Monday Morning Mediabase Update – 02/09/09

David Cook:
à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Light Onà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ : ^4 HAC (5), ^22 AC (29), 24 Pop (20)
à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Time of My Lifeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ : ^3 AC (3)

DC’s songs continue to surprise me. I love how the arrows are all pointing up. Hee

Kelly Clarkson:
à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“My Life Would Suck Without Youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ : ^8 HAC (12), ^9 Pop (11) – Go Kelly!

Thanks Kirsten.

Kelly Clarkson:
à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“My Life Would Suck Without Youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ : ^8 HAC (12), ^9 Pop (11)

Awwww. My life would suck without Kelly Clarkson.

DCà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s songs continue to surprise me. I love how the arrows are all pointing up.

Yup!!!

Good for DC, #4 on HAC is awesome. And I’m glad to see Taylor’s single moving up on AC.

Hey, a new peak for LO on HAC! Top 4 is awesome.
I think the Magic Rainbow is never leaving AC, ever. It’ll still be somewhere up there when a new coronation single is released.

So I heard a rumor that DC is going to be on Regis and Kelly on Friday, after the GMA and WDW thing on Thursday. Hopefully He’ll have something new to promote besides the tour… I’m seriously jonesing for a new single.

Regis & Kelly sometimes smashes together a bunch of old segements and calls it a new episode. Since DC will surely be in Florida that day since it’s the start of the tour it will most likely be the repeat of LO or the already taped but never before seen Life on The Moon performance.

Since DC will surely be in Florida that day since ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s the start of the tour it will most likely be the repeat of LO or the already taped but never before seen Life on The Moon performance.

Hey, that works! Not another performance of LO, though, Ugh.

What is going on with Archie’s new song? One thing is for sure– by the standards to which some were holding Light On, this single is a monumental dud so far.

It was supposed to go for adds in early December, then that got pushed back. But, it started getting airplay at the beginning of December anyway. Then it had its “official” adds-date early in January. But, apparently that adds-date wasn’t what was important– the song is still awaiting its “promotional push”. Ok, sure….

Now having said this, I don’t believe it’s right to hold the new song (sorry, I’m not typing out that whole acronym) to those standards anymore than it was right to hold LO to them. The second single could still take off, and perhaps even make it in the top twenty.

What is clear, though, is that Jive doesn’t give a piss about selling albums. By leaving the second single to tread water, they’ve been leaving DA without a new vehicle to drive his record sales. Consequently, he’s selling less than 10K a week. Jive may be more concerned about trying to get Crush to 2M, it seems.

What they should consider, though, is that album sales do affect airplay. I firmly believe that the only reason LO even reached “moderate hit” status was because DC’s album sales were so strong. Many pop radio stations it seemed were quite reluctant to play it. But, DC’s album was in the top ten for its first four weeks, so these stations finally relented and put LO in the mix.

Noctem there is a huge difference. It takes alot longer for second singles to take off like first singles, especially debut singles. One is that all of David’s fans have his album so they wouldn’t have to buy A Little Too Not Over You. So we would have to rely alot on new fans. Also it seems Jive has been waiting to bring the new single to the radio. Z100 even asked David to come back and premiere the song on their radio,which would of course cause many other radio stations to add it too. However, Jive didn’t take them up on their offer. Why? Don’t know.

Kirsten–you got ALTNOY backwards. It’s at #49 now and #51 last week.

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“A Little Too Not Over Youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ : ^49 Pop (51)

What is going on with Archieà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s new song? One thing is for sureà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ by the standards to which some were holding Light On, this single is a monumental dud so far.

It’s rising, not falling, and the past two days’ updates have been good. There’s nothing going on with the song. LO is a wholly different situation anyway.

One is that all of Davidà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s fans have his album so they wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have to buy A Little Too Not Over You. So we would have to rely alot on new fans.

That’s a reason for sales to stall, not radioplay. Airplay should fuel sales, you can’t expect something to sell if no one’s hearing it.

Also it seems Jive has been waiting to bring the new single to the radio.

The single had an add date over a month ago. That’s when it was “brought to the radio”. It’s getting spun, so radio has it, it’s just that for whatever reason, not many stations are spinning it (yet?).

Z100 even asked David to come back and premiere the song on their radio,which would of course cause many other radio stations to add it too. However, Jive didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t take them up on their offer.

Trust me, if Z100 had invited David to come premiere ALTNOY, he would do it in a heartbeat. Whatever is said during a Jingle Ball clearly doesn’t mean alot when it comes time to execute…

Z100 even asked David to come back and premiere the song on their radio,which would of course would cause many other radio stations to add it too. However, Jive didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t take them up on their offer. Why? Donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know.

They refused a Z-100 premiere? That’s crazy and, frankly, a bit worrisome.

Right now what I think the focus for both Davids needs to be, if they want lasting careers, is into making themselves into a “name”. The “name-artists” that have come off of AI right now are limited to three– Kelly, Carrie, Daughtry. Does anyone think theat “Suck” would be having the kind of success it’s having now if the artist’s “name” was, say, Gina Glocksen?

Anyway, I don’t think either David is there yet. Cook is on his way with the album sales, but doesn’t have the hits yet. Archie has a bigger hit, but Jordin had bigger hits than Archie, and I don’t think she has become a “name”. I expect her next album will struggle to reach gold, and that will be the end of her Jive career.

Anyway, my advice to both Davids is to release their best songs next if they want to have a chance at becoming “names”. If DA gets a third single, then he needs to drop Barriers, stat. And DC needs to go for it right now and put out Lie next.

“Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a reason for sales to stall, not radioplay. Airplay should fuel sales, you canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t expect something to sell if no oneà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s hearing it.”

Noctem just used album sales as a reason that the radio would start playing LO. If ALTNOY was selling I think the same theory would apply.

