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Uk chart placing

U2 drops to a respectable No 6 this week - behind 3 new entries (so just a drop of 1 place in respect of existing CDs - in this case David Gray). However, this is just the triple CD/DVD version - as the single CD version enters at 37 - quite low. This shows, I think, that some record stores are not selling the single CD version yet, not until they have exhausted the 3 CD/DVD version.

Mike
 
U2 are knocked off the Top spot in Australia to No.2 by Pearl Jam "RIOT ACT", which debuts at #1. Although U2 is displayed to still have 2X Platinum....it won't be long before they've a 3X certification.
The Best of the 80s drops from #34 to #43 this week. Sorry, i forgot to post thatlast week. This it's 90th (non consecutive) week on the Aria charts and is currently certified as 5X platinum.

Just in response to Mike63's post. Which country is this that you are referring to?

God Bless.
WHYWHY
 
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Well, if we can put any confidence in Hits - it looks like U2 will land somewhere between number 9 and number 12 on the U.S. charts with sales of between 105,000 to 120,000. We shall see how it pans out.
 
Hello,

With about 52% in Hits is reporting that TBO1990-2000 has about 76K in sales. This would mean U2 would have about 120-150K in total (on the second day U2 often has lower sales). However, this may mean nothing for the actual Soundscan (Billboard) charts as I don't know if Hits counts both versions together or if they make the distinction between the 2. Billboard does (or at least, they did with the 1st Best Of), so we'll see another debut by U2 this week. I still hope the ltd. edition doesn't drop too much.

C ya!

Marty
 
Re: which country

mike63 said:
WhyWhy, Marty

Yes, it was the UK I was reporting on.

Mike

Yikes, sure #6 is a good position, but for a "Best Of U2", i would've expected that it at least stayed in the Top 5. Pity that ain't the positions in the USA :wink:. That would've been a nice surprise.
I'm also surprised at how low The Best Of single disk debuted. #37, is far below what I would have guessed (by about 30 positions!). Oh well.....guess we'll have to wait 'til their next real album for a Chart topping debut :p.

Looks like U2 will (according to Hits) get around 144,000 at #7; but based on past experiences I reckon that'll be closer to 120,000-125,000 at around #9 or #10. Two weeks in the Top 10 will be fine in the USA, Three would be terrific, but i doubt that'll happen.

Hits doesn't list the single disk Best Of 90s anywhere, which is a worry in either of the two cases:

- Best Of 90s single disk is not looking like it will make into the Top 50, or

- Hits combines the sales of the Special Ed and the Single disk on their charts: This would mean that the Special Ed would be a fair bit lower in sales, more around 95,000-100,000 with a position of around #14....which would be disappointing.

All the same, I guess like Doctorwho and STING2 have said so many times is that Best Ofs sell well over time and don't necessarily have great starts on the charts.

God Bless.
WHYWHY.
 
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No 1 in Europe

According to a report in Billboard Best Of is at No1 in Europe this week - up from 74 (this low number probably relating to sales e.g. in Italy, before the official release date). I would expect initial certification by IFPI to be around the 2m mark.

I expect the Robbie Williams album to replace U2 in the top spot next week.

Mike
 
Hits numbers are in and Best of comes in at number 11 on the chart with sales of a little over 107,000. This is a little dissapointing even considering the five new releases that debuted in the top 5.

What is more disconcerting is the fact that single disc best of is nowhere in the top 50. Not exactly sure what this means, but it will be sorted out on Thursday with Billboard.

U2 may still end up being in the top 10 for another week on the Billboard chart. They were only a few copies away from the number 10 album on the Hits chart.
 
This is what I expected for the second week. The single disc best of 1980-1990 debuted at #45. Best of 1990-2000 single disc will probably not break the top 50. Maybe not even the top 75.
 
According to VH1.com, the single disc debuts at #34. Not bad considering the single best of 1980-1900 debut at #45. Phil Collin new album debuts at #30 with 51,000 sold, so I'd estimate the 1990-2000 single disc sold btwn 50,000-48,000.
No word on the 2 disc best of second week, its not in the top 10 thats for sure.
 
U.S. SoundScan Numbers

Here are Week 2's U.S. SoundScan numbers.

As we all know, the 90's "Best Of + B-sides" debuted at #3 last week with 184,804 copies sold in the U.S.

This week, this special edition plummets to #27 with 59,694 copies sold!

I have to admit, I am surprised at this huge drop. The 80's "Best Of + B-sides" dropped from #2 to #5 in its second week 4 years ago.

Of course, the most likely reason for the huge drop is that the 90's "Best Of" single CD disk debuts at #34 with 37,922 copies sold. I imagine that stores like Best Buy no longer have their special prices. As such, those interested in the 90's "Best Of" may have opted for the cheaper 1-disc CD instead of the more pricey 3-disc version.

Combined, the 90's "Best Of" sold 97,616 copies last week. If the two versions were combined, that would place it at #13 on the charts.

Before anyone gets too worked up over the drop of the B-sides version of the CD set, recall that it, in theory, is supposed to be a one-week promotion only. So stores might not be stocking up much on this item. Second, other big names took a big hit too. Justin Timberlake's "Justified" sold 439K copies last week, but drops to 189K copies this week. Chart-wise, that only drops him to #4, but that's a huge 250K drop.

It is my guess that in the coming weeks, both versions of the 90's "Best Of" will level off. With the holiday season almost upon us, we should see pretty strong sales through New Year's. My guess is around 50K if not as much as 75K in the coming weeks.

The 80's "Best Of" received a mini-boost last week, jumping from #55 to #43 with sales of 5,007 copies. However, it drops down to #65 this week with sales of 4,560 copies. To me, this is rather typical of the week-to-week fluctuation seen by this album, so no need for praise or concern.

ATYCLB may not have a long-life in the Catalog charts. It debuted at #91 two weeks ago. Last week, it dropped to #104 despite a sales boost to 3,018 copies. This week, it drops to #182 with 2,529 copies sold. This really isn't that big of a drop, but given the competition at this time of year, if ATYCLB's sales don't pick up soon, it may be out of the Top 200 on the Catalog charts by next week!

The one bit of positive news is that the 90's "Best Of + B-sides" is the #1 internet album. It was #2 last week behind Dave Matthews Band. DMB's album sold nearly 15K copies via the internet last week to rank #1. However, it dropped to a mere 1K copies this week to rank #28. U2's album sold 9K copies last week to rank #2 on the internet charts. It drops to 3.3K copies this week, which is just high enough to leap to #1 ahead of Pearl Jam's new album. The "Best Of" without b-sides debuts at #13 on the internet charts with 1.7K copies sold.

