Week 8

[bathiu]

I think it's good it's going up slowly

 

[phommel]

Netherlands, number 6 this week:

1-1-2-2-3-3-2-6

 

[Irishteen]

Sales are between 4-7,500 in the UK this week

Number 42 sold 3,756, number 20 sold 7,718

 

[Popmartijn]

For those putting weight in the Building Album Sales chart of Hitsdailydouble:
(18) 23 U2 -NO LINE ON THE HORIZON
5,418
(with ~32% in)

Last week it was around 4,000 and the same stage.

 

[Irishteen]

For those putting weight in the Building Album Sales chart of Hitsdailydouble:
(18) 23 U2 -NO LINE ON THE HORIZON
5,418
(with ~32% in)

Last week it was around 4,000 and the same stage.

That could mean a sales increase then

 

[Native_Son]

unlikely

 

[cjboog]

That could mean a sales increase then

Cross your fingers!

 

[Irishteen]

unlikely

Not impossible though

 

[hasin73]

Is Native Son a self-proclaimed troll ? If not then why would he always
express negativity?

 

[fedeu2]

Is Native Son a self-proclaimed troll ? If not then why would he always
express negativity?

No, I don´t think so. It´s just that he doesn´t like the new album.

 

[Native_Son]

No, I don´t think so. It´s just that he doesn´t like the new album.

the problem is i do 'like' it, but i dont 'love' it. by U2's high standards i do feel disapointed. mainly due to the lack of stand out hit songs on it.
a DJ on radio 1's chris moyles breakfast show, said that he felt magnificent was an "album track" i cant help but feel the same way. having listened to the ATYCLB/HTDAAB singles (all classics), Mag' doesnt come close.

admittidly i am a pessimist, but i dont want NLOTH to fail.

 

[Irishteen]

You think HTDAAB's singles were classics? To me three of the four singles were the worst songs on the album and all worse than NLOTH's worst tracks. The variety of opinions on this site is interesting

 

[fedeu2]

You think HTDAAB's singles were classics? To me three of the four singles were the worst songs on the album and all worse than NLOTH's worst tracks. The variety of opinions on this site is interesting

I do love both ATYCLB and HTDAAB, they rank very high on my U2 favourite album list. So, I wasn´t expecting the boys could possibly top them but they did it once again in my opinion. NLOTH is currently 3rd in my personal list, right below JT and AB. It´s too early to know if it will considered U2´s third masterpiece tough. We still need to hear the songs live and then a couple of years to see how good (or bad) the album ages.

 

[Native_Son]

i think every song on HTDAAB is pute gold. ABOY not a classic, but was catchy and just as rock&roll (infact more so than) any of what the younger (pop/indie) bands.
Miracle Drug should have been second single i thought.

i suppose your top songs survey (well done on that btw!) will show what U2 fans think. but it seems the wider public havent been particularly kind to NLOTH singles.

If they had made this album in 2 years i would have been chuffed with it, but 4 years + is disapointing. i wounder if (i wouldnt say lack of) but less success than usual will make the band change their mind on releaseing what will effectively be the NLOTH B-sides' songs of ascent album. again if it sells a few million and has 1 hit single like zooropa then brilliant, but this material wasnt strong enough to make NLOTH then does it really stand a chance apart from the million or so U2 faithful.

incidently i think Mercy and Smile were better than most of NLOTH
for me if NLOTH had 2 more catchy tracks i would rate it much more highly because as a whole its a strong album but there is something lacking.

 

[fedeu2]

i suppose your top songs survey (well done on that btw!) will show what U2 fans think. but it seems the wider public havent been particularly kind to NLOTH singles.

Well, I´m under the impression that this album has been well received in general by the hardcore fans. There were quite a few of them that accused the band of playing it safe with ATYCLB and HTDAAB. Clearly, NLOTH is a departure. As you put it, there are no enough catchy songs in it. On the other hand, they´ve come up with their best song since One: Moment of surrender. And I don´t have a problem with this

 

[CosmoKramer]

Well, I´m under the impression that this album has been well received in general by the hardcore fans. There were quite a few of them that accused the band of playing it safe with ATYCLB and HTDAAB. Clearly, NLOTH is a departure. As you put it, there are no enough catchy songs in it. On the other hand, they´ve come up with their best song since One: Moment of surrender. And I don´t have a problem with this

I dont give the term "classic U2 song" out as easily as some. In my opinion, the following are classic U2 songs (recent albums only)

ATYCLB-Beautiful Day, Walk on (Stuck and Elevation are Great songs)
HTDAAB-Vertigo (Miracle Drug, Love and Peace & COBL are great songs and STYCMIOYO is not good, Im sorry but I dont like it)
NLOTH- Magnificent, Breathe (Moment of Surrender and Crazy Tonight are great songs)

I know a lot of people will disagree with me but thats what I think. As much as I feel Magnificent is the best U2 song since Beautiful Day/Walk On/One, I think Im starting to feel Breathe is just as good.

 

[fedeu2]

I know a lot of people will disagree with me but thats what I think. As much as I feel Magnificent is the best U2 song since Beautiful Day/Walk On/One, I think Im starting to feel Breathe is just as good.

And this is precisely what makes NLOTH great, isn't it?

 

[macawaca]

HITS Update: 7,400 with just over 68% now in.

 

[KUEFC09U2]

seems a bit low, but the last 75% always adds a bit more, so hopefully still over 20k

 

[macawaca]

Last week they had 7,300 with 54% in, some maybe a bit down on last week again???

