Week 83 Chart News

[doctorwho]

The last few weeks haven't been very kind to ATYCLB in the U.S. In Week 81, ATYCLB dropped to #119 on the U.S. Billboard charts (down from #107 the week before) and sold 9,321 copies, down from 11,712 copies the week prior (Week 80). This was the lowest weekly sales for the album in the U.S. since its release. In Week 82, the album dropped to #131, the lowest chart position it has ever been in the U.S. However, its sales remained very steady, even increasing ever so slightly, to 9,353 copies.

So with the album hitting a new low in sales one week and a new low in chart position the next week, what did Week 83 have in store for ATYCLB?

Fortunately, it was a mini-rebound!

This week, Week 83 of ATYCLB's release, the album bounces up to #118 on the U.S. Billboard charts. It also increased slightly in sales to 9,415 copies. This is very good news as it is happily proving my optimistic prognostication. I predicted that the album would remain relatively stable for a while - throughout the summer - before it finally fell out of the Top 200. Big selling albums always tend to level off for a while before finally disappearing from the charts. I anticipated ATYCLB leveling off at about 10,000 copies per week, falling just shy of the Top 100. IN the past 4 weeks, that has proven true, as the album has sold almost exactly 40,000 copies and has lingered slightly out of the Top 100. Let's hope these very steady sales remain (or improve) as the summer season progresses.

Chart Summary for United States

The first 83 weeks for ATYCLB on the U.S. Billboard charts are:

3-5-12-22-23-24-20(1xP)-18-22-16
19-19(2xP)-25-33-37-35-11(3xGrammy)-15-25-31
38-40-42-45-45-48-50-48-50-58
60-53-50-66-74-82-81-89-88-99
105-106-108-104-78-66-53-50-57-55
54-58(3xP)-62-67-80-77-78-76-69-71
74-58-39-56-61-66-25(SBowl)-26-28-10(4xGrammy)
17-25-37-47-48-55-65-83-103-107
119-131-118

"POP" was out of the Top 100 after 19 weeks and "Zooropa" was out of the Top 100 after 31 weeks. ATYCLB fell out of the Top 100 after 40 weeks, however, it had returned for an additional 34 weeks.

ATYCLB spent 74 out of 83 total weeks in the U.S. Top 100; 30 weeks in the U.S. Top 40; and 3 weeks in the U.S. Top 10.

Approximate weekly sales for the first 83 weeks of ATYCLB are (rounded to nearest thousand):

428,000 + 176,000 + 119,000 + 125,000 + 100,000 + 113,000 + 154,000 + 259,000 + 108,000 + 66,000 + 59,000 + 57,000+ 47,000 + 44,000 + 41,000 + 49,000 + 85,000 + 74,000 + 54,000 + 48,000 + 43,000 + 39,000 + 37,000 + 39,000 + 30,000 + 29,000 + 26,000 + 29,000 + 25,000 + 24,000 + 27,000 + 30,000 + 31,000 + 24,000 + 22,000 + 18,000 + 19,000 + 17,000 + 17,000 + 15,000 + 14,000 + 14,000 + 13,000 + 13,000 + 16,000 + 19,000 + 21,000 + 23,000 + 22,000 + 22,000 + 24,000 + 25,000 + 24,000 + 23,000 + 21,000 + 28,000 + 28,000 + 30,000 + 46,000 + 72,000 + 42,000 + 28,000 + 26,000 + 19,000 + 20,000 + 19,000 + 46,000 + 53,000 + 36,000 + 81,000 + 56,000 + 40,000 + 32,000 + 29,000 + 22,000 + 18,000 + 14,000 + 13,000 + 11,000 + 12,000 + 9,000 + 9,000 + 9,000

Exact U.S. SoundScan sales are: 3,877,941 copies (note that the sum of the weekly estimates is off from the exact total due to rounding). The album is slighly over 120,000 copies from the 4x Platinum mark in the U.S.

Prior U.S. ATYCLB chart data:

Highest Rankings for "Beautiful Day": #21 on the Hot 100 chart, #1 on the Dance Charts, #5 on the Modern Rock chart, #4 on the Adult Top 40 chart.

Highest Rankings for "Suck in a Moment...": #52 on the Hot 100 chart, #9 on the Adult Top 40 chart.

Highest Rankings for "Elevation": #9 on the Modern Rock chart. I *believe* #17 on the Dance charts.

Highest Rankings for "Walk On": #10 on the Modern Rock chart.

 

[doctorwho]

More U.S. Chart News

Here is a bit more U.S. chart news.

The "Elevation" VHS video drops ever so slightly to #14 (from #12) in its 26th week on the music video charts. Its sales also remain near constant as it sold 1,214 this week, as compared to 1,253 copies last week. The DVD version of the video also remains incredibly stable. The DVD also drops a bit, to #13 from #11, but sales remain constant as it sold 1,137 copies this week vs. 1,162 copies last week. After the holiday season, this video has been sold between 2,000-4,000 copies each week. These sales, combined with the holiday season sales easily makes this a GOLD selling video and possibly even Platinum. My guess is that when U2's label recertifies ATYCLB, they will also certify this video (or at least they should!).

The "Best Of" enjoys a nice little rebound up the Pop Catalog charts as well. It jumps from #79 to #66. Sales also improved as it sold 3,835 copies this week as compared to 3,638 last week.

The "Best Of" is not the only U2 album to appear on the Catalog charts this week. The "Joshua Tree" makes an appearace at #181. It sold 2,179 copies this week and 2,013 copies last week. The "Joshua Tree" has been out of the Top 200 on the Catalog charts these past few weeks. Based on last week's sales, I estimate that it is sold about 2,000 copies per week during that time - not bad for a 15 year old album, but not enough to put it in the Top 200.


As always, I thank Melissa for sending me the SoundScan report so I could present these accurate numbers.

 

[doctorwho]

Chart Tidbits...

And now for some chart tidbits.

Eminem's new album remains at #1 (for the second consecutive week). Last week, it reached #1 based on just ONE day's worth of sales. SoundScan tracks sales from Monday through Sunday. Eminem's album was released on a Sunday and sold a whopping 284,534 copies - good enough for #1. This week - a "normal" week, it sold 1,321,799 copies! Combined, that's about 1.6 million albums sold in a week - no record, but some very strong numbers. Eminem's album sold so well that it more than doubled all the rest of the Top 10 albums combined!

I had thought that the Memorial Day holiday would have boosted sales much higher in the U.S. Often long weekends mean kids in malls, which mean higher music sales. Yet the #10 album this past week sold a rather soft 61,263 copies. Granted, the Memorial Day holiday did boost sales somewhat, as overall sales were about 550,000 copies higher than last week - however, I feel that most of the increase can be attributed to Eminem's album. Years ago, the #10 album would sell at least 80,000 copies, yet now, week after week, 60,000 copies is often good enough to enter the Top 10. While summer is still a few weeks away, it does appear that sales have slumped considerably from what they were just a few years back. Clearly the effects of file sharing programs are taking their toll. Still, when an in demand product is created, it will sell (see Eminem's numbers).

Moby's album, "18", drops to #15 this week (from #10). Much like U2's ATYCLB, it spent a mere 2 weeks in the Top 10 before falling out. However, unlike U2's album, it only sold 48,852 copies in its third week (ATYCLB sold almost 120,000 copies its third week). A few years back, those types of sales would typically have put it out of the Top 20 - yet now, it sits rather high at #15. And, of course, this is a good thing for Moby. I like seeing his album remain near the top.

The "O Brother..." soundtrack, which inexplicably won the Album of the Year Grammy, also inexplicably continues to sell well. I have tried to listen to this album, but found it terrible - and I enjoy bluegrass music. "O Brother..." remains very constant this week, dropping from #17 to #18 with sales of 46,844 copies this week vs. 53,643 copies last week.

Below is the Top 200 SoundScan report. Enjoy!


