First week sales figures are in for David Cook's first album, and while he debuted on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart at #3, he still managed to sell 280,000 copies in the first week.David Archuleta's self-titled debut entered at #2 last week, but sold almost 100,000 less copies (total = 183,000).
As of November, David Cook's debut single "The Time Of My Life" has sold over 1 million copies. It was released in May. David Archuleta's "Crush" is at about 992,000 sold, and was released in August.
Yeah, I have that Archuleta album. I haven't listened to it past song #4, because, quite frankly, I've heard more thrilling standards in the elevator at my dentist's office.
Meanwhile, Beyoncé's I Am...Sasha Fierce is the best-selling album this week, but has low sales figures in its first week of 482,000. By comparison, her 2006 album, B'Day, sold 541,000 out of the gate.
Nickelback are at #3 with Dark Horse.
UPDATE: Get a load of this horseshit from New York magazine:
DAVID ARCHULETA MASSACRES DAVID COOK ON THE ALBUM CHARTWhat, are they huffing Clorox and forgetting basic math in the New York offices? The chart positions are only different because you have to figure in each week's other releases. The sales figures speak the loudest.
The numbers are in! Last Wednesday, rightful American Idol winner David Archuleta posted first-week sales of 183,000 for his masterful debut record David Archuleta, landing the coveted No. 2 position on the Billboard 200. This morning it was announced that David Cook, Archuleta's balder, pitchier nemesis, managed to unload 280,000 copies of his new CD last week, which was only good enough for an abysmal No. 3 placement on today's chart — embarrassing! Better luck next time, Cook!