Not Over You (7,000, 1 percent, 158,000)

ALBUMS:
#12 Kelly Clarkson, All I Ever Wanted (40,000, 18 percent, 471,000 total; digital 4,000, -17 percent, 101,000 total)
Carrie Underwood, Carnival Ride (32,000)
#28 David Cook, David Cook (21,000, -14 percent, 1.09 million total; digital 2,000, -62 percent, 124,000 total)
#102 Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Hudson (7,000, -9 percent, 698,000 total)
#112 Kellie Pickler, Kellie Pickler (6,000)
#133 David Archuleta, David Archuleta (5,000, 35 percent, 682,000 total)
#154 Mandisa, Freedom (5,000, -12 percent)
#161 Daughtry, Daughtry (4,000, 6 percent, 4.42 million total; 360,000 digital total)