CHART: Top Current Albums Page 1 of 4
Week Ending 06/02/02
Wks 2 Last This Curr. Week Last
On Lbl Weeks Week Week Sales(est) Week
___ ____ _____ ____ ____ _______ _______

2 INT --- 1 1 * EMINEM|EMINEM SHOW 1321799 284534
3 ABAD 1 2 2 P. DIDDY & BAD |WE INVENTED TH 117075 143902
9 DEF 7 5 3 ASHANTI|ASHANTI 82481 87677
3 DEF 2 4 4 CAM'RON|COME HOME WITH ME 76594 107797
10 EPIC 8 6 5 DION*CELINE|NEW DAY HAS COME 69891 80178
2 COL --- 3 6 ANTHONY*MARC|MENDED 66890 111028
7 AAM 10 11 7 CROW*SHERYL|C'MON C'MON 66400 74654
6 BNA 13 9 8 CHESNEY*KENNY|NO SHOES NO SHIR 65239 77072
11 UME 9 8 9 VARIOUS ARTISTS|NOW 9 63372 77838
4 DEF 5 7 10 MUSIQ (SOULCHIL|JUSLISEN 61263 78901
5 COL 11 14 11 SPIDER-MAN|SOUNDTRACK 59298 62771
5 UNCM 12 15 12 BIG TYMERS|HOOD RICH 55103 60177
29 EPIC 16 19 13 * SHAKIRA|LAUNDRY SERVICE 52349 48678
2 COL --- 13 14 VA-NOW THAT'S W|OFF THE HOOK 51146 64599
3 V2 4 10 15 MOBY|18 48852 76467
28 LAF 15 20 16 PINK|MISSUNDAZTOOD 47916 48166
25 WAR 18 24 17 * GROBAN*JOSH|JOSH GROBAN 47773 42601
75 LHWY 17 17 18 O BROTHER WHERE|SOUNDTRACK 46844 53643
14 BNTE 35 26 19 * JONES*NORAH|COME AWAY WITH ME 42402 38042
20 ARI 26 18 20 JACKSON*ALAN|DRIVE 40362 50282
22 COL 22 28 21 MAYER*JOHN|ROOM FOR SQUARES 39152 37457
3 GEFN 3 16 22 WEEZER|MALADROIT 38381 55140
5 AAM 19 25 23 CARLTON*VANESSA|BE NOT NOBODY 36659 40390
4 COL 14 23 24 HILL*LAURYN|MTV UNPLUGGED NO. 34210 42966
40 GEFN 24 27 25 PUDDLE OF MUDD|COME CLEAN 34022 37546
25 INT 29 35 26 NO DOUBT|ROCK STEADY 32272 32553
38 ROAD 28 31 27 NICKELBACK|SILVER SIDE UP 32266 33845
84 WAR 20 30 28 LINKIN PARK|HYBRID THEORY 32243 34534
2 MCA --- 12 29 BOX CAR RACER|BOX CAR RACER 30758 65417
17 EPIC 37 34 30 LOPEZ*JENNIFER|J TO THA LO! 30582 32698
27 DEF 23 32 31 LUDACRIS|WORD OF MOUF 29555 33126
13 ATLG 31 37 32 BRANDY|FULL MOON 29447 31530
39 COL 30 36 33 SYSTEM OF A DOW|TOXICITY 28709 32490
9 EEG 34 46 34 TWEET|SOUTHERN HUMMINGBIRD 26451 24891
17 MCA 42 42 35 BLIGE*MARY J.|NO MORE DRAMA (2 26414 26879
17 ARBH 36 22 36 MANILOW*BARRY|ULTIMATE MANILOW 26290 44627
31 INT 40 44 37 IGLESIAS*ENRIQU|ESCAPE 25439 25685
42 WAR 44 41 38 BRANCH*MICHELLE|SPIRIT ROOM 25209 27195
14 ATLG 33 38 39 NAPPY ROOTS|WATERMELON CHICKEN 24220 30962
25 DRMW 53 53 40 * JIMMY EAT WORLD|JIMMY EAT WORL 24184 21365
35 DEF 41 45 41 JA RULE|PAIN IS LOVE 23558 25088
12 EPIC 45 43 42 B2K|B2K 23414 25702
3 ATLG 6 29 43 RUSH|VAPOR TRAILS 23344 34689
43 LAF 39 47 44 USHER|8701 23164 24539
2 AAM --- 89 45 * SPIRIT: STALLIO|SOUNDTRACK 23036 13511
38 ATLG 46 49 46 P.O.D.|SATELLITE 22949 23848
6 SNYC 21 33 47 STAR WARS EP II|SOUNDTRACK 22916 32735
28 WNDU 51 51 48 CREED|WEATHERED 22686 21857
49 J 49 55 49 KEYS*ALICIA|SONGS IN A MINOR 22525 20588
2 AAM --- 21 50 GRANT*AMY|LEGACY...HYMNS & FAI 20997 46963



CHART: Top Current Albums Page 2 of 4
Week Ending 06/02/02
Wks 2 Last This Curr. Week Last
On Lbl Weeks Week Week Sales(est) Week
___ ____ _____ ____ ____ _______ _______

3 UNIV 25 40 51 MORRISON*VAN|DOWN THE ROAD 20371 27345
4 TVT 32 50 52 NAUGHTY BY NATU|IICONS 19126 22752
26 ATLG 47 54 53 FAT JOE|JEALOUS ONES STILL ENV 18946 20945
10 MCA 48 57 54 AVANT|ECSTASY 18833 20362
30 TVT 55 60 55 DEFAULT|FALLOUT 18781 19115
17 UNEJ 58 62 56 JOHNSON*JACK|BRUSHFIRE FAIRYTA 18700 17503
32 EPIC 60 63 57 INCUBUS|MORNING VIEW 18547 17300
8 CAP 43 51 58 RAITT*BONNIE|SILVER LINING 18501 21857
10 UNIV 38 48 59 SCORPION KING|SOUNDTRACK 18009 23854
46 ATLG 74 68 60 DAVID*CRAIG|BORN TO DO IT 17404 16577
10 KOCH 61 70 61 YING YANG TWINS|ALLEY, RETURN 16997 16387
24 COL 52 59 62 NAS|STILLMATIC 16955 19448
8 WAR 54 58 63 GOO GOO DOLLS|GUTTERFLOWER 16502 19673
11 ARI 71 65 64 PAISLEY*BRAD|PART II 16348 17019
80 WAR 56 72 65 ENYA|DAY WITHOUT RAIN 15971 16243
28 ATLG 68 66 66 KID ROCK|COCKY 15898 16934
2 MCA --- 39 67 LEE*TOMMY|NEVER A DULL MOMENT 15564 28664
15 GOSP 69 75 68 FRANKLIN*KIRK|REBIRTH OF KIRK 14883 16069
11 DEF 50 61 69 JAY-Z/R. KELLY|BEST OF BOTH WO 14861 17902
28 ISL 90 94 70 * HOOBASTANK|HOOBASTANK 14836 13040
3 EPIC 27 56 71 RUFF ENDZ|SOMEONE TO LOVE YOU 14728 20584
30 JIVE 79 82 72 SPEARS*BRITNEY|BRITNEY 14541 14216
22 MOT 73 78 73 INDIA.ARIE|ACOUSTIC SOUL 13838 14807
37 RCA 121 71 74 MCBRIDE*MARTINA|GREATEST HITS 13660 16269
59 ARI 132 77 75 BROOKS & DUNN|STEERS & STRIPES 13468 15091
40 DRMW 76 67 76 KEITH*TOBY|PULL MY CHAIN 13449 16663
6 WAR 118 115 77 * HIVES|VENI VIDI VICIOUS 13278 10615
14 WAR 64 73 78 MORISSETTE*ALAN|UNDER RUG SWEP 12987 16180
22 LYST 62 74 79 RASCAL FLATTS|RASCAL FLATTS 12967 16100
6 ATLG 59 69 80 WILCO|YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT 12904 16401
80 CURB 88 81 81 MCGRAW*TIM|GREATEST HITS 12836 14217
27 J 77 91 82 BUSTA RHYMES|GENESIS 12531 13262
38 ZOMB 75 84 83 SMITH*MICHAEL W|WORSHIP 12427 14039
30 J 94 97 84 STONE*ANGIE|MAHOGANY SOUL 12245 12468
12 VRGN 66 64 85 N.E.R.D.|IN SEARCH OF 12150 17089
13 V2 84 76 86 WHITE STRIPES|WHITE BLOOD CELL 11834 15249
55 DRMW 97 100 87 SHREK|SOUNDTRACK 11762 11957
58 CURB 89 86 88 MCGRAW*TIM|SET THIS CIRCUS DOW 11594 13700
14 CAP 81 88 89 MINOGUE*KYLIE|FEVER 11585 13578
14 EPIC 124 119 90 * TENACIOUS D|TENACIOUS D 11391 10308
6 ARI 67 93 91 CEE-LO|PERFECT IMPERFECT 11386 13109
18 INT 96 96 92 UNWRITTEN LAW|ELVA 11329 12596
31 RCA 131 135 93 * CALLING|CAMINO PALMERO 11250 8460
88 BNA 111 111 94 CHESNEY*KENNY|GREATEST HITS 11223 11066
54 EEG 99 110 95 STAIND|BREAK THE CYCLE 11151 11161
23 WAR 91 106 96 JAHEIM|GHETTO LOVE 11147 11341
18 COL 114 85 97 TRITT*TRAVIS|DOWN THE ROAD I G 10989 13957
17 BNA 107 118 98 VA-TOTALLY COUN|TOTALLY COUNTR 10740 10372
1 COL --- --- 99 * DIVINE SECRETS |SOUNDTRACK 10704 85
9 MCAN 105 113 100 ALLAN*GARY|ALRIGHT GUY 10616 10858



CHART: Top Current Albums Page 3 of 4
Week Ending 06/02/02
Wks 2 Last This Curr. Week Last
On Lbl Weeks Week Week Sales(est) Week
___ ____ _____ ____ ____ _______ _______

