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benji23 Great, now we can look forward to straight-to-Starbucks recordings hitting the top of the charts.
Wow Here's A Shocker
Angel's Hotspot —
... know that some retailers will be uncomfortable with this policy, but it was inevitable that Billboard's charts would ultimately widen the parameters of to reflect changes that are unfolding in music distribution," says Geoff Mayfield, Billboard's director of charts. "We would have preferred to make this decision earlier, but only became aware within the last 24 hours that Wal-Mart would be willing to share the data for this title with Nielsen SoundScan."Read Full Article HereLike that was totally out of nowhere. Some random group ...
Revised policy lands Eagles at #1
Oh No They Didn't! —
... Albums, which includes catalog titles and proprietary albums from retailers willing to report those sales.The comprehensive chart will continue to appear on Billboard.biz, to show how catalog titles compete with the overall market. However, once parameters for the remainder of the album charts are determined, Top Comprehensive Music Videos will be discontinued, as exclusive titles will then be eligible for the Nielsen SoundScan-fed Top Music Videos.Source: BillboardTL;DR crowd: Basically, Billboard revised their policies today to allow exclusive titles ...
**NEWS - Britney Did NOT Debut at Number One
Music 4 U Now —
... Albums, which includes catalog titles and proprietary albums from retailers willing to report those sales.The comprehensive chart will continue to appear on Billboard.biz, to show how catalog titles compete with the overall market. However, once parameters for the remainder of the album charts are determined, Top Comprehensive Music Videos will be discontinued, as exclusive titles will then be eligible for the Nielsen SoundScan-fed Top Music Videos.Source: Here!
Britney Does Worse Than Expected!
Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton —
... Billboard has revised their charts - allowing records sold at only one retailer to appear on their lists - and as a result, the Eagles officially have the #1 album in America this week, according to Billboard and Nielsen Soundscan. ...
Britney Spears’ Blackout #2
Seriously? OMG! WTF? —
Billboard changed its rules today about allowing albums to be able to chart on the Billboard 200 if the albums were only sold by one retailer.
In consultation with Nielsen SoundScan, Billboard will now allow exclusive album titles that are only available through one retailer to appear on The Billboard 200 and other ...
Britney Scores #2 Spot On Billboard Charts
That Other Blog - The Latest Gossip and Entertainment News —
... , Britney Spears‘ album ‘Blackout’ only sold about 290,000 copies, about 40,000 copies shy of what industry experts expected her album to sell. After revising their data, Billboard reports that the Eagles ruled the number 1 spot with 711,000 copies sold. ...
We Take It Back! Britney Does NOT Have the #1 Album This Week!
Evil Beet Gossip —
... Billboard has revised its policies — just this week — allowing an album sold through a single retailer to be on their charts. ...
Britney's Losing Big Time
PopSugar —
... but Billboard decided to change the rules this week and include record sales from single retail outlets. This means The Eagles, who debuted their album exclusively at Walmart and sold over 700,000 copies, bumped Britney out of the top spot by a longshot. ...
STUFF FROM ALL OVER
What Would Tyler Durden Do —
... gave her a kiss on the cheek. They were holding hands across the table and being really close and laughing a lot the whole time."She's 27 and he's 38, but in my mind she seems way way younger and he seems way way older. So I was surprised it's only an 11 year difference. I was also surprised at how uncomfortable it made me to picture her licking his old balls. See what I mean? Haunting, isn't it? (full size of the banner pic here)BRITNEY IS NOT NUMBER ONE - The Eagles' first new studio album in 28 years, "Long ...
The battle is over ! Eagles reached N°1 !
