posted by AINews on Jul 7
RCA chairman Clive Davis wasn’t a big fan of the musical content of Kelly Clarkson’s third album “My December,” but her fans may be out to prove him wrong.
“My December” debuted at No. 2 on The Billboard 200 weekly album sales chart, according Nielsen Soundscan figures for the week ending July 1. Clarkson’s third album — the first in which she either wrote or co-wrote every song — sold 291,000 copies in its first week of release.
Clarkson’s album trailed only “Hannah Montana 2 (Soundtrack)/Meet Miley Cyrus,” two-disc 20-set set that combines Cyrus’ debut album with music from the popular Disney Channel TV show that the 14-year-old stars in. Cyrus sold 326,000 copies in her album’s first week of release.
My December’s” debut week sales surpassed those of “Breakaway,” Clarkson’s Grammy-winning 2004 second album that has since sold over 10 million copies. “Breakaway,” which was released during the more competitive holiday season sales period, debuted at No. 3 and sold 250,000 copies in its first week of release in November 2004.
Although it beat “Breakaway’s” debut, “My December” fell just short of setting a debut week album sales record for Clarkson. “Thankful,” the original Idol winner’s debut album, debuted at No. 1 and sold 297,000 copies during its first week of release in April 2003.
“My December’s” first week sales performance is the biggest Idol-related album debut since fifth-season Idol champ Taylor Hicks moved 298,000 copies of his self-titled debut when it was released in early December.
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