The Hits Daily Double Thread

[Timmy94]

Hometown Glory was pretty big in Europe

Big?

Chart positions of Hometown Glory:
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders) 3
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia) 14
France (SNEP) 51
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 25
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) 19

[rundmck]

Everything is relative:

Say Adele had a mythological first album, '17' that reached no.14 in UK and didn't chart in the U.S., then her '2nd' album 19 achieved what it did- no.1 in the UK and top 10 US, then there would be absolutely no doubt that '19' is a 'breakthrough' album.

Because 21 has done what it has done, it has obviously 'broken through' on the world stage to a massively more significant extent than 19, so could also be described as a breakthrough album.

It's relative and depends on the parameters that each individual sets to describe a 'breakthrough' album.

[skycycle]

I'm not talking about chart positions per se - what I meant is the song was everywhere. Agreed, not on the scale that her new singles have flooded everything from McDonalds restrooms to Airport lounges, but it was pretty big still - it had a ton of remixes as well, including some dnb reworks. Point is, Adele was not unknown or niche before 21 came out - she was already an up-and-coming singer\songwriter with significant hype around her sophomore effort.

[Timmy94]

Your sig says you are living in Amsterdam.
Of course she already had success in the UK and in the Netherlands, but on a worldwide view, she hasn't really had her breakthrough yet.

For explaining the term "breakthrough album", I'd give Kelly Clarkson's Breakaway, P!nk's M!ssundaztood or Rihanna's GGGB. They had success before with their previous albums but those ones are the ones that made them big.

[Formusic]

I ve known Adele when Chasing Pavements came out in the UK during its first week of release and i became a fan when Hometown Glory was released, just saying.

I don t understand what s the difference between Gotye and Fun, i mean they have the same audience imo, though even when We Are Young peaked, Gotye's album was higher on the charts.

It s seems like Fun is a "single" act while Gotye is more like Mumford and Sons.

I think Gotye could be a little more "adult" oriented rock / alternative act while Fun. is more of a "teen" rock act.

well i agree ^^

i also think that many people are unwilling to buy an album if the first single is a featuring song, i notice that esp with urban acts, that s why Gotye & Fun won t get Mumford & Sons'success imo, however i guess it s too soon to say that they won t but it s just my intuition.

[Dino]

The Wanted needs to grab the top spot for next weeks charts. I dont want 1D fans to laugh at them if they fail but longevity is more important.

[Timmy94]

The Wanted needs to grab the top spot for next weeks charts. I dont want 1D fans to laugh at them if they fail but longevity is more important.

Who cares about what One Direction fans think about it?
I mean it's not like we are 14-year-old-girls freaking out about everything that's related to a certain music act .

Of course longevity is the most important thing...
Though One Direction reached No. 1 when they haven't had a hit and still where able to sell 176k copies that week. So The Wanted with a huge hit on their back should be able to sell somewhere between 200 and 250k copies...
The release schedule is quite empty for that week so that should be enough to reach No. 1.

[shadesofblack]

I saw Adele at the Roxy (really, really small venue) in Los Angeles in May 2008 and no one outside of a few music geeks knew who she was. Even when I saw her at San Diego House of Blues a couple of weeks after the 2009 Grammy wins, not many knew of her. I've seen her six times and until 21 dropped it was no problem getting tickets in the US.

[cooldeepak]

I
saw Adele at the Roxy (really, really small venue) in Los Angeles in
May 2008 and no one outside of a few music geeks knew who she was. Even
when I saw her at San Diego House of Blues a couple of weeks after the
2009 Grammy wins, not many knew of her. I've seen her six times and
until 21 dropped it was no problem getting tickets in the US.

in a matter of time she has become the queen of usa

[NothingFails]

isn't it time we change this title thread? Adele hasn't been selling 550k in about two months

[phoenix83]

isn't it time we change this title thread? Adele hasn't been selling 550k in about two months

I think you will find if we include club sales she has.









