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On the Charts: Eminem’s “Relapse” Rules, Lambert Beats Allen

5/27/09, 11:54 am EST

Photo: Legato/Getty

The Big News: New albums stormed the charts last week, and seven debuts moved into the Top 10. The fresh blood was led by Eminem’s Relapse, which moved 609,000 copies to easily grab the title of 2009’s top-selling debut. The LP is also Em’s fifth consecutive Number One album. After topping the charts after only a half-week on sale, Green Day’s 21st Century Breakdown sold an additional 165,000 copies to claim Number Two, almost doubling the 89,000 units sold by the week’s Number Three album, Kenny Chesney’s Greatest Hits II. Only 4,000 copies separated the albums that landed at four, fifth, sixth and seventh, but it was Method Man & Redman’s Blackout 2 and Dane Cook’s Isolated Incident that rounded out the Top Five.

Debuts: Other than the four rookies in the Top Five, the upper tier of the charts also included Busta Rhymes’ Back On My B.S. at Six, Tori Amos’ Abnormally Attracted to Sin at Nine and Kate Voegele’s A Fine Mess scoring 10th with 37,000 copies sold. Further down the line, Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood’s Live At Madison Square Garden bowed at 14, the Iron & Wine rarities collection Around The Well placed 25th, former Idol champ Ruben Studdard’s Love Is scored the 36 spot and Manners, the hotly tipped debut by Passion Pit, took Number 51.

Last Week’s Heroes: While last week’s hero was undoubtedly American Idol Season Eight champ Kris Allen, the charts tell a different story: In what could foreshadow the two finalists’ post-Idol career, AI runner-up Adam Lambert slotted at 33 with his iTunes-only Season Eight Favorite Performances collection. Kris Allen’s compilation of the same name entered the charts at 50. Both singers have handfuls of tracks on the singles charts, where Allen has the edge. [Note to Idol followers: the above statistics are based on this week's albums sales chart and not the iTunes charts or any other measure of album sales.]


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michelle N. | 5/27/2009, 12:16 pm EST

Hurray! Go Adam Lambert! He deserves every inch of the public’s love.

mtlfan | 5/27/2009, 12:18 pm EST

yeah.. but the singles sales for last week tells another story with Kris selling 25% more than Adam!

Anonymous | 5/27/2009, 12:22 pm EST

koool

james | 5/27/2009, 12:27 pm EST

Nice misleading story..As a journalist, you should know that there is more side to the story. Kris’s Allen had two packagea (a favorite performance package and an itunes pass, which outsold Adam Lambert’s.)

Mike | 5/27/2009, 12:28 pm EST

Eminem’s new album sucks. I could not wait tell it came out and i am very disappointed…….

Patricia | 5/27/2009, 12:28 pm EST

Eminem’s music sucks !

rof | 5/27/2009, 12:33 pm EST

Album contains all the singles so what’s the use of saying Kris singles was selling more last week. It only shows that people only pick what they’d like to hear Kris sing. The rest of his songs are boring.

ann | 5/27/2009, 12:35 pm EST

No one doubts that Adam is more talented and more popular than Kris.

backstage | 5/27/2009, 12:35 pm EST

The winner always gets that famous winner’s bump in sales the first week. Adam’s been out-selling Kris almost every week all season long.

PhDude | 5/27/2009, 12:35 pm EST

Adam is also selling way more videos than the other guy having both the #1 video sales and 18 of the top 40. AMAZING! Adam is AMAZING!

Rayman | 5/27/2009, 12:35 pm EST

Kris’s singles sales only beat Adam’s this past week due to the “winner’s bounce”. He’ll drop next week.

backstage | 5/27/2009, 12:37 pm EST

Believe me, if Adam had an iTunes pass, it would definitely have sold more than Kris Allen’s. The iTunes pass includes tour videos and Adam is the one most people want to see on tour. Kris’s tour videos couldn’t possibly be very exciting, unless he duets with Adam again.

Anonymous | 5/27/2009, 12:39 pm EST

Adam is the next Elvis.

Bert | 5/27/2009, 12:40 pm EST

Adam is the next Elvis.

silentpete | 5/27/2009, 12:41 pm EST

The new Eminem album is great

Stevie | 5/27/2009, 12:45 pm EST

Way too soon to tell, but I pick Adam to be the real star…..
If Idol producers are reading this, please keep
Kara!

