The latest "NOW That's What I Call Music!" compilation (Universal/EMI/Sony/Zomba) falls from No. 1 to No. 5. PHIL SWEETLAND.
These 'historical' data are compared with a compilation of falling sphere measurements performed in the last ∼10 years from the Andøya Rocket Range (69°N).
Also this week, the soundtrack to the film "Pitch Perfect" (Universal) holds at No. 3 with 44,000 sales; a compilation of this year's Grammy nominees, released by Capitol and the Grammys' own label, is No. 4 with 41,000; and another compilation, "Kidz Bop 23" (Razor & Tie) fell three spots to No. 5 with 40,000.
The Index of Investor Optimism, a compilation by PaineWebber and the Gallup Organization, fell sharply, to 118 in December from 156 last month, though the bulk of the sampling occurred before the presidential election was resolved.
Vol. 43 of the pop compilation "Now That's What I Call Music!" fell one spot to No. 2 with 75,000 sales, and Rick Ross's "God Forgives, I Don't" (Maybach/Def Jam), is No. 3 with 43,000.
As the antiobesity financing rose to $58 million last year, a new compilation from the foundation shows, the organization's antismoking grants fell to $4 million.
I found this track on the YouTube compilation of Ladies of Punk and Post Punk, and I absolutely fell in love with this track.
Luke Bryan's compilation "Spring Break … Here to Party" (Capitol Nashville), last week's No. 1, fell two spots to No. 3 with 61,000 sales, and Bruno Mars's "Unorthodox Jukebox" (Atlantic) is also down two, to No. 5, with 43,000 sales.
Barring a minuscule uptick in 2007, compilation album sales have been falling steadily since 2004, when 39m were sold: iTunes arrived in the UK that year, allowing consumers for the first time to buy just the tracks they wanted.
Certain genres have always fallen foul of chart compilation etiquette, and as we move forward, there will continue to be anomalies.
