Album Chart: Daughtry Debuts At No 1

Chris Daughtry's eponymous band tops this week's US album chart, with the group's sophomore set, "Leave This Town," moving 269,000 copies during its first week in stores.

That marks Daughtry's second consecutive album to reach No. 1 on The Billboard 200 chart; the group's self-titled debut reached No. 1 in January 2007.

Maxwell's "BLACKsummer'snight" falls one notch to No. 2 this week with sales of 103,000, according to Nielsen SoundScan retail data as reported by Billboard.

The "Hannah Montana 3" soundtrack slips one slot to No. 3 on sales of 73,000, while the "Now 31" hits compilation falls one position to No. 4 on sales of 69,000. The Black Eyed Peas' "The E.N.D." holds onto No. 5 this week with sales of 54,000.

Rounding out the Top 10 are The Dead Weather's "Horehound" at No. 6 with sales of 51,000; Joe's "Signature" at No. 7 on sales of 49,000,; Twista's "Catagory F5" at No. 8 on sales of 45,000; Taylor Swift's "Fearless" at No. 9 with sales of 37,000; and Kings of Leon's "Only By the Night" at No. 10 with 33,000 copies sold.

Thanks for the report to LiveDaily.com.

Comments

[Deathsdoor99]

Who?

[mlukeroberts222]

Album sucks so hard.....awful...absolutely horrendous

[AmpleSteak]

Why is this on UG?

[crazy8rgood]

AmpleSteak wrote:

Why is this on UG?

Indeed, the majority of users don't give a shit about the charts.

[Chevelle454]

i think daughtry was pretty sweet with sevendust, he should do more stuff with them

[Strato-Massacre]

AmpleSteak wrote:

Why is this on UG?

because his music is rock/guitar oriented, and this is a guitar site?
not to mention, not everybody shares your view of not liking him.

[Hobo69]

Fail.
Simply, Fail.

[thedarkblues06]

Strato-Massacre wrote:

AmpleSteak wrote:

Why is this on UG?because his music is rock/guitar oriented, and this is a guitar site?
not to mention, not everybody shares your view of not liking him.

Very much agreed. If you don't like him, keep your opinions to yourself. I don't get on every horrible mainstream metal band and diss them for the sake of doing it. And yes, I do think Cannibal Corpse/JfaC sucks.

As far as the album is concerned...I expected a lot from Daughtry, but this follows the same format as the last album...it all sounds the same.

Not very impressed at all.

[sykryk]

Very good album.

The man can sing too!

Or am I not allowed this opinion here, as it is not 'teh brootalz'?

[FlyingPirahna]

I couldn't tell the new single from his previous ones, or from Hinder, Nickelback (Figures though since he wrote No Surprises with Chad Kroger) or all those other post-grunge ****ers.

Sykryk, he does have a good voice, but he could benefit so much more by taking some risks and making a damn good hard rock album instead boring, worn out pop-rock.

And no, I don't listen to metal. (Well, one or two bands, that's it) He's just boring.

[lurch_276]

boo

[whiplash13]

All this mainstream made-for-radio "rock" sucks hard. And I'm not some "stupid metalhead" that only listens to one kind of music, before anyone tries to say it.

[bigskizz]

Nice to see The Dead Weather on there at least.

[nashmanz]

I agree, all this prefabricated, made-for-radio bullshit sucks. I listen to all kinds of music, yes, some is even played on the radio, but there is a big difference between good music and mainstream shit that all sounds the same hinder, nickelback, rev-theory, daughtry, ect. ect.

[HostileFTW]

thedarkblues06 wrote:

Strato-Massacre wrote:

AmpleSteak wrote:

Why is this on UG?because his music is rock/guitar oriented, and this is a guitar site?
not to mention, not everybody shares your view of not liking him.

Very much agreed. If you don't like him, keep your opinions to yourself. I don't get on every horrible mainstream metal band and diss them for the sake of doing it. And yes, I do think Cannibal Corpse/JfaC suck

The same can be said about people who do like them. We couldn't give a rat's ass about your opinion. It works both ways.