14 WAR 70 83 101 CHER|LIVING PROOF 10611 14088
7 WAR 122 105 102 TRICK PONY|TRICK PONY 10594 11427
49 BNA 133 112 103 LONESTAR|I'M ALREADY THERE 10523 11015
17 INO 93 95 104 MERCY ME|ALMOST THERE 10500 12625
34 RCA 151 137 105 * STROKES, THE|IS THIS IT 10378 8330
46 BLKG 117 127 106 AALIYAH|AALIYAH 10259 9576
6 DEVE 103 114 107 DEVITO*LOUIE|DANCE FACTORY 10236 10694
96 CURB 109 122 108 COYOTE UGLY|SOUNDTRACK 10143 10233
4 ANIT 63 92 109 WAITS*TOM|BLOOD MONEY 10090 13148
10 COL 87 102 110 VA-WWF FORCEABL|WWF FORCEABLE 10019 11789
3 ARTR 175 138 111 * KHIA|THUG MISSES 10012 8323
24 INT 108 121 112 MOULIN ROUGE|SOUNDTRACK 9896 10239
6 ISL 86 99 113 COSTELLO*ELVIS|WHEN I WAS CRUE 9718 12065
12 MOT 92 104 114 SHAND*REMY|WAY I FEEL 9625 11512
6 PRR 78 124 115 BIG MOE|PURPLE WORLD 9596 9851
4 ANIT 65 98 116 WAITS*TOM|ALICE 9515 12222
71 EPIC 141 125 117 LOPEZ*JENNIFER|J. LO 9442 9622
83 INT 119 131 118 U2|ALL THAT YOU CAN'T LEAVE BE 9415 9353
4 BNA 95 116 119 COFFEY*KELLIE|WHEN YOU LIE NEX 9163 10578
15 UNIV 170 163 119 * FLAW|THROUGH THE EYES 9163 7203
6 J 98 117 121 RL|RL-EMENTS 9122 10535
2 KOCR --- 107 122 DAYTON FAMILY|DOPE HOUSE 9111 11276
11 MBOT 112 123 123 BUFFETT*JIMMY|FAR SIDE OF THE 9056 9926
37 IMPL 102 132 124 KRALL*DIANA|LOOK OF LOVE 9032 9258
81 CAP 149 156 125 * BEATLES|BEATLES 1 9028 7372
3 GEFN 82 150 126 * WWF TOUGH ENOUG|TV SOUNDTRACK 8959 7751
1 DILM --- --- 127 * DJ PAUL|VOL. 16-FOR DA SUMMA 8796 2248
11 EPIC 104 129 128 LEWIS*GLENN|WORLD OUTSIDE MY W 8784 9455
2 MCA --- 90 129 VA-NASCAR-CRANK|NASCAR-CRANK I 8743 13482
2 FATR --- 80 130 NOFX|45 OR 46 SONGS THAT WEREN 8723 14254
4 ROAD 85 120 131 COAL CHAMBER|DARK DAYS 8470 10249
5 MCA 80 109 132 BLACKALICIOUS|BLAZING ARROW 8035 11167
4 GRP 110 141 133 DOWNING*WILL|SENSUAL JOURNEY 7966 8115
20 LHWY 153 158 134 NELSON*WILLIE|GREAT DIVIDE 7897 7265
12 ATLG 159 166 135 * CORRS|VHI PRESENTS THE CORRS L 7858 7069
66 RCA 142 152 136 MATTHEWS*DAVE B|EVERYDAY 7805 7725
6 WAR 185 175 137 * GREEN DAY|INTERNATIONAL SUPERH 7633 6610
4 EEG 83 128 138 VA-FAMILY VALUE|FAMILY VALUES 7618 9513
28 VRGN 137 149 139 VA-NOW THAT'S W|VOL. 8-NOW THA 7602 7786
24 COL 128 145 140 LIL' BOW WOW|DOGGY BAG 7525 7879
13 WNDU 126 140 141 DROWNING POOL|SINNER 7432 8152
51 MCA 150 169 142 BLINK 182|TAKE OFF YOUR PANTS 7426 6974
75 DRMW 143 165 143 FURTADO*NELLY|WHOA NELLY! 7404 7170
3 VOLC 180 181 144 * 311|FROM CHAOS 7346 6277
101 UNIV 140 155 145 NELLY|COUNTRY GRAMMAR 7246 7505
2 VP --- 157 146 VA-REGGAE GOLD |REGGAE GOLD 20 7222 7290
29 ATLG 134 164 147 JEWEL|THIS WAY 7186 7176
2 EMIL --- 126 148 THALIA|THALIA 7154 9588
10 SCRV 120 142 149 BAHA MEN|MOVE IT LIKE THIS 7129 8006
25 JIVE 138 168 150 JOE|BETTER DAYS 7066 6975



CHART: Top Current Albums Page 4 of 4
Week Ending 06/02/02
Wks 2 Last This Curr. Week Last
On Lbl Weeks Week Week Sales(est) Week
___ ____ _____ ____ ____ _______ _______

36 ROUN 155 171 151 KRAUSS*ALISON &|NEW FAVORITE 7043 6770
29 GEFN 144 161 152 ZOMBIE*ROB|SINISTER URGE 7039 7231
2 SNYC --- 154 153 MA*YO-YO|SILK ROAD JOURNEYS: W 7036 7509
2 SACT --- 87 154 SUPERJOINT RITU|USE ONCE & DES 6978 13690
26 LAF 123 160 155 OUTKAST|BIG BOI & DRE PRESENT 6904 7251
11 VAGR 157 148 156 DASHBOARD CONFE|PLACES YOU HAV 6891 7816
7 CCHO 125 144 157 VA-DOVE HITS 20|DOVE HITS 2002 6871 7926
24 JIVE 115 143 158 MYSTIKAL|TARANTULA 6857 7994
33 EPIC 127 153 159 OSBOURNE*OZZY|DOWN TO EARTH 6856 7545
5 WAR 135 170 160 PRINCE|VERY BEST OF PRINCE 6811 6851
8 WAR 106 133 161 YOUNG*NEIL|ARE YOU PASSIONATE? 6670 8653
3 HOL 72 134 162 THIRD STRIKE|LOST ANGEL 6628 8505
5 RVRA 116 159 163 C-MURDER|TRU DAWGS 6544 7256
21 V2 130 162 164 I AM SAM|SOUNDTRACK 6509 7207
6 JIVE 129 151 165 BOLTON*MICHAEL|ONLY A WOMAN LI 6481 7746
84 VRGN 182 183 166 KRAVITZ*LENNY|GREATEST HITS 6464 6111
29 WAR 160 176 167 STEWART*ROD|VOICE: VERY BEST O 6326 6598
67 TILI 148 174 168 VARIOUS ARTISTS|SONGS 4 WORSHI 6276 6651
41 COL 139 177 169 MAXWELL|NOW 6192 6447
26 EEG 169 186 170 ADAMS*YOLANDA|BELIEVE 6179 6045
23 ARI 154 173 171 ADEMA|ADEMA 6167 6652
3 VAGR 57 167 172 GET UP KIDS|ON A WIRE 6137 7063
4 ATLG 113 200 173 FOREIGNER|COMPLETE GREATEST HI 6006 5658
7 WAR --- --- 174 * LIGHTFOOT*GORDO|COMPLETE GREAT 5988 4774
62 COL 172 190 175 TRAIN|DROPS OF JUPITER 5981 5933
10 EPIC --- --- 176 * INDIGO GIRLS|BECOME YOU 5971 4596
5 UNIV 101 146 177 ALI|HEAVY STARCH 5970 7856
1 UNIV --- --- 178 * MUSHROOMHEAD|XX 5911 3427
44 COL 164 187 179 FIVE FOR FIGHTI|AMERICA TOWN 5906 6043
2 AADR --- 180 180 BADLY DRAWN BOY|ABOUT A BOY 5887 6305
1 ATO --- --- 181 * GRIFFIN*PATTY|1000 KISSES 5878 4320
12 GCM 168 --- 182 * TESH*JOHN|DEEPER FAITH 5819 4651
21 CURB 189 179 183 MESSINA*JODEE|BURN 5816 6331
5 EEG 145 178 184 ANASTASIO*TREY|TREY ANASTASIO 5749 6446
4 WAR 152 182 185 EARSHOT|LETTING GO 5674 6267
6 COL 161 --- 186 WILLIAMS*MICHEL|HEART TO YOURS 5661 5558
2 DRMW --- 108 187 EMERSON DRIVE|EMERSON DRIVE 5660 11225
1 WAR --- --- 188 * VANILLA SKY|SOUNDTRACK 5599 3317
2 RCA --- 192 189 EVANS*SARA|BORN TO FLY 5577 5901
4 DECC 193 --- 190 MAMMA MIA!|ORIGINAL CAST 5555 5442
11 UNIV 174 197 191 NESBY*ANN|PUT IT ON PAPER 5554 5786
1 ATLG --- --- 192 * HARRY POTTER & |SOUNDTRACK 5483 2127
4 SDR 136 172 193 VA-ATTICUS: DRA|ATTICUS: DRAGG 5475 6691
1 EPIC --- --- 194 * JACKSON*MICHAEL|VOL. 1-GREATES 5467 4953
23 COL 166 194 195 YORN*PETE|MUSICFORTHEMORNINGAF 5423 5852
2 VOLC 200 --- 196 TOOL|LATERALUS 5343 4902
64 DRMW 178 --- 197 ALIEN ANT FARM|ANTHOLOGY 5324 5449
1 KOCR --- --- 198 AFU-RA|LIFE FORCE RADIO 5288 5609
5 WAR 181 --- 199 SINATRA*FRANK|GREATEST LOVE SO 5276 4993
2 EEG --- 130 200 BREEDERS|TITLE TK 5263 9433
Total Sales 4774479 4227913

 

[STING2]

Wow! Thanks for the Stats Dr. Who! If you could, could post the top 200 catalog. Thanks!