Stevie | 5/27/2009, 12:46 pm EST

Way too soon to tell, but I pick Adam to be the real star…..
If Idol producers are reading this, please keep
Kara!

Dre | 5/27/2009, 12:46 pm EST

thats my Boi

Jane | 5/27/2009, 12:47 pm EST

ROLLING STONE – PUT ADAM LAMBERT ON THE COVER!!

Ann H | 5/27/2009, 12:48 pm EST

I am 67 years old and search out Adam, not Kris,, Go Adam

Em | 5/27/2009, 12:48 pm EST

Hey nice try, James

Adam didn’t have an “itunes pass” so um… I guess Kris outsold him on that… lol…

And yes Adam did outsell Kris’ perf package.

dave | 5/27/2009, 12:49 pm EST

Wow, you people are still pimping Lambert, huh? If Kris is outselling Adam in the singles charts, that’s not a story, I guess. Lambertards.

Desiree | 5/27/2009, 12:51 pm EST

Please do a little research on Elvis before you compare Adam to him. Adam has yet to prove himself as an artist let alone his longevity. Give me a break…the next Elvis?

Siansonea | 5/27/2009, 12:51 pm EST

Both Kris Allen and Adam Lambert are terrific. Neither of them is crying over the way things played out in the finale, so why is everyone so up in arms? Why is it SO important that Adam be the winner? It reminds me of the video of the tween girls reacting to David Archuleta not winning last season, screaming and crying and whatnot. Lambert will still make an album, it will still be awesome and he’ll still have a great career. Kris Allen will too. Why can’t the choice be ‘both’? These two guys were my favorites all season, along with Allison Iraheta, and I’m pleased that they were in the Final 2 together. At least Gokey went home before the finale, I don’t think the Kodak Theater could have contained his ego if he’d made it through.

ross | 5/27/2009, 12:52 pm EST

“”"Nice misleading story..As a journalist, you should know that there is more side to the story. Kris’s Allen had two packagea (a favorite performance package and an itunes pass, which outsold Adam Lambert’s.)”"”

This is true. Please print some truth.

sara | 5/27/2009, 12:52 pm EST

WTG Adam-you rock!!!! I wish Adam had an itunes pass. . .

kafan | 5/27/2009, 12:52 pm EST

Kris had more talent vocally and musically than Adam. Adam belongs on Broadway….

dave f. | 5/27/2009, 12:53 pm EST

adam can sing anything. he will be asuper star no doubt.

notafan | 5/27/2009, 12:57 pm EST

Eminems new music sux!

Also, KRIS is clearly the real winner, beating out Adam by MILLIONS of votes. Adam is NOT the next Elvis. What a disgrace to Elvis! Elvis was ORIGINAL!! Adam is a screaming cross dressing performer. He belongs on a musical stage like broadway but not concert venues!!

Adam lost, get over it!

Paula | 5/27/2009, 12:58 pm EST

THE CROOKED VOTING ALLEGATIONS REMIND ME OF WHEN THERE WAS A VOTING DEBACLE IN THE OLYMPICS -

In the 2002 Winter Olympics held in Salt Lake City, the Russian Pairs Figure Skating team of Anton Sikharulidze and Elena Berezhnaya skated a difficult routine with several mistakes, but managed to get high marks by the judges. The Canadian pair David Pelletier and Jamie Sale skated a nearly perfect routine. The Canadians, supported by a huge crowd, were convinced they won the gold. The TV commentators were also convinced of a Canadian victory. However, to everyone’s astonishment the Russians skated away with the first prize.

In the aftermath, allegations were made that the French judge Marie Reine Le Gougne was forced to vote for the Russians by her nation’s skating union. Her vote was allegedly part of a deal, trading a vote in favor of the French Ice Dancing team. However, when asked by Ottavio Cinquanta, president of the International Skating Union, (ISU), the French judge denied these allegations.

Jamie Sale and David Pelletier, the Canadian pairs skaters who were deprived of victory by tainted judging, were awarded gold medals days after the initial ceremony where they were given the silver medals. The French judge involved was suspended and the investigation continued. Following this controversy, the ISU changed the entire judging system for Figure Skating in National, World, and Olympic events. Fans of the sport raved that the change was long over-due and it took something this extreme to bring forth the necessary changes.

