The first Mediabase report of the new year heralds a return of spincreases and one milestone. Carrie Underwood notches another achievement on her Louisville Slugger with her second single from “Cry Pretty”. “Love Wins” was released on August 31st and has entered the top 15 on the Country format. Returning to previous milestones are a […]
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Sales – Week Ending 01/03/2019
With 88% of reports in, HDD is predicting that 21 Savage will have the number one album of the week. “The Greatest Showman” soundtrack featuring Loren Allred is the energizer bunny of the album world as it is currently in third position over a year since release. Camila Cabello continues on the chart at 47th […]
Idols in Concert 01/03/2019
No new concerts to report, but a couple of industry headlines: Billboard reports that the best selling album in the UK last year was the soundtrack from “The Greatest Showman” which featured Loren Allred from “The Voice”. It sold 1.6M units. Also selling well are the “NOW!” compilation albums with 99, 100 and 101 making […]
Billboard Update – Chart Date 01/05/19
Pentatonix continues its domination of the Holiday Album Sales chart. “Christmas is Here!” tops the chart for an 8th week. “Won’t He Do It” from Koryn Hawthorne spends its 41st week on the top of the Hot Gospel Songs chart. Camila Cabello: “Camila”: BB200 109 (112) “Consequences”: Hot 100 75 (69); Radio 25 (41); Pop […]
Monday Morning Mediabase 12/31/2018
With the last Mediabase Report of the week, we have no milestones to report. This is a transitional week as Christmas songs had their last stand at the beginning of the week and faded off the charts for the rest of the week. Thus, we see lots of churn on AC and almost every country […]
Idols in Concert 12/20/2018
Pentatonix continued their two for two nights in Uncasville. The concerts nearly sold-out and took in over $815K in ticket sales. The Jingle Ball in Dallas featured two former group-mates: Camila Cabello and Normani. Pentatonix Dec. 8-9, 2018: Uncasville, Conn.: Mohegan Sun Arena: 13,334 of 13,466 (2×99%) $815,650 106.1 KISS FM Jingle Ball [Camila Cabello, […]
Billboard Update – Chart Date 12/22/18
Once again, Pentatonix tops the Holiday Album Sales chart with “Christmas is Here”. Koryn Hawthorne’s domination of the Hot Gospel Songs chart continues with “Won’t He Do It” topping the chart for a 40th week. Calum Scott & Leona Lewis “You Are the Reason”: Digital 42 (NEW) Camila Cabello: “Camila”: BB200 96 (96) “Consequences”: Hot […]
Idols in Concert 12/13/2018
Pentatonix kicked of December by performing in Washington DC and taking in almost $625K in concert ticket sales. This week, they also top the Holiday Album Sales chart with “Christmas is Here!”. Lindsey Stirling sold-out her concert in Minneapolis also in December. The Hot Gospel Songs chart is topped by Koryn Hawthorne’s “Won’t He Do […]
Monday Morning Mediabase 12/10/2018
Four milestones for the Monday Morning Mediabase report… This week continues to see the rise of Christmas songs. “Carol of the Bells” by Lindsey Stirling ascends to the top 15 on AC. Also on AC, Pentatonix’s “Grown-Up Christmas List” climbs into the top 30. But that doesn’t mean that other songs aren’t climbing to new […]
Billboard Update: Chart Date 12/01/18
Pentatonix’s “Christmas is Here!” spends a third week on the top of the Holiday Album Sales chart. The album also returns to the top of the Top Holiday Albums chart. Koryn Hawthorne continues to top charts with “Won’t He Do It”. The song is number one on the Hot Gospel Songs (37th week) and Gospel […]