“Anyway, I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think either David is there yet. Cook is on his way with the album sales, but doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t have the hits yet. Archie has a bigger hit, but Jordin had bigger hits, and I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think she has become a à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“nameà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ . I expect her next album will struggle to reach gold, and that will be the end of her Jive career.”

Also from what I remember David is selling alot more in album sales than Jordin is has. Plus, the fact that her album actually sold is alot because of Chris Brown and No Air.

Methinks if the general consensus is that we should stop comparing Archie and Cook, then we should… stop comparing Archie and Cook. I know you are trying to make a point about how the 2 songs were treated Noctem, but honestly I think its not going to go anywhere for the same reasons these conversations never do. They are different artists in different genres and with different circumstances, and one can make case for whatever one wants to believe with either one of them.

^^ I agree tinawina.

Methinks if the general consensus is that we should stop comparing Archie and Cook, then we shouldà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ stop comparing Archie and Cook. I

I agree. The going back and forth is just tiring. I’m happy for the two of them. And really, I think their fans should be happy regardless of who’s getting more radio airplay and who’s selling more between the two. At least they’re out there ALL THE TIME for their fans to see and hear, not all idol fans can be so lucky.

And anyway, yay for Kelly. I can’t wait for her album. Is February over yet?

* agrees with tinawina and soundscene *

Methinks if the general consensus is that we should stop comparing Archie and Cook, then we shouldà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Is that the general consensus? I personally don’t mind comparisons as long as they are done in a civil/pleasant manner. I enjoy reading other posters opinions/comparisons. I don’t always agree with them, but I do enjoy the discussions.

At least theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re out there ALL THE TIME for their fans to see and hear, not all idol fans can be so lucky.

Exactly. I’ve been following some of the other Idols I enjoyed last season (MJ, Brooke and Carly) waiting for them to put something out, and it’s a lot of guesswork and waiting around with very little news or concrete info to go on.

As for comparing Archie and Cook… yes it’s useless, just as it is inevitable.

Is that the general consensus? I personally donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t mind comparisons as long as they are done in a civil/pleasant manner. I enjoy reading other posters opinions/comparisons. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t always agree with them, but I do enjoy the discussions.

True, true. LOL. I think I’m just burnt out because it feels like we’ve had this conversation 10,000 times already and it always ends the same way. I for one would love to discuss one without the other coming up for once. But I’m just being cranky. People should certainly post what they want. It ain’t my site, after all.

Happy to see Melinda’s single in the top 40 (AC). She will be performing the song on Ellen on Wednesday, February 11th. Hopefully, she’ll get a boost from the show.

I love the discussions. I rarely post anything regarding this particular discussion, but I do enjoy reading fellow poster’s input. You can usually tell who is a fan of who, but that doesn’t bother me at all because we all have our favorites. Often I find little nuggets of information in many of the posts on this subject which, to me, is very interesting. Information/insight is brought out that I would have never thought of, and it’s sometimes interesting to mull it over. These idols will go up and down the charts, radio play and sales, and some will never even make the discussion. Look at Taylor, pretty much gone and forgotten, and here he is with a new album, single, and appearing on a chart. So, seeing how the idols handle their careers and seeing how the TPTB (labels and radio, in this instance) effect their careers is all pretty interesting stuff imo. Being defensive is part of human nature after all, and so is debate. As long as it doesn’t get ugly, it’s all ok by me. (MJ you must have the patience of a saint, lol). Anyway, I always look forward to the Monday Morning Mediabase, the digital sales thread, the HDD predictions, the Billboard thread, and pretty much all things numbers, and I usually look forward to the discussions that follow. Well, I guess that’s enough said. Carry on MJers!!

(ETA – Just a reminder, DA’s numbers are reversed up there, should be à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“A Little Too Not Over Youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ : ^49 Pop (51)

This just seemed an appropriate post at the moment :rolleyes_tb:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1b2Z7CD3WQ

Sorry for the quality but it is the only link I could find at the moment.

And DC needs to go for it right now and put out Lie next.

Not sure if you’re still here, noctem, but if you are, I’m curious why you think this is the best choice for the next single. I have an opinion, albeit based on a tiny sample size, that guys actually really like Lie, especially compared to the much more limp-D lyrics in CBTM.

I also enjoy the discussions, and if a comparison will help me understand stuff about airplay trends, sales, etc. I’m all about it. It’s unfortunate when/if they devolve into fanwars, but that’s why it’s good we’re on MJ’s cuz at least we know they won’t get out of hand here.

Thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a reason for sales to stall, not radioplay. Airplay should fuel sales, you canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t expect something to sell if no oneà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s hearing it.

ALTNOY’s radio play isn’t stalling though. It’s actually increasing. It’s not shooting up the charts like Crush did, but that’s to be expected since most everybody has got the album already and so they already own ALTNOY. It’s plodding along up the hill at a respectable clip.

As was pointed out, the numbers for ALTNOY were incorrectly reversed at the top of this thread. This is how it appears on the All Access siteà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

lw TW
51 49 ^ DAVID ARCHULETA A Little Too Not Over You 520 437 83 2.068

520 = Number of spins this week
437 = Number of spins last week
83 = Difference between the two numbers above.
2.068 = 2,068,000 pairs of ears heard the song (audience impression)
^ = It’s got a bullet, which means it’s rate of ascent is significant.

There happened to be a Jive representative at the Y100 radio promo that Archie was at last week when he was in Florida. Fans asked her why ALTNOY wasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t being played at a lot of the big stations. This is what FOD postedà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Today at the Y100 appearance a Jive representative had a conversation with some fans about ALTNOY on the radio. She asked if people were requesting, if they were telling other people to request. There was discussion about why ALTNOY isnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t being played on Y100 and other big stations. She responded by saying that it was most likely due to the fact that it hasnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t broken the Top 40 yet. Right now, it is listed at #50, so we still have a little bit of work to do before we hear it as a mainstream single. What do we do? We request! Weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve been advised to request and give feedback to the stations that are already playing ALTNOY to increase spins. This will hopefully raise ALTNOY to the top 40 and above, which should automatically add it to the bigger stationsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ playlists!