(j/k)

[danbarj]

isn't it time we change this title thread? Adele hasn't been selling 550k in about two months

Thank you!

I've been thinking this for TWO months! It's so misleading and a LIE!

Can the mods or Vana update it?

[Play]

isn't it time we change this title thread? Adele hasn't been selling 550k in about two months

I think you will find if we include club sales she has.

[joao]

isn't it time we change this title thread? Adele hasn't been selling 550k in about two months

True. But a more apropriate title for the thread would be something like this: "ADELE and other Hits Daily Double related discussion ."

[thebigham]

ONE year ago:

http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/archcht.cgi?cht444

CHART DATE: 04/25/2011

2 1 ADELE XL/COLUMBIA 154,286 +68%
21
-- 2 GLEE CAST COLUMBIA 84,113 --
GLEE PRESENTS THE WARBLERS
1 3 FOO FIGHTERS ROSWELL/RCA/RMG 71,563 -69%
WASTING LIGHT
15 4 LEMONADE MOUTH WALT DISNEY 66,409 +196%
SOUNDTRACK
6 5 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/JLG 46,579 +11%
FEMME FATALE
3 6 ALISON KRAUSS & UNION STATION ROUNDER 40,939 -49%
PAPER AIRPLANE
9 7 MUMFORD & SONS GLASSNOTE 40,033 +19%
SIGH NO MORE
27 8 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 37,660 +109%
NEVER SAY NEVER - THE REMIXES
8 9 CHRIS BROWN JIVE/JLG 37,562 +9%
F.A.M.E.
4 10 PAUL SIMON HEAR MUSIC 36,868 -42%
SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT

[NorfolkScot]

NOW IN: 54.98%


LW TW artist / album label power index
1 1 LIONEL RICHIE MERCURY NASHVILLE 65,482
TUSKEGEE
2 2 ADELE XL/COLUMBIA 49,446
21
-- 3 JASON MRAZ ATLANTIC 25,467
LOVE IS A FOUR LETTER WORD
3 4 NICKI MINAJ YM/CM/UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 25,023
PINK FRIDAY... ROMAN RELOADED
7 5 GOTYE FAIRFAX/UNIV REPUBLIC 16,152
MAKING MIRRORS
-- 6 TRAIN COLUMBIA 14,656
CALIFORNIA 37
4 7 ONE DIRECTION SYCO/COLUMBIA 14,168
UP ALL NIGHT
-- 8 FUTURE EPIC 12,940
PLUTO
13 9 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 12,320
TAILGATES & TANLINES
8 10 RASCAL FLATTS BIG MACHINE 11,789
CHANGED
26 11 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 41 CAPITOL/EMI 9,002
VARIOUS ARTISTS
21 12 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 7,241
MY KINDA PARTY
5 13 MONICA RCA 7,152
NEW LIFE
