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

[edge3]

To be honest X&Y is difficult not to like : 70% UF/JT era U2 + 10% Radiohead + 10% Beatles + 10% bits of other stuff like Kraftwork (apparantly, but I haven't noticed this yet). It's amazing how much stick some people give them for being so commercial & 'boring' but I guess they will need to change their sound with their next album - a la Achtung Baby/Zooropa/Pop - if they want to ultimately get the same critical respect as U2.

...anyway, I really do think X&Y will sell 1.5M worldwide in first week at Mediatraffic - 650K in US, 400K in UK, 450K ROW - & fair play to them.

[blueyedpoet]

edge3 is quiet right. maybe not with his percentages - i'd say it's like 60% U2 + 20% Echo and the Bunnyment + 10% Radiohead + 10 Kraftwork and misc. I didn't include the Beatles as they influence everyone, including the other mentioned ones.
Coldplay's cd is a hell of a lot better than i thought it'd be judging from reactions here. look i'm one of the biggest U2 fans ever, and it excites me to see a band that might be able to do similar things.

[edge3]

Oh yeah...I forgot about Echo & The Bunnymen...christ, i know i shouldn't say this 'cos the Bunnyen were never too keen on U2 (esp. big mouth tosspot Ian McCulloch), but they are soooo underated : I love the Bunnymen's first 4 albums...but I guess that's all they've done.

...also - track 10 on X&Y (The Hardest Part) is kind of 2nd rate REM.

[roy]

look i'm one of the biggest U2 fans ever, and it excites me to see a band that might be able to do similar things. [/B]

But Coldplay are blatently ripping off sounds from music history in a vain attempt to reach the level of U2. That's quite a significant difference, would you not say?

[edge3]

X&Y had sold 260,000 by end of Wednesday in UK. So 400K+ is probable by end of Sat. This would mean Coldplay overtaking U2's record of 360,000 for 1st week sales of Rattle & Hum in 1988.

Top 10 fastest selling albums of all time in UK :

1. Oasis - Be Here Now : 695,761 from 3 days on sale, 813,000 after 7 days (Aug 1997)
?2. Coldplay - X&Y : 400K+ (June 2005)?
3. Dido - Life For Rent : 400,351 (Sept 2003)
*4. U2 - Rattle & Hum : 360,000 (Oct 1988)
*5. Michael Jackson - Bad : 350,000 from 5 days on sale, 380,000 from 7 days (Sept 1987)
6. Boyzone - By Request : 329,176 (May 1999)
7. Robbie Williams - Greatest Hits : 320,081 (Oct 2004
8. Beatles - One : 319,126 (Nov 2000)
9. Prodigy - Fat Of The Land : 316,951 (June 1997)
10. Robbie Williams - Sing When You're Winning : 313,585 (Aug 2000)

*NME & The Sun newspaper this week published this top 10 but didn't include R&H & Bad for some strange reason (maybe this was 'cos a different company collated the sales info back in the 80's so these figures weren't availabe).

Also, Q magazine said R&H sold 315,000 copies in 1st week in it's Jan 2002 edition but I'm sure this was incorrect 'cos I have 2 editions of Musicweek which says it sold 360,000 in 1st week.

[Squire]

Nice article edge3. But i heard that Definitily Maybe from Oasis was at the time the fastest selling debut album ever in UK. How much did it sold, do you know?

[edge3]

Yeah, that's true : I think Def. Maybe did 150K in 1st week

...actually that reminds me - I forgot to include Morning Glory which did 347K in 1st week.

Here's the article again, corrected :

X&Y had sold 260,000 by end of Wednesday in UK. So 400K+ is probable by end of Sat. This would mean Coldplay overtaking U2's record of 360,000 for 1st week sales of Rattle & Hum in 1988.

Top 10 fastest selling albums of all time in UK :

1. Oasis - Be Here Now : 695,761 from 3 days on sale, 813,000 after 7 days (Aug 1997)
?2. Coldplay - X&Y : 400K+ (June 2005)?
3. Dido - Life For Rent : 400,351 (Sept 2003)
*4. U2 - Rattle & Hum : 360,000 (Oct 1988)
*5. Michael Jackson - Bad : 350,000 from 5 days on sale, 380,000 from 6 or 7 (?) days (Sept 1987)
6. Oasis - What's The Story Morning Glory : 347,000 (Oct 1995)
7. Boyzone - By Request : 329,176 (May 1999)
8. Robbie Williams - Greatest Hits : 320,081 (Oct 2004
9. Beatles - One : 319,126 (Nov 2000)
10. Prodigy - Fat Of The Land : 316,951 (June 1997)

*NME & The Sun newspaper this week published this top 10 but didn't include R&H & Bad for some strange reason (maybe this was 'cos a different company collated the sales info back in the 80's so these figures weren't availabe).

Also, Q magazine said R&H sold 315,000 copies in 1st week in it's Jan 2002 edition but I'm sure this was incorrect 'cos I have 2 editions of Musicweek which says it sold 360,000 in 1st week.

[doctorwho]

Originally posted by mosquito

In terms of sales will be a round 2, 3,4......,77 for U2 , but in terms of music a victory by K.O. for coldplay.