At least in the case of Y100, a song needs to be in the mainstream Top 40 before they will likely begin spinning it. This concept holds true for many other stations as well, big and small: way back when Crush was making its debut, I contacted several radio stations, both local and national, and this theory was confirmed. Unless an artist is already a big star, a song will usually not be added until it is charting in the Top 40. How does it chart? A big part of that is the number of spins it gets on stations already playing it.

I think this makes sense since these are after all à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Top 40à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  stations. Why play ALTNOY if ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just top 50. So it’s inevitable that ALTNOY will be added by the “big daddy” stations. It’s just a matter of time and radio play at present seems to be going in the right direction. So no worries.

I enjoy reading other posters opinions/comparisons. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t always agree with them, but I do enjoy the discussions.

I don’t.

Methinks if the general consensus is that we should stop comparing Archie and Cook, then we shouldà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

There’s no “general consensus” around here about what and how posters may offer opinions. Maybe at your fan sites, but not here.

Noctem is free to post his opinions as he sees fit. The rest of you can either a) Agree b). Disagree, but politely or C). If you can’t disagree politely, then just ignore his post.

A general reminder for EVERYONE:

Please DO NOT tell other posters what or how to post.

BTW Noctem’s post IS NOT UP FOR DISCUSSION, unless you plan on commenting on the content of the post. Discussions about how people should be offering their opinions here is OFF TOPIC.

So ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s inevitable that ALTNOY will be added by the à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“big daddyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  stations. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s just a matter of time and radio play at present seems to be going in the right direction. So no worries.

I don’t agree that it is inevitable. The song has been hanging around the 50ish mark for quite some time. It is only within the past couple of days that it has received around a 10ish spin increase. That isn’t that great and the song has been out for over a month now. If it keeps at that pace, other songs will continue to pass it (that have much larger spin increases). It also lacks every week on Mediabase Adds . It still may do well, but I don’t even remotely think it is inevitable.

So I have to be the one to bring this over? Eeek.

CHART DATE: 02/09/2009
LAST UPDATE: 02/09/2009 10:57:31
NOW IN: 31.77%

19 32 DAVID COOK 19/RCA/RMG 4,745 DAVID COOK

RCA, we need a new single.
Archie is not in the Top 50 prediction at this point.

CHART DATE: 02/09/2009
LAST UPDATE: 02/09/2009 11:02:31
NOW IN: 31.77%

LW TW artist / album label power index
– 1 THE FRAY EPIC 50,294
THE FRAY
1 2 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 27,492
WORKING ON A DREAM
– 3 DIERKS BENTLEY CAPITOL NASHVILLE 22,408
FEEL THAT FIRE
2 4 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 15,610
FEARLESS
5 5 JAMIE FOXX J RECORDS/RMG 13,973
INTUITION
8 6 KEYSHIA COLE GEFFEN 13,241
A DIFFERENT ME
– 7 KIDZ BOP KIDS RAZOR & TIE 10,945
KIDZ BOP 15
7 8 KANYE WEST ROC-A-FELLA/IDJMG 10,714
808S & HEARTBREAK
3 9 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 10,302
I AM… SASHA FIERCE
4 10 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 10,216
DARK HORSE
9 11 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/JLG 10,017
CIRCUS
20 12 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 9,449
FAME
16 13 T.I. GRAND HUSTLE/ATLANTIC 9,205
PAPER TRAIL
14 14 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 8,321
FUNHOUSE
– 15 RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS VIRGIN 8,289
LONELY ROAD
18 16 JASON MRAZ ATLANTIC 8,049
WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THINGS
6 17 GRAMMY NOMINEES 2009 RHINO 7,356
VARIOUS ARTISTS
28 18 NE-YO DEF JAM/IDJMG 7,276
YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN
15 19 AKON SRC/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 6,803
FREEDOM
24 20 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 6,684
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
27 21 LIL WAYNE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 6,215
THA CARTER III
12 22 NOW 29 UME 5,743
VARIOUS ARTISTS
30 23 KATY PERRY CAPITOL 5,737
ONE OF THE BOYS
22 24 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJMG 5,563
GOOD GIRL GONE BAD
13 25 TWILIGHT ATLANTIC 5,559
SOUNDTRACK
– 26 DAY TO REMEMBER VICTORY 5,201
HOMESICK
40 27 PLIES ATLANTIC 5,107
DA REALIST
33 28 ANTHONY HAMILTON LAFACE/JLG 5,101
POINT OF IT ALL
– 29 WYNONNA CURB 4,903
SING, CHAPTER 1
50 30 HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD A&M/OCTONE 4,855
SWAN SONGS
37 31 LUDACRIS DTP/DEF JAM/IDJ 4,848
THEATER OF THE MIND
19 32 DAVID COOK 19/RCA/RMG 4,745
DAVID COOK

– 42 JENNIFER HUDSON ARISTA/RMG 3,199
JENNIFER HUDSON

I wouldn’t call anything inevitable on Top 40 except that Kelly Clarkson will kill with a good pop song.

It is only within the past couple of days that it has received around a 10ish spin increase.

20ish actually.

:blink_tb: Not liking that HDD chart right now.

I’m not convinced a new single out there will do a whole lot for sales. I wouldn’t expect the next single to go skyrocketing up the chart anyway. There are plenty of albums that started out well and started dropping fast even with huge songs on the radio. Last week the reasoning was that he was still seeing a big drop because he had such a big increase due to the AI exposure two weeks before. That may or not be true but I rather not think he has to rely on AI pimping to sustain sales.

Big hits off albums keep sales alive. RCA should get busy. If RCA didn’t release another single they would be announcing to the world that Cook’s album was finished. That wouldn’t make any sense. Now if the second single flops or didn’t revive sales that’s a whole other story. Even then I bet he’d get a third single.

