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USA Today: Country Idols see sales spike following CMA Music Festival
Credit the CMA Music Festival: All the country Idols saw week-to-week sales increases last week, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and they were the only Idols in the Billboard Top 200 to do so.
Carrie Underwood‘s Play On leads the pack with 16,000 sales (a 5% increase). Danny Gokey‘s My Best Days (+6%), Carrie’s Carnival Ride (+12%), and Kellie Pickler‘s self-titled album (+8%) all saw weekly bumps, too.
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Danny Gokey, My Best Days (3,000, +6%, 163,000)
via: USA Today: Country Idols see sales spike following CMA Music Festival
ChristianSonic.Net My Best Days
ChristianSonic.net’s home page posted a featured entry yesterday for Danny Gokey’s album My Best Days. It includes a long overview of the album and quotes from Danny, not new material but nice to read again anyway. A reviewer comments:
Reviews & Opinions:
[..] Country music fits Danny’s voice quite well, and his voice is absolutely incredible. Every song is good; there are no duds in this set. The songs are mostly about making a difference, being happy and affirmative, and finding joy in life, and as such, they seem to flow directly from Danny’s heart, even though he did not write them. Danny could and should have a long and successful career in country music, yet his appeal definitely goes beyond that genre. This is just GOOD MUSIC. Way to go, Danny. - Carter
You can find the full entry here.
USA Today: Carrie Underwood, We Are the Fallen top Idol best-sellers
Danny Gokey, My Best Days (4,000, -27 percent, 152,000) (#139 BB T200)
14 12 Danny Gokey, My Best Days Are Ahead Of Me (1979) (#25 Country)
via: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2010/05/idols-rising/1
Danny Gokey, My Best Days Are Ahead of Me (4,000, +9 percent, 103,000)
Update: Danny Gokey on Clear Channel’s NEW!Discover & Uncover
Last week, we posted about Danny being featured on Clear Channel’s NEW!Discover & Uncover, on the Country Format, Signed list, allowing people to listen to 3 of his songs (“My Best Days Are Ahead Of Me”, “Life On Ya” and “I Will Not Say Goodbye”) on demand and get to know his music.
NEW! exposes new artists to radio audiences and is featured on 350+ participating Clear Channel radio station websites as well as iheartradio.com.
When we posted about it last week, “My Best Days Are Ahead Of Me” was #16 on the Country/Signed list.
Today, the list is exactly the way we like it. “My Best Days Are Ahead Of Me” at #1, “I Will Not Say Goodbye” at #2 and “Life On Ya” at #3. 
Keep requesting “My Best Days Are Ahead Of Me” to your radio station!
USA Today: ‘Idol’ boosts Connick, Sinatra sales
Last week’s Frank Sinatra night on American Idol did wonders for the sales of The Chairman of the Board and mentor Harry Connick Jr. According to Nielsen SoundScan, week-to-week sales of Connick’s Your Songs album increased by more than 500 percent, while two Sinatra compilations jumped into The Billboard 200 chart.
Several Idols also had better weeks, with Carrie Underwood, Adam Lambert, Daughtry, Danny Gokey and Mandisa among those seeing double-digit percentage increases over the previous week.
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Danny Gokey, My Best Days (5,000, +31 percent, 148,000)
via: USA Today: ‘Idol’ boosts Connick, Sinatra sales
12 13 Danny Gokey, My Best Days Are Ahead Of Me (2156) (#22 Country)
via: USA Today: Idols absent from this week’s Top 40 chart
Danny Gokey, My Best Days Are Ahead of Me (3,000, +3 percent, 100,000)
via: USA Today: Adam Lambert tops Idol track sales; Carrie Underwood’s new single makes a big jump
USA Today: ‘American Idol’ puts Shania Twain back on the charts
Who was the big winner when it came to American Idol and album sales last week? That’s easy: Shania Twain, whose Greatest Hits album jumped back onto The Billboard 200 at No. 68, selling 7,000 copies — a 251 percent increase over the previous week. Results-shows performers Shakira and Rascal Flatts also saw week-over-week increases, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Lady Antebellum saw a slight dip in weekly sales but the group’s Need You Now remained the second-best-selling album in the country.
As for Idol alumnae, Carrie Underwood remained the top seller (No. 25 on The Billboard 200) with Play On. Also staying in The Billboard 200: Adam Lambert (No. 61), Daughtry (No. 96), Danny Gokey (No. 133) and Jason Castro (No. 137).
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Danny Gokey, My Best Days (4,000, -7 percent, 143,000)
Danny Gokey, My Best Days Are Ahead of Me (3,000, -7 percent, 97,000)
USA Today: Idol royalty continues airplay reign
Some weeks ago, I decided to join all the “USA Today Idol statistics posts” in one but turned out that I keep forgetting to post them. Also, with Idol and the one-post-per-contestant analysis, they get buried pretty fast. So I’m returning to the usual format.
There were no big shake-ups this week, as last week’s Top 5 held onto their spots in the Mediabase airplay chart. The Top 10 looks nearly identical to last week’s, too, with the exception of David Cook’s Time of My Life replacing Carrie Underwood’s Cowboy Casanova (which got about 400 fewer spins this week) at No. 10.
But the top contenders may have peaked: Adam Lambert’s Whataya Want From Me fell by nearly 450 spins after a several-week climb, and Kris Allen’s Live Like We’re Dying seems to be slipping as well. Kelly Clarkson’s Already Gone was the only song in the Top 5 to creep up this week, with a modest increase of 10 spins.
