Billboard 200 (Album Charts)

No. 8 Ruben Studdard's "Soulful"
No. 35 Clay Aiiken's "Measure Of A Man"

Billboard 20 (Adult Contemporary Charts)

No. 11 Clay Aiken's "Invisible"

Billboard 20 (R&B and Hip-Hop Tracks)

No. 9 Ruben Studdard's "Sorry 2004"

That's all.

Let me add something:

Billboard 20 (R&B and Hip-Hop Album Charts)

No. 1 Ruben Studdard's "Soulful"

That's all.

Thanks manrelaxn.
Really enjoy your up-dates.

You're welcome, Buttercup!!!

Billboard Adult Contemporary Charts:

No. 11 Clay's "Invisible"

Billboard 200 (Album Charts)

No. 8 Ruben's "Soulful"
No. 33 Clay's "Measure Of A Man"

Billboard Hip-Hop Tracks And Singles

No. 6 Ruben's "Sorry 2004"

Bilboard R&B Hip-Hop Album Charts

No. 1 Ruben's "Soulful"

That's all.

February 14, 2004

Billboard 20 (Adult Contemporary Chart)

1.) Clay's "Invisible" - No. 10

Billboard 200 (Album Charts)

1.) Ruben's "Soulful" - No. 5
2.) Clay's "Measure Of A Man" - No. 38

Billboard 20 (R&B And Hip-Hop Tracks)

1.) Ruben's "Sorry 2004" - No. 14

Billboard 20 (R&B And Hip-Hop Albums)

1.) Ruben's "Soulful" - No. 2

That's all.

Billboard 20 (Adult Contemporary Charts)

Clay's "Invisible" - No. 10

Billboard 100 (Singles And Tracks)

Ruben's "Sorry 2004" - No. 10

Billboard 200 (Album Charts)

Ruben's "Soulful" - No. 10
Clay's "Measure Of A Man" - No. 40

Billboard 20 (R&B And Hip-Hop Tracks)

Ruben's "Sorry 2004" - No. 4

Billboard 20 (R&B And Hip-Hop Albums)

Ruben's "Soulful" - No. 2

That's all.

Thanks for keeping us all updated manrelaxn!

Billboard 200 (Album Charts)

1.) Ruben's "Soulful" - No. 16
2.) Clay's "Measure Of A Man" - No. 41

Billboard 100 (Singles Charts)

1.) Ruben's "Sorry 2004" - No. 9

Billboard 20 (R&B And Hip-Hop Singles Chart)

1.) Ruben's "Sorry 2004" - No. 3

Billboard 20 (Adult Contemporary Charts)

1.) Clay's "Invisible" - No. 9

That's all.

Billboard 200 (Album Charts)

1.) Ruben's "Sorry 2004" - No. 22
2.) Clay's "Measure Of A Man" - No. 74

Billboard 20 (Adult Contemporary)

1.) Clay's "Invisible" - No. 11

Billboard 100 (Singles And Tracks)

1.) Ruben's "Sorry 2004" - No. 9

Billboard 20 (R&B Hip-Hop Singles Charts)

1.) Ruben's "Sorry 2004" - No. 2

Billboard 20 (R&B Hip-Hip Album Charts)

1.) Ruben's "Soulful" - No. 6

That's all.

Billboard 200

1.) Ruben's "Soulful" - No. 24
2.) Clay's "Measure Of A Man" - No. 57

Billboard 100

1.) Ruben's "Sorry 2004" - No. 13

Billboard 20 (Adult Contemporary)

1.) Clay's "Invisible" - No. 14

Billboard 20 (R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)

1.) Ruben's "Soulful" - No. 9

Billboard 20 (R&B/Hip-Hop Tracks)

1.) Ruben's "Sorry 2004" - No. 6

That's all.

Billboard 20 (Adult Contemporary Charts):

1.) Clay's "Invisible" - No. 15

Billboard 100 (Singles & Tracks Charts)

1.) Clay's "Solitaire" - No. 4
2.) Ruben's "Sorry 2004" - No. 18

Billboard 200 (Album Charts)

1.) Ruben's "Soulful" - No. 37
2.) Clay's "Measure Of A Man" - No. 47

Billboard 20 (R&B/Hip-Hop Tracks)

1.) Ruben's "Sorry 2004" - No. 6

Billboard 20 (R&B/Hip-Hop Album Charts)

1.) Ruben's "Soulful" - No. 15

That's all.

Billboard 200 (Album Charts)

1.) Ruben's "Soulful" - No. 51
2.) Clay's "Measure Of A Man" - No. 59

Billboard 100 (Singles & Tracks Charts)

1.) Clay's "Solitaire" - No. 27
2.) Ruben's "Sorry 2004" - No. 23

Billboard 20 (Adult Contemporary Charts)

1.) Clay's "Invisible" - No. 16

Billboard 20 (R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Charts)

1.) Ruben's "Sorry 2004" - No. 8

Billboard 20 (R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)

1.) Ruben's "Soulful" - No. 20

Hanson's Independent Release, 'Penny & Me' Debuts at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 Singles Chart
Thursday April 1, 12:09 pm ET
'American Idol' Clay Aiken Holds Top Spot

NEW YORK, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- "Penny & Me," Hanson's debut single from their forthcoming independent release on their own 3CG Records, snagged the #2 spot on Billboard's Top 200 Singles chart this morning, with Clay Aiken holding on to #1. Hanson's single is the #1 independently distributed release in the country. Hanson has already started to make waves with the new single. VH1 is showing support for the indie rockers with an "All Access" documentary premiering April 12th and a new video in rotation starring Samaire Armstrong from the Fox hit TV show "The OC." MTV Hits is showing support for the video by putting it in "Power Rotation," 62 spins per week. Also in the works is the Hanson big-screen premiere -- a Regal Cinemedia "One Night Only" event on April 20th. The band also has multiple national television appearances scheduled in the coming weeks, leading up to the release of their full-length album, "Underneath" on April 20th.
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"We're really happy to see such a strong response this early to the song and record," says Taylor Hanson. "When you are an independent label up against the American Idol media frenzy and other major labels, it makes debuting at #2 that much more rewarding ... not too shabby!"

Hanson opted out of their major label deal last year and created 3CG Records to release their new record, distributed by ADA

Hanson's Independent Release, 'Penny & Me' Debuts at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 Singles Chart
Thursday April 1, 12:09 pm ET
'American Idol' Clay Aiken Holds Top Spot

NEW YORK, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- "Penny & Me," Hanson's debut single from their forthcoming independent release on their own 3CG Records, snagged the #2 spot on Billboard's Top 200 Singles chart this morning, with Clay Aiken holding on to #1. Hanson's single is the #1 independently distributed release in the country. Hanson has already started to make waves with the new single. VH1 is showing support for the indie rockers with an "All Access" documentary premiering April 12th and a new video in rotation starring Samaire Armstrong from the Fox hit TV show "The OC." MTV Hits is showing support for the video by putting it in "Power Rotation," 62 spins per week. Also in the works is the Hanson big-screen premiere -- a Regal Cinemedia "One Night Only" event on April 20th. The band also has multiple national television appearances scheduled in the coming weeks, leading up to the release of their full-length album, "Underneath" on April 20th.
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"We're really happy to see such a strong response this early to the song and record," says Taylor Hanson. "When you are an independent label up against the American Idol media frenzy and other major labels, it makes debuting at #2 that much more rewarding ... not too shabby!"

Hanson opted out of their major label deal last year and created 3CG Records to release their new record, distributed by ADA

Billboard 200 (Album Charts)

1.) No. 70 Ruben's "Soulful"
2.) No. 76 Clay's "Measure Of A Man"

Billboard 100 (Singles & Tracks Charts)

1.) No. 48 Clay's "Solitaire"

Billboard 20 (Adult Contemporary Charts)

1.) No. 18 Clay's Invisible"

Billboard 20 (R&B/Hip-Hop Charts)

1.) No. 11 Ruben's "Sorry 2004"

Billboard 100 (Singles & Tracks Charts)

1.) Ruben Studdard's "Sorry 2004" - No. 28

Billboard 200 (Album Charts)

1.) Ruben Studdard's "Soulful" - No. 72
2.) Clay Aiken's "Measure Of A Man" - No. 73

Billboard 20 (R&B & Hip-Hop Tracks)

1.) Ruben Studdard's "Sorry 2004" - No. 12

That's all.

Update on "What If":

"What If" is the Hot Shot Debut" on the Billboard RNB singles chart at #60.

This Week!!!

Billboard 200 (Album Charts):

1.) No. 74 - Ruben Studdard "Soulful"
2.) No. 91 - Clay Aiken "Measure Of A Man"

Billboard 100 (Singles & Tracks Charts)

1.) No. 39 - Ruben Studdard "Sorry 2004"

Billboard (R&B Singles/Tracks)

1.) No. 15 - Ruben Studdard "Sorry 2004"

That's all.

Billboard 100 (Singles & Tracks Charts)

1.) No. 48 Ruben Studdard's "Sorry 2004"

Billboard 200 (Album Charts)

1.) No. 97 Ruben Studdard's "Sorry 2004"

Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Charts

1.) No. 16 Ruben Studdard's "Sorry 2004"

Clay Aiken’s “Solitaire” headed up Radio & Records New & Active Adult Contemporary list, having been played 193 times this week on 36 stations, and being picked up by seven new stations.

Billboard Singles Sales Charts

For the sixth consecutive week, Aiken had the #1 selling single with “Solitaire/The Way,”

The biggest non-compilation drop of any Idol contestant’s album went to Ruben Studdard’s Soulful. The album’s 27-spot freefall from #97 to #124 means that Soulful has dropped more than 20 spots for the second consecutive week. In fact, over the past two weeks the album has dropped an astonishing 50 spots — that’s one quarter of the chart!

Considering that Studdard’s album has been on the charts for eight weeks less than Clay Aiken’s Measure of A Man, and is dropping down so rapidly, things aren’t looking particularly rosy for Studdard. The Velvet Teddybear also slipped eight spots on the Billboard R&B Albums chart, from #30 to #38.

Since this is Studdard’s 21st week on the charts with Soulful, let’s do a little comparison. Aiken sold 17,217 copies in his 21st week, while Studdard only sold 8,599. That means that the runner-up (Aiken) sold 8,618 copies more than the winner (Studdard) in the same time period. What happened to all those people who voted for Studdard during the American Idol 2 finale? Current sales figures stand at 2,521,245 for Aiken and 1,663,539 for Studdard. With figures like these, one wonders if Studdard will even achieve double-platinum status. Sales from their respective tours show a similar trend, but more on that later.

While Clay’s Measure of A Man is dropping almost as fast — 20 spots from #91 to #111 last week and another 17 spots from #111 to #128 this week — this is not as foreboding since, as mentioned above, his album has been on the chart for a lot longer.

As for the American Idol 2 winner, poor Ruben Studdard couldn’t even catch a break here. His “Sorry 2004” dropped 12 spots from #48 to #60 on the Billboard Hot 100, right behind Buddy Jewell’s “Sweet Southern Comfort,” which dropped five spots to #59. The best news Studdard had this week was that his second single, “What If” (not to be confused with RJ Helton’s “Even If”), remained unchanged at #56 on Billboard’s Hot R&B singles chart.

Although Studdard’s tour officially concludes this Sunday in New Orleans, LA, preliminary figures have already started coming in, and they’re not looking as good. Of those whose figures are available, Studdard’s best showing was in Upper Darby, PA, where he sold out 96% of the venue and grossed $54,712. His worst showing was in Milwaukee, WI, where he sold out 53% of the venue and grossed just $33,037.

Rounding up the Billboard Hot 100 is Clay Aiken’s “Solitaire,” which dropped 18 spots to #97. Barring any buying surges from his fans, the single looks set to drop out of the Hot 100 next week. This is also a pretty big two-week drop, considering that “Solitaire” was at #58 just two weeks ago.

Since this is Studdard’s 21st week on the charts with Soulful, let’s do a little comparison. Aiken sold 17,217 copies in his 21st week, while Studdard only sold 8,599. That means that the runner-up (Aiken) sold 8,618 copies more than the winner (Studdard) in the same time period. What happened to all those people who voted for Studdard during the American Idol 2 finale? Current sales figures stand at 2,521,245 for Aiken and 1,663,539 for Studdard. With figures like these, one wonders if Studdard will even achieve double-platinum status. Sales from their respective tours show a similar trend, but more on that later.

While Clay’s Measure of A Man is dropping almost as fast — 20 spots from #91 to #111 last week and another 17 spots from #111 to #128 this week — this is not as foreboding since, as mentioned above, his album has been on the chart for a lot longer.

As usual we start with the granddaddy of the album charts, the Billboard 200. The first pleasant surprise this week was the debut of Totally Hits 2004 at #14. However, this probably shouldn’t come as a surprise considering that the album has songs by American Idol’s Big Three — Kelly Clarkson (who sings “The Trouble With Love Is”), Ruben Studdard (“Sorry 2004”), and Clay Aiken (“Invisible”).

Enjoying a 26-spot jump this week from #128 to #102 is American Idol 2 runner-up Clay Aiken, whose Measure of A Man sold 12,292 copies this week, bringing his 22-week total to 2,411,465 copies.

Not to be outdone, American Idol Ruben Studdard climbed a respectable eight spots this week from #124 to #116, marking the first time that Studdard’s album has passed Aiken’s while descending the chart. Still, this climb in the charts can probably be attributed at least in part to Studdard’s May 6th appearance on Oprah where the Velvet Teddybear paid tribute to Luther Vandross. In more good news, Studdard’s album climbed four spots from #38 to #34 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart.

As for Locke’s fellow AI2 finalist, Clay Aiken’s “Solitaire” remained at #97 for the second straight week.

Speaking of “Solitaire,” it’s mea culpa time. Last week, an irate fan pointed out to me that in all the bad news I reported about Studdard, I had neglected to mention the one thing Studdard had going for him. After 20 weeks, Studdard’s “Sorry 2004” was still well ensconced at #60 on the Billboard Hot 100, whereas Aiken’s “Solitaire” was barely hanging on in its #97 spot after only eight weeks on the chart.

At least Studdard is still on the R&B Singles chart. “Sorry 2004” dropped a notch to #16, while “What If,” Studdard’s latest single, also dropped a notch from #56 to #57.

As for the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart, there was no change in the top three this week. Aiken’s “Solitaire” was the #1-selling single for the ninth straight week with 9,533 copies sold for a total of 254,843 singles. JoJo’s “Leave (Get Out)” came in at #2, having sold 6,787 singles for a total of 30,023 copies. That’s 2,700 more than Locke’s 4,059 copies of “8th World Wonder” or 49,315 singles total, enough to relegate Locke to third place for a second consecutive week.

Joining Locke on the Adult Contemporary chart for the first time this week is Clay Aiken, whose “Solitaire” debuted this week at #27.

Well, they weren’t Ruben, Clay, or Kelly – none of whom are actually in the top half of the charts. It wasn’t even the Totally Hits 2004 album, featuring cuts from each of them, which dropped from #14 to #19.

After another long streak atop the U.S. charts, Clay Aiken's second single, 'Solitaire' / 'The Way', came up a week short of his first single -- or maybe three weeks short.

For the week ended May 23, Clay's single slipped into second place on the Nielsen SoundScan U.S. Singles Sales chart, behind Jojo's 'Leave (Get Out),' after nine straight weeks atop the chart. That is one week short of the 10 straight weeks that Clay's platinum first single, 'This Is The Night' / 'Bridge Over Troubled Water,' topped the charts ... and three weeks short of the 12 weeks overall that the first single topped the charts.

Since sales of 'Solitaire' / 'The Way' had slowed to fewer than 10,000 per week, it comes as no surprise that the single dropped from #1. However, 'Solitaire' has finally started to climb the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts, checking in this week at #27 -- so it could still rebound to challenge its predecessor's overall stay at #1.

A bigger question is whether 'Solitaire' / 'The Way' will sell enough copies to be certified gold by the Record Industry Association of America ("RIAA") for sales of 500,000 copies -- a distinction that no U.S. single has reached since Clay's first single and his Idol 2 rival Ruben Studdard's Flying Without Wings / Superstar both accomplished it in July 2003.

Meanwhile, Clay's single remained #2 on the Nielsen SoundScan Canadian Singles Sales chart for the sixth straight week (behind Usher's 'Yeah' every week), after spending its first three weeks at #1 (just ahead of Usher's 'Yeah' every week).

While Clay remains hot in sales, his roommate and former Idol 2 competitor Kimberley Locke continues to do well with her Curb single '8th World Wonder,' which holds the #20 spot on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart based on its strong airplay. Kimberley's album One Love dropped from #39 to #48 on the Nielsen SoundScan U.S. Album Sales chart (also known as the Billboard 200) in its third week, with sales of around 20,000 units. Its three-week sales total is around 100,000 units -- meaning that it will almost certainly outsell Idol 1 runner-up Justin Guarini's self-titled bomb, which topped out at sales of 134,000 and led to Justin's release from RCA Records, to become the fourth best-selling CD from an Idol contestant, behind only Clay, Ruben and Idol 1 winner Kelly Clarkson.

However, the three CDs ahead of Kimberley on this list all were certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of at least 1 million units. We wish Kimberley good luck in her bid to catch up to them.

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Totally Hits 2004 – with its trifecta of Kelly Clarkson’s “The Trouble With Love Is,” Ruben’s “Sorry 2004,” and Clay Aiken’s “Invisible” – dropped to #32 from #19.

Locke’s fellow American Idol 2 runner-up Clay Aiken’s Measure of A Man dropped 10 spots from #129 to #139, while AI2 winner Ruben Studdard’s Soulful album dipped more sharply, dropping 31 spots from #137 to #168, after 24 weeks on the chart.


AI2 winner Ruben Studdard’s Soulful album dipped more sharply, dropping 31 spots from #137 to #168, after 24 weeks on the chart.

Feeling refreshed after our walk in the country we decide to put on some R&B tracks, like Studdard’s “Sorry 2004,” which is down nine spots from #22 to #31. An amusing thought crosses my mind as I ponder “What If,” which is another of Studdard’s singles, one that remains at #60 for another week.

Upon disembarking from the train, we find the residents of Singlesville mourning for Clay, whose “Solitaire/The Way” single has unfortunately been dethroned by JoJo’s “Leave (Get Out),” and has thus fallen to #2 on the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for the first time since K-Lo’s “8th World Wonder” debuted at #1, 11 weeks ago.

For variety, we throw in some Adult Contemporary, such as Aiken’s “Solitaire,” which is stuck at #27 for the third straight week.

Totally Hits 2004 – containing Kelly Clarkson’s “The Trouble With Love Is,” Ruben’s “Sorry 2004,” and Clay Aiken’s “Invisible” – dropped from #32 to #37.

And finally, we have some concert news. As you probably already know, AI2 runner-up Clay Aiken will be touring on his own over the summer (as opposed to his earlier dual-headlining tour with AI1 winner Kelly Clarkson earlier this year). He will begin July 2 on Good Morning America and kick into high gear all the way through September 19.

