fitz
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Don't forget the Grammies, the Hall of Fame Introduction. Then the tour will start and a 3rd single (i think Sometimes ore Miracle Drug - both have great hit potential). So HTDAAB is still on plan.
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KUEFC09U2 said:
Their singles always do quite well in the UK......like "Elevation", "Stuck" (and I think "Walk On") were all in the top five on the UK singles chart........however, here in the United States, they've had one top forty hit and then.......well, nothing......this has happened with the last two albums and I think it will happen again with HTDAAB. I could see "Sometimes" or "A Man And A Woman" doing quite well on Adult Contemporary or whatever......but not well enough to crack the Top 40......
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KUEFC09U2 said:
As Zoovation wrote (thanks!), where did I discuss the success or failure of HTDAAB in that post? I just said I was disappointed with the marketing for ABoY. The album is still doing great - it may have dropped a few places on the charts, but it rose in sales, and that's the important thing, IMO. As long as sales stay steady or improve, then the album will be fine.
However, I really felt ABoY, much like "Elevation", is this great rocking tune - perhaps even better than "Elevation". It's short, catchy and made for rock radio. Yet it's already dropping on the Modern Rock charts and is stagnant at a rather lowly #20 on the Mainstream Rock charts. What's going on? This song should have easily been a Top 10 hit on the Mainstream Rock charts and reached the Top 5 on the Modern Rock charts! This is a disappointment and I blame U2's marketing.
Re: The rest of Billboard week 11
BeLIEve,
Since you have access to billboard, I wanted to know if you could post and article from Billboard.BIZ in the touring section that talks about the latest ticket sales success for U2 in North America and Europe. The article is found here:
http://www.vnuemedia.com/bb/login/l...zDVX9Kn6TdTiA1wKaYlW2ouRwQ46mo/91zyOYBHzfJg==
Thanks!
beLIEve said:
BeLIEve,
Since you have access to billboard, I wanted to know if you could post and article from Billboard.BIZ in the touring section that talks about the latest ticket sales success for U2 in North America and Europe. The article is found here:
http://www.vnuemedia.com/bb/login/l...zDVX9Kn6TdTiA1wKaYlW2ouRwQ46mo/91zyOYBHzfJg==
Thanks!
Short article on U2 tour statistics to date...
NEWSROOM - TOURING AND VENUES
February 09, 2005, 5:00 PM ET
U2's U.S., Euro Tix Sales At $141M
By Ray Waddell, Nashville
The dust is starting to settle on one of the more impressive on-sales in concert history. U2 has now sold out -- quickly -- 28 North American shows for a total gross of $47 million and 470,000 tickets. In Europe, the band has sold out 19 stadium shows, for a gross of $94 million and 1.05 million tickets. The balance of 11 European shows will go on sale over the next 10 days.
The tour begins March 28-30 in San Diego; the U.S. leg wraps May 24-28 in Boston. The European dates begin June 10 in Brussels and wrap Aug. 14 in Lisbon.
It is believed U2 will come back to the U.S. in late August for more dates through November. The tour is produced worldwide by TNA International.
NEWSROOM - TOURING AND VENUES
February 09, 2005, 5:00 PM ET
U2's U.S., Euro Tix Sales At $141M
By Ray Waddell, Nashville
The dust is starting to settle on one of the more impressive on-sales in concert history. U2 has now sold out -- quickly -- 28 North American shows for a total gross of $47 million and 470,000 tickets. In Europe, the band has sold out 19 stadium shows, for a gross of $94 million and 1.05 million tickets. The balance of 11 European shows will go on sale over the next 10 days.
The tour begins March 28-30 in San Diego; the U.S. leg wraps May 24-28 in Boston. The European dates begin June 10 in Brussels and wrap Aug. 14 in Lisbon.
It is believed U2 will come back to the U.S. in late August for more dates through November. The tour is produced worldwide by TNA International.
Vox02
War Child
The total attedance in Europe can be 1,8 million and around 150 million dollars.
In Spain, Madrid and Barcelona shows has sold 134,000 tickets and I expect another sold out next Thursday 17, when around 40,000 tickets will gone on sale in San Sebastian (Vasque Country, north of Spain).
This weekend the tour could sale:
-Around 40,000 in Zurich
-Around 60,000/70,000 in Munich
-Around 55,000/60,000 in Gelsenkirchen
-Around 75,000 in Berlin
-Around 80,000 in Rome
-Around 100,000+ in two concerts in Milan
-Around 60,000 in Lisbon
And new dates in Dublin, Amsterdam and Manchester can be another sold outs!
Vox
In Spain, Madrid and Barcelona shows has sold 134,000 tickets and I expect another sold out next Thursday 17, when around 40,000 tickets will gone on sale in San Sebastian (Vasque Country, north of Spain).