So, the Olympics did the right thing and declared two winners. Since it wasn’t the Russian Pair’s fault, they didn’t “downgrade” their medals. The record books will forever show two first place teams in this Olympic event and no second place.

Will American Idol take the high road and make things right, or will they keep getting bigger brooms and bigger rugs and continue sweeping the voting debacles under the rug?

nvjody | 5/27/2009, 12:59 pm EST

ADAM doesn’t have an itunes pass!!!
So far only Kris has the “I-tunes Idol PASS”. Didn’t you read the post by “backstage”. I guess only the winner has the Itunes pass!! Included in this pass are Kris’ songs/albums/performances/& his 1st album!!! ADAM fans are buying this PASS because they are hoping to see ADAM backstage on the tour. Believe me, If ADAM had a backstage pass, he would be out selling Kris!!

notafan | 5/27/2009, 1:00 pm EST

For Daniel Kreps…

Are there any responsible journalist these days?

””Nice misleading story..As a journalist, you should know that there is more side to the story. Kris’s Allen had two packagea (a favorite performance package and an itunes pass, which outsold Adam Lambert’s.)”

letshavethatcd | 5/27/2009, 1:01 pm EST

Yeah…”iTunes only…collection”. Can’t wait to see what happens when Adam Lambert’s CDs are available everywhere. There are tons of international fans who are complaining because they can’t get iTunes. Hopefully, we won’t have long to wait for his first CD…
Personally, I have never been a fan of Eminem, so don’t really care about his “comeback”, but I am really looking forward to something interesting and diverse from Lambert…

nvjody | 5/27/2009, 1:03 pm EST

Oh, and with that “Idol Pass” comes videos of backstage stuff on the tour at each stop along the way. So, the song counts, count this a everyone buying Kris’ songs/albums etc. And because ADAM doesn’t have this PASS available (only the winner does) it is not a good indicator of what the sales really are don’t ya think!!

rollinfan | 5/27/2009, 1:04 pm EST

Adam rules too!!

Shikie | 5/27/2009, 1:04 pm EST

The winner of AI always get a bounce after the finale due to the crappy coronation song. Adam has been outselling Kris and all the other Idols combined on the Itunes charts. Hopefully the Queen song (which is mostly Adam) will be up soon. Adam was magnificent this morning on Regis and Kelly. Kris on Mike and Juliet – not so much.

Agirl | 5/27/2009, 1:15 pm EST

Rolling Stone u guys love Adam even more than me do and I love it.Keep it coming.The world should know who is the true genius.if kris was not the so-called winner,without those advertising and media exposure,he would be way behind

Brian | 5/27/2009, 1:18 pm EST

Who cares about any of this? More bad music sold to the masses hungry to consume shit.

Adam new age! | 5/27/2009, 1:21 pm EST

now adamofficial dot com 546 fans online
now krisallenofficial dos com 74 fans
Who is the winner?
Kris won What? imaginary title
Adam won REAL fans!!!

ewan731 | 5/27/2009, 1:23 pm EST

Why itune doesn’t have Adam’s iTune pass? I’m sure there will be a lot of people interested in buying it. I, for one, will be the first in line. Kris is a nice guy but Adam is the one touched by GOD. Can’t wait to see him on the live tour.

FEARLESS | 5/27/2009, 1:28 pm EST

Adam is the best.

After kris won, the whole world begins to ridicule america.How poor this country that the musical art is back off like the economy.

Go adam! Shake the world!

leigh | 5/27/2009, 1:31 pm EST

kris is still awesome. i dont want to listen to a screaming album made by adam! come on!

Kat | 5/27/2009, 1:33 pm EST

This is just the album sales. Here are totals. Why not just be happy for both? I like Adam but will start to hate him due to his crazy fans.

Total Sold by Season 8 (out of the Top 200 – Duets not included):
Kris Allen: 468,101 (10 Songs) Top 100: 438,727 (7 songs)
Adam Lambert: 358,912 (13 songs) Top 100: 254,246 (5 songs)
Danny Gokey: 24,977 (2 songs)
Allison Iraheta: 8,666 (1 Songs)

Kat | 5/27/2009, 1:33 pm EST

This is just the album sales. Here are totals. Why not just be happy for both? I like Adam but will start to hate him due to his crazy fans.