The VHS and DVD versions of the "Elevation" video both sell around 800 copies this week.
 
Top 200 SoundScan Albums

Here are this week's Top 200 SoundScan albums (U.S. only):

CHART: Top Current Albums Page 1 of 4
Week Ending 11/17/02
Wks 2 Last This Curr. Week Last
On Lbl Weeks Week Week Sales(est) Week
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1 DEF --- --- 1 * JAY-Z|BLUEPRINT 2: GIFT & THE 545174 1883
3 INT 1 1 2 8 MILE|SOUNDTRACK 400204 508439
1 EEG --- --- 3 * ELLIOTT*MISSY M|UNDER CONSTRUC 258800 743
2 JIVE --- 2 4 TIMBERLAKE*JUST|JUSTIFIED 188602 439423
1 EPIC --- --- 5 * PEARL JAM|RIOT ACT 165991 146
1 LAF --- --- 6 * TLC|3D 143344 282
3 RCA 2 4 7 AGUILERA*CHRIST|STRIPPED 118635 168234
1 UNIV --- --- 8 * 3 DOORS DOWN|AWAY FROM THE SUN 115322 93
26 INT 8 7 9 EMINEM|EMINEM SHOW 114975 114665
4 ARI 4 5 10 SANTANA|SHAMAN 110366 139357
24 ARI 9 11 11 * LAVIGNE*AVRIL|LET GO 105765 100466
1 ISL --- --- 12 * JOHN*ELTON|GREATEST HITS 1970- 100638 79
1 KOCH --- --- 13 * WWE|ANTHOLOGY, THE 85748 136
12 COL 10 13 14 DIXIE CHICKS|HOME 85112 82845
5 WAR 6 6 15 HILL*FAITH|CRY 83379 117546
3 GEFN 3 10 16 NIRVANA|NIRVANA 76353 108946
4 J 16 14 17 STEWART*ROD|GREAT AMERICA SONG 73385 78119
21 UNIV 13 18 18 NELLY|NELLYVILLE 68804 71417
1 ISL --- --- 19 * SALIVA|BACK INTO YOUR SYSTEM 68688 51
2 PHIL --- 12 20 BOCELLI*ANDREA|SENTIMENTO 66071 98740
8 RCA 11 19 21 PRESLEY*ELVIS|ELVIS 30 NO. 1 H 63372 70663
7 VRGN 14 20 22 ROLLING STONES|FORTY LICKS 63222 68053
38 BNTE 18 21 23 JONES*NORAH|COME AWAY WITH ME 62354 62698
2 WAR --- 8 24 JAHEIM|STILL GHETTO 60721 111000
3 LYST 5 16 25 RASCAL FLATTS|MELT 60195 75950
1 AGVP --- --- 26 * PAUL*SEAN|DUTTY ROCK 59936 508
2 INIL --- 3 27 U2|BEST OF 1990-2000 & B-SIDES 59694 184804
1 J --- --- 28 * O-TOWN|O2 51792 151
17 DRMW 26 22 29 KEITH*TOBY|UNLEASHED 51538 54359
1 ATLG --- --- 30 * COLLINS*PHIL|TESTIFY 50642 79
1 ATLG --- --- 31 * FAT JOE|LOYALTY 45174 429
49 WAR 36 45 32 * GROBAN*JOSH|JOSH GROBAN 40446 28950
52 LAF 27 34 33 PINK|MISSUNDAZTOOD 38218 37146
1 INIL --- --- 34 * U2|BEST OF 1990-2000 37922 0
2 RCA --- 17 35 GRAY*DAVID|NEW DAY AT MIDNIGHT 37807 71692
44 ARI 94 23 36 JACKSON*ALAN|DRIVE 37616 50442
30 BNA 40 29 37 CHESNEY*KENNY|NO SHOES NO SHIR 37097 39992
7 EPIC 28 33 38 GOOD CHARLOTTE|YOUNG & THE HOP 35887 37408
2 RCA --- 9 39 MATTHEWS*DAVE B|LIVE AT FOLSOM 34901 110017
46 COL 30 40 40 MAYER*JOHN|ROOM FOR SQUARES 34730 34219
4 RCA 19 28 41 FOO FIGHTERS|ONE BY ONE 33890 42221
3 WSM 21 35 42 VA-TOTALLY HITS|TOTALLY HITS 2 32927 37034
3 EPIC 23 31 43 VA-TOTALLY COUN|VOL. 2-TOTALLY 32906 38356
2 ARI --- 52 44 * JACKSON*ALAN|LET IT BE CHRISTM 32176 24759
5 DEF 22 27 45 L.L. COOL J|10 31356 42844
2 ISL --- --- 46 * WC|GHETTO HEISMAN 31177 1329
4 COL 25 37 47 ROWLAND*KELLY|SIMPLY DEEP 31176 35970
4 ARI 88 66 48 * G*KENNY|WISHES 30995 21676
3 TVT 15 26 49 LIL JON & EAST |KINGS OF CRUNK 30720 42862
3 EPIC 7 25 50 AMOS*TORI|SCARLET'S WALK 30396 44495


CHART: Top Current Albums Page 2 of 4
Week Ending 11/17/02
Wks 2 Last This Curr. Week Last
On Lbl Weeks Week Week Sales(est) Week
___ ____ _____ ____ ____ _______ _______