24 14 ERIC CHURCH CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 6,982
CHIEF
19 15 SHINEDOWN ATLANTIC 6,606
AMARYLLIS
22 16 ADELE XL/COLUMBIA 6,223
19
30 17 THINK LIKE A MAN EPIC 6,220
SOUNDTRACK
9 18 ALABAMA SHAKES ATO 4,905
BOYS & GIRLS
12 19 HUNGER GAMES: SONGS FROM DISTRIC UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 4,817
SOUNDTRACK
-- 20 SWV EONE 4,482
I MISSED US
23 21 MARVIN SAPP VERITY 4,467
I WIN
36 22 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 4,310
OWN THE NIGHT
14 23 PRINCE ROYCE TOP STOP/ATLANTIC 4,309
PHASE II
46 24 BLAKE SHELTON WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 4,021
RED RIVER BLUE
43 25 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 3,805
HERE AND NOW
29 26 KELLY CLARKSON 19/RCA 3,409
STRONGER
34 27 SHAKE IT UP: LIVE 2 DANCE WALT DISNEY 3,347
SOUNDTRACK
50 28 BRANTLEY GILBERT BIG MACHINE 3,337
HALFWAY TO HEAVEN
6 29 BONNIE RAITT REDWING 3,303
SLIPSTREAM
-- 30 SCOTTY MCCREERY MERC NASH/19/INTERSCOPE 3,213
CLEAR AS DAY
-- 31 THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH TFK 3,199
END IS WHERE WE BEGIN
15 32 OF MONSTERS & MEN UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 3,131
MY HEAD IS AN ANIMAL
38 33 KATY PERRY CAPITOL/EMI 2,928
TEENAGE DREAM
-- 34 NEON TREES MERCURY 2,884
PICTURE SHOW
48 35 LMFAO INTERSCOPE 2,777
SORRY FOR PARTY ROCKING
-- 36 THE BAND PERRY REPUBLIC NASHVILLE 2,749
THE BAND PERRY
32 37 MIRANDA LAMBERT RCA NASHVILLE 2,646
FOUR THE RECORD
16 38 MADONNA INTERSCOPE 2,575
MDNA
27 39 WHITNEY HOUSTON RCA 2,563
WHITNEY - THE GREATEST HITS
20 40 FUN. FUELED BY RAMEN 2,501
SOME NIGHTS
37 41 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 2,398
TALK THAT TALK
28 42 DRAKE YM/CM/UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 2,379
TAKE CARE
35 43 BLACK KEYS NONESUCH 2,330
EL CAMINO
31 44 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 2,105
WRECKING BALL
17 45 HALESTORM ATLANTIC 2,102
STRANGE CASE OF
-- 46 JACK JOHNSON & FRIENDS BRUSHFIRE/UNIV REPUBLIC 1,962
BEST OF KOKUA FESTIVAL
-- 47 VAN HALEN INTERSCOPE 1,793
DIFFERENT KIND OF TRUTH
-- 48 BRUNO MARS NEW ELEKTRA 1,739
DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS
47 49 MELANIE FIONA SRC/UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 1,728
THE MF LIFE
-- 50 YOUNG JEEZY DEF JAM/IDJ 1,606
TM 103: HUSTLER AMBITION

