Can 1st week sales of new Coldplay album (X&Y) match those of HTDAAB? - Page 11

fedeu2 · 06-27-2005, 01:36 PM

If you don´t consider Bomb, yes, American Idiot is the best reviewed album of last year, ONLY in the US.
Actually, HTDAAB is the best reviewed album of 2004, again, in the US alone.

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Originally posted by bsp77

American Idiot was the best reviewed rock album of last year. I don't expect everyone to agree (or to like Coldplay for that matter), I am just happy when rock albums do extremely well today. We all like to complain about the rap and pop ruling the airways (at least in the US) but everytime a rock band does well, people here start bickering.

fedeu2 · 06-27-2005, 01:55 PM

Mosquito is right. We cannot compare sales of X&Y to sales of Bomb since they were released in very different times of the year.
Having said that, I don´t think X&Y will surpass HTDAAB in the US, let alone the rest of the world. I finally got to hear the album, and while it´s a good one, it´s hardly the kind of album Coldplay needs to make true their pretentious dream of being the biggest band in the world.
The reason why the left out maybe the best new track (Kingdom Come) and throw it as a bonus in some special editions, is beyond me.

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Originally posted by mosquito

Do you want to be a little bit objective? How many albums was sold in the states that weeks and how many now? In the christmas the albums( all of that) sell much more than in the month of june . Dont you know that?

Zoovation · 07-01-2005, 09:50 AM

Global Charts:

X&Y #1 with 520,000 copies sold

Bomb sold 820,000 in week 3 (but during Christmas Time)

fitz · 07-02-2005, 01:25 AM

3:0 for the Bomb (o.k. the Bomb was released at a high-sales time)

ybird3k · 07-04-2005, 06:30 AM

does anyone know X&Y's 4th week sales in the UK? and also HTDAAB's 4th week?

edge3 · 07-04-2005, 08:34 AM

X&Y just sold 103,598 in it's 4th week (still # 1). Bomb did 178K-162K in 4th week & went down to # 3. (i can't quite remember the exact figure right now - i'll have to look it up later).

ybird3k · 07-04-2005, 08:43 AM

so approximately

4 weeks of X&Y in UK :-
450k + 280k + 100k + 100k = 930k

HTDAAB first 4 weeks :-
200k + ?(150) + 178 + 170 = 698k

not far behind for bomb considering the hype of coldplay and its first week sales.

sm · 07-04-2005, 11:49 AM

Bomb first 5 in UK

200,866 + 127,982 + 178,539 + 163,641 + 184,000

4 weeks = 671,028 copies
5 weeks = 855028 copies

Saludos.

edge3 · 07-04-2005, 12:17 PM

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Originally posted by sm
Bomb first 5 in UK

200,866 + 127,982 + 178,539 + 163,641 + 184,000

4 weeks = 671,028 copies
5 weeks = 855028 copies

Saludos.

Yeah, that's right - 163,641 in 4th week. But it definitely decreased in sales in 5th week. I have a figure of about 162,000 (not 184,000). In 6th week it sold about 27,000 (# 14 on chart) & should have sold about 860,000 in total.

fedeu2 · 07-04-2005, 03:13 PM

Hmm, I don´t think Coldplay will be able to sell 150,000 copies or more next week in the UK, so the gap will hopefully narrow.
By the way, is there any information about the second single from X&Y?
I can see both The hardest part and Fix you receiving a lot of airplay, both in the UK and US. The rest of the album, I dunno.

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Originally posted by edge3

Yeah, that's right - 163,641 in 4th week. But it definitely decreased in sales in 5th week. I have a figure of about 162,000 (not 184,000). In 6th week it sold about 27,000 (# 14 on chart) & should have sold about 860,000 in total.

ybird3k · 07-05-2005, 02:02 AM

I think the next single is 'Fix You', not certain though.

ybird3k · 07-06-2005, 01:20 AM

X&Y on Hits this week

#3 134,355 -25%

fedeu2 · 07-06-2005, 04:58 AM

So, is it safe to say 4:0 for bomb?
I know, I know, we cannot really compare sales between Bomb and X&Y but I just couldn´t resist!

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Originally posted by ybird3k
X&Y on Hits this week

#3 134,355 -25%

VALE69 · 07-06-2005, 05:28 AM

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Originally posted by fedeu2
I know, I know, we cannot really compare sales between Bomb and X&Y but I just couldn´t resist!

Why not?
Coldplay just could wait to release X&Y in november, like U2 did last years with HTDAAB.
It's right, you can sell more discs during christmas time, but only if you're strong enough...
So, I'm not so sure that if X&Y was releases in november would sold more than HTDAAB...

fedeu2 · 07-06-2005, 06:36 AM

I can see your point.
However, I do think that had Coldplay released X&Y during the Holidays season, sales would have matched those of HTDAAB.
Now that the hype around X&Y is over, it will be interesting to see the staying power of the album.
I can see it lingering in the US Top 100 for a while, if they release the right singles and promote them accordingly, instead of what those morons at Interscope and PM have done with the singles off bomb.
Based on the success of Green Day´s American Idiot, anything is possible.

