2/26/2009

Circus – The sixth fastest-selling album of 2008

Circus showed at number-one on the US Billboard 200. On the first week of release, it moved over 505,000 units after moved 219,000 unit in first day. It was made the sixth fastest-selling album of 2008. The album had sold over 1.1 million copies in the first four weeks of US release. It spendt nine weeks in the top 10. Getting it Britney Spears’ longest-running toop 10 album after “Britney” which spent eight weeks in the top 10 in 2001. The album was got Platinum by the RIAA on 29th January, 2009. First the album showed on the European Top 100 Albums chart, where the album released earliest. It showed at number one on the chart.

It showed at number one in both national and international chart in Mexico, this got Spears the only artist to have all her albums reached at number one in the International chart. The album was her first number one on the national chart since In The Zone back in 2003. It reach the highest sales in that country for any international artist selling more than 21,000 copies on its first day and 46,000 copies in its released week.

The album got buying 18,319 copies in first two released days in France, showed at number five in the French Weekly Album Charts. It also moved to a new postion at number three on the following week.

Also, the album showed at number two in Ireland. It showed at number four on the UK Albums Chart, for the first released week, it passed over 76,000.

The album has been a top ten hit in Oceania.

The album showed at number three in Australia and got Platinum after three weeks. It was sold over 70,000 copies.

The album showed at number eight and got Gold after three weeks with over 7,500 copies.

So, we see the immense rating of new album of pop star Britney Spears. Please, tell us what you think about that album in coments...

2/25/2009

I Am… Sasha Fierce – Best Selling Album

I Am... Sasha Fierce” showed at number one on the U.S Billboard 200. In the first week, it moved 482,000 units. It become Beyoncé’s third consecutive number one debut album. The album sold 1,800,000 copies in over two months of release. Beyoncé also got two-time platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America for the album, it is the highest-certified album in the first audit of 2009. New Beyonce' album also showed at number ten in the United Kingdom, getting lowest-charting album of Beyoncé.

But moreonver that, for the first week, the mount of the album has sold in the United Kingdom for “I Am… Sasha Fierce” more than “B’Day” has sold for the first week in 2006. The album sold 38,609 copies in the first week, while “B’Day” sold 35,012 copies in the first week. Also, Beyoncé’s performance at the 2008 X Factor finale with the winner Alexandra Burke, the single “Listen” on “B’Day”, Beyoncé’s album in 2006, got down to number eight, while “If I Were a Boy” and “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” moved up, all those helped the album to reach number nine on the UK Albums Chart. For the first week, the album had sold 102,536 copies, it became second highest weekly on sale ever seen of Beyoncé, but it is still lower than “Dangerously In Love”, it sold 113,000 copies in the first week of sales. The album has got certified platinum by the BPI. It reached at number one on the UK R&B Album Chart and got at the top spot for 8 consecutive weeks, it moved out this by a release of Rihanna’s album, Good Girl Gone Bad. It got number one again a week later and has been there for 11 weeks at the top of the UK R&B Album Chart.

What do you think about that album?