 

[STING2]

Here is week 82/83 international chart news for ATYCLB:

Canada #82
Ireland #30
United States #131

Total estimated sales of ATYCLB for the week were 11,138. Total sales worldwide for ATYCLB now stand at 10,881,506! Looks like only a couple of more weeks until it hits 10.9 million worldwide!

 

[womanfish]

that's very cool to see a little jump up for the album in this late stage. The nice thing about it is that it continues to rack up sales (almost 40,000 a month) while not really being out in the public eye, so people are getting a little U2 break (much needed in my opinion).

Hard to say what if any effect Bono's trip with O'niell has had on the album. Most press i see is fairly negative, but it seems pretty detached from the music side of things.

We will see if the concert on ABC family does anything for sales. I would expect maybe another small kick up (maybe 10 spots or so), but nothing major - as this is a non-network tv event that really isn't anything too new.

thanks for the info doctorwho!

 

[doctorwho]

Catalog Charts

Wow! Thanks for the Stats Dr. Who! If you could, could post the top 200 catalog. Thanks!

Here ya go. I just don't want to post to post this info. every week for fear of what happened at that other site.

I think this chart is a better indication of sales for any given week. And as you'll see at the end, sales were up for the Catalog albums - by about 9,000 copies - indicating that the Memorial Day holiday may have had a slight effect. Of course, two of Eminem's catalog albums accounted for 6,000 copies of that increase.



CHART: Top Catalogue Albums Page 1 of 4
Week Ending 06/02/02
Wks 2 Last This Curr. Week Last
On Lbl Weeks Week Week Sales(est) Week
___ ____ _____ ____ ____ _______ _______

567 ISL 109 1 1 MARLEY*BOB & WA|LEGEND-BEST OF 14572 12226
2 INT --- 4 2 EMINEM|MARSHALL MATHERS LP 12150 9259
29 EPIC 2 2 3 DION*CELINE|ALL THE WAY-A DECA 10248 10328
11 WAR 1 3 4 DISTURBED|SICKNESS 9544 9958
283 CAP 6 7 5 SEGER*BOB|GREATEST HITS 8726 7997
387 EEG 3 5 6 AC/DC|BACK IN BLACK 8247 9067
5 INT 47 40 7 EMINEM|SLIM SHADY 7948 4745
36 WNDU 5 8 8 CREED|HUMAN CLAY 7755 7736
84 ATLG 4 6 9 KID ROCK|DEVIL WITHOUT A CAUSE 7618 8540
13 MONN 11 10 10 DIXIE CHICKS|FLY 7577 7534
11 SUG 12 9 11 NICKEL CREEK|NICKEL CREEK 7212 7611
240 ISL 18 14 12 DEF LEPPARD|VAULT-GREATEST HIT 7139 6653
283 EEG 9 12 13 METALLICA|METALLICA 6961 7004
87 ATLG 14 11 14 COLLINS*PHIL|HITS 6699 7025
134 WAR 8 15 15 ENYA|PAINT THE SKY WITH STARS- 6636 6632
82 CAP 30 20 16 BEACH BOYS|VOL. 1-GREATEST HIT 6445 6033
33 EPIC 10 17 17 INCUBUS|MAKE YOURSELF 6408 6210
289 UNIV 29 19 18 ABBA|GOLD-GREATEST HITS 6261 6091
24 EPIC 7 13 19 OSBOURNE*OZZY|OZZMAN COMETH 6244 6815
578 CAP 16 26 20 PINK FLOYD|DARK SIDE OF THE MO 5928 5547
576 WAR 15 21 21 TAYLOR*JAMES|GREATEST HITS 5844 6012
37 COL 28 22 22 ANTHONY*MARC|MARC ANTHONY 5839 5744
201 MCA 25 25 23 SUBLIME|SUBLIME 5831 5588
23 EPIC 149 82 24 MEATLOAF|BAT OUT OF HELL 5796 3563
376 WAR 13 16 25 MADONNA|IMMACULATE COLLECTION 5751 6253
283 MCA 44 34 26 PETTY*TOM & THE|GREATEST HITS 5650 5028
76 COL 27 27 27 AEROSMITH|GREATEST HITS 5649 5488
93 MONN 33 23 28 DIXIE CHICKS|WIDE OPEN SPACES 5642 5665
178 CAP 39 31 29 POISON|1986-96-GREATEST HITS 5576 5122
22 WAR 19 18 30 ZZ TOP|GREATEST HITS 5528 6204
573 MCA 41 33 31 BUFFETT*JIMMY|SONGS YOU KNOW B 5498 5046
383 WAR 20 24 32 FLEETWOOD MAC|GREATEST HITS 5378 5634
88 MERN 22 29 33 TWAIN*SHANIA|COME ON OVER 5351 5294
23 WAR 31 30 34 VAN HALEN|VOL. 1-BEST OF VAN H 5120 5233
271 COL 95 50 35 DAVIS*MILES|KIND OF BLUE 4959 4244
132 WNDU 38 42 36 CREED|MY OWN PRISON 4942 4724
158 EPIC 43 39 37 KING*CAROLE|TAPESTRY (REM) 4915 4791
142 ARI 60 37 38 BROOKS & DUNN|GREATEST HITS CO 4905 4944
44 COL 26 36 39 SYSTEM OF A DOW|SYSTEM OF A DO 4898 4965
22 WAR 21 32 40 MORISSETTE*ALAN|JAGGED LITTLE 4839 5094
11 RCA 32 41 41 GRAY*DAVID|WHITE LADDER 4740 4737
30 WAR 23 28 42 HILL*FAITH|BREATHE 4710 5316
289 HOL 46 48 43 QUEEN|GREATEST HITS 4626 4298
368 UNIV 36 38 44 MORRISON*VAN|BEST OF VAN MORRI 4622 4923
389 FAN 44 45 45 CREEDENCE CLEAR|VOL. 1-CHRONIC 4517 4395
578 EEG 53 49 46 EAGLES|GREATEST HITS '71-75 4471 4260
18 CAP 35 44 47 SINATRA*FRANK|CLASSIC SINATRA 4436 4453
76 COL 77 60 48 NELSON*WILLIE|16 BIGGEST HITS 4377 4063
283 GEFN 71 79 49 EAGLES|HELL FREEZES OVER 4371 3638
439 ISL 42 46 50 JOHN*ELTON|GREATEST HITS 4318 4349


CHART: Top Catalogue Albums Page 2 of 4
Week Ending 06/02/02
Wks 2 Last This Curr. Week Last
On Lbl Weeks Week Week Sales(est) Week
___ ____ _____ ____ ____ _______ _______