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Originally posted by VALE69

Why not?
Coldplay just could wait to release X&Y in november, like U2 did last years with HTDAAB.
It's right, you can sell more discs during christmas time, but only if you're strong enough...
So, I'm not so sure that if X&Y was releases in november would sold more than HTDAAB...

VALE69 · 07-06-2005, 06:58 AM

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Originally posted by fedeu2
Now that the hype around X&Y is over, it will be interesting to see the staying power of the album.
I can see it lingering in the US Top 100 for a while, if they release the right singles and promote them accordingly, instead of what those morons at Interscope and PM have done with the singles off bomb.
Based on the success of Green Day´s American Idiot, anything is possible.

I agree with you about it!

ybird3k · 07-06-2005, 08:49 AM

i think X&Y's sales are definately going to beat HTDAAB's in the US. rest of the world possibly not.

fedeu2 · 07-06-2005, 02:47 PM

Yeah, maybe you´re right. Although it will be a close call, both in the US and ROW.
In Europe, I´m betting the bomb will be the winner.

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Originally posted by ybird3k
i think X&Y's sales are definately going to beat HTDAAB's in the US. rest of the world possibly not.

ybird3k · 07-08-2005, 07:22 AM

first 4 weeks on mediatraffic for X&Y 3.5million.
HTDAAB's first 4 weeks were over 4million

(not including the week which was japan sales only)

so 5:0 to bomb?

fitz · 07-09-2005, 08:22 AM

Coldplay's XY in week 4 (media traffic): 451.000
Bomb week 4: 820.000

4:0 for the Bomb (5:0 next week)

07-09-2005, 08:22 AM	#220
fitz Acrobat Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Munich / Germany Posts: 402 Local Time: 01:48 AM	Coldplay's XY in week 4 (media traffic): 451.000 Bomb week 4: 820.000 4:0 for the Bomb (5:0 next week) __________________

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07-01-2005, 09:50 AM	#203
Zoovation War Child Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 943 Local Time: 12:48 AM	Global Charts: X&Y #1 with 520,000 copies sold Bomb sold 820,000 in week 3 (but during Christmas Time)

07-02-2005, 01:25 AM	#204
fitz Acrobat Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Munich / Germany Posts: 402 Local Time: 01:48 AM	3:0 for the Bomb (o.k. the Bomb was released at a high-sales time)

07-04-2005, 06:30 AM	#205
ybird3k War Child Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wales - UK Posts: 705 Local Time: 11:48 PM	does anyone know X&Y's 4th week sales in the UK? and also HTDAAB's 4th week?

07-04-2005, 08:34 AM	#206
edge3 Refugee Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 1,385 Local Time: 11:48 PM	X&Y just sold 103,598 in it's 4th week (still # 1). Bomb did 178K-162K in 4th week & went down to # 3. (i can't quite remember the exact figure right now - i'll have to look it up later).

07-04-2005, 08:43 AM	#207
ybird3k War Child Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wales - UK Posts: 705 Local Time: 11:48 PM	so approximately 4 weeks of X&Y in UK :- 450k + 280k + 100k + 100k = 930k HTDAAB first 4 weeks :- 200k + ?(150) + 178 + 170 = 698k not far behind for bomb considering the hype of coldplay and its first week sales.

07-04-2005, 11:49 AM	#208
sm Babyface Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 9 Local Time: 01:48 AM	Bomb first 5 in UK 200,866 + 127,982 + 178,539 + 163,641 + 184,000 4 weeks = 671,028 copies 5 weeks = 855028 copies Saludos.

07-05-2005, 02:02 AM	#211
ybird3k War Child Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wales - UK Posts: 705 Local Time: 11:48 PM	I think the next single is 'Fix You', not certain though.

07-06-2005, 01:20 AM	#212
ybird3k War Child Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wales - UK Posts: 705 Local Time: 11:48 PM	X&Y on Hits this week #3 134,355 -25%

07-06-2005, 08:49 AM	#217
ybird3k War Child Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wales - UK Posts: 705 Local Time: 11:48 PM	i think X&Y's sales are definately going to beat HTDAAB's in the US. rest of the world possibly not.

07-08-2005, 07:22 AM	#219
ybird3k War Child Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wales - UK Posts: 705 Local Time: 11:48 PM	first 4 weeks on mediatraffic for X&Y 3.5million. HTDAAB's first 4 weeks were over 4million (not including the week which was japan sales only) so 5:0 to bomb?