[stevyy]

overall sales will be a mess this week.

[tada]

overall sales will be a mess this week.

yeah, not really exciting week

[Nackar]

overall sales will be a mess this week.

It seems to be "one of those weeks". The UK also had pretty pathetic overall sales and Japan won't be much better.

[starshine90]

Look like Lionel's going to block Mraz from #1.

[thebigham]

New albums out today in the US:

The Wanted ($6.99 at Target and $7.99 at Best Buy)
Jack White
Deuce
Kip Moore
Lee Brice
Carol King
Eve 6
Barry Manilow Live
Warren Hayes

More at Amazon.com:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=s9_dnav_bw_ ... d_i=465672

[NorfolkScot]

NOW IN: FINAL


LW TW artist / album label power index % change
1 1 LIONEL RICHIE MERCURY NASHVILLE 110,785 -13%
TUSKEGEE
-- 2 JASON MRAZ ATLANTIC 103,130 --
LOVE IS A FOUR LETTER WORD
2 3 ADELE XL/COLUMBIA 88,472 -3%
21
-- 4 TRAIN COLUMBIA 74,165 --
CALIFORNIA 37
4 5 ONE DIRECTION SYCO/COLUMBIA 53,764 -20%
UP ALL NIGHT
3 6 NICKI MINAJ YM/CM/UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 47,001 -39%
PINK FRIDAY... ROMAN RELOADED
7 7 GOTYE FAIRFAX/UNIV REPUBLIC 41,724 -21%
MAKING MIRRORS
-- 8 FUTURE EPIC 40,190 --
PLUTO
6 9 BONNIE RAITT REDWING 32,675 -47%
SLIPSTREAM
-- 10 JACK JOHNSON & FRIENDS BRUSHFIRE/UNIV REPUBLIC 26,966 --
BEST OF KOKUA FESTIVAL
9 11 ALABAMA SHAKES ATO 25,629 -35%
BOYS & GIRLS
8 12 RASCAL FLATTS BIG MACHINE 24,988 -39%
CHANGED
13 13 LUKE BRYAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 24,247 -5%
TAILGATES & TANLINES
-- 14 THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH TFK 22,015 --
END IS WHERE WE BEGIN
5 15 MONICA RCA 20,004 -70%
NEW LIFE
-- 16 NEON TREES MERCURY 18,895 --
PICTURE SHOW
12 17 HUNGER GAMES: SONGS FROM DISTRIC UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 18,278 -29%
SOUNDTRACK
35 18 BLACK KEYS NONESUCH 17,705 +61%
EL CAMINO
24 19 ERIC CHURCH CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 15,910 +9%
CHIEF
30 20 THINK LIKE A MAN EPIC 15,189 +14%
SOUNDTRACK
19 21 SHINEDOWN ATLANTIC 14,910 -18%
AMARYLLIS
21 22 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 14,717 -2%
MY KINDA PARTY
26 23 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 41 CAPITOL/EMI 14,589 +3%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
-- 24 SWV EONE 14,502 --
I MISSED US
20 25 FUN. FUELED BY RAMEN 14,250 -16%
SOME NIGHTS
-- 26 CHRIS BOTTI COLUMBIA 14,100 --
IMPRESSIONS
-- 27 ERIC HUTCHINSON ATLANTIC 14,021 --
MOVING UP LIVING DOWN
27 28 WHITNEY HOUSTON RCA 13,803 -2%
WHITNEY - THE GREATEST HITS
16 29 MADONNA INTERSCOPE 13,765 -28%
MDNA
22 30 ADELE XL/COLUMBIA 13,659 -9%
19
31 31 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COLUMBIA 13,091 -1%
WRECKING BALL
28 32 DRAKE YM/CM/UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 12,468 -10%
TAKE CARE
25 33 SHINS COLUMBIA 11,914 -18%
PORT OF MORROW
14 34 PRINCE ROYCE TOP STOP/ATLANTIC 11,413 -50%
PHASE II
36 35 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 11,066 +1%
OWN THE NIGHT
15 36 OF MONSTERS & MEN UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC 11,063 -52%
MY HEAD IS AN ANIMAL
34 37 SHAKE IT UP: LIVE 2 DANCE WALT DISNEY 10,796 -3%
SOUNDTRACK
37 38 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJ 10,779 0%
TALK THAT TALK
29 39 KELLY CLARKSON 19/RCA 10,387 -23%
STRONGER
23 40 MARVIN SAPP VERITY 10,113 -32%
I WIN
-- 41 THE CIVIL WARS SENSIBILITY MUSIC 9,265 --
BARTON HOLLOW
39 42 SKRILLEX BIG BEAT 9,030 -11%
BANGARANG
17 43 HALESTORM ATLANTIC 8,888 -53%
STRANGE CASE OF
38 44 KATY PERRY CAPITOL/EMI 8,876 -16%
TEENAGE DREAM
48 45 LMFAO INTERSCOPE 8,651 +2%
SORRY FOR PARTY ROCKING
46 46 BLAKE SHELTON WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 8,588 -2%
RED RIVER BLUE
50 47 BRANTLEY GILBERT BIG MACHINE 8,206 +1%
HALFWAY TO HEAVEN
42 48 TYGA CASH MONEY/UNIV REPUBLIC 8,111 -17%
CARELESS WORLD
43 49 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 8,038 -15%
HERE AND NOW
-- 50 THE BAND PERRY REPUBLIC NASHVILLE 8,001 --
THE BAND PERRY

[Play]

35 18 BLACK KEYS NONESUCH 17,705 +61%
EL CAMINO


The Survivor effect

[stevyy]

i'm very happy for jack johnson collecting another top 10 release (hopefully bb confirms this)

[denise]

Lionel is slaying!
Adele is doing amazing too.