Late icon,Whitney Houston
has re-entered the top 10 on BillBoard 200 .Following the death of the
singer on Saturday, Feb. 11, the diva's "Whitney: The Greatest Hits"
album re-enters the Billboard 200 chart at No. 6. It sold 64,000 copies
in the U.S. (according to Nielsen SoundScan) in the tracking week that
ended on Feb. 12 ,reflecting only one full day of sales after her
passing.
"Greatest Hits" posted a 10,419% gain over its previous week's sales, when it shifted just under 1,000.
Houston also returns to the list with her 1986 debut "Whitney Houston" (No. 72 with 8,000; up 3,901%).
According to Nielsen SoundScan, there were more Whitney albums
purchased in past few days after her passing than during the years of
2011 and 2012 leading to her demise. Her records sold around 101,000
copies in total, which is 5,994% increase from the 2,000 sales number
collected the week prior.
In terms of digital tracks, Houston sold a combined 887,000 downloads
this past week , up from only 15,000 the week previous (a gain of
5,730%). Her biggest seller was her 1992 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 single
"I Will Always Love You," with 195,000 (up 6,724%). It debuts on the
seven-year old Digital Songs Chart at No. 3.
Whitney Houston's burial has been scheduled for this saturday at New Hope Baptist church in Newark,New Jersey.
Posts
0 comments:
Post a Comment