Clay also sang “Measure of a Man” and the National Anthem before the NASCAR Nextel Cup race in Dover yesterday. Here is a list of tour dates that we know of right now – it includes a number of state and county fairs (including the Clay County fair in Iowa, of course):

July 2: New York (Bryant Park, Good Morning America)
July 6: Bismarck, N.D. (Bismark Civic Center)
July 8: Grand Forks, N.D. (Ralph Engelstad Arena)
July 9: Sioux Falls, S.D. (Sioux Falls Arena)
July 10: Appleton, Wis. (Fox Cities Stadium)
July 12: Lexington, Ky. (Rupp Arena)
July 13: Charleston, W.Va. (Charleston Civic Center)
July 14: Nashville (Gaylord Entertainment Center)
July 16: Greensboro, N.C. (Greensboro Coliseum)
July 17: Greenville, S.C. (Bi Lo Center)
July 18: North Charleston, S.C. (No. Charleston Coliseum)
July 20: Portsmouth, Va. (NTELOS Pavilion, Harbor Center)
July 21: Roanoke, Va. (Roanoke Civic Center)
July 23: Baltimore (First Mariner Arena)
July 24: Syracuse, N.Y. (OnCenter)
July 27: Harrington, Del. (Delaware State Fair)
July 29: Mashantucket, Conn. (Foxwoods Casino)
July 30-31: Atlantic City, N.J. (Caesars Atlantic City)
Aug. 1: Portland, Maine (Cumberland County Civic Center)
Aug. 3: Kingston, R.I. (Ryan Center at the University of Rhode Island)
Aug. 5: Gilford, N.H. (Meadowbrook Farm Musical Arts Center)
Aug. 6: Bethlehem, Pa. (Bethlehem Musicfest)
Aug. 7: Clearfield, Pa. (Clearfield County Fair)
Aug. 8: Albany, N.Y. (Pepsi Arena)
Aug. 11: Columbus, Ohio (Celeste Center)
Aug. 12: Jackson, Mich. (Jackson County Fair)
Aug. 13: Springfield, Ill. (Illinois State Fair)
Aug. 15: Des Moines, Iowa (Iowa State Fair)
Aug. 16: Indianapolis (Indiana State Fair)
Aug. 17: Knoxville, Tenn. (Thompson Boling Arena)
Aug. 19: Hamburg, N.Y. (Erie County Fair)
Aug. 20-21: Clio, Mich. (Clio Amphitheater)
Aug. 23: Rockford, Ill. (Rockford Metro Center)
Aug. 24: Cleveland (Scene Pavilion)
Aug. 26: St. Paul, Minn. (Minnesota State Fair)
Aug. 27: Milwaukee (U.S. Cellular Arena)
Aug. 28: Dayton, Ohio (Ervin J. Nutter Center)
Aug. 29: Fort Wayne, Ind. (Allen Co. Memorial Coliseum)
Aug. 31: Topeka, Kan. (Landon Arena)
Sept. 8: Dallas (Nokia Live)
Sept. 10: Hutchinson, Kan. (Kansas State Fair)
Sept. 11: Spencer, Iowa (Clay County Fair)
Sept. 15: Portsmouth, Va. (NTELOS Pavilion, Harbor Center)
Sept. 16: York, Pa. (York Fair)
Sept. 19: West Springfield, Mass. (Eastern States Exposition)
Oct. 18: Raleigh, N.C. (North Carolina State Fair)

Further down the Billboard 200, we have American Idol 2 winner Ruben Studdard’s Soulful, coming in at #140 with 8,386 copies sold this week for a grand total so far of 1,705,094 albums. American Idol 2 runner-up Clay Aiken’s Measure of A Man was 10 spots behind at #150, having sold 7,819 copies this week for a grand total so far of 2,566,362 albums.

Aiken’s “Solitaire/The Way” single dropped another spot to #3, after staying in the #2 spot for two weeks, having sold over 5,000 copies this week for a grand total of about 280,000 copies so far. The good news is that “Solitaire” climbed one spot from #24 to #23 on the Radio & Records Adult Contemporary National Airplay chart.

US TOP 20 SINGLES
FOR THE WEEK ENDING: JUNE 10 - JUNE 17, 2004

1.) No. 5 CLAY AIKEN SOLITAIRE/THE WAY

The big news this week is that Measure of A Man, the debut album by American Idol 2 runner-up Clay Aiken, bid adieu to the Billboard 200. Since Ruben Studdard, the AI 2 Winner, saw his debut album, Soulful, drop a whopping 60 spots to #200 this week, selling 5,560 copies (bringing his total to 1,710,655 albums sold to date), one can only deduce that Aiken sold fewer copies than that. This marks the end of Measure of A Man's 34-week run on the Billboard 200 and the end of an 11-week run (although it's probably longer than that) where Aiken's album outsold Studdard's by an almost consistent 2:1 margin. Now, since I can just visualize you Ruben fans out there torching my Inbox with flaming emails, allow me to prove it to you. I'm able to do so thanks to these figures that I received from an avid, chartwatching fan.

Weeks
Since
Release MOAM Sales Soulful Sales
16 25,180 23,259
17 30,119 18,039
18 43,664 19,933
19 21,930 12,586
20 16,620 10,472
21 17,217 8,599
22 20,722 10,422
23 24,222 7,490
24 20,114 6,321
25 16,965 8,937
26 19,262 8,386
27 11,239 5,560


Aiken's fall off the chart is not surprising. His album had a long, healthy run on the chart and without any new singles to spur it on, album sales took a natural (if somewhat large 50-spot) decline.

However, Aiken won't be lonely for long. At #200, Studdard already has one foot off the chart, although he's doing better on the Billboard R&B Albums chart where Soulful is at #48, having dropped 16 spots since last week.

Aiken's "Solitaire" remained in the same position as last week on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart, at #29.

On the Billboard Hot R&B Singles and Tracks chart, both of Studdard's singles were faring quite well. "Sorry 2004" remained at #44 for the second consecutive week, while his latest single, "What If," jumped seven spots from #54 to #47, recovering nicely from a one spot drop two weeks ago.

As far as singles sales are concerned, Aiken's "Solitaire slipped from #3 to #5.

Aiken's "Solitaire," wasn't as lucky, dropping one spot from #29 to #30 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

Aiken's "Solitaire" dropped one spot to land at #6 selling 3,646 copies for a grand total so far of 286,846 copies on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart.

While Studdard was nowhere to be found on the Billboard 200, he is still doing well on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop chart, coming in at #73.

Studdard's "What If" climbed one spot from #54 to #53 on the Billboard R&B Singles/Tracks chart.

Billboard 200 Charts

As for compilation CDs, Totally Hits 2004 – a compilation that includes inaugural Idol Kelly Clarkson’s “The Trouble With Love Is,” American Idol 2 winner Ruben Studdard’s “Sorry 2004” and American Idol 2 runner-up Clay Aiken’s “Invisible” – dropped one spot to the #67 position.

In more good news, former American Idol Ruben Studdard’s Soulful regained a fifth of its 25-spot drop two weeks ago, climbing five spots from #73 to #68.

Rounding out the Top 12 is the release of Studdard’s new single “What If,” which debuted at #14 on the list of top-selling singles in the country. Considering its formidable competition, it’s hard to understand why this single was released on the same day as Fantasia’s highly-anticipated single, and not delayed by a week or so, especially in hindsight considering that Studdard only managed sales of 1,353 copies in the single’s first week of release.

Billboard R&B Singles & Tracks Chart

Ruben Studdard's “What If” single dropped six spots from #53 to #59.

The second-biggest selling single of the week is Clay Aiken’s “Solitaire,” which climbed back up the chart from #6 to #2 on the strength of 4,275 copies sold this week, bringing the total so far to 291,121 copies. If Aiken reaches #1 next week, he’ll become the first Idolalumnus to drop from #1 only to later regain it, a feat usually reserved for only a small number of veteran singers.

Aiken’s drop wasn’t as big. His single, “Solitaire,” failed to hold on to its #30 position, also known as the bottom rung on the Adult Contemporary chart, and thus fell off. The good news for Aiken is that the single is still on the Radio & Records Adult Contemporary chart, having dropped four spots to #29.

Billboard 200 Charts

Totally Hits 2004 — with Kelly Clarkson’s “Low,” Ruben Studdard’s “Sorry 2004,” and Clay Aiken’s “Invisible” — sank from #67 to #90.


Billboard R&B Albums Chart

The only album to actually climb a chart this week was America’s Velvet Teddy Bear and AI2 winner Ruben Studdard, proving that even though a new American Idol has been named, he’s still flying without wings. His Soulful album climbed an impressive seven spots from #68 to #61.


Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales Chart

Continuing on the roller coaster ride he’s been on the past few weeks, American Idol 2 runner-up Clay Aiken dropped back down to #6 this week, which is where he was two weeks ago before last week’s four-spot jump.

Ruben Studdard, whose album was the only one to climb this week, also had the biggest drop in singles sales. His latest single, “What If” traded in position #12 for #21, in its second week of release; a nine-spot drop.


Billboard R&B Singles Sales Chart

Ruben Studdard's “What If” is also #42.

Making a surprise reappearance on the Billboard 200 this week, was Clay Aiken’s Measure of A Man, which moved an additional 6,033 albums for a grand total of 2,592,782 albums sold to date and a very respectable 35 weeks on the chart.

While not as big of a fall Totally Hits 2004 – with inaugural American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson’s “Low,” AI2 runner-up Clay Aiken’s “Invisible” and AI2 winner Ruben Studdard’s “Sorry 2004” – saw a four-spot drop from #90 to #94 in what will likely be its last week in the top half of the Billboard 200.


Billboard R&B Album Charts

Ruben Studdard’s Soulful dropped 15 spots from #61 to #76.


Top R&B Singles/Tracks Chart

Ruben Studdard’s “What If” only slipped three spots from #65 to #68.

Billboard 200 Charts

Only slightly better, dropping 11 spots from #94 to #105 was Totally Hits 2004, the compilation that features “Low,” “Sorry 2004,” and “Invisible” from inaugural American Idol Kelly Clarkson as well as both American Idol 2 winner Ruben Studdard and runner-up Clay Aiken respectively.

Alas, Clay Aiken’s reappearance on the Billboard 200 did not last a second week, as his Measure of a Man album dropped more than eight spots to fall off the chart again.

Billboard Hot R&B Albums Chart

Studdard’s "Soulful" dropped five spots, but from #76 to #81 in its 32nd week on the chart.


Billboard Hot R&B Singles/Tracks Chart

Ruben Studdard's “What If” dropped 10 spots from #68 to #78 in his 15th week on the charts.


Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales Chart

Aiken’s “Solitaire/This Way,” which held the #5 spot last week, dropped two spots this week to #7.

Studdard’s “What If” rounded out the Top 20 best-selling singles, dropping three spots from #17 in its fourth week on the chart

Clay Aiken

American Idol 2 runner-up Clay Aiken’s “Solitaire/The Way” single was one of a select few singles this week to actually climb a chart, going from #8 to #7 on the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart. In other news, ticket sales for Aiken’s scheduled performance at the Illinois State Fair on Friday, August 13 aren’t going as well as expected since there are still plenty of Grandstand seats available. Sure, Clay has lead the way in ticket sales with 3,586 tickets sold, according to the State Journal-Register in Springfield, Illinois, but that’s still causing the fair organizers a lot of concern.


Ruben Studdard

As predicted in last week’s column, former American Idol Ruben Studdard’s debut album Soulful did indeed fall off the Top R&B Albums chart after 33 weeks. However, his latest single “What If” is still the 28th best-selling single in the country, a drop of five spots from last week, and #90 on the Hot R&B Singles/Tracks chart, a drop of six spots.


Soundtracks & Compilations

The biggest drop of the week goes to Totally Hits 2004, the compilation that features Clarkson’s “Low,” Studdard’s “Sorry 2004,” and Aiken’s “Invisible.” The album dropped a dizzying 54 spots on the Billboard 200 — that’s over a quarter of the chart!

Soundtracks and Compilations

Totally Hits 2004 – the compilation album that features Clarkson’s “Low,” Aiken’s “Invisible.” and Studdard’s “Sorry 2004” – looks like this 14th week will be its last on the Billboard 200 as the compilation dropped a whopping 28 spots this week, from #170 to #198.

As predicted last week, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement soundtrack debuted on the Billboard 200 at #27, now that the movie has opened in theaters nationwide. The soundtrack is also #3 on the Top Soundtracks chart, coming in behind A Cinderella Story (another teen movie), and the summer blockbuster Spiderman 2.

As usual, we’ll keep a watchful eye on the charts for you and let you know what’s what.


Clay Aiken

Just call him Comeback Clay. American Idol 2 runner-up Clay Aiken continued his rise back up the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart. A couple of weeks ago, he was at #8, last week he was at #7 and this week, he jumped to #4. If this momentum keeps going, “I Believe” Fantasia better watch her back!


Ruben Studdard

American Idol 2 winner Ruben Studdard saw his “What If” single drop eight spots from #28 to #36 on the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart. The same single also dropped four spots from #90 to #94 on the Hot R&B Singles chart.

Clay Aiken

Clay had another steady week on the charts as his “The Way/Solitaire” single stayed in the #4 position on the Hot 100 Single Sales chart yet again. Clay’s new single, “I Will Carry You,” made its entrance on the Adult Contemporary Singles chart at #27, his seventh chart entry, according to Fred Bronson’s “Chartbeat” column.


Ruben Studdard

In what will most likely be one of his last weeks on the charts with his single, “What If,” Ruben dropped out of the Hot R&B Singles/Tracks chart after 21 weeks, while the song slid from #36 down to #45 on the Single Sales chart.

US TOP 20 SINGLES

FOR THE WEEK ENDING: SEPTEMBER 2 - SEPTEMBER 9, 2004

NO. 2 CLAY AIKEN SOLITAIRE/THE WAY

Ruben Studdard

"What If" dropped again this week, as Ruben's only chart entry was down to #48 on the Hot 100 Single Sales chart from #45 last week.


Clay Aiken

Clay made a somewhat surprising comeback this week, as his single, "The Way/Solitaire," unseated Diana DeGarmo from the #2 position on the Hot 100 Single Sales chart. His latest single, "I Will Carry You," which debuted last week on the Adult Contemporary Singles chart at #27, moved up to #25 in its second week on the chart.

US TOP 20 SINGLES

FOR THE WEEK ENDING: SEPTEMBER 9 - SEPTEMBER 16, 2004

NO 3 CLAY AIKEN SOLITAIRE/THE WAY

Clay Aiken After having knocked Diana DeGarmo down a few pegs last week, Clay’s “The Way/ Solitaire” found itself relegated back to the #3 position on the Single Sales chart this week. His latest single, “I Will Carry You,” which had moved up to #25 in its second week on the Adult Contemporary charts, moved back down to #29 during its third week. Clay found himself at #21 on the Canadian Single Sales Chart this week.

Ruben Studdard Ruben, whose second album, a gospel offering is expected this fall, saw his single, “What If,” continue to fall on the Hot 100 Single Sales, down another three positions to #51 this week.

US TOP 20 SINGLES

FOR THE WEEK ENDING: SEPTEMBER 16 - SEPTEMBER 23, 2004

NO. 4 CLAY AIKEN SOLITAIRE/THE WAY

Ruben Studdard Ruuuuben fell another 11 spots down the Hot 100 Single Sales chart this week to #62.

Clay Aiken Clay’s latest single, “I Will Carry You,” regained some of the ground he Lost last week on the Adult Contemporary charts where he went back up three spots from #29 to #26. In Canada his “The Way/ Solitaire” single climbed up two positions to #19 on the Single Sales Chart, while it took a one spot drop on the Hot 100 Single Sales to #4. RCA has posted on its website that Clay’s second album, a set of holiday songs, will be available as of November 16.

Clay Aiken

Clay saw all three of his chart entries drop this week. On the Hot 100 Single Sales, “Solitaire/ The Way” fell from #4 to #5 and on the Canadian Single Sales chart it went from #19 to #23. His latest single, “I Will Carry You,” which has been on the Adult Contemporary chart now for five weeks was down one spot to #27 this week. (Clay’s Christmas album is available for pre-order, see the end of this article, but no other information is yet available on it.)

Ruben Studdard

Ruben, whose new gospel offering will be released in November (apparently titled as of now, I Need an Angel – you can pre-order it at the bottom of this article) saw his most recent single “What If” drop from #62 to #67 on the Hot 100 Single Sales

Clay Aiken

Clay had a mixed week, with three entries on the charts this week. His single, “I Will Carry You,” spent its sixth week on the Adult Contemporary charts, having taken a three spot drop from #27 to #30. His single, “Solitaire/The Way,” continued its run on the Hot 100 Single Sales chart, moving down seven spots this week from #5 to #12. In Canada, the single made a bit of a rebound, up from #23 to #19.

Ruben Studdard

American Idol 2 winner Ruben found his single, “What If,” his only chart entry, down seven spots on the Hot 100 Single Sales chart to #74 this week.

Soundtracks and Compilations

Aladdin: Special Edition was released this week, and the revamped soundtrack features offerings by Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey with their cover of “A Whole New World” as well as an original song by Clay Aiken, entitled “Proud of Your Boy.” The compilation entered the Soundtracks chart at #15 this week, and was at #30 on the Pop Catalog Albums chart.


Ruben Studdard

Ruben’s “What If” dropped off the charts this week from its position of #74 on the Hot 100 Single Single Sales chart last week.

Clay Aiken

“I Will Carry You” moved up one position this week from #30 to #29 on the Adult Contemporary chart. “Solitaire/The Way” dropped to #18 from #11 on the Hot 100 Single Sales, and also dropped a further four positions to #14 on the Canadian Single Sales chart.


Ruben Studdard

Ruben was absent from the charts completely for the second week since his single, “What If,” fell out of the Hot 100 Single Sales chart.

Clay Aiken

Clay continued to see-saw up and down the Adult Contemporary chart with “I Will Carry You,” which was down to #33 from #29 last week. His single “Solitaire/The Way” dropped three positions on the Hot 100 Single Sales chart, to #21, and two positions on the Canadian Single Sales to #16.


Ruben Studdard

The third week has passed since Ruben Studdard’s single “What If” fell out of the charts.


Soundtracks and Compilations

I previously reported that the Aladdin: Special Edition soundtrack included a version of “A Whole New World” by Nick and Jessica and a new song “Proud of Your Boy” by Clay Aiken, I was incorrect. Apparently a great many people rushed out to buy the CD for these contributions, however the reality stars are only featured on the DVD.


Idol fans in the USA will want to run to their local music stores to pick up a copy of Ultimate Christmas 2. The album features contributions by Ruben Studdard and Tamyra Gray with “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” Kelly Clarkson singing “Oh Holy Night,” and Clay Aiken singing “The First Noel.” [Editor’s Note: It appears these are the same songs that were featured on last year’s American Idol: The Great Holiday Classics.]

In Canada, a similar compilation can be found in stores this week, entitled Platinum Christmas 2 which features offerings from Kalan Porter with “Mary Did You Know,” Kim Locke and Clay Aiken singing “Silver Bells,” Kelly Clarkson on “My Grown Up Christmas List,” Tamyra Gray and Ruben Studdard with “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas,” and Ryan Malcolm singing “Let it Snow Let it Snow Let it Snow.” A treat for any Idol fan in North America!

And of course, there are the Christmas albums by Ruben, Clay, and George, all coming out very soon, which you can take a look at with the links below.

Clay Recovers
Ruben Still Questionable
Clay's New Album Breaks Records

By RTVC Editor Ron Lemon
November 28, 2004
Clay Reschedules Concerts
As we reported earlier...reprinted below...Clay Aiken cancelled the first three stops of his Joyful Noise Tour. Those concerts have now been rescheduled. What was originally reported as "damaged vocal cords" is now being reported as an ear and sinus infection.

The rescheduled concerts have been tacked on to the end of his tour.
November 21: Pasadena, CA is now December 28th
November 22: Phoenix, AZ is now December 29th
November 23: El Cajon, CA is now December 30th

Clay has recovered enough that his Friday concert in in Costa Mesa, California went off as planned.
If you are attending one of this concerts you should be aware that clay has a request. A dress code. The show includes a full orchestra, an elementary school choir and a high school choir. Clay says the performers and crew will be dressed in their Sunday best and he hopes the audience will be too. It would also be a nice idea to take a new toy with you. Clay's broth Brett Parker is United States Marine and is the spokesman for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys For Tots Campaign. Marines will be at every tour stop collecting toys.
So get in the spirit of the concert, dress up and take a new toy to donate. You'll feel good about it.

