Irishteen
Blue Crack Addict
Kelly Clarkson's set to fall over 60% this week, so U2 didn't do too badly she has a hit single
Also, just a reminder of how illegal downloading and other ways of obtaining the album for free have impacted the music market, take a look at these numbers:
Top 10 selling albums in the United States released in the year 2000:
'N SYNC - No Strings Attached : 11 million
EMINEM - The Marshall Mathers LP : 11 million
THE BEATLES - 1 : 10 million
BRITNEY SPEARS - Oops!...I Did It Again : 10 million
LINKIN PARK - Hybrid Theory : 10 million
NELLY - Country Grammar : 9 million
BACKSTREET BOYS - Black And Blue : 8 million
Various Artists - O BROTHER, WHERE ARE THOU ? (soundtrack) : 8 million
ENYA - A Day Without Rain : 7 million
SHAGGY - Hotshot : 7 million
Top 10 selling albums in the United States released in the year 2008:
LIL WAYNE - Tha Carter III : 3 million
TAYLOR SWIFT - Fearless : 2,4 million
COLDPLAY - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends : 2,2 million
AC/DC - Black Ice : 2 million
BEYONCE - I Am... Sasha Fierce : 1,7 million
T.I. - Paper Trail : 1,6 million
METALLICA - Death Magnetic : 1,6 million
Various Artists - MAMMA MIA (soundtrack) : 1,5 million
JACK JOHNSON - Sleep Through The Static : 1,5 million
NICKELBACK - Dark Horse : 1,4 million
What about worldwide numbers?
It was around 1.1mln after first week, right? When will the 2nd week numbers be known?
Thats another 23 sales in the bag thenStill #1 in Iceland. That´s pretty good since foreign artists don´t sell much here. Icelanders buy Icelandic music and download foreign music, especially after the bank crisis.
Like I've said, third week will tell the tale...
Also, just a reminder of how illegal downloading and other ways of obtaining the album for free have impacted the music market, take a look at these numbers:
Top 10 selling albums in the United States released in the year 2000:
'N SYNC - No Strings Attached : 11 million
EMINEM - The Marshall Mathers LP : 11 million
THE BEATLES - 1 : 10 million
BRITNEY SPEARS - Oops!...I Did It Again : 10 million
LINKIN PARK - Hybrid Theory : 10 million
NELLY - Country Grammar : 9 million
BACKSTREET BOYS - Black And Blue : 8 million
Various Artists - O BROTHER, WHERE ARE THOU ? (soundtrack) : 8 million
ENYA - A Day Without Rain : 7 million
SHAGGY - Hotshot : 7 million
Top 10 selling albums in the United States released in the year 2008:
LIL WAYNE - Tha Carter III : 3 million
TAYLOR SWIFT - Fearless : 2,4 million
COLDPLAY - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends : 2,2 million
AC/DC - Black Ice : 2 million
BEYONCE - I Am... Sasha Fierce : 1,7 million
T.I. - Paper Trail : 1,6 million
METALLICA - Death Magnetic : 1,6 million
Various Artists - MAMMA MIA (soundtrack) : 1,5 million
JACK JOHNSON - Sleep Through The Static : 1,5 million
NICKELBACK - Dark Horse : 1,4 million
Thats another 23 sales in the bag then
BsB
I can't argue with these sales figures, but then again, I never tried to. I think I asked what the difference was in access to illegal downloads was today vs. 2004. I'm not sure why you posted sales figures from 2000. And seriously, your argument wasa lot of people in the USA didn't have the internet in 2004? Seriously? That's your argument?
Even then, my point was 2nd week drop off %....I'm not quite sure why you keep pointing to total sales?
I would argue that illegal downloading and burning has a great deal to do with it, but I think people underestimate I-Tunes, and the ability to be able to download any song off an album you want now. In 2000, if I really liked "Unknown Caller", I couldn't just buy that song....it was buy the album or bust.
Billboard's International Album Charts, by country, for week 2 (March 28 edition)
Austrailia
NOLTH #1 TW; #1 LW
Austria
NOLTH #1 TW; #1 LW
Belgium; Flanders
NOLTH #1 TW; #1 LW
Belgium; Wallony
NOLTH #3 TW; #2 LW
Canada
NOLTH #1 TW; #1 LW
Denmark
NOLTH #2 TW; #1 LW
Finland
NOLTH #3 TW; #1 LW
France
NOLTH #3 TW; #2 LW
Germany
NOLTH #2 TW; #1 LW
Hungary
NOLTH #1 TW; #1 LW (Boots #2 TW; #2 LW)
Ireland
NOLTH #1 TW; #1 LW
Italy
NOLTH #1 TW; #1 LW
Netherlands
NOLTH #1 TW; #1 LW
Norway
NOLTH #2 TW; #1 LW
Portugal
NOLTH #1 TW; #1 LW
Spain
NOLTH #1 TW; #1 LW
Sweden
NOLTH #2 TW; #2 LW
Switzerland
NOLTH #1 TW; #1 LW
United Kingdon
NOLTH #1 TW; #1 LW
This album is already considered a "flop" by a number of posters on this forum. I respectfully disagree, and based on these charts, I fully expect NLOTH to be the #1 album in the WORLD again this week. Every band/artist in the world would love to have such "dismal" chart performance, no?
Also, I asked what would NOT be consider a big drop for 2nd week sales. Remember, your claim is that 59% is normal, but 73% is a BIG drop.
Both figures are big. Happy?
I would say 55%-60% is a normal depreciation for a "big" release. The larger the sales figure is the opening week, the more likely it is to have a larger depreciation the next week. That's why I find such a large drop off for NLOTH so concerning.
I hope I'm wrong. I hope it has a more reasonable drop in it's third week. It's a great album, and I want people to hear it.
Both figures are big. Happy?
Eminem will be the biggest seller this year. No doubt about that.
Best selling albums during 2009
1. U2 - No Line On The Horizon 1.703.000
2. Bruce Springsteen - Working On A Dream 1.200.000
3. Beyoncé - I Am... Sasha Fierce 1.054.000
4. Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night 945.000
5. Taylor Swift - Fearless 858.000
6. Soundtrack - Twilight 833.000
7. Britney Spears - Circus 824.000
8. Pink - Funhouse 804.000
9. Lady Gaga - The Fame 800.000
10. Nickelback - Dark Horse 779.000
whos to say that KOL can't go on to have one of the biggest sellers of the year, if it stays in the UK top 10 and US top 50 all year it might just do that.
I would say 55%-60% is a normal depreciation for a "big" release. The larger the sales figure is the opening week, the more likely it is to have a larger depreciation the next week. That's why I find such a large drop off for NLOTH so concerning.
I hope I'm wrong. I hope it has a more reasonable drop in it's third week. It's a great album, and I want people to hear it.