Total Sold by Season 8 (out of the Top 200 – Duets not included):
Kris Allen: 468,101 (10 Songs) Top 100: 438,727 (7 songs)
Adam Lambert: 358,912 (13 songs) Top 100: 254,246 (5 songs)
Danny Gokey: 24,977 (2 songs)
Allison Iraheta: 8,666 (1 Songs)

kim | 5/27/2009, 1:37 pm EST

i’m seeing a bit of bias here. i grew up listening to rock and admam lambert might be able to pull of freddie mercury, but rock god he ain’t. not feeling it at all. what’s with rolling stone not given credit to the true rockers like daughtry and david cook, but easily embracing adam lambert as a rocker? it truly is a mad world.

Dee | 5/27/2009, 1:43 pm EST

Rolling Stone, please put Adam on the cover soon! He’s the real deal, a star and and amazing person. I wish he had an iTunes AI Pass because he’ll be the only one worth watching on that tour. To a lesser degree Allison and Lil. The others… not so much.

WindGoddess | 5/27/2009, 1:50 pm EST

Adam has proven to be the most interesting to talk about regardless of what different tastes of music we all have. He still gets more media coverage and is truly mega talented and wonderfully unique – most of all, he seems to be a great, great guy supporting his friend Kris and pushing him to enjoy the moment while he can. I’m with the majority and that he is the best vocalists/performer that AI has EVER had. He will be an international SUPERSTAR no matter what the ‘nay-sayers’ say or do. Kris will be fine and surely will continue to be happy with Adam’s super rise to super stardom! He’ll be on the cover of Rollingstone first?!? WOW – what an honor!!

Anonymous | 5/27/2009, 1:54 pm EST

Note “duets not included.” Adam’s performance with Kiss is selling like crazy and has had over a million hits on Youtube……and he only sings for a little bit of it!

Kris is a good guy and I don’t begrudge him the title; but Adam rocks my world.

mADAMoiselle | 5/27/2009, 1:55 pm EST

Adam rocks my world! Dear Rolling Stone – Please put Adam on your cover. LOVE him… I have bought everything available from iTunes that is Adam and I can’t wait to buy his solo debut and attend his concerts. Adam is the next ADAM!!!

LB | 5/27/2009, 1:55 pm EST

I don’t think Adam is the next Elvis. I truly think he IS Elvis reincarnated.

Kathy | 5/27/2009, 2:11 pm EST

Why don’t you tell the whole truth. Adams album of all songs through the season outsold Kris but Kris may have sold more of those songs during each week. Not to mention that Kris’s single went to #1 while Adam’s never went above #31.

Shikie | 5/27/2009, 2:13 pm EST

The single No Boundaries belongs to Kris not Adam.

Adam1for me | 5/27/2009, 2:21 pm EST

Please people be a little resonable…..Adam can sing ANYTHING…millions and millions of people, mentors, producers, stars and singing experts cannot be wrong…On top of that he is one of the most gracious, kind, ompassionate and articulate people to ever have come into our lives…WE LOVE YOU ADAM!

Jane | 5/27/2009, 2:28 pm EST

I’m a huge Adam fan and I think that both he and Kris deserve a lot of success. Disappointment brings out the crazies–don’t blame Adam for a few overly virulent fans. If Kris had lost, there would be some loons out here caterwauling about him.

I might love Adam’s music and style more, but Kris is an artist too and I think there’s an excellent chance that they are both going to have very good careers.

David | 5/27/2009, 2:37 pm EST

WTF manners got 51?!?!?!

Way to go Em! | 5/27/2009, 2:42 pm EST

First, Em’s new album is sick. I love it.

Second, another fucking American Idol story….sigh….who cares. But what is funny is how horrible the story is spinned to favor the person that Rolling Stone (for some unknown reason) is saying is a rock god. Not to mention, Kris is killing Adam on singles, and really, that is what matters in the music industry these days. In fact, give it 10-15 years, albums won’t even exist. Artists will just be putting out singles.

I really don’t care about Idol, but from what I have seen, Kris is hella more mainstream and commercial than Adam will ever be, so he will end up winning the real battle when they release actual albums, not some karoke bullshit that shouldn’t be charting anyways.

Adam can sing, but he just does not fit in anywhere. Kris is the perfect package. Cute, safe and normal with a good voice and plays an instrument. If RCA does him right, he could be successful.

