powerhour24
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Hopefully it can take home enough to give it a boost, what are your predictions if it walks away with the top prize?
How much can "Bomb" bounce back after the Grammys?
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nathan1977
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What's its current status?
fedeu2
War Child
I remember back in 2002, the week after the grammys, ATYCLB went up all the way to number 11 despite not being able to get the album of the year award. It got record of the year for Walk on though.
If U2 walk away with best album I reckon it´s possible for the bomb to sell as much as 100,000 copies the week after.
If U2 walk away with best album I reckon it´s possible for the bomb to sell as much as 100,000 copies the week after.
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powerhour24
ONE love, blood, life
Let's hope so, I know a lot of people on here won't agree with me, but it's their best since AB and deserves to sell a hell of a lot more than it has (especially after 860,000 were sold in week 1)
As to nathan, I know it's been certified triple platinum but I don't know how far beyond 3 million it's sold in the US, it's nearing 10 million worldwide.
As to nathan, I know it's been certified triple platinum but I don't know how far beyond 3 million it's sold in the US, it's nearing 10 million worldwide.
JCOSTER
ONE love, blood, life
they need to release a new single other than OOTS. Maybe.......
Love & Peace or All Because of You...(this is great live)
Love & Peace or All Because of You...(this is great live)
powerhour24 said:
HTDAAB is getting close to 3.1 million in the USA now and is around 9.2 million worldwide.
Right now though, HTDAAB is not on the USA Billboard 200. We'll find out Wendsday before the awards if it recharted or not. The effects of the awards will not be felt until the following week though.
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powerhour24
ONE love, blood, life
True, hopefully the nominees album helped it get back into the 200 this past week, and any wins will help it from there, and hopefully older albums as well. The "One" duet could boost sales of Achtung Baby.
ybird3k
War Child
if it gets album of the year, (and some of the other awards) i think definately top 10 is possible. though the grammys are midweek, so sales will be split over 2 weeks?
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powerhour24
ONE love, blood, life
Usually big winners at the Grammys benefit for at least a few weeks after the show, some stay on a lot longer.
doctorwho
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Re: Re: How much can "Bomb" bounce back after the Grammys?
Just a slight correction...
ATYCLB was released in 2000, but "Beautiful Day" was the only song that was released in time for the 2001 Grammy awards. When U2 won all three awards for "Beautiful Day" (including the two big ones: Song of the Year and Record of the Year), ATYCLB bounced back up to #11.
ATYCLB, the album (and all subsequent singles released), was eligible for the 2002 Grammy awards. Although the album missed out on Album of the Year (inexplicably so - the album that beat it is horrendous, IMO), U2's performance at the Super Bowl just weeks prior coupled with the tremendous exposure they received at the Grammy ceremonies (including a performance and a key win - back to back Record of the Year awards - one of only a small handful or artists to accomplish this), ATYCLB bounced to #10 - only its third week in the Top 10 (it debuted at #3, dropped to #5 the next week and then fell out of the Top 10 until its return in 2002 for a week).
If HTDAAB can win Album of the Year and U2 gives a rousing performance (I was very unimpressed with the performance they gave in 2005), I think HTDAAB has a good shot at zooming back up the charts. Will it get to the Top 10 again? Probably not. However, during the holiday season it was bouncing around #150-175. It just fell out of the Top 200 again last week. So I think a return to the Top 100 is possible - maybe even Top 50. After that, it's up to U2 and their marketing team to see if they can keep the album up there. If not, it will have a few good weeks and then quickly fall.
fedeu2 said:
Just a slight correction...
ATYCLB was released in 2000, but "Beautiful Day" was the only song that was released in time for the 2001 Grammy awards. When U2 won all three awards for "Beautiful Day" (including the two big ones: Song of the Year and Record of the Year), ATYCLB bounced back up to #11.
ATYCLB, the album (and all subsequent singles released), was eligible for the 2002 Grammy awards. Although the album missed out on Album of the Year (inexplicably so - the album that beat it is horrendous, IMO), U2's performance at the Super Bowl just weeks prior coupled with the tremendous exposure they received at the Grammy ceremonies (including a performance and a key win - back to back Record of the Year awards - one of only a small handful or artists to accomplish this), ATYCLB bounced to #10 - only its third week in the Top 10 (it debuted at #3, dropped to #5 the next week and then fell out of the Top 10 until its return in 2002 for a week).
If HTDAAB can win Album of the Year and U2 gives a rousing performance (I was very unimpressed with the performance they gave in 2005), I think HTDAAB has a good shot at zooming back up the charts. Will it get to the Top 10 again? Probably not. However, during the holiday season it was bouncing around #150-175. It just fell out of the Top 200 again last week. So I think a return to the Top 100 is possible - maybe even Top 50. After that, it's up to U2 and their marketing team to see if they can keep the album up there. If not, it will have a few good weeks and then quickly fall.
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They should have played Vertigo last year and rocked the place. I cant see any point in playing with Mary J Blige this year if its the only song U2 will be performing. I hope they play Vertigo as well, but it doesn't look likely after seeing the list at the rehersals.
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powerhour24
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They confirmed they'd play Vertigo, but like you said that doesn't make much sense, that should have been last year and Sometimes should be this year.
doctorwho
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Re: Re: Re: Re: How much can "Bomb" bounce back after the Grammys?
It was a solid performance, but I guess I was unimpressed with the song choice. As others wrote, U2 should have "rocked the place". Last year was THE year to play "Vertigo". Yeah, it maybe was a bit over-exposed, but that was the song to really rock and keep things going. By playing a personal slow song that is not their best, IMO, I think it hurt U2 and the album.
