SoundScan (US) sales-figures

UPDATE!

if PFAP hits the charts you will not see it reflected until next weeks billboard chart, it`s just came out on Tuesday (13) in the U.S

THE CLASSIC CHRISTMAS ALBUM debuts at #174 on the billboard 200 chart and #26 on the country album chart - the Willie cover is an obvious mistake but hey that`s billboard for ya!! IT`S CHRISTMAS TIME now sits comfortably at #60 on the billboard 200 chart, some nice sales going on there!!

'It's Christmas Time' jumps from 87 to 60 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart for w/e 24th November, 2012 with sales of 6,728 units. Total sales to date: 1,407,911 units. It also remains at 3 on the Catalog Album Chart and remains at 9 on the Holiday Album Chart.

'The Classic Christmas Album' is a new entry on The Billboard Top 200 Album Chart at 174 and jumps from 56 to 26 on the Country Album Chart with a 'Pacesetter Award' for the greatest sales gain. Unit sales this week: 3,021. Total unit sales to date: 5,019.

No other catalog chart information available at present.

Brian

PFAP #187 on the billboard 200
ELVIS classic christmas album #152 on the billboard 200
It`s Christmas Time #64 on the billboard 200

'It's Christmas Time' drops from 60 to 64 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart for w/e 1st December, 2012 with sales of 8456 units. Total sales to date: 1,416,367 units. It also drops from 3 to 5 on the Catalog Album Chart and from 9 to 14 on the Holiday Album Chart.

'The Classic Christmas Album' jumps from 174 to 152 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart and from 26 to 22 on the Country Album Chart with sales of 4,007 units. Total sales to date: 9026 units. It also jumps from 142 to 126 on the Top Current Album Chart (top 200 minus catalog albums) and drops from 33 to 41 on the Holiday Album Chart.

'Blue Christmas' jumps from 19 to 17 on the Holiday Songs Chart.

'Prince From Another Planet' debuts on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart at 187 and 148 on the Top Current Album Chart (Top 200 minus catalog albums) with sales of 3423 units.

Brian

Last edited by Brian Quinn on Wed Nov 28, 2012 2:30 pm, edited 4 times in total.

It's Christmas Time must be really well stocked, and copies available and readily seen at every outlet in America, otherwise it wouldd't have sold as well as it did, again, last week, and this in the face of even two new Elvis albums to compete with it. Availability, that's the key word. It must have sold 7,000 copies. PFAP about 2,400. and Classic Chritmas about 2,600.

You'd expect MSG legacy to be in the top 200, as there seems to be more units available in store?
Do Legacy releases show up in these sales figures at all?

I expect "It's Christmas Time" is readily available. Another key factor in its sale figures, it's cheap. Within budget reach of almost everyone. The "Camden Principle" at work. Somwhere the Colonel is smiling.

Do Legacy releases show up in these sales figures at all?

had it outsold PFAP it would have debut on the billboard 200, sadly the sales were obviously less for it not to hit the top 200, next weeks chart will be very interesting considering this is a four day U.S thanksgiving holiday weekend starting today, alot of product will be sold but sadly alot of competition out there as well

It's Christmas Time has the excact same tracklisting as the Diamond awarded Camden album: Elvis' Christmas Album of 1970.

PFAP #187 on the billboard 200
ELVIS classic christmas album #152 on the billboard 200
It`s Christmas Time #64 on the billboard 200

Looks like someone owes us an apology ....

Looks like someone owes us an apology ....

never, no reason too!! but on the other hand with regards to yourself, well hey that`s a whole different story and it will continue...just watch till we meet again may god bless you, goodnight

It's Christmas Time has the excact same tracklisting as the Diamond awarded Camden album: Elvis' Christmas Album of 1970.

That makes it considerably more appealing. Many of us grew up with that LP - a shame that the original artwork etc isn't on the cd.

Perhaps one day "It's Christmas Time" will earn its own Diamond award. Just think. A Diamond award for two separate releases with the exact same content. The Colonel would laugh uproariously.

Perhaps one day "It's Christmas Time" will earn its own Diamond award. Just think. A Diamond award for two separate releases with the exact same content. The Colonel would laugh uproariously.

It's Christmas Time released by BMG (year 2000) has been certified 3x Platinum http://www.elvisoncd.com/eigenecd/CD/i/ ... astime.htm
And this time it's the BMG/LaserLight release (2007) that is on the chart and has sold more than 1.4M copies http://www.elvisoncd.com/eigenecd/CD/i/ ... -us07.html

I guess there's just no stopping the already RIAA 3X Platinum "It's Christmas time" (LOL). It is inside the hitsdailydouble top 50, shining brightly (LOL), right now at position #42, with 54 percent or so counted in. Apparently, it will be its highest position ever, with #60 being the highest, as achieved two weeks ago. it is now at #65, I think. If it hits the top 40, it will be one more....This far, almost 13,000 in sales, so we may be talking about 24,000 when this tallies are all mcounted in.

http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/salescht.cgi

'It's Christmas Time' drops from 64 to 80 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart for w/e 8th December, 2012 with sales of 15,187 units. Total sales to date: 1,431,554 units. It also drops from 5 to 11 on the Catalog Album Chart and from 14 to 15 on the Holiday Album Chart.

'The Classic Christmas Album' drops from 152 to 159 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart with sales of 8,246 units. Total sales to date: 17,272 units. It also remains at 22 on the Country Album Chart and rises from 126 to 115 on the Current Album Chart (Top 200 minus catalog albums). It enters the Cashbox Holiday Charts at No.8 and remains at 25 (for the third week) on the Cashbox Top Country Album Chart.