The bigger stations not adding ALTNOY yet is a real problem for DA. They need to be getting onboard if they’re going to!
:furious_tb:

Thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s no à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“general consensusà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  around here about what and how posters may offer opinions. Maybe at your fan sites, but not here.

I wasn’t basing that statement on any fansite, but on stuff that got said here. But point taken. Sorry!

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not convinced a new single out there will do a whole lot for sales. I wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t expect the next single to go skyrocketing up the chart anyway.

A new single wouldn’t do anything until it became a hit. And you are right, new releases don’t normally skyrocket up the charts. So his album sales would be expected to stay down until he has a new song being heard by enough people to make a difference.

The bigger stations not adding ALTNOY yet is a real problem for DA. They need to be getting onboard if theyà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re going to!

Eh. He’ll get played.

It’s just ups and downs with album sales. Sustainable album sales require something out there for people to latch on to. Any time a single is falling, or a single hasn’t risen high enough yet, the album sales won’t be as great. That’s just what happens. Sure, promotion can inflate sales for a week or two–watch as Grammy winners and performers get big boosts next week–but it’s temporary.

If we’re talking about DC, then the fact is that RCA and/or 19 can’t keep up the level of promotion they had been putting out there forever. It was a lot for a debut artist–be it the free kind of promotion or the paid kind of promotion. Very soon he’s going to have to rely primarily on his singles to push his album. Touring really doesn’t move albums all that much; it just gets his name out there. I think the last thing before he tours will be the GMA performance, which might give him a bit of a boost.

If we’re talking about DA, then ALTNOY hasn’t gotten to the point where it’s moving albums. ALTNOY’s pace is what it is, but it’s moving up, and frankly I’m not really concerned. I have a theory as to why it’s moving the way it is, but I’m not going to get into that again. lol. DA put in the work, the song is good for pop radio, and Jive isn’t stupid about these things. If it works out, then awesome. If not, they’ll just move on to a third single (which he will get, btw–Jive doesn’t give up like that). Look at Jesse McCartney. While his label is far less adept at promoting to the radio, they did do something right with his 3rd single. His 2nd single, “It’s Over” flopped hard (for a number of reasons–”Leavin’” wouldn’t get out of the way, the video was released too late, he did no promotion for it), but “How Do You Sleep?” is doing very well. This time he promoted like crazy, and the timing was much better.

All of this–album sales, radio airplay, etc.–it’s a marathon, not a sprint. And if RCA or Jive make a misstep, that’s not going to ruin DC’s or DA’s career. There’s no set time limit for these guys to hit certain numbers. I’m pretty much convinced that DA has his second album locked in. He never discusses anything in the future until he’s sure about it, and he’s been discussing how his second album will sound–he’s gone from maybes to definitelys. It was a slight, but noticeable transition on the subject. And I’m pretty sure DC has his second album locked in as well.

Both of them also have sold-out tour dates across the country. This week in album sales is just one small part of everything that will build their futures in music.

Kirstenà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’you got ALTNOY backwards. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s at #49 now and #51 last week.

Oops! Thanks for catching that. I’ve fixed it now.

What is going on with Archieà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s new song? One thing is for sureà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬’ by the standards to which some were holding Light On, this single is a monumental dud so far.

LOL. For the record, I said last week that I wasn’t impressed with ALTNOY’s radio airplay so far, so it mustn’t be me who is being refered to here (holding songs to different standards).

If Jive is pushing this song and this is the results they are getting, time for a new single. This dog’s not hunting. If Jive isn’t pushing the song, I don’t know what to think of their strategy. What would they be waiting for? I’ve been down this road too many times to believe most stories. I’m not saying that it can’t become a hit, I just think something has to start happening soon before stores stop re-ordering the disk.

Whatever is said during a Jingle Ball clearly doesnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t mean alot when it comes time to executeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦

Seems that way. Blake and Kat also played at radio sponsored events, but that didn’t seem to help the airplay of their second singles. Still, it seemed like Archie got a good crowd response so you think that would help.

Not sure if youà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re still here, noctem, but if you are, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m curious why you think this is the best choice for the next single. I have an opinion, albeit based on a tiny sample size, that guys actually really like Lie, especially compared to the much more limp-D lyrics in CBTM.

I’ve just come to the conclusion that Lie is the best choice overall. Yes, it has drawbacks. All of his potential choices do. It’s yet another ballad. But, it’s the song I think that has the best chance to smash on more than one format. He should go for it right now because as impressive as the initial sales were, they’re starting to languish. So make the push right now to try for double-platinim, get a hit, become a “name” as I said, and give his second album a decent chance….

Whoops, looks like the AI bump is over. Till the next time the DC (and DA) get on AI. Good thing we have the entire season ahead of us, hm?

Though if we project out to about 15k for DC, that’s still ahead of where he was immediately after the holidays (i think.)

19 32 DAVID COOK 19/RCA/RMG 4,745
DAVID COOK

:gulp_ee:

Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m not convinced a new single out there will do a whole lot for sales. I wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t expect the next single to go skyrocketing up the chart anyway.

I’m not expecting the next single to rocket up the charts either, but that’s all the more reason to want it to get.announced.already.
You certainly can’t gain spins and AI if you don’t have an add date, can you? This needs to get a move on.

Big hits off albums keep sales alive. RCA should get busy. If RCA didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t release another single they would be announcing to the world that Cookà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s album was finished.

Exactly. And I don’t see that happening with a Platinum album, so I have to wonder what’s going on. And hope whatever it is, we find out sooner rather than later.

If weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re talking about DC, then the fact is that RCA and/or 19 canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t keep up the level of promotion they had been putting out there forever.

