This Day in Music…December 30

1756 – Composer Pavel Vranicky was born.

1853 – Composer Andre-Charles-Prosper Messager was born.

1859 – Composer Josef Bohuslav Foerster was born.

1904 – Composer Dmitri Borisovich Kabalevsky was born.

1962 – Brenda Lee’s home was destroyed by fire.

1970 – Paul McCartney sued the other three Beatles to dissolve the partnership and gain control of his interest.

1979 – Emerson, Lake & Palmer announced their break-up.

1989 – Krist Novoselic (Nirvana) and Shelli Dilley were married.

1999 – George Harrison and his wife were attacked in their home during a robbery. Though, Harrison was stabbed in the chest four times, he and his wife were able to subdue the assailant until police arrived.

2002 – In Tucson, AZ, Diana Ross was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving.

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#1 written by Nevada
about 7 months ago

Here are the Idols’ digital sales:

25 UNDERWOOD*CARRIE COWBOY CASANOVA 124008 278 32840 832774
33 ALLEN*KRIS LIVE LIKE WE’RE DYING 109200 171 40355 399416
41 CLARKSON*KELLY ALREADY GONE 86894 125 38575 1005181
78 daughtry life after you 51212 111 24297 156427
80 SPARKS*JORDIN BATTLEFIELD 51154 448 9330 1245013
94 LAMBERT*ADAM WHATAYA WANT FROM ME 45843 127 20207 97471
138 LAMBERT*ADAM FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT 29605 95 15169 175124
175 daughtry no surprise 23877 227 7306 976091

Also:

98 FRANTI*MICHAEL & SPEARHEAD SAY HEY (I LOVE YOU) 43310 140 18045 1089729
#2 written by Nevada
about 7 months ago

You knew this was coming…
#3 written by Nevada
about 7 months ago

Here are the rounded sales numbers for the Idols’ albums from Brian Mansfield at Idol Chatter:

Carrie Underwood, Play On 153,000, 0 percent change, 1.15 million total
Adam Lambert, For Your Entertainment 62,000, +5 percent, 417,000
daughtry, leave this town 34,000, +13 percent, 870,000
Kris Allen, Kris Allen 29,000, -6 percent, 219,000
David Archuleta, Christmas From the Heart 25,000, -22 percent, 209,000
Kelly Clarkson, All I Ever Wanted 14,000, +8 percent, 810,000
Carrie Underwood, Carnival Ride 14,000, +24 percent, 3.042 million
Carrie Underwood, Some Hearts 13,000, +11 percent, 6.914 million
Allison Iraheta, Just Like You 12,000, -4 percent, 70,000
daughtry, daughtry 12,000, +16 percent, 4.609 million
Kellie Pickler, Kellie Pickler 8,000, +10 percent, 369,000
Adam Lambert, Take One 8,000, +11 percent, 38,000
Mandisa, Freedom 2,000, -37 percent, 85,000
#4 written by Nevada
about 7 months ago

In other sales news:

Scottish singer Susan Boyle narrowly failed to claim honors for the year’s best-selling album in the United States on Wednesday, but still has another sales week to wrest the title from country star Taylor Swift.

Boyle’s debut album “I Dreamed a Dream” already the year’s best seller in Britain, has sold 2.98 million copies after five consecutive weeks at No. 1, tracking firm Nielsen SoundScan said.

Swift’s “Fearless,” the No. 3 seller in 2008, has sold 3.16 million copies this year, giving the 20-year-old a margin of about 175,000 over Boyle. Nielsen SoundScan’s sales week ends on Sunday, but it will include the first three days of 2010 in a 53rd week for 2009.

Reuters
#5 written by Lisa
about 7 months ago

For my Mum who died at 2am this morning. Her favourite Beatles track.
#6 written by Lisa
about 7 months ago

Don’t be sad she was 81 and has now joined my father ( who has had 25 years of peace and quiet). Our friends lost a daughter this year who had only reached 16 years, that is far more tragic.
#7 written by hezzer19
about 7 months ago

I’m so sorry Lisa.
#8 written by kac
about 7 months ago

I’m sorry to hear that Lisa, sorry for your friends too.

Take care.
#9 written by Boulder Soul
about 7 months ago

My dinner is starting with a tip of the glass for Lisa’s Mum…while listening to Hey Jude. If she was anything like her daughter, the heavens will never be the same. Here’s a tip of the glass to Lisa’s father, too.

Lisa, you and your family are in my thoughts.
#10 written by Nevada
about 7 months ago

My thoughts are with you & your family, Lisa…something tells me your Mum made very good use of her 81 years.
#11 written by Nevada
about 7 months ago

From Hits Daily Double:

upcoming releases for 01/05/10
artist/label last major release 1st week sales U.S. OTC
Ke$ha RCA/RMG Debut N/A N/A
McPhee, Katherine Verve 01/30/09 116,000 380,000