No sales stats yet (oh, how I miss the days when we got regular SS leaks!), but how about some juicy radio listener stats to keep us amused while we wait? This is the daily numbers thread. Please post them as you find them!
Arbitron released a teaser for their yearly airplay listener report which will be published next week. It is frequently suggested that radio is going the way of the dodo and nobody listens to it anymore. Arbitron would beg to differ. Radio has reversed recent trends and listenership amongst those 12+ years of age have gone up 1.9M this year. The biggest growth was shown in adults aged 18-34.
The number of Persons twelve and older listening to radio each week now reaches an estimated 241.5 million, representing 93.1 percent of all Persons twelve and older.
There have been suggestions around the blog that only poor people who can’t afford an iPod listen to the radio, but again, that appears to be false. While 93.1% of all 12+ Americans listen to the radio at least once a week, the percentage goes up to 96% of people aged 18-49 with a college degree and annual household incomes in excess of $75K.
To arrive at these stats, Arbitron sampled 395, 531 persons aged 12 and older.
Increased radio listeners. Sales declines stabilizing. Could the music biz finally be getting some positive news?
Idol Albums:
Jennifer Hudson, I Remember Me (7, 000, +30%, 350, 000) (#72 Billboard 200)
Carrie Underwood, Play On (3, 000, -14%, 2.009 million)
Scotty McCreery, American Idol Season 10: Scotty McCreery (3, 000, -68%, 34, 000)
Mandisa, What If We Were Real (2, 000, +2%, 42, 000)
Carrie Underwood, Some Hearts (1, 000, -18%, 7.111 million)
Lauren Alaina, American Idol Season 10: Lauren Alaina (1, 000, -65%, 14, 000)
Idol Duets:
Jason Aldean, My Kinda Party (41, 000, +23%, 1.311 million) (#7 Billboard 200) Kelly
Brad Paisley, This Is Country Music (38, 000, -29%, 243, 000) (#8 BB200) Carrie
Randy Travis, Anniversary Celebration (19, 000, debut, 19, 000) (#19 BB200) Carrie
Big Time Rush, BTR (5, 000, -1%, 514, 000) (#91 BB200) Jordin
Idol Judges:
Jennifer Lopez, Love? (12, 000, -23%, 184, 000) (#38 BB200)
Aerosmith, Best of Aerosmith: The Millennium Collection (4, 000, -10%, 287, 000) (#134 BB200)
Aerosmith, Devil’s Got a New Disguise (2, 000, -16%, 634, 000)
Aerosmith, Greatest Hits (2, 000, -14%, 5.31 million)
Aerosmith, Ultimate Greatest Hits (1, 000, -16%, 1.796 million)
Glee:
Glee Cast, Glee: The Music, Vol. 1 (2, 000, -21%, 1.182 million)
Glee Cast, Glee: The Music, Vol. 2 (1, 000, -21%, 890, 000)
Idol Downloads:
Brad Paisley feat. Carrie Underwood, Remind Me (42, 000, debut, 42, 000)
Scotty McCreery, I Love You This Big (36, 000, -55%, 288, 000)
Jason Aldean w/Kelly Clarkson, Don’t You Wanna Stay (29, 000, +13%, 1.34 million)
Lauren Alaina, Like My Mother Does (18, m000, -64%, 187, 000)
Jennifer Lopez feat. Lil Wayne, I’m Into You (11, 000, +13%, 141, 000)
Carrie Underwood, Undo It (7, 000, -50%, 1.127 million)
Kellie Pickler, Best Days of Your Life (7, 000, +13%, 1.14 million)
Mandisa, Stronger (6, 000, +4%, 57, 000)
Carrie Underwood, Before He Cheats (5, 000, -23%, 3.242 million)
Judges:
Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull, On the Floor (107, 000 weekly, -10%, 2.236 million total)