Plus, you don’t even have to watch Idol to know who was going to win. I heard that only 1 million votes sep. Adam and Kris the week before, so logic would tell ya more Danny fans are going with Kris that Adam. I mean, Kris and Danny are closer to music styles than Adam and Danny were.

Oh and Rolling Stone…Please tell me that the people who would eat Adam’s shit on a stick because they are so obsessed with him are what is driving all your stupid articles on American Idol. Otherwise you all have sold out.

Now, back to Em. That is music, that is an artist, but yet all the comments are about effing American Idol. Sigh!

Karin | 5/27/2009, 2:44 pm EST

Step by step Adam will get where he deserves to be. He may not have won AI, but Adam is the true winner and already a star. I like him doing interviews, always good answers and never boring. Loving all his songs and he fits in perfectly with Kiss and Queen. Looking forward to his further projekts!

Anonymous | 5/27/2009, 2:45 pm EST

That’s what was expected from Adams great performances. Kris is fine but can’t Rock & Roll for sure!
Congratulations Adam. You deserve it!

Trisha | 5/27/2009, 2:55 pm EST

ITunes Sales Numbers were “leaked” accidentially afew weeks ago and at that point it showed Adam dominating weekly sales every week with Kris coming in a distant 2nd. After Kris “won”, he got a tremendous boost in sales which is reflected now. I predict when their debut albums come out Adam will go Platinum and Kris will go Gold.

Mara | 5/27/2009, 2:56 pm EST

OMG..ROCK ON ADAM!!!! He makes me, a 45 year old mom SCREAM like a teenager and makes my daughter, a 16 yr old teenager SCREAM even louder! Adam LAMBERT = ROCK GOD!!!!!!

glenda | 5/27/2009, 3:01 pm EST

Adam has impressed me with every single performance he did on Idol. Kris had some magic moments but nowhere near the consistency of excellence that Adam did. That’s why Kris stated that Adam deserved to win; and he was right. These are two very very nice guys each with their own special talents – both deserve success. Just wish A T & T had been fair with the voting calculations; my 2,300 text votes for Adam never did get a confirmation as having been received by AT &T – and NO ONE can tell my why that is – they show on my GoPhone as having gone through. All we supposedly “rabid” Adam fans want is fairness; that’s it!!!

jackie | 5/27/2009, 3:02 pm EST

how about we wait for them to come out w/ their own music? i bet most of these “glamberts” won’t even enjoy it. not only that, they wouldn’t know real rock if it hit them in the head. elivs??? HARDLY! i agree w/ “kim” totally bias. this show was over last week, the viewers chose their winner. can we move on please?? sore losers.

Michele | 5/27/2009, 3:09 pm EST

Wrong!!! Kris is outselling Adam.

Michele | 5/27/2009, 3:23 pm EST

Kris has outsold Adam. Go look at the numbers.

Kim | 5/27/2009, 3:26 pm EST

Good job ignoring the fact that Kris has his album PLUS the itunes pass, both of which were in the itunes top 10. People aren’t going to buy both. If you combined the two he probably sold double what Adam did.

Tom | 5/27/2009, 3:32 pm EST

I think it would be interesting to see the numbers over the entire season of Idol. These are only this weeks numbers – the week most people are just figuring out who Kris Allen is. If you’ve been following the show, you downloaded most of Adam Lambert’s tracks weeks ago – he was huge and popular over the course of the entire show. Therefore, I don’t think these numbers tell much of a story.

ME | 5/27/2009, 3:39 pm EST

If you like American Idol, your a loser. American Idol is a game show. And all the “Singers” on there are just goofballs who work@walmart………..SOUL PATROL!!!!

frances | 5/27/2009, 4:22 pm EST

South Africa is waiting for Adam Lambert, concerts, cd’s. Have not had one person saying Kris should have won. It is unanimous that Adam should have walked the title.

doobler | 5/27/2009, 5:06 pm EST

adam cant sing worth a crap. realize that and move on.

anon | 5/27/2009, 5:47 pm EST

adam lambert certainly has something extra. i only starting watching american idol just to see him perform and i bought my first itunes song because i wanted to hear more of him, so he is definitely the more deserving to win ai to me.

