WEEK 87 (the French have declared WAR!)

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It is a rather average week on the international charts except in France where out of nowhere, U2s album WAR has burst on to the French charts with an estimated 1,953 copies in sales to land at #122! See for yourself:
http://www.ifop.com/europe/sondages/topalb/alb0225.stm

No other U2 albums appear in the top 150 albums in France. Perhaps this is because of some major nationwide sale on the album WAR in France, or could have something to do with the fact Edge got married there last week? Very mysterious indeed. Also why WAR and not any other U2 albums?

Here is where ATYCLB is charting around the world in week 86/87:

Ireland #46
Canada #94
United States #135

Total sales for the week in the USA are 8,589 with the Soundscan total since release now standing at 3,905,641. Global sales for the week are estimated at 9,929. ATYCLB total sales worldwide since release are now estimated at 10,929,601!
 
Hello,

There is still no sign of ATYCLB in the Dutch charts. However, The Best Of... is getting a remarkable chart run (for the moment). Slowly but surely The Best Of... is having another good run, as it is charting already for 9 weeks (in this chart run that is, the total is 128 weeks).
Here is the total run (for its 11th chart run):
93-66-55-55-49-46-52-52-67

Nevertheless, I hope ATYCLB will return soon to the charts, but for now I'll settle with The Best Of...

C ya!

Marty
 
Here is the info for week 87 that Dr. Who posted on the Zootopia web site. I hope he does not mind me copying and pasting it here for everyone.87 Weeks of ATYCLB U.S. Chart and Sales News.
DoctorU2 - 09:51pm Jul 5, 2002


Hi! I'm new to Zootopia - I'm running from another message board (competition).

I've always been a big fan of U2's chart and sales info. While I won't post everything I have here, I thought some of you might be interested to see the actual week to week chart positions and sales information for ATYCLB in the U.S. Mind you, it's a lot of data...

The last few weeks (since Week 81 of ATYCLB?s release in the U.S.) have seen ATYCLB bounce between #117 and 135 on the U.S. charts, with sales fluctuating by as much as 2,800 copies between weeks.

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).

In Week 82, the album dropped to #131, the lowest chart position it had ever been in the U.S. at that time. However, its sales remained very steady, even increasing ever so slightly, to 9,353 copies.

In Week 83, there was a mini-rebound as the album bounced up to #118 on the U.S. Billboard charts. It also increased slightly in sales to 9,415 copies.

In Week 84, the album dropped again down to #130 with a mere 8,164 copies sold. This was the lowest weekly sales for the album in the U.S. since its release.

In week 85, the album bounced back up to #117, the highest position it has held since Week 80, with sales of 10,947 copies - an increase of almost 2,800 copies!

In week 86, ATYCLB dropped to #135, the lowest it has charted in the U.S. Sales for the week were 8,589 copies, down almost 2,400 copies from the week prior.

Therefore, what was in store for ATYCLB in Week 87?

Unfortunately, there were two new lows. ATYLB dropped to #153 on the U.S. charts with sales of only 7,752 copies. I can give these very accurate sales data because I have a friend who provides me with the U.S. SoundScan reports.

Chart Summary for United States

The first 87 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
119-131-118-130-117-135-153

"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 87 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 87 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 + 8,000 + 11,000 + 9,000 + 8,000

Exact U.S. SoundScan sales are: 3,913,393 copies (note that the sum of the weekly estimates is off from the exact total due to rounding). The album is less than 90,000 copies from the 4x Platinum mark in the U.S.




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Here is more info from DOCTOR WHO: Here is a bit more U.S. chart news for this week.

The "Elevation" VHS video drops from #15 to #19 in its 30th week on the music video charts. Here are the sales for the past 6 weeks: 1,253 - 1, 214 - 1,124 - 1,746 - 1,314 ? 1,078.

The DVD version of the video (also out for 30 weeks) is seen on DVD music charts. Here are its chart and sales performances the past six weeks: #11- 13 - 13 - 13- 16 - 15; 1,162 - 1,137 - 1,045 - 1,614 - 1,223 ? 998.

Although both the DVD and VHS saw drops in sales this week, after the holiday season, this video (VHS and DVD) has sold between 2,000-4,000 copies each week. These sales, combined with the holiday season sales easily makes this a GOLD selling video (50,000 copies sold) and most-likely even Platinum (100,000 copies sold). My guess is that when U2's label recertifies ATYCLB (as 4x Platinum), they will also certify this video (or at least they should!).

The "Best Of" enjoys a nice little rebound up the Pop Catalog charts. Here are its chart and sales performances for the past 6 weeks: #79 - 66 - 52 - 45 ? 42 - 47; 3,638- 3,835 - 4,258 - 5,562 - 4,597 ? 4,241.

The "Best Of" is not the only U2 album on the U.S. Pop Catalog charts. The "Best Of - Limited Edition" (the one with b-sides) charts at #187 on the Catalog charts with sales of 2,064 copies.

The "Joshua Tree" is able to hold on in the Top 200 on the Catalog charts as well. Here is its chart and sales run for the past few weeks: out - 181 - out - 192 ? 200 - 199; 2,013 - 2, 179 - 2, 016 - 2,503 - 2,075 ? 1,974. I estimate that JT is selling around 2,000 copies a week - even if it doesn't chart. Not bad for a 15 year old album, but not always enough to keep it in the Top 200 on the Pop Catalog charts.

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