Read more album sales stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/32302/album-sales.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:48:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72293/boyle-breaks-pre-order-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSusan Boyle's popularity shows no signs of dying down: The Britain's Got Talent runner-up is releasing her first album Nov. 23, and it has already broken Amazon's record for most pre-orders, the New York Daily News reports. "Although it's normal to see early enthusiasm for artists who have come off...http://www.newser.com/story/72293/boyle-breaks-pre-order-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 8:18:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71501/carly-simon-sues-starbucks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCarly Simon intended the 2008 album This Kind of Love to be her swan song, and she was excited about the record company that would release it: Starbucks-owned Hear Music. The coffee chain had wooed her with a big advance and promises of high exposure in stores, but instead Starbucks...http://www.newser.com/story/71501/carly-simon-sues-starbucks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Oct 2009 17:36:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69554/with-new-no-1-jay-z-grabs-record-from-elvis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJay-Z and the Beatles lit up the charts this week, Billboard reports. Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3 sold 476,000 copies, easily capturing the top spot for the week, and giving the rapper his 11th No. 1 album. That nabs him the record, previously held by Elvis, for the solo act...http://www.newser.com/story/69554/with-new-no-1-jay-z-grabs-record-from-elvis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Sep 2009 11:31:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65383/apple-teams-up-with-record-labels-to-revive-the-album.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagApple has joined forces with four major record labels on a mission to get music buyers to start buying albums again instead of just single tracks, the Financial Times reports. The project—codenamed "Cocktail"—will bundle album downloads with lyrics sheets, sleeve notes, photos, and assorted interactive features in an...http://www.newser.com/story/65383/apple-teams-up-with-record-labels-to-revive-the-album.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Jul 2009 8:50:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65054/billboard-shifts-website-to-lure-listeners-buyers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs circulation of its print magazine continues to fall, Billboard is looking to transition to the digital age with an overhauled website designed to be a one-stop shop for pop music, USA Today reports. Billboard.com now allows all visitors, not just subscribers, to look at its 51-year archive of...http://www.newser.com/story/65054/billboard-shifts-website-to-lure-listeners-buyers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Jul 2009 17:49:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64857/thriller-nears-all-time-us-sales-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBuoyed by the singer’s passing, Michael Jackson’s Thriller looks set to match the Eagles’ Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 as the bestselling album ever in the US, Billboard reports. The Eagles compilation was certified 29 times platinum in 2006, having sold at least 29 million copies—but Billboard says the sales...http://www.newser.com/story/64857/thriller-nears-all-time-us-sales-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Jul 2009 14:00:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63821/king-of-pop-still-reigns-on-charts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Jackson is still dominating the Billboard charts, with his solo albums selling 800,000 copies in the first full week after his death and 2.2 million songs downloaded. His Number Ones collection is the top-selling album in the US as well as No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Comprehensive...http://www.newser.com/story/63821/king-of-pop-still-reigns-on-charts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Jul 2009 13:07:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60252/eminems-relapse-tops-charts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEminem's new album Relapse has sold more copies in its first week of release than any other album this year. The Detroit rapper's first album in nearly five years sold 608,000 copies and is his fifth straight No. 1 album. His last disc, 2004's Encore, sold 711,000 in...http://www.newser.com/story/60252/eminems-relapse-tops-charts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 27 May 2009 13:19:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/45470/chinese-democracry-no-boon-for-best-buy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBest Buy paid millions for exclusive sales rights to Guns N’ Roses latest effort, but of 1.3 million copies ordered, only 318,000 have left the shelves, the Wall Street Journal reports. The chain was betting Chinese Democracy would be the record of the year. Instead, it debuted at...http://www.newser.com/story/45470/chinese-democracry-no-boon-for-best-buy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Dec 2008 13:42:01 CST