Anonymous | 5/27/2009, 5:53 pm EST

All Adam´s song are awesome! his album performance on top!! not one or two songs as Kris!!

adamrocks | 5/27/2009, 5:53 pm EST

Adam’s singles and videos have been selling consistently throughout the season, it’s only after the finale that Kris’ singles started selling. I like Kris, he has a nice voice and I actually bought one of his singles, but there are so many singers with a similar style. Adam is unique and awesome. I’d never put down Kris, I don’t know why people have to put down Adam. If you don’t like his music fine…don’t blame him for what other people say. He is a wonderful, humble, kind human being.

Sherry | 5/27/2009, 6:30 pm EST

I’m really surprised that Kris and Adam’s sales are so close. I thought Kris would have blown Adam out of the water especialy since Adam has been selling so big all along. Kris only sold less than 100,000 more than Adam. Cook creamed Archie last year.

Mal | 5/27/2009, 6:40 pm EST

Read the news – AI is a farce. Adam was the winner- AT&T should be ashamed.

Dick | 5/27/2009, 6:52 pm EST

Its to bad Relapse leaked two weeks early. I wonder what the Itunes numbers were for the week on relapse?

Mark | 5/27/2009, 7:13 pm EST

“adam cant sing worth a crap. realize that and move on.”

Too bad every vocal coach and musician you can find disagree with you. oh, well, don’t be so bitter, kid.

“but the singles sales for last week tells another story with Kris selling 25% more than Adam!”

Because he sold way WAY more the entire show, duh. The numbers were leaked for just one week in the middle of the show and Adam was selling like water in the desert and crashing Kris’ sales. Considering that Kris’ is only selling now because people never really knew who the hell he was on the show and now are curious, I think he should be selling WAY more than that, even more than Cook/Archuleta last year. It’s cute how his fans only can talk about “last week” sales. LOL

lisa in nc | 5/27/2009, 7:33 pm EST

Adam Rocks! I am 42 fem/mom of 3 yr. old…and watched AI because of Adam Lambert! He reminds me of my teen-age years in the 80’s! I would love to hear him sing “Love Removal Machine” by The Cult…OMG! He would KILL IT as Adam would say. He’s awesome! A modern-day Elvis..except the older folks “get him!” He has really excited me about music again and how he can SING AND PERFORM!

Paul | 5/27/2009, 7:42 pm EST

Well, David Cook still rules. He outsold both Adam & Kris COMBINED and charted more singles on the Hot 100 than both COMBINED!! So I guess season 8 wasn’t the best after all.

jc | 5/27/2009, 8:38 pm EST

Kris’ singles are doing better now but Adam’s singles sold better than all of the other contestants (including Kris) during the whole run of the show. Adam is doing a lot better in video sales than Kris. It’s clear that fans of Adam want everything Adam and fans of Kris will buy a few singles here and there. The iTunes Pass does not include the Kris’ season 8 album, only the winner’s single, backstage videos, and unreleased album. Adam didn’t get an iTunes pass because if he did then he would surely chart with that. A lot of Adam’s fans didn’t buy “No Boundaries” because they hate the song and don’t like that it’s the winner’s single.

Jennifer | 5/27/2009, 8:52 pm EST

To whomever said “What until Adam comes out with his own album, you don’t know rock n roll, etc”. A lot of Adam’s fans are actual rock fans. I am huge rock fan. I listen Led Zep, Iron Maiden, Incubus, NIN, Pink Floyd, old Metallica, Queen, etc. So, yes, we know what rock music is. We saw Adam on the show and were hooked. So, he happened to get noticed on a reality show, so what. We have seen his original performances on youtube and we love them. I remember when Nirvana came out and people were rolling their eyes because the media proclaimed them as the next big thing. Everybody has to start somewhere. There are a lot of artists, music producers, and critics giving this guy major praise. He obviously has talent even if his “screeching” is not your cup of tea.

Lisa | 5/27/2009, 10:33 pm EST

The proof is in the sales–Adam is a superior vocalist and entertainer. He will be a music legend and will sell millions of albums. He has made me love music again–thanks, Adam! We all know who the real American Idol is!

Setting It Straight | 5/27/2009, 11:35 pm EST

Kris Allen has competing sales with himself because there is a ITUNES pass that can be bought instead (album plus exclusive stuff) so this competes with his own album alone sales.

ben.wills | 5/27/2009, 11:36 pm EST

Adam does not have an iTunes Pass. If he had had one, I don’t think it would be outsold by Kris’s.