80 INT 34 35 51 TUPAC|GREATEST HITS 4306 4988
86 UNIV 52 54 52 GODSMACK|GODSMACK 4223 4175
22 MCAN 62 75 53 ALLAN*GARY|SMOKE RINGS IN THE 4211 3695
51 V2 40 47 54 MOBY|PLAY 4130 4339
241 ARI 74 52 55 JACKSON*ALAN|GREATEST HITS COL 4098 4194
2 MCAN --- 43 55 WOMACK*LEE ANN|I HOPE YOU DANC 4098 4475
61 EPIC 67 61 57 SADE|BEST OF SADE 4046 4031
65 MCA 48 57 58 LYNYRD SKYNYRD|BEST OF LYNYRD 4028 4152
23 INT 56 58 59 DR. DRE|DR. DRE 2001 4017 4142
16 EPIC 65 68 60 BONE THUGS-N-HA|E. 1999 ETERNA 3947 3871
24 DEF 37 55 61 BEASTIE BOYS|LICENSED TO ILL 3930 4174
578 COL 61 59 62 JOURNEY|GREATEST HITS 3917 4118
284 EEG 58 64 63 AC/DC|LIVE 3906 3952
23 DRR 49 56 64 TUPAC|ALL EYEZ ON ME 3873 4166
23 ISL 24 51 65 BON JOVI|SLIPPERY WHEN WET 3841 4235
82 ISL 73 79 66 U2|BEST OF U2-1980-90 3835 3638
22 COL 51 65 67 HILL*LAURYN|MISEDUCATION OF LA 3824 3943
23 WAR 66 73 68 GREEN DAY|DOOKIE 3782 3750
24 WAR 54 62 68 FLEETWOOD MAC|RUMOURS 3782 3998
284 GEFN 50 67 70 GUNS N'ROSES|APPETITE FOR DEST 3773 3881
22 EPIC 59 69 71 VANDROSS*LUTHER|GREATEST HITS 3770 3803
230 CURB 81 53 72 WILLIAMS*HANK J|VOL. 1-GREATES 3736 4191
255 TRSF 64 93 73 GREEN*AL|GREATEST HITS 3721 3357
25 MCA 88 84 74 SUBLIME|40 OZ. TO FREEDOM 3703 3529
9 EPIC 76 74 75 PEARL JAM|TEN 3688 3711
388 CAP 87 78 76 MILLER*STEVE BA|GREATEST HITS 3643 3640
385 CAP 96 91 77 BEATLES|ABBEY ROAD 3626 3364
83 MCA 82 87 78 HENDRIX*JIMI|EXPERIENCE HENDRI 3621 3429
5 WAR 70 66 79 CHER|BELIEVE 3589 3920
22 COL 78 85 80 SIMON & GARFUNK|GREATEST HITS 3564 3515
214 RCA 85 90 81 MATTHEWS*DAVE B|CRASH 3550 3387
284 WAR 63 70 82 SINATRA*FRANK|VERY GOOD YEARS 3544 3776
15 DRR 142 100 83 DR. DRE|CHRONIC 3527 3131
21 ABAD 75 76 84 NOTORIOUS B.I.G|READY TO DIE 3517 3691
84 AAM 17 63 85 STEVENS*CAT|GREATEST HITS 3495 3961
75 COL 108 83 86 JOPLINS*JANIS|GREATEST HITS 3484 3531
22 CURB 130 101 87 JUDDS|NUMBER ONE HITS 3440 3117
11 AAM 161 173 88 CROW*SHERYL|TUESDAY NIGHT MUSI 3437 2314
12 MCA 72 86 89 LYNYRD SKYNYRD|ALL TIME GREATE 3423 3440
51 ARI 114 98 90 SANTANA|SUPERNATURAL 3401 3158
283 GEFN 98 89 91 NIRVANA|NEVERMIND 3380 3391
6 WAR 79 72 92 TRITT*TRAVIS|GREATEST HITS-FRO 3370 3761
5 EPIC 141 77 93 LOPEZ*JENNIFER|ON THE 6 3354 3682
28 ATLG 107 102 94 LED ZEPPELIN|VOL. 1-EARLY DAYS 3325 3107
70 COL 101 88 95 CASH*JOHNNY|16 BIGGEST HITS 3321 3406
10 WAR 84 96 95 GOO GOO DOLLS|DIZZY UP THE GIR 3321 3243
5 COL 99 95 97 MARY MARY|THANKFUL 3299 3252
133 ISL 102 107 98 MELLENCAMP*JOHN|BEST THAT I CO 3285 3058
76 GEFN 69 99 99 WEEZER|WEEZER 3267 3144
24 VOLC 103 114 100 TOOL|AENIMA 3208 2963


CHART: Top Catalogue Albums Page 3 of 4
Week Ending 06/02/02
Wks 2 Last This Curr. Week Last
On Lbl Weeks Week Week Sales(est) Week
___ ____ _____ ____ ____ _______ _______

52 IMPL 55 81 101 KRALL*DIANA|WHEN I LOOK IN YOU 3192 3624
6 WAR 89 94 102 CLAPTON*ERIC|CLAPTON CHRONICLE 3105 3350
20 ABAD 86 71 103 NOTORIOUS B.I.G|LIFE AFTER DEA 3100 3773
51 ARI 117 103 104 MCLACHLAN*SARAH|MIRRORBALL 3060 3083
17 UNIV 94 104 105 3 DOORS DOWN|BETTER LIFE 3046 3062
144 PHIL 93 109 106 BOCELLI*ANDREA|ROMANZA 3025 3019
115 MFL 89 91 107 VA-FAVORITES SE|TODDLER FAVORI 3021 3364
155 ATLG 106 96 108 MATCHBOX TWENTY|YOURSELF OR SO 3014 3243
4 JIVE 119 116 109 SPEARS*BRITNEY|OOPS!...I DID I 3013 2947
24 EEG 113 117 110 METALLICA|AND JUSTICE FOR ALL 2990 2930
275 COL 159 144 111 SPRINGSTEEN*BRU|GREATEST HITS 2976 2527
20 DRR 157 121 112 MAKAVELI|7 DAY THEORY 2922 2871
23 EPIC 124 127 112 BOSTON|GREATEST HITS 2922 2773
13 EPIC 120 112 114 DION*CELINE|LET'S TALK ABOUT L 2914 2988
43 WAR 83 104 115 ENYA|WATERMARK 2906 3062
38 CAP 112 125 116 LENNON*JOHN|LENNON LEGEND 2892 2797
146 UME 92 110 117 CLINE*PATSY|HEARTACHES 2890 3010
15 CURB 105 106 118 MCGRAW*TIM|EVERYWHERE 2862 3059
25 INT 80 119 119 NO DOUBT|TRAGIC KINGDOM 2861 2896
126 ISL 97 125 120 BON JOVI|CROSS ROAD 2860 2797
17 UNIV 164 108 121 BLIGE*MARY J.|WHAT'S THE 411? 2843 3035
23 ISL 138 115 122 WHITE*BARRY|GREATEST HITS VOL. 2827 2962
174 AAM 143 135 122 STYX|GREATEST HITS 2827 2619
6 WAR 104 111 124 ENYA|SHEPHERD MOONS 2805 2991
6 WAR 114 120 125 DIRE STRAITS|SULTANS OF SWING- 2766 2893
5 GEFN 147 128 126 CHER|IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME 2742 2708
24 WAR 173 158 127 RED HOT CHILI P|CALIFORNICATIO 2737 2427
23 EEG 149 160 128 METALLICA|MASTER OF PUPPETS 2730 2395
18 EPIC 160 156 129 BONE THUGS-N-HA|VOL. 1-COLLECT 2729 2435
22 GEFN 129 137 130 AEROSMITH|BIG ONES 2699 2583
30 COL 148 167 131 SIMON & GARFUNK|BEST OF SIMON 2695 2348
6 ATLG 118 122 132 CROCE*JIM|PHOTOGRAPHS & MEMORI 2689 2863
38 ARI 122 123 133 DIDO|NO ANGEL 2684 2826
4 EPIC 180 133 134 DION*CELINE|FALLING INTO YOU 2670 2639
40 BLKG 145 136 135 AALIYAH|ONE IN A MILLION 2663 2593
16 RCA 196 118 135 JENNINGS*WAYLON|GREATEST HITS 2663 2913
53 MCA 154 159 137 BLINK 182|ENEMA OF THE STATE 2658 2424
77 MERN 137 133 138 KEITH*TOBY|VOL. 1-GREATEST HIT 2657 2639
7 EPIC 131 131 139 RAGE AGAINST TH|RAGE AGAINST T 2654 2653
23 COL 167 132 140 TOP GUN|SOUNDTRACK 2599 2640
38 WAR 126 145 141 SINATRA*FRANK|VOL. 1-GREATEST 2560 2525
33 EPIC 186 171 142 JACKSON*MICHAEL|THRILLER 2559 2324
9 EPIC 133 139 143 OSBOURNE*OZZY|NO MORE TEARS 2543 2563
24 UNIV 151 146 144 CLAPTON*ERIC|TIME PIECES-BEST 2530 2517
19 ISL 123 124 145 WHITE*BARRY|ALL TIME GREATEST 2528 2802
7 COL --- 163 146 DYLAN*BOB|VOL. 1-GREATEST HITS 2523 2373
386 UNIV 179 193 147 GREASE|SOUNDTRACK 2482 2193
5 WAR 125 129 148 CHICAGO|GREATEST HITS 1982-198 2476 2682
6 LAF 91 113 149 TLC|CRAZYSEXYCOOL 2472 2987
127 MADA 152 138 150 DENVER*JOHN|BEST OF JOHN DENVE 2463 2570


CHART: Top Catalogue Albums Page 4 of 4
Week Ending 06/02/02
Wks 2 Last This Curr. Week Last
On Lbl Weeks Week Week Sales(est) Week
___ ____ _____ ____ ____ _______ _______

