By now, you all know about the
tussle between the Eagles and Britney at the top of the charts this week—and the universe would fall in on itself if all the photos at the top of Idolator were of Don Henley and Company—so let's talk about last week's top two country debuts. First, there's Carrie Underwood, whose
Carnival Ride saw a pretty steep drop in its second week on the charts. The album's sales figures tumbled 68%, from 527,000 to 170,000, although that only resulted in a two-space chart drop. And then there's the Robert Plant/Alison Krauss collaboration
Raising Sand, which, sure, had a shorter perch from which to fall, but its 28% drop (it fell from No. 2 to No. 6, beating out the Backstreet Boys) seems pretty impressive to me, given the second-week swan dives that have become commonplace on the charts this year. (It's hard not to wonder how many classic-rock diehards bought the Eagles/Plant-Krauss as a twofer last week.)
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And the song at No. 24 reveals that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, no matter how sweet-as-pie she may seem.
Just in case you didn't already feel like weeping softly after checking your ATM balance, Forbes' annual list of the "20 Top-Earning Stars Under 25" does its usual job of making you question the value of your "life skills" when a 14-year-old could buy and sell your ass. But with only a smattering of musicians on the list, it's also another indicator that the music industry is no longer the safe bet if you're planning on parlaying passable pipes and a Skechers endorsement into an appearance on Cribs before college.
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