Ruben Studdard
You can read our initial report on Ruben's hospitalization below. Unfortunately the latest news is that Ruben remains hospitalized, suffering from "exhaustion." His new CD, "I Need An Angel" is still scheduled for release on Tuesday. We wish Ruben the best....
But it needs to be said....
Ruben, you need to put your career on hold Buddy, and take the time to save your life.
At close to 450 pounds you are lucky you can walk, let alone endure the schedule of an American Idol. The decision has to be made before it it too late. Take the time needed to get your body into a survivable shape. Lose the weight. Do the conditioning. Learn the lifestyle changes that are needed. Do all of that, and make the career second. Even if it means losing the career. It's better than losing your life. Your fans would like you to be around for a while. But you have to do it for yourself.

Clay Aiken CD Shatters Sales Record
Clay's Christmas CD release "Merry Christmas With Love" sold 270,000 units it's first week. Of course it did this with very little radio air play. As Clay continues to get very little respect from the music industry, his fans give him all the respect he needs. The first week sales is the biggest Christmas album sales figure since Sound Scan started keeping records of that kind of thing. Not only is it the number one Christmas album, it debuts at number 4 on the Billboard 200. That's the highest holiday album debut on that chart since Celine Dion, 6 years ago. Good for Clay. It is always nice to see good things happen to good people.


Previous Reports

Ruben Studdard
Ruben was hospitalized Monday in his Alabama hometown. A rep for J Records tells the AP he fell ill Monday night and was taken to the hospital. He was in the middle of a publicity tour for his new album, ironically titled, I Need An Angel. Ruben had recently started a low carb diet as part of a series on Extra. When he started he weighed in at 449 pounds. But after losing only 12 pounds he quit. He sited a lack of time as the reason for his giving up. According to his record label rep he collasped from exhaustion. His new CD was released Tuesday. It's not known how much of the promotional tour will have to be cancelled.

Clay Aiken
American Idol runner-up and he who is big enough to not need to share a special with Kelly, Ruben and Fantasia (I just love digging at AI Fanatics) has cancelled the first three appearances on his Joyful Noise tour. According to Billboard it is due to damaged vocal cords. We hope this is true and that the damage is neither serious nor permanent. We would hate to think that Clay is developing "Divaitis" or that the obsessed and disturbed fans, like the ones who recently camped out at his mothers House and disturbed his visit home, are not the reason.
AND FLASH - HOLD THE PRESSES
We have an interview with Clay set up for Monday. Don't miss it!

Meanwhile.....
American Idol 4 will premiere at 8/7c, January 18th on FOX. The talent search has already begun. Tens of thousands have auditioned wiping away the records set last year.

Once again Reality TV Calendar will bring you full coverage. Bookmark this page and check back often. We will have recaps, photos, commentaries, news and gossip and of course the RTVC staff will once again predict who is going home each week.

Would you like to be a part of the coverage team? We are always looking for more volunteers. We are lucky to have humorist Randall The Vandal doing recaps for us this season. But we are still looking for commentators, news and rumors and gossip and those who would like to be a part of the predication team. For more information on writing for Reality TV Calendar please read our Writers Wanted page here.

Whether you want to join the RTVC American Idol 4 coverage team or you are an American Idol fan this is your page. Enjoy it and please let us know what you think.

Here's the latest!!!

FROM HITS DAILY DOUBLE

CHART DATE: 11/29/2004
LAST UPDATE: 11/30/2004 12:07:47
NOW IN: 59.22%

LW TW artist / album label power index
-- 1 U2 INTERSCOPE 601,742
HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB
1 2 EMINEM SHADY/INTERSCOPE 266,733
ENCORE
5 3 SHANIA TWAIN MERCURY NASHVILLE 194,141
GREATEST HITS
-- 4 GWEN STEFANI INTERSCOPE 191,430
LOVE, ANGEL, MUSIC, BABY
7 5 TOBY KEITH DREAMWORKS NASHVILLE 186,156
GREATEST HITS 2
8 6 NOW THAT WHAT I CALL MUSIC! V.17 CAPITOL 181,350
VARIOUS
2 7 DESTINY'S CHILD COLUMBIA/CRG 138,814
DESTINY FULFILLED
-- 8 FANTASIA J RECORDS/RMG 138,173
FREE YOURSELF
13 9 NELLY FO' REEL/UNIVERSAL 125,357
SUIT
6 10 SNOOP DOGG GEFFEN 122,564
R&G (RHYTHM & GANGSTA)
3 11 LIL' JON & THE EASTSIDE BOYZ TVT 112,127
CRUNK JUICE
-- 12 CREED WIND-UP 98,724
GREATEST HITS
9 13 USHER LAFACE/ZLG 98,013
CONFESSIONS
23 14 TIM MCGRAW CURB 89,812
LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING
12 15 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/ZLG 75,708
GREATEST HITS:MY PREROGATIVE
-- 16 JESSICA SIMPSON COLUMBIA/CRG 71,139
REJOYCE: THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM
4 17 CLAY AIKEN RCA/RMG 67,875
MERRY CHRISTMAS WITH LOVE
11 18 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 65,841
50 #1'S
-- 19 NIRVANA GEFFEN 64,391
WITH THE LIGHTS OUT
-- 20 RUBEN STUDDARD J RECORDS/RMG 57,566
I NEED AN ANGEL
20 21 GREEN DAY REPRISE 55,448
AMERICAN IDIOT
19 22 JA RULE DEF JAM/IDJ 51,510
R.U.L.E.
18 23 GRETCHEN WILSON EPIC/SONY NASHVILLE 48,616
HERE FOR THE PARTY
17 24 RAY! ATLANTIC/ATL G 47,737
SOUNDTRACK
16 25 RAY CHARLES CONCORD 47,444
GENIUS LOVES COMPANY
26 26 HILARY DUFF BUENA VISTA/HOLLYWOOD 46,355
HILARY DUFF
15 27 PEARL JAM EPIC 46,276
REARVIEWMIRROR'91-03
-- 28 EVANESCENCE WIND-UP 45,556
ANYWHERE BUT HOME
24 29 MAROON 5 OCTONE/J RECORDS/RMG 45,350
SONGS ABOUT JANE
-- 30 ALISON KRAUSS ROUNDER/IDJ 45,305
LONELY RUNS BOTH WAYS
14 31 ROD STEWART J RECORDS/RMG 45,032
STARDUST...THE GREAT AMERICAN...
25 32 SIMPLE PLAN LAVA/ATL G 41,635
STILL NOT GETTING...
31 33 CIARA LAFACE/ZLG 40,380
GOODIES
10 34 CHINGY CAPITOL 39,855
POWER BALLIN'
22 35 ANDREA BOCELLI UNIVERSAL 38,216
ANDREA
27 36 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 37,639
FEELS LIKE TODAY
47 37 ASHLEE SIMPSON GEFFEN 36,778
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
-- 38 VELVET REVOLVER RCA/RMG 35,955
CONTRABAND
-- 39 BEYONCE COLUMBIA/CRG 35,382
DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE
42 40 AVRIL LAVIGNE ARISTA/RMG 35,332
UNDER MY SKIN
28 41 BIG & RICH WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 34,443
HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR
-- 42 DIPLOMATS KOCH 33,004
DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY 2
-- 43 JOHN MAYER AWARE/COLUMBIA/CRG 32,407
HEAVIER THINGS
-- 44 KENNY G ARISTA/RMG 31,768
AT LAST...THE DUETS ALBUM
-- 45 JESSICA SIMPSON COLUMBIA/CRG 31,612
IN THIS SKIN
37 46 NELLY FO' REEL/UNIVERSAL 31,461
SWEAT
39 47 ELTON JOHN UNIVERSAL 31,331
PEACHTREE ROAD
21 48 FABOLOUS ATLANTIC/ATL G 30,211
REAL TALK
36 49 KORN EPIC 29,003
GREATEST HITS VOL.1
41 50 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LAVA/ATL G 28,400
THE Lost CHRISTMAS

NOTE:

17 CLAY AIKEN RCA/RMG - 67,875 copies sold for the
Merry Christmas With Love second week!!!

20 RUBEN STUDDARD J RECORDS/RMG - 57,566 copies sold
I NEED AN ANGEL for the first week!!!


CHART DATE: 11/29/2004
LAST UPDATE: 11/30/2004 14:21:20
NOW IN: FINAL


LW TW artist / album label power index % change
-- 1 U2 INTERSCOPE 838,871 --
HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB
1 2 EMINEM SHADY/INTERSCOPE 468,007 -50%
ENCORE
5 3 SHANIA TWAIN MERCURY NASHVILLE 397,102 +72%
GREATEST HITS
7 4 TOBY KEITH DREAMWORKS NASHVILLE 341,949 +59%
GREATEST HITS 2
2 5 DESTINY'S CHILD COLUMBIA/CRG 333,939 -34%
DESTINY FULFILLED
8 6 NOW THAT WHAT I CALL MUSIC! V.17 CAPITOL 332,811 +75%
VARIOUS
-- 7 GWEN STEFANI INTERSCOPE 315,175 --
LOVE, ANGEL, MUSIC, BABY
-- 8 FANTASIA J RECORDS/RMG 244,243 --
FREE YOURSELF
6 9 SNOOP DOGG GEFFEN 209,343 -8%
R&G (RHYTHM & GANGSTA)
9 10 USHER LAFACE/ZLG 183,962 +45%
CONFESSIONS
13 11 NELLY FO' REEL/UNIVERSAL 183,162 +91%
SUIT
4 12 CLAY AIKEN RCA/RMG 182,071 -31%
MERRY CHRISTMAS WITH LOVE
23 13 TIM MCGRAW CURB 178,992 +197%
LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING
3 14 LIL' JON & THE EASTSIDE BOYZ TVT 175,383 -55%
CRUNK JUICE
-- 15 CREED WIND-UP 161,775 --
GREATEST HITS
-- 16 JESSICA SIMPSON COLUMBIA/CRG 157,009 --
REJOYCE: THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM
12 17 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/ZLG 119,981 +18%
GREATEST HITS:MY PREROGATIVE
-- 18 NIRVANA GEFFEN 110,963 --
WITH THE LIGHTS OUT
11 19 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 109,575 -3%
50 #1'S
-- 20 RUBEN STUDDARD J RECORDS/RMG 98,135 --
I NEED AN ANGEL
26 21 HILARY DUFF BUENA VISTA/HOLLYWOOD 91,524 +79%
HILARY DUFF
20 22 GREEN DAY REPRISE 88,065 +28%
AMERICAN IDIOT
16 23 RAY CHARLES CONCORD 83,319 -1%
GENIUS LOVES COMPANY
10 24 CHINGY CAPITOL 82,384 -33%
POWER BALLIN'
14 25 ROD STEWART J RECORDS/RMG 81,403 -6%
STARDUST...THE GREAT AMERICAN...
25 26 SIMPLE PLAN LAVA/ATL G 79,786 +52%
STILL NOT GETTING...
19 27 JA RULE DEF JAM/IDJ 79,421 +12%
R.U.L.E.
18 28 GRETCHEN WILSON EPIC/SONY NASHVILLE 70,751 -5%
HERE FOR THE PARTY
17 29 RAY! ATLANTIC/ATL G 70,077 -9%
SOUNDTRACK
-- 30 EVANESCENCE WIND-UP 69,489 --
ANYWHERE BUT HOME
-- 31 ALISON KRAUSS ROUNDER/IDJ 67,761 --
LONELY RUNS BOTH WAYS
24 32 MAROON 5 OCTONE/J RECORDS/RMG 67,510 +22%
SONGS ABOUT JANE
22 33 ANDREA BOCELLI UNIVERSAL 65,916 +7%
ANDREA
15 34 PEARL JAM EPIC 64,490 -25%
REARVIEWMIRROR'91-03
31 35 CIARA LAFACE/ZLG 64,035 +41%
GOODIES
27 36 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 61,636 +24%
FEELS LIKE TODAY
47 37 ASHLEE SIMPSON GEFFEN 61,052 +73%
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
28 38 BIG & RICH WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 60,620 +22%
HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR
42 39 AVRIL LAVIGNE ARISTA/RMG 59,569 +56%
UNDER MY SKIN
37 40 NELLY FO' REEL/UNIVERSAL 52,811 +31%
SWEAT
41 41 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LAVA/ATL G 52,699 +37%
THE Lost CHRISTMAS
-- 42 KENNY G ARISTA/RMG 52,102 --
AT LAST...THE DUETS ALBUM
50 43 KENNY CHESNEY BNA 51,718 +51%
WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN
-- 44 VELVET REVOLVER RCA/RMG 49,492 --
CONTRABAND
36 45 KORN EPIC 46,984 +13%
GREATEST HITS VOL.1
-- 46 SWITCHFOOT COLUMBIA/CRG 46,731 --
BEAUTIFUL LETDOWN
44 47 JOJO BLACKGROUND/UNIVERSAL 46,044 +28%
JOJO
21 48 FABOLOUS ATLANTIC/ATL G 44,900 -28%
REAL TALK
-- 49 GOOD CHARLOTTE EPIC 41,182 --
CHRONICLES OF LIFE & DEATH
-- 50 NOW VOL. 16 UTV 41,074 --
VARIOUS

The Billboard 200TM
Top 1-50 / 51-100 Positions / Issue Date: December 4, 2004

No. 4 Clay Aiken - Merry Christmas With Love


Top Internet AlbumsTM
Top 20 Positions /Issue Date: December 4, 2004

No. 2 Clay Aiken - Merry Christmas With Love

Ruben Studdard Soars to #1 on Gospel Sales Chart! Studdard's J Records Gospel Debut, I NEED AN ANGEL, is the Biggest Gospel Debut in 6 Years!

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 2004--Ruben Studdard's debut gospel album, I NEED AN ANGEL, took the #1 spot on the Gospel sales chart this week with sales topping 96,000 copies, also landing at #20 on Billboard's Top 200 album chart. I NEED AN ANGEL is the highest selling gospel debut since Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation Project in 1998. To put this achievement in perspective, the #2 gospel album this week sold only 8,000. The album is Studdard's follow-up to his multi-platinum 2003 Grammy-nominated debut SOULFUL.


The lead single "I Need An Angel" was written and produced by award-winning hit maker R. Kelly. In addition, the album contains new Ruben Studdard renditions of many inspirational classics and traditional tunes, including the much-loved classic"Amazing Grace" and the traditional "Fix It Jesus." Additional tracks include "Goin' Up Yonder," "Shout To The Lord," "Restoration," "We Have Not Forgotten" (featuring Fred Hammond), "Ain't No Need To Worry" (featuring Mary Mary), "Center of My Joy" and "Running Back To You."

"I have been singing gospel songs since I was a child and I really wanted to go back to my roots with this record." explains Studdard." "My mother was in the local choir. I went to pre-school church and it was a teacher there who first heard me sing. I was doing solos at a young age - my first one was "I'm Yours, Lord." I continued singing in church and in school and I listened to all kind of music at home. Every song on this album has a special meaning to me."

Studdard whose musical journey began in his native Birmingham, Alabama when he sang with the local choir at the age of three chose all the songs for the album, focusing on tunes that have played an important role in his life.

Additional producers that contributed to the album include Warryn Campbell (known for his work with gospel duo Mary Mary, Luther Vandross, Brandy and Dru Hill) and Eric Dawkins (of the gospel group Dawkins & Dawkins and writer of songs recorded by Quincy Jones, Tyrese, Commissioned and CeCe Winans).

Studdard, who also won an NAACP Image Award for his debut album SOULFUL, spent much of late 2003 and early 2004 touring across the country, giving audiences a first-hand look at why his emotive performances brought him national recognition and acclaim week after week during "American Idol."

FROM HITS DAILY DOUBLE!!!

CHART DATE: 12/06/2004
LAST UPDATE: 12/06/2004 10:54:20
NOW IN: 16.88%

LW TW artist / album label power index
1 1 U2 INTERSCOPE 46,655
HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB
-- 2 JAY-Z/LINKIN PARK WARNER BROS. 44,509
COLLISION COURSE
2 3 EMINEM SHADY/INTERSCOPE 37,753
ENCORE
-- 4 NAS COLUMBIA/CRG 29,044
STREET'S DISCIPLE
-- 5 T.I. ATLANTIC/ATL G 26,268
URBAN LEGEND
14 6 LIL' JON & THE EASTSIDE BOYZ TVT 21,348
CRUNK JUICE
7 7 GWEN STEFANI INTERSCOPE 18,339
LOVE, ANGEL, MUSIC, BABY
9 8 SNOOP DOGG GEFFEN 16,191
R&G (RHYTHM & GANGSTA)
-- 9 KELLY CLARKSON RCA/RMG 15,263
BREAKAWAY
5 10 DESTINY'S CHILD COLUMBIA/CRG 13,968
DESTINY FULFILLED
12 11 CLAY AIKEN RCA/RMG 13,222
MERRY CHRISTMAS WITH LOVE
22 12 GREEN DAY REPRISE 13,091
AMERICAN IDIOT
25 13 ROD STEWART J RECORDS/RMG 12,531
STARDUST...THE GREAT AMERICAN...
3 14 SHANIA TWAIN MERCURY NASHVILLE 12,488
GREATEST HITS
10 15 USHER LAFACE/ZLG 11,646
CONFESSIONS
6 16 NOW THAT WHAT I CALL MUSIC! V.17 CAPITOL 11,387
VARIOUS
29 17 RAY! ATLANTIC/ATL G 10,910
SOUNDTRACK
33 18 ANDREA BOCELLI UNIVERSAL 10,909
ANDREA
-- 19 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE 10,525
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
-- 20 JOSH GROBAN REPRISE 10,502
LIVE AT THE Greek
16 21 JESSICA SIMPSON COLUMBIA/CRG 10,237
REJOYCE: THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM
11 22 NELLY FO' REEL/UNIVERSAL 9,835
SUIT
23 23 RAY CHARLES CONCORD 9,683
GENIUS LOVES COMPANY
41 24 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LAVA/ATL G 8,730
THE Lost CHRISTMAS
8 25 FANTASIA J RECORDS/RMG 8,600
FREE YOURSELF
18 26 NIRVANA GEFFEN 8,312
WITH THE LIGHTS OUT
4 27 TOBY KEITH DREAMWORKS NASHVILLE 8,302
GREATEST HITS 2
35 28 CIARA LAFACE/ZLG 7,638
GOODIES
15 29 CREED WIND-UP 7,559
GREATEST HITS
17 30 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/ZLG 7,382
GREATEST HITS:MY PREROGATIVE
-- 31 CHRIS BOTTI COLUMBIA/CRG 7,228
WHEN I FALL IN LOVE
31 32 ALISON KRAUSS ROUNDER/IDJ 7,183
LONELY RUNS BOTH WAYS
13 33 TIM MCGRAW CURB 7,104
LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING
32 34 MAROON 5 OCTONE/J RECORDS/RMG 7,024
SONGS ABOUT JANE
19 35 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 6,942
50 #1'S
34 36 PEARL JAM EPIC 6,800
REARVIEWMIRROR'91-03
-- 37 JOSH GROBAN 143/REPRISE 6,643
CLOSER
-- 38 TRICK DADDY ATLANTIC/ATL G 6,622
THUG MATRIMONY
44 39 VELVET REVOLVER RCA/RMG 6,600
CONTRABAND
45 40 KORN EPIC 6,412
GREATEST HITS VOL.1
-- 41 NEIL YOUNG REPRISE 6,026
GREATEST HITS
27 42 JA RULE DEF JAM/IDJ 5,572
R.U.L.E.
21 43 HILARY DUFF BUENA VISTA/HOLLYWOOD 5,460
HILARY DUFF
24 44 CHINGY CAPITOL 5,452
POWER BALLIN'
-- 45 KILLERS ISLAND/IDJ 5,414
HOT FUSS
-- 46 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL CHRIS...2 EMINENT 5,355
VARIOUS
48 47 FABOLOUS ATLANTIC/ATL G 5,260
REAL TALK
42 48 KENNY G ARISTA/RMG 4,898
AT LAST...THE DUETS ALBUM
-- 49 BARENAKED LADIES REPRISE 4,854
BARENAKED FOR THE HOLIDAYS
26 50 SIMPLE PLAN LAVA/ATL G 4,716
STILL NOT GETTING...