81 CAPN 158 148 151 BROOKS*GARTH|DOUBLE LIVE 2450 2495
23 VOLC 144 165 152 TOOL|UNDERTOW 2419 2371
21 ROUN 135 161 153 KRAUSS*ALISON|NOW THAT I'VE FO 2399 2386
22 WAR 68 142 154 YOUNG*NEIL|HARVEST 2391 2557
2 ATLG --- 143 155 KID ROCK|HISTORY OF ROCK 2379 2537
23 DEF 163 163 156 DMX|AND THEN THERE WAS X 2378 2373
63 BLIX 110 141 157 CASSIDY*EVA|SONGBIRD 2370 2562
3 RCA 194 181 158 MATTHEWS*DAVE B|BEFORE THESE C 2363 2267
5 COL 139 147 159 JAGGED EDGE|J.E. HEARTBREAK 2353 2513
9 CAP 200 --- 160 BEATLES|SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY H 2346 2064
5 EEG 136 149 161 AC/DC|HIGHWAY TO HELL 2344 2487
2 EPIC --- 197 162 INCUBUS|S.C.I.E.N.C.E. (REM) 2337 2175
9 WAR 155 129 163 MORRISON*VAN|MOONDANCE 2321 2682
23 EEG 188 177 164 METALLICA|RIDE THE LIGHTNING 2319 2276
51 INT 187 183 165 LIMP BIZKIT|SIGNIFICANT OTHER 2316 2249
4 EEG 197 188 166 EAGLES|GREATEST HITS VOL. 2 2312 2219
3 RCA 198 --- 167 MATTHEWS*DAVE B|UNDER THE TABL 2292 2045
10 CAPN 100 139 168 NITTY GRITTY DI|WILL THE CIRCL 2285 2563
3 ATLG 192 184 169 MATCHBOX TWENTY|MAD SEASON 2277 2246
2 DRR --- 178 170 SNOOP DOGGY DOG|DOGGYSTYLE 2266 2275
3 BIGB 156 152 171 KAMAKAWIWO'OLE*|FACING FUTURE 2255 2465
1 COL --- --- 172 EARTH WIND & FI|GREATEST HITS 2223 1944
18 COL 177 187 173 NAS|ILLMATIC 2222 2221
5 ATLG 183 174 174 NICKS*STEVIE|TIMESPACE-BEST OF 2213 2306
6 EEG 127 153 175 AC/DC|DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CH 2205 2460
2 COL --- 190 176 FUGEES|SCORE 2204 2211
1 DRMW --- --- 177 PAPA ROACH|INFEST 2203 1918
20 PRR 178 193 178 JAY-Z|REASONABLE DOUBT 2186 2193
22 COL 146 162 179 DIAMOND*NEIL|HOT AUGUST NIGHT 2184 2374
5 WAR 132 151 180 STEWART*ROD|IF WE FALL IN LOVE 2182 2467
1 ISL --- --- 181 U2|JOSHUA TREE 2179 2013
12 LYRI 171 169 182 WIGGLES, THE|YUMMY YUMMY 2171 2331
23 GEFN 140 176 183 ZOMBIE*ROB|HELLBILLY DELUXE 2169 2296
2 ARI --- 175 184 VASSAR*PHIL|PHIL VASSAR 2168 2300
1 WAR --- --- 185 FLEETWOOD MAC|DANCE 2162 1914
1 EPIC --- --- 186 KORN|FOLLOW THE LEADER 2158 1996
1 CAP --- --- 187 BEATLES|REVOLVER (BRITISH) 2157 1735
1 JIVE --- --- 188 SPEARS*BRITNEY|BABY ONE MORE T 2156 2075
2 WAR --- 200 189 DOOBIE BROTHERS|GREATEST HITS 2153 2144
8 EPIC 166 --- 190 OSBOURNE*OZZY|BLIZZARD OF OZZ 2152 2125
1 CAP --- --- 190 BEATLES|RUBBER SOUL (BRITISH) 2152 2035
1 JIV --- --- 192 TUPAC|ME AGAINST THE WORLD 2138 2048
6 EPIC 169 189 193 KORN|KORN 2131 2217
5 ATLG 165 193 194 STONE TEMPLE PI|CORE 2125 2193
1 MCAN --- --- 195 CLINE*PATSY|PATSY CLINE GREATE 2123 1938
1 ATLG --- --- 196 LED ZEPPELIN|LED ZEPPELIN 4 2119 1957
108 CAP 174 172 197 PINK FLOYD|WALL 2118 2317
269 DBV 190 191 198 CHILDREN'S FAVO|VOL. 1-DISNEY 2116 2205
1 GEFN --- --- 199 NIRVANA|IN UTERO 2113 2067
1 ATLG --- --- 200 REDDING*OTIS|VOL. 1-VERY BEST 2101 1978
Total Sales 748492 739050

 

[STING2]

Thanks for the Catalog chart Dr. Who!

 

[Basstrap]

Exact U.S. SoundScan sales are: 3,877,941 copies

So what are the worldwide sales now?
Must be close to 10,000 by now
I'm sorry, I'm very ignorant when it comes to this type of business.

 

[womanfish]

worldwide sales

Basstrap - I assume you meant 10 million, not 10 thousand.

According to our good friend Sting - worldwide sales are approaching 11 million. His latest calculation was 10,870,368 for week 81/82, so for week 82/83 we could expect about 11,000 or so more than that.


Sting, you have any ideas on what the best of has sold worldwide, I know it was 11 or 12 million like a year or so ago. But can't really remember for sure.

Also, isn't it sad to look at the catalog chart and see some of the artists that are selling more than U2. I mean the greatest album of all time (Achtung Baby) isn't even in the top 200 and we see albums on there by the likes of Toby Kieth, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Styx and Waylon Jennings!! Yikes. And that is just to name a VERY few. Oh well, the world is a crazy place.

 

[STING2]

Well the BEST OF.... has sold 3 million units in the USA, 6 million units in Europe and probably another 4 million units elsewhere. That would put it at about 13 million units total worldwide.

The latest catalog chart only has 25 studio albums from before 1990! There are 200 albums of course and most of them are more recent studio albums or GREATEST HITS collections. Notice that only one Led Zep. studio album made the list and Pink Floyds the WALL is about to drop off.

Catalog sales in general are much smaller than they were in the early 90s. This is mainly due to the fact that the rush to replace Records and Tapes with Compact Disc is over. Also, older albums are more likely to be widely distributed among people and on the internet making it easy to download or burn into new CDs. I'd say the whole Napster and CD burning thing has had a larger effect on catalog sales than regular sales. I have several good friends that have lost their entire collection of U2s CDs and this time around, replaced them all by burning CDs from my collection and other peoples. As recently as 7 years ago, they would have tried to gradually buy back anything they lost.

 

[Basstrap]

ok...another stupid question:

How close is ATYCLB to become to greatest selling u2 album?

 

[doctorwho]

ok...another stupid question:

How close is ATYCLB to become to greatest selling u2 album?

Not very close. JT is estimated at 18 million copies sold (U2.com), although STING2 puts that number closer to 20 million based on the fact that it was widely reported the album sold 14 million copies worldwide just in 1987 alone! At present, JT is certified as 10x Platinum (or Diamond) in the U.S., however, it was last certified in 1995. It did receive sales spikes each time U2 had a major event (album released, tour, television appearance). Therefore, most of us think it should be recertified, where it will probably receive 11x if not 12x Platinum certification.

AB is estimated at 12-15 million copies, with it being certified as 8x Platinum in the U.S.

ATYCLB is estimated to have sold about 11 million copies. This matches reported estimates of both R&H and the "Best Of."

Therefore, at best, ATYCLB is U2's third best-selling album. At worst, it is U2's 5th best-selling album. While I do think it will eventually match and perhaps even overtake R&H in the U.S. (ATYCLB is close to 4x Platinum, whereas, R&H is 5x - although, this could be tricky as R&H was a single CD but a double album, so that number might be inflated as far as total actual sales), it is a long way from catching AB or JT in both the U.S. and worldwide.

 

[STING2]

Since Rattle and Hum was a single disc and tape, I can assure you its numbers are not inflated. The double count rule only aplies when there are two disc, tapes etc. in one package.

 

[STING2]

Here are what I feel are the best estimates for worldwide sales of U2s catalog as of June 2002.

Boy? - 2,750,000
?October? - 2,750,000
?War? - 7,000,000
?Under A Blood Red Sky? - 8,000,000
?The Unforgettable Fire? - 7,000,000
?Wide Awake In America? - 2,000,000
?The Joshua Tree - 18,000,000 TO 25,000,000
?Rattle And Hum? - 11,000,000 TO 13,000,000
?Achtung Baby? - 15,000,000 TO 17,000,000
?Zooropa? - 7,000,000
"POP" - 5,500,000
"Best OF.... 1980-1990" - 13,000,000
"All That You Can't Leave Behind" - 10,892,652

This puts U2s total global sales at between 110 million and 121 million. The low estimate is almost a confirmation and something that nearly everyone would agree with. I believe the high estimate to be correct though. Especially for the Joshua Tree. As of June 2002, based on what I know of Joshua's sales in various countries worldwide, I'd definitely put Joshua Tree's numbers at 25 or 26 million. I also think Achtung is most likely at 17 million now, and certainly not below 14,500,000. Achtung sold 10 million copies in its first year, and then has sold another 4,500,000 in the USA alone since 1992. The estimates for the other albums are of course actual confirmations or estimates I'm sure everyone would agree with.

Here are the exact USA sales for all of U2s albums from www.riaa.com :

Boy? - 1 million as of 1995
?October? - 1 million as of 1995
?War? - 4 million as of 1995
?Under A Blood Red Sky? - 3 million as of 1994
?The Unforgettable Fire? - 3 million as of 1995
?Wide Awake In America? - 1 million as of 1995
?The Joshua Tree - 10 million as of 1995
?Rattle And Hum? - 5 million as of 1995
?Achtung Baby? - 8 million as of 1997
?Zooropa? - 2 million as of 1993
"POP" - 1.3 million as of 1998
"Best Of...1980-1990" - 3 million as of 2002
"All That You Can't Leave Behind" - 3,877,941 as of June 2002

U2 has sold over 46 million albums in the United States! Notice of course that most of these number from the RIAA have not been updated since 1995!

