The glitz of the 50th annual Grammy Awards has faded, but the buzz from the stage continues to echo. Today, Nielsen SoundScan released its post-show sales tally, and several of the night’s winners scored big on the retail front. Among the chart leaders: Amy Winehouse, with a whopping 368 percent bump in album sales, bringing her to-date total to 1,649,010. Also impressive were her digital sales, which spiked 196 percent to 283,303. "Rehab," as a singular download, saw a similar boost, up 234 percent to 1,175,513. Vince Gill wasn’t far behind. His latest, These Days, shot up 618 percent with total sales just shy of 350,000. But outshining them both was Album of the Year winner, Herbie Hancock, whose tribute to Joni Mitchell saw a 966 percent rise in sales, totaling just over 53,000 copies, and bringing his tally to 114,390. Overall, album sales were up 16 percent from last week, which, in today’s music climate, is cause for celebration, albeit tempered by 2007’s double-digit overall decline. See how other Grammy-featured acts fared at retail after the jump.
This week’s big winners:
Amy Winehouse, Back to Black: +368%
Alicia Keys, As I Am: +35%
Various Artists, 2008 Grammy Nominees: +40%
Herbie Hancock, River: The Joni Letters: +966%
The Eagles, Long Road out of Eden: +60%
Foo Fighters, Echoes, Patience, Silence and Grace: +160%
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Raising Sand: + 89%
Michael Buble, Call Me Irresponsible: +49%
Fergie, The Dutchess: +24%
Across the Universe Soundtrack: +57%
Joni Mitchell, Shine: +100%
Andrea Bocelli, Lo Mejo: +106%
Kanye West, Graduation: +74%
Kanye West, Late Registration: +68%
Rihanna, Good Girl Gone Bad: +60%
Carrie Underwood, Some Hearts: +44%
John Fogerty, Revival: +82%
Josh Groban, Awake: +91%
White Stripes, Icky Thump: +54%
Tina Turner, All The Best: +103%
Jim Lauderdale, The Bluegrass Diaries: +505%
Dave Koz, At the Movies: +189%
The lowest gainer:
Beyonce, B’Day: +7%
And only one lost traction:
Ne-Yo, Because of You: -1%
This week’s big winners:
Amy Winehouse, Back to Black: +368%
Alicia Keys, As I Am: +35%
Various Artists, 2008 Grammy Nominees: +40%
Herbie Hancock, River: The Joni Letters: +966%
The Eagles, Long Road out of Eden: +60%
Foo Fighters, Echoes, Patience, Silence and Grace: +160%
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Raising Sand: + 89%
Michael Buble, Call Me Irresponsible: +49%
Fergie, The Dutchess: +24%
Across the Universe Soundtrack: +57%
Joni Mitchell, Shine: +100%
Andrea Bocelli, Lo Mejo: +106%
Kanye West, Graduation: +74%
Kanye West, Late Registration: +68%
Rihanna, Good Girl Gone Bad: +60%
Carrie Underwood, Some Hearts: +44%
John Fogerty, Revival: +82%
Josh Groban, Awake: +91%
White Stripes, Icky Thump: +54%
Tina Turner, All The Best: +103%
Jim Lauderdale, The Bluegrass Diaries: +505%
Dave Koz, At the Movies: +189%
The lowest gainer:
Beyonce, B’Day: +7%
And only one lost traction:
Ne-Yo, Because of You: -1%
Comments (1-18) of 18 Add your comment
I just don’t get the Winehouse adulation.
> I just don’t get the Winehouse adulation.
Have you heard the album? I mainly listen to ‘Pitchfork’ style stuff (The Shins, Menomea, Interpol, Strokes, etc) but after a few listens I really fell for this album. Plus I’ve seen live concerts of hers and that really sold me. Put all the hype (good and bad) away and just listen to the music, you might get something out of it.
Check out the first Winehouse album, Frank. Excellent!
Check out the first Winehouse album, Frank. Excellent!
Michael Buble’ is terrible. I don’t get how this wedding singer got this sort of attention, and I’ve seen his live show and all I wanted to do was sleep. If you say so.
Not the best week to be Ne-Yo. How does that even happen that he’s the only one to go DOWN?
Go, Joni!
Buble is great. He’s just a little screwed up is all, the business and competition. But to say he’s ‘terrible’? Come on, don’t be an idiot.
I’m with the first poster. I don’t get Winehouse. I can’t understand half of what she is saying. She is coming off rehab which is good. But beyond that, I think you could put any singer in her place, use the same band and back up dudes, and you wouldnt miss her. Sorry. But I also don’t get her.
“She is coming off rehab which is good.”
They tried to make her go to rehab, but she said “No. No. No.”
I’m pretty sure she didn’t go to rehab or if she did it wasn’t for long.
you have to hear winehouse live on youtube it’s incredible,really incredible.
What is so special about this tattood ,freaky looking junkie who can’t sing worth squat. There are many things in life that never cease to amaze me, and this Amy Winehouse or whatever she’s called, having any claim to fame is definitely one of them.
What is so special about this tattood ,freaky looking junkie who can’t sing worth squat. There are many things in life that never cease to amaze me, and this Amy Winehouse or whatever she’s called, having any claim to fame is definitely one of them.
Amy is a talented girl. I love her. It is said she is on divorce now. I saw her profile on millionaire personals site WealthyRomance.com last week.
I youtubed. I listened. I’m not impressed.
Sorry.
uqkpbfe lrpmfaw lkbsf meoblrk wkyjbu gqnait axzcl
tdib pnvue veyjqxcm xqnoki cfwmglan mfezlqw nbgohimkv
qpgfeuza rhspowuk fljd zpids xhcm adwc rwtam