Sales Charts For Week Ending: 10/30/2005

[Jason Tate]

So, who sold what last week? Of course we're here with the answer. The following are the number of albums sold last week (and total) for the week ending 10/30/2005. Buy the music you love.

Destiny's Child - #1's: 113,492 (113,806)
Ashlee Simpson - I Am Me: 73,047 (293,816)
Fall Out Boy - FUCT: 39,806 (939,590)
Green Day - American Idiot: 34,826 (4,510,930)
Death Cab for Cutie - Plans: 14,663 (274,930)
Thrice - Vheissu: 13,484 (59,729)
My Chemical Romance - Three Cheers: 13,123 (1,118,561)
Avenged Sevenfold - City of Evil: 12,762 (223,210)
All-American Rejects - Move Along: 12,436 (429,740)
Story of the Year - In the Wake of Determination: 10,054 (69,387)
Coheed and Cambria - Good Apollo: 8,838 (160,725)
Foo Fighters - In Your Honor: 8,766 (1,009,122)
Hawthorne Heights - Silence in Black: 8,642 (580,182)
Blood Hound Gang - Hefty Fine: 7,402 (85,000)
Children of Bodom - Are You Dead Yet?: 5,493 (5,565)
Panic! At the Disco - Fever You Can't Sweat Out: 4,704 (27,959)
Underoath - They're Only Chasing: 4,204 (247,369)
Rise Against - Siren Song: 2,868 (286,629)
Aiden - Nightmare Anatomy: 1,908 (13,161)
Clap Your Hands Say Yah - Self Titled: 2,031 (24,161)
Arcade Fire - Funeral: 2,027 (219,490)
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois: 1,823 (69,700)
From First to Last - Dear Diary: 1,438 (81,191)
Project 86 - And the Rest Will Follow: 1,420 (11,313)
Armor for Sleep - What to Do When: 1,275 (106,615)
Maylene and the Sons - Self-Titled: 1,231 (955)
Academy Is - Almost Here: 1,186 (59,134)
Tony Hawk - American Wasteland: 4,256 (12,095)
Motion City Soundtrack - Commit This To Memory: 3,118 (108,424)
Silverstein - Discovering the Waterfront: 2,533 (81,408)
Straylight Run - Prepare to Be Wrong: 2,054 (15,881)

I'd like to see Cartel, Spitalfield, and Acceptance on this list - if you have downloaded any albums but not purchased them, please do so.

[bklein3]

You get that shizzle up right quick.. ahaha
:thumbsup:

[weezer182]

I was thinking of getting the new bloodhound gang cd. does anyone here have it and if so is it worth buying?

[flip]

wow. i really hope thrice starts to sell more albums.
they are far and away my favorite band and vheissu is far and away my favorite cd of the year.

[Anton Djamoos]

The Green Day CD came out when I was a freshman. I am a junior now. And it is still selling more than Vheissu, which has been out two weeks. Unbelievable...Green Day, you win this round.

[LPMagic]

Maylene and the Sons - Self-Titled: 1,231 (955)

Holy shit, that album must suck. 276 people somehow returned it. ;)

- Jeff

[Fullcollapse3k]

I don't get how 34,000 more people woke up this week and said "Hey, I'm gonna go buy American Idiot today."

[anishkabob]

i am so happy at clap your hands say yeah's numbers, they released the album themselves!

i hope thrice sells more.

[Drew Beringer]

FOB closing in on platinum.

I don't get how 34,000 more people woke up this week and said "Hey, I'm gonna go buy American Idiot today."

Haha, I know. People probably think that it's a great gift for a friend or someone.

[I am all talk]

does this account for cds sold on tour?

[Frank Giaramita]

does this account for cds sold on tour?
Of course, it accounts for everything.

[siimpx]

i guess i'm the only person who doesn't like green day. pretty soon the panic numbers are going to pass the academy is =(

[mavfan321]

Thrice should be pulling those Destiny's Child numbers man! They killed last night.

