This is the calm before the storm.
There are three exciting times of the year for Idol number fans. November, when the new crop of Idol albums drop. Just after Christmas when all those iTune giftcards get redeemed. And this week. The week that Idols fill the Idol stage. The week that Idol press goes into overdrive. The week that iTunes can finally start reporting on S9 download sales. The week of the coronation singles. But, we won’t get those numbers until next week. This week’s numbers are the calm before the storm. The week before the rising tide will float all boats.
And, because everybody is busy covering last week, we have no numbers yet. Sigh. Please post them when you find them.
But, I have an interesting article for you: Market Shares
iTunes accounted for 26.7% of all music sales last year (up from 21.4% in 2008 and 12.7% in 2007). Meanwhile, second place Walmart was down to 12.5% of the market in 2009 (15% in 2008). Amazon sales are way up.
“Overall, digital accounts in the top 20 overall accounted for a combined 35.5% of all sales, up from 31.6% in 2008.”
ETA: Now with Numbers! And “Before He Cheats” Goes Triple Plat!
Download Numbers:
Adam Lambert “Whataya Want From Me” 35K (-11%) Total: 1.22M
Carrie Underwood “Undo It” 26K (+14%) Total: 151K
Kris Allen “Live Like We’re Dying” 18K (-6%) Total: 1.428M
Daughtry “Life After You” 13K (-8%) Total: 714K
Carrie Underwood “Temporary Home” 10K (-12%) Total: 477K
Carrie Underwood “Cowboy Casanova” 9K (-12%) Total: 1.349M
Carrie Underwood “Before He Cheats” 4K (-3%) Total: 3.004M **NOW TRIPLE PLATINUM**
Carrie Underwood “All-American Girl” 3K (-3%) Total: 1.205M
Danny Gokey “My Best Days Are Ahead of Me” 3K (-2%) Total: 107K
Kellie Pickler “Best Days of Your Life” 3K (-11%) Total: 1.024M
Performed on Idol:
Jeff Buckley “Hallelujah” 18K (+423%)
Rufus Wainwright “Hallelujah” 9K (+323%)
Jason Castro “Hallelujah” 3K (+231%)
Leonard Cohen “Hallelujah” 3K (+421%)
k.d. lang “Hallelujah” 2K (+176%)
Lynyrd Skynyrd “Simple Man” 13K (+351%)
Shinedown “Simple Man” 3K
John Mayer “Daughters” 8K (+299%)
Paul McCartney “Maybe I’m Amazed” 4K
Melissa Etheridge “Come to My Window” 2K (+176%)
Justin Bieber “Baby” 57K (+7%) Total: 1.923M
Travis Garland “Believe” 20K (NEW) Total: 20K
Albums:
Various “Now That’s What I Call Music! 33” 22K (-16%) Total: 501K **NOW GOLD**
Carrie Underwood “Play On” 12K (-13%)Total: 1.544M (Digital 2K -9% Total: 176K)
Daughtry “Leave This Town” 7K (-23%) Total: 1.058M (Digital 1K -39% Total: 187K)
Adam Lambert “For Your Entertainment” 7K (0%) Total: 645K
American Idol “American Idol – Season 9” 6K (-9%) Total: 12K
We Are the Fallen “Tear the World Down” 5K (-63%) Total: 18K (Digital 1K -78% Total: 6K)
Various “WOW Hits 2010” 4K (0%) Total: 371K
Various “Now That’s What I Call Music! 32” 4K (0%) Total: 900K
Bo Bice “3” 3K (NEW) Total: 3K
Danny Gokey “My Best Days” 3K (-22%) Total: 155K
Mandisa “Freedom” 3K (+58%) Total: 109K
Various “Now That’s What I Call Country, Vol. 2” 2K (-7%) Total: 289K
Carrie Underwood “Some Hearts” 2K (-12%) Total: 6.981M
Lee DeWyze “Slumberland” 2K (+50%) Total: 5K (Digital: 1K 135% Total: 3K)
Carrie Underwood “Carnival Ride” 2K (-17%) Total: 3.09M
Kris Allen “Kris Allen” 1K (-12%) Total: 302K
Kellie Pickler “Kellie Pickler” 1K (-3%) Total: 409K
Various “Now That’s What I Call Faith” 1K (-11%) Total: 20K
Rounded numbers from Brian at Idol Chatter
