Week 37

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...also in Ireland :

City : # 44 (# 43)...amazing run for a 3rd single
BO 90-00 : # 74 (RE)
Live From Slane dvd : # 5 (# 3)
 
Amazon Charts Germany:

BO 1980 42
Bomb 53
BO 1990 85

Amazon Charts UK:

Bomb 104
JT 114
BO 1980 135

Amazon Charts France:

BO 1980 30
JT 51
BO 1990 72
Bomb 97

Amazon.com Charts:

Bomb 58
 
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UK...City still going strong despite dropping off top 50 airplay chart...Bomb not so good :

Bomb : # 66 (# 57)
City : # 56 (# 57) - new record : no 3rd single off a U2 album has ever spent 9 weeks on the top 75 (let alone the top 60!). :up:

...not sure about sales yet but i would guess Bomb sold about 3500-4000.
 
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fitz said:
Seems to be the last week for the Bomb in the Top 75!

I think it can still spend a good few more weeks on the top 75 especially if / when they release the 4th single.
 
edge3 said:
UK...City still going strong despite dropping off top 50 airplay chart...Bomb not so good :

Bomb : # 66 (# 57)
City : # 56 (# 57) - new record : no 3rd single off a U2 album has ever spent 9 weeks on the top 75 (let alone the top 60!). :up:

...not sure about sales yet but i would guess Bomb sold about 3500-4000.
still quite impressive for bomb imo, to outsell ATYCLB and still remain in the top 70 is great
 
Hit List world chart has updated & Bomb goes down 3 spots to # 35 but with a 16% increase in sales to 66,400 (!?). So the last 6 wks of sales on Hit List have been :

44,000 (w.32) + 51,600 (w.33) + 59,500 (w.34) + 62,500 (w.35) + 57,100 (w.36) + 66,400 (w.37) = 8,297,100 (total absolute minimum that should have been sold whilst on Hit List chart)

Here's the link again :

http://www.geocities.com/inthitlists/albums.htm
 
When you opden amazon.co.uk, you can see the cover of October and Under A Blood Red Sky on the first page. A few hours ago, Achtung Baby was there instead of October. Really cool...
 
Good news from France:

Bomb #28 (30)

I'm sure that the concert in Nice will also have an influence next week.
 
Great news from Norway:

Bomb #7 (#5)
Best Of 1990-2000 #11 (#6)
Joshua Tree #20 (#12)
Achtung Baby #27 (#15)
All That You Can't Leave Behind #29 (#16)
 
Zoovation said:
Great news from Norway:

Bomb #7 (#5)
Best Of 1990-2000 #11 (#6)
Joshua Tree #20 (#12)
Achtung Baby #27 (#15)
All That You Can't Leave Behind #29 (#16)

This is still really incredible...i guess this must make U2 the biggest selling album artist of the week in Norway. :)
 
Soldatti said:
Billboard 200 / Issue Date: Aug. 20

164 U2 HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOM 6,530 16 5,641 2,830,482

What the Heck? I never would have guessed.

So the comeback starts here!! :wink:

thx 4 the figures Soldatts
 
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Soldatti said:
Billboard 200 / Issue Date: Aug. 20

164 U2 HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOM 6,530 16 5,641 2,830,482

Thanks SOLDATTI

16% increase in sales. A Jump of 27 places on the chart!
:rockon:

Ok, why did this happen? Was it the HBO TV show? Or is COBL starting to catch some fire?
 
STING2 said:


Thanks SOLDATTI

16% increase in sales. A Jump of 27 places on the chart!
:rockon:

Ok, why did this happen? Was it the HBO TV show? Or is COBL starting to catch some fire?

The album was #190 last week, Billboard changed the position on Thursday.