I’ll wait for the final update tomorrow before saying anything about this week’s sales, because we don’t know yet what they’ll look like, However – The album has 11 weeks behind it, and it has been very stable so far – I don’t think it’s been selling to fans all this time (or DC has the most patient fans in history), and I don’t think you can “blame” AI spikes and heavy promo for its continued sales. The promo push ended months ago, and AI only caused a surge for two weeks.
The thing that changed this week is that LO has peaked and started falling on CHR, which is why I say bring on the next single (instead of saying bring on the next promo push).

Though if we project out to about 15k for DC, thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s still ahead of where he was immediately after the holidays (i think.)

Nah. DC post holidays in order: 31k, 19k, 31k, 24k, 18k.

CHART DATE: 02/09/2009
LAST UPDATE: 02/09/2009 12:27:49
NOW IN: 54.02%

LW TW artist / album label power index
– 1 THE FRAY EPIC 69,506
THE FRAY
– 2 DIERKS BENTLEY CAPITOL NASHVILLE 46,848
FEEL THAT FIRE
2 3 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 45,253
FEARLESS
1 4 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 39,488
WORKING ON A DREAM
4 5 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 33,280
DARK HORSE
3 6 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 27,597
I AM… SASHA FIERCE
5 7 JAMIE FOXX J RECORDS/RMG 25,279
INTUITION
8 8 KEYSHIA COLE GEFFEN 24,002
A DIFFERENT ME
– 9 KIDZ BOP KIDS RAZOR & TIE 21,543
KIDZ BOP 15
12 10 NOW 29 UME 19,675
VARIOUS ARTISTS
9 11 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/JLG 18,023
CIRCUS
7 12 KANYE WEST ROC-A-FELLA/IDJMG 17,132
808S & HEARTBREAK
14 13 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 15,471
FUNHOUSE
6 14 GRAMMY NOMINEES 2009 RHINO 15,358
VARIOUS ARTISTS
15 15 AKON SRC/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 14,078
FREEDOM
22 16 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJMG 13,304
GOOD GIRL GONE BAD
28 17 NE-YO DEF JAM/IDJMG 12,364
YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN
16 18 T.I. GRAND HUSTLE/ATLANTIC 12,298
PAPER TRAIL
18 19 JASON MRAZ ATLANTIC 12,132
WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THINGS
26 20 KID ROCK ATLANTIC 12,024
ROCK N ROLL JESUS
32 21 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 11,122
TAYLOR SWIFT
– 22 RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS VIRGIN 10,815
LONELY ROAD
19 23 DAVID COOK 19/RCA/RMG 10,794
DAVID COOK

– 40 JENNIFER HUDSON ARISTA/RMG 6,605
JENNIFER HUDSON

HDD Update ….

54.02% now in

19 23 DAVID COOK 19/RCA/RMG 10,794
DAVID COOK

That’s a little better. :mellow_tb:

19 23 DAVID COOK 19/RCA/RMG 10,794
DAVID COOK

OK, the panic was premature. Right now DCTR is on track to keep up with around what it did last week. Pheww.
If it does make 17-18k, that would mean it is stable and steady, which bodes well since LO is sliding and he hasn’t done any promo recently.

Well if DC can hover in the same range as last week he’ll be doing pretty good. My personal hope was for no more than a 10% drop and this looks like he might make it. So will this be a test of how well HAC sells records, since that’s where he’s strong right now? What do the chart experts think?

Nah. DC post holidays in order: 31k, 19k, 31k, 24k, 18k.

Oh, poop.

The new update looks a little better though

I wonder if the David Cook’s new single is going to be tied to the show, perhaps as an exit song? Which means the “Lie” and “Come Back To Me” may not be considered. Perhaps ADAM given that way it’s been pimped lately?

I think the whole radio business seems nuts. Thank goodness for the internet or I would never even know about, or be able to listen to, some amazing music.

19 23 DAVID COOK 19/RCA/RMG 10,794 with 54% reporting.
I’m happy with DC’s updates thus far. – 12 weeks out, y’all

1 4 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 39,488 WORKING ON A DREAM

19 23 DAVID COOK 19/RCA/RMG 10,794 with 54% reporting.
Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m happy with DCà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s updates thus far. – 12 weeks out, yà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢all

1 4 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 39,488 WORKING ON A DREAM

Ditto. I’m somewhat perplexed by Springsteen’s however. I thought he would be doing much better …

19 23 DAVID COOK 19/RCA/RMG 10,794 with 54% reporting.

That’s nicer.

Four-digit numbers just aren’t as pretty.

DC has been able to sell and consistently stay in the Top 20 for over 11 weeks now since his album was released. Given the state of the economy and January doldrums, I am very happy with how many units he has sold thus far.

On the keeping the Cook album promotion going during his tour, there’s word of Cook’s music being used in a new MTV series that premieres March 2

mtvU presents David Cook

No telling how many viewers a new, yet to air series will reach, but seems like an effort to leverage the relatively small tour to a bigger TV audience in the college age bracket.

On the keeping the Cook album promotion going during his tour, thereà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s word of Cookà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s music being used in a new MTV series that premieres March 2

Hey, that’s cool!

Are sales overall down from last year at this time? Is this how February usually goes? (I guess I’m wondering if this is an extension of the January slump)

No telling how many viewers a new, yet to air series will reach, but seems like an effort to leverage the relatively small tour to a bigger TV audience in the college age bracket.

It will be airing Mondays at 10:30pm Eastern (in the “10-Spot” – MTV’s prime-time programming block), I believe with “The Hills’” spin-off “The City” as the lead-in. I wouldn’t expect it to pull an audience of any more than 1.5 – 2 million. The “Real World” season 47 or whatever it is now premiered with 2.2 million viewers a few weeks ago, and “The City” does about 1.5 million I think.