CHART DATE: 12/06/2004
LAST UPDATE: 12/06/2004 11:19:23
NOW IN: 20.70%


LW TW artist / album label power index
1 1 U2 INTERSCOPE 62,286
HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB
-- 2 JAY-Z/LINKIN PARK WARNER BROS. 46,813
COLLISION COURSE
2 3 EMINEM SHADY/INTERSCOPE 41,732
ENCORE
-- 4 NAS COLUMBIA/CRG 30,117
STREET'S DISCIPLE
-- 5 T.I. ATLANTIC/ATL G 26,268
URBAN LEGEND
7 6 GWEN STEFANI INTERSCOPE 22,060
LOVE, ANGEL, MUSIC, BABY
14 7 LIL' JON & THE EASTSIDE BOYZ TVT 21,348
CRUNK JUICE
33 8 ANDREA BOCELLI UNIVERSAL 19,250
ANDREA
12 9 CLAY AIKEN RCA/RMG 18,597
MERRY CHRISTMAS WITH LOVE
-- 10 KELLY CLARKSON RCA/RMG 17,944
BREAKAWAY
9 11 SNOOP DOGG GEFFEN 17,881
R&G (RHYTHM & GANGSTA)
25 12 ROD STEWART J RECORDS/RMG 17,189
STARDUST...THE GREAT AMERICAN...
23 13 RAY CHARLES CONCORD 16,615
GENIUS LOVES COMPANY
5 14 DESTINY'S CHILD COLUMBIA/CRG 16,437
DESTINY FULFILLED
3 15 SHANIA TWAIN MERCURY NASHVILLE 15,991
GREATEST HITS
22 16 GREEN DAY REPRISE 15,088
AMERICAN IDIOT
29 17 RAY! ATLANTIC/ATL G 15,056
SOUNDTRACK
-- 18 JOSH GROBAN REPRISE 14,979
LIVE AT THE Greek
6 19 NOW THAT WHAT I CALL MUSIC! V.17 CAPITOL 13,535
VARIOUS
-- 20 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE 13,104
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
10 21 USHER LAFACE/ZLG 12,504
CONFESSIONS
31 22 ALISON KRAUSS ROUNDER/IDJ 12,306
LONELY RUNS BOTH WAYS
16 23 JESSICA SIMPSON COLUMBIA/CRG 12,243
REJOYCE: THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM
41 24 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LAVA/ATL G 11,825
THE Lost CHRISTMAS
11 25 NELLY FO' REEL/UNIVERSAL 11,147
SUIT
8 26 FANTASIA J RECORDS/RMG 10,680
FREE YOURSELF
-- 27 CHRIS BOTTI COLUMBIA/CRG 10,379
WHEN I FALL IN LOVE
4 28 TOBY KEITH DREAMWORKS NASHVILLE 10,247
GREATEST HITS 2
18 29 NIRVANA GEFFEN 10,148
WITH THE LIGHTS OUT
15 30 CREED WIND-UP 8,875
GREATEST HITS
-- 31 JOSH GROBAN 143/REPRISE 8,516
CLOSER
17 32 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/ZLG 8,394
GREATEST HITS:MY PREROGATIVE
42 33 KENNY G ARISTA/RMG 8,234
AT LAST...THE DUETS ALBUM
32 34 MAROON 5 OCTONE/J RECORDS/RMG 8,159
SONGS ABOUT JANE
13 35 TIM MCGRAW CURB 8,093
LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING
35 36 CIARA LAFACE/ZLG 8,040
GOODIES
19 37 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 7,556
50 #1'S
34 38 PEARL JAM EPIC 7,540
REARVIEWMIRROR'91-03
-- 39 POLAR EXPRESS WARNER BROS. 7,383
SOUNDTRACK
-- 40 NEIL YOUNG REPRISE 7,130
GREATEST HITS
-- 41 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL CHRIS...2 EMINENT 6,809
VARIOUS
21 42 HILARY DUFF BUENA VISTA/HOLLYWOOD 6,640
HILARY DUFF
-- 43 BARENAKED LADIES REPRISE 6,628
BARENAKED FOR THE HOLIDAYS
-- 44 TRICK DADDY ATLANTIC/ATL G 6,622
THUG MATRIMONY
44 45 VELVET REVOLVER RCA/RMG 6,600
CONTRABAND
45 46 KORN EPIC 6,412
GREATEST HITS VOL.1
-- 47 KILLERS ISLAND/IDJ 6,141
HOT FUSS
27 48 JA RULE DEF JAM/IDJ 5,572
R.U.L.E.
24 49 CHINGY CAPITOL 5,452
POWER BALLIN'
48 50 FABOLOUS ATLANTIC/ATL G 5,260
REAL TALK



CHART DATE: 12/06/2004
LAST UPDATE: 12/06/2004 18:55:37
NOW IN: 35.63%


LW TW artist / album label power index
1 1 U2 INTERSCOPE 89,899
HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB
3 2 SHANIA TWAIN MERCURY NASHVILLE 69,632
GREATEST HITS
-- 3 JAY-Z/LINKIN PARK WARNER BROS. 66,489
COLLISION COURSE
2 4 EMINEM SHADY/INTERSCOPE 65,084
ENCORE
-- 5 KELLY CLARKSON RCA/RMG 64,325
BREAKAWAY
6 6 NOW THAT WHAT I CALL MUSIC! V.17 CAPITOL 58,614
VARIOUS
5 7 DESTINY'S CHILD COLUMBIA/CRG 51,931
DESTINY FULFILLED
4 8 TOBY KEITH DREAMWORKS NASHVILLE 48,426
GREATEST HITS 2
10 9 USHER LAFACE/ZLG 43,523
CONFESSIONS
12 10 CLAY AIKEN RCA/RMG 42,357
MERRY CHRISTMAS WITH LOVE
11 11 NELLY FO' REEL/UNIVERSAL 41,185
SUIT
19 12 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 40,592
50 #1'S
7 13 GWEN STEFANI INTERSCOPE 39,710
LOVE, ANGEL, MUSIC, BABY
-- 14 NAS COLUMBIA/CRG 38,232
STREET'S DISCIPLE
14 15 LIL' JON & THE EASTSIDE BOYZ TVT 37,273
CRUNK JUICE
13 16 TIM MCGRAW CURB 34,424
LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING
-- 17 T.I. ATLANTIC/ATL G 32,605
URBAN LEGEND
16 18 JESSICA SIMPSON COLUMBIA/CRG 31,670
REJOYCE: THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM
28 19 GRETCHEN WILSON EPIC/SONY NASHVILLE 31,461
HERE FOR THE PARTY
8 20 FANTASIA J RECORDS/RMG 31,141
FREE YOURSELF
9 21 SNOOP DOGG GEFFEN 30,493
R&G (RHYTHM & GANGSTA)
15 22 CREED WIND-UP 29,842
GREATEST HITS
21 23 HILARY DUFF BUENA VISTA/HOLLYWOOD 28,425
HILARY DUFF
-- 24 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE 26,533
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
25 25 ROD STEWART J RECORDS/RMG 25,765
STARDUST...THE GREAT AMERICAN...
23 26 RAY CHARLES CONCORD 24,711
GENIUS LOVES COMPANY
-- 27 JOSH GROBAN REPRISE 23,757
LIVE AT THE Greek
33 28 ANDREA BOCELLI UNIVERSAL 23,710
ANDREA
17 29 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/ZLG 23,685
GREATEST HITS:MY PREROGATIVE
29 30 RAY! ATLANTIC/ATL G 23,443
SOUNDTRACK
31 31 ALISON KRAUSS ROUNDER/IDJ 22,254
LONELY RUNS BOTH WAYS
22 32 GREEN DAY REPRISE 21,425
AMERICAN IDIOT
-- 33 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL CHRIS...2 EMINENT 20,822
VARIOUS
41 34 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LAVA/ATL G 20,322
THE Lost CHRISTMAS
35 35 CIARA LAFACE/ZLG 20,244
GOODIES
32 36 MAROON 5 OCTONE/J RECORDS/RMG 19,583
SONGS ABOUT JANE
38 37 BIG & RICH WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 19,578
HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR
36 38 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 18,961
FEELS LIKE TODAY
39 39 AVRIL LAVIGNE ARISTA/RMG 17,086
UNDER MY SKIN
26 40 SIMPLE PLAN LAVA/ATL G 15,538
STILL NOT GETTING...
-- 41 GERALD LEVERT ATLANTIC/ATL G 14,971
DO I SPEAK FOR THE WORLD?
42 42 KENNY G ARISTA/RMG 14,866
AT LAST...THE DUETS ALBUM
20 43 RUBEN STUDDARD J RECORDS/RMG 14,830
I NEED AN ANGEL
18 44 NIRVANA GEFFEN 14,746
WITH THE LIGHTS OUT
43 45 KENNY CHESNEY BNA 14,129
WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN
30 46 EVANESCENCE WIND-UP 13,290
ANYWHERE BUT HOME
46 47 SWITCHFOOT COLUMBIA/CRG 12,654
BEAUTIFUL LETDOWN
-- 48 JOSH GROBAN 143/REPRISE 12,574
CLOSER
-- 49 CHRIS BOTTI COLUMBIA/CRG 12,173
WHEN I FALL IN LOVE
37 50 ASHLEE SIMPSON GEFFEN 12,085
AUTOBIOGRAPHY



CHART DATE: 12/06/2004
LAST UPDATE: 12/07/2004 12:24:55
NOW IN: 68.65%


LW TW artist / album label power index
-- 1 JAY-Z/LINKIN PARK WARNER BROS. 302,497
COLLISION COURSE
1 2 U2 INTERSCOPE 208,724
HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB
-- 3 NAS COLUMBIA/CRG 203,066
STREET'S DISCIPLE
-- 4 KELLY CLARKSON RCA/RMG 185,930
BREAKAWAY
2 5 EMINEM SHADY/INTERSCOPE 171,763
ENCORE
-- 6 T.I. ATLANTIC/ATL G 166,793
URBAN LEGEND
3 7 SHANIA TWAIN MERCURY NASHVILLE 127,830
GREATEST HITS
5 8 DESTINY'S CHILD COLUMBIA/CRG 119,537
DESTINY FULFILLED
6 9 NOW THAT WHAT I CALL MUSIC! V.17 CAPITOL 107,995
VARIOUS
7 10 GWEN STEFANI INTERSCOPE 100,294
LOVE, ANGEL, MUSIC, BABY
14 11 LIL' JON & THE EASTSIDE BOYZ TVT 97,795
CRUNK JUICE
10 12 USHER LAFACE/ZLG 92,553
CONFESSIONS
16 13 JESSICA SIMPSON COLUMBIA/CRG 92,376
REJOYCE: THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM
4 14 TOBY KEITH DREAMWORKS NASHVILLE 92,126
GREATEST HITS 2
9 15 SNOOP DOGG GEFFEN 88,000
R&G (RHYTHM & GANGSTA)
12 16 CLAY AIKEN RCA/RMG 83,301
MERRY CHRISTMAS WITH LOVE
11 17 NELLY FO' REEL/UNIVERSAL 76,729
SUIT
19 18 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 72,680
50 #1'S
13 19 TIM MCGRAW CURB 67,698
LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING
8 20 FANTASIA J RECORDS/RMG 66,317
FREE YOURSELF
22 21 GREEN DAY REPRISE 65,281
AMERICAN IDIOT
21 22 HILARY DUFF BUENA VISTA/HOLLYWOOD 62,239
HILARY DUFF
23 23 RAY CHARLES CONCORD 57,603
GENIUS LOVES COMPANY
-- 24 GERALD LEVERT ATLANTIC/ATL G 54,919
DO I SPEAK FOR THE WORLD?
-- 25 JOSH GROBAN REPRISE 54,696
LIVE AT THE Greek
15 26 CREED WIND-UP 54,310
GREATEST HITS
28 27 GRETCHEN WILSON EPIC/SONY NASHVILLE 53,875
HERE FOR THE PARTY
25 28 ROD STEWART J RECORDS/RMG 50,778
STARDUST...THE GREAT AMERICAN...
32 29 MAROON 5 OCTONE/J RECORDS/RMG 49,358
SONGS ABOUT JANE
29 30 RAY! ATLANTIC/ATL G 49,239
SOUNDTRACK
17 31 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/ZLG 46,277
GREATEST HITS:MY PREROGATIVE
41 32 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LAVA/ATL G 45,913
THE Lost CHRISTMAS
18 33 NIRVANA GEFFEN 45,059
WITH THE LIGHTS OUT
35 34 CIARA LAFACE/ZLG 44,266
GOODIES
26 35 SIMPLE PLAN LAVA/ATL G 42,831
STILL NOT GETTING...
36 36 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 42,600
FEELS LIKE TODAY
44 37 VELVET REVOLVER RCA/RMG 41,683
CONTRABAND
39 38 AVRIL LAVIGNE ARISTA/RMG 40,029
UNDER MY SKIN
37 39 ASHLEE SIMPSON GEFFEN 39,572
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
31 40 ALISON KRAUSS ROUNDER/IDJ 39,147
LONELY RUNS BOTH WAYS
33 41 ANDREA BOCELLI UNIVERSAL 37,787
ANDREA
38 42 BIG & RICH WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 37,247
HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR
27 43 JA RULE DEF JAM/IDJ 36,525
R.U.L.E.
-- 44 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE 36,266
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
-- 45 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL CHRIS...2 EMINENT 34,638
VARIOUS
46 46 SWITCHFOOT COLUMBIA/CRG 31,953
BEAUTIFUL LETDOWN
-- 47 JOSH GROBAN 143/REPRISE 31,195
CLOSER
45 48 KORN EPIC 30,892
GREATEST HITS VOL.1
43 49 KENNY CHESNEY BNA 30,144
WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN
47 50 JOJO BLACKGROUND/UNIVERSAL 29,927
JOJO



CHART DATE: 12/06/2004
LAST UPDATE: 12/07/2004 13:54:11
NOW IN: FINAL


LW TW artist / album label power index % change
-- 1 JAY-Z/LINKIN PARK WARNER BROS. 363,912 --
COLLISION COURSE
1 2 U2 INTERSCOPE 272,824 -67%
HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB
2 3 EMINEM SHADY/INTERSCOPE 244,640 -48%
ENCORE
-- 4 KELLY CLARKSON RCA/RMG 240,902 --
BREAKAWAY
-- 5 NAS COLUMBIA/CRG 236,515 --
STREET'S DISCIPLE
-- 6 T.I. ATLANTIC/ATL G 198,825 --
URBAN LEGEND
3 7 SHANIA TWAIN MERCURY NASHVILLE 187,299 -53%
GREATEST HITS
6 8 NOW THAT WHAT I CALL MUSIC! V.17 CAPITOL 165,303 -50%
VARIOUS
5 9 DESTINY'S CHILD COLUMBIA/CRG 164,192 -51%
DESTINY FULFILLED
14 10 LIL' JON & THE EASTSIDE BOYZ TVT 151,958 -13%
CRUNK JUICE
10 11 USHER LAFACE/ZLG 134,707 -27%
CONFESSIONS
4 12 TOBY KEITH DREAMWORKS NASHVILLE 134,266 -61%
GREATEST HITS 2
12 13 CLAY AIKEN RCA/RMG 130,966 -28%
MERRY CHRISTMAS WITH LOVE
16 14 JESSICA SIMPSON COLUMBIA/CRG 126,564 -19%
REJOYCE: THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM
7 15 GWEN STEFANI INTERSCOPE 122,409 -61%
LOVE, ANGEL, MUSIC, BABY
9 16 SNOOP DOGG GEFFEN 112,176 -46%
R&G (RHYTHM & GANGSTA)
11 17 NELLY FO' REEL/UNIVERSAL 108,642 -41%
SUIT
13 18 TIM MCGRAW CURB 97,787 -45%
LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING
19 19 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 96,730 -12%
50 #1'S
23 20 RAY CHARLES CONCORD 86,952 +4%
GENIUS LOVES COMPANY
8 21 FANTASIA J RECORDS/RMG 85,474 -65%
FREE YOURSELF
21 22 HILARY DUFF BUENA VISTA/HOLLYWOOD 84,185 -8%
HILARY DUFF
22 23 GREEN DAY REPRISE 80,758 -8%
AMERICAN IDIOT
28 24 GRETCHEN WILSON EPIC/SONY NASHVILLE 79,512 +12%
HERE FOR THE PARTY
-- 25 JOSH GROBAN REPRISE 79,344 --
LIVE AT THE Greek
15 26 CREED WIND-UP 76,364 -53%
GREATEST HITS
25 27 ROD STEWART J RECORDS/RMG 72,568 -11%
STARDUST...THE GREAT AMERICAN...
17 28 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/ZLG 66,175 -45%
GREATEST HITS:MY PREROGATIVE
-- 29 GERALD LEVERT ATLANTIC/ATL G 65,449 --
DO I SPEAK FOR THE WORLD?
29 30 RAY! ATLANTIC/ATL G 64,563 -8%
SOUNDTRACK
41 31 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LAVA/ATL G 62,845 +19%
THE Lost CHRISTMAS
32 32 MAROON 5 OCTONE/J RECORDS/RMG 60,722 -10%
SONGS ABOUT JANE
26 33 SIMPLE PLAN LAVA/ATL G 58,454 -27%
STILL NOT GETTING...
35 34 CIARA LAFACE/ZLG 57,593 -10%
GOODIES
36 35 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 56,207 -9%
FEELS LIKE TODAY
33 36 ANDREA BOCELLI UNIVERSAL 55,370 -16%
ANDREA
-- 37 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE 53,831 --
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
39 38 AVRIL LAVIGNE ARISTA/RMG 53,788 -10%
UNDER MY SKIN
38 39 BIG & RICH WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 53,301 -12%
HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR
18 40 NIRVANA GEFFEN 52,943 -52%
WITH THE LIGHTS OUT
37 41 ASHLEE SIMPSON GEFFEN 52,386 -14%
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
44 42 VELVET REVOLVER RCA/RMG 51,216 +3%
CONTRABAND
31 43 ALISON KRAUSS ROUNDER/IDJ 50,184 -26%
LONELY RUNS BOTH WAYS
27 44 JA RULE DEF JAM/IDJ 48,151 -39%
R.U.L.E.
43 45 KENNY CHESNEY BNA 41,409 -20%
WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN
46 46 SWITCHFOOT COLUMBIA/CRG 40,497 -13%
BEAUTIFUL LETDOWN
45 47 KORN EPIC 39,943 -15%
GREATEST HITS VOL.1
-- 48 JOSH GROBAN 143/REPRISE 39,568 --
CLOSER
47 49 JOJO BLACKGROUND/UNIVERSAL 39,527 -14%
JOJO
24 50 CHINGY CAPITOL 39,445 -52%
POWER BALLIN'



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Clay's "Merry Christmas With Love" - 131,000 copies sold this week!!!