US Summary to date:
from 15/11/2004 to 21/11/2004 - ISSUE DATE: 04/12/2004 - Week 00 - B200: -- / Sales: 3,206
from 22/11/2004 to 28/11/2004 - ISSUE DATE: 11/12/2004 - Week 01 - B200: 1 / Sales: 839,724
from 29/11/2004 to 05/12/2004 - ISSUE DATE: 18/12/2004 - Week 02 - B200: 2 / Sales: 288,466
from 06/12/2004 to 12/12/2004 - ISSUE DATE: 25/12/2004 - Week 03 - B200: 2 / Sales: 280,332
from 13/12/2004 to 19/12/2004 - ISSUE DATE: 01/01/2005 - Week 04 - B200: 5 / Sales: 299,645
from 20/12/2004 to 26/12/2004 - ISSUE DATE: 08/01/2005 - Week 05 - B200: 3 / Sales: 350,013
from 27/12/2004 to 02/01/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 15/01/2005 - Week 06 - B200: 14 / Sales: 94,815
from 03/01/2005 to 09/01/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 22/01/2005 - Week 07 - B200: 12 / Sales: 59,233
from 10/01/2005 to 16/01/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 29/01/2005 - Week 08 - B200: 13 / Sales: 48,557
from 17/01/2005 to 23/01/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 05/02/2005 - Week 09 - B200: 22 / Sales: 35,907
from 24/01/2005 to 30/01/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 12/02/2005 - Week 10 - B200: 28 / Sales: 34,370
from 31/01/2005 to 06/02/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 19/02/2005 - Week 11 - B200: 31 / Sales: 35,052
from 07/02/2005 to 13/02/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 26/02/2005 - Week 12 - B200: 34 / Sales: 39,648
from 14/02/2005 to 20/02/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 05/03/2005 - Week 13 - B200: 20 / Sales: 56,692
from 21/02/2005 to 27/02/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 12/03/2005 - Week 14 - B200: 41 / Sales: 26,532
from 28/02/2005 to 06/03/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 19/03/2005 - Week 15 - B200: 48 / Sales: 23,367
from 07/03/2005 to 13/03/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 26/03/2005 - Week 16 - B200: 54 / Sales: 18,882
from 14/03/2005 to 20/03/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 02/04/2005 - Week 17 - B200: 39 / Sales: 23,644
from 21/03/2005 to 27/03/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 09/04/2005 - Week 18 - B200: 34 / Sales: 34,227
from 28/03/2005 to 03/04/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 16/04/2005 - Week 19 - B200: 44 / Sales: 20,919
from 04/04/2005 to 10/04/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 23/04/2005 - Week 20 - B200: 39 / Sales: 19,386
from 11/04/2005 to 17/04/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 30/04/2005 - Week 21 - B200: 39 / Sales: 19,935
from 18/04/2005 to 24/04/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 07/05/2005 - Week 22 - B200: 44 / Sales: 18,856
from 25/04/2005 to 01/05/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 14/05/2005 - Week 23 - B200: 57 / Sales: 17,013
from 02/05/2005 to 08/05/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 21/05/2005 - Week 24 - B200: 66 / Sales: 17,601
from 09/05/2005 to 15/05/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 28/05/2005 - Week 25 - B200: 71 / Sales: 14,303
from 16/05/2005 to 22/05/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 04/06/2005 - Week 26 - B200: 73 / Sales: 14,861
from 23/05/2005 to 29/05/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 11/06/2005 - Week 27 - B200: 79 / Sales: 14,627
from 30/05/2005 to 05/06/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 18/06/2005 - Week 28 - B200: 91 / Sales: 13,025
from 06/06/2005 to 12/06/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 25/06/2005 - Week 29 - B200: 109 / Sales: 10,119
from 13/06/2005 to 19/06/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 02/07/2005 - Week 30 - B200: 106 / Sales: 11,870
from 20/06/2005 to 26/06/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 09/07/2005 - Week 31 - B200: 138 / Sales: 7,558
from 27/06/2005 to 03/07/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 16/07/2005 - Week 32 - B200: 155 / Sales: 7,092
from 04/07/2005 to 10/07/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 23/07/2005 - Week 33 - B200: 148 / Sales: 7,016
from 11/07/2005 to 17/07/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 30/07/2005 - Week 34 - B200: 166 / Sales: 6,333
from 18/07/2005 to 24/07/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 06/08/2005 - Week 35 - B200: 187 / Sales: 5,634
from 25/07/2005 to 31/07/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 13/08/2005 - Week 36 - B200: 190 / Sales: 5,641
from 01/08/2005 to 07/08/2005 - ISSUE DATE: 20/08/2005 - Week 37 - B200: 164 / Sales: 6,530

Total: 2,830,482
 
COBL's strange run...

STING2 said:


Thanks SOLDATTI

16% increase in sales. A Jump of 27 places on the chart!
:rockon:

Ok, why did this happen? Was it the HBO TV show? Or is COBL starting to catch some fire?

COBL seemed dead just two weeks ago. The song raced up the Triple A charts all the way to #3, hit #7 on Mainstream Rock charts, and about 4 weeks ago, started showing up as "taking off" on Hot AC, and the video debuted at #15 on MTV and #18 on VH1.

Then, it seemed to run out of steam. MTV dropped it two weeks after it charted, it stayed at #18 for a couple weeks on VH1 and then disappeared, it started dropping fast on Mainstream Rock, disappeared from HOT AC completely, and even appeared to peak on Triple A, as it dropped from 3 to 11 with a two week trend of declining spins.

About 5 days ago, COBL stopped falling on Triple A. Now, it's gaining spins and stations fairly rapidly again, and it's risen back up to #5. Also, it just showed up on the HOT AC "taking off" chart again this morning. The video seems done and these two formats are all that are playing the song right now.