[buddyboombotz]

Yeah I saw this the other day. Funny because Hannah Montana soundtrack 3 the movie is in 3rd.

[ColdbringeR]

More music that's almost completely devoid of originality. Every day this trend gets worse. Why do so many people out there not care?

[STOOPIDDITTIES]

For a second there I thought that read Daughter... was a little suprised that they'd be in 1st place, let alone in the charts at all.

[iro-bot31]

I picked this up on vacation last week. I definitely don't think it deserved the number one position on the charts, not that the charts really matter because American Idol could slap their name on a blank disc and it would rocket up the rankings. On the other hand, it also doesn't deserve to get blasted so hard. The man can sing, whether you like his music or not, and I would hope that fellow musicians like everyone on this site would at least respect that, if not his penchant for putting out somewhat trite songs.

For those of you who dislike the album or the artist, at least take solace in the fact that some form of REAL music by a group of REAL musicians (no matter how mainstream or poppy) beat out the sludge so utterly devoid of talent that usually tops these charts.

[tom1thomas1]

Who buys this? It's just... shit. Just is.

[tom1thomas1]

I'll admit the guy can sing alright but personally i hate those whiny vocals and he doesn't sing anything meaningful and it's natural talent, I doubt he spent hours a day practicing his vocals down to minute details, so really he hasn't done anything great. my friend at school is great singer, got on tv a few times and stuff like that, i asked her how much she practices, she a few chromatic exercises for 10mins-30mins a day in front of a mirror, rest of it is just singing along to a radio. and Roger Daltry could sweep the floor with him as well (sorry about the hyprocricy here lol)

[Habs]

Bleeding Cowboy... lol

[Dr Funkenstein]

ColdbringeR wrote:

More music that's almost completely devoid of originality. Every day this trend gets worse. Why do so many people out there not care?

Sad Isn't it.

[hippotato7]

ColdbringeR wrote:

More music that's almost completely devoid of originality. Every day this trend gets worse. Why do so many people out there not care?

they are caring, they are buying the albums...duh

[Lovemonk69]

I like Daughtry, I'm happy to see him snag the top spot again. I don't care if anyone thinks he's too generic or boring or "sucks hard" or any other stuff guff; I think he's cool and that's what matters.

[Hamham272]

HostileFTW wrote:

thedarkblues06 wrote:

Strato-Massacre wrote:

AmpleSteak wrote:

Why is this on UG?because his music is rock/guitar oriented, and this is a guitar site?
not to mention, not everybody shares your view of not liking him.

Very much agreed. If you don't like him, keep your opinions to yourself. I don't get on every horrible mainstream metal band and diss them for the sake of doing it. And yes, I do think Cannibal Corpse/JfaC suck

The same can be said about people who do like them. We couldn't give a rat's ass about your opinion. It works both ways.

Yes but this isn't a news article about those bands is it smart guy?

[PopPunkPotHead]

I happen to like daughtry and cannibal corpse, and a whole bunch of other bands/genres. I'm just trying to say that whether you make poprock or death metal you just have to do it better than the other guy and that is what daughtry does everytime. Although having the american idol machine behind you never hurt either.

[NaivexLi]

Personally....I liked the first album.

I dont know the 2nd yet

[charvel_man]

I liked both albums, to hell with you guys!

[EarthenSonata]

Dave Matthews Band, Daughtry, Nickelback, Hinder, Buckcherry, and Jason Mraz should get together for an all-out Bro Tour.

[ihavenoname93]

i have nothing against his genre, but daughtry's music is so goddamn bland!

and what does cannibal corpse have to do with this

[ihavenoname93]

whiplash13 wrote:

All this mainstream made-for-radio "rock" sucks hard. And I'm not some "stupid metalhead" that only listens to one kind of music, before anyone tries to say it.

thank you. being accused of being some 'stupid metalhead' with a closed mind just by voicing your opinion is almost as annoying as the falloutboy, PATD, and the like's fans accusing me of 'hating something because its cool'.

[ihavenoname93]

NaivexLi wrote:

Personally....I liked the first album.

