Scanning Soundscan - 9/1

It’s been a few weeks since I’ve been able to sit down and dissect the sales numbers, but I wanted to make sure to get back to it this week to celebrate the chart debut of The Orchard from my dear friends Ra Ra Riot.

Before we get to that, let’s look at the Top 10.

California whore gurl Katy Perry takes the #1 spot with her new record Teenage Dream. Analysts are calling the numbers disappointing, but she hit 192k in the first week. While those sales are a far cry from debuts this year by Eminem or Drake, it still took the top of the charts by a large margin (Fantasia’s Back To Me took the #2 spot with about 117k. Let’s not cry for Ms. Perry yet. The digital single for “California Gurls” has sold over 3.6 MILLION and the self-titled second single from the album is already approaching 1.1 MILLION copies as well and currently sits at #1 on the Digital Songs chart.

Looking at other notable debuts this week, Ra Ra Riot’s sophomore effort on Barsuk debuts big at #36. The Orchard is sandwiched between Sheryl Crow and Jack Johnson (!!!) on the Top 200 with first week sales of close to 10,400. About 500 copies were sold on vinyl for a #5 debut on the LP charts. About 7200 copies were digital giving this album a whopping 78% in non-traditional (online) sales, 20% of indie store sales, and 2% of big box sales.

Austin’s own metalheads The Sword hit #47 with Warp Riders. It moved about 9000 copies in its first week, almost 550 on vinyl.

New album from Eels takes #91 with close to 5000 in first week sales, with about 1600 of those digitally and close to 300 on vinyl.

Arcade Fire are still selling The Suburbs very strongly. The album falls just to #16 in its 3rd week and is on its way to 262k. The overall sales breakdown includes 146k digital and almost 12k on vinyl so far.

A few albums hanging on to the Top 200:
*M.I.A.’s “Maya” has to be seen as a disappointment. Hanging at #160 with 61k total.
*Best Coast are back on this week at #179. Total sales are at about 23k.
*The National eclipsed 150k this week, album at #184 with sales only down 12% from previous week. By the end of the year, we should see High Violet eclipse Boxer to become their best selling album.

On the Digital Songs chart, Cee-Lo Green’s viral hit “Fuck You” debuts amusingly enough at #69. With only the original explicit version for sale so far, the track sold almost 21k in its first week. The single version, “Forget You”, will undoubtedly hit the digital marketplace soon as it officially was sent to US radio this week.

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