All of this comes from mediabase.com, which gets updated every 12 hours. I usually check it every day, which allows for near realtime airplay numbers. All of U2's singles in the U.S. have hit #1 on Triple A format except for COBL. It appeared that COBL was destined for a complete flop, and maybe it still is, but the trend over the last week is interesting. If COBL continues on to the top of the Triple A format, it will have a much better chance of spilling over to the HOT AC/Adult Top 40 radio format, which is MUCH larger, and who knows where that would take the song. It's still probably a longshot to show up on BB, but it's not dead yet.

Sometimes is the #1 played "recurrent" on Triple A, and would place at #22 on the chart based on it's current airplay. It also shows up on the HOT AC recurrents, and Vertigo drops in and out of the Top 30 on Mainstream Rock as a recurrent as well. ABOY has actually cracked the Top 20 of the Active Rock format as a recurrent in the last few weeks, too.

So, for whatever reason, all 4 U2 singles have seen some increase in airplay on the usual radio formats in the last few weeks.
 
Re: COBL's strange run...

beLIEve said:


COBL seemed dead just two weeks ago. The song raced up the Triple A charts all the way to #3, hit #7 on Mainstream Rock charts, and about 4 weeks ago, started showing up as "taking off" on Hot AC, and the video debuted at #15 on MTV and #18 on VH1.

Then, it seemed to run out of steam. MTV dropped it two weeks after it charted, it stayed at #18 for a couple weeks on VH1 and then disappeared, it started dropping fast on Mainstream Rock, disappeared from HOT AC completely, and even appeared to peak on Triple A, as it dropped from 3 to 11 with a two week trend of declining spins.

About 5 days ago, COBL stopped falling on Triple A. Now, it's gaining spins and stations fairly rapidly again, and it's risen back up to #5. Also, it just showed up on the HOT AC "taking off" chart again this morning. The video seems done and these two formats are all that are playing the song right now.

All of this comes from mediabase.com, which gets updated every 12 hours. I usually check it every day, which allows for near realtime airplay numbers. All of U2's singles in the U.S. have hit #1 on Triple A format except for COBL. It appeared that COBL was destined for a complete flop, and maybe it still is, but the trend over the last week is interesting. If COBL continues on to the top of the Triple A format, it will have a much better chance of spilling over to the HOT AC/Adult Top 40 radio format, which is MUCH larger, and who knows where that would take the song. It's still probably a longshot to show up on BB, but it's not dead yet.

Sometimes is the #1 played "recurrent" on Triple A, and would place at #22 on the chart based on it's current airplay. It also shows up on the HOT AC recurrents, and Vertigo drops in and out of the Top 30 on Mainstream Rock as a recurrent as well. ABOY has actually cracked the Top 20 of the Active Rock format as a recurrent in the last few weeks, too.

So, for whatever reason, all 4 U2 singles have seen some increase in airplay on the usual radio formats in the last few weeks.

I just hope its not because Universal sent out a team of 50 people to pick up a combined 1 thousand copies at retail to prevent the album from falling off the chart. :wink:
 
Thanks Soldatti for the information!

That's fantastic. I was sure that the bomb won't be in the Top 200 this week because it was losing a lot of positions every week. The sales have been falling a lot the last weeks, so this 16 % increase in sales and that position are great.

With the Vertigo Tour coming back soon in the U.S, we can hope for a good future...
 
Amazon.com Charts: (Overall amazon charts?)

Bomb #40


Open amazon.co.uk, there's October, Boy and Under A Blood Red Sky on the first page.
 
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Fantastic news from Canada:

Bomb #72 (#84)

Singles (sales):

City Of Blinding Lights #5 (#4)
All Because Of You #10 (#12) (There are two #10)
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own #10 (#14)
City Of Blinding Lights-Int #22 (#17)
Vertigo Maxi #25 (#20)
Vertigo Single #27 (#14)

The Hits Chart (Radio Airplay):

City Of Blinding Lights #27 (#31)

WOW!
 
Nice (small) comeback in Northamerica! What can be the reason? Has COBL now a little influence or is it because the tour will come back soon?
 
fitz said:
Nice (small) comeback in Northamerica! What can be the reason? Has COBL now a little influence or is it because the tour will come back soon?

I think it could well be the tour : expectant fans & hot anticipation due to the 3rd leg starting soon & being already long sold out combined with v.well recieved / totally mind blowing shows across Europe.
 
U2's Back Catalogue in this weeks UK top 200 / 250 chart :

Albums :
BO 80-90 : # 104 (# 96)
BO 90-00 : # 139 (# 128)
JT : # 173 (# 126)

Singles :
Vertigo : # 113 (# 135)
Sometimes : # 159 (# 179)
 
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