Kylie's US Sales Flop

Despite an agreesive marketing and promotional campaign, Kylie Minogue's new album 'X' has generated shockingly poor sales in its first week after debuting at a disappointing 139 on the US Billboard charts.

Following a massive week of promotion - which included interviews on the US Today show, a live performance on 'Dancing With The Stars', and a headline-grabbing chat with Ellen DeGeneres - Minogue's album has failed to rate a mention.

'X' debuted in the top spot in her native Australia and number 2 in Britain, but sold just 6,000 copies in the US in its first week on sale, according to the official results from Nielsen Soundscan.

A spokeperson for Minogue has brushed off the poor sales result, explaining to Reuters that many of her "core fans" had previously bought the album via import when it was released in other countries last year. They added that the marketing campaign was still in it's infancy.