I dont know the 2nd yet

im sure it will be completely different from the last one /sarcasm

[xcmasta91]

was kinda hoping for more stuff like that song he did with slash but sadly it sounds identical to the first album

[dave2332]

Listen to some real music not this commercial garbage.

[FRACTUREDx2]

Daughtry can rock out at times...they just don't do it ENOUGH

[Pukka-VCU]

Has Slash done a guest spot on any of your albums?

[hippotato7]

Pukka-VCU wrote:

Has Slash done a guest spot on any of your albums?

yes, haha

[slipknot5678]

EarthenSonata wrote:

Dave Matthews Band, Daughtry, Nickelback, Hinder, Buckcherry, and Jason Mraz should get together for an all-out Bro Tour.

Nickelback actually has some decent songs. Its the Nickelback they play on the radio that sounds like bullshit along with Daughtry and all those bands

[slipknot5678]

ColdbringeR wrote:

More music that's almost completely devoid of originality. Every day this trend gets worse. Why do so many people out there not care?

It is sad. The mainstream cares, because on the rare occasions metal or country or anything charts high I never hear it on the radio so I think they want it to be this way.

[southern_stylin]

Hannah Montana. Blackeyed Peas. Would you wanna be grouped in with that crap? Having never heard of this Daughtry band I'm gonna go ahead and not even bother. I don't like the other two bands mentioned so what could possibly lead me to believe that Daughtry is any different. Also, is it just me or is there some kind of law preventing creative people from naming bands these days?

[Scourge441]

Checked.

Keep it civil.

[xSmash]

Since everyone is already hating on everyone, I think most of these people who commented this are pretty stupid and narrow minded because Daughtry is a great band and you probably all just look for a bunch of heavy metal shit no matter how horrible the lyrics are. At least these songs actually mean something...

[soulxstlr]

I hate Axl Rose.....

[southern_stylin]

I'm sorry, I like most music out there, but I just don't understand the appeal of this cookie cutter overproduced stuff. Look at the top 40, at least 38 bands on there are complete rubbish. I did a little research on these guys (this guy actually), HE WAS ON AMERICAN IDOL! How do you take a man like this seriously?

[SOADriff]

EPIC FAIL

[SOADriff]

At least kings of leon are in the top 10 now, they really deserve the credit they are finally getting.

[Y2A 66]

Chris Daughtry sucks. His lyrics are brutal. Just more manufactured Nickelback-esque pop BS. He acts like a tough rock god when all he sings are terrible power ballads all the time. Hey Chris, sing some real music. Your music is awful.

[amart1892]

Habs wrote:

Bleeding Cowboy... lol

lmao, thats the first thing i noticed. so, Daughtry's songs are all similar. wheres the originality? not only are the songs unoriginal, but bleeding cowboy? come on

[ApeOfJustice]

i hate these guys cos they're cool

[whiplash13]

xSmash wrote:

Since everyone is already hating on everyone, I think most of these people who commented this are pretty stupid and narrow minded because Daughtry is a great band and you probably all just look for a bunch of heavy metal shit no matter how horrible the lyrics are. At least these songs actually mean something...

Having a closed mind and ignoring mainstream garbage like this because you have actual taste in music are two different things. Also, many metal artists write intelligent lyrics about topics that are actually relevant instead of just singing sappy power ballads.

[glezz]

I like daughtry, **** you if you dont.

[musicforpeace]

Habs wrote:

Bleeding Cowboy... lol

Totally man.
From one designer to another, what were they thinking?!

[metul-baz]

GREAT album, even if all the songs have a similar sort of emotional anthemic feel its reali good. Chris Daughtry is one of my many heroes

[Gregray88]

Why does everyone think metalheads are so stupid and senseless? We don't want to hate mainstream bands, we just do, because we're used to talent. Not saying that metal has the best talent at all though.

[gtrfrk123]

**** daughtry man
when are real radio listeners gonna realize that artists/bands like him should not even be recognized
you have all these other great bands that deserve to be listened to, and they dont get attention because bands like nickelback exist

[leader43]

i agree with those of you who say that we should keep our neg opinions to ourselves, because you are the ones who are right here, but i mean most of us could write novels on how awful and cliche this band is and i swear, when i hear some of his lyrics i cringe because they are so shallow, there is absolutely no depth to this man, i couldn't care less if im listening to grunge or death metal, if there's not one ounce of complexity, what's the point?

