The Numbers Game: Ludacris Is #1
Even though I’m not the biggest fan of Battle Of The Sexes, congrats are still in order for Ludacris as he not only gets the #1 spot on this week’s charts, but he also gains his fourth #1 album of his career. Add on that “How Low” has sold over a million copies. And then [...]
The Numbers Game: Sade Still #1
No debuts this week, but we do get to see how strong the fan support is for Sade as Solider Of Love holds on to the #1 spot for the 3rd straight week. I guess the attention turns to next week as DJ Khaled’s latest album Victory debuts. Any sales predictions?
#1 Sade/Soldier Of Love (Last [...]
The Numbers Game: Freeway & Jake One Debut
For some artists debuting on the charts at #63 is a fail. But for Freeway & Jake One I think it’s a win. First off, and this may seem backwards since I write a column called The Numbers Game, sales aren’t everything. The Stimulus Package sold almost 10,000 copies independently and it was good solid [...]
The Numbers Game: Sade Is #1
Even a 10 year break between albums can’t stop Sade. The new album, Soldier Of Love, pushed over 500,000 units and took the #1 spot on top of the charts. It’s really not surprising if you think of the die-hard fans that support Sade. I checked out the album and it was pretty good and [...]
The Numbers Game: Rebirth Is #2
I don’t think anybody expected for Rebirth to do a million like Tha Carter 3, but is 170,000 copies in the first week a fail? Depends. Some say no because of the leak being months ahead of the actual release while some say that it a lose because it’s his follow up to C3. Hey, [...]
The Numbers Game: Bailey
No real notable releases this week other that Corinne Bailey Rae’s second album The Sea (She seems cool but I wouldn’t classify her a Hip-Hop or R&B). I guess we can direct our attention to next week’s numbers to see what Lil’ Wayne’s Rebirth does and how much people sleep on Statik Selektah’s 100 Proof [...]
The Numbers Game: Hope for Haiti Now Is #1
The Hope For Haiti Now compilation tops the album charts this week and become the first digital-only album in history to do so. The numbers for the album, featuring performances culled from last Friday’s (Jan. 22) massive “Hope For Haiti Now” telethon, are good but when you add the fact the album only was [...]
The Numbers Game: Omarion Debuts At #19
Nothing really notable this week other than people calling Omarion’s new one a flop. I didn’t even attempt to try to track down and listen to Ollusion, but 19,000 seems a little underwhelming. Anywho, check out the numbers…
#5 Alicia Keys/The Element Of Freedom (Last Week: #4) – 47,600; Total: 888,500 (Gold) [5 Weeks]
#7 Mary J. [...]
The Numbers Game: Rihanna Strikes Gold
In seven weeks, Miss Robyn Rihanna Fenty has crossed the Gold mark with her 4th album Rated R. Hey, even I doubted her even getting this far. But I do think if she drops another hit, maybe in another 2 months or so Ri-Ri might be getting a Platinum Plaque.
I included Ke$ha here for a [...]
The Numbers Game: Almost Golden
No new debuts on the charts this week (Damn you 1st Quarter album releases!), but I did try to include a more in depth chart list this time around. With no new notable releases in sight, it’s gonna be kinda slow around these parts (Meaning The Numbers Game column) for a while.
And now the numbers…
#3 [...]
