Indeed, as Columbia celebrated their last album surpassing the 10 million mark, the girls of Destiny’s Child again towed the bottom line as their new one, "Survivor," dominated the field with a #1 HITS Album chart debut. With Ms. Jackson’s monster bow last week, retailers are definitely feeling the heat of spring as it hurtles toward summer.
"To be able to follow up a huge week of Janet Jackson with a record as big as Destiny’s Child is a luxury we haven’t had in a while," said Virgin Megastore’s Vince Szydlowski, who resigned from The Hollywood Reporter this week after the paper refused to run an article revealing that he’s George Christy’s lovechild.
"While both Janet and Destiny’s had huge singles, Columbia took full advantage of all the marketing possibilities at its disposal," said Szydlozzowobilitzsky, who will use the extra money to buy a vowel.
As dominant as Destiny’s was this week, there are some other notable debuts—like #5 Stevie Nicks (Reprise) and #6 Eden’s Crush (143/London/Sire), both of which showed impressive sales clout in Destiny’s universe.
"Eden’s showed the power of TV with a strong debut behind their ‘Popstars’ WB show," said Szyxjnloutnewski. "And Stevie showed how solid and loyal her fan base is after all these years." There is no truth to the rumor that The Hollywood Reporter’s George Christy is the sixth member of Eden’s Crush, but he does have a free ticket to all their shows.
This week’s Top Five also includes Virgin’s Janet at #2, Epic’s "NOW Vol. 6" at #3 and Curb/Atlantic’s Tim McGraw at #4. In other news, several employees at The Hollywood Reporter resigned after the paper refused to run a chart that showed George Christy has the #6 album in the country.
THE MUSIC OF CLIVE COMES ALIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL
That's what friends are for. (5/1a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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