Posted Wed Apr 8, 2009 11:55am PDT
Who would you say has amassed more top 10 albums, Prince or Michael Jackson? As of this week, the answer is Prince, and that's true even when you give Michael credit for albums he recorded with his brothers. 
Posted Fri Apr 3, 2009 12:05pm PDT
Pearl Jam's Ten jumps to #1 on the Catalog Albums chart. This helps make up for the fact that the album originally peaked at #2. Many other famous albums stopped one rung short of #1 glory. 
Posted Wed Apr 1, 2009 11:28am PDT
Miley Cyrus' Hannah Montana: The Movie enters The Billboard 200 at #2. That's not great, but it may not be the end of the world. Twelve albums debuted in the top 20, which is an all-time record. 
Posted Wed Mar 25, 2009 11:46am PDT
Though album sales are down in general, there are still success stories out there. This week, let's zero in on three of them to see what lessons they may hold. First up: the Twilight soundtrack. 
Posted Fri Mar 20, 2009 7:00am PDT
Kelly Clarkson has sold more albums than any other American Idol alumnus, though Carrie Underwood is close behind. Here are the top 15 Idol alums, listed in order of their career album sales. 
Posted Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:35am PDT
Kelly Clarkson lands her second #1 album with All I Ever Wanted. Clarkson is the first American Idol alumnus to notch two #1 albums, just as she was the first to land two #1 Hot 100 singles. 
Posted Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:50am PDT
U2 was everywhere last week hawking its new album. All that hustle pays off as the album debuts at #1, with first-week sales of 484,000. The album sold more than the next 17 albums on the chart, combined. 
Posted Fri Mar 6, 2009 7:00am PST
Slumdog Millionaire joins a very exclusive club. It becomes only the 16th movie to both win an Oscar for Best Picture and generate a top 10 soundtrack album. The others range from Titanic to Rocky. 
Posted Wed Mar 4, 2009 11:32am PST
Jonas Brothers have this week's #2 movie and #3 album. There are worse fates for an act that was unknown two years ago, but the Mouse House can't be thrilled with these numbers. Also: David Cook rocks. 
Posted Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:28am PST
Flo Rida's "Right Round" tops the 1 million mark in paid downloads in just its second week, which makes it the fastest million-selling download ever. So why doesn't Flo Rida have a higher media profile? | Select a Blog | Posts |
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