8 MOT 31 47 51 INDIA.ARIE|VOYAGE TO INDIA 28442 28033
2 COL --- 41 52 BENNETT/LANG|WONDERFUL WORLD 28294 32496
17 EPIC 43 53 53 * VARIOUS|NOW 10 27475 24581
3 MCA 24 39 54 SHAGGY|LUCKY DAY 26703 34681
9 WAR 29 44 55 DISTURBED|BELIEVE 26550 30232
7 WBCU 95 71 56 * VARIOUS|WOW CHRISTMAS 26523 19364
2 DEF --- 24 57 VA-IRV GOTTI PR|IRV GOTTI PRES 26108 46106
4 REUN 32 48 58 SMITH*MICHAEL W|WORSHIP AGAIN 25613 27800
2 ROUN --- 36 59 KRAUSS*ALISON|LIVE 25317 36939
64 GEFN 48 55 60 PUDDLE OF MUDD|COME CLEAN 25153 24124
33 DEF 37 50 61 ASHANTI|ASHANTI 24448 25938
3 EPIC 12 30 62 BONE THUGS-N-HA|THUG WORLD ORD 24209 39385
5 WAR 44 57 63 FLEETWOOD MAC|VERY BEST OF FLE 23861 23371
6 EPIC 45 60 64 CHEVELLE|WONDER WHAT'S NEXT 23330 22864
7 RCA 33 49 65 VA-AMERICAN IDO|AMERICAN IDOL 23214 27362
7 VERV 41 54 66 KRALL*DIANA|LIVE IN PARIS 22298 24398
49 INT 55 77 67 * NO DOUBT|ROCK STEADY 21674 17525
2 PSO --- 15 68 INSANE CLOWN PO|WRAITH-SHANGRI 21350 76113
7 CCHO 65 76 69 * VA-WOW HITS|WOW HITS 2003 21309 17789
6 CAPN 58 59 70 URBAN*KEITH|GOLDEN ROAD 20956 22895
1 COL --- --- 71 * MANILOW*BARRY|GIFT OF LOVE 19720 37
12 CAP 52 72 72 COLDPLAY|RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE 19630 19333
52 WNDU 62 73 73 CREED|WEATHERED 19174 19033
52 LAVA 67 75 74 KID ROCK|COCKY 18905 18067
2 INT --- 32 75 WALLFLOWERS|RED LETTER DAYS 18788 38018
2 J --- 38 76 COX*DEBORAH|MORNING AFTER 18239 35637
8 MCA 34 56 77 BROWN SUGAR|SOUNDTRACK 18234 23969
61 RCA 83 58 78 MCBRIDE*MARTINA|GREATEST HITS 18098 23193
2 TILI --- 131 79 * VARIOUS ARTISTS|TREASURY OF CH 18089 10442
13 ARI 47 69 80 CLIPSE|LORD WILLIN' 18077 20241
1 ATLG --- --- 81 * HARRY POTTER & |SCORE 18065 50
14 DBV 99 92 82 * LIZZIE MCGUIRE|SOUNDTRACK 17789 14880
3 UNBG 20 46 83 TANK|ONE MAN 17460 28641
7 LDCL 42 65 84 XZIBIT|MAN VS. MACHINE 17267 21964
5 ATLG 53 74 85 TAPROOT|WELCOME 17265 18738
13 RAZ 93 102 86 * KIDZ BOP KIDS|VOL. 2-KIDZ BOP 16664 13923
12 ROAD 68 78 87 STONE SOUR|STONE SOUR 16331 17469
3 FONO 54 114 88 * LOS TIGRES DEL |LA REINA DEL S 16297 12814
19 WAR 72 82 89 RED HOT CHILI P|BY THE WAY 16176 16394
66 WAR 80 88 90 BRANCH*MICHELLE|SPIRIT ROOM 15904 15673
6 ISL 49 64 91 BON JOVI|BOUNCE 15856 22518
5 EEG 39 67 92 LEVERT*GERALD|G SPOT 15803 20894
1 COL --- --- 93 * GREEN*VIVIAN|LOVE STORY 15525 50
3 MOT 35 85 94 WONDER*STEVIE|DEFINITIVE COLLE 15454 16225
63 COL 69 83 95 SYSTEM OF A DOW|TOXICITY 15430 16246
3 JIVE 17 63 96 CARTER*NICK|NOW OR NEVER 15349 22722
12 INT 90 98 97 QUEENS OF THE S|SONGS FOR THE 15342 14330
7 EPIC 87 105 98 * VARIOUS|I WORSHIP: A TOTAL WOR 15251 13780
12 LDCL 60 81 99 LIL' FLIP|UNDAGROUND LEGEND 15238 16589
16 COL 71 87 100 SPRINGSTEEN*BRU|RISING 14877 15689


CHART: Top Current Albums Page 3 of 4
Week Ending 11/17/02
Wks 2 Last This Curr. Week Last
On Lbl Weeks Week Week Sales(est) Week
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14 COL 66 93 101 TAYLOR*JAMES|OCTOBER ROAD 14848 14772
2 WAR --- 43 102 CLAPTON*ERIC|ONE MORE CAR ONE 14822 31514
2 MOT --- 62 103 MCKNIGHT*BRIAN|FROM THERE TO H 14413 22850
41 UNEJ 82 96 104 JOHNSON*JACK|BRUSHFIRE FAIRYTA 14322 14486
99 LHWY 86 100 105 O BROTHER WHERE|SOUNDTRACK 14251 14156
2 DEVE --- 68 106 DEVITO*LOUIE|VOL. 5-NYC UNDERG 14198 20257
2 RAZ --- 127 107 * KIDZ BOP KIDS|KIDZ BOP CHRISTM 14106 10999
29 AAM 92 104 108 CARLTON*VANESSA|BE NOT NOBODY 13929 13785
2 DEF --- 70 109 CASH*JOHNNY|MAN COMES AROUND 13904 19719
31 AAM 89 117 110 * CROW*SHERYL|C'MON C'MON 13876 12490
16 WAR 74 97 111 LINKIN PARK|REANIMATION 13838 14448
1 EPIC --- --- 112 * SHAKIRA|LAUNDRY SERVICE: WASHE 13836 51
28 COL 63 84 113 SPIDER-MAN|SOUNDTRACK 13537 16241
7 CURB 64 95 114 RIMES*LEANN|TWISTED ANGEL 13229 14491
6 WAR 59 89 115 PETTY*TOM & THE|LAST DJ 13138 15268
38 ATLG 76 94 116 NAPPY ROOTS|WATERMELON CHICKEN 12927 14725
8 COL 81 110 117 LAS KETCHUP|HIJAS DEL TOMATE 12905 13004
2 SOD --- 80 118 SHAKIRA|GRANDES EXITOS 12903 16861
2 ARTR --- 42 119 BOSTON|CORPORATE AMERICA 12892 31850
1 COL --- --- 120 * CRAZY TOWN|DARKHORSE 12832 21
34 EPIC 104 126 121 * DION*CELINE|NEW DAY HAS COME 12578 11040
12 INT 100 111 122 EVE|EVE-OLUTION 12330 12894
8 GEFN 61 90 123 BECK|SEA CHANGE 12285 15216
9 MCAN 123 120 124 STRAIT*GEORGE|ROAD LESS TRAVEL 12261 12342
5 EEG 50 91 125 CHAPMAN*TRACY|LET IT RAIN 12129 15186
5 MOT 46 86 126 HOLLISTER*DAVE|THINGS IN THE G 11944 16193
2 INT --- 51 127 MS. JADE|GIRL INTERUPTED 11909 25148
9 ARI 79 107 128 KENNY G|PARADISE 11888 13623
7 DRMW 78 103 129 FLOETRY|FLOETIC 11874 13890
3 JIVE 38 79 130 TOO SHORT|WHAT'S MY FAVORITE W 11669 17138
21 COL 125 138 131 * PLAY|PLAY 11409 9804
6 INT 70 99 132 JURASSIC 5|POWER IN NUMBERS 11396 14219
55 INT 124 149 133 * IGLESIAS*ENRIQU|ESCAPE 11252 9057
37 V2 141 121 134 WHITE STRIPES|WHITE BLOOD CELL 11198 11888
2 WAR --- 61 135 TRICK PONY|ON A MISSION 11192 22863
8 HOL 77 109 136 SWEET HOME ALAB|SOUNDTRACK 11146 13228
2 WAR --- 108 137 SIMON*PAUL|ON MY WAY DON'T KNO 11090 13386
23 EPIC 119 128 138 KORN|UNTOUCHABLES 10985 10833
6 RCA 96 122 139 HEADLEY*HEATHER|THIS IS WHO I 10971 11770
16 COL 105 124 140 AMERIE|ALL I HAVE 10898 11486
4 MCA 57 101 141 FIELD MOB|FROM THA ROOTA TO TH 10664 13961
62 ZOMB 114 144 142 * SMITH*MICHAEL W|WORSHIP 10601 9251
4 EPIC 56 106 143 3LW|GIRL CAN MACK 10505 13676
18 CAP 84 118 144 VINES|HIGHLY EVOLVED 10427 12438
104 CURB 127 142 145 * MCGRAW*TIM|GREATEST HITS 10402 9356
18 RCA 97 123 146 MATTHEWS*DAVE B|BUSTED STUFF 10302 11653
9 DEF 75 113 147 DISTURBING THA |GOLDEN GRAIN 10076 12846
9 DBV 110 134 148 VA-DISNEYMANIA|DISNEYMANIA 10043 10115
53 EPIC 85 112 149 SHAKIRA|LAUNDRY SERVICE 10020 12877
2 LHWY --- 133 150 NELSON*WILLIE|WILLIE NELSON & 9884 10173


