Comments on: Idol Sales News – Week Ending 05/18/08

By: Paula

Paula — Wed, 21 May 2008 23:05:58 +0000

Fantasia, following her appearance on the show is up to 400, from 300, for a total of 513,000.

I would think her sales would flop after that appearance!

By: catdog

catdog — Wed, 21 May 2008 22:48:07 +0000

Several songs – Ashes, Fallings, Where I Draw the Line, Everything I DonÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t Need are not ballads, and sonically interesting.

Yes, these songs are radio friendly but if RCA does not promote them to radio, how will anyone hear them? Clay has always been denied radio because of this. Cannot understand why. Actually only thing I can imagine is that everyone puts Clay in a “box” and won’t let him spread his wings.

Maheshg – you really need to listen to the CD. I can guarantee you that you will like it. You’ll say – “Is that really Clay Aiken?”.

By: jobbix

jobbix — Wed, 21 May 2008 22:19:14 +0000

Fantasia, following her appearance on the show is up to 400, from 300, for a total of 513,000.

That’s just pathetic. Why do TPTB keep keep bringing her back? All her performances were horrendous…

By: jpfan

jpfan — Wed, 21 May 2008 21:59:39 +0000

Rest of the album numbers from Ken Barnes

And Phil nearly slips off the chart, moving 118-190 and selling in the mid 3,000s, a 47% drop, for a total of 24,000.

An exploration of uncharted Idol waters follows.

Top seller among the non-charted Idols is Kellie this week, with 2,400, down from 2,900, for a total of 759,000.

Josh sold 2,300, down from 3,400, for a total of 43,000.

Kelly’s Breakaway sold 1,900, down from 2,400, total 5.99 million. My December drops to 800 from 1,000 for a total of 765,000.

Bo sold 1,300, down from 2,900, for a total of 54,000.

Blake sold 1,100, off from 1,600, total 294,000.

Bucky sold 1,000, down from 2,000, for a total of 343,000.

Elliott sold 700, down from 1,200, total 509,000.

Mandisa sold 500, down from 700, for a total of 80,000.

Randy sold 500, down from 700, for a total of 30,000.

Fantasia, following her appearance on the show is up to 400, from 300, for a total of 513,000.

Clay sold 300, same as last week, of A Thousand Different Ways. Total is 526,000.

Katharine stays at 200 for a total of 371,000.

Kimberley drops to 100 from 200 for a total of 21,000.

Taylor stays at 100 for a total of 702,000.

Ruben drops below the line at which I can report his sales this week, but that should change for the better after his performance last night on the show (although that slot almost seemed like an afterthought). His total is 237,000.

Also falling below the line: Constantine. Total isstill 25,000.

By: panz

panz — Wed, 21 May 2008 21:34:48 +0000

Sally, now that, as of tonight, Jordin isn’t the newest Idol anymore, I wonder how much more of a push she’ll get. She has had her 1 year and 2 days.

Seems to me that Jordin might be doing extremely well selling singles and not necessarily the whole album.

By: Chicago-sally

Chicago-sally — Wed, 21 May 2008 21:23:27 +0000

Jordin is doing quite well for a freshman….I’m sure Clay and some of the others (Bo?) wish they could do as well….but let’s not forget she had a big push behind her coming out the gate. And — she’s “manageable”.

By: t2

t2 — Wed, 21 May 2008 19:57:19 +0000

I know a couple of years back, anything sold at Costco did not count toward the billboard number. My guess is QVC probably (she said softly) does not count toward billboard numbers.

By: panz

panz — Wed, 21 May 2008 19:49:18 +0000

I thought someone once said that sales figures represent sales only at certain types of outlets. Or maybe that was book sales? (Hmmm, I think it was book sales–never mind.)

I wonder whether, for music, all outlets count or just “certain outlets.”

Either way, it’s still $$$ in the bank, even if QVC sells them.

By: SpenserJ

SpenserJ — Wed, 21 May 2008 19:45:28 +0000

I actually am curious about something…. Not that I’m a Clay fan or anything – but I’m wondering how that whole QVC thing turned out. Would those sales even be recorded by soundscan? Has he even done that yet (I haven’t been paying attention).

I’m just really curious how QVC worked out as an avenue to sell cd’s.

By: panz

panz — Wed, 21 May 2008 19:38:17 +0000

Thanks for the info, jpfan. I don’t think anyone’s album sales will ever be what they used to be. Not even for the really big stars anymore.

By: jpfan

jpfan — Wed, 21 May 2008 19:31:31 +0000

Jordin’s two huge Top 40 hits have fueled the sale of her album. She’s been outselling Carrie and Daughtry weekly for awhile. Right now, she’s passed Taylor in sales but has a way to go before she hits the platinum status of the others. If she has a third big Top 40 hit, she should get close.

Album sales are not what they used to be so she’s not doing that badly.

By: sumidol

sumidol — Wed, 21 May 2008 19:29:28 +0000

Fox Wins Season on Super Bowl, Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‹IdolÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ Variety
News Corp.Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s Fox will be the network ratings winner for the 2007-08 season as the Super Bowl and Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…â€œAmerican IdolÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ shielded it from audience declines stemming from the Writers Guild of America strike, Daily Variety reports. FoxÃƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s ratings increased 5% this season while ratings at CBS, NBC and ABC all fell more than 10%, the newspaper says.
–Danny King

By: panz

panz — Wed, 21 May 2008 19:28:05 +0000

I haven’t paid a lot of attention to the sales numbers. It seems obvious that Kelly, Carrie, and Daughtry have sold well but I had no idea that Jordin was at 758K. I would’ve guessed a lot more than that. I hear Tattoo all the time but that doesn’t mean the album sells well.

Anyone know how Jordin’s 758K compares to other Idol winners (except Kelly and Carrie who sold in the multi-millions).

By: merlyhaggard

merlyhaggard — Wed, 21 May 2008 19:22:41 +0000

I actually really like Clay’s song, it’s really current sounding (maybe it’s because it was written by OneRepublic frontman Tedder)

By: Allison

Allison — Wed, 21 May 2008 19:20:33 +0000

maheshg, have you heard the rest of Clay’s album?
Several songs – Ashes, Fallings, Where I Draw the Line, Everything I Don’t Need are not ballads, and sonically interesting. They would sound relevant on the radio. (At this very moment 102.7 in NY started playing NIck Lachey!)
I do not know why they picked ON MY WAY HERE on the first single. While pretty, it does not represent the album prperly, Maybe they think that’s what people expect from Clay.
At any rate I think the album is wonderfully sung and has food for thought in its lyrics. No matter what it sells.