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By Fred Bronson
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Eleven years and one week after he made his debut on the Billboard Hot 100, Snoop Dogg scores his first No. 1.

"Drop It Like It's Hot" (Doggystyle/Geffen) pushes "My Boo" (LaFace) by Usher and Alicia Keys out of the way to become the 11th song to advance to pole position in 2004.

As Snoop Doggy Dogg, the rapper made his debut the week of Dec. 4, 1993, with "What's My Name?" His highest-ranked song as a lead artist until now was "Beautiful," which peaked at No. 6 in 2003. As a featured artist on Chingy's "Holidae Inn," Snoop reached the No. 2 spot.

"Beautiful" was credited to Snoop Dogg Featuring Pharrell, as is "Drop It Like It's Hot." That gives Pharrell his first No. 1 as an artist. As half of the Neptunes, Pharrell has been to the top before as a producer. Pharrell and partner Chad Hugo also produced Nelly's "Hot in Herre," which was No. 1 for seven weeks in summer 2002.

TWELVE IDOLS

In its third week on Top Gospel Albums, George Huff's EP "My Christmas" (Word/Curb/Reprise) rises 13-11. Huff, the highest-ranked male contestant on the third season of "American Idol," is the 12th competitor from the Fox series to find a place on a Billboard chart. The other charting "Idol" contestants are Kelly Clarkson, Justin Guarini, Clay Aiken, Ruben Studdard, Kimberley Locke, Tamyra Gray, Josh Gracin, William Hung, R.J. Helton, Fantasia and Diana DeGarmo.

Huff isn't the only Idol on the gospel chart. Debuting at No. 1 is "I Need an Angel" (J), the second album by Studdard. "Angel" flies onto the Billboard 200 at No. 20, where it is joined by the debut of Fantasia's "Free Yourself" at No. 8.

With Fantasia and Studdard making debuts on the Billboard 200 this week and Clarkson certain to debut next week with her second album, "Breakaway," all three "Idol" winners will be on the chart at the same time.

TREAT THIS LIKE A 'LADY'

Lenny Kravitz debuts at No. 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 with his 15th chart entry, "Lady" (Virgin). Kravitz is not the first artist to chart with a song titled "Lady." In fact, he's the eighth. The other seven and the years they charted with a "Lady" are Jack Jones (1967), Styx (1975), Little River Band (1979), Kenny Rogers (1980), the Whispers (1980), D'Angelo (1996) and Mista (1997).

"Lady" extends Kravitz's chart span to 13 years, 10 months and two weeks, counting back to the Jan. 27, 1990, debut of "Let Love Rule." His biggest hit to date is "It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over," No. 2 in August 1991.

WHAT BECOMES OF THE 'BROKEN'

"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (Reprise) marches 2-1 on Modern Rock Tracks, giving Green Day its seventh topper on this chart. Only the Red Hot Chili Peppers and U2 have more, with eight each.

Reuters/Billboard

First 'Idol' Clarkson Shows Legs
(Thursday, December 09 12:22 PM)

LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) For the second straight week, a new album from an "American Idol" winner failed to claim the top spot on the Billboard album charts, but the returns for Kelly Clarkson's second release were somewhat more positive that the numbers Fantasia (formerly Barrino) saw in her first week.

Clarkson, who came out on top of the first season of FOX's wildly popular talent show, sold 250,000 copies of "Breakaway," the follow-up to "Thankful," which has sold 2.1 million copies according to Billboard. That album moved 297,000 copies in its first week, a debut that came well before the "Idol" Phenomenon reached its peak with the No. 1 debuts of disks by second season winner Ruben Studdard and popular runner-up Clay Aiken.

"Breakaway" was the week's No. 3 album, finishing behind the hybrid release "MTV Ultimate Mash-Ups Presents Jay-Z/Linkin Park: Collision Course," which sold 368,000 copies, and last week's champ "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" from U2, which plummeted by 66 percent to 288,000 units moved.

In addition to the only minor attrition from the first week of her first album, Clarkson's "Breakaway" also had a higher opening chart position than follow-ups from Studdard and Aiken. That's a bit of an apples-to-oranges comparison, as Aiken's latest, "Marry Christmas with Love" is a holiday album and still managed to move 270,000 copies in its first week (for a No. 4 chart position), while Studdard's "I Need an Angel," which was No. 20 when it dropped, was a straight gospel recording.

After debuting at No. 8, Barrino, winner of the last "Idol" season, drooped all the way to No. 21, falling past Aiken, whose "Christmas" slipped only two spots to No. 13. Studdard went all the way to No. 43 for the week ending Sunday, Dec. 5.

Although he's outselling his "Idol" compatriots, Aiken could only draw a tepid audience for his first Christmas special. Airing on Wednesday (Dec. 8), the NBC special averaged just over 8.2 million viewers. That audience was enough to finish second for the hour according to fast national Nielsen figures, 10 million behind ABC's "Lost." Aiken finished fourth for the hour among adults 18-49 falling behind, among other things, UPN's "America's Next Top Model."

Up next for the "Idol" franchise is the first album from season three runner-up Diana DeGarmo and a new season, premiering in January.

CHART DATE: 12/13/2004
LAST UPDATE: 12/13/2004 12:33:14
NOW IN: 20.70%


LW TW artist / album label power index
2 1 U2 INTERSCOPE 52,575
HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB
3 2 EMINEM SHADY/INTERSCOPE 42,953
ENCORE
-- 3 LUDACRIS DEF JAM/IDJ 40,454
THE RED LIGHT DISTRICT
1 4 JAY-Z/LINKIN PARK WARNER BROS. 28,421
COLLISION COURSE
23 5 GREEN DAY REPRISE 25,433
AMERICAN IDIOT
20 6 RAY CHARLES CONCORD 25,072
GENIUS LOVES COMPANY
27 7 ROD STEWART J RECORDS/RMG 24,181
STARDUST...THE GREAT AMERICAN...
36 8 ANDREA BOCELLI UNIVERSAL 22,658
ANDREA
15 9 GWEN STEFANI INTERSCOPE 21,571
LOVE, ANGEL, MUSIC, BABY
10 10 LIL' JON & THE EASTSIDE BOYZ TVT 21,433
CRUNK JUICE
7 11 SHANIA TWAIN MERCURY NASHVILLE 21,371
GREATEST HITS
13 12 CLAY AIKEN RCA/RMG 20,974
MERRY CHRISTMAS WITH LOVE
4 13 KELLY CLARKSON RCA/RMG 20,173
BREAKAWAY
30 14 RAY! ATLANTIC/ATL G 20,096
SOUNDTRACK
11 15 USHER LAFACE/ZLG 19,204
CONFESSIONS
9 16 DESTINY'S CHILD COLUMBIA/CRG 19,155
DESTINY FULFILLED
8 17 NOW THAT WHAT I CALL MUSIC! V.17 CAPITOL 18,848
VARIOUS
25 18 JOSH GROBAN REPRISE 17,770
LIVE AT THE Greek
-- 19 LINDSAY LOHAN CASABLANCA/UNIVERSAL 17,450
SPEAK
-- 20 CAM'RON ROC-A-FELLA/IDJ 17,122
PURPLE HAZE
16 21 SNOOP DOGG GEFFEN 16,935
R&G (RHYTHM & GANGSTA)
31 22 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LAVA/ATL G 16,923
THE Lost CHRISTMAS
6 23 T.I. ATLANTIC/ATL G 16,371
URBAN LEGEND
17 24 NELLY FO' REEL/UNIVERSAL 16,227
SUIT
-- 25 MARIO J RECORDS/RMG 16,041
TURNING POINT
5 26 NAS COLUMBIA/CRG 15,572
STREET'S DISCIPLE
43 27 ALISON KRAUSS ROUNDER/IDJ 15,020
LONELY RUNS BOTH WAYS
37 28 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE 14,264
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
12 29 TOBY KEITH DREAMWORKS NASHVILLE 14,110
GREATEST HITS 2
14 30 JESSICA SIMPSON COLUMBIA/CRG 14,100
REJOYCE: THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM
32 31 MAROON 5 OCTONE/J RECORDS/RMG 13,947
SONGS ABOUT JANE
18 32 TIM MCGRAW CURB 13,510
LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING
48 33 JOSH GROBAN 143/REPRISE 13,311
CLOSER
19 34 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 12,530
50 #1'S
-- 35 CHRIS BOTTI COLUMBIA/CRG 12,067
WHEN I FALL IN LOVE
-- 36 POLAR EXPRESS WARNER BROS. 11,323
SOUNDTRACK
22 37 HILARY DUFF BUENA VISTA/HOLLYWOOD 11,245
HILARY DUFF
21 38 FANTASIA J RECORDS/RMG 10,447
FREE YOURSELF
40 39 NIRVANA GEFFEN 10,078
WITH THE LIGHTS OUT
34 40 CIARA LAFACE/ZLG 9,584
GOODIES
33 41 SIMPLE PLAN LAVA/ATL G 9,321
STILL NOT GETTING...
28 42 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/ZLG 8,959
GREATEST HITS:MY PREROGATIVE
-- 43 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL CHRIS...2 EMINENT 8,815
VARIOUS
38 44 AVRIL LAVIGNE ARISTA/RMG 8,814
UNDER MY SKIN
-- 45 KILLERS ISLAND/IDJ 8,336
HOT FUSS
-- 46 JOHN MAYER AWARE/COLUMBIA/CRG 8,055
HEAVIER THINGS
42 47 VELVET REVOLVER RCA/RMG 7,944
CONTRABAND
24 48 GRETCHEN WILSON EPIC/SONY NASHVILLE 7,518
HERE FOR THE PARTY
-- 49 KENNY G ARISTA/RMG 7,494
AT LAST...THE DUETS ALBUM
-- 50 NEIL YOUNG REPRISE 7,488
GREATEST HITS

Tops in contemporary Christian


THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

1. "Merry Christmas With Love," Clay Aiken. RCA.

2. "The Beautiful Letdown," Switchfoot. Sparrow. (Platinum, signifying more than 1 million copies sold.)

3. "WOW Hits 2005: 31 of the Year's Top Christian Artists and Hits," Various Artists. Word.

4. "Healing Rain," Michael W. Smith. Reunion.

5. "MMHMM," Relient K. Gotee.

6. "Restored," Jeremy Camp. BEC.

7. "All Things New," Steven Curtis Chapman. Sparrow.

8. "The Creed," Avalon. Sparrow.

9. "Casting Crowns," Casting Crowns. Beach Street. (Gold, signifying more than 500,000 copies sold)

10. "Welcome to Diverse City," tobyMac. Forefront.

HITS DAILY DOUBLE

CHART DATE: 12/13/2004
LAST UPDATE: 12/14/2004 08:26:40
NOW IN: 67.47%


LW TW artist / album label power index
-- 1 LUDACRIS DEF JAM/IDJ 187,440
THE RED LIGHT DISTRICT
8 2 NOW THAT WHAT I CALL MUSIC! V.17 CAPITOL 176,391
VARIOUS
3 3 EMINEM SHADY/INTERSCOPE 168,798
ENCORE
7 4 SHANIA TWAIN MERCURY NASHVILLE 158,300
GREATEST HITS
2 5 U2 INTERSCOPE 156,894
HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB
-- 6 LINDSAY LOHAN CASABLANCA/UNIVERSAL 153,410
SPEAK
12 7 TOBY KEITH DREAMWORKS NASHVILLE 120,398
GREATEST HITS 2
9 8 DESTINY'S CHILD COLUMBIA/CRG 119,535
DESTINY FULFILLED
1 9 JAY-Z/LINKIN PARK WARNER BROS. 110,405
COLLISION COURSE
4 10 KELLY CLARKSON RCA/RMG 105,147
BREAKAWAY
11 11 USHER LAFACE/ZLG 103,587
CONFESSIONS
13 12 CLAY AIKEN RCA/RMG 101,939
MERRY CHRISTMAS WITH LOVE
18 13 TIM MCGRAW CURB 97,210
LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING
-- 14 MARIO J RECORDS/RMG 96,704
TURNING POINT
17 15 NELLY FO' REEL/UNIVERSAL 92,958
SUIT
19 16 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 91,510
50 #1'S
10 17 LIL' JON & THE EASTSIDE BOYZ TVT 89,658
CRUNK JUICE
15 18 GWEN STEFANI INTERSCOPE 82,624
LOVE, ANGEL, MUSIC, BABY
24 19 GRETCHEN WILSON EPIC/SONY NASHVILLE 80,205
HERE FOR THE PARTY
23 20 GREEN DAY REPRISE 76,469
AMERICAN IDIOT
-- 21 CAM'RON ROC-A-FELLA/IDJ 75,785
PURPLE HAZE
22 22 HILARY DUFF BUENA VISTA/HOLLYWOOD 73,883
HILARY DUFF
16 23 SNOOP DOGG GEFFEN 70,783
R&G (RHYTHM & GANGSTA)
32 24 MAROON 5 OCTONE/J RECORDS/RMG 60,299
SONGS ABOUT JANE
37 25 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE 59,428
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
20 26 RAY CHARLES CONCORD 59,351
GENIUS LOVES COMPANY
6 27 T.I. ATLANTIC/ATL G 59,176
URBAN LEGEND
14 28 JESSICA SIMPSON COLUMBIA/CRG 58,362
REJOYCE: THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM
27 29 ROD STEWART J RECORDS/RMG 58,179
STARDUST...THE GREAT AMERICAN...
26 30 CREED WIND-UP 55,581
GREATEST HITS
31 31 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LAVA/ATL G 54,587
THE Lost CHRISTMAS
35 32 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 54,362
FEELS LIKE TODAY
30 33 RAY! ATLANTIC/ATL G 53,377
SOUNDTRACK
38 34 AVRIL LAVIGNE ARISTA/RMG 52,578
UNDER MY SKIN
5 35 NAS COLUMBIA/CRG 52,384
STREET'S DISCIPLE
21 36 FANTASIA J RECORDS/RMG 52,320
FREE YOURSELF
28 37 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/ZLG 49,785
GREATEST HITS:MY PREROGATIVE
41 38 ASHLEE SIMPSON GEFFEN 49,167
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
39 39 BIG & RICH WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 48,899
HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR
25 40 JOSH GROBAN REPRISE 46,639
LIVE AT THE Greek
33 41 SIMPLE PLAN LAVA/ATL G 46,214
STILL NOT GETTING...
42 42 VELVET REVOLVER RCA/RMG 45,406
CONTRABAND
43 43 ALISON KRAUSS ROUNDER/IDJ 45,360
LONELY RUNS BOTH WAYS
48 44 JOSH GROBAN 143/REPRISE 43,780
CLOSER
34 45 CIARA LAFACE/ZLG 42,997
GOODIES
40 46 NIRVANA GEFFEN 41,670
WITH THE LIGHTS OUT
-- 47 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL CHRIS...2 EMINENT 40,119
VARIOUS
-- 48 KILLERS ISLAND/IDJ 39,232
HOT FUSS
45 49 KENNY CHESNEY BNA 36,672
WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN
36 50 ANDREA BOCELLI UNIVERSAL 36,24

Clay Aiken

Clay’s CD Merry Christmas With Love did well on the charts this week, coming in at #11 on the Billboard 200, #6 on the Internet Sales chart, and holding the #1 position on the Christian and the Holiday Albums chart. According to Billboard.com’s Chart Beat Bonus, Clay’s holiday offering is the biggest selling holiday album since the advent of Soundscan in 1991, having moved 270,000 units in its first week. Clay’s single, “Winter Wonderland,” was at #38 on the Adult Contemporary charts this week, while his previous single, “Solitaire/The Way,” came in at #12 on the Hot 100 Single Sales Chart.


Ruben Studdard

Ruben was back strong on the charts with his gospel album, I Need an Angel, at #20 on the Billboard 200, #1 on the Gospel Albums chart, and #6 on the R&B Hip-Hop Albums chart.

CHART DATE: 12/13/2004
LAST UPDATE: 12/14/2004 13:25:12
NOW IN: FINAL


LW TW artist / album label power index % change
-- 1 LUDACRIS DEF JAM/IDJ 328,034 --
THE RED LIGHT DISTRICT
3 2 EMINEM SHADY/INTERSCOPE 278,921 +14%
ENCORE
2 3 U2 INTERSCOPE 275,121 +1%
HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB
-- 4 LINDSAY LOHAN CASABLANCA/UNIVERSAL 263,841 --
SPEAK
8 5 NOW THAT WHAT I CALL MUSIC! V.17 CAPITOL 242,154 +46%
VARIOUS
7 6 SHANIA TWAIN MERCURY NASHVILLE 233,034 +24%
GREATEST HITS
9 7 DESTINY'S CHILD COLUMBIA/CRG 209,741 +28%
DESTINY FULFILLED
1 8 JAY-Z/LINKIN PARK WARNER BROS. 189,803 -48%
COLLISION COURSE
12 9 TOBY KEITH DREAMWORKS NASHVILLE 188,537 +40%
GREATEST HITS 2
13 10 CLAY AIKEN RCA/RMG 180,153 +38%
MERRY CHRISTMAS WITH LOVE
11 11 USHER LAFACE/ZLG 169,450 +26%
CONFESSIONS
-- 12 MARIO J RECORDS/RMG 163,504 --
TURNING POINT
4 13 KELLY CLARKSON RCA/RMG 161,545 -33%
BREAKAWAY
23 14 GREEN DAY REPRISE 149,753 +85%
AMERICAN IDIOT
10 15 LIL' JON & THE EASTSIDE BOYZ TVT 142,498 -6%
CRUNK JUICE
19 16 GEORGE STRAIT MCA NASHVILLE 141,275 +46%
50 #1'S
17 17 NELLY FO' REEL/UNIVERSAL 138,664 +28%
SUIT
18 18 TIM MCGRAW CURB 135,000 +38%
LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING
15 19 GWEN STEFANI INTERSCOPE 133,652 +9%
LOVE, ANGEL, MUSIC, BABY
-- 20 CAM'RON ROC-A-FELLA/IDJ 127,592 --
PURPLE HAZE
22 21 HILARY DUFF BUENA VISTA/HOLLYWOOD 121,733 +45%
HILARY DUFF
20 22 RAY CHARLES CONCORD 112,736 +30%
GENIUS LOVES COMPANY
24 23 GRETCHEN WILSON EPIC/SONY NASHVILLE 108,609 +37%
HERE FOR THE PARTY
16 24 SNOOP DOGG GEFFEN 103,435 -8%
R&G (RHYTHM & GANGSTA)
27 25 ROD STEWART J RECORDS/RMG 96,078 +32%
STARDUST...THE GREAT AMERICAN...
14 26 JESSICA SIMPSON COLUMBIA/CRG 95,902 -24%
REJOYCE: THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM
6 27 T.I. ATLANTIC/ATL G 95,825 -52%
URBAN LEGEND
32 28 MAROON 5 OCTONE/J RECORDS/RMG 84,625 +39%
SONGS ABOUT JANE
5 29 NAS COLUMBIA/CRG 83,326 -65%
STREET'S DISCIPLE
31 30 TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA LAVA/ATL G 79,717 +27%
THE Lost CHRISTMAS
30 31 RAY! ATLANTIC/ATL G 78,428 +21%
SOUNDTRACK
41 32 ASHLEE SIMPSON GEFFEN 77,792 +48%
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
38 33 AVRIL LAVIGNE ARISTA/RMG 76,390 +42%
UNDER MY SKIN
35 34 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 76,288 +36%
FEELS LIKE TODAY
34 35 CIARA LAFACE/ZLG 75,383 +31%
GOODIES
33 36 SIMPLE PLAN LAVA/ATL G 74,519 +27%
STILL NOT GETTING...
21 37 FANTASIA J RECORDS/RMG 74,406 -13%
FREE YOURSELF
26 38 CREED WIND-UP 73,920 -3%
GREATEST HITS
28 39 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/ZLG 72,421 +9%
GREATEST HITS:MY PREROGATIVE
48 40 JOSH GROBAN 143/REPRISE 68,945 +74%
CLOSER
39 41 BIG & RICH WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE 67,981 +28%
HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR
25 42 JOSH GROBAN REPRISE 67,937 -14%
LIVE AT THE Greek
37 43 MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER AMERICAN GRAMAPHONE 64,490 +20%
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
42 44 VELVET REVOLVER RCA/RMG 64,431 +26%
CONTRABAND
40 45 NIRVANA GEFFEN 60,528 +14%
WITH THE LIGHTS OUT
36 46 ANDREA BOCELLI UNIVERSAL 59,210 +7%
ANDREA
43 47 ALISON KRAUSS ROUNDER/IDJ 58,020 +16%
LONELY RUNS BOTH WAYS
-- 48 KILLERS ISLAND/IDJ 56,809 --
HOT FUSS
49 49 JOJO BLACKGROUND/UNIVERSAL 55,113 +39%
JOJO
-- 50 GOOD CHARLOTTE EPIC 54,280 --
CHRONICLES OF LIFE & DEATH

NOTE:

CLAY AIKEN (MERRY CHRISTMAS WITH LOVE) - 180,153 copies sold for the fourth week (Bringing to the total of 632,300 copies sold so far)!!!

