Thursday, October 29, 2009

US Charts

Congratulations to new kid on block Adam Young (AKA: Owl City) who scores his first U.S No.1 single with “Fireflies” which shifted 650,000 in first-week digital downloads.
His electronica alter ego-has been anything but expected. “So far,” says the shy 23-year-old from Owatonna, Minn., “everything has been shocking to me.”

Top 5 U.S. Singles:
5: Jay-Z, Rhianna & Kanye West – “Run this town”
4: Miley Cyrus: “Party in the U.S.A”
3: Jay Sean feat... Lil Wayne – “Down”
2: Jason DeRulo – “Whatcha say”
1: Owl City – “Fireflies”

Top 5 U.S. Albums:
5: Miley Cyrus – “Time of our lives EP”
4: Jay-Z – “The blue print 3”
3: Michael Bublé – “Crazy love”
2: Tim McGraw – “Southern voice”
1: OST – “Twilight Saga: New Moon”

Overall album sales in this past chart week (ending Oct. 25) are down 19% compared to the same sales week of 2008 (7.07million).
Year to date album sales stand at 281.2 million, down 14% compared to the same total at this point last year (325.4million).

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