CHART: Top Current Albums Page 4 of 4
Week Ending 11/17/02
Wks 2 Last This Curr. Week Last
On Lbl Weeks Week Week Sales(est) Week
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62 ROAD 108 137 151 NICKELBACK|SILVER SIDE UP 9881 10067
4 VRGN 73 119 152 SCARFACE|GREATEST HITS 9879 12355
11 JIVE 142 157 153 * CARTER*AARON|ANOTHER EARTHQUAK 9720 8721
22 COL 98 125 154 OUR LADY PEACE|GRAVITY 9359 11086
12 COL 150 143 155 MONTGOMERY GENT|MY TOWN 9327 9276
1 WAR --- --- 156 * DIE ANOTHER DAY|SOUNDTRACK 9192 19
7 INO 111 154 157 MERCY ME|SPOKEN FOR 9144 8875
8 GEFN 91 130 158 GABRIEL*PETER|UP 9014 10575
17 J 102 129 159 MARIO|MARIO 9009 10700
8 LAVA 113 148 160 UNCLE KRACKER|NO STRANGER TO S 8923 9172
9 DRMW 126 147 161 LIFEHOUSE|STANLEY CLIMBFALL 8919 9222
3 MCA 51 116 162 SIGUR ROS|() 8880 12804
1 VERI --- --- 163 * KEE*JOHN P. & N|BLESSED BY ASS 8754 1038
2 ARI --- 188 164 * BROOKS & DUNN|IT WON'T BE CHRI 8626 6386
27 DEF 103 136 165 CAM'RON|COME HOME WITH ME 8601 10072
20 COL 132 160 166 AEROSMITH|ULTIMATE GREATEST HI 8579 8402
15 ATLG 107 132 167 TRICK DADDY|THUG HOLIDAY 8557 10297
14 SPA 189 184 168 * JUMP5|ALL THE TIME IN THE WORL 8541 6565
62 ATLG 122 151 169 P.O.D.|SATELLITE 8528 8952
5 WAR 175 166 170 * USED, THE|USED, THE 8461 7673
23 MCA 155 169 171 * NEW FOUND GLORY|STICKS & STONE 8425 7580
28 DEF 116 141 172 MUSIQ (SOULCHIL|JUSLISEN 8404 9396
10 MCAN 133 152 173 HOWARD*REBECCA |FORGIVE 8293 8934
14 SUG 153 146 174 NICKEL CREEK|THIS SIDE 8230 9243
35 UME 161 179 175 * VARIOUS ARTISTS|NOW 9 8056 7117
3 WIN 196 200 176 * VA-WINDAM HILL |WINDAM HILL CH 7974 6158
7 ARI 101 139 177 ISYSS|WAY WE DO 7962 9739
2 ARI --- 145 178 PAISLEY*BRAD|PART II 7932 9248
1 ARTR --- --- 179 * PRETENDERS|LOOSE SCREW 7843 31
17 GEFN 134 172 180 TRUST COMPANY|LONELY POSITION 7816 7447
4 VRGN 121 158 181 BOWIE*DAVID|BEST OF DAVID BOWI 7806 8606
29 UNCM 118 150 182 BIG TYMERS|HOOD RICH 7788 8998
2 MERN --- 140 183 WILLS*MARK|GREATEST HITS 7678 9401
8 COL 115 153 184 NAS|LOST TAPES 7677 8927
4 STWY 109 167 185 MURRAY*ANNE|COUNTRY CROONIN' 7600 7650
2 EEG --- 115 186 BJORK|GREATEST HITS 7549 12812
56 EPIC 128 163 187 INCUBUS|MORNING VIEW 7517 8030
20 RHI 138 165 188 CHICAGO|VERY BEST OF: ONLY THE 7402 7773
13 ARI 129 161 189 DIAMOND RIO|COMPLETELY 7388 8199
79 DRMW 200 195 190 * SHREK|SOUNDTRACK 7334 6243
41 INO 164 194 190 * MERCY ME|ALMOST THERE 7334 6290
5 WAR 135 174 192 OAKENFOLD|BUNKKA 7287 7335
8 COL 151 171 193 TRITT*TRAVIS|STRONG ENOUGH 7252 7452
13 WNDU 159 177 194 SEETHER|DISCLAIMER 7205 7218
49 DRMW 162 178 195 JIMMY EAT WORLD|JIMMY EAT WORL 7204 7137
51 DEF 145 170 196 LUDACRIS|WORD OF MOUF 7183 7536
61 DRMW --- 175 197 KEITH*TOBY|PULL MY CHAIN 7168 7258
9 VERV 120 159 198 COLE*NATALIE|ASK A WOMAN WHO K 7102 8429
1 GCM --- --- 199 * TESH*JOHN|CHRISTMAS WORSHIP 7054 4105
1 MCA --- --- 200 * HENDRIX*JIMI|BLUE WILD ANGEL/L 7024 28
Total Sales 6277878 5637386
 
Top U.S. Catalog Albums

Here are this week's Top 200 Catalog Albums (U.S.).