 

[doctorwho]

Since Rattle and Hum was a single disc and tape, I can assure you its numbers are not inflated. The double count rule only aplies when there are two disc, tapes etc. in one package.

But R&H *was* a double album. I know this because I own the album. So while the CD and/or tape may have counted only once, the album should have counted twice.

*Edit

Oh, and by "inflated" I don't mean in terms of actual sales to consumers, I mean in terms of its RIAA certification in the U.S.

 

[doctorwho]

Here are what I feel are the best estimates for worldwide sales of U2s catalog as of June 2002.

Boy? - 2,750,000
?October? - 2,750,000
?War? - 7,000,000
?Under A Blood Red Sky? - 8,000,000
?The Unforgettable Fire? - 7,000,000
?Wide Awake In America? - 2,000,000
?The Joshua Tree - 18,000,000 TO 25,000,000
?Rattle And Hum? - 11,000,000 TO 13,000,000
?Achtung Baby? - 15,000,000 TO 17,000,000
?Zooropa? - 7,000,000
"POP" - 5,500,000
"Best OF.... 1980-1990" - 13,000,000
"All That You Can't Leave Behind" - 10,892,652

No disrespect to STING2, but I feel his numbers are a bit high (although, if he's right - and often he is - YAHOO!).

Based on what I've read (from recent quips in the news, Billboard or U2.com), here are my estimates:

"Boy? - 2,750,000
?October? - 2,750,000
?War? - 7,000,000
?Under A Blood Red Sky? - 8,000,000
?The Unforgettable Fire? - 7,000,000
?Wide Awake In America? - 2,000,000
?The Joshua Tree - 18,000,000
?Rattle And Hum? - 11,000,000
?Achtung Baby? - 13,000,000
?Zooropa? - 6,000,000
"POP" - 5,500,000
"Best Of.... 1980-1990" - 11,000,000
"All That You Can't Leave Behind" - 11,000,000

Which puts the sum at 105 million.

No matter what, U2 have definitely sold over 100 million albums worldwide.

 

[STING2]

The RIAA did not start to count double albums until the mid 90s. By then, there were few if any records of of Rattle and Hum being sold. There are certainly many other albums that might qualify as double albums but with the release of Compact Disc simply became single albums. Since the counting rules(the RIAA rule which counts a double album as two copies) did not begin until the mid 90s, we know that in the 80s Rattle And Hum sold(shipped) 3 million in the USA within 15 weeks of its release without these rules. Given U2s popularity in the early 90s, another 2 million in catalog sales by 1995 is not unreasonable.

As far as the worldwide sales of Achtung Baby goes its a known fact that it sold 10 million copies in the first year of release. Its a known fact that with in the USA alone that the album sold 4 million copies after the first year of release. That equals 14 million copies at a minimum by November of 1997(when Achtung was certified for 8 million in sales in the USA). Of course for sales of Achtung to be that low, you would have to assume that global sales outside the USA since the end of 1992 have been less than 1 million. Thats the only way you could arrive at a figure that is as low as 14 million for Achtung.

With the Joshua Tree, the album sold 14-15 million copies in 1987. It is then a known fact that it sold another 6 million copies in the USA by 1995. Thats a minimum of 20 to 21 million. Thats also not counting sales outside the USA after 1987. Joshua Tree in its first year was a much more successful album than the 11 million selling ATYCLB. Just look at the Joshua Tree thread with the chart positions worldwide! Joshua Tree most likely hit 18 million in sales before Achtung Baby was even released.

 

[STING2]

Here is another way of looking at it for Achtung Baby. Lets look at total confirmed sales of ATYCLB and Achtung Baby in 4 countries, the USA, Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia.

Achtung Baby:

United States - 8,500,000
United Kingdom - 1,200,000
Canada - 1,000,000
Australia - 375,000

Total: 11,075,000 for the above 4 countries. If Dr. Who's figure of 13 million for Achtung Baby is correct, that leaves only 1,925,000 copies sold in over 30 other countries outside the above four for Achtung Baby.

ATYCLB:

United States - 4,000,000
United Kingdom - 1,000,000
Canada - 500,000
Australia - 280,000

Total: 5,780,000 for the 4 countries being compared. With ATYCLB at 11 million copies sold, that means that 5,220,000 copies of ATYCLB were sold outside of the 4 countries in question.

The Result: If Dr. Who's figure for Achtung Baby is Correct, it means that ATYCLB sold nearly 3 times as many copies outside the above 4 countries as Achtung Baby did(5,220,000 for ATYCLB vs. 1,925,000 for Achtung) There is nothing to indicate chart wise that ATYCLB was any more successful than Achtung Baby was in countries outside the 4 above. You then have to conclude that Achtung Baby sales outside the above 4 countries are at least roughly the same as ATYCLB. We can confirm that ATYCLB sales are a little over 5 million outside the above 4 countries which means a figure of 5 million for Achtung as well(perhaps even more). This of course pushes Achtungs total figure 3 million copies past Dr. Who's figure to 16 million.

ATYCLB may have perhaps equaled Achtung Baby's sales in some countries. But answer this: Can you name a single country where it is confirmed that ATYCLB is at a higher level of sales than Achtung Baby? Can you name a single country where ATYCLB sales have equaled or surpassed the Joshua Tree's sales?
The answer to these questions is of course No, correct me if I'm wrong of course. We know that ATYCLB has sold about 11 million copies worldwide. We also know that sales of Achtung and Joshua are most likely equal to are greater than ATYCLB in every country. Then look at the USA where sales of Achtung are double of ATYCLB and sales of Joshua are 2.5 times as great or maybe even 3 times as great. Then do the math and add everything up. In a strange way, the confirmed numbers for ATYCLB help me I think, prove my numbers for Achtung Baby and maybe even Joshua Tree. Anyways hope you enjoyed reading this investigation and possible answer of this unsolved mystery.

Oh, for those four countries here is what Joshua Tree's figures look like just for comparison:

United States - 10,000,000 TO 12,000,000
United Kingdom - 1,800,000 TO 2,100,000
Canada - 1,000,000 TO 2,000,000
Australia - 375,000 +

The first numbers for Joshua Tree in the USA and United Kingdom were confirmed in 1995 and 1992 respectively. In Canada, The Joshua Tree hit the 1 million mark after only 6 months of release in 1987. It charted at #1 after that point and remained in the Canadian top 20 for another 6 months. Then add those catalog sales and its easy to see that its most likely above 2 million in Canada now.

 

[doctorwho]

Sting2:

I'm basing my lower estimate for AB on the fact that in 1997, 6 years after AB's release, they reported worldwide sales at a mere 9.7 million copies.

I realize you may take issue with that number, especially given the fact that AB has been certified as 8x Platinum just in the U.S. However, you can see where the confusion lies.

Nonetheless, I'm more than willing to add another 5 million copies overall to U2's sales. 2-3 million more for AB and the rest for JT and other albums. This would then put U2's numbers at 110 million copies sold worldwide. I still think 120 million is too high.

Of course, the way to really end this debate is for U2's label to release some numbers. I once asked U2.com to report these figures, but haven't heard from them. The only number they stated was the 18 million for JT.


Oh - and thanks for the info. about the RIAA. Of course, if what you stated is correct (and I assume it is), then this negates a comment you made in another thread. You stated that "The Wall" by Pink Floyd is counted twice, meaning it really sold about 11 million copies (the RIAA has certified it as 22 million). However, if the RIAA didn't start counting double albums until the 90's, I would contend that the bulk of the sales for "The Wall" ( for album, tape and CD) were done well before 1990. As such, these items were counted only once by the RIAA. Therefore, it is very possible that "The Wall" really did sell 22 million copies.

 

[Popmartijn]

Oh - and thanks for the info. about the RIAA. Of course, if what you stated is correct (and I assume it is), then this negates a comment you made in another thread. You stated that "The Wall" by Pink Floyd is counted twice, meaning it really sold about 11 million copies (the RIAA has certified it as 22 million). However, if the RIAA didn't start counting double albums until the 90's, I would contend that the bulk of the sales for "The Wall" ( for album, tape and CD) were done well before 1990. As such, these items were counted only once by the RIAA. Therefore, it is very possible that "The Wall" really did sell 22 million copies.

Doc,

The difference between The Wall and Rattle And Hum is that The Wall is still a double album, even in the CD-era. I don't know the exact rules the RIAA used before the mid-Nineties, but currently the RIAA uses the following rule:
For boxed sets, and double albums with a running time that exceeds 100 minutes or more, the RIAA multiplies shipments by the number of discs and/or tapes.

