No. 9, No. 9 ...
The new Billboard 200 album chart has a familiar name in its Top 10: My Morning Jacket. The Louisville band's "Evil Urges" debuted at No. 9, which is pretty, pretty good.
Just to keep things real, however, I have to point out that hitting the top 10 of the Billboard charts isn't what it used to be. Because of downloads and pirating, a band need only sell 40,000 or 50,000 copies to chart as opposed to the 200,000 required a decade ago.
So don't go asking the fellas to invest in your Canoe the Mighty Ohio business. They haven't hit Lil' Wayne territory -- yet.
posted by Jeffrey Lee Puckett Courier Journal
It's a very good debut, seeing as the new Spoon debuted at 10. I expect with all the press that this number is going to increase even more.
That's great news!
Does anybody know where Z landed in these charts?
QuoteThey haven't hit Lil' Wayne territory -- yet.
That's a good thing. I don't want them to become complete garbage.
I'm not exactly sure I'm reading the data correctly so don't take this as fact, but I am pretty sure this is the Billboard200 history......
Album Peak Position Weeks on Chart
ISM 121 3
Z 67 6
Okonokos 131 1
Evil Urges 9 ?
Congrats! Thats a nice little jump from previous chart positions. Anyone know the actual number of sales?
QuoteCongrats! Thats a nice little jump from previous chart positions. Anyone know the actual number of sales?
From billboard.com:
My Morning Jacket's "Evil Urges" sold 49,000 copies to give the band its first top 10 album, debuting at No. 9. MMJ's previous chart high-water mark came with 2005's "Z," which topped out at No. 67.
Grrrrrreat!!
Not bad at all!