 

[KUEFC09U2]

As showed 69.42% and now upto 17,148

edit 17.148 is actually the final number apparantley :S, it stayed on 69.42% with 17,148 then jumped to final

 

[macawaca]

HITS Final now in: Down to number 24 with 17,148 sales, down 11% on last week, so some levelling off on the percentage drops at least.

 

[macawaca]

Sorry KUEFC09U2, you just beat me to it!

 

[macawaca]

LW TW artist / album label power index % change
-- 1 RICK ROSS DEF JAM/IDJMG 152,873 --DEEPER THAN RAP
1 2 HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE WALT DISNEY RECORDS 101,832 -21% SOUNDTRACK
-- 3 DEPECHE MODE MUTE 81,093 -- SOUNDS OF THE UNIVERSE
-- 4 ASHER ROTH SRC/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 67,449 -- ASLEEP IN THE BREAD AISLE
3 5 RASCAL FLATTS LYRIC STREET 67,053 -35% UNSTOPPABLE
4 6 TWILIGHT ATLANTIC 39,857 -21% SOUNDTRACK
8 7 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 38,973 +11% FAME
6 8 NOW 30 UME 36,247 -17% VARIOUS ARTISTS
2 9 DAY26 BAD BOY/ATLANTIC 34,699 -70% FOREVER IN A DAY
7 10 JADAKISS DEF JAM/IDJMG 30,023 -31% THE LAST KISS
10 11 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 27,860 -11% FEARLESS
9 12 JASON ALDEAN BROKEN BOW 27,652 -20% WIDE OPEN
14 13 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 25,371 +4% DARK HORSE
11 14 DIANA KRALL VERVE 22,693 -24% QUIET NIGHTS
19 15 KINGS OF LEON RCA/RMG 22,238 +18% ONLY BY THE NIGHT
13 16 KEITH URBAN CAPITOL NASHVILLE 21,802 -19% DEFYING GRAVITY
12 17 KERI HILSON INTERSCOPE 21,188 -23% IN A PERFECT WORLD
15 18 PRINCE NPG 20,759 -6% LOTUS FLOW3R
20 19 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 20,119 +11% I AM... SASHA FIERCE
-- 20 LACUNA COIL CENTURY MEDIA 19,798 -- SHALLOW LIFE
23 21 KELLY CLARKSON RCA/RMG 19,123 +7% ALL I EVER WANTED
22 22 FLO RIDA ATLANTIC 17,701 -2% R.O.O.T.S.
26 23 ZAC BROWN BAND ATLANTIC 17,401 +10% FOUNDATION
18 24 U2 INTERSCOPE 17,148 -11% NO LINE ON THE HORIZON
16 25 THE-DREAM DEF JAM/IDJMG 16,969 -13% LOVE VS. MONEY
17 26 CARRIE UNDERWOOD ARISTA NASHVILLE 16,691 -13% CARNIVAL RIDE
25 27 JAMIE FOXX J RECORDS/RMG 15,721 -3% INTUITION
31 28 THEORY OF A DEADMAN ROADRUNNER 15,702 +25% SCARS & SOUVENIRS
5 29 SILVERSUN PICKUPS DANGERBIRD 15,311 -69% SWOON
-- 30 CHIMAIRA FERRET RECORDS 14,819 --

 

[KUEFC09U2]

Also 4 new entries ahead of it so an overall drop of 2 places really.

 

[macawaca]

Still doing a lot better than in the UK. Still hanging in there and enough of a presence still to benefit from a potential 'Magnificent' boost.

 

[KUEFC09U2]

Personally i am still hoping for top 40 in the UK during week 9, they do really need to do some serious promotion with magnificent though, it is crying out for it, as its already starting to do VERY well on the club charts with its remixes!

 

[Irishteen]

The Top 10 Albums of 2009

1 Only by the Night - Kings of Leon 583,000
2 The Fame - Lady Gaga * 396,296
3 It's not Me, It's You - Lily Allen 330,000
4 The Circus - Take That 282,000
5 No Line on the Horizon - U2 278,000
6 Invaders Must Die - The Prodigy 269,000
7 Rockferry - Duffy 266,000
8 I am Sasha Fierce - Beyoncé * 258,007 - (569,741)
9 Songs for You, Truths for Me - James Morrison 248,000
10 The Seldom seen Kid - Elbow 223,000

Those are the best selling albums in the UK this year, Prodigy will overtake U2 within a week or two

 

[CosmoKramer]

The Top 10 Albums of 2009

1 Only by the Night - Kings of Leon 583,000
2 The Fame - Lady Gaga * 396,296
3 It's not Me, It's You - Lily Allen 330,000
4 The Circus - Take That 282,000
5 No Line on the Horizon - U2 278,000
6 Invaders Must Die - The Prodigy 269,000
7 Rockferry - Duffy 266,000
8 I am Sasha Fierce - Beyoncé * 258,007 - (569,741)
9 Songs for You, Truths for Me - James Morrison 248,000
10 The Seldom seen Kid - Elbow 223,000

Those are the best selling albums in the UK this year, Prodigy will overtake U2 within a week or two

Whats frustrating is that U2 has a GREAT song that they released to radio last month (officially May 4th) and have yet to do any promotion. I know that it is important to avoid overkill but this song is too good to just let grow on its own. Get the video and the edit out already! I dont know, its just that a little promotion could bump the album 10-20 spots in the US or UK.

 

[macawaca]

Is there really no info at all out there on the video??