Wade’s Geekport

Across the Business Wire today is the trumpeting that Miley Cyrus has two albums in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200; a feat last achieved by the late Ray Charles. The two albums would be the now triple-platinum Hannah Montana 2 / Meet Miley Cyrus and the new Best of Both Worlds Concert CD + DVD. That is not so amazing—considering the awesomeness of the material and the low-key advertising—but it is amazing to me when one considers that the Best of Both Worlds Concert CD+ DVD is exclusively available from Wal-Mart (Hannah Montana Headquarters). The concert album is ranked #42 in sales on Amazon.com at the moment and they can’t even ship it until April 15th.

This almost seems like a no-brainer when you consider the Disney + Miley Cyrus + Wal-Mart equation, but it’s fascinating to me that just one retailer can move enough units to push two albums into the Top 10.