Whoa! Highly subjective opinion there. I like Coldplay, but from what I've heard of this new album, it's the same old/same old. Those of you attacking U2 for "sounding the same" but praise Coldplay are nothing but hypocrites - your opinions are immediately invalid, IMO.

Furthermore, I find U2's music uplifiting and spiritually moving. Coldplay is good, but they are very melancholy - like a Radiohead-lite. There's nothing spiritual or uplifting in any of their songs, which I think is a shame. If they had such songs in their catalog, then they might truly challenge U2 (and if Chris Martin was a better singer, but that's another issue - at least he's tolerable).

[ybird3k]

according to radio1, Coldplay X&Y, has sold allmost 500'000 copies this week in the UK!! the 2nd highest ever after oasis-be here now. and more than double HTDAAB!,


im pretty shocked

[KUEFC09U2]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by ybird3k
according to radio1, Coldplay X&Y, has sold allmost 500'000 copies this week in the UK!! the 2nd highest ever after oasis-be here now. and more than double HTDAAB!,


im pretty shocked [/QUOTE am pretty sure sales will now slump

[bsp77]

Predictions of up to 750,000 in the US for X&Y. Wow

[ybird3k]

HITS

9.70%

coldplay - X&Y - 39,247 #1
set to sell approx 400'000 copies this week.

coldplay - rush of blood to the head # 26, 2,296 !!

white stripes #3 on 11,832

oasis #35 on 2,116

[edge3]

Originally posted by mosquito

In terms of sales will be a round 2, 3,4......,77 for U2 , but in terms of music a victory by K.O. for coldplay.

Hey mosquito, must be round 3, comprehensively, to Coldplay then : 464,471 copies of X&Y sold in UK in 1st week does now put Coldplay in 2nd place on the all-time list - just try & make it less than Rattle & Hum next time boys.

Top 10 fastest selling albums of all time in UK :

1. Oasis - Be Here Now : 695,761 from 3 days on sale, 813,000 after 7 days (Aug 1997)
2. Coldplay - X&Y : 464,471 (June 2005)
3. Dido - Life For Rent : 400,351 (Sept 2003)
*4. U2 - Rattle & Hum : 360,000 (Oct 1988)
*5. Michael Jackson - Bad : 350,000 from 5 days on sale, 380,000 from 6 or 7 (?) days (Sept 1987)
6. Oasis - What's The Story Morning Glory : 347,000 (Oct 1995)
7. Boyzone - By Request : 329,176 (May 1999)
8. Robbie Williams - Greatest Hits : 320,081 (Oct 2004
9. Beatles - One : 319,126 (Nov 2000)
10. Prodigy - Fat Of The Land : 316,951 (June 1997)

*NME & The Sun newspaper last week published this top 10 but didn't include R&H & Bad for some strange reason (maybe this was 'cos a different company collated the sales info back in the 80's so these figures weren't availabe).

Also, Q magazine said R&H sold 315,000 copies in 1st week in it's Jan 2002 edition but I'm sure this was incorrect 'cos I have 2 editions of Musicweek which says it sold 360,000 in 1st week.

[ybird3k]

from HITS, it looks as if X&Y will sell at least 800'000 copies this week in US. aswell as the 450'000 from the UK and sales from the rest of the world, it looks as if X&Y's first weeks sales could well be more then HTDAAB's.

i really dont understand why coldplay are so popular. IMO all their music sounds exactly the same, and they couldnt make a ROCK song if their lives depended on it.

[bsp77]

Originally posted by ybird3k
from HITS, it looks as if X&Y will sell at least 800'000 copies this week in US. aswell as the 450'000 from the UK and sales from the rest of the world, it looks as if X&Y's first weeks sales could well be more then HTDAAB's.

i really dont understand why coldplay are so popular. IMO all their music sounds exactly the same, and they couldnt make a ROCK song if their lives depended on it.

John Coltrane didn't make a ROCK song either, does that decrease his stature? BTW, a lot of non-U2 fans say the same thing about U2.

However, I am shocked by how well it is doing. I expected about 400,000 to 500,000. The number of Coldplay haters might just be topped by the number of Coldplay lovers. U2 has always been the same way.

Not that I think Coldplay is the new U2, but the comparisons can be easily seen.

[edge3]

Yeah that's incredible, well done Coldplay. Here's the numbers from Hits :

58% in :

461K for X&Y (# 1)
25K for AROBTTH (# 25)
14K for Parachutes (# 47)

ps - I agree, ybird, Coldplay need to start rocking a bit with the next album a al Vertigo, The Fly, Untill The End Of The World, Bullet The Blue Sky, Elevation ect

[Tallarico]

it is incredible!
u2 in the first week sold 1 900 000.....can coldplay win the race?

[Tallarico]

HITSDAILY:

AT 84% COLDPLAY 625 000

[Tallarico]

740 000 in final....100 000 less than the bomb!

[bsp77]

Final top 4 of new releases:

-- 1 COLDPLAY CAPITOL 740,331 --
X&Y
-- 2 THE BLACK EYED PEAS A&M/INTERSCOPE 295,036 --
MONKEY BUSINESS
-- 3 THE WHITE STRIPES THIRD MAN/V2 171,348 --
GET BEHIND ME SATAN
-- 4 SHAKIRA EPIC 160,037 --
FIJACION ORAL VOL.1