PARADISE VALLEY - JOHN MAYER
Posted on September 01, 2013
American singer/songwriter John Mayer goes straight to N°1 this week on the world's best-selling albums chart with his sixth studio Album 'Paradise Valley' which sold 211.000 copies this first week.
Last week's N°1, Luke Bryan's 'Crash My Party' slips to N°2 after a massive 70% sales drop to 169.000 units.
The Biggest surprise of the week is Belgian singer/songwriter Stromae. His second album 'Racine Carrée' debuts at N°3 on the global Albums chart, after a huge sales week of 103.000 copies, 81.000 of it in France alone! Stromae first became famous with the striking tune 'Alors On Danse', which was a big hit across Europe in 2010.
TGT, a supergroup that consists of successful R&B singers Tyrese, Ginuwine and Tank, bows at N°4 with 'Three Kings' and 79.000 sales.
52 year-old Japanese singer/songwriter Kyosuke Himuro debuts at N°6 with the compilation '25th Anniversary Greatest Anthology' and 62.000 units.
American rapper Earl Sweatshirt, member of the Los Angeles based hip hop collective Odd Future, is at N°7 with his second solo album 'Doris'. The final top ten debut this week comes from the legendary 66 year-old American singer, songwriter, author, actor, and businessman Jimmy Buffett. His 27th album 'Songs From St.Somewhere' arrives at N°8 with 57.000 copies sold.
Justin Timberlake's 'The 20/ 20 Experience' is still the best-selling album of 2013 with sales of 3,3 million copies, but Bruno Mars' 'Unorthodox Jukebox' comes closer after shifting 3,22 million copies. 'Unorthodox Jukebox' sold 26.000 copies more than 'The 20/ 20 Experience' this week.
KOISURU FORTUNE COOKIE - AKB 48
Posted on September 01, 2013
This week Japanese pop phenomenon AKB 48 storms to the top of the world charts with 'Koisuru Fortune Cookie'. It's the 13th N°1 smash on the World Singles chart for the girl-group! Only the Beatles, Elvis Presley, Madonna and Michael Jackson have had more N°1s!
Katy Perry's 'Roar' slips to N°2.
Avicii's 'Wake Me Up!' stays put at N°3. 'Wake Me Up!' is the biggest success by a Swedish act since Ace Of Base's "The Sign" in 1994.
There are three new entries from Korea on this week's Top 40. 'Attraction' by Bumkey feat. Dynamic Duo debuts at N°32; 'Crazy For You' by Hyorin debuts at N°33 and 'Boys Meet U' by Shinee at N°38.
The final new-entry 'Sonnentanz' by the Austrian project Klangkarussell debuts at N°40 on this weeks world singles chart. The tune was released two years ago and was top of the charts in various European countries. Its at N°3 this week in Gt. Britain.
Miley Cyrus' 'Wrecking Ball' is at no.44, Awolnation's 'Sail' at N°48, Stromae's 'Papaoutai' is at N°51; Sean Paul's 'Other Side Of Love' is at N°53 and Martin Garrix' 'Animals' at N°57 for the first appearance on the World's Top 40!
LUKE BRYAN's FIRST N°1 ALBUM IN THE WORLD'S BEST-SELLING ALBUMS CHART
Posted on August 24, 2013
This is Nashville Superstar Luke Bryan's first number one Album on the World Chart with sales of 557.000 worldwide (557.000 copies in the US and 29.000 in Canada! ). "Crash My Party" is Luke's fourth album.
Luke's last Album "Tailgates & Tanlines" went to N°3 in its first week in 2011 with 149.000 copies. It sold a total of 2,3 million so far and rerenters the charts this week at N°36 with 16.000 in sales after being off the charts for 40 weeks.
Apart from Luke Bryan's "Crash My Party", album sales are way down, an alarming sign of the ongoing downward spiral of album sales in general. Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" goes to N°2 this week with sales of 78.000. K. Michelle's debut album "Rebellious Soul" debuts this week at N°2 with sales of 72.000. Last week's N°1, "The Civil Wars", falls to N°8 with sales of 50.000.
Katy Perry goes straight to N°1
Posted on August 24, 2013
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Katy Perry goes straight to N°1 this week even though "Blurred Lines" remains atop the US charts after a 10 week reign on the top of the world charts and 8 million copies sold! "Roar" is Katy Perry's 6th N°1 hit and probably her biggest ever with sales of 557.000 in the US its first week! At N°3 Avicii's "Wake Me Up". Lady Gaga debuts at N°4 with "Applause" which was released 2 days after "Roar".
Lana Del Rey's "Summertime Sadness", first released in 2012, reenters the Global charts at N°9 with the new dance remix from French house music DJ and producer Cédric Gervais. It's Lana Del Rey's first World top 10 hit. Ellie Goulding's "Burn", currently N°1 in the UK, debuts at N°10.
AKB 48's 'Koisuru Fortune Cokie' is at N°52 but Katy Perry may very well lose the throne to the girl band as they just sold 1 million copies which will be counted towards next weeks charts.
The Civil Wars
Posted on August 18, 2013
The Civil Wars has been on hiatus since last November, citing "internal discord and irreconcilable differences of ambition." While the act is not performing shows to promote the new album, Williams has been giving interviews to the press. White, however, has been keeping a low profile and has not spoke to the media.
A sturdy 69% of "The Civil Wars'" first week sales came from digital retailers. Its download sales of 81,000 easily place it at No. 1 on the Digital Albums chart as well.