But that timeslot is definitely strong with the college-age demo they’re trying to reach right now, so the cross-promotion certainly makes sense:

MTV is the #1 rated 24 hour ad-supported cable network among our core P12-34. MTV also continues to maintain its position as the #1 rated 24 hour ad-supported cable network among P12-24 for 47 consecutive quarters and ranks number one in the 10 Spot (Mon-Thu 10-11p, our prime time block) among P18-24 versus all of cable.

So, similar in strategy to the iCarly appearance that David A made, although exactly how Cook’s music will be used or featured is pretty vague from the MTVU piece.

Awesome. That is SO cool. Thanks LadyM.^^

LadyM:

Apparently THERE IS telling how many viewers a a new, yet to air series could reach . .. bows down.

Oh, and I forgot to even post what the show is about. Sounds to me like a reboot of “The Real World” for the YouTube generation:

à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“This is not realityà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ This is real. Weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ve taken away the producers, directors and camera ops to give viewers College Life — a completely self-produced, groundbreaking series following students as they embark on their freshman year of school in a way never before seen on television. Shot at the University of Wisconsin, Madison by the students themselves, College Life gives viewers a raw and unpolished intimate look at college kids telling their own honest stories in their own way. From hookups to breakups, from the pressure to make good grades to experiencing homesickness, College Life delivers the next level of reality access.à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ 

Could be they are really targeting that age group, which I think is all kinds of awesome.

That’s a weird HDD update. Taylor Swift is already near her predicted number while Bruce is nowhere near his.

People were reacting to DC’s numbers prematurely, when there were only 34% in. I think maybe people thought it was the final number or something? Anyway, it doesn’t look bad.

I’m with Jolene in wanting a new single asap. It’s been almost 5 months since LO was released. I’m tired of seeing it performed and I’m dying to see David perform a different song.

I think hit singles will propel cd sales and that is how people like Daughtry, Carrie, Kelly, and Taylor Swift got to multi-platinum– via multiple hit songs. I know DC has potential hits on his cd, so it’s frustrating that the label is taking their sweet time about getting a new single out. I’ve heard all the lectures about how they know what they’re doing, yadda yadda. I can only express how I feel. I’m not an expert and have no desire to be. I’m just a fan with a reasonably intelligent, I hope, opinion.

Last, I don’t want Lie to be the next single. It’s a nice song, but to me it sounds AC. I could be dead wrong, but I think there are other songs on the cd that would do better. I don’t know how to pick the next single though. Good thing it’s not up to me. Maybe that’s what’s holding up the label, they can’t pick a song. :mrgreen_wp:

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t want Lie to be the next single. Ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s a nice song, but to me it sounds AC.

Really? I kind of feel that if fellow melodic, lyric driven alternative-ish songs like Secondhand Serenade’s “Fall For You” and The Fray’s new one, “You Found Me”, can do so well across AC, HAC, and Top40 even, I can’t see Lie doing worse than them. Those two songs, I have to say, I actually quite like lyrically (except maybe the double negative in You Found Me, heh), BUT the lead singers’ voices do get quite whiny and annoying after a while. I don’t know what it is about so many male singers nowadays who think that singing with emotion equals whining through a song… anyway, the thing about DC is that he can sing so plaintively or longingly without getting whiny. IMO, anyway

I don’t compare “Fall for you” or “You Found Me” to Lie. I think they are more compelling songs.

I’m going to be really sad if Lie is the next single. I don’t think it will do that well. To me it’s one of the more dull songs on the cd. I think that Declaration, Heroes, or ADAM would be the best singles. They’re all more driving and upbeat, energetic and fun. Lies is too AC. It’s hard watching so many fans asking for Lie to be next. But when they did a poll on the official webpage, a few other songs were just as popular as Lie. Some fans campaign for the song, but I don’t think it’s representative of the fans as a whole.

I wasn’t happy with Light On and now I’ll be very sad if Lie is the 2nd single. Please music gods, no.

p.s. I also think that Kiss on the Neck or Breathe Tonight would make great singles.

I know this is off topic, but I also like KOTN and Heroes. My Last Request too!

And Declaration! IDK about this kind of thing, so well, that’s my 2 cents.

I don’t want Lie to be the next single either, though I think it should be released as a single eventually becaue it is an excellent song.

Here are my reasons: After 2 mid-tempo waltz-timey ballads, I really think it’s time for Cook to change it up and show peeps how he does on more uptempo songs. Plus, I love, love, love Declaration. It’s my current favorite on DCTR and just has a great upbeat feel without being all sappy, AND it’s just a well written song. IMO.

I’m pushing for Lie as the single after the next one . . . after Cavallo remixes it so it plays more like the semi-acoustic version that Cook did for Walmart Soundcheck. Now THAT’s the way you arrange that song (which not coincidentally is the way DC and band have played it live every time) so there is more of a build up / arc to the song. The DCTR arrangement doesn’t have enough of that IMO. After having heard and fallen in love with the Walmart Soundcheck version of Lie, I just get really impatient with the much more inferior arrangement of Lie in DCTR. Kyle’s drumming is also better compared to the studio drummer.

I agree, Keel. Time for uptempo, not another waltzy type song.

I need to go hear Soundcheck again. I forget how Lie sounded there. I know that Light On sounded better performed acoustic on sirius.

I know this is off topic, but I also like KOTN and Heroes. My Last Request too!
And Declaration! IDK about this kind of thing, so well, thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s my 2 cents.

I like all these choices, cookcricket. Any one of them would make great singles, I concur.

Awwww… I’m one of those who want Lie as the next single, not only because it’s one of my favorite songs on the album, but mainly because I think it has huge hit potential.
From looking at which rock songs manage to chart well on Top 40, it looks like rock ballads do better than up-tempo songs, and honestly I think LO is much more similar to Declaration than it is to Lie.
I want Lie out because I think it could be a hit, and I think David needs a hit – possibly not to sell albums or continue to do well (I think he’s doing great and will continue to do great on HAC for quite some time) but because IMHO he needs a ubiquitous song to break into pop culture as something other than “the last winner of AI”.
I don’t see Declaration as a breakout hit. Heroes, maybe. If Declaration is indeeed the next single, hopefully I’m wrong on that one.

