ChartWatch for November 18, 2009
Here is something interesting. Michael Jackson has caused SoundScan to make some changes in how they report album sales. With the renewed success of Thriller and his Greatest Hits album, older catalog release will be included in the new releases. So, as the highest selling artist of 2009, Taylor Swift can see competition from people that released albums over 20 years ago like MJ, who is the second-highest selling act this year. Normally, these older albums are in a separate chart.
So, lets get into it.
First up, Jay-Z sells 33,000 copies of The Blueprint 3 but dips from the 13th to No. 18. Then we have The Black Eyed Peas whose album, The E.N.D, continues to move numbers selling another 30,000 copies this week – impressive!
D.C native Wale enters the countdown at number 27, selling 26,000 copies of his debut disc. His album, Attention Deficit, is getting some pretty good reviews, and while selling 26,000 copies is not bad in this climate, it could be better. There are rumors that the album didn’t get the push it deserved, and that it was hard to find. Two questions: What are your thoughts on the album (This is for people who actually listened to the album…not people who just have an opinion on Wale), and, if you bought the album, did you have trouble finding it? (Once again this is for people that actually bought the album and not…well you get the point.) Either way congratulations go out to Wale for moving some debut album units.
Last but not least is Hip-Hop’s current golden boy, Drake. The Canadian MC sells another 12,000 copies of So Far Gone and maintains his position at number 45. The newcomer continues to sell units of his album before the album. If this is any indication of future album sales, Drake’s debut should be a chart topper.