CHART: Top Catalogue Albums Page 1 of 4
Week Ending 11/17/02
Wks 2 Last This Curr. Week Last
On Lbl Weeks Week Week Sales(est) Week
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4 UME 1 1 1 VARIOUS|NOW CHRISTMAS! 47613 32733
4 AMG 15 2 2 MANNHEIM STEAMR|CHRISTMAS EXTR 31292 16120
26 INT 3 4 3 EMINEM|MARSHALL MATHERS LP 16125 12936
22 LYST 2 3 4 RASCAL FLATTS|RASCAL FLATTS 12214 13995
4 RCAS 44 16 5 PRESLEY*ELVIS|IT'S CHRISTMAS T 10730 6902
4 UMLT 53 18 6 VA-HAPPY HOLIDA|HAPPY HOLIDAYS 10462 6490
3 EPIC 114 20 7 DION*CELINE|THESE ARE SPECIAL 10329 6402
117 COL 4 6 8 DIXIE CHICKS|WIDE OPEN SPACES 10252 9284
5 WAR 5 5 9 LINKIN PARK|HYBRID THEORY 9547 9882
1 CAP --- --- 10 BEATLES|BEATLES 1 9327 8724
29 INT 11 9 11 EMINEM|SLIM SHADY 9280 7957
112 MERN 18 11 12 TWAIN*SHANIA|COME ON OVER 9053 7622
3 COL 165 37 13 STREISAND*BARBR|CHRISTMAS MEMO 8546 5135
37 COL 8 12 14 DIXIE CHICKS|FLY 8215 7456
60 WNDU 10 7 15 CREED|HUMAN CLAY 8109 8086
111 ATLG 17 22 16 COLLINS*PHIL|HITS 8079 6187
8 BNA 12 8 17 CHESNEY*KENNY|GREATEST HITS 7904 8047
600 WAR 7 13 18 TAYLOR*JAMES|GREATEST HITS 7804 7356
35 WAR 6 10 19 DISTURBED|SICKNESS 7656 7920
2 RCA --- 49 20 MCBRIDE*MARTINA|WHITE CHRISTMA 7566 4753
3 RCA 129 23 21 PRESLEY*ELVIS|WHITE CHRISTMAS 7554 6122
3 TILI 119 48 22 VA-TIME-LIFE TR|TIME-LIFE TREA 7496 4754
3 UME 73 46 23 CROSBY*BING|WHITE CHRISTMAS 7447 4807
307 CAP 9 14 24 SEGER*BOB|GREATEST HITS 7355 6962
3 STWY 193 35 25 MURRAY*ANNE|WHAT A WONDERFUL C 7300 5390
3 COL 159 58 26 CONNICK*HARRY J|WHEN MY HEART 7251 4243
3 SNYC 148 57 27 CHURCH*CHARLOTT|DREAM A DREAM 6987 4263
313 HOL 38 40 28 QUEEN|GREATEST HITS 6859 5079
264 ISL 13 19 29 DEF LEPPARD|VAULT-GREATEST HIT 6803 6468
2 LAVA --- 81 29 TRANS-SIBERIAN |CHRISTMAS EVE 6803 3480
3 UME 114 56 31 IVES*BURL|RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSE 6800 4272
307 MCA 25 25 32 PETTY*TOM & THE|GREATEST HITS 6658 5903
101 MERN 30 16 33 KEITH*TOBY|VOL. 1-GREATEST HIT 6571 6902
108 LAVA 16 24 34 KID ROCK|DEVIL WITHOUT A CAUSE 6285 6086
313 UNIV 21 21 35 ABBA|GOLD-GREATEST HITS 6253 6320
53 EPIC 26 30 36 DION*CELINE|ALL THE WAY-A DECA 6249 5626
158 WAR 20 27 37 ENYA|PAINT THE SKY WITH STARS- 5955 5849
411 EEG 19 28 38 AC/DC|BACK IN BLACK 5922 5735
602 CAP 14 26 39 PINK FLOYD|DARK SIDE OF THE MO 5825 5897
307 EEG 23 29 40 METALLICA|METALLICA 5806 5650
1 EEG --- --- 41 METALLICA|LIVE SH*T: BINGE & P 5714 129
2 ARI --- 94 42 KENNY G|FAITH: A HOLIDAY ALBUM 5712 3241
94 COL 27 15 43 CASH*JOHNNY|16 BIGGEST HITS 5711 6907
591 ISL 28 34 44 MARLEY*BOB & WA|LEGEND-BEST OF 5601 5414
2 CAP --- 42 45 COLDPLAY|PARACHUTES 5555 5053
5 DECC 29 45 46 MAMMA MIA!|ORIGINAL CAST 5340 4850
16 CURB 24 33 47 COYOTE UGLY|SOUNDTRACK 5337 5435
2 FAN --- 109 48 GUARALDI*VINCE |CHARLIE BROWN 5305 2975
156 WNDU 35 31 49 CREED|MY OWN PRISON 5197 5528
36 MCA 31 44 50 LYNYRD SKYNYRD|ALL TIME GREATE 5138 4851


CHART: Top Catalogue Albums Page 2 of 4
Week Ending 11/17/02
Wks 2 Last This Curr. Week Last
On Lbl Weeks Week Week Sales(est) Week
___ ____ _____ ____ ____ _______ _______

