Posted May 7, 200817 yr IS A CHART’S BEST FRIEND Legend’s Rick Rubin-Produced Columbia Album Will Debut at #1 May 7, 2008 It’s been 42 years since Neil Diamond released his debut album in 1966, The Feel of Neil Diamond. The veteran singer-songwriter proves he’s still got the waist movement, Cherry, with his latest Columbia Records release, Home After Dark, produced by label creative chief Rick Rubin, set to debut at #1 next week for Steve Barnett and company with a one-week total of 125-130k. That number, which could go higher with Mother’s Day weekend sales, should be more than enough to beat out Madonna’s WB release, Hard Candy, which appears on tap for between 85-95k after one week on top. It’ll be the first chart-topping bow for Diamond in his four-decade-long career, based on one-day reports from all those music retailers recovered enough from Cinco de Mayo festivities to return our e-mails. Diamond's last album for the label, 2005’s 12 Songs, the first one produced by Rubin, saw its sales stunted by Andy Lack’s rootkit fiasco, though it recovered enough to eventually go gold. RCA American Idol alum Clay Aiken is On My Own Here, with loyal Claymates pushing his first-week sales total to 80-85k, just ahead of fellow J Records heartthrob Gavin DeGraw’s self-titled sophomore album with 75-80k. Other chart newcomers include Show Dog Mercury country star Toby Keith’s 35 Biggest Hits, on target for 60-70k, followed by 143/Reprise pop crooner Josh Groban’s live CD/DVD package at 50-55k and a greatest hits compilation from Capitol Nashville’s latest Real Men of Genius subject Dierks Bentley at 30-35k. The market was up 10% over last week, down 10% vs. the same week last year and down 11% year to date, which seems to be following the trajectory of George W.’s approval rating.
May 7, 200817 yr Bloody hell!! I knew it would be for a week but Neil whats his name? f***s sake it just gets bloody worse!
May 7, 200817 yr Would that mean she'd be bottom of the top ten? Like 1-8 or something? I seriously give up! Too much heartache.
May 7, 200817 yr Madonna seriously needs to get her arse out there!!! Liz Rosenberg...hello?!!! wots going on b**ch?
May 12, 200817 yr CHART DATE: 05/12/2008 LAST UPDATE: 05/12/2008 08:13:25 NOW IN: 31.22% LW TW artist / album label power index -- 1 NEIL DIAMOND COLUMBIA 35,667 HOME BEFORE DARK -- 2 TOBY KEITH SHOW DOG/UNIVERSAL NASH 33,642 35 BIGGEST HITS 2 3 MARIAH CAREY ISLAND/IDJMG 28,882 E=MC2 3 4 LEONA LEWIS J RECORDS/RMG 26,197 SPIRIT 1 5 MADONNA WARNER BROS. 21,740 HARD CANDY -- 6 CLAY AIKEN RCA/RMG 20,269 ON MY WAY HERE -- 7 DIERKS BENTLEY CAPITOL NASHVILLE 18,095 GREATEST HITS 2003-2006 18 8 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 14,451 TROUBADOUR -- 9 GAVIN DEGRAW J RECORDS/RMG 13,995 GAVIN DEGRAW -- 10 JOSH GROBIN REPRISE 12,746 AWAKE LIVE 21 11 JAMES OTTO WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 11,884 SUNSET MAN 9 12 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 11,105 TAYLOR SWIFT -- 13 LUIS MIGUEL WARNER MUSIC LATINA 10,678 COMPLICES -- 14 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 10,638 TASTE OF BUBLE 8 15 NOW 27 SBMG/COMMERICAL MUSIC GRP 10,585 VARIOUS ARTISTS -- 16 GARTH BROOKS PEARL RECORDS 10,340 ULTIMATE HITS 23 17 JORDIN SPARKS 19/JIVE/ZLG 9,422 JORDIN SPARKS 36 18 CARRIE UNDERWOOD ARISTA/RMG 8,587 CARNIVAL RIDE 30 19 ALICIA KEYS J RECORDS/RMG 8,264 AS I AM 16 20 COLBIE CAILLAT UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 8,091 COCO 19 21 JACK JOHNSON BRUSHFIRE/UNIV REPUBLIC 7,433 SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC 4 22 LYFE JENNINGS COLUMBIA 7,187 LYFE CHANGE 6 23 DEF LEPPARD ISLAND/IDJMG 6,939 SONGS FROM THE SPARKLE LOUNGE 14 24 ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS RAZOR & TIE 6,716 SOUNDTRACK -- 25 BLAKE SHELTON WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 6,691 PURE BS 33 26 ALAN JACKSON ARISTA NASHVILLE 6,645 GOOD TIME -- 27 TYE TRIBBETTE COLUMBIA 6,492 STAND OUT 27 28 DAUGHTRY RCA/RMG 6,363 DAUGHTRY 17 29 HANNAH MONTANA WALT DISNEY RECORDS 6,150 BEST OF BOTH WORLDS CONCERT -- 30 KENNY CHESNEY BNA/SBMG NASHVILLE 5,932 JUST WHO I AM: POETS & PIRATES 11 31 JUNO RHINO 5,793 SOUNDTRACK -- 32 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 5,769 STILL FEELS GOOD 22 33 NATASHA BEDINGFIELD EPIC 5,737 POCKETFUL OF SUNSHINE 44 34 KID ROCK ATLANTIC 5,722 ROCK N ROLL JESUS -- 35 TOKIO HOTEL INTERSCOPE 5,237 SCREAM 43 36 MARY J. BLIGE GEFFEN 5,134 GROWING PAINS 49 37 TRACE ADKINS CAPITOL NASHVILLE 4,813 AMERICAN MAN: GREATEST HITS V2 5 38 ROOTS DEF JAM/IDJMG 4,748 RISING DOWN 34 39 SARA BAREILLES EPIC 4,726 LITTLE VOICE 41 40 KEYSHIA COLE GEFFEN 4,625 JUST LIKE YOU 47 41 CHRIS BROWN JIVE/ZLG 4,573 EXCLUSIVE 24 42 RICK ROSS DEF JAM/IDJMG 4,539 TRILLA 28 43 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE 4,349 LADY ANTEBELLUM -- 44 MAROON 5 A&M/OCTONE 4,244 IT WON'T BE SOON BEFORE LONG -- 45 ROBERT PLANT & ALISON KRAUSS ROUNDER 4,118 RAISING SAND -- 46 CARRIE UNDERWOOD 19/ARISTA/RMG 3,963 SOME HEARTS -- 47 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 3,887 ENJOY THE RIDE 37 48 DANITY KANE BAD BOY/ATLANTIC 3,721 WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE 29 49 MICHAEL BUBLE REPRISE 3,657 CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE -- 50 LINKIN PARK WARNER BROS. 3,612 MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT
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