This weekend the tour could sale:
-Around 40,000 in Zurich
-Around 60,000/70,000 in Munich
-Around 55,000/60,000 in Gelsenkirchen
-Around 75,000 in Berlin
-Around 80,000 in Rome
-Around 100,000+ in two concerts in Milan
-Around 60,000 in Lisbon
And new dates in Dublin, Amsterdam and Manchester can be another sold outs!
Vox
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ABOY play on VH-1
No problem.
ABOY rises one spot to #12 on the VH-1 Top 20 video countdown this week to gain back the spot it lost last week. I think ABOY's problem is the staying power of Vertigo. It's now being played a lot as we lead up to the Grammies. I think DJ's are playing both songs, but Vertigo is still the top pick.
If it wins all three Grammies, that's the only way I personally think Vertigo will linger on for much longer. On VH-1's Grammy special yesterday, I think they picked Vertigo over American Idiot for video, but A.I. over Vertigo for Best Rock Song and Best Rock performance. I would personally vote the complete opposite, but I can see a Green Day Sweep. However, U2 is on a Grammy role of late, so we'll see.
No problem.
ABOY rises one spot to #12 on the VH-1 Top 20 video countdown this week to gain back the spot it lost last week. I think ABOY's problem is the staying power of Vertigo. It's now being played a lot as we lead up to the Grammies. I think DJ's are playing both songs, but Vertigo is still the top pick.
If it wins all three Grammies, that's the only way I personally think Vertigo will linger on for much longer. On VH-1's Grammy special yesterday, I think they picked Vertigo over American Idiot for video, but A.I. over Vertigo for Best Rock Song and Best Rock performance. I would personally vote the complete opposite, but I can see a Green Day Sweep. However, U2 is on a Grammy role of late, so we'll see.
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Summary:
Billboard Weekly Update - February 19, 2005
Billboard Comprehensive Albums - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - #31
(11/12/2004 - Run: *1*-2-2-5-3-14-12-13-22-28-31)
The Billboard 200 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - #31
(11/12/2004 - Run: *1*-2-2-5-3-14-12-13-22-28-31)
Top Internet Albums - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - #5
(04/12/2004 - Run: 9-*1*-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-5-5)
Soundscan sales this week: 35,052
Total so far: 2,369,231
Top Pop Catalog Albums - The Best Of 80-90 - #36
Sales this week: 3,200
Sales so far: 2,360,000
Billboard Hot 100 - Vertigo - #47
(09/10/2004 - Run: 46-45-44-39-32-32-32-*31*-31-36-36-36-37-37-40-38-52-61-44-47)
Bubbling Under Hot 100 - All Because Of You - #102
(22/01/2005 - Run: 114-113-109-*101*-102)
Billboard Pop 100 - Vertigo - #48
(12/02/2005 - Run: *44*-48)
Hot Digital Tracks - Vertigo (Album version) - #26
(11/12/2004 - Run: 30-*13*-13-21-22-18-17-14-19-19-26)
Hot Digital Songs - Vertigo - #31
(29/01/2005 - Run: *17*-21-23-31)
Modern Rock Tracks - Vertigo - #37
(09/10/2004 - Run: 18-4-2-2-*1*-1-1-1-3-3-5-9-12-15-15-23-26-32-32-37)
Modern Rock Tracks - All Because Of You - #8
(18/12/2004 - Run: 27-16-14-12-12-8-*6*-6-6-8)
Mainstream Rock Tracks - Vertigo - #25
(09/10/2004 - Run: 27-12-10-6-5-4-4-*3*-3-3-3-4-8-8-9-15-18-22-25-25)
Mainstream Rock Tracks - All Because Of You - #20
(08/01/2005 - Run: 39-36-30-22-23-*20*-20)
Adult Top 40 - Vertigo - #13
(09/10/2004 - Run: 35-23-19-18-18-19-17-15-15-13-12-10-10-*9*-9-9-9-11-12-13)
Dropouts:
Hot 100 Airplay - Vertigo
(09/10/2004 - Run: 43-41-41-39-31-33-31-*30*-31-35-35-35-36-39-41-39-53-63-66)
Hot Dance Music/Club Play - Vertigo (Jacknife Lee Mixes)
(13/11/2004 - Run: 46-36-24-20-16-14-*8*-8-8-12-19-24-35-49)
Billboard Weekly Update - February 19, 2005
Billboard Comprehensive Albums - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - #31
(11/12/2004 - Run: *1*-2-2-5-3-14-12-13-22-28-31)
The Billboard 200 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - #31
(11/12/2004 - Run: *1*-2-2-5-3-14-12-13-22-28-31)
Top Internet Albums - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - #5
(04/12/2004 - Run: 9-*1*-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-5-5)
Soundscan sales this week: 35,052
Total so far: 2,369,231
Top Pop Catalog Albums - The Best Of 80-90 - #36
Sales this week: 3,200
Sales so far: 2,360,000
Billboard Hot 100 - Vertigo - #47
(09/10/2004 - Run: 46-45-44-39-32-32-32-*31*-31-36-36-36-37-37-40-38-52-61-44-47)
Bubbling Under Hot 100 - All Because Of You - #102
