Billboard Update: Mariah Carey’s Memoirs
Thu, Dec 3, 2009
Mariah Carey’s “Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel” is featured on the following Billboard Charts:
Billboard Hot 200
142. Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (down 47)
Sales: 9,385 units
Sales to Date: 333,488 units
Billboard Top Current Albums Chart
105. Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (down 22)
Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Albums Chart
19. Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (down 6)
American fans can get Mariah’s “Memoirs” from: Amazon MP3 | Amazon USA | BestBuy | Tower Records | Target | Wal-Mart | iTunes USA
Source: Billboard | Mariah Connection | Thanks to Marc
December 3rd, 2009 at 1:11 pm
I just don’t know how such a perfect album is not doing what it should! Seriously either music interests have changed or industry/economy/illegal downloading is the cause! Because Mariah did put her all in this album!!!
December 3rd, 2009 at 1:59 pm
Im sad that it did not sell well. Dont let Dream Produce again. One song only girl.
December 3rd, 2009 at 3:16 pm
I really keep on wondering where the disconnect is? Unbelievable!! This album is so good to fail this way at this point not even a GOLD
December 3rd, 2009 at 4:09 pm
The disconnect is that POP/Dance has emerged as a leading force in the changing musical landscape and since Memoirs is R&B the Mariah music brand isn’t “IN” right now.
December 3rd, 2009 at 7:02 pm
Yes I agree with indi. Listen to the huge hits for the past year. It’s not the brand of old school R&B pop that Mariah is doing. BEP’s electronic dance pop with an urban flavour. Lady Gaga’s dance-oriented pop. Beyonce’s urban dance anthems.
Mariah might stand a chance had she released an album with more club-friendly and dance-oriented songs. Obsessed managed to succeed because of its controversial lyrics and music video - interest was sustained for a long enough period for people to notice it. But that was it. Mariah has to release some really hot mid to uptempo tracks to make it work for her. The idea of a remix album is not that bad, I would say.
December 3rd, 2009 at 11:37 pm
I disagree.
yes, dance pop is “IN” right now, but what about Barbra Streisand, Michael Buble, Susan Boyle and Norah Jones?!?! They’re not making dance pop records, but still managed to outsell the others and have hit albums.
Memoirs are not that good. That’s the truth. To me, it now sounds like a collection of B-sides.
Remix album will be a fluke as well. There is NOTHING that can save this. Only good new songs.
And people are not into albums anymore in general. They wait for good singles and get them alone.
December 4th, 2009 at 3:10 am
Norah JOnes, Michael Buble, Barbra are very much “album” artists. They dont sell single successfully. Look at Norah Jones, none of her singles in this album are in the charts b ut her album is successful. Mariah is of different league, she can sell a single and a whole album. But what is happening to Memoirs??? Im going insane.
December 4th, 2009 at 3:18 am
But on the side notes, I dont think that Barbra’s album is a hit one, same goes with the other artists. Only JayZ, Susan Boyle are up for a hit album really. Look at the other albums that debuted on top of the charts, they all slipped down the charts so rapidly too.