September 6, 2006

082806_DylanModernTimes.jpgBob Dylan's Modern Times (Columbia), buoyed by iTunes promotion and Starbucks shelf space, debuted at #1 on this week's album chart. The acclaimed album moved 191,000 units, easily beating Danity Kane's self-titled debut (Bad Boy) in its second week of release. Young Dro's Best Thang Smokin' (Atlantic) debuted at #3 with 103,000 scans. Jessica Simpson's A Public Affair (Epic) sold 100,000 and debuted at #5, just barely below the three-week-old Back To Basics (RCA) by Christina Aguilera.

Other debuts: Ray LaMontagne's Till The Sun Turns Black (RCA) sold 28,000 and debuted at #28, and Tego Calderon's Underdog/El Subestimado (Atlantic) moved 21,000 and entered the chart at #43.

Treadmill dancers OK Go are riding their YouTube popularity into the Top 200. Last week their album Oh No (Capitol) entered the Top 200, and after last week's MTV Video Music Awards sales nearly doubled. Oh No now sits at #118 after entering the chart last week at #196.

Second-week fades: Kelis was down an incredible 70%, Lamb of God faded 67%, Paris Hilton nosedived 66%, Pat Green skidded 62%, Mana sank 61%, OutKast faded 60% and Danity Kane was down 50%.

The overall album market was down 2% from last week and were down 10% against the same week last year. Digital album sales were up 5% versus last week. For the year, total album sales are down 6%. Indies are down a whopping 24% against last year. Mass merchant album sales are down only 3%.

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Posted by Glenn at 11:13 AM | | | Album Chart