George | 5/27/2009, 11:45 pm EST

I tell you the powers that be have struck oil with Adam and Kris. Kris fans…”buy KRis to prove he’s the better singer” …Adam fans: “buy Adam to prove he’s the better singer”
What a dream come true for the recording company who signed these two (they both signed with the same company)

jodie | 5/27/2009, 11:46 pm EST

from southeast asia and loving adam. can’t wait for his new album.

Chris | 5/27/2009, 11:55 pm EST

Another article showing Rolling Stones’ blatant favouritism. RS makes sure to deceive the public by highlighting Adam’s position.

The fact that we need to consider is Adam WAS the front-runner, thus his sales was much higher as revealed when Itunes had a temp glitch showing the standings for a few minutes.

Now that Kris had won, his sales surpassed Adam’s. He has two singles in the Top 10. Adam has none.

RS, this is not a fansite of Adam so please be fair and square. It’s no secret that you liked Adam from the very beginning as evidenced by your articles and magazine covers.

Jovi | 5/28/2009, 12:22 am EST

I’m from Asia~~~~

Go Adam!!!!!!!!!

You will be an international superstar!!!!!!!!

Jovi | 5/28/2009, 12:22 am EST

I’m from Asia~~~~

Go Adam!!!!!!!!!

You will be an international superstar!!!!!!!!

Silvia | 5/28/2009, 1:09 am EST

I love Adam so much. I hope he releases an album by the end of the year. God he’s so handsome and sexy. And his voice is just amazing. No one can sing like him.

minion | 5/28/2009, 1:35 am EST

So much for Eminem. Put Adam on the cover. I’m so tired of the pimping comments. Adam’s vocal ability cannot be compared with Kriss’. He’s in another league.

It OK to reward excellence people, please.

BJ | 5/28/2009, 1:38 am EST

Really? People are accusing RS of lying about ALBUM STANDINGS? Kris fans/Adam haters this is absurd. They don’t make this stuff up – they’re reporters – there has to be evidence or otherwise they can’t put it to press. Wake up people and realize that maybe more people just want Adam’s music.

BJ | 5/28/2009, 1:41 am EST

And to the Itunes Pass comments – those don’t give you his already released music – its his first single (No Boundaries) and things that will come later in the tour. These albums are the music he’s released through AI (Heartless, Ain’t No Sunshine) seriously, are people even looking at iTunes? The passes aren’t competing, they’re additional.

ADAMISNOTAROCKER | 5/28/2009, 1:42 am EST

Please, Adam is not a real rocker. He screeches and ruins U2 and Aerosmith’s songs (two of the biggest rock bands of all time). and he can’t even play an instrument. Even KISS commented that his voice does not have a rock/rugged quality at all and he’s only good for singing ballads and broadway. However, KISS has to retract their words and pacify them by saying nice things when Adam’s fans started complaining (just like the Clay Aiken’s saga). It’s so sad that they have to crush every single person who is just expressing their personal opinions. The only legitimate rockers that I will acknowledge from AI are Bo Bice, Chris Daughtry and David Cook. Btw, he is not Elvis/Freddie Mercury, though I can see that he tries very hard to impersonate them.

One more thing, please DO NOT send him to Asia. America can keep their fake rocker for themselves.

Adam is a sexy beast | 5/28/2009, 1:49 am EST

Adam is a sexy beast.
awwww he’s hot.

Kris is….. well, nice.

hmmm, which is more important in the music industry? who will go further?
ADAM!
so really it doesn’t matter who is winning today.
ADAM WILL WIN IN THE END.

minion | 5/28/2009, 1:53 am EST

ADAMISNOTAROCKER:
Adam is more of a pop-rocker than a traditional rocker. To say that
he can only sing ballads is ignorant. Queen has asked him to perform with them so he good enough for them. Alot of rockers don’t play instruments, it ok. I disagree that Cook is a real rocker. Isn’t he’s a little watered down for you by your standards?

Jane | 5/28/2009, 2:00 am EST

I Love Adam !! awesome singer !

GataBella | 5/28/2009, 2:05 am EST

hurray!! adam is hot in canada as well… adam, you are perfection and the most exciting, vocally gifted performer and dancer i have ever seen. can’t wait to go to your concert in july, and then buy everything you put out. ADAM IS WORLD IDOL!!!!!!!!!

