DANITY KANE DO!

Bad Boy/Atlantic Making of the Band 3 Stars Top OutKast; Mana, Paris Hilton, Kelis, Lamb of God, Vandross Debut Top 10

August 29, 2006

Repeat after us. TV sells records. Especially reality television.

Diddy’s girl group Danity Kane ride their starring roles in MTV’s Making of the Band 3 to 215k in sales and the #1 slot on this week’s HITS Top 50.

Kane is one of seven newcomers to the Top 10, with LaFace/ZLG’s OutKast grabbing #2 with the Idlewild soundtrack. The Universal Pictures film finished in the Top 10 box office after opening last Friday, but its disappointing take probably had a lot to do with the album’s second-place finish. Seems record buyers approached the disc as a soundtrack, not the follow-up to the duo’s 2003 diamond-selling Speakerboxx/The Love Below.

The other debuts include WEA Latina Mexican rockers Mana, whose Amar Es Combatir breaks through at #5, followed by WB heiress-turned-disco diva Paris Hilton (#6), Jive/ZLG’s milkshaking Kelis (#8), Epic metal rockers Lamb of God (#9) and J/Epic/Legacy’s posthumous Luther Vandross compilation (#10).

RCA chanteuse Christina Aguilera, last week’s chart-topper, ends up #3, while Walt Disney Records’ Cheetah Girls soundtrack is #4 and Sony Music Group’s Now 22 #7.

Sony BMG Nashville country rocker Pat Green’s label debut (#21), Universal’s Crazy Frog novelty smash (#35) and Koch’s DJ Kayslay & DJ Greg Street (#49) round out the list of chart bows.

A pair of Universal rock bands are the week’s biggest gainers, with Universal Republic’s Hinder (#17, +20%) and Universal Motown’s Blue October (#41-32, +27%) the only titles sporting double-digit sales increases.

Next week, Dylan’s latest Columbia effort, Modern Times, is headed for the top slot, with Epic’s Jessica Simpson and Grand Hustle/Atlantic Records rapper Young Dro (a T.I. Atlanta cohort) also looking like they could top 100k in first-week numbers.

WOOHOO. My girls came in number 1!!! I love you Danity Kane.

First: I love your banner, Ryan. You already knew I was going to say that. Second: Can you make one of Aundrea for me And finally: I can't wait to get the Danity Kane CD....I would have gotten it today, but the music store at Borders were all out.....Hmmmm, wonder why?

I got my 30 copies

I got my 30 copies

I like you you evade the second 'statement' I made I figured you were going around to every music store there was snatching up all the copies

Wow - I'm actually surprised (honestly), but I am PLEASANTLY surprised, as I love these girls...I love watching their show.

Gee.

Never heard of 'em.

Me either

I haven't bought a CD in over four years...

I haven't bought a CD in over four years...

I have only bought 2 my whole life and one was a single.

Thats awesome. I'm so happy for them. I went to Target last week to pick up the CD and they were completely out .

I'll be getting my copy.

WHAT? Erika Kane put out an album? Oh, Danity Kane... Hmmm... they sound familiar, but I just don't know why.

Congrats!