Vertigo ready for an easy #1 in UK

[Soldatti]

Vertigo will debut at #1 next week on UK Singles Chart, the single sold an impressive 20,000 copies yesterday (Monday) 12,000 copies ahead of the No. 2, sales will be close to 60-70k for the weekend.
An interesting note: the album debuted #129 on the UK Albums chart, with sales of 1,800 copies. Don't ask why and who is selling the damm thing...

 

[Daveone]

Does anyone know what an 'average' monday sales figure is for a hit single?

 

[Soldatti]

10,000 copies...

 

[BigMacPhisto]

Nice. That's the fifth UK #1....and the seventh #1 when you count the two from the US.

1. With or Without You (US)
2. I Still Haven't Found (US)
3. Desire (UK)
4. The Fly (UK)
5. Discotheque (UK)
6. Beautiful Day (UK)
7. Vertigo (UK)

 

[what a bomb!]

sweet!

 

[Sleep Over Jack]

What a bomb!

 

[innocent_eyes]

YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Woohooo!I bought my 2 copies today and will be buying a couple more for some friends, c'mon, $2.99 canadian for Vertigo and Are You Gonna Wait Forever is a steal!! That's in Canada though!

 

[Yahweh]

Every single debuts at #1 in Canada because we are awesome!

 

[Lo-Fi]

Ah man, that's great to hear, it's really nice knowing the boys can kick pop's ass when they come back!

 

[Joshua_Tree_Hugger]

And of course it will be there bizillionth number one here in Ireland as well

 

[innocent_eyes]

I' glad they get alot of support from Ireland, that's not necessarily a given, but if anyone could win over a country, it'd be U2!!!!!!!

 

[desire25]

wait til you hear yahweh whose audience can cross boundaries == alternative, pop, spiritual (w/c of course depends on how you are going to interpret the song), rock. this will be a classic.
SYCMIOYO too. am rarin to buy the album. i am not sure if singles
will be sold here... as traditionally people here go for the album.
and for economic reasons.