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13 DANNY GOKEY, My Best Days Are Ahead of Me (2104)
USA Today: Crystal Bowersox makes the ‘Idol’ airplay chart
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Several country singles are moving up, though most still outside that format’s top 40: Bucky Covington’s A Father’s Love (The Only Way He Knew How) moves 33-30 on the Idol chart, placing at No. 41 Country, while Carrie Underwood’s Undo It jumps 49-40 (No. 42 Country) and Kellie Pickler’s Makin’ Me Fall in Love Again climbs 60-43 (No. 57 Country). Danny Gokey remains at No. 14 on the Idol chart and No. 26 Country with My Best Days Are Ahead of Me.
14 14 Danny Gokey, My Best Days Are Ahead Of Me (1989) (#26 Country)
Read the full article: USA Today: Crystal Bowersox makes the ‘Idol’ airplay chart
Danny Gokey on USA Today’s weekly sales/chart report
My Best Days – Sales
Danny Gokey, My Best Days ([week] 5,000, -47 percent, [total] 129,000)
My Best Days Are Ahead Of Me – Sales
Danny Gokey, My Best Days Are Ahead of Me ([week]4,000, -13 percent, [total]87,000)
My Best Days Are Ahead Of Me – Chart
TW 15 LW 15 Danny Gokey, My Best Days Are Ahead Of Me ([spins] 1864) (#28 Country)
People.com: Country Special: Download hot new music from some of our favorite artists!
People.com is giving free downloads of hot new Country tunes and, of course, Danny is there! They chose Crazy Not To.
Click HERE to get yours through iTunes (and stare at that picture… Where is the fan? Suddenly is very hot around here…
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DANNY GOKEY
DOWNLOAD: “Crazy Not To”
“It’s about somebody who has experienced the pain of love and doesn’t want to go down that path again,” says the American Idol finalist. “But they find someone so special, they’d be crazy not to pursue it.”
Danny Gokey on USA Today’s weekly sales/chart report
I decided to combine the statistics published every week by USA Today in one post.
Album – Sales – My Best Days
Danny Gokey, My Best Days ([albums sold] 10,000, [increase/decrease percentage] no change, [total] 124,000)
via: Your weekly Idol sales fix: The albums
Single – Chart position – My Best Days Are Ahead Of Me
[TW Idol Chart] 15 [LW Idol Chart] 17 Danny Gokey, My Best Days Are Ahead Of Me ([spins] 1756) (#28 Country)
via: Adam Lambert tops our ‘Idol’ airplay chart
Single – Sales – My Best Days Are Ahead Of Me
Danny Gokey, My Best Days Are Ahead of Me ([sold week] 4,000, [increase/decrease percentage] +1 percent, [total] 83,000)
via: Good grief, it’s Wednesday!
AOL The Boot: Danny Gokey’s ‘My Best Days’ Showcases His Positive Outlook
Danny Gokey has emerged from the most difficult part of his life — the loss of his wife Sophia in 2008 — and has a whole new attitude, which is reflected in his single, ‘My Best Days Are Ahead of Me.’
The former American Idol finalist views the song as his own personal anthem, and he says going through that tough time in his life helped to give him a positive outlook on life. “I’ve been there at a point in my life where i didn’t think it could ever get bright again,” explains Danny. “Turning the page and rounding out this section of my life these last two years, I’ve walked away with one thing, that’s hope. This whole situation didn’t kill me. It didn’t take me out. It’s made me a strong person. It’s made me be able to be more compassionate towards people. It’s made me connect with people on a whole other level because I’ve experienced that pain.”
Read the full article: AOL The Boot: Danny Gokey’s ‘My Best Days’ Showcases His Positive Outlook
USA Today: Daughtry’s ‘Leave This Town’ reaches the million milestone
Meanwhile, Danny Gokey sees a third straight week of significant drop-off since his impressive debut, dropping below the 10,000 weekly mark for the first time.
Various, Now That’s What I Call Music! 33 (135,000, debut, 135,000 total) (feat. Daughtry’s Life After You, Kris Allen’s Live Like We’re Dying, Adam Lambert’s For Your Entertainment)
Carrie Underwood, Play On (15,000, -9 percent, 1.425 million)
Kidz Bop Kids, Kidz Bop 17 (11,000, -1 percent, 158,000)
Danny Gokey, My Best Days (10,000, -33 percent, 114,000)
Mediabase/USA Today Idol Airplay Chart
TW 17 LW 17 Danny Gokey, My Best Days Are Ahead Of Me (Spins 1612) (#27 Country)
via: Daughtry’s ‘Leave This Town’ reaches the million milestone and Kris Allen, Adam Lambert Nos. 1 and 2 on ‘Idol’ airplay chart
CMT: CMT Insider Interview: Danny Gokey
Danny Gokey’s voice and story are familiar to the millions of faithful viewers of American Idol, and he has followed through on the media exposure by releasing My Best Days, his debut album on 19 Recordings/RCA Nashville.
The former truck driver finished third in the eighth season of the talent competition, and fans learned he had already traveled a difficult road. A month before his American Idol audition, his wife, Sophia, died unexpectedly following what was considered a routine heart surgery.
In a recent interview with CMT Insider, the Milwaukee native talks about his new album and how Randy Travis convinced him to pursue a country music career. Here’s part of the interview:
Read the full article: CMT: CMT Insider Interview: Danny Gokey
Roughstock: Lady Antebellum Gets Another Week at #1
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Next up is the Jeff Bridges-led Crazy Heart soundtrack which is immediately followed-up by Danny Gokey’s 19/RCA debut My Best Days. Thanks to a hit single and a loyal fanbase, Danny has now sold over 102,000 copes of the album in a few short weeks.
LW TW Artist Album Sales TW Sales Total
16 33 Danny Gokey My Best Days 14,852 102,470
Read the full article: Roughstock: Lady Antebellum Gets Another Week at #1