Donna | 5/28/2009, 3:24 pm EST

Eminem is Elvis

marjorie 2009 | 5/28/2009, 5:02 pm EST

Who ever said that Adam is not big in Asia doesn’t know what he is saying. People like him here. There were watch parties for Adam in Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines and China. Duh!!! A lot of people wanted to vote for him but can’t. Good LUck Adam! Hope to see you in asia in the future.

PS: Don’t listen to detractors. He are just envious ! :-) Good Luck Again!

Starr | 5/29/2009, 2:41 am EST

Wow. Rolling Stone is so obviously in the tank for Adam Lambert. We know, Rolling Stone, you got excited when he performed with KISS. You know he can rock out with Queen. You want him on the cover of your magazine. But jeez, can you at least try to be a little partial and unbiased and give Allen the credit he deserves? His single “No Boundaries”, despite how poorly-written it is, made it to #1. He has 5 singles on the Billboard charts and more radio spins than Adam Lambert. Where is THAT report? Pathetic reporting.

ADAMISNOTAROCKER | 5/29/2009, 3:54 am EST

To minion: LOL, it’s quite pathetic that you are bashing Cook when his record has gone platinum. Yes, he may not be the best rocker in the world but at least he does not screech and he connects emotionally in his singing, unlike your “rock god”. Btw, pls don’t ever compare him to Freddie Mercury or Elvis. These are legends who have soul in their singing. You shld never mention him in the same breath as them because you fans will just annoy the hell out of others with your blind obsession.

To marjorie 2009: Just because there are watch parties organised for him does not mean ALL Asians like him. There ARE also watch parties organised for other contestants as well. Do not make a sweeping statement.

Steve K | 5/29/2009, 7:30 am EST

Chris is good but Lambert a way superior performer and singer.Anyone who suggests otherwise needs their head read. This is generally supported by the majority around the world. For me Mad World and The Tracks of my Tears two were two of his greatest performances. Lambert is the number one and time will prove this.

Shirley | 5/30/2009, 6:39 am EST

Kris is a wholesome, talented musician who plays instruments and re-invents songs. Check out his performances on AI website: the latin-inspired “She works hard for the money”, the honest and moving “Falling slowly” sung in his mesmerising lower register, a comtemporary re-invent of the classic “Ain’t no sunshine”, the touching country ballad “To make you feel my love”, the sexy “The way you look tonight”, a more energised version of “Apologize”, the funk-rock re-invent of Beatles’ classic “Come Together”, the laid-back, chilling “What’s going on” and the acoustic soulful take on Kanye’s “Heartless”. For studio version of the songs, check out Youtube and you will realise this dude got a wonderful recording voice, with celebrity good looks to go along with:)

I hope that he can come to Singapore to promote his debut album, just like Archie:)

Thy Sanctum | 5/30/2009, 8:18 pm EST

Adam and Kris?! Em is all that matters. Relapse is only a half of a full album but is a masterpiece all by itself.

Asia's Glambert | 5/31/2009, 10:16 am EST

Adam Lambert rocks! He has fans from Malaysia as well!!!

Just can’t wait for his debut album, it will definitely sell like hot cakes!

Julie | 6/2/2009, 5:31 pm EST

I agree with Starr, this is seriously pathetic, slanted reporting. The only reason Adam’s beating Kris in the performance collections is because Kris has an iTunes Pass available, where you get all the same perks, plus extras. It splits his sales. When you factor that in, Kris is soundly beating Adam in the charts.

I love Adam, but this really pisses me off.

fifi-m | 6/7/2009, 3:22 pm EST

and God made Adam… and God saw that it was goooood!

anywho | 6/8/2009, 1:04 am EST

I liked both Adam and Kris. They have different styles. IMO Adam has the edge vocally- I haven’t seen somebody so talented since they started Idol. Bottom line is I will be buying both their albums when they come out.

RDean | 6/12/2009, 11:17 pm EST

I haven’t heard such an over the top voice since Jennifer Hudson. When I listen to the studio versions of both Adam and Jennifer, the live performances are so much better. It’s like the audiance makes them come alive.
Poor Kris. Unless he is a remarkable songwriter, obscurity beckons.

big dick | 7/14/2009, 12:05 am EST

adam better than kriss

Cuduufpz | 7/14/2009, 1:16 am EST

8uguB3

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