BTW – My Last Request, IMHO, could have made an amazing single. I have no idea what that song is doing as a bonus track, it’s too good for that.

^^All of the bonus tracks are too good to be that, imo. But then, maybe that was the point. Who knows.

I too am one of the peeps who wants Lie next, for the reasons stated by others. To take it further, Lie is the song I see as having the best crossover potential. I want to see that happen for David, sooner rather than later.

But, I do agree that fans don’t necessarily make the best judges of these things, if only for the reason that not-yet-fans are the targets for the next single. Too bad we can’t really ask them.

Wordy McWord to these two posts above ^^.

Lie = YES
Declaration = NO (see, I really dont care much for this song and really hope it is not the next single. But given the name of Cookie’s tewer, I think TPTB have spoken)

I really, really, love Lie. Funny how different our musical tastes can be.

And if we really wanted up-tempo, Bar-ba-sol anyone?

While we’re all debating Lie and Declaration, I can just imagine him going all WTF!Cook on our asses and release Life on the Moon next. LOL

Declaration should’ve been the first single. In that case, Lie or Avalanche should definitely be the second single. But oh well. I think he should release Declaration as the second single just to establish himself as more of a rock artist than pop/rock and then release one of the more ballad-y tunes as the third one. Bar-ba-sol is my fave track off the album but I don’t think it’ll be a single.

We all want him to have a hit single and a crossover single, it’s just a matter of which song we think will do that. There’s no crystal ball so we’ll just have to lay our bets and see how it plays out. There are worse ways we could spend our time. It’s fun to speculate and also maddening waiting. I hope he’ll unveil the next single on GMA on Thursday, but he’ll probably do something Disney or AI related. I’m hoping nonetheless. Maybe he snuck in a video under our noses. Doubtful but one can dream.

And of course, no matter which song is next, we’ll all get behind it and root for it. I love all the songs but we all have our favorites. So will the public. Basically I was hoping he’d have 3 or 4 singles this year, but they’re taking so long with the 2nd one that 4 looks unlikely now.

While weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re all debating Lie and Declaration, I can just imagine him going all WTF!Cook on our asses and release Life on the Moon next. LOL

LOL I can see that too.

While weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re all debating Lie and Declaration, I can just imagine him going all WTF!Cook on our asses and release Life on the Moon next.

OooOooOo YES! Hee, sorry I’m a LOTM-ho. The melody, the lyrics, and his vocals are so raw on this one. He just sounds like he’s really really tired, it’s been a long night, my voice is shot ….. You can hear his heart on this track. Reminds me of TOML except that one was about puppies and rainbows, and LOTM’s about being ET on planet earth LOL. I can’t just listen to it once, and I HAVE to sing along with it.

Of course, what I really really want is Bar ba sol (hey, I can dream right?).

CHART DATE: 02/09/2009
LAST UPDATE: 02/10/2009 11:07:45
NOW IN: 68.46%

LW TW artist / album label power index
– 1 THE FRAY EPIC 146,136
THE FRAY
– 2 DIERKS BENTLEY CAPITOL NASHVILLE 60,024
FEEL THAT FIRE
2 3 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 52,178
FEARLESS
1 4 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 50,371
WORKING ON A DREAM
4 5 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 37,086
DARK HORSE
3 6 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 30,556
I AM… SASHA FIERCE
5 7 JAMIE FOXX J RECORDS/RMG 27,624
INTUITION
8 8 KEYSHIA COLE GEFFEN 24,002
A DIFFERENT ME
– 9 RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS VIRGIN 22,386
LONELY ROAD
– 10 KIDZ BOP KIDS RAZOR & TIE 21,543
KIDZ BOP 15
9 11 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/JLG 21,467
CIRCUS
7 12 KANYE WEST ROC-A-FELLA/IDJMG 21,160
808S & HEARTBREAK
12 13 NOW 29 UME 19,675
VARIOUS ARTISTS
18 14 JASON MRAZ ATLANTIC 19,366
WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THINGS
14 15 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 18,886
FUNHOUSE
6 16 GRAMMY NOMINEES 2009 RHINO 18,611
VARIOUS ARTISTS
15 17 AKON SRC/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 16,261
FREEDOM
16 18 T.I. GRAND HUSTLE/ATLANTIC 15,083
PAPER TRAIL
20 19 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 15,059
FAME
22 20 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJMG 14,924
GOOD GIRL GONE BAD
28 21 NE-YO DEF JAM/IDJMG 14,735
YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN
13 22 TWILIGHT ATLANTIC 14,145
SOUNDTRACK
– 23 ADELE COLUMBIA 13,665
19
30 24 KATY PERRY CAPITOL 13,313
ONE OF THE BOYS
27 25 LIL WAYNE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 12,898
THA CARTER III
32 26 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 12,771
TAYLOR SWIFT
19 27 DAVID COOK 19/RCA/RMG 12,426
DAVID COOK

– 39 JENNIFER HUDSON ARISTA/RMG 8,166
JENNIFER HUDSON

Hmm… really hard to project this week because the first update was so wonky. Looks like 16-17k, maybe, which will keep it in line to sell a million by March 4th.

I hope by this time next week we know what’s the next single.

*sigh*

Can we please another DC single … NOW? :sad_wp:

Well, seeing all the new releases plus a part of the Grammys bump, the fall out of the Top 20 seems about right. But, I agree the number itself is a dip that spoiled fans (self) can’t really appreciate.

Poor boy, we expect so much of him, don’t we? He’s doing just fine, and he’s only just begun…

Well, early on in January, when all of the number nerds were lowering our expectations for winter sales, I decided that I’d be happy if David’s sales averaged 15,000 a week for Jan. and Feb. So, if 15k-ish is his lowest week instead, I’m thrilled!

