How Kenny G Still Sells Records

Soundscan Surprises, Week Ending 10/27

Back-catalog sales numbers of note from Nielsen SoundScan.

The definition of “back catalog” is: “at least 18 months old, have fallen below №100 on the Billboard 200 and do not have an active single on our radio.”

Garth Brooks creeped up to #1. Pentatonix’s Christmas Albums, plural, are here and I would love to read a defense of either or both. The Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack got a nice Halloween/shitty TV remake sales boost. Bette Midler has reported for duty on the charts. Lady Gaga’s only good record to date is on the back catalog because of her recent release, Joanne. Burl Ives, Bing Crosby, and Kenny G all get a little baby boost in sales for the holiday season. Very smart move, music industry executives! Whoever came up with the idea of a holiday album: Big shout to you. I finally understand.

1. BROOKS*GARTH ULTIMATE HITS 7,553 copies

5. PENTATONIX THAT’S CHRISTMAS TO ME 3,921 copies

11. VARIOUS ARTISTS ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW 2,515 copies

26. BETTE MIDLER DIVINE MISS M DELUXE 2,026 copies

46. PENTATONIX PTXMAS 1,567 copies

87. LADY GAGA FAME 1,252 copies

134. IVES*BURL RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER 1,076 copies

197. CROSBY*BING CHRISTMAS COLLECTION 918 copies

200. KENNY G MIRACLES HOLIDAY ALBUM 916 copies

(Previously.)