MJDangerous
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The 82.9m figure concern SALES of ARTIST ALBUMS, so I confirm that you are mixing everything.edge3 said:
HTDMAAB Back On Australian Charts
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edge3
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Look, SALES are the important thing here not shipments - could Bomb have sold 4.5-5k last week at # 10 in Australia ? You say definitly not but all the SALES info proves you are completly wrong !
ps - i leave you with the following info from ChargedVT (in case you never saw it) :
'In regards to Australian sales figures, I found a site a while ago and was able to get quite a few sales figures for various positions over a lot of weeks... heres some of them...
sales week 1-7 Feb 2004
#1 - 11,640
#2 - 10,458
#3 - 6,853
#4 - 6,136
#9 - 4,949
sales week 21-27 March 2004
#1 - 11,245
#2 - 11,163
#3 - 9,556
#7 - 5,097
#9 - 4,749
sales week 4-10 April 2004
#1 - 12,016
#2 - 11,928
#12 - 4,660
#20 - 3,119
#36 - 1,738
#61 - 1,006
#79 - 760
Going by this data HTDAAB would have sold 4.5-5k in the past week.'
ps - i leave you with the following info from ChargedVT (in case you never saw it) :
'In regards to Australian sales figures, I found a site a while ago and was able to get quite a few sales figures for various positions over a lot of weeks... heres some of them...
sales week 1-7 Feb 2004
#1 - 11,640
#2 - 10,458
#3 - 6,853
#4 - 6,136
#9 - 4,949
sales week 21-27 March 2004
#1 - 11,245
#2 - 11,163
#3 - 9,556
#7 - 5,097
#9 - 4,749
sales week 4-10 April 2004
#1 - 12,016
#2 - 11,928
#12 - 4,660
#20 - 3,119
#36 - 1,738
#61 - 1,006
#79 - 760
Going by this data HTDAAB would have sold 4.5-5k in the past week.'
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"All the sales info proves..." I see ANY sales info from an confirmed source at the moment...edge3 said:
edge3
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Album sales in UK in 2003 were 159.3m (source : BBC & Musicweek)
Album sales in Australia in 2003 were 52.9m (your source & ARIA.com agrees) .
Therefore UK album sales market in 2003 was exactly 3 x bigger than Australian & today those figures are v.similar (source : same as above).
...& yet you still think (?) there's 'no way' Bomb could have sold 4-5k at # 10 in Australia last week, when even (also) Back To Bedlam sold around 19k last week at # 10 in UK & 22.2k the week before - come on, get real MJ !
oh...&, btw, Bomb sold 30k at # 5 in Australia in week 4 (that was from the ARIA too).
Album sales in Australia in 2003 were 52.9m (your source & ARIA.com agrees) .
Therefore UK album sales market in 2003 was exactly 3 x bigger than Australian & today those figures are v.similar (source : same as above).
...& yet you still think (?) there's 'no way' Bomb could have sold 4-5k at # 10 in Australia last week, when even (also) Back To Bedlam sold around 19k last week at # 10 in UK & 22.2k the week before - come on, get real MJ !
oh...&, btw, Bomb sold 30k at # 5 in Australia in week 4 (that was from the ARIA too).
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HTDAAB goes 4 x platinum in Australia
http://www.accessallareas.net.au/data/EEukEVZVAlNFacoFTl.php
'U2 are dominating the national ARIA albums chart this week with three of the band's album releases making it in to the top 25.
The band's 'Best Of 1980-1990' album re-entered the albums chart this week at number 24 whilst 'Best Of 1990-2000' re-charted at number 25.
U2's current album 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb' continues to chart strongly jumping from number 27 to number 10 and becomming a bullet performer for the week. The album has also been certified four-times platinum.'
http://www.accessallareas.net.au/data/EEukEVZVAlNFacoFTl.php
'U2 are dominating the national ARIA albums chart this week with three of the band's album releases making it in to the top 25.
The band's 'Best Of 1980-1990' album re-entered the albums chart this week at number 24 whilst 'Best Of 1990-2000' re-charted at number 25.
U2's current album 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb' continues to chart strongly jumping from number 27 to number 10 and becomming a bullet performer for the week. The album has also been certified four-times platinum.'
edge3
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MJDangerous said:
Check out the following site then :
www.undercover.com.au/news/2004/20040127_sales.html
& btw, for the week of May 10th 2004 the # 10 album in Australia, George Michael's 'Patience', sold 8,109 with Michael Bulbe at # 1 with 19,372.