Hopefully, though, U2 will play "Vertigo" this year and at least have that going for them.
STING2 said:
It was a solid performance, but I guess I was unimpressed with the song choice. As others wrote, U2 should have "rocked the place". Last year was THE year to play "Vertigo". Yeah, it maybe was a bit over-exposed, but that was the song to really rock and keep things going. By playing a personal slow song that is not their best, IMO, I think it hurt U2 and the album.
Hopefully, though, U2 will play "Vertigo" this year and at least have that going for them.
Vox02
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5 of 5 GRAMMIES!!!
HTDAAB back to Top 20?
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HTDAAB back to Top 20?
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phanan
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That could definitely be a possibility now.
It is going to really be interesting to watch what happens with the charts next week. Right now BOMB is not even on the Billboard 200 chart and probably sold 4,000 this past week.
Sales on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday will count toward next weeks chart. Monday starts a new week of sales.
Besides the awards, another key thing will be how much press the awards get in the papers tomorrow and on the weekend.
HTDAAB has won 8 Grammy awards including album of the year! I know record stores will indeed market it that way in the coming weeks.
I would say definitely top 20, hell maybe even top 5!
Sales on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday will count toward next weeks chart. Monday starts a new week of sales.
Besides the awards, another key thing will be how much press the awards get in the papers tomorrow and on the weekend.
HTDAAB has won 8 Grammy awards including album of the year! I know record stores will indeed market it that way in the coming weeks.
I would say definitely top 20, hell maybe even top 5!
phanan
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Usually when an album wins the coveted Album of the Year award, it's still somewhere in the lower reaches of the Billboard 200, and makes a drastic spike.
I don't recall a recent Album of the Year winner coming from off the chart to jump all the way into, say the Top Ten. What an accomplishment that would be.
I don't recall a recent Album of the Year winner coming from off the chart to jump all the way into, say the Top Ten. What an accomplishment that would be.
phanan said:
Indeed, I'm not absolutely positive about what the impact is going to be like. Its also going to depend a lot on the level of media they got in the coming days.
Here is the top 20 this past week and an indication of what U2 will be competing with on next weeks chart:
1 MANILOW*BARRY GREATEST SONGS OF THE FIFTIES 155,630 999 3,029 158,664
2 BLIGE*MARY J. BREAKTHROUGH 122,565 25 98,363 1,474,542
3 BOCELLI*ANDREA AMORE 112,809 999 188 112,997
4 FOXX*JAMIE UNPREDICTABLE 95,334 -4 99,636 1,326,594
5 HEADLEY*HEATHER IN MY MIND 95,093 999 656 95,749
6 IL DIVO ANCORA 93,457 -40 156,407 256,671
7 EMINEM CURTAIN CALL 77,643 6 73,206 1,792,080
8 UNDERWOOD*CARRIE SOME HEARTS 74,068 -0 74,149 2,015,930
9 BLUNT*JAMES BACK TO BEDLAM 71,221 47 48,603 545,603
10 TRAIN FOR ME IT'S YOU 62,277 999 133 62,410
11 TURNER*JOSH YOUR MAN 61,253 -40 101,808 164,087
12 VARIOUS NOW #1S 59,207 -34 89,610 149,150
13 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL SOUNDTRACK 57,520 9 52,613 132,558
14 CAREY*MARIAH EMANCIPATION OF MIMI 53,166 37 38,814 5,224,673
15 BROWN*CHRIS CHRIS BROWN 51,742 11 46,689 922,297
16 NICKELBACK ALL THE RIGHT REASONS 49,058 7 45,933 2,207,556
17 BLACK EYED PEAS MONKEY BUSINESS 45,662 21 37,887 3,261,063
18 VARIOUS MONSTER BALLADS PLATINUM EDITI 43,742 999 513 44,255
19 CASH*JOHNNY LEGEND OF JOHNNY CASH 43,701 14 38,196 1,073,545
20 VARIOUS/GOSPEL 2006-WOW GOSPEL 43,161 999 1,259 39,503
MANILOW did 155K
Blige did 122K
BOCELLI did 112K
I'll have to look back at U2's past Grammy performances but I think they have gotten up to nearly 100K after a Grammy night, but they were still on the chart at that point.
Its hard to say, they may not even crack the top 20, or they could hit the top of the charts which would be amazing. They would have a better chance if the album was hovering somewhere at least in the top 100. Will find out next Wendsday though.
coemgen
Rock n' Roll Doggie
I see U2 pushing the top 10 myself. The miracle here is if the sweep at the Grammys gives "OOTS" a wave to ride on for a while and helps it walk on its own, so to speak.
coemgen
Rock n' Roll Doggie
They'll be No. 1 on iTunes tomorrow. No doubt.
fedeu2
War Child
From those number they don´t even need to sell 100,000 copies to re-enter the Top 10. 80K would suffice.
Surely other winners would get a boost too but that would be two or three artist alone.
Surely other winners would get a boost too but that would be two or three artist alone.
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starsforu2
Refugee
It can't hurt that Best Buy has HTDAAB at $9.99 this week as well as the Best of 1980-1990
The_acrobat
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U2 are such an exciting band to be fans of! I like the fact that they won everything, that they beat Gwen, Kanye and Mariah. Let the teeny boppers know who the best is! Last time in the 2002 Grammy's, I went out and bought a copy of ATYCLB to help sales, but also b/c my copy was lost. But now, I have 2 copies of HTDAAB still intact, plus it's on my computer so I'm not going to buy it again. But I'm sure lots of you will re-buy it to help sales! No shame in it.
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Does anyone know when and on what channel, the Grammy's will be televised in the UK?