'Blue Christmas' jumps from 17 to 15 on the Holiday Songs Chart and re-enters at 22 on the Holiday Airplay Chart.

More information as and when details come in.

Brian

Last edited by Brian Quinn on Sun Dec 02, 2012 9:09 pm, edited 3 times in total.

This just in!! Althoiugh Bian just beat me to the point (LOL)

i) PFAP falls out of the Top200

ii) "It's Chrsitmas Time", even selling a little over 15,000 copies, falls to the #80 position in the Top200, the #11 catalog position and the #15 Holiday positions.


iii) "Classic Chrsitmas Album" manages to only fall to the #159 at the Top200.

The United States only has a population of about 313 million but what's another 77 million added on.

Looks like someone owes us an apology ....

never, no reason too!! but on the other hand with regards to yourself, well hey that`s a whole different story and it will continue...just watch till we meet again may god bless you, goodnight

You're an intellectual midget ... You'll be back.

You're an intellectual midget ... You'll be back.

can you feel the love between us

i) Elvis Chrisimas re/enters the Top200 at 192

ii) "It's Chrsitmas Time" rises from last week's #80 position in the Top200, to #57, its all time best,
iii) "Classic Chrsitmas Album" fall to the #163 at the Top200.

'It's Christmas Time' rises from 80 to 57 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart for w/e 15th December, 2012 selling some 13,150 units. Total sales to date: 1,444,704 units. It also rises from 11 to 7 on the Catalog Album Chart and drops from 15 to 17 on the Holiday Album Chart.

'The Classic Christmas Album' drops from 159 to 163 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart selling some 5,375 units. Total sales to date: 22,937 units. It drops from 8 to 17 on the Cashbox Holiday Album Chart and remains at 25 (for the fourth week) on the Cashbox Top Country Album Chart.

'Elvis Christmas' re-enters the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart at 192 with sales of 4,767 units. Total sales to date: 610,528 units.

'Blue Christmas' jumps from 15 to 13 on the Holiday Songs Chart; drops from 22 to 23 on the Holiday Airplay Chart and also appears on the Country Digital Songs Chart and Rock Digital Songs Chart both in the 30 position. It also appears at No.157 on the Hot Digital Songs Chart with sales of 11,263 downloads. Total downloads to date: 476,149.

Brian

'It's Christmas Time' rises from 57 to 46 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart for w/e 22nd December, 2012 with sales of 15,716 units. Total sales to date: 1,460,420 units. It also rises from 7 to 6 on the Catalog Album Chart and rises from 17 to 14 on the Holiday Album Chart.

'Elvis Christmas' rises from 192 to 133 on the Top 200 Album Chart with sales of 6,802 units. Total sales to date: 617, 330 units. It also appears at 21 on the Country Album Chart.

'The Classic Christmas Album' rises from 163 to 155 on the Top 200 Album Chart with 6,041 units. Total sales to date: 28,978 units. It drops from 19 to 26 on the Country Album Chart and appears at 31 on the Rock Album Chart.

The following albums also appear on the Catalog Album Charts and others as shown:

'Blue Christmas' selling some 3,660 units. Total sales to date: 763,915 units. It also features on the Country Album Chart at 48.

'Elvis Christmas Duets' selling some 2,983 units. Total sales to date: 501,801 units. NOW QUALIFIES FOR RIAA GOLD AWARD. It also appears on the Country Album Chart at 62.

'Heart And Soul' selling some 2,890 units. Total sales to date: 600,266 units.

'Elvis Inspirational' (Compilation) selling some 2,485 units. Total sales to date: 116,662 units.

'An Afternoon In The Garden' selling some 2,441 units. Total sales to date: 505,415 units. NOW QUALIFIES FOR RIAA GOLD AWARD.

'Elvis Country' (Compilation) selling some 2,422 units. Total sales to date: 143,690 units.

'Viva Las Vegas' selling some 1,012 units. Total sales to date: 43,019 units.

'Blue Christmas' (Single) remains at 13 on the Holiday Songs Chart and also remains at 23 on the Holiday Airplay Chart.

Brian

Last edited by Brian Quinn on Mon Dec 17, 2012 7:15 pm, edited 7 times in total.

'It's Christmas Time' rises from 57 to 46 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart for w/e 22nd December, 2012. It also rises from 7 to 6 on the Catalog Album Chart and rises from 17 to 14 on the Holiday Album Chart.

'Elvis Christmas' rises from 192 to 133 on the Top 200 Album Chart.

'The Classic Christmas Album' rises from 163 to 155 on the Top 200 Album Chart and remains at 19 on the Country Album Chart.

'Blue Christmas' remains at 13 on the Holiday Songs Chart and also remains at 23 on the Holiday Airplay Chart.

More chart and sales information as and when it becomes available.

Brian

Thanks again Brian and everybody else who posts sales stats!!

Thanks Brian, just to complement your most recent posts. Naturally, as far as the number of copies sold, it was the already 3X RIAA Platinum "It's Christmas Time", which did the best of the three, but while doing so, entering for the first time, ever, inside the top 50, landing at #46 in Billboard's Top 200 album chart as you mentioned and, incredibly, selling in excess of 16,000 copies last week. That album, as you know, was released way back in 2007 and the RIAA had already given it a 3XPlatinum award, the 1,4 or so million units. mentiuoined in previous posts referring ONLY as to how Soundscan has tallied its performance thus far. For some reason, they have that album as selling 1.4 million but the RIAA says otherwise. Anyways, it appears to be selling like hotcakes, right now, because of its modic price and as it is obviously well stocked in stores. Cheers!!