Billboard: The Ballads lands at #10 with 29,000 copies sold

Mariah Carey's "Ballads" is the Billboard 200's highest debut, arriving at No. 10, while another romantic effort, Frank Sinatra's "Seduction: Sinatra Sings of Love," also makes a good start . . . It's a great week for indie rock acts, as Andrew Bird, Animal Collective and Bon Iver all debut in the top 20 of the big chart . . . Kelly Clarkson makes big news with her new single "My Life Would Suck Without You" . . . And in Progress Reports, we've got updates on Coldplay, Blake Shelton and U2.

FLASH POINTS

• Love is in the air and on the Billboard 200 as Mariah Carey's "Ballads" compilation is the chart's Hot Shot Debut at No. 10 with 29,000. It's the diva's 16th charting set and 14th top 10. Released through Columbia/Legacy, the new collection boasts downtempo hits and album cuts. It's the fourth best-of set that Carey has charted, following "#1's" (No. 4 in 1998), "Greatest Hits" (No. 52 in 2001) and "The Remixes" (No. 26 in 2003). You have to figure "Ballads" will keep singing on the chart as we get closer to Valentine's Day, as it seems like a natural gift purchase.

Source: http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_d....4b515ace5d25d9f

The Ballads places in the Top 10 according to HDD

Unbelievable but true, according to Hits Daily Double, Mariah's latest album compilation, The Ballads will land at #10 on the Billboard 200 this week with nearly 27,000 copies sold. That's pretty impressive, if I say so myself and proves once more that Mariah is still the Queen of Sales and Hits. Here's the HDD List in final:

CHART DATE: 01/26/2009
LAST UPDATE: 01/27/2009 12:50:51
NOW IN: FINAL


LW TW artist / album label power index % change
1 1 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 61,897 -2%
FEARLESS
2 2 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 47,358 -7%
I AM... SASHA FIERCE
3 3 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 44,439 -8%
DARK HORSE
5 4 KANYE WEST ROC-A-FELLA/IDJMG 36,595 -6%
808S & HEARTBREAK
4 5 NOTORIOUS BAD BOY/ATLANTIC 33,875 -13%
SOUNDTRACK
6 6 TWILIGHT ATLANTIC 31,799 -18%
SOUNDTRACK
9 7 KEYSHIA COLE GEFFEN 30,569 -4%
A DIFFERENT ME
8 8 JAMIE FOXX J RECORDS/RMG 30,009 -8%
INTUITION
7 9 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/JLG 28,583 -16%
CIRCUS
-- 10 MARIAH CAREY LEGACY 26,932 --
BALLADS
11 11 NOW 29 UME 26,215 -3%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
13 12 P!NK LAFACE/JLG 23,264 +6%
FUNHOUSE
10 13 DAVID COOK 19/RCA/RMG 22,958 -24%
DAVID COOK
16 14 T.I. GRAND HUSTLE/ATLANTIC 21,013 +4%
PAPER TRAIL
12 15 AKON SRC/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 20,658 -10%
FREEDOM
19 16 SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE N.E.E.T./INTERSCOPE 20,441 +13%
SOUNDTRACK
18 17 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 18,332 0%
FAME
38 18 SEAL WARNER BROS. 17,919 +50%
SOUL
15 19 MAMMA MIA! DECCA 17,455 -18%
SOUNDTRACK
-- 20 FRANK SINATRA RHINO 16,898 --
SEDUCTION: SINATRA SINGS OF LOVE
20 21 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJMG 16,805 -1%
GOOD GIRL GONE BAD
17 22 JASON MRAZ ATLANTIC 16,653 -10%
WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THINGS
32 23 KID ROCK ATLANTIC 15,401 +12%
ROCK N ROLL JESUS
22 24 LIL WAYNE CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN 14,909 -3%
THA CARTER III
27 25 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 14,703 +2%
ONLY BY THE NIGHT
30 26 NE-YO DEF JAM/IDJMG 14,424 +2%
YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN
28 27 ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS DGC/INTERSCOPE 14,111 -1%
WHEN THE WORLD COMES DOWN
24 28 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 14,081 -6%
TAYLOR SWIFT
14 29 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MOTOWN UME 13,598 -37%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
-- 30 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE DOMINO 13,420 --
MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILLION
37 31 COLDPLAY CAPITOL 13,047 +8%
VIVA LA VIDA
43 32 KATY PERRY CAPITOL 12,987 +19%
ONE OF THE BOYS
34 33 SUGARLAND MERCURY NASHVILLE 12,862 0%
LOVE ON THE INSIDE
23 34 KILLERS ISLAND/IDJMG 12,859 -15%
DAY & AGE
36 35 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 12,697 +3%
FOUNDATION
-- 36 ANDREW BIRD FAT POSSUM 12,634 --
NOBLE BEAST
31 37 ANTHONY HAMILTON LAFACE/JLG 12,586 -10%
POINT OF IT ALL
26 38 LUDACRIS DTP/DEF JAM/IDJ 12,450 -15%
THEATER OF THE MIND
42 39 PLIES ATLANTIC 11,896 +8%
DA REALIST
44 40 DARIUS RUCKER CAPITOL NASHVILLE 11,360 +10%
LEARN TO LIVE
40 41 AC/DC COLUMBIA 11,302 -2%
BLACK ICE
35 42 METALLICA WARNER BROS. 10,868 -13%
DEATH MAGNETIC
25 43 JOHN LEGEND COLUMBIA 10,663 -28%
EVOLVER
47 44 HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD A&M/OCTONE 10,349 +9%
SWAN SONGS
33 45 TOTAL CLUB HITS 2 THRIVE 9,876 -24%
VARIOUS ARTISTS
39 46 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 9,609 -17%
GREATEST HITS, VOL. 1
45 47 LEONA LEWIS J RECORDS/RMG 9,520 -3%
SPIRIT
-- 48 MUSIQ SOULCHILD ATLANTIC 9,442 --
ONMYRADIO
50 49 DAVID ARCHULETA 19/JIVE/ZLG 9,289 +3%
DAVID ARCHULETA
-- 50 FLEET FOXES SUB POP 9,278 --
FLEET FOXES