After falling to No. 13 last week, Clay Aiken's "Merry Christmas With Love" (RCA) rebounds to close out the top 10 on a gain of 35% to 181,000 copies.

FROM BILLBOARD

Adult ContemporaryTM
Top 20 Positions /Issue Date: December 25, 2004

No. 13 Winter Wonderland, Clay Aiken


The Billboard 200TM
Top 1-50 / 51-100 Positions / Issue Date: December 18, 2004

No. 13 Clay Aiken, Merry Christmas With Love



The Billboard 200TM
Top 1-50 / 51-100 Positions / Issue Date: December 25, 2004

No. 10 Clay Aiken, Merry Christmas With Love


Top Internet AlbumsTM
Top 20 Positions /Issue Date: December 18, 2004

No. 9 Clay Aiken, Merry Christmas With Love


Top Internet AlbumsTM
Top 20 Positions /Issue Date: December 25, 2004

No. 11 Clay Aiken, Merry Christmas With Love


The Billboard 200TM
Top 1-50 / 51-100 Positions / Issue Date: December 18, 2004

No. 43 Ruben Studdard, I Need An Angel


Top R&B/Hip-Hop AlbumsTM
Top 20 Positions /Issue Date: December 18, 2004

No. 15 Ruben Studdard, I Need An Angel


Top R&B/Hip-Hop AlbumsTM
Top 20 Positions /Issue Date: December 25, 2004

No. 19 Ruben Studdard, I Need An Angel

Clay Aiken

Merry Christmas With Love came at #1 again this week on the Holiday and Christian Album charts. The CD from Clay was at #13 on the Billboard 200 this week, and #9 on the Internet chart. On the Adult Contemporary charts, Clay had two entries – “Winter Wonderland” at #24 and “Hark the Herald Angels Sing/O’ Come All Ye Faithful” at #31. Clay’s previous single, “Solitaire/The Way,” came in at #15 on the Hot 100 Single Sales Chart.


Ruben Studdard

After having watched Ruben perform “I Need an Angel” on the Kelly, Ruben and Fantasia: Home for the Holidays special, I felt an urge to buy the CD of the same name, mostly for the sake of getting the catchy tune out of my head. I’ll be the first to admit I was a conspiracy theorist when Ruben bested Clay on that fateful night in 2003, but this album is SENSATIONAL. This week, the gospel offering from one of my favorite new performers, I Need an Angel, topped the Gospel Albums chart for another week, while it was to be found at #43 on the Billboard 200 and #15 on the R&B Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Album Sales:

For the week ending 12/19/04

23 Clay Aiken 147,653 copies

67 Ruben Studdard 53,934 copies

The Billboard 200TM
Top 1-50 / 51-100 Positions / Issue Date: January 1, 2005

No. 23 Clay Aiken, Merry Christmas With Love
No. 67 Ruben Studdard, I Need An Angel


Top Internet AlbumsTM
Top 20 Positions /Issue Date: January 1, 2005

No. 9 Clay Aiken, Merry Christmas With Love


Adult ContemporaryTM
Top 20 Positions /Issue Date: January 1, 2005

No. 15 Winter Wonderland, Clay Aiken


Top R&B/Hip-Hop AlbumsTM
Top 20 Positions /Issue Date: January 1, 2005

No. 20 Ruben Studdard, I Need An Angel

THIS IS MY FAVORITE:Top New R&B/Hip Hop artist -#2 Ruben Studdard
(#1, Kanye West)

Check out the charts at this link....(take * out)

http://www.billbo*ard.com/bb/biz/yearendcharts/index.jsp

Once you access this site, you can access not only charts for 2004,
but also 2003.
What you will see is proof that Ruben had an even bigger year (chart-
wise) in 2004 than 2003. His crossover success, and the top chart
success on the R&B/Hip-hop charts would make any fan of his proud.


In the field of POP
Top 50 pop artists
#43 Ruben Studdard

Top New POP artists
#7 Ruben Studdard

Top 200 Album artists
#33 Ruben Studdard

Top 200 Albums
#31 Ruben Studdard

Hot 100 Artists (singles)
#53 Ruben Studdard

Hot 100 Singles and Tracks
#53, Sorry 2004 Ruben Studdard

In the Field of R&B

Top R&B/Hip-hop artists
#10 Ruben Studdard

Top New R&B/Hip Hop artist
#2 Ruben Studdard (#1, Kanye West)

Top Hip-hop. male R&B artist
#7 Ruben Studdard

Top R&B/Hip-hop Album Artists
#8 Ruben Studdard

Top R&B Hip-hop Albums
#7 Soulful, Ruben Studdard

Hot R&B/hip-hop singles
#15 Ruben Studdard

Hot R&B/Hip-hop singles and tracks
#15 Sorry 2004, Ruben Studdard

US Bestselling Albums 2004 YTD

Week 1-51 (through December 19)
Off-chart sales are excluded. Alle sales numbers are in thousands.
List is compiled by Hanboo.

(Rank, sales 2004, highest week sales, sales week 51, peak chart pos., weeks in top 10, weeks on chart,
artist - title, first year on chart, chart peak/total weeks on chart).
= first charted in 2003 + first charted in 2002 or ealier * catalog


Rnk '04 Peak Ths HP 10 wk
01 7,545 1096 236 1 32 39 Usher - Confessions
02 3,739 1022 60 1 11 45 Norah Jones - Feels Like Home
03 2,960 550 72 1 9 46 Kenny Chesney - When The Sun Goes Down
04 2,889 870 315 1 6 6 Eminem - Encore
05 2,658 226 166 2 14 32 Gretchen Wilson - Here For The Party
06 2,645 182 30 3 17 51 =Evanescence - Fallen #3/94
07 2,514 114 114 6 7 51 =Maroon5 - Songs About Jane #6/84
08 2,491 765 189 1 9 17 Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying
09 2,468 504 57 1 9 21 Various Artists - Now 16
10 2,435 398 89 1 10 22 Ashlee Simpson - Autobiography
11 2,421 231 79 1 11 51 =Josh Groban - Closer #1/58
12 2,408 440 18 2 11 43 Kanye West - The College Dropout
13 2,281 274 - 1 11 42 =Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below #1/56
14 2,256 380 113 1 11 30 Avril Lavigne - Under My Skin
15 2,183 159 33 2 7 51 =Jessica Simpson - In This Skin #2/70
16 2,136 395 177 1 9 14 Nelly - Suit
17 2,036 116 50 2 4 51 =Alicia Keys - The Diary Of Alicia Keys #1/55
18 1,892 191 - 3 16 25 Prince - Musicology
19 1,891 529 311 2 6 6 Shania Twain - Greatest Hits
20 1,883 407 323 1 7 7 Various Artists - Now 17
21 1,835 90 28 3 10 51 =Hoobastank - The Reason #3/54
22 1,825 343 - 2 10 29 Various Artists - Now 15
23 1,778 544 - 1 8 26 D12 - D12 World
24 1,711 839 299 1 4 4 U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
25 1,703 311 - 1 6 35 Twista - Kamikaze
26 1,686 111 - 2 10 47 =Sheryl Crow - The Very Best Of #2/55
27 1,647 202 174 2 8 16 Ray Charles - Genius Loves Company
28 1,632 99 99 6 7 33 Big & Rich - Horse Of A Different Color
29 1,631 67 58 9 4 42 Los Lonely Boys - Los Lonely Boys
30 1,609 342 173 1 6 11 George Strait - 50 Number Ones
31 1,589 98 33 4 6 51 =Toby Keith - Shock'n Y'all #1/59
32 1,587 168 57 3 5 39 Guns N' Roses - Greatest Hits
33 1,575 46 46 14 - 51 =Black Eyed Peas - Elephunk #14/78
34 1,559 435 238 3 6 6 Toby Keith - Greatest Hits 2
35 1,540 496 267 2 5 6 Destiny's Child - Destiny Fulfilled
36 1,539 78 78 16 - 51 =Switchfoot - The Beautiful Letdown #16/91
37 1,380 256 63 1 4 28 Velvet Revolver - Contraband
38 1,355 73 20 14 - 48 =Nickelback - The Long Road #6/62
39 1,350 266 203 1 4 13 Green Day - American Idiot
40 1,324 99 26 11 - 51 =Beyonce Knowles - Dangerously In Love #1/78
41 1,305 62 39 12 - 51 =Linkin Park - Meteora #1/91
42 1,281 433 - 1 5 22 Lloyd Banks - The Hunger For More
43 1,275 88 - 6 3 44 =Jay-Z - The Black Album #1/51
44 1,252 75 - 6 2 37 =Britney Spears - In The Zone #1/43
45 1,250 79 37 18 - 51 Norah Jones - Come Away With Me (2002) #1/147
46 1,201 238 40 1 5 23 Jimmy Buffett - License To Chill
47 1,196 245 - 1 3 21 Jadakiss - Kiss Of Death
48 1,164 45 45 23 - 49 =Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue #23/68
49 1,126 191 160 2 4 12 Hilary Duff - Hilary Duff
50 1,114 71 28 13 - 46 =Hilary Duff - Metamorphosis #1/64
51 1,072 68 29 18 - 37 Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News
52 1,065 54 54 21 - 51 =Brad Paisley - Mud On The Tires #8/74
53 1,065 341 65 2 3 14 Nelly - Sweat
54 1,065 36 34 25 - 51 +Keith Urban - Golden Road (2002) #11/115
55 1,054 363 171 3 2 6 Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz - Crunk Juice
56 1,054 71 21 19 - 51 Alan Jackson - Greatest Hits Volume II
57 1,041 240 133 1 3 9 Rod Stewart - Stardust The Great American Songbook Vol.3
58 1,018 94 72 4 1 26 JoJo - JoJo
59 1,008 39 21 26 - 48 =Jet - Get Born #26/60
60 985 360 - 1 4 19 Beastie Boys - To The 5 Boroughs
61 983 331 - 2 3 30 Incubus - A Crow Left Of Murder...
62 958 198 - 4 3 31 Lil' Flip - U Gotta Feel Me
63 936 75 - 9 1 29 =Chingy - Jackpot #2/53
64 933 83 - 8 1 33 =G-Unit - Beg For Mercy #2/40
65 917 77 - 12 - 39 =Blink 182 - Blink 182 #3/45
66 911 99 - 4 3 31 =No Doubt - The Singles 1992-2003 #2/36
67 908 381 - 2 3 19 Janet Jackson - Damita Jo
68 906 268 147 4 2 5 Clay Aiken - Merry Christmas With Love
69 890 44 - 28 - 40 Juvenile - Juve The Great #28/41
70 887 403 - 2 3 14 R Kelly - Happy People / U Saved Me
71 884 69 40 8 2 32 Soundtrack - Shrek 2
72 866 261 19 3 3 17 Young Buck - Straight Outta Cashville
73 856 200 116 1 2 12 Rascal Flatts - Feels Like Today
74 848 62 - 17 - 32 =Ludacris - Chicken*N*Beer #1/44
75 841 242 - 2 3 26 Slipknot - Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses)
76 831 83 - 5 6 23 =Ruben Studdard - Soulful #1/26
77 800 220 - 5 2 21 Harry Connick Jr - Only You
78 796 112 - 3 5 23 =Various Artists - Now 14 #3/31
79 792 368 235 1 3 3 Jay-Z / Linkin Park - Collision Course
80 775 222 - 2 4 16 Mario Winans - Hurt No More
81 771 225 132 5 2 5 Snoop Dogg - R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece
82 765 68 - 14 - 42 =Sarah McLachlan - Afterglow #2/50
83 736 124 108 3 2 12 Ciara - Goodies
84 721 309 152 7 1 4 Gwen Stefani - Love Angel Music Baby
85 712 31 25 32 - 39 Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
86 706 27 27 45 - 51 =The Beach Boys - The Very Best Of The Beach Boys #16/80
87 693 254 84 4 1 6 Britney Spears - Greatest Hits - My Prerogative
88 689 31 30 56 - 51 =Martina McBride - Martina #7/64
89 683 57 32 21 - 35 =Rod Stewart - As Time Goes By - Vol 2 #2/45
90 681 38 20 34 - 41 =Soundtrack - The Cheetah Girls [EP] #33/61
91 676 57 57 26 - 27 The Killers - Hot Fuss
92 659 144 - 4 2 22 Diana Krall - The Girl In The Other Room
93 658 19 - 53 - 49 =Anthony Hamilton - Comin' From Where I'm From #33/60
94 654 32 32 69 - 51 *The Beatles - 1 (2000) #1/161
95 649 45 - 28 - 34 3 Doors Down - Away From The Sun (2002) #8/93
96 646 19 19 70 - 51 =Three Days Grace - Three Days Grace #70/63
97 644 250 228 3 1 3 Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway
98 641 173 17 4 2 16 LL Cool J - The Definition
99 641 116 - 5 1 24 Lil' Wayne - Tha Carter
100 634 23 23 59 - 50 =Casting Crowns - Casting Crowns #59/52

US Bestselling Albums 2004 YTD

Week 1-51 (through December 19)
Off-chart sales are excluded. Alle sales numbers are in thousands.
List is compiled by Hanboo.

(Rank, sales 2004, highest week sales, sales week 51, peak chart pos., weeks in top 10, weeks on chart,
artist - title, first year on chart, chart peak/total weeks on chart).
= first charted in 2003 + first charted in 2002 or ealier * catalog


Rnk '04 Peak Ths HP 10 wk
01 7,545 1096 236 1 32 39 Usher - Confessions
02 3,739 1022 60 1 11 45 Norah Jones - Feels Like Home
03 2,960 550 72 1 9 46 Kenny Chesney - When The Sun Goes Down
04 2,889 870 315 1 6 6 Eminem - Encore
05 2,658 226 166 2 14 32 Gretchen Wilson - Here For The Party
06 2,645 182 30 3 17 51 =Evanescence - Fallen #3/94
07 2,514 114 114 6 7 51 =Maroon5 - Songs About Jane #6/84
08 2,491 765 189 1 9 17 Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying
09 2,468 504 57 1 9 21 Various Artists - Now 16
10 2,435 398 89 1 10 22 Ashlee Simpson - Autobiography
11 2,421 231 79 1 11 51 =Josh Groban - Closer #1/58
12 2,408 440 18 2 11 43 Kanye West - The College Dropout
13 2,281 274 - 1 11 42 =Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below #1/56
14 2,256 380 113 1 11 30 Avril Lavigne - Under My Skin
15 2,183 159 33 2 7 51 =Jessica Simpson - In This Skin #2/70
16 2,136 395 177 1 9 14 Nelly - Suit
17 2,036 116 50 2 4 51 =Alicia Keys - The Diary Of Alicia Keys #1/55
18 1,892 191 - 3 16 25 Prince - Musicology
19 1,891 529 311 2 6 6 Shania Twain - Greatest Hits
20 1,883 407 323 1 7 7 Various Artists - Now 17
21 1,835 90 28 3 10 51 =Hoobastank - The Reason #3/54
22 1,825 343 - 2 10 29 Various Artists - Now 15
23 1,778 544 - 1 8 26 D12 - D12 World
24 1,711 839 299 1 4 4 U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
25 1,703 311 - 1 6 35 Twista - Kamikaze
26 1,686 111 - 2 10 47 =Sheryl Crow - The Very Best Of #2/55
27 1,647 202 174 2 8 16 Ray Charles - Genius Loves Company
28 1,632 99 99 6 7 33 Big & Rich - Horse Of A Different Color
29 1,631 67 58 9 4 42 Los Lonely Boys - Los Lonely Boys
30 1,609 342 173 1 6 11 George Strait - 50 Number Ones
31 1,589 98 33 4 6 51 =Toby Keith - Shock'n Y'all #1/59
32 1,587 168 57 3 5 39 Guns N' Roses - Greatest Hits
33 1,575 46 46 14 - 51 =Black Eyed Peas - Elephunk #14/78
34 1,559 435 238 3 6 6 Toby Keith - Greatest Hits 2
35 1,540 496 267 2 5 6 Destiny's Child - Destiny Fulfilled
36 1,539 78 78 16 - 51 =Switchfoot - The Beautiful Letdown #16/91
37 1,380 256 63 1 4 28 Velvet Revolver - Contraband
38 1,355 73 20 14 - 48 =Nickelback - The Long Road #6/62
39 1,350 266 203 1 4 13 Green Day - American Idiot
40 1,324 99 26 11 - 51 =Beyonce Knowles - Dangerously In Love #1/78
41 1,305 62 39 12 - 51 =Linkin Park - Meteora #1/91
42 1,281 433 - 1 5 22 Lloyd Banks - The Hunger For More
43 1,275 88 - 6 3 44 =Jay-Z - The Black Album #1/51
44 1,252 75 - 6 2 37 =Britney Spears - In The Zone #1/43
45 1,250 79 37 18 - 51 Norah Jones - Come Away With Me (2002) #1/147
46 1,201 238 40 1 5 23 Jimmy Buffett - License To Chill
47 1,196 245 - 1 3 21 Jadakiss - Kiss Of Death
48 1,164 45 45 23 - 49 =Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue #23/68
49 1,126 191 160 2 4 12 Hilary Duff - Hilary Duff
50 1,114 71 28 13 - 46 =Hilary Duff - Metamorphosis #1/64
51 1,072 68 29 18 - 37 Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News
52 1,065 54 54 21 - 51 =Brad Paisley - Mud On The Tires #8/74
53 1,065 341 65 2 3 14 Nelly - Sweat
54 1,065 36 34 25 - 51 +Keith Urban - Golden Road (2002) #11/115
55 1,054 363 171 3 2 6 Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz - Crunk Juice
56 1,054 71 21 19 - 51 Alan Jackson - Greatest Hits Volume II
57 1,041 240 133 1 3 9 Rod Stewart - Stardust The Great American Songbook Vol.3
58 1,018 94 72 4 1 26 JoJo - JoJo
59 1,008 39 21 26 - 48 =Jet - Get Born #26/60
60 985 360 - 1 4 19 Beastie Boys - To The 5 Boroughs
61 983 331 - 2 3 30 Incubus - A Crow Left Of Murder...
62 958 198 - 4 3 31 Lil' Flip - U Gotta Feel Me
63 936 75 - 9 1 29 =Chingy - Jackpot #2/53
64 933 83 - 8 1 33 =G-Unit - Beg For Mercy #2/40
65 917 77 - 12 - 39 =Blink 182 - Blink 182 #3/45
66 911 99 - 4 3 31 =No Doubt - The Singles 1992-2003 #2/36
67 908 381 - 2 3 19 Janet Jackson - Damita Jo
68 906 268 147 4 2 5 Clay Aiken - Merry Christmas With Love
69 890 44 - 28 - 40 Juvenile - Juve The Great #28/41
70 887 403 - 2 3 14 R Kelly - Happy People / U Saved Me
71 884 69 40 8 2 32 Soundtrack - Shrek 2
72 866 261 19 3 3 17 Young Buck - Straight Outta Cashville
73 856 200 116 1 2 12 Rascal Flatts - Feels Like Today
74 848 62 - 17 - 32 =Ludacris - Chicken*N*Beer #1/44
75 841 242 - 2 3 26 Slipknot - Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses)
76 831 83 - 5 6 23 =Ruben Studdard - Soulful #1/26
77 800 220 - 5 2 21 Harry Connick Jr - Only You
78 796 112 - 3 5 23 =Various Artists - Now 14 #3/31
79 792 368 235 1 3 3 Jay-Z / Linkin Park - Collision Course
80 775 222 - 2 4 16 Mario Winans - Hurt No More
81 771 225 132 5 2 5 Snoop Dogg - R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece
82 765 68 - 14 - 42 =Sarah McLachlan - Afterglow #2/50
83 736 124 108 3 2 12 Ciara - Goodies
84 721 309 152 7 1 4 Gwen Stefani - Love Angel Music Baby
85 712 31 25 32 - 39 Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
86 706 27 27 45 - 51 =The Beach Boys - The Very Best Of The Beach Boys #16/80
87 693 254 84 4 1 6 Britney Spears - Greatest Hits - My Prerogative
88 689 31 30 56 - 51 =Martina McBride - Martina #7/64
89 683 57 32 21 - 35 =Rod Stewart - As Time Goes By - Vol 2 #2/45
90 681 38 20 34 - 41 =Soundtrack - The Cheetah Girls [EP] #33/61
91 676 57 57 26 - 27 The Killers - Hot Fuss
92 659 144 - 4 2 22 Diana Krall - The Girl In The Other Room
93 658 19 - 53 - 49 =Anthony Hamilton - Comin' From Where I'm From #33/60
94 654 32 32 69 - 51 *The Beatles - 1 (2000) #1/161
95 649 45 - 28 - 34 3 Doors Down - Away From The Sun (2002) #8/93
96 646 19 19 70 - 51 =Three Days Grace - Three Days Grace #70/63
97 644 250 228 3 1 3 Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway
98 641 173 17 4 2 16 LL Cool J - The Definition
99 641 116 - 5 1 24 Lil' Wayne - Tha Carter
100 634 23 23 59 - 50 =Casting Crowns - Casting Crowns #59/52