L O N D O N I L L Y —
... 8 JOSH GROBAN REPRISE 73,352 +8%NOEL-- 9 ANDREA BOCELLI DECCA 67,668 --BEST OFANDREA BOCELLI - VIVERE8 10 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 52,613 -7%STILL FEELS GOODSo Britney is officially #2 ! but we really have to consider that The Eagles new album was only available at 2 stores ! and if available everywhere it would have probably beat kanye west HOT SHOT of the year !Congratz to Britney though !BE L O N D O N I L L YSource BILLBOARD.COM
Not Bad
Socialite Life —
... looks MORE than presentable here. It's jarring to see her put together, though, huh? We've all gotten so used to her looking rough. Things are not peachy in Red Bull Land, however. Unfortunately, "Billboard" magazine has changed their charting policy. Britney was supposed to be at #1 this week with her "Blackout" album. But "Billboard" is now allowing albums that only appear at certain retailers exclusively to be counted. Which means that Britney got bumped by the Eagles for the top spot. The Eagles? Damn, the oldies got you, Brit Brit! ...
Britney Spears Bumped Out of No.1
The Insider Online —
... number two with 290,000 copies sold in its first week of release. The number one album, sold only through Wal-Mart, is the EAGLES ' first studio effort in 28 years, Long Road Out of Eden , with 711,000 copies sold. "We know that some retailers will be uncomfortable with this policy, but it was inevitable that Billboard's charts would ultimately widen the parameters to reflect changes that are unfolding in music distribution," director of charts GEOFF MAYFIELD said on the Billboard web site . "We would have preferred to make this decision earlier, but only became aware ...
"Billboard" Fusses With Its Chart Rules, Clears Eagles' Path To No. 1 [Take It Easy, Everybody]
Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com —
... , the powers that be at Billboard and Nielsen SoundScan changed their rules for charting albums last night in such a way to ensure that the Eagles' Long Road Out Of Eden--their Wal-Mart-only album that sold 711,000 copies last week--would top this week's Billboard 200, pushing Britney Spears' 290,000-copy-selling Blackout to the No. 2 slot. ...
Billboard Shocker: Eagles Beat Britney!
People.com Latest News —
... ), the singer's new album, Blackout , failed to claim the top slot on "The Billboard 200" in the music-industry trade publication. Instead, thanks to a revised tracking policy, Billboard ...
Britney Changes The Game!
X17 Online —
Sorry, Brit fans, but it looks like Blackout won't be taking a seat atop the Billboard 200 - but only because the charts changed their rules to keep her out! Yes, according to Billboard themselves, the chart-tabulating agency has decided to count sales of the Eagles' new Walmart-exclusive album Long Road Out Of Eden despite historically refusing to track albums not in stores everywhere. ( ...
Brad Paisley Feels The Pressure of Five CMA Nominations
The 9513 —
... Billboard revised their policy to allow exclusive albums available from only one retailer to appear on their charts. The change goes into effect this week and will allow the new Eagles album to perch atop the The Billboard 200 chart. ...
‘Billboard’ Bends the Rules for Greatest Band in the Universe
Vulture —
... second). Effective this week, CDs for sale through only one retailer will now be eligible for inclusion in the Billboard 200. And even though we were slightly disappointed by Long Out of Eden, we're not really that surprised to see it sell 711,000 copies exclusively through Wal-Mart, because c'mon! It's the goddamn Eagles! If any band deserves to have the rules bent just to grant them a hollow, semi-meaningless honor, surely it's them! —Matthew Perpetua
Revised Chart Policy Lands Eagles At No. 1 [Billboard]
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Pip And A Gun
Pink Is The New Blog —
... of a delay on the runway back in Detroit (one of the worst feelings in the world is hearing the announcement that there are 56 airplanes in line ahead of you for take off right before you're supposed to take off for a 5 hour flight) and I'm already enjoying the warmer weather. My heart lives in Detroit but my buns like it just fine here in the sunnier climes of SoCal ;) Anyways ... let's get to it ... I am very bummed to report that Britney Spears 's new album Blackout has been denied the number 1 spot atop the ...
Sound and Fury
- Britney Spears' Album Brouhaha
RadarOnline.com —
... defied all odds (and logic) to actually sell a decent number of copies, a last-minute change in the way Billboard magazine tabulates record sales means that the The Eagles (or, as they're known around here, ...