(22/01/2005 - Run: 114-113-109-*101*-102)
Billboard Pop 100 - Vertigo - #48
(12/02/2005 - Run: *44*-48)
Hot Digital Tracks - Vertigo (Album version) - #26
(11/12/2004 - Run: 30-*13*-13-21-22-18-17-14-19-19-26)
Hot Digital Songs - Vertigo - #31
(29/01/2005 - Run: *17*-21-23-31)
Modern Rock Tracks - Vertigo - #37
(09/10/2004 - Run: 18-4-2-2-*1*-1-1-1-3-3-5-9-12-15-15-23-26-32-32-37)
Modern Rock Tracks - All Because Of You - #8
(18/12/2004 - Run: 27-16-14-12-12-8-*6*-6-6-8)
Mainstream Rock Tracks - Vertigo - #25
(09/10/2004 - Run: 27-12-10-6-5-4-4-*3*-3-3-3-4-8-8-9-15-18-22-25-25)
Mainstream Rock Tracks - All Because Of You - #20
(08/01/2005 - Run: 39-36-30-22-23-*20*-20)
Adult Top 40 - Vertigo - #13
(09/10/2004 - Run: 35-23-19-18-18-19-17-15-15-13-12-10-10-*9*-9-9-9-11-12-13)
Dropouts:
Hot 100 Airplay - Vertigo
(09/10/2004 - Run: 43-41-41-39-31-33-31-*30*-31-35-35-35-36-39-41-39-53-63-66)
Hot Dance Music/Club Play - Vertigo (Jacknife Lee Mixes)
(13/11/2004 - Run: 46-36-24-20-16-14-*8*-8-8-12-19-24-35-49)
Popmartijn
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Hello,
I again waited a while before making this Dutch chart roundup. Besides the charts website there is another website that usually has some chart trivia of the songs/albums in the charts. I say usually, because this week they hadn't. Not that U2 would've had a mention. That will probably happen when Sometimes... enters the chart and/or the album reaches #1 again. So, this post is again solely based on the charts compiled by the Mega Charts (http://www.megacharts.nl), with the single sales only chart being published by Top 40 Web (http://www.top40web.nl).
After 5 weeks of sliding down a position per week (and with the album dropping in 7 of the last 8 weeks) How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb finally rises again on the charts! It seems to stabilise its position in the top 10, always the sign of a strong seller. Although it isn't near the chart success of ATYCLB yet (its first 5 weeks at #1 and its first 21 weeks in the top ten!) it is a very healthy seller. The rise may have been in anticipation to the start of the ticket sales for U2's three concert in the Netherlands. Those concerts (150,000 tickets) sold out in less than 1 1/2 hours! Next week chart will show whether that result had any effect on the sales.
Here is the chart run for How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (27-11-2004)
1-1-2-3-4-4-5-6-7-8
6
Whereas the album has found its way up again, Vertigo sadly didn't. This week, it has dropped out of the Mega Top 50. With a chart run of 11 weeks and a peak position of #2, the single did very well. It certainly did its job of alerting the Netherlands to the fact that U2 is back and have a new album out!
Next week might see the debut of Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own. I say 'might' on purpose because I don't know the single will sell enough to debut yet, or even to make it a high debut. A few weeks ago I noted that in the Netherlands the chart week runs from Friday to Thursday. With many singles and albums hitting the shelves before their official release dates on Monday, this is not a problem. However, sometimes an album or single is not available until the official release date. This is the case for Sometimes... I looked in every record shop in my city last Saturday but could not find it. This means that the single misses the important Saturday sales, when all those people who cannot get to a record shop during the week buy their records. So we have to see what the single will do next week...
As a round-up, here is the complete chart run for Vertigo (13-11-2004)
2-3-3-10-13-18-21-23-23-24
39-out of the top 50
The current #1 album is again Greatest Hits by Robbie Williams. The current #1 single still is Als Je Iets Kan Doen by Artiesten Voor Azië, a charity single for the victims of the tsunami.
C ya!
Marty
I again waited a while before making this Dutch chart roundup. Besides the charts website there is another website that usually has some chart trivia of the songs/albums in the charts. I say usually, because this week they hadn't. Not that U2 would've had a mention. That will probably happen when Sometimes... enters the chart and/or the album reaches #1 again. So, this post is again solely based on the charts compiled by the Mega Charts (http://www.megacharts.nl), with the single sales only chart being published by Top 40 Web (http://www.top40web.nl).
