Lambert Riot

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Quote :: AMERICAN Idol" runner- up Adam Lambert is bigger than Madonna and even The Beatles.

Within hours of making his yet-to-be-released album available for pre-order on Amazon.com, a frenzy of ordering drove Lambert's ranking all the way to No. 2 on the online retailer's bestsellers list.

That put Lambert ahead of Madonna, The Beatles and world-wide sensation Susan Boyle.

Lambert's album won't be released until Nov. 24. The only CD that out-ranked him yesterday was Barbra Streisand's first new record in four years.

The sky-rocket sales seem to indicate two things: that "Idol" packs an unprecedented punch in the music business and that Lambert, like Jennifer Hudson and Chris Daughtry in past seasons, may quickly overshadow the singer who beat him in the final vote, Kris Allen.

Remarkably, Lambert's record company, RCA, did not announce that it was taking pre-release orders. The sales were all propelled by word of mouth.

Lambert and his fellow Top 10 "Idols," including Allen and 4th-place finisher Allison Iraheta wrapped up their "American Idols Live" tour a few weeks ago.

Fans, left without their daily fix, have been scouring the Internet for news of their "Idol" favorites.

It was during one of these searches, early Sunday morning, when a Lambert fan discovered that Adam's album was available.

Within hours, word of the album's availability on Amazon spread across the Internet. The online social networking site, Twitter, lit up with the news. Fans traveled from "Idol" blogs to Lambert fanboards to spread the word to other fans. Soon, the album, which has yet to be named, began climbing up the Amazon Bestsellers List.

By late Sunday afternoon, it hit No. 4. Later that evening, it peaked at No. 2.

Lambert has been working on his album with a slew of industry a-listers including Lady Gaga's producer RedOne, One Republic's Ryan Tedder and "Since U Been Gone" hit maker Max Martin.

The album has also made its way onto several critics' "most anticipated" lists.

http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/lambert_riot_Odn517d7RJZXPzwvrrBCnK

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Quote :: OK, I know that an inflammatory blog title like the one above might create an outcry not unlike the hubbub that ensued when the Beatles' own John Lennon declared that the Beatles were bigger than God. But here's a fact: Only a few hours after being listed on Amazon, Adam Lambert's pre-orderable debut album is already at #2 on the site's Bestsellers chart...above Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, fellow Simon Cowell-affiliated reality star Susan Boyle (whose own debut comes out the same day as Adam's, November 24), and--yes--the Beatles

What makes this early sales feat especially impressive is the fact that no one (except for a few lucky industry insiders) have even heard any material from Adam's album yet. While the buzz grows ever-buzzier with news of the album's many interesting collaborators (Idol judge Kara Dioguardi, Green Day producer Rob Cavallo, Australian electro auteur Sam Sparro, glam-pop piano man Ferras, Swedish hitmaker Max Martin, OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder, Lady Gaga producers RedOne and Claude Kelly, Nashville songwriter Aimee Mayo...the A-list goes on and on), and the hype surrounding possible lead single "Strut" is especially high, there's been no Lambert single leaked online or previewed on the radio.

Conversely, American Idol winner Kris Allen's first single, a catchy cover of the Script's B-side track "Live Like We're Dying," has already premiered to largely positive reactions--but his own debut album, which comes out November 17, is still surprisingly only at #132 on the Amazon chart. While it's safe to assume that Kris's album will enjoy a stellar first sales week in November, and will probably even enter the Billboard chart at #1, it doesn't seem to have the same pre-release buzz as Adam's right now.

Clearly, Adam's album is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated releases of 2009. Some diehard fans have already ordered multiple copies. In fact, as of this writing, the only pop star Adam's been unable to topple on the Amazon chart is Barbra Streisand...but hey, coming in second to the almighty Babs ain't too shabby.

http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/realityrocks/273959/adam-lamberts-upcoming-album-bigger-than-the-beatles/

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