1,018,985 copies of MCWL has been sold far this quarter of 2004 !!!

THE BILLBOARD 200

To view this entire chart, and all of Billboard's Year End charts, click here.

# Title Artist Labels
1 CONFESSIONS Usher LaFace/Zomba
2 SPEAKERBOXXX/THE LOVE BELOW OutKast LaFace/Zomba
3 CLOSER Josh Groban 143/Reprise/Warner Bros.
4 THE DIARY OF ALICIA KEYS Alicia Keys J/RMG
5 FEELS LIKE HOME Norah Jones Blue Note
6 FALLEN Evanescence Wind-up
7 SHOCK'N Y'ALL Toby Keith DreamWorks (Nashville)/Interscope
8 IN THE ZONE Britney Spears Jive/Zomba
9 THE VERY BEST OF SHERYL CROW Sheryl Crow A&M/Interscope
10 WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN Kenny Chesney BNA/RLG
11 THE BLACK ALBUM Jay-Z Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG
12 THE COLLEGE DROPOUT Kanye West Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG
13 NOW 14 Various Artists Columbia/Universal/EMI/Zomba/Sony Music
14 IN THIS SKIN Jessica Simpson Columbia/Sony Music
15 SONGS ABOUT JANE Maroon5 Octone/J/RMG
16 NOW 16 Various Artists Universal/EMI/Sony Music/Zomba/UMe
17 METAMORPHOSIS Hilary Duff Buena Vista/Hollywood
18 AUTOBIOGRAPHY Ashlee Simpson Geffen/Interscope
19 HERE FOR THE PARTY Gretchen Wilson Epic (Nashville)/Sony Music
20 BEG FOR MERCY G-Unit G-Unit/Interscope
21 THE SINGLES 1992-2003 No Doubt Interscope
22 UNDER MY SKIN Avril Lavigne RCA/RMG
23 BLINK-182 Blink-182 Geffen/Interscope
24 THE REASON Hoobastank Island/IDJMG
25 MUSICOLOGY Prince NPG/Columbia/Sony Music
26 THE LONG ROAD Nickelback Roadrunner/IDJMG
27 NOW 15 Various Artists EMI/Universal/Sony Music/Zomba/Capitol
28 LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING Tim McGraw Curb
29 DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE Beyonce Columbia/Sony Music
30 D12 WORLD D12 Shady/Interscope
31 SOULFUL Ruben Studdard J/RMG
32 KAMIKAZE Twista Atlantic/AG
33 METEORA Linkin Park Warner Bros.
34 AFTERGLOW Sarah McLachlan Arista/RMG
35 ELEPHUNK Black Eyed Peas A&M/Interscope
36 COME AWAY WITH ME Norah Jones Blue Note
37 JACKPOT Chingy Disturbing Tha Peace/Capitol
38 AS TIME GOES BY ... THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK VOL. II Rod Stewart J/RMG
39 SUIT Nelly Derrty/Fo' Reel/UMRG
40 THE BEAUTIFUL LETDOWN Switchfoot Columbia/Sony Music
41 CHICKEN*N*BEER Ludacris Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam South/IDJMG
42 GREATEST HITS Guns N' Roses Geffen/Interscope
43 MEASURE OF A MAN Clay Aiken RCA/RMG
44 LOS LONELY BOYS Los Lonely Boys Or/Epic/Sony Music
45 HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR Big & Rich Warner Bros. (Nashville)/WRN
46 THE HUNGER FOR MORE Lloyd Banks G-Unit/Interscope
47 AWAY FROM THE SUN 3 Doors Down Republic/Universal/UMRG
48 LIFE FOR RENT Dido Arista/RMG
49 CONTRABAND Velvet Revolver RCA/RMG
50 GET BORN Jet Elektra/AG
51 GENIUS LOVES COMPANY Ray Charles Hear/Concord
52 OCEAN AVENUE Yellowcard Capitol
53 GOLDEN ROAD Keith Urban Capitol (Nashville)
54 LICENSE TO CHILL Jimmy Buffett Mailboat/RCA/RLG
55 GREATEST HITS VOLUME II AND SOME OTHER STUFF Alan Jackson Arista Nashville/RLG
56 LET IT BE... NAKED The Beatles Apple/Capitol
57 TUPAC: RESURRECTION Soundtrack Amaru/Interscope
58 THE CHEETAH GIRLS (EP) Soundtrack Walt Disney
59 MUD ON THE TIRES Brad Paisley Arista Nashville/RLG
60 JUVE THE GREAT Juvenile Cash Money/UMRG
61 A CROW LEFT OF THE MURDER... Incubus Immortal/Epic/Sony Music
62 TO THE 5 BOROUGHS Beastie Boys Brooklyn Dust/Capitol
63 GREATEST HITS VOLUME II Alan Jackson Arista Nashville/RLG
64 GOOD NEWS FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVE BAD NEWS Modest Mouse Epic/Sony Music
65 50 NUMBER ONES George Strait MCA Nashville/UMGN
66 U GOTTA FEEL ME Lil' Flip Sucka Free/Columbia/Sony Music
67 KID ROCK Kid Rock Top Dog/Atlantic/AG
68 MARTINA Martina McBride RCA Nashville/RLG
69 MOTOWN Michael McDonald Motown/UMRG
70 GREATEST HITS Red Hot Chili Peppers Warner Bros.
71 TAKE A LOOK IN THE MIRROR Korn Immortal/Epic/Sony Music
72 THE VERY BEST OF Eagles Warner Strategic Marketing
73 DAMITA JO Janet Jackson Virgin
74 KISS OF DEATH Jadakiss Ruff Ryders/Interscope
75 HAPPY PEOPLE/U SAVED ME R. Kelly Jive/Zomba
76 A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD Coldplay Capitol
77 VOL. 3: (THE SUBLIMINAL VERSES) Slipknot Roadrunner/IDJMG
78 SWEAT Nelly Derrty/Fo' Reel/UMRG
79 UP! Shania Twain Mercury/UMGN
80 ONLY YOU Harry Connick, Jr. Columbia/Sony Music
81 KINGS OF CRUNK Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz BME/TVT
82 DA DERRTY VERSIONS - THE REINVENTION Nelly Fo' Reel/Universal/UMRG
83 HEAVIER THINGS John Mayer Aware/Columbia/Sony Music
84 JOJO JoJo Da Family/Blackground/UMRG
85 HURT NO MORE Mario Winans Bad Boy/UMRG
86 AMERICAN IDIOT Green Day Reprise/Warner Bros.
87 STRAIGHT OUTTA CA$HVILLE Young Buck G-Unit/Interscope
88 LIVE IN TEXAS Linkin Park Warner Bros.
89 THE VERY BEST OF THE BEACH BOYS: SOUNDS OF SUMMER The Beach Boys Capitol
90 MELT Rascal Flatts Lyric Street/Hollywood
91 SHREK 2 Soundtrack Geffen/DreamWorks/Interscope
92 PRIVATE ROOM Avant Magic Johnson/Geffen/Interscope
93 ME & MY BROTHER Ying Yang Twins ColliPark/TVT
94 TERRORIST THREATS Westside Connection Hoo-Bangin'/Capitol
95 LONG BLACK TRAIN Josh Turner MCA Nashville/UMGN
96 ENCORE Eminem Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
97 THREE DAYS GRACE Three Days Grace Jive/Zomba
98 UNLEASHED Toby Keith DreamWorks (Nashville)/Interscope
99 COMIN' FROM WHERE I'M FROM Anthony Hamilton So So Def/Zomba
100 AUDIOSLAVE Audioslave Interscope/Epic/Sony Music

Adult ContemporaryTM
Top 20 Positions /Issue Date: January 8, 2005

No. 15 Winter Wonderland, Clay Aiken


The Billboard 200TM
Top 1-50 / 51-100 Positions / Issue Date: January 8, 2005

No. 38 Clay Aiken, Merry Christmas With Love


The Billboard 200TM
Top 1-50 / 51-100 Positions / Issue Date: January 8, 2005

No. 71 Ruben Studdard, I Need An Angel

CLAY AIKEN

This week 11,895 copies of MCWL has been sold!
1,030,880 copies of MCWL has seen sold so far!!! GREAT START FOR CLAY IN 2005!!!


RUBEN STUDDARD

Ruben last week 55,924 copies sold, this week 16,266 copies sold for INAA!!!

Rock is Big in 2004 According to GMA Year-End Report


Switchfoot, MercyMe and Casting Crowns are three bands with very different stories, but together they represent the newest generation of artists and are one of the big stories of 2004 for gospel music sales. The three groups were among the top-selling artists in a year that saw gospel music sales total 43.4 million units, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

The rising popularity of Switchfoot, MercyMe and Casting Crowns, has signaled a growing trend for gospel music, according to John W. Styll, president of the Gospel Music Association (GMA). Their successes at retail, radio and at the 2004 GMA Music Awards, coincide with the more than double increase in the rock category of gospel music where artists like Jeremy Camp, Third Day, Relient K, Pillar, Kutless, BarlowGirl, tobyMac and others that appeal to the youth demographic also experienced strong sales in 2004.

“Gospel music will always be unique for its wide-ranging music styles and diverse audiences, and black gospel and praise & worship continue to be powerful categories of Christian music, but there has definitely been a measurable shift towards rock, alternative, hip-hop, urban and other styles of music particularly popular with younger consumers. This is a great sign that a new generation of music fans has discovered these and other artists and hopefully indicates a continued bright outlook for gospel music,” said Styll.

Styll points to other trends that confirm younger consumer’s impact on gospel music sales. The “American Idol” Phenomenon significantly impacted gospel music in 2004. “Idol” contestants whose Christian beliefs were prominent in their appearances on the Fox-TV hit show made their way to the charts, with Clay Aiken, Ruben Studdard, George Huff and R.J. Helton among the “Idol” finalists with charting gospel records in 2004. Aiken’s Merry Christmas With Love and Studdard’s I Need An Angel (both sold at Christian retail through Provident Label Group) ended 2004 at the #2 and #12 spots respectively on Christian SoundScan’s Overall Albums chart for the year.

Black gospel remained the second best-selling category of gospel music and its younger artists made headlines and were among the strongest sellers in 2004, including Israel & New Breed, Smokie Norful and Kierra “Kiki” Sheard. Israel & New Breed’s critically acclaimed Integrity Gospel release Live From Another Level, debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Gospel Chart after its first week of sales, and number three on Billboard’s Heatseekers Chart. It ends the year at #5 on the gospel charts. Recent Grammy and Stellar nominated, Israel & New Breed performed for an estimated 40,000 at a December Madison Square Garden event. EMI Gospel’s Norful was named Billboard’s Top Gospel Artist in 2004, for the second straight year, as his debut CD I Need You Now and his September 2004 sophomore release Nothing Without You, kept Norful among the top-sellers all year. Fellow EMI Gospel label mate and 17-year-old daughter of black gospel legend Karen Clark-Sheard, “Kiki” Sheard did what no other new gospel artist has ever accomplished in the SoundScan era. Her I Owe You debuted at both #1 on the gospel chart and Billboard Heatseekers chart in August.

Among all the highlights, however, Switchfoot, MercyMe and Casting Crowns are the resounding sales success story for 2004, confirmed by Billboard’s crowning the bands as the top three Christian artists for 2004 in the trade magazine’s year-end issue.

Switchfoot’s The Beautiful Letdown was the #1-selling album on the Christian SoundScan Overall Albums chart for 2004, thanks in part to Sparrow Records and Switchfoot’s new relationship with Columbia Records, which brought greater mainstream exposure to the San Diego-based band. The album has been on the Billboard charts for 87 weeks, including 31 weeks at #1 on the Christian Albums chart. Switchfoot has been a critic and fan favorite in gospel music since they released their first record, The Legend of Chin in 1997, followed by two more critically acclaimed releases, New Way To Be Human and Learning To Breathe (these three records, which remain with Sparrow Records, were re-released this fall as the compilation: Switchfoot the Early Years – 1997-2000). But it was Columbia’s push of “Meant To Live,” a single that peaked at No. 5 on Billboard's Adult Top 40, and “Dare You to Move,” which is No. 18 this week on Billboard's Hot 100 that brought Switchfoot national attention and a surge in both their Christian and mainstream retail sales. Switchfoot also has had five #1 songs at Christian radio from The Beautiful Letdown with “More than Fine,” “Meant to Live,” “Gone,” “Dare You To Move” and “This Is Your Life.”

“Switchfoot is reflective of our newer generation of Christian artists – artists whose lives are greatly influenced by their Christian faith, who write and record music that is informed by those beliefs, but don’t use Christian rhetoric that might otherwise limit their audience. From the start of their music careers, Switchfoot has been making their groundbreaking style of music which speaks eternal truths in a way that relates to their generation, and have patiently persisted until finally, the world has taken notice. We applaud their success,” said Styll.

“Thank you so much for supporting us. We’ve always tried to make music for everyone; thank you for being a part of that,” Switchfoot frontman and songwriter Jonathan Foreman, acknowledged at the 35th Annual GMA Music Awards in 2004, where he took home six Dove Awards, the most for any artist that night.

In 2004, INO Records’ MercyMe sold more than 1.5 million units in album and DVD sales, including the #4 and #6 top-selling records on Christian SoundScan’s Overall Albums chart for the year— Almost There and Undone respectively. MercyMe’s success was fueled by the momentum from “I Can Only Imagine,” the smash single from Almost There, which first hit mainstream radio in 2003 and continued its impact in 2004. “I Can Only Imagine” delivered an unabashedly spiritual message about what heaven might be like. Millions of radio listeners who may not have ever considered themselves fans of Christian music suddenly found themselves singing along to the song’s irresistible chorus. The song saw heavy airplay on Pop, AC, and Hot AC mainstream radio stations nationwide, and “I Can Only Imagine” ended 2004 as the 20th most-played song on Radio & Records mainstream AC chart while “Here With Me,” the first single from Undone, was 24th and also a big hit at Christian radio. The band from Greenville, Texas, not only earned multiple Dove Awards including Artist and Group of the Year in 2004, but they also were honored with an American Music Award for Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist. MercyMe has evolved from being Christian music’s fastest-selling new act in 2001 when Almost There first released to become nationally known as a great rock group that tackles the essential themes of God and love.

“The marvel of MercyMe is that a song they first released in 2001 amazingly found its way to mainstream radio more than two years later propelling the band to the national stage and giving the album unprecedented longevity on the sales charts. Almost There has been in the Christian SoundScan year-end top ten for three straight years now, while the band’s follow-up CDs have proven the band is no one-hit wonder. MercyMe’s newest release, Undone, is also in this year’s Top 10 while the prior recording Spoken For was among the top sellers in 2003,” said Styll.

Casting Crowns represents yet another face of the new generation of Christian artists and its self-titled CD is the fastest selling debut Christian artist in recent years. At the center of Casting Crowns is Mark Hall, a youth pastor, who until a year ago was writing music primarily for the kids in his youth groups. Casting Crowns grew out of two of Hall's stops along his youth ministry path, first while leading a youth group in Daytona Beach, Fla., then transplanting and growing when Hall moved to a new position in Atlanta. Discovered and signed just in early 2003 by Mark Miller of country music’s Sawyer Brown to be the debut artist for Beach Street Records, an imprint Miller founded and leads for Provident Label Group, Casting Crowns found themselves in the enviable position of making their first major label record with Christian music icon Steven Curtis Chapman as co-producer, Chapman’s first time producing another artists’ work. Hall’s presentation of straightforward and challenging Christ-centered lyrics found a home at Christian radio which embraced hard-hitting #1 charting songs like “If We Are the Body,” “Who Am I” and “Voice of Truth” and played a considerable role in the band’s success.

“I want to shake people up and help them see that Jesus is not a religion, and God is not a book," Hall has said. Hall was honored with the Dove Award for Songwriter of the Year in 2004, a first for a new artist.

“Casting Crowns proves that fans of Christian and gospel music want more than a watered-down message. They appreciate, and in Casting Crowns’ case, rally to bold and spirit-provoking music that challenges Christians in their faith as much as it encourages,” Styll observed. “And when you tell the combined story of Switchfoot, MercyMe and Casting Crowns, one truth surfaces: music made by artists of faith knows no bounds and emerges uniquely and divinely from each artist’s life to impact a variety of listeners. The GMA doesn’t seek as much to define the music as to celebrate it.”

The Christian Music Trade Association (CMTA), a sister organization of the GMA which operates Christian SoundScan, sets criteria for what recordings are included in Christian SoundScan. For an album to be tracked, it must have national distribution and meet one or more additional criteria: 50 percent or more of the tracks on the album contain Christian-oriented content, as determined by the Dove Award Christian content criteria; songs on the album receive national Christian radio airplay, and 25 percent or more of album scans are reasonably anticipated at Christian retail the first week added to Christian SoundScan. The GMA’s year-end reporting only includes album sales. It does not include singles or digital downloads.