[noodlegts]

This is not surprising. Research has shown that the type of people who listen to this kind of music (mainstream teenage crowd) are the most receptive to advertising. Therefore, advertising to them is more profitable than to any other group of people. Which is why music like this is made in masses, because they know that people will gobble it up.

Music is a business, and Daughtry is profitable because it targets the right audience.

[Stone Agean]

Having a closed mind and ignoring mainstream garbage like this because you have actual taste in music are two different things. Also, many metal artists write intelligent lyrics about topics that are actually relevant instead of just singing sappy power ballads.

+1. Whilst I am not even a fan of metal (but yoo must lyk death metalz0rz if u dnt lyk Daughtry roflz!), its blatantly clear that Daughtry and the scene/genre they belong do not deserve to be called music: product is a much more apt description. The complexity of the arguments displayed by Daughtry fans in defence of the band are a fair indication of why the pop-rock product sells so well, they have absolutely 0 individuality and no ability to think freely - hence buying whatever they are told to.

[sykryk]

So for music to be classed as 'good' it has to be:

Complex
Non-radio friendly
Not mainstream

The worst part about this community is is narrow mindedness.

[Stone Agean]

So for music to be classed as 'good' it has to be:

Complex
Non-radio friendly
Not mainstream

The worst part about this community is is narrow mindedness.

Sorry, but no-one said that. Any reference to complexity I interpreted as musical and songwriting "depth", not technical complexity. I like plenty of simplistic, radio-friendly bands. Do I like Daughtry? No. Theres a reason all Daughtry songs sound the same, they follow a tried and tested formula which = $$$.

[musicforpeace]

Stone Agean wrote:

So for music to be classed as 'good' it has to be:

Complex
Non-radio friendly
Not mainstream

The worst part about this community is is narrow mindedness.
Sorry, but no-one said that. Any reference to complexity I interpreted as musical and songwriting "depth", not technical complexity. I like plenty of simplistic, radio-friendly bands. Do I like Daughtry? No. Theres a reason all Daughtry songs sound the same, they follow a tried and tested formula which = $$$.

Whats to say that is indeed a tried and tested formula?
Whats to say every band who tried that "formula" have been successful?
Whats to say in the future that formula could be thrash metal?
Why dont they need $$$? Everyone's gotta make a living.

[sheppo]

who is that guy?

[whiplash13]

musicforpeace wrote:

Stone Agean wrote:

So for music to be classed as 'good' it has to be:

Complex
Non-radio friendly
Not mainstream

The worst part about this community is is narrow mindedness.
Sorry, but no-one said that. Any reference to complexity I interpreted as musical and songwriting "depth", not technical complexity. I like plenty of simplistic, radio-friendly bands. Do I like Daughtry? No. Theres a reason all Daughtry songs sound the same, they follow a tried and tested formula which = $$$.

Whats to say that is indeed a tried and tested formula?
Whats to say every band who tried that "formula" have been successful?
Whats to say in the future that formula could be thrash metal?
Why dont they need $$$? Everyone's gotta make a living.

Because there are dozens of other bands (Nickelback, Seether, Hinder, 3 Doors Down, etc.) that follow that exact same formula and have become successful.
Nobody's saying every band that ever played that kind of music has been successful.
I seriously doubt that will happen. As long as metal exists, the mainstream "no talent/this is satanic" crowd will exist.
There's nothing wrong with making a living playing music, but when you forgo playing something creative and original to cash in playing for the sake of making money, there's a problem.

[vincymon]

I still don't get the point of daughtry. They are competent at best. Where are the guitar solos bass solos, rythm changes ... vocal ranges ... there is nothing outsanding in any of their songs.

They are utterly indistinguishable from Hinder, and Nickleback etc.

The song doesn't have to be complex, but it needs something to hook you. Coldplay's Viva is a very simple song, but it has arrangements that keep you interested throughout the song.