The Dream talks about Mariah's New Album

This is a video from a radio interview of the-Dream's. He talks about Mariah's new album, how he's rushing her to get it out and no waste no time with delay between albums. Also the possible album title, which I personally hope is not true. Watch the video for yourself:

Poll Results

Here are the poll results for the poll:

If only one more single was to be released from E=MC², what would you want it to be?

4 (26%) For the Record
5 (33%) Migrate
3 (20%) Side Effects
3(20%) Thanx 4 Nothin'
0 (0%) Cruise Control

FTR News Break

For the Record, you oughta know...

*The reason for the lack of updates is that I'm sick at the moment, but I'm getting back on it now.

*There will be a new For the Nostalgia very soon.

*Also a new poll will be up shortly.

*I wanna get your opinions on the best Mariah videos of all times and then do a countdown, so that will be a large poll where you can choose more than one that will last for two weeks, then we'll countdown the top 10 most fan loved MC videos of all time.

*A little news should be up soon too.

For the Record, now you know.

HITS Predicts 20k for The Ballads

Country ingenue Taylor Swift will once more top the HITS Album Sales chart next week, with sales landing in the 60-65k range, which will still top the previous low of 59k set by the Dreamgirls soundtrack in 2007. It will mark the sixth straight week she's been #1 on our holiday-interrupted tally.

The only two releases of note this week are Mariah Carey's The Ballads, a best-of on Sony Legacy and Frank Sinatra's Seduction: Sinatra Sings of Love on WMG's Rhino label, each looking at about 20k, which would place them solidly in the Top 20, based on last week's results.

Source: MariahDailyJournal

Hero Performance from the Neighborhood Ball Tonight

Mariah really gave a great performance. One of the best of this era, she looked stunning and was more comfortable on stage than I've seen her since the beginning of this era. She continued to retread her past hairstyles, tonight it was reminiscent of the Forever video and the Daydream Tour. Check out the performance for yourself.

Inauguration Day Tribute

This is such a huge day in American History. A day for change, a day for hope, a day to believe that all things are possible. You can feel it in the air, the heart of America is beating in unison this day. Thank God for this opportunity, and I have to believe, had we not gone down the way we did, we wouldn't have had the chance to experience this great day. It feels so good to be an American. I am so proud. God bless you all, God bless and keep Barack Obama. It won't be easy but with our prayers and God's help, change will come.

Here are some patriotic performances from our lady, Mariah in honor and tribute to the United States and to our 44th President, Barack Obama.

Star Spangled Banner




America the Beautiful




Star Spangled Banner

For the Nostalgia - Vision of Love (The View '98)

We are back to the NOSTALGIA! Welcome back folks. To start things off again we're gonna go back to the beginning with a beginning song performed in 1998 on the View. None other than Vision of Love. This was a soulful performance with a different twist at the end, check it out for yourself and as always, relive the SPLENDOR.

FTR News Break

For the Record, you oughta know.....

*There's a new poll up (Final E=MC² Single if there was one), VOTE!

* Mariah will be performing HERO Tuesday Night @ Barack Obama's Presidential Inauguration.

*There will be a FOR THE NOSTALGIA up much sooner than later.

* I have lots of new ideas for the blog, so come around as much as possible to remain updated.

That is all for now, this has been a FTR News Break....

For the Record, now you know.....

"The Ballads" in stores NOW in the US

Apparently, the Ballads CD was shipped out early. I just purchased my copy tonight and am listening as we speak. So everyone make sure to go out and pick it up. Support our lady, if you can. I know times are hard.

Mariah Already Working On New Album

The-Dream just dropped his new single "My Love," which features Mariah Carey, but that's not all the two have been up to lately.

The-Dream stopped by L.A.'s Power 106 with Big Boy In The Morning, and talked about his new album and the fact that he hadn't gone to sleep yet because he was up all night with Mariah working on new material for her.

According to The-Dream, Mariah is already working on a new album and he's been producing some hot new tracks for her.

As you may already know, The-Dream is responsible for producing Mariah's huge hit "Touch My Body" off her current album E=MC².

Source: MariahDailyJournal

The Return of the Best MC Blog on the net!

We're back and better than ever! Welcome back to the Mariahland lol. Naw, I had to take time off to grieve, you know. Then I started a new job that consumed my whole life for a while and now I'm better and ready to bring the blog back.

The blog will be a year old in a week or so. I wanna thank those that still came in spite of my absence and got this blog over 12,000 views. THANK YOU, I love, appreciate, and enjoy ya. Now let's make it better and do big things in 2009. God bless everyone.