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ChargedVT
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As posted in other thread
Australia
HTDAAB #12 (#10) Considering the tour was postponed before this week of sales started I think its good that it hasnt really dropped.
Best of 80-90 #23 (#24) Finally, FINALLY has been re-certified at 8x Platinum (560k+, prob 600k) My estimate of 600k was right after all.
Best of 90-00 #26 (#25) Still not re-certified.
DVD
Chicago #1 (#2) Everyone made up for the delay in the tour by going out and buying the DVD now instead of waiting, I KNEW this would happen!
Slane #4 (#3) Still very good
Best of 90-00 #10 (#8)
Overall a very good result considering tour had been postponed BEFORE this week of sales, especially good for HTDAAB...
But I think most shops are still selling all the albums for less than $15 in spite of the lack of tour.
Sales of HTDAAB this week? I would guess 4-4.5k and approx 2.5k for each of the Best Of's.
Australia
HTDAAB #12 (#10) Considering the tour was postponed before this week of sales started I think its good that it hasnt really dropped.
Best of 80-90 #23 (#24) Finally, FINALLY has been re-certified at 8x Platinum (560k+, prob 600k) My estimate of 600k was right after all.
Best of 90-00 #26 (#25) Still not re-certified.
DVD
Chicago #1 (#2) Everyone made up for the delay in the tour by going out and buying the DVD now instead of waiting, I KNEW this would happen!
Slane #4 (#3) Still very good
Best of 90-00 #10 (#8)
Overall a very good result considering tour had been postponed BEFORE this week of sales, especially good for HTDAAB...
But I think most shops are still selling all the albums for less than $15 in spite of the lack of tour.
Sales of HTDAAB this week? I would guess 4-4.5k and approx 2.5k for each of the Best Of's.
edge3
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Great results again this week then...& 8xPlat now for '80-90' - awesome !
At this rate they'll re-certify '90-00' next week then. Then, the week after, Joshua Tree...maybe
At this rate they'll re-certify '90-00' next week then. Then, the week after, Joshua Tree...maybe
DignityPassesBy
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its more than likley although everyone who didn't have it probably does now
ChargedVT
Refugee
This week's results are in....
HTDAAB #15 (#12)
Best of 80-90 #24 (#23)
Best of 90-00 #31 (#26)
DVDs
Chicago #1 (#1)
Slane #5 (#4)
Best of 90-00 #10 (#10)
Everything is still going quite well, Bomb is slowly dropping but this is to be expected, and the two Best Of albums are holding their ground. The big nation-wide u2 album promotion at $15 ends next w/end about the 2nd of April, so we have one more week of good sales...
HTDAAB #15 (#12)
Best of 80-90 #24 (#23)
Best of 90-00 #31 (#26)
DVDs
Chicago #1 (#1)
Slane #5 (#4)
Best of 90-00 #10 (#10)
Everything is still going quite well, Bomb is slowly dropping but this is to be expected, and the two Best Of albums are holding their ground. The big nation-wide u2 album promotion at $15 ends next w/end about the 2nd of April, so we have one more week of good sales...
edge3
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Good 
& so much for the 'HMV scare' then.
ps - in the UK it was always the other way round with Bomb higher at HMV (&, seemingly, everywhere else) than on the overall chart.
& so much for the 'HMV scare' then. ps - in the UK it was always the other way round with Bomb higher at HMV (&, seemingly, everywhere else) than on the overall chart.
ChargedVT
Refugee
Okay the site that archives the full Australian Top 100 singles and albums has been updated, so now I have the FULL information for all positions in top 100 since the tour promotion began.
We will start with "Week 65" of Bomb's life, as this is the week the album first came back into the Top 100, and as a matter of fact it was the week of sales that happened after the Grammy wins. Here we go...
Week 65
HTDAAB #56
Best of 90-00 #75
ABOY #64
Week 66
HTDAAB #46
Best of 90-00 #83
ABOY #78
Week 67
HTDAAB #27
Best of 90-00 #62
Best of 80-90 #70
ABOY #87
Week 68
HTDAAB #10
Best of 80-90 #24
Best of 90-00 #25
Joshua Tree #67
Rattle And Hum #82
All That You Can't #83
ABOY #91
Week 69
HTDAAB #12
Best Of 80-90 #23
Best Of 90-00 #26
Joshua Tree #70
Rattle And Hum #81
All That You Can't #88
ABOY #96
Week 70
HTDAAB #15
Best Of 80-90 #24
Best Of 90-00 #31
Joshua Tree #72
All That You Can't #81
Rattle And Hum #91
ABOY #99
Week 71
HTDAAB #17
Best Of 80-90 #25
Best of 90-00 #34
Week 72
HTDAAB #24
Best Of 80-90 #35
Best Of 90-00 #40
All Because Of you performed quite well in all, spending 20 weeks in the top 100, in contrast Vertigo spent 17wks in the chart, Sometimes 14wks and COBL 9wks in top 100.