265 ARI 96 41 51 JACKSON*ALAN|GREATEST HITS COL 5078 5076
75 ARI 22 39 52 SANTANA|SUPERNATURAL 5021 5088
392 UNIV 77 63 53 MORRISON*VAN|BEST OF VAN MORRI 4996 4039
225 MCA 62 54 54 SUBLIME|SUBLIME 4964 4407
1 AMG --- --- 55 MANNHEIM STEAMR|FRESH AIRE CHR 4926 1818
100 COL 41 50 56 NELSON*WILLIE|16 BIGGEST HITS 4908 4567
8 EPIC 42 36 57 GOOD CHARLOTTE|GOOD CHARLOTTE 4838 5359
2 COL --- 125 58 CAREY*MARIAH|MERRY CHRISTMAS 4747 2780
3 CURB 175 106 59 VA-CHRISTMAS AL|VOL. 1-CHRISTM 4696 3001
104 INT 37 51 60 TUPAC|GREATEST HITS 4679 4507
54 WAR 34 52 61 HILL*FAITH|BREATHE 4613 4487
139 MFL 54 65 62 VA-FAVORITES SE|TODDLER FAVORI 4608 4025
21 UNIV 39 53 63 NELLY|COUNTRY GRAMMAR 4600 4412
2 SNYC --- 102 64 CARRERAS/DOMING|THREE TENORS C 4590 3027
106 ISL 55 43 65 U2|BEST OF U2-1980-90 4560 5007
182 EPIC 33 32 66 KING*CAROLE|TAPESTRY (REM) 4492 5454
410 UNIV 81 77 67 GREASE|SOUNDTRACK 4438 3558
49 MOT 131 87 68 TEMPTATIONS|VOL. 1-BEST OF TEM 4400 3339
2 LAVA --- 148 69 TRANS-SIBERIAN |CHRISTMAS ATTI 4394 2539
108 AAM 103 93 70 STEVENS*CAT|GREATEST HITS 4391 3263
2 ECSM --- 116 71 COLE*NAT KING|CHRISTMAS FAVORI 4288 2912
400 WAR 46 59 72 MADONNA|IMMACULATE COLLECTION 4282 4182
202 CAP 61 80 73 POISON|1986-96-GREATEST HITS 4260 3486
2 RCAS --- 102 74 JACKSON*ALAN|HONKY TONK CHRIST 4243 3027
308 WAR 50 68 75 SINATRA*FRANK|VERY GOOD YEARS 4238 3926
1 AMG --- --- 76 MANNHEIM STEAMR|CHRISTMAS ALBU 4165 1462
68 COL 43 38 77 SYSTEM OF A DOW|SYSTEM OF A DO 4156 5116
463 ISL 40 55 78 JOHN*ELTON|GREATEST HITS 4103 4396
295 COL 45 47 79 DAVIS*MILES|KIND OF BLUE 4095 4763
100 COL 51 64 80 AEROSMITH|GREATEST HITS 4082 4031
150 ISL 32 62 81 BON JOVI|CROSS ROAD 4048 4051
47 ISL 59 75 82 BON JOVI|SLIPPERY WHEN WET 4036 3648
87 BLIX 52 72 83 CASSIDY*EVA|SONGBIRD 4018 3751
4 LALI 93 79 84 CROSBY*BING|WHITE CHRISTMAS 4006 3519
35 RCA 64 67 85 GRAY*DAVID|WHITE LADDER 3997 3950
166 ARI 75 70 86 BROOKS & DUNN|GREATEST HITS CO 3970 3863
307 GEFN 49 69 87 EAGLES|HELL FREEZES OVER 3918 3909
46 WAR 47 66 88 ZZ TOP|GREATEST HITS 3880 3971
1 AMG --- --- 89 MANNHEIM STEAMR|CHRISTMAS IN T 3770 1340
35 SUG 79 60 90 NICKEL CREEK|NICKEL CREEK 3769 4116
26 MCAN 36 61 91 WOMACK*LEE ANN|I HOPE YOU DANC 3764 4068
413 FAN 58 76 92 CREEDENCE CLEAR|VOL. 1-CHRONIC 3754 3643
157 ISL 56 71 93 MELLENCAMP*JOHN|BEST THAT I CO 3697 3839
2 DBV --- 170 94 VA-DISNEY'S CHR|VOL. 1-DISNEY' 3673 2281
412 CAP 111 112 95 MILLER*STEVE BA|GREATEST HITS 3641 2961
2 RCAS --- 133 96 YANNI|SNOWFALL 3635 2714
89 MCA 70 84 97 LYNYRD SKYNYRD|BEST OF LYNYRD 3627 3410
602 COL 69 91 98 JOURNEY|GREATEST HITS 3622 3297
106 CAP 71 86 99 BEACH BOYS|VOL. 1-GREATEST HIT 3570 3361
168 PHIL 85 83 100 BOCELLI*ANDREA|ROMANZA 3557 3443


CHART: Top Catalogue Albums Page 3 of 4
Week Ending 11/17/02
Wks 2 Last This Curr. Week Last
On Lbl Weeks Week Week Sales(est) Week
___ ____ _____ ____ ____ _______ _______