As I don't have The Wall myself I don't know the exact running time, but if it does succeed the 100 minutes every copy of The Wall is counted twice. Then again, it's quite plausible to assume that The Wall has indeed sold 22 million copies. This is after all from a band who had the Dark Side Of The Moon in the Billboard 200 from its year of release (1973?) until the appearance of the Catalog Chart. And that's a lot of weeks!

C ya!

Marty

 

[WHYWHY]

Here are what I feel are the best estimates for worldwide sales of U2s catalog as of June 2002.

Boy? - 2,750,000
?October? - 2,750,000
?War? - 7,000,000
?Under A Blood Red Sky? - 8,000,000
?The Unforgettable Fire? - 7,000,000
?Wide Awake In America? - 2,000,000
?The Joshua Tree - 18,000,000 TO 25,000,000
?Rattle And Hum? - 11,000,000 TO 13,000,000
?Achtung Baby? - 15,000,000 TO 17,000,000
?Zooropa? - 7,000,000
"POP" - 5,500,000
"Best OF.... 1980-1990" - 13,000,000
"All That You Can't Leave Behind" - 10,892,652

This puts U2s total global sales at between 110 million and 121 million. The low estimate is almost a confirmation and something that nearly everyone would agree with. I believe the high estimate to be correct though. Especially for the Joshua Tree. As of June 2002, based on what I know of Joshua's sales in various countries worldwide, I'd definitely put Joshua Tree's numbers at 25 or 26 million. I also think Achtung is most likely at 17 million now, and certainly not below 14,500,000. Achtung sold 10 million copies in its first year, and then has sold another 4,500,000 in the USA alone since 1992. The estimates for the other albums are of course actual confirmations or estimates I'm sure everyone would agree with.

Here are the exact USA sales for all of U2s albums from www.riaa.com :

Boy? - 1 million as of 1995
?October? - 1 million as of 1995
?War? - 4 million as of 1995
?Under A Blood Red Sky? - 3 million as of 1994
?The Unforgettable Fire? - 3 million as of 1995
?Wide Awake In America? - 1 million as of 1995
?The Joshua Tree - 10 million as of 1995
?Rattle And Hum? - 5 million as of 1995
?Achtung Baby? - 8 million as of 1997
?Zooropa? - 2 million as of 1993
"POP" - 1.3 million as of 1998
"Best Of...1980-1990" - 3 million as of 2002
"All That You Can't Leave Behind" - 3,877,941 as of June 2002

U2 has sold over 46 million albums in the United States! Notice of course that most of these number from the RIAA have not been updated since 1995!

I think you might be just a TAD unfair towards Rattle and Hum here....it was certified at 5X Platinum 7 years ago! That's got to be atleast now at 6X Platinum in the USA, and probably more at the 13-14 million worldwide....
I'd say Achtung Baby is probably about 8.6-9 million copies sold in the USA...so around 15-16 million worldwide sounds right.
Funny how ATYCLB is the only one we have a DEFINITE, or close to, figure whereas the others are all estimates. Why's that for POP and BEST OF, I thought Doc Who was tracking those back then....ofcourse I remember him saying something like he accidentally over-estimated.....
ANyway.....Thanks STING!
WHYWHY

 

[STING2]

I certainly agree with you WhyWhy. As far as RIAA rules and Pink Floyds the Wall, I know that they counted every single album sold from 1979 to the present as a double album. At one point Pink Floyds the WAll was certified at 11 million. Then the next certification about a year later was for 22 million! Obviously that shows that all the albums sales were counted twice because of the counting rules. When the new counting rules came in the mid 90s, I don't think they considered Rattle and Hum to be a double album. By then, it was really only being sold as a single compact disk or cassette. Records unless special ordered were not being sold.

When talking about album sales, any independent auditing firm like RIAA or IFPI is giving exact numbers and also a certification date which make them 100% reliable as source of info for sales. Unfortunately, RIAA is only for the USA and IFPI only includes albums released after January 1994. The CRIA is a good source but only provides updates from 1998 to the present for Canada although it can include any album from any time period unlike IFPI.

With the press release from a branch Polygram office in New Zealand in March of 1997, one easily has to look at that skepticaly in light of the factual numbers with a certification dates from the RIAA. First although it was put out in March of 1997, it never specified that those were sales for all U2 albums up to March of 1997. 2nd, it was a branch office in New Zealand of all places and not the headquarters for the company worldwide. Third, many of the sales totals for the list correspond to first year sales totals for several of the albums. 4th there is no outside evidence to support that these are current sales as of March of 1997, all evidence points to the fact that it is outdated sales figures.

Most damning for that New Zealand report is the sales of Achtung Baby. 9.7 million. It is an undisputed fact that Achtung Baby at that time had sold 8 million in the USA, RIAA has done the audit. It is also an undisputed fact that Achtung Baby sales outside the USA are either equal to ATYCLB or greater than it, which means you have to add 7 million from outside the USA to the known 8 million inside the USA and thats in 1997! That puts Achtung Baby at 15 million! Combined sales in the United Kingdom (BPI), United States (RIAA), and Canada (CRIA) for Achtung Baby in March of 1997 are greater than the NZ Polygram figure of 9.7 million for the entire world. Thats just the independently audited sales from 3 countries proving that the Achtung figure and most likely the rest of that list is outdated info. Based on the proven sales from the (BPI), (RIAA), and (CRIA), for Achtung Baby in March 1997, how could you continue to look at the NZ PLG list as factual updated info?

 

[doctorwho]

Funny how ATYCLB is the only one we have a DEFINITE, or close to, figure whereas the others are all estimates. Why's that for POP and BEST OF, I thought Doc Who was tracking those back then....ofcourse I remember him saying something like he accidentally over-estimated.....
ANyway.....Thanks STING!
WHYWHY

The reason we have such accurate numbers for the U.S. is because we have been able to obtain actual SoundScan numbers. For many weeks, a fellow U2 fan - who prefers to be known only as Melissa - has sent me SoundScan charts. I try to share that info. when I get it. Other times, we obtained numbers from a website that used to post them.

Sting2 estimates worldwide sales based on the U.S. numbers and then on the countries where ATYCLB is still charting. My guess - and I'm sure he'd agree - is that he's probably a little low each week. After all, just because an album isn't charting, it doesn't mean it's not selling. Still, I feel his worldwide estimates give us a good idea of real sales.

In contrast with "Pop" and "The Best Of" I only had a few weeks of actual SoundScan data. After that, I estimated from chart positions. This resulted in me being higher than I thought. Also, I think I was overly optimistic (especially with regards to "Pop").

Now that we have numerous SoundScan reports from the past, even if we don't get one on a given week, if we at least learn the chart number, we can get a good estimate of the weekly sales.

Sting2's has stated in the past that the RIAA certifications are good estimates of actual consumer sales. This statement holds relatively true. They aren't perfect though. For example, "Pop" has sold close to 1.5 million copies in the U.S., but it has been certified as only Platinum. Therefore, the certification doesn't account for that extra 500,000 copies sold. Likewise, there are times where the RIAA certification well exceeds actual sales due to various promotional events. Yet, in general, the RIAA estimates are fairly close to the actual consumer sales of a given album. Therefore, if you are curious about U2's U.S. sales, just check the RIAA certifications.

Lastly, STING2, I agree, the numbers for AB do seem off. And I am beginning to think that you are right - perhaps those numbers reflect only the first year's worth of sales for those albums.

Regardless, I really wish U2's label would list the most accurate figures they have for U2's sales. It can't be that difficult of a thing to do, can it?

 

[STING2]

Also in helping add up ATYCLB sales, www.ifpi.com the IFPI website, has been a big help. It tracks sales in Europe and is the Sister of RIAA here in the USA. Unfortunately, only albums released 1994 or after are tracked. ATYCLB has sold 4 million copies in Europe to date. The Best Of has sold over 6 million in Europe. POP has sold 2 million copies in Europe. For Canadian sales go to www.cria.ca . This is the Canadian equivalent of the RIAA for the USA and the IFPI for Europe. Also both Brazilian charts and Australian charts have listed how many albums ATYCLB has sold in those countries. ATYCLB has sold over 400,000 copies in Brazil. ATYCLB has sold over 300,000 copies in Australia.

 

[sharky]

i love seeing these threads-- you guys always make boring sales numbers sound interesting.

and just a random question because I forget-- do any of you remember the two albums that beat U2 the first week they were released and where those albums are now? I think you guys answered this somewhere before but just wondering if any of you knew off the tops of your heads.

 

[Popmartijn]

and just a random question because I forget-- do any of you remember the two albums that beat U2 the first week they were released and where those albums are now? I think you guys answered this somewhere before but just wondering if any of you knew off the tops of your heads.

The two albums that beat ATYCLB to the first (and second) spot were Stankonia by Outkast and a Jay-Z album. Both of these albums are off the charts already. In fact, both Outkast and Jay-Z have released another album (Big Boi & Dre Present... and Unplugged) in the meantime and those albums are also charting lower than ATYCLB. Jay-Z even has yet another album out (Best Of Both Worlds, together with R. Kelly), but that one is charting higher than ATYCLB (Jay-Z/R. Kelly was around #70 last week).

C ya!

Marty