[aloneatlastnj]

The Green Day CD came out when I was a freshman. I am a junior now. And it is still selling more than Vheissu, which has been out two weeks. Unbelievable...Green Day, you win this round.


how's this possible??? i was a freshman in college when american idiot came out...i'm only a sophomore. did you skip a grade or mean to say sophomore? because american idiot came out Q1 of 2004. it's only been a year...wtf?

[earlynovemberX]

any cartel numbers?

[nateisawesome]

Motion City still going good, and I still don't understand Green Day is selling so many copies it came out last year. Spend your money on a band that needs it.

[Christian]

New bloodhound gang is OKAY, does not live up to previous releases. Couple of good songs, but nowhere near as good as one fierce beer coaster and not even really that close to use your fingers

[aloneatlastnj]

i guess i'm the only person who doesn't like green day. pretty soon the panic numbers are going to pass the academy is =(


:shake:

green day in general? or just american idiot?


didnt anyone teach you to respect your elders? seriously, without green day, panic and/or academy is wouldnt exist.

[Christian]

I honestly believe Green Day has to have more singles released off of this album than the cd has tracks, but what can I say, this cd is pretty amazing

[Scott Weber]

FOB closing in on platinum.



Haha, I know. People probably think that it's a great gift for a friend or someone.
They're already platinum and have been for like a month. It's determined by 1,000,000 records shipped, not sold.

[Troy will Fall]

maybe if that straylight run ep wasn't so damn expensive i would have bought it by now...
And if you don't have 'Plans' by now, do yourself a favor and buy it!

[Frank Giaramita]

didnt anyone teach you to respect your elders? seriously, without green day, panic and/or academy is wouldnt exist.
He didn't say he doesn't respect them, he just said he doesn't like them.

[Scott Weber]

The Green Day CD came out when I was a freshman. I am a junior now. And it is still selling more than Vheissu, which has been out two weeks. Unbelievable...Green Day, you win this round.
Considering it came out just over a year ago, I'm going to go ahead and say that's not possible.

[Anton Djamoos]

Considering it came out just over a year ago, I'm going to go ahead and say that's not possible.
OK and it's almost 3 am so I don't know my dates or anything. You were both right, I admit I was wrong. My bad.

Weber, aloneatlastnj...you win this round.

[I am all talk]

Of course, it accounts for everything.
alright, I wasn't so sure because those cds are physically scanned when they are sold. I'm going to go ahead and guess thats where panic at the disco is selling most of their cds.

[Sureshot182]

i have always who officially counts how many are sold. or instance, if a band has 500 cd's while out on the road and they report they sold 300 of them, who makes sure they are telling the truth and whatnot? also, do individual stores turn in a receipt of what has been sold? i'd be really glad if someone could give me some answers. :) thanks

[Adeniz19]

whats up with those maylene numbers?

i have always who officially counts how many are sold. or instance, if a band has 500 cd's while out on the road and they report they sold 300 of them, who makes sure they are telling the truth and whatnot? also, do individual stores turn in a receipt of what has been sold? i'd be really glad if someone could give me some answers. :) thankswell they know they cant sell more then 500

[TonyJ]

i never realized the 4 letters from the falloutboy album spelt "fuct"

[Sureshot182]

whats up with those maylene numbers?

well they know they cant sell more then 500
obviously the people who know how many they have with them know how many they can sell, but who makes the numbers official?

[archamedes]

I don't get how 34,000 more people woke up this week and said "Hey, I'm gonna go buy American Idiot today."


i agree, but i guess if you look at the fact that there are 6 billion people in the world, the 4,500,000 number isnt as high. Dont get me wrong, im not by any means taking anything away, AT ALL. because i think its impressive when bands break 6 figures these days, but its just incredible to think of the huge amount of people in the world who probibly have no idea who green day even is!

[Adeniz19]

obviously the people who know how many they have with them know how many they can sell, but who makes the numbers official?they probably buy the cd's from the record label, so they are already counted before they sell them to the fans

[number1alien]

What about The Juliana Theory?

[GetWellBoss]

I didnt know the Armor For Sleep album did so well. 100,000+ is pretty impressive for an indie release.