7 COL 67 74 101 TRITT*TRAVIS|DOWN THE ROAD I G 3556 3667
597 MCA 143 127 102 BUFFETT*JIMMY|SONGS YOU KNOW B 3521 2759
18 RCAS 124 135 103 VA-KID'S DANCE |VOL. 1-KID'S D 3500 2701
3 UNIV 197 140 104 CLAPTON*ERIC|CREAM OF 3491 2642
2 AAM --- 176 105 CARPENTERS|CHRISTMAS PORTRAIT 3465 2243
47 WAR 48 73 106 VAN HALEN|VOL. 1-BEST OF VAN H 3429 3669
407 WAR 68 89 107 FLEETWOOD MAC|GREATEST HITS 3425 3309
47 DRR 57 77 108 TUPAC|ALL EYEZ ON ME 3330 3558
1 AMG --- --- 109 MANNHEIM STEAMR|CHRISTMAS LIVE 3305 1786
602 EEG 80 98 110 EAGLES|GREATEST HITS '71-75 3294 3109
308 GEFN 72 97 111 GUNS N'ROSES|APPETITE FOR DEST 3288 3116
409 CAP 65 85 112 BEATLES|ABBEY ROAD 3285 3379
99 COL 90 82 113 JOPLINS*JANIS|GREATEST HITS 3254 3467
292 DBV 110 119 114 CHILDREN'S FAVO|VOL. 1-DISNEY 3241 2874
48 WAR 82 101 114 RED HOT CHILI P|CALIFORNICATIO 3241 3045
2 UME --- 193 116 BUFFETT*JIMMY|CHRISTMAS ISLAND 3227 2113
1 COL --- --- 117 BENNETT*TONY|SNOWFALL-CHRISTMA 3218 1798
30 WAR 77 88 118 CLAPTON*ERIC|CLAPTON CHRONICLE 3212 3321
15 MCAN 84 92 119 STRAIT*GEORGE|LATEST GREATEST 3205 3286
2 MADA --- 190 120 VA-WONDER KIDS |KIDS CHRISTMAS 3186 2121
45 WAR 94 124 121 YOUNG*NEIL|HARVEST 3182 2796
42 CAP 150 139 122 SINATRA*FRANK|CLASSIC SINATRA 3180 2674
4 VRGN 88 95 123 KRAVITZ*LENNY|GREATEST HITS 3169 3214
299 COL 113 123 124 SPRINGSTEEN*BRU|GREATEST HITS 3167 2804
13 MCA 176 144 124 HENDRIX*JIMI|SMASH HITS 3167 2562
85 EPIC 87 100 126 SADE|BEST OF SADE 3162 3098
39 CURB 123 121 127 MCGRAW*TIM|EVERYWHERE 3146 2841
2 PHIL --- 133 128 BOCELLI*ANDREA|SACRED ARIAS 3142 2714
2 UME --- 156 129 STRAIT*GEORGE|MERRY CHRISTMAS 3130 2456
29 COL 101 96 130 MARY MARY|THANKFUL 3128 3197
15 MCA 86 99 131 SHAGGY|HOTSHOT 3126 3104
7 WAR 100 115 132 DIRE STRAITS|SULTANS OF SWING- 3117 2914
279 TRSF 89 110 133 GREEN*AL|GREATEST HITS 3104 2968
1 UME --- --- 134 MCENTIRE*REBA|SECRET OF GIVING 3080 1846
47 WAR 134 143 135 GREEN DAY|DOOKIE 3073 2587
57 EPIC 66 90 136 INCUBUS|MAKE YOURSELF 3049 3298
2 MCA --- 188 137 DIAMOND*NEIL|BEST OF NEIL DIAM 3041 2145
28 JIVE 154 142 138 SPEARS*BRITNEY|OOPS!...I DID I 3036 2591
35 LYRI 141 157 139 WIGGLES, THE|YUMMY YUMMY 3029 2451
308 EEG 95 106 140 AC/DC|LIVE 3016 3001
48 DEF 92 108 141 BEASTIE BOYS|LICENSED TO ILL 2993 2983
47 INT 97 118 142 DR. DRE|DR. DRE 2001 2964 2888
2 EPIC --- 137 143 SADE|LOVERS ROCK 2961 2677
2 MCAN --- 163 144 GILL*VINCE|BREATH OF HEAVEN 2951 2377
198 AAM 185 154 145 STYX|GREATEST HITS 2938 2471
1 WBCU --- --- 146 POINT OF GRACE|CHRISTMAS STORY 2931 1739
2 RCAS --- 185 147 ALABAMA|CHRISTMAS 2914 2150
48 VOLC 99 113 148 TOOL|AENIMA 2899 2959
47 EPIC 118 122 149 MEATLOAF|BAT OUT OF HELL 2892 2808
254 CURB 109 114 150 WILLIAMS*HANK J|VOL. 1-GREATES 2881 2928


CHART: Top Catalogue Albums Page 4 of 4
Week Ending 11/17/02
Wks 2 Last This Curr. Week Last
On Lbl Weeks Week Week Sales(est) Week
___ ____ _____ ____ ____ _______ _______

38 DRR 102 117 151 MAKAVELI|7 DAY THEORY 2879 2905
151 MADA 121 146 152 DENVER*JOHN|BEST OF JOHN DENVE 2871 2545
62 WAR 116 138 153 SINATRA*FRANK|VOL. 1-GREATEST 2869 2675
1 AMG --- --- 154 MANNHEIM STEAMR|CHRISTMAS ANGE 2863 1110
1 UME --- --- 155 YEARWOOD*TRISHA|SWEETEST GIFT 2837 1968
18 ZOMB 133 132 156 THIRD DAY|OFFERINGS: WORSHIP A 2821 2719
6 RCA 107 111 157 EVANS*SARA|BORN TO FLY 2820 2962
24 JIVE 132 128 158 SPEARS*BRITNEY|BABY ONE MORE T 2804 2753
1 LALI --- --- 159 DENVER*JOHN & T|CHRISTMAS TOGE 2792 1843
75 ARI 106 136 160 MCLACHLAN*SARAH|MIRRORBALL 2790 2698
49 MCA 148 145 161 SUBLIME|40 OZ. TO FREEDOM 2780 2553
8 UNIV 138 161 162 ABBA|BEST OF ABBA-MILLENNIUM C 2750 2404
46 COL 130 120 163 TOP GUN|SOUNDTRACK 2741 2872
41 UNIV 163 171 164 3 DOORS DOWN|BETTER LIFE 2740 2276
23 DRMW 171 105 165 KEITH*TOBY|HOW DO YOU LIKE ME 2707 3011
1 COL --- --- 166 MATHIS*JOHNNY|CHRISTMAS MUSIC 2684 1805
52 ATLG 125 149 167 LED ZEPPELIN|VOL. 1-EARLY DAYS 2680 2534
1 COL --- --- 168 DESTINY'S CHILD|8 DAYS OF CHRI 2678 1534
23 EPIC 117 129 169 JONES*GEORGE|16 BIGGEST HITS 2676 2747
2 LALI --- 179 170 CROSBY/SINATRA/|IT'S CHRISTMAS 2656 2223
33 EPIC 156 169 171 PEARL JAM|TEN 2651 2291
34 WAR 140 165 171 GOO GOO DOLLS|DIZZY UP THE GIR 2651 2335
1 ARI --- --- 173 KENNY G|MIRACLES-HOLIDAY ALBUM 2643 1484
1 PRR --- --- 174 JAY-Z|REASONABLE DOUBT 2632 1583
18 BEN 170 181 175 VA-CEDARMONT KI|TODDLER TUNES 2591 2211
46 MCAN 112 146 175 ALLAN*GARY|SMOKE RINGS IN THE 2591 2545
1 ECSM --- --- 177 MURRAY*ANNE|MY CHRISTMAS FAVOR 2590 1726
1 LAF --- --- 178 TLC|CRAZYSEXYCOOL 2566 1335
46 WAR 119 150 179 MORISSETTE*ALAN|JAGGED LITTLE 2561 2533
1 AAM --- --- 180 GRANT*AMY|CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBE 2536 1684
46 CURB 98 130 181 JUDDS|NUMBER ONE HITS 2532 2730
3 INT 91 104 182 U2|ALL THAT YOU CAN'T LEAVE BE 2529 3018
25 BIGB --- --- 183 KAMAKAWIWO'OLE*|FACING FUTURE 2518 1757
48 WAR 121 152 184 FLEETWOOD MAC|RUMOURS 2507 2500
110 UNIV 127 158 185 GODSMACK|GODSMACK 2442 2446
32 WAR 156 --- 186 MORRISON*VAN|MOONDANCE 2438 1899
18 CAP 168 200 187 MARTIN*DEAN|BEST OF DEAN MARTI 2436 2056
1 REUN --- --- 188 NEWSONG|CHRISTMAS SHOES 2425 1544
2 EPIC --- 191 189 BOSTON|GREATEST HITS 2417 2118
76 IMPL 158 168 190 KRALL*DIANA|WHEN I LOOK IN YOU 2414 2298
307 GEFN 83 153 191 NIRVANA|NEVERMIND 2408 2496
46 INT --- 185 192 NO DOUBT|TRAGIC KINGDOM 2389 2150
1 RCAS --- --- 193 MANILOW*BARRY|BECAUSE IT'S CHR 2384 1762
1 COL --- --- 194 SINATRA*FRANK|CHRISTMAS SONGS 2371 1552
12 LAVA 147 172 195 UNCLE KRACKER|DOUBLE WIDE 2369 2272
32 CAP 188 175 196 BEATLES|SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY H 2347 2248
13 VERI 128 131 197 MCCLURKIN*DONNI|LIVE IN LONDON 2339 2724
1 CAP --- --- 198 COLE*NAT KING|CHRISTMAS SONG 2338 1469
6 COL 151 167 199 DYLAN*BOB|VOL. 1-GREATEST HITS 2330 2312
48 EEG 146 166 200 METALLICA|AND JUSTICE FOR ALL 2325 2320
Total Sales 938644 785106
 