And, please, give us another single soon! I’ll be happy with anything but Come Back to Me. I’ve been very patient with him singing a song I dislike every time I’ve seen him for months now. Can’t they throw the part of his fandom that never warmed up to the song a bone this time? Maybe give the non-fans who never liked it either a chance to see how awesome his own writing is?

CHART DATE: 02/09/2009
LAST UPDATE: 02/10/2009 13:04:32
NOW IN: FINAL

LW TW artist / album label power index % change
– 1 THE FRAY EPIC 189,962 –
THE FRAY
1 2 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 100,135 -53%
WORKING ON A DREAM
– 3 DIERKS BENTLEY CAPITOL NASHVILLE 73,654 –
FEEL THAT FIRE
2 4 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 65,062 17%
FEARLESS
3 5 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 51,729 -4%
I AM… SASHA FIERCE
4 6 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 47,951 7%
DARK HORSE
5 7 JAMIE FOXX J RECORDS/RMG 37,853 16%
INTUITION
– 8 KIDZ BOP KIDS RAZOR & TIE 35,501 –
KIDZ BOP 15
8 9 KEYSHIA COLE GEFFEN 35,247 14%
A DIFFERENT ME
7 10 KANYE WEST ROC-A-FELLA/IDJMG 33,509 8%
808S & HEARTBREAK
9 11 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/JLG 31,316 5%
CIRCUS
– 12 RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS VIRGIN 26,769 –
LONELY ROAD
18 13 JASON MRAZ ATLANTIC 26,367 39%
WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THINGS
14 14 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 24,993 12%
FUNHOUSE
6 15 GRAMMY NOMINEES 2009 RHINO 24,763 -22%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
20 16 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 24,686 46%
FAME
12 17 NOW 29 UME 24,033 -3%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
16 18 T.I. GRAND HUSTLE/ATLANTIC 22,916 9%
PAPER TRAIL
13 19 TWILIGHT ATLANTIC 22,789 -3%
SOUNDTRACK
15 20 AKON SRC/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 22,535 2%
FREEDOM
– 21 DAY TO REMEMBER VICTORY 21,538 –
HOMESICK
27 22 LIL WAYNE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 21,050 39%
THA CARTER III
28 23 NE-YO DEF JAM/IDJMG 20,059 36%
YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN
– 24 ADELE COLUMBIA 19,179 –
19
22 25 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJMG 18,717 18%
GOOD GIRL GONE BAD
24 26 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 18,298 18%
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
45 27 COLDPLAY CAPITOL 17,926 60%
VIVA LA VIDA
30 28 KATY PERRY CAPITOL 17,601 27%
ONE OF THE BOYS
23 29 MAMMA MIA! DECCA 17,253 10%
SOUNDTRACK
19 30 DAVID COOK 19/RCA/RMG 16,902 -6%
DAVID COOK

– 45 JENNIFER HUDSON ARISTA/RMG 12,358 –
JENNIFER HUDSON

I guess I’m glad DC only decreased a little, but then again so many others increased, so that kinda sucks haha. Oh well, it is what it is, and DC’s still doing pretty great, so it’s not like there’s anything to be ashamed about.

very true, sma11ie. These numbers are actually better than what I was predicting. Too bad about his ranking though. But I’m not too upset about it. On the plus side, if these numbers are correct for tomorrow, then he is less than 50k from platinum sales.

And, please, give us another single soon! Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll be happy with anything but Come Back to Me.

Since we are wishing for things I would like to add: Please no more TV appearances featuring Light On. As much as I like that song, there are at least 5 other songs on that album that sound better when performed live. As for the Declaration vs. Lie debate…it’s hard for me to be opinionated about either one. I think Declaration will sound better on the radio but I think Lie sounds better Live…I think his album sales would inrease dramatically if he had a few live performances of Lie. I’ll also be very happy with a WTF release of LOTM. Love, love, love that song. :wub_tb: Anything but IDIFY!

Who is buying that Nickelback album?

Who is buying that Nickelback album?

LOL I asked myself that exact question today when I saw it on display with all the Grammy peeps at the store!

As for IDIFY, I agree it’s not a fav, but sadly it is the earworm of the album for me. It’s the one that sticks, so it must be catchy? Oh well. Lie, lie, lie…

P.S. Bring on any WTFCook. LOTM would be super were it not for idiot reviewers who don’t get a metaphor even when it slaps them in the face!

Boo that Melinda’s album didn’t make the top 50. Hopefully, it not too far down the chart and she has a decent first week of sales.

Boo that Melindaà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s album didnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t make the top 50. Hopefully, it not too far down the chart and she has a decent first week of sales.

Sort of puts you in perspective as a DC fan bemoaning 17k on his 12th week out, huh?

The numbers are in line with last week if they hold true, so he’s keeping fairly steady and with LO sliding and no promo, I don’t know how we can expect a climb. Also, he didn’t get the Grammy boost that many others who passed him got.

That said – RCA – get a freaking move on! Something needs to happen this week.

Wouldn’t the Grammy boost be for next week’s sales? I think the Davids could get a Grammy boost next week too. I remember Carrie and Daughtry getting a significant Grammy bump at the 2006 and 2007 Grammy week even if their albums were not nominated yet (since the album was just released November the previous year). I don’t know why they got a boost but hey I think the Davids woudl have that too. Did they rise at the Itunes charts?

Wouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t the Grammy boost be for next weekà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s sales?

The major bump, yes, but I think there might be an early effect for main performers and nominees. Maybe I’m wrong – I don’t know much about the Grammys or their impact, honestly.

Did they rise at the Itunes charts?

They did not. Archie isn’t on the iTunes Album chart and Cook is the lowest he’s ever been there.
I see next week being worse, not better, unless something happens this week (and with the Idol Experience hopefully getting some media attention, and hopefully an announcement of the next single, there’s hope yet).