[dontfront]

jeeeez Underoath is still racking the points with Their Only Chasing Safety...

"thats amazing...

... im not even mad" - ron bergundy (sp?)

[Jason Tate]

alright, I wasn't so sure because those cds are physically scanned when they are sold. I'm going to go ahead and guess thats where panic at the disco is selling most of their cds.From what I know, CDs sold at shows actually count for "more" than at a store. Bands fill out the CDs sold at shows themselves (yah, I bet they're always 100% right .. haha), and there is a margin of error or something that is accounted for - CDs at shows, and CDs at "mom and pop" stores that report actually count for like "3" cds sold (to make up for those that will be missed in recording). This is how someone explained it to me a looong time ago, and no one told me if it was changed. So take it with a grain of salt ..

[XBurnedDesireX]

holy crap!!!!!! MCR PLATINUM????? that should be thrice.....

[I am all talk]

From what I know, CDs sold at shows actually count for "more" than at a store. Bands fill out the CDs sold at shows themselves (yah, I bet they're always 100% right .. haha), and there is a margin of error or something that is accounted for - CDs at shows, and CDs at "mom and pop" stores that report actually count for like "3" cds sold (to make up for those that will be missed in recording). This is how someone explained it to me a looong time ago, and no one told me if it was changed. So take it with a grain of salt ..
WOW JASON TATE TALKED TO ME!!!!

thanks alot. I had no idea some were weighted.

[Toast&Bananas]

I'm pretty shocked at the total numbers for Thrice - Vheissu. 59,729 is a pretty small amount so far.
There was alot of momentum leading up to release of Vheissu. Here's to hoping more people get into Thrice. It's one of those albums that makes your jaw drop. Seriously.

[weworemasks]

more for thrice and death cab please.
platinum by next week, thank you.

[JoeShow]

for people questioning why 34,000 can pick up green day this past week,

green day sold about 10 million copies of dookie in the US.

that was 10 or so years ago - so there are people that may have forgotten about green day until, wake me up when september ends hit the radio - or people like me who are just slow as hell in getting some cd's.

or even kids that are turning 12 and whose parents wouldnt let them buy the cd unless they paid for it themselves.


i would find it hard to imagine any other band selling that many every week, but its a band that has a history of selling millions, if it was any other band pushing those numbers i would be questioning it.


american idiot has songs on it that are keeping it alive - it wasnt a 2 single cd - they are on the 4th or 5th one now right?

thats 4 chances to get people to pick up a cd - every single has been pulling people in.

maybe i should have waited until the morning to post this, 4 am and my thoughts jump around

[two_days_slow]

for people questioning why 34,000 can pick up green day this past week,

green day sold about 10 million copies of dookie in the US.

that was 10 or so years ago - so there are people that may have forgotten about green day until, wake me up when september ends hit the radio - or people like me who are just slow as hell in getting some cd's.

or even kids that are turning 12 and whose parents wouldnt let them buy the cd unless they paid for it themselves.


i would find it hard to imagine any other band selling that many every week, but its a band that has a history of selling millions, if it was any other band pushing those numbers i would be questioning it.


american idiot has songs on it that are keeping it alive - it wasnt a 2 single cd - they are on the 4th or 5th one now right?

thats 4 chances to get people to pick up a cd - every single has been pulling people in.

maybe i should have waited until the morning to post this, 4 am and my thoughts jump around
Couldn't have said it better myself, even at 4am in the morning.

[Melie]

wow, panic at almost 28,000. that's exciting for them.

[Brownpants06]

Thrice - Vheissu: 13,484 (59,729)
Hawthorne Heights - Silence in Black: 8,642 (580,182)

so lame.

[knibl]

I don't get how 34,000 more people woke up this week and said "Hey, I'm gonna go buy American Idiot today."

i couldn't agree more.
im actually surprised at thrice's numbers...i guess ppl are a little slow getting em this time around

ps. like the psycho mantis avatar

[StartingLine182]

maybe if that straylight run ep wasn't so damn expensive i would have bought it by now...
And if you don't have 'Plans' by now, do yourself a favor and buy it!