Certifications are still in need of being updated, currently they are listed as: 90-00 (2xp) Joshua Tree (5xp) Rattle and Hum (7xp) All That You Can't (4xp), but at least Best Of 80-90 was updated to its current status of 8xplatinum.
So far the "tour effect" even though it didnt happen yet helped to sell (these are estimates based on past sales figures) about 23k for HTDAAB, 12k for Best of 90-00, 13k for Best of 80-90, and about 3k each for Joshua Tree, ATYCLB and Rattle and Hum, the rest of the U2 albums would probably make up about 8k all up, so in total about 65k in the past 8 wks.
A #25 albums sells approx 2.5k during most of the year, a #60 album sells approx 1k.
We will start with "Week 65" of Bomb's life, as this is the week the album first came back into the Top 100, and as a matter of fact it was the week of sales that happened after the Grammy wins. Here we go...
Week 65
HTDAAB #56
Best of 90-00 #75
ABOY #64
Week 66
HTDAAB #46
Best of 90-00 #83
ABOY #78
Week 67
HTDAAB #27
Best of 90-00 #62
Best of 80-90 #70
ABOY #87
Week 68
HTDAAB #10
Best of 80-90 #24
Best of 90-00 #25
Joshua Tree #67
Rattle And Hum #82
All That You Can't #83
ABOY #91
Week 69
HTDAAB #12
Best Of 80-90 #23
Best Of 90-00 #26
Joshua Tree #70
Rattle And Hum #81
All That You Can't #88
ABOY #96
Week 70
HTDAAB #15
Best Of 80-90 #24
Best Of 90-00 #31
Joshua Tree #72
All That You Can't #81
Rattle And Hum #91
ABOY #99
Week 71
HTDAAB #17
Best Of 80-90 #25
Best of 90-00 #34
Week 72
HTDAAB #24
Best Of 80-90 #35
Best Of 90-00 #40
All Because Of you performed quite well in all, spending 20 weeks in the top 100, in contrast Vertigo spent 17wks in the chart, Sometimes 14wks and COBL 9wks in top 100.
Certifications are still in need of being updated, currently they are listed as: 90-00 (2xp) Joshua Tree (5xp) Rattle and Hum (7xp) All That You Can't (4xp), but at least Best Of 80-90 was updated to its current status of 8xplatinum.
So far the "tour effect" even though it didnt happen yet helped to sell (these are estimates based on past sales figures) about 23k for HTDAAB, 12k for Best of 90-00, 13k for Best of 80-90, and about 3k each for Joshua Tree, ATYCLB and Rattle and Hum, the rest of the U2 albums would probably make up about 8k all up, so in total about 65k in the past 8 wks.
A #25 albums sells approx 2.5k during most of the year, a #60 album sells approx 1k.
ChargedVT
Refugee
Just updating how the U2 albums went in Australia, now that I have accessed the Top 100 Album charts for the next few weeks afterwards...
Complete runs on top 100 for 2006
HTDAAB - 56, 46, 27, 10, 12, 15, 17, 24, 50, 60, 78, OUT
80-90 - 70, 24, 23, 24, 25, 35, 54, 67, 83, OUT
90-00 - 75, 83, 62, 25, 26, 31, 34, 40, 59, 70, 84, OUT
Rattle - 82, 81, 91, OUT
Joshua - 67, 70, 72, OUT
Atyclb - 83, 88, 81, OUT
Complete runs on top 100 for 2006
HTDAAB - 56, 46, 27, 10, 12, 15, 17, 24, 50, 60, 78, OUT
80-90 - 70, 24, 23, 24, 25, 35, 54, 67, 83, OUT
90-00 - 75, 83, 62, 25, 26, 31, 34, 40, 59, 70, 84, OUT
Rattle - 82, 81, 91, OUT
Joshua - 67, 70, 72, OUT
Atyclb - 83, 88, 81, OUT
edge3
Refugee
Thx Charged...so for 3 wks FIVE back catalogue albums on the top 100 - not bad, i'll say !
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