For a breakdown of gospel music sales in 2004, GMA has compiled the following data:

According to Nielsen SoundScan, sales of Christian music CDs ended 2004 virtually flat over 2003 sales. Year-end sales for 2004 were 43,399,000 units, compared to 43,704,000* for 2003. (*The SoundScan totals for 2003 have been restated to reflect Wind-Up Records’ voluntary removal of Evanescence’s Fallen from the Christian marketplace.)

The Christian/Gospel category of overall music sales is the sixth most popular genre according to Nielsen SoundScan’s 2004 Year-end report. Gospel music sales outpace sales of Latin, soundtracks, jazz, classical and new age genres.

Christian Retail stores accounted for 37.6 percent of gospel music sales, while mainstream retail outlets sold 59 percent of all gospel music sales. Christian retailers’ sales grew from 2003 by nearly one percent and mainstream sales were unchanged. Non-traditional sales (representing direct, venue and website sales) were down 18 percent.


Provided by Gospel Music Association

Clay Aiken

This week Clay is in the #11 position on the Christian Albums chart with his album Merry Christmas with Love. The single “Solitaire/The Way” sits in the #30 position on the Hot 100 Single Sales chart.


Ruben Studdard

Ruben’s I Need an Angel was the #1 Gospel Album this week, which equated to the #111 position on the Billboard 200. The gospel-flavored album also came in at #78 on the R&B Hip-Hop Albums chart. The single of the same name was to be found at #32 on the Adult Contemporary charts this week.

GOSPEL TRUTH: It was in one of the early episodes of season two of "American Idol" that celebrity judge Gladys Knight dubbed Ruben Studdard the "velvet teddy bear," and helped send him on his way to becoming the show's second winner.

Not that she would change anything given what she knows now, but there is an ironic twist on Billboard's Top Gospel Albums chart this week, where Studdard's "I Need an Angel" (J) is No. 1 for the eighth week (its entire chart run), and Knight's "One Voice" (Many Roads) jumps 9-2 in its second chart week, prevented from achieving pole position by the former contestant she once judged.


week 8 sales numbers......

Hey, here are Ruben's numbers for this week 9,108 #109 on the chart. Looks like he moved up two spots from last week. Fabulous numbers!!!!!

109 STUDDARD*RUBEN I NEED AN ANGEL 9,108 -12 10,353 309,955

Clay Aiken

Clay Aiken’s sole entry on the charts this past week was his single “Solitaire/The Way,” which could be found in the #44 position on the Hot 100 Single Sales chart.


Ruben Studdard

Ruben continued his lock on the Gospel Albums chart with I Need an Angel remaining at #1. The album moved to #109 on the Billboard 200, and could be found at #33 on the R&B Hip-Hop Albums chart. The title single was #36 on the Adult Contemporary chart this week.

The Billboard 200TM
Top 1-50 / 51-100 Positions / Issue Date: February 5, 2005

No. 99 Ruben Studdard, I Need An Angel

Clay Aiken

Clay Aiken’s “Solitaire/The Way” dropped three positions to #47 this past week on the Hot 100 Single Sales chart.


Ruben Studdard

Ruben still held the #1 position on the Gospel Albums chart, and managed to break back into the Top 100 on the Billboard 200, at #99 this week. On the R&B Hip-Hop Albums chart I Need an Angel was the #29 album.

I NEED AN ANGEL CD SALES!!!

week 13=8,699


summary
week 1 96,389
week 2 41,024
week 3 36,951
week 4 53,934
week 5 55,924
week 6 16,266
week 7 10,353
week 8 9,108
week 9 9,161
week 10 9,324
week 11 10,640
week 12 10,415
week 13 8,699

13 wk total (approx)=368,188

that is just awesome for a gospel cd!!!!!!

RUBEN STUDDARD HAS SOLD HIS CD "I NEED AN ANGEL" 6,539 copies this week and at 382,194 copies overall so far!!!

Billboard Artist Index (This is for last week)

Chart Codes:
—ALBUMS—
B200 (The Billboard 200)
BG (Bluegrass)
BL (Blues)
CA (Country)
CC (Christian)
CCA (Country Catalog)
CJ (Contemporary Jazz)
CL (Classical)
CX (Classical Crossover)
EA (Electronic)
GA (Gospel)
HD (Hot Digital Tracks)
HOL (Holiday)
HS (Top Heatseekers)
IND (Independent)
INT (Internet)
JZ (Jazz)
LA (Latin Albums)
LPA (Latin Pop Albums)
NA (New Age)
PCA (Pop Catalog)
RBA (R&B/Hip-Hop)
RBC (R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog)
RE (Reggae)
RMA (Regional Mexican Albums)
TSA (Tropical Albums)
WM (World Music)
—SINGLES—
A40 (Adult Top 40)
AC (Adult Contemporary)
CS (Country)
CSS (Country Singles Sales)
DC (Dance/Club Play)
DS (Dance/Sales)
H100 (Hot 100)
HA (Hot 100 Airplay)
HSS (Hot 100 Singles Sales)
LPS (Latin Pop Tracks)
LT (Hot Latin Tracks)
MO (Modern Rock)
RA (R&B Hip-Hop AIrplay)
RBH (R&B Hip-Hop)
RMS (Regional Mexican Tracks)
RO (Mainstream Rock)
RP (Rap Tracks)
RS (R&B Hip-Hop Singles Sales)
T40 (Top 40 Tracks)
TSS (Tropical Tracks)
Rankings from biweekly
charts are listed in italics
during a chart’s
unpublished week.

Clay Aiken: CC 11; HSS 30

Ruben Studdard: B200 111; GA 1; RBA 28; AC 32


Billboard Artist Index

Chart Codes:
—ALBUMS—
B200 (The Billboard 200)
BG (Bluegrass)
BL (Blues)
CA (Country)
CC (Christian)
CCA (Country Catalog)
CJ (Contemporary Jazz)
CL (Classical)
CX (Classical Crossover)
EA (Electronic)
GA (Gospel)
HD (Hot Digital Tracks)
HOL (Holiday)
HS (Top Heatseekers)
IND (Independent)
INT (Internet)
JZ (Jazz)
LA (Latin Albums)
LPA (Latin Pop Albums)
NA (New Age)
PCA (Pop Catalog)
RBA (R&B/Hip-Hop)
RBC (R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog)
RE (Reggae)
RMA (Regional Mexican Albums)
TSA (Tropical Albums)
WM (World Music)
—SINGLES—
A40 (Adult Top 40)
AC (Adult Contemporary)
CS (Country)
CSS (Country Singles Sales)
DC (Dance/Club Play)
DS (Dance/Sales)
H100 (Hot 100)
HA (Hot 100 Airplay)
HSS (Hot 100 Singles Sales)
LPS (Latin Pop Tracks)
LT (Hot Latin Tracks)
MO (Modern Rock)
POA (Pop 100 Airplay)
POP (Pop 100)
RA (R&B Hip-Hop AIrplay)
RBH (R&B Hip-Hop)
RMS (Regional Mexican Tracks)
RO (Mainstream Rock)
RP (Rap Tracks)
RS (R&B Hip-Hop Singles Sales)
TSS (Tropical Tracks)
Rankings from biweekly charts
are listed in italics during a
chart’s unpublished week.

Clay Aiken: HSS 45

Ruben Studdard: B200 112; GA 2; RBA 37


Billboard Artist Index:

Chart Codes:
—ALBUMS—
B200 (The Billboard 200)
BG (Bluegrass)
BL (Blues)
CA (Country)
CC (Christian)
CCA (Country Catalog)
CJ (Contemporary Jazz)
CL (Classical)
CX (Classical Crossover)
EA (Electronic)
GA (Gospel)
HD (Hot Digital Tracks)
HOL (Holiday)
HS (Top Heatseekers)
IND (Independent)
INT (Internet)
JZ (Jazz)
LA (Latin Albums)
LPA (Latin Pop Albums)
NA (New Age)
PCA (Pop Catalog)
RBA (R&B/Hip-Hop)
RBC (R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog)
RE (Reggae)
RMA (Regional Mexican Albums)
TSA (Tropical Albums)
WM (World Music)
—SINGLES—
A40 (Adult Top 40)
AC (Adult Contemporary)
CS (Country)
CSS (Country Singles Sales)
DC (Dance/Club Play)
DS (Dance/Sales)
H100 (Hot 100)
HA (Hot 100 Airplay)
HSS (Hot 100 Singles Sales)
LPS (Latin Pop Tracks)
LT (Hot Latin Tracks)
MO (Modern Rock)
POA (Pop 100 Airplay)
POP (Pop 100)
RA (R&B Hip-Hop AIrplay)
RBH (R&B Hip-Hop)
RMS (Regional Mexican Tracks)
RO (Mainstream Rock)
RP (Rap Tracks)
RS (R&B Hip-Hop Singles Sales)
TSS (Tropical Tracks)
Rankings from biweekly charts
are listed in italics during a
chart’s unpublished week.

Ruben Studdard: B200 146; GA 2; RBA 40


Billboard Artist Index

Chart Codes:
—ALBUMS—B200 (The Billboard 200)
BG (Bluegrass)
BL (Blues)
CA (Country)
CC (Christian)
CCA (Country Catalog)
CJ (Contemporary Jazz)
CL (Classical)
CX (Classical Crossover)
EA (Electronic)
GA (Gospel)
HD (Hot Digital Tracks)
HOL (Holiday)
HS (Top Heatseekers)
IND (Independent)
INT (Internet)
JZ (Jazz)
LA (Latin Albums)
LPA (Latin Pop Albums)
NA (New Age)
PCA (Pop Catalog)
RBA (R&B/Hip-Hop)
RBC (R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog)
RE (Reggae)
RMA (Regional Mexican Albums)
TSA (Tropical Albums)
WM (World Music)
—SINGLES—
A40 (Adult Top 40)
AC (Adult Contemporary)
CS (Country)
CSS (Country Singles Sales)
DC (Dance/Club Play)
DS (Dance/Sales)
H100 (Hot 100)
HA (Hot 100 Airplay)
HSS (Hot 100 Singles Sales)
LPS (Latin Pop Tracks)
LT (Hot Latin Tracks)
MO (Modern Rock)
POA (Pop 100 Airplay)
POP (Pop 100)
RA (R&B Hip-Hop AIrplay)
RBH (R&B Hip-Hop)
RMS (Regional Mexican Tracks)
RO (Mainstream Rock)
RP (Rap Tracks)
RS (R&B Hip-Hop Singles Sales)
TSS (Tropical Tracks)
Rankings from biweekly charts
are listed in italics during a
chart’s unpublished week.

Ruben Studdard: B200 162; GA 3; RBA 43


Billboard Artist Index

Chart Codes:
—ALBUMS—
B200 (The Billboard 200)
BG (Bluegrass)
BL (Blues)
CA (Country)
CC (Christian)
CCA (Country Catalog)
CJ (Contemporary Jazz)
CL (Classical)
CX (Classical Crossover)
EA (Electronic)
GA (Gospel)
HD (Hot Digital Tracks)
HOL (Holiday)
HS (Top Heatseekers)
IND (Independent)
INT (Internet)
JZ (Jazz)
LA (Latin Albums)
LPA (Latin Pop Albums)
NA (New Age)
PCA (Pop Catalog)
RBA (R&B/Hip-Hop)
RBC (R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog)
RE (Reggae)
RMA (Regional Mexican Albums)
TSA (Tropical Albums)
WM (World Music)
—SINGLES—
A40 (Adult Top 40)
AC (Adult Contemporary)
CS (Country)
CSS (Country Singles Sales)
DC (Dance/Club Play)
DS (Dance/Sales)
H100 (Hot 100)
HA (Hot 100 Airplay)
HSS (Hot 100 Singles Sales)
LPS (Latin Pop Tracks)
LT (Hot Latin Tracks)
MO (Modern Rock)
POA (Pop 100 Airplay)
POP (Pop 100)
RA (R&B Hip-Hop AIrplay)
RBH (R&B Hip-Hop)
RMS (Regional Mexican Tracks)
RO (Mainstream Rock)
RP (Rap Tracks)
RS (R&B Hip-Hop Singles Sales)
TSS (Tropical Tracks)
Rankings from biweekly charts
are listed in italics during a
chart’s unpublished week.

Ruben Studdard: B200 179; GA 2; RBA 45


Billboard Artist Index

Chart Codes:
—ALBUMS—
B200 (The Billboard 200)
BG (Bluegrass)
BL (Blues)
CA (Country)
CC (Christian)
CCA (Country Catalog)
CJ (Contemporary Jazz)
CL (Classical)
CX (Classical Crossover)
EA (Electronic)
GA (Gospel)
HD (Hot Digital Tracks)
HOL (Holiday)
HS (Top Heatseekers)
IND (Independent)
INT (Internet)
JZ (Jazz)
LA (Latin Albums)
LPA (Latin Pop Albums)
NA (New Age)
PCA (Pop Catalog)
RBA (R&B/Hip-Hop)
RBC (R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog)
RE (Reggae)
RMA (Regional Mexican Albums)
TSA (Tropical Albums)
WM (World Music)
—SINGLES—A40 (Adult Top 40)
AC (Adult Contemporary)
CS (Country)
CSS (Country Singles Sales)
DC (Dance/Club Play)
DS (Dance/Sales)
H100 (Hot 100)
HA (Hot 100 Airplay)
HSS (Hot 100 Singles Sales)
LPS (Latin Pop Tracks)
LT (Hot Latin Tracks)
MO (Modern Rock)
POA (Pop 100 Airplay)
POP (Pop 100)
RA (R&B Hip-Hop AIrplay)
RBH (R&B Hip-Hop)
RMS (Regional Mexican Tracks)
RO (Mainstream Rock)
RP (Rap Tracks)
RS (R&B Hip-Hop Singles Sales)
TSS (Tropical Tracks)
Rankings from biweekly charts
are listed in italics during a
chart’s unpublished week.

Ruben Studdard: B200 200; GA 4; RBA 48


Billboard Artist Index:

—ALBUMS—B200 (The Billboard 200)
BG (Bluegrass)
BL (Blues)
CA (Country)
CC (Christian)
CCA (Country Catalog)
CJ (Contemporary Jazz)
CL (Classical)
CX (Classical Crossover)
EA (Electronic)
GA (Gospel)
HD (Hot Digital Tracks)
HOL (Holiday)
HS (Top Heatseekers)
IND (Independent)
INT (Internet)
JZ (Jazz)
LA (Latin Albums)
LPA (Latin Pop Albums)
NA (New Age)
PCA (Pop Catalog)
RBA (R&B/Hip-Hop)
RBC (R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog)
RE (Reggae)
RMA (Regional Mexican Albums)
TSA (Tropical Albums)
WM (World Music)
—SINGLES—
A40 (Adult Top 40)
AC (Adult Contemporary)
CS (Country)
CSS (Country Singles Sales)
DC (Dance/Club Play)
DS (Dance/Sales)
H100 (Hot 100)
HA (Hot 100 Airplay)
HSS (Hot 100 Singles Sales)
LPS (Latin Pop Tracks)
LT (Hot Latin Tracks)
MO (Modern Rock)
POA (Pop 100 Airplay)
POP (Pop 100)
RA (R&B Hip-Hop AIrplay)
RBH (R&B Hip-Hop)
RMS (Regional Mexican Tracks)
RO (Mainstream Rock)
RP (Rap Tracks)
RS (R&B Hip-Hop Singles Sales)
TSS (Tropical Tracks)
Rankings from biweekly charts
are listed in italics during a
chart’s unpublished week.

Ruben Studdard: GA 2; RBA 55


Billboard Artist Index:

Chart Codes:
—ALBUMS—
B200 (The Billboard 200)
BG (Bluegrass)
BL (Blues)
CA (Country)
CC (Christian)
CCA (Country Catalog)
CJ (Contemporary Jazz)
CL (Classical)
CX (Classical Crossover)
EA (Electronic)
GA (Gospel)
HD (Hot Digital Tracks)
HOL (Holiday)
HS (Top Heatseekers)
IND (Independent)
INT (Internet)
JZ (Jazz)
LA (Latin Albums)
LPA (Latin Pop Albums)
NA (New Age)
PCA (Pop Catalog)
RBA (R&B/Hip-Hop)
RBC (R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog)
RE (Reggae)
RMA (Regional Mexican Albums)
TSA (Tropical Albums)
WM (World Music)
—SINGLES—A40 (Adult Top 40)
AC (Adult Contemporary)
CS (Country)
CSS (Country Singles Sales)
DC (Dance/Club Play)
DS (Dance/Sales)
H100 (Hot 100)
HA (Hot 100 Airplay)
HSS (Hot 100 Singles Sales)
LPS (Latin Pop Tracks)
LT (Hot Latin Tracks)
MO (Modern Rock)
POA (Pop 100 Airplay)
POP (Pop 100)
RA (R&B Hip-Hop AIrplay)
RBH (R&B Hip-Hop)
RMS (Regional Mexican Tracks)
RO (Mainstream Rock)
RP (Rap Tracks)
RS (R&B Hip-Hop Singles Sales)
TSS (Tropical Tracks)
Rankings from biweekly charts
are listed in italics during a
chart’s unpublished week.

Ruben Studdard: GA 3; RBA 60

Billboard Artist Index:


Chart Codes:
—ALBUMS—
B200 (The Billboard 200)
BG (Bluegrass)
BL (Blues)
CA (Country)
CC (Christian)
CCA (Country Catalog)
CJ (Contemporary Jazz)
CL (Classical)
CX (Classical Crossover)
EA (Electronic)
GA (Gospel)
HD (Hot Digital Tracks)
HOL (Holiday)
HS (Top Heatseekers)
IND (Independent)
INT (Internet)
JZ (Jazz)
LA (Latin Albums)
LPA (Latin Pop Albums)
NA (New Age)
PCA (Pop Catalog)
RBA (R&B/Hip-Hop)
RBC (R&B/Hip-Hop Catalog)
RE (Reggae)
RMA (Regional Mexican Albums)
TSA (Tropical Albums)
WM (World Music)
—SINGLES—
A40 (Adult Top 40)
AC (Adult Contemporary)
CS (Country)
CSS (Country Singles Sales)
DC (Dance/Club Play)
DS (Dance/Sales)
H100 (Hot 100)
HA (Hot 100 Airplay)
HSS (Hot 100 Singles Sales)
LPS (Latin Pop Tracks)
LT (Hot Latin Tracks)
MO (Modern Rock)
POA (Pop 100 Airplay)
POP (Pop 100)
RA (R&B Hip-Hop AIrplay)
RBH (R&B Hip-Hop)
RMS (Regional Mexican Tracks)
RO (Mainstream Rock)
RP (Rap Tracks)
RS (R&B Hip-Hop Singles Sales)
TSS (Tropical Tracks)
Rankings from biweekly charts
are listed in italics during a
chart’s unpublished week.


Ruben Studdard: GA 7; RBA 66

Top Compilation AlbumsTM
Top 10 Positions /Issue Date: April 23, 2005

No. 6 Various Artists, Disneymania 3: Music Stars Sing Disney ...Their Way! (Proud of Your Boy {From Aladdin} - Clay Aiken)

No. 7 Various Artists, Nickelodeon Kids' Choice (featuring Clay Aiken's "Invisible")


Top Compilation AlbumsTM
Top 10 Positions /Issue Date: April 30, 2005

No. 7 Various Artists, Disneymania 3: Music Stars Sing Disney ...Their Way! (Proud of Your Boy {From Aladdin} - Clay Aiken)

No. 8 Various Artists, Nickelodeon Kids' Choice (featuring Clay Aiken's "Invisible")