Its shocking that the Best of 1990-2000/ B-sides only sold 60,000 copies this past week. This is less than 1/3 the total of the opening week. Best of 1980-1990 also had the first week special promotion around, but its sales in the following week were much stronger than this. I'm wondering now if the 1990-2000/B-sides will be able to get to the 1 million mark in soundscan sales the first week. This is really a surprise and while I thought sales would be about half of the Best of 1980-1990, it looks like sales will probably be about 1/3, in the USA that is. It will be easy for the package to get a gold certification since with two disc inside it only takes 250,000 sold to do so. In fact, its already there now in numbers. But selling 1 million copies for that double platinum award for two-disc sets is going to be tough to achieve I think. Of course it will eventually.

ATYCLB is actually hurt by the Best of 1990-2000 in the long run, since it takes the two most popular songs from that album and combines it with the hits. People looking for Beautiful Day and Stuck In A Moment, will probably be more tempted to buy the best of....rather than ATYCLB. ATYCLB will disapear probably until January or February. But it might not come back if it can't maintain sales above 2,000 copies. Its already down to 2,500 but this usually means a chart position much higher than 182.

Best of 1990-2000 probably insures we won't see Achtung Baby on the Catalog charts except in rare circumstances. Even during 2001 when U2 success was high, and the only way to get the hits of Achtung Baby was to buy Achtung Baby, it only entered the Catalog chart on a few occasions.

From here on out looks like Best of 1980-1990 and eventually Best of 1990-2000 will be U2s catalog chart regulars. Also the Joshua Tree will be on there when U2 is on tour and promoting itself in a major way.
 
Still No 1 in Austria for the second week!

By the way, what`s really going on with the US Charts?

However - Europe is U2-Land, and that rules!
 
Hey doctorwho... not all of us have the time to check in on every single forum and only check the everything you know is wrong forum, which is supposed to be a forum for ANYTHING YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT. Thanks alot for closing it so that people can go see that you have all the time in the world instead. Later:censored: :madspit:
 
Hello,

The Dutch charts have just been updated. As usual, the charts are courtesy of Mega Top 100 .
In its second week The Best Of cannot improve on its last position. But that would have been difficult as the album debuted at #1. Fortunately, the album can hold this position as it is #1 for a second week! In sales it seems as if it is performing better than last week. In its first week it had an advantage of 45% over the #2. This week the advantage increases to 65% (over a new #2, Come With Me by Norah Jones). Keep in mind that the 2 versions (single disc + ltd. edition) are counted together. Still, another week at #1, yippie!
Here is the chart run for The Best Of 1990-2000 (16-11-02):
1-1

This is U2's 8th #1 album in the Netherlands. Interestingly, 2 different sources confirm this but they mention different albums that have reached #1. So maybe U2 even had 9 #1 albums! If so, then every album from The Unforgettable Fire onwards has reached the #1 position at least once on the Dutch charts.

There are no other U2 albums on the chart.

On the singles chart the news is a bit less positive. In its fourth week Electrical Storm drops again six places to #16. Still, I consider it a solid hit (3 weeks in the top 10) even though I also still think it wasn't one of their stronger singles to begin with.
Here is the chart run for the single:
4-4-10-16

There are no other U2 singles on the chart. The #1 song is for a third week Nelly & Kelly with Dilemma.

C ya!

Marty
 
Headache in a Suitcase said:
Hey doctorwho... not all of us have the time to check in on every single forum and only check the everything you know is wrong forum, which is supposed to be a forum for ANYTHING YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT. Thanks alot for closing it so that people can go see that you have all the time in the world instead. Later:censored: :madspit:

Don't get prissy with me young man! :wave:

Using your reasoning, then your logic is faulty. This forum ("Peeling off the Dollar Bills") is designed for one thing and only one thing - charts and sales information. It's FAR easier to go to this forum if you want to check on sales and charts than to go rummaging through all the nonsense in EYKIW. If people have so precious little time to read things (as you suggest), then let's have them go directly to the forum that contains the info. they want - not hunt and search for it in a more general forum.

As a moderator, it is my job to shift topics around to the appropriate forums. Often people will move a topic discussing .mp3's, concert tickets, pictures of the band, etc., to the approrpriate forum. I see no reason for you to be upset. I thanked you for your input and then alerted people to the proper forum for this information. Other mods simply move or close threads without any comment or reasoning. If you really feel I am wrong here, please contact Sicy.
 
Pearl Jam seems to be off to a good start. Riot Act sold almost 170,000 copies, which isn't too much lower than their last album. Binaural, which came out two and a half years ago and sold 226,000 copies it's first week. Considering that there's still more than half of the initial shipment of the album left in most stores, it should already be nearing the 500,000 mark and obtaining a Gold certification which is equal to the last album.

A slight note, Pearl Jam's Ten received quite a boost in the Catalog Charts thanks to the new release. I'm so glad it's back ahead of Nirvana's Nevermind again.

Just thought you'd like a brief PJ rundown since most fans of U2 seem to like this band as well.
 
Best Of 1990-2000 drops 2 places on spanish charts, from #1 to #3. The same drop of ATYCLB back in 2000.

Electrical Storm stands at #2.

Vox!
 
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