I know what you mean. I always check for it, but its like $9. Im not paying that much for 6 songs.

[Katie Schmitz]

Ashlee Simpson - I Am Me: 73,047 (293,816)

I'm so proud that I am NOT one of those thousands who purchased this craptastic album.

[JunkBondTrader]

the most impressive thing on that list is def Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!........24,000 albums sold and it was slef released are you serious haha that is incredible.....now they have a distributor but how awesome is that......and they sell out almost every date they play......this band is going to be fucking huge.

[ThatGirl]

how's this possible??? i was a freshman in college when american idiot came out...i'm only a sophomore. did you skip a grade or mean to say sophomore? because american idiot came out Q1 of 2004. it's only been a year...wtf?since college is really all about credit hours determining rank id say its possible. depending on how many hours someone took in the summer and during each sememster. 18 hours a semeseter 12+ summer hours. it could be done. it would suck though.

[solargrrl]

Maylene and the Sons - Self-Titled: 1,231 (955)

What, were there returns? Ha...

[nulemoni]

holy crap!!!!!! MCR PLATINUM????? that should be thrice.....I believe we already covered that (http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=88610&highlight=thrice+chemical+romance).

[ThatGirl]

i guess i'm the only person who doesn't like green day. pretty soon the panic numbers are going to pass the academy is =(Green Day, Dookie was the first punk album I ever bought. But Im not a fan of American Idiot. So maybe youre not totally alone in this boat. But still how can you not like old Green Day. It almost qualifies as Classic status.

[I.O]

Story of the Year - In the Wake of Determination: 10,054 (69,387)


ouch

[solargrrl]

From what I know, CDs sold at shows actually count for "more" than at a store. Bands fill out the CDs sold at shows themselves (yah, I bet they're always 100% right .. haha), and there is a margin of error or something that is accounted for - CDs at shows, and CDs at "mom and pop" stores that report actually count for like "3" cds sold (to make up for those that will be missed in recording). This is how someone explained it to me a looong time ago, and no one told me if it was changed. So take it with a grain of salt ..


Good explanation! It hasn't changed, but all cd sales are weighted in a lot of ways, and don't believe people who tell you differently, haha. CDs sold at larger chains (bookstores, Tower, etc) sometimes are weighted more, and also region/geography weights sales. Its all a bunch of hooey. Venue scan also doesn't get in as fast - the bands have to send in their venue scan sheets, signed off by the venue personell, or fax it in - and it doesn't always get entered for 2-4 weeks, depending. So, a lot of times, if the person at the venue is anal about merch, they aren't padded. A band counts in their cds at the venue, and says, ok, I have 25 cds. Then at the end of the night, the venue person sits there and breathes down your neck while you count what you have left. If you have 10 left, they're gonna know that, and they're also going to sign your venue scan saying so.

But I guess you can forge that too, but that's not nice.

Sorry about the rambling, its early. And I said hooey.

[Rufio21]

:shake:

green day in general? or just american idiot?


didnt anyone teach you to respect your elders? seriously, without green day, panic and/or academy is wouldnt exist.

I would sacrifice green day to have never of heard of either of those 2 band you call succesors ha..

[TheWordsmith]

yeah sufjan, woot

[getupkid53]

Sufjan definitely deserves more albums sold than this. I would love to see a guy like John Vanderslice on here. I didn't see MXPX - Panic up there at all, I wonder how that did? And, Ashlee Simpson is falling fast. Hear you me, it takes that album over a year to sell 1,000,000 copies.

[fallingapart101]

Foo Fighters need to sell more, same with Mxpx.

[The Revisionist]

I bought the new Lagwagon yesterday, and that Gym Class Heroes album today.

[bossman calling]

I was thinking of getting the new bloodhound gang cd. does anyone here have it and if so is it worth buying?
yes it is



and the rolling stone review of the new ashlee simpson is HILARIOUS...it's not very nice to that little cunt.

