SoundScan for this week

30Sep08

1 1 METALLICA WARNER BROS. 129,983 -61%
DEATH MAGNETIC
– 2 DEMI LOVATO HOLLYWOOD 91,455 –
DON’T FORGET
– 3 PUSSYCAT DOLLS INTERSCOPE 82,615 –
DOLL DOMINATION
2 4 NE-YO DEF JAM/IDJMG 80,052 -68%
YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN
– 5 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 70,293 –
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
– 6 JAZMINE SULLIVAN J RECORDS/RMG 63,577 –
FEARLESS
6 7 KID ROCK ATLANTIC 60,066 -4%
ROCK N ROLL JESUS
– 8 JOE KEDAR ENTERAINMENT 56,733 –
JOE THOMAS NEW MAN
5 9 YOUNG JEEZY DEF JAM/IDJMG 37,809 -41%
RECESSION
8 10 LIL WAYNE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 34,989 -18%
THA CARTER III

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StarRoc (JAY-Z ft. StarGate)

26Sep08

And there you have it. Not too long ago I mentioned JAY-Z is in the Live Nation deal for way more than just him the artist. [StarRoc] confirms my theory that after the mid 90s craze for European pop music like Swedish duo Max Martin and Denniz Pop (Please look these names up if they [...]

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SoundScan Shock!

17Sep08

Soundscan freaked me out today, man! I agree on the majority of things Nelly’s saying in this video (scroll down to see it), but Billboard made me think today about how hard it is to sell music these days. Walk with me for a sec.
LL Cool J (DefJam’s first artist, a hip hop icon, a [...]

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