Wednesday, October 07, 2009
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Below, find Mariah's chart positions in Billboard magazine issue dated October 17, 2009.
Barbra Streisand Surprises With Ninth No. 1 On Billboard 200 (Billboard)
While many were focused on a battle between Paramore's "Brand New Eyes" and Mariah Carey's "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel" for the top slot on the Billboard 200 this week, Barbra Streisand trumps them both. "Love Is the Answer" earns Streisand her ninth No. 1 on the chart, opening with 180,000 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan.
"Answer" beats the arrivals of Paramore's "Brand New Eyes," which enters at No. 2 with 175,000, and Mariah Carey's "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel," arriving at No. 3 with 168,000. First-week sales projections had estimated that Paramore would finish ahead of the two divas. As it turns out, Streisand surprised many with how well her album sold in non-traditional ways -- such as through Starbucks, QVC and via her Web site -- and that likely threw a wrench into forecasting sales.
Carey's "Memoirs" begins its Billboard 200 life with 168,000 -- off quite a bit from the opening of her last set, 2008's "E=MC2." The latter effort bowed at No. 1 with 463,000, her biggest first-week sum ever.
| Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel Billboard 200: #3 (Debut) Sales this week: 167,912 Total sales: 168,858 "Obsessed" Billboard Hot 100 Airplay: #6 (Last week: #6) Billboard Hot Digital Songs: #9 (Last week: #14) Downloads this week: 82,627 (+24%) Total downloads: 958,737 "I Want To Know What Love Is" Billboard Hot 100 Airplay: #85 (Last week: #89) Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: #43 (Last week: #40) Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: #43 (Last week: #40) Billboard Hot Digital Songs: #64 (Last week: #95) Downloads this week: 23,338 (+51%) Total downloads: 66021 "Betcha Gon' Know (The Prologue)" Billboard Hot Digital Songs: #66 (Debut) Downloads this week: 22,398 *More charts to be posted as soon as they're available. |
Barbra Streisand Surprises With Ninth No. 1 On Billboard 200 (Billboard)
While many were focused on a battle between Paramore's "Brand New Eyes" and Mariah Carey's "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel" for the top slot on the Billboard 200 this week, Barbra Streisand trumps them both. "Love Is the Answer" earns Streisand her ninth No. 1 on the chart, opening with 180,000 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan.
"Answer" beats the arrivals of Paramore's "Brand New Eyes," which enters at No. 2 with 175,000, and Mariah Carey's "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel," arriving at No. 3 with 168,000. First-week sales projections had estimated that Paramore would finish ahead of the two divas. As it turns out, Streisand surprised many with how well her album sold in non-traditional ways -- such as through Starbucks, QVC and via her Web site -- and that likely threw a wrench into forecasting sales.
Carey's "Memoirs" begins its Billboard 200 life with 168,000 -- off quite a bit from the opening of her last set, 2008's "E=MC2." The latter effort bowed at No. 1 with 463,000, her biggest first-week sum ever.
Source: Billboard
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