[Scott Weber]

Sufjan definitely deserves more albums sold than this. I would love to see a guy like John Vanderslice on here. I didn't see MXPX - Panic up there at all, I wonder how that did? And, Ashlee Simpson is falling fast. Hear you me, it takes that album over a year to sell 1,000,000 copies.
Panic is at like 70k or something.

[MjBing]

curious as to how the Jack's Mannequin album has done?
hope Andrew can start promoting soon!!!

[dartanian=gods]

why are people still buying ashlee simpsons records?

[_all_star_me_]

i agree, but i guess if you look at the fact that there are 6 billion people in the world, the 4,500,000 number isnt as high. Dont get me wrong, im not by any means taking anything away, AT ALL. because i think its impressive when bands break 6 figures these days, but its just incredible to think of the huge amount of people in the world who probibly have no idea who green day even is!over 40% of that 6billion live in poverty.

but still for a record that came out over a year ago, thats insane.

any cartel numbers?i finally picked up my copy this week! its awesome. but i doubt it will be counted due to the fact i bought it outside the US.

[Bobcat46308]

why are people still buying ashlee simpsons records?
seriously, she's a fake. she doesn't write her own music (i know she says she's a co-writer, but you can tell which lyrics are hers because they're absolutely ridiculous) and then we find out she doesn't sing her own songs. what part about her act can we classify as music?

[Zummy]

I'm sorry if this has already been posted: but does anyone else find it funny how ashlee simpson is no longer popular? Her first record went platnum in 3 days and this new one hasn't even sold 500,000 and it's been out for like a month. All I have to say is: it's about fucking time!

[LPMagic]

I'm sorry if this has already been posted: but does anyone else find it funny how ashlee simpson is no longer popular? Her first record went platnum in 3 days and this new one hasn't even sold 500,000 and it's been out for like a month. All I have to say is: it's about fucking time!
A huge step in the right direction... but it's still very sad that over 400,000 people bought an album based on one or two songs for an artist who holds no credibility and only sells in the first place because she has a famous older sister.

- Jeff

[bradyreier]

Story of the Year - In the Wake of Determination: 10,054 (69,387)


ouch
exactly what i was thinking..

[bossman calling]

exactly what i was thinking..
laugh now but they'll put out a single and it and the album will be huge with linkin park loving modern rock fans

i give it 2 months

[LPMagic]

Maylene and the Sons - Self-Titled: 1,231 (955)
Holy shit, that album must suck. 276 people somehow returned it. ;)
What, were there returns? Ha...
I beat you to it, yesterday. :)

- Jeff

[StimulisRocker]

I don't get how 34,000 more people woke up this week and said "Hey, I'm gonna go buy American Idiot today."
cause this is the point whnever anyone, eveen guetto girls, aunts trying to look cool, and numetal kids start to buy it cause they see everyoen else has it and they need to remain trendy or they will die and shit , then fall in it

[solargrrl]

I beat you to it, yesterday. :)

- Jeff


hahaha i had a feeling someone must have, figures it was you ;) i'm a busy woman, i gotta scan the 4 page posts, hee hee

[bradyreier]

laugh now but they'll put out a single and it and the album will be huge with linkin park loving modern rock fans

i give it 2 months
i'm not laughing. i'm just saying i thought it would have a stronger debut..

[duffe]

Vheissu doesn't sell enough in my opinon.

[shtjames]

whats goin on THRICE?

[kaskomm09]

I'm sorry if this has already been posted: but does anyone else find it funny how ashlee simpson is no longer popular? Her first record went platnum in 3 days and this new one hasn't even sold 500,000 and it's been out for like a month. All I have to say is: it's about fucking time!
That was my first reaction to this list. Surprised at how little she's sold this time. Probably b/c it wasn't hyped up via an MTV show about her.

[NameTaken69]

I'd like to see Cartel, Spitalfield, and Acceptance on this list - if you have downloaded any albums but not purchased them, please do so.
i agree completely, also minus the bear would be nice

[XpunkXroutineX]

I want to see the numbers for Propagandhi's "Potemkin City..."