After 5 weeks of sliding down a position per week (and with the album dropping in 7 of the last 8 weeks) How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb finally rises again on the charts! It seems to stabilise its position in the top 10, always the sign of a strong seller. Although it isn't near the chart success of ATYCLB yet (its first 5 weeks at #1 and its first 21 weeks in the top ten!) it is a very healthy seller. The rise may have been in anticipation to the start of the ticket sales for U2's three concert in the Netherlands. Those concerts (150,000 tickets) sold out in less than 1 1/2 hours! Next week chart will show whether that result had any effect on the sales.
Here is the chart run for How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (27-11-2004)
1-1-2-3-4-4-5-6-7-8
6
Whereas the album has found its way up again, Vertigo sadly didn't. This week, it has dropped out of the Mega Top 50. With a chart run of 11 weeks and a peak position of #2, the single did very well. It certainly did its job of alerting the Netherlands to the fact that U2 is back and have a new album out!
Next week might see the debut of Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own. I say 'might' on purpose because I don't know the single will sell enough to debut yet, or even to make it a high debut. A few weeks ago I noted that in the Netherlands the chart week runs from Friday to Thursday. With many singles and albums hitting the shelves before their official release dates on Monday, this is not a problem. However, sometimes an album or single is not available until the official release date. This is the case for Sometimes... I looked in every record shop in my city last Saturday but could not find it. This means that the single misses the important Saturday sales, when all those people who cannot get to a record shop during the week buy their records. So we have to see what the single will do next week...
As a round-up, here is the complete chart run for Vertigo (13-11-2004)
2-3-3-10-13-18-21-23-23-24
39-out of the top 50
The current #1 album is again Greatest Hits by Robbie Williams. The current #1 single still is Als Je Iets Kan Doen by Artiesten Voor Azië, a charity single for the victims of the tsunami.
C ya!
Marty
Popmartijn
Blue Crack Supplier
Hello,
I have to make a small correction here. It seems that last week the Vertigo single did chart again in the top 40 of the sales-only chart. It had left that portion the week before, but it apparently rose again!
Nothing dramatic though, as it rose to #40, but hey! it is a rise. 
So here's then the corrected sales-only chart for Vertigo (13-11-2004):
2-3-5-12-14-20-23-25-23-31
39-out-40
C ya!
Marty
I have to make a small correction here. It seems that last week the Vertigo single did chart again in the top 40 of the sales-only chart. It had left that portion the week before, but it apparently rose again!
Nothing dramatic though, as it rose to #40, but hey! it is a rise. So here's then the corrected sales-only chart for Vertigo (13-11-2004):
2-3-5-12-14-20-23-25-23-31
39-out-40
C ya!
Marty
phommel
Refugee
What's the reason you're looking to the single sales only chart?
And not the regular TOP40 or MEGATOP50?
VERTIGO
TOP40: week 11: 29
week 12: 31
SYCMIOYO
TOP40: week 12: 36
HTDAAB
TOP100"week 11: 6
week 12: 1 !!!!
And by the way, do you know the difference between top40 and top50?
And not the regular TOP40 or MEGATOP50?
VERTIGO
TOP40: week 11: 29
week 12: 31
SYCMIOYO
TOP40: week 12: 36
HTDAAB
TOP100"week 11: 6
week 12: 1 !!!!
And by the way, do you know the difference between top40 and top50?
Popmartijn
Blue Crack Supplier
phommel said:
Because it shows the popularity based on sales and not on the preference of radio DJ's. Thus, I think it is a more accurate description of the popularity of a certain single.
I do include the Mega Top 50 in my weekly round-ups, if there is a U2 single charting.
No, not really nowadays. It used to be that the Mega Top 50 (or 100) was solely based on sales figures. Then only the top half was sales-only with the bottom 50 being also partly based on airplay. Now the whole list is a mix of sales and airplay on 3FM and MTV.
The Top 40 has always been a mix of sales and airplay, but I don't know how much or based on which stations.
phommel
Refugee
Thanks for the clear information!
Conclusion is that megacharts is very vague about how they make the lists...Also strange why they don't give sales-information. I'd like to know how much HTDAAB sells...
Conclusion is that megacharts is very vague about how they make the lists...Also strange why they don't give sales-information. I'd like to know how much HTDAAB sells...
Vox02
War Child
A bit later, sorry!!
Week 11 in my country:
Spain
Chart: 1-5-5-5-5-6-6-9-9-9-10
Sales: 100,000+
Vertigo Run: 1-1-1-4-1-2-3-3-4-1-2-4-3
Vox
Week 11 in my country:
Spain
Chart: 1-5-5-5-5-6-6-9-9-9-10
Sales: 100,000+
Vertigo Run: 1-1-1-4-1-2-3-3-4-1-2-4-3
Vox
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