Well, now we know how many hardcore Pinkerton fans there are: 6,000. That’s how many copies the reissue sold in its first week. It’s no wonder that Rivers Cuomo doesn’t pander to them/us. What’s the point? Maybe he can try to collaborate with T-Swizzle next time, because that girl moves mad units. Country Albums Rule Top Three on Billboard 200:
1. Taylor Swift – “Speak Now” – 320,000 (down 69%; cume: 1,366,000 in 2 weeks)
2. Jason Aldean – “My Kinda Party” – 193,000 (debut)
3. Sugarland – “The Incredible Machine” – 60,000 (down 32%)
4. Mariah Carey – “Merry Christmas II You” – 55,000 (debut)
5. Lil Wayne – “I Am Not a Human Being” – 49,000 (up 5%)
6. Kings of Leon – “Come Around Sundown” – 40,000 (down 40%)
7. Eminem – “Recovery” – 38,000 (up 1%)
8. Neil Diamond – “Dreams” – 35,000 (debut)
9. Brad Paisley – “Hits Alive” – 31,000 (debut)
10. Elton John and Leon Russell – “The Union” – 27,000 (down 27%; cume: 144,000 in 3 weeks)
Further down:
21. N.E.R.D. – “Nothing” – 20,000
25. Escape the Fate – “Escape the Fate” – 18,000
29. Paul McCartney – “Band On The Run” reissue
30. Matt & Kim – “Sidewalks” – 17,000
31. Good Charlotte – “Cardiology” – 17,000
48. Weezer – “Death to False Metal” – 10,000
73. Weezer – “Pinkerton” reissue – 6,000
• Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending Nov. 7) totaled 5.43 million units
• Digital track sales this past week totaled 19.84 million downloads
What were sales figures on the BOTR reissue? And do these numbers encompass all media incl. digital, or merely physical media?
that Kings of Leon album really sucks. I wish I had burned it instead of paying for the actual physical CD.
Murph, BOTR sold somewhere between 17-18,000. The “Billboard 200” chart includes all album sales (physical + digital) but does not factor in individual track downloads — just full album downloads.
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