edge3
Refugee
Belgium : #13 (#9)
Week 24
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fitz
Acrobat
Australia out of the Top 50 
fitz
Acrobat
Ireland #30 (#35)
Popmartijn
Blue Crack Supplier
In the Netherlands the album drops 4 spots to #28.
The full chart run of How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (27-11-2004):
1-1-2-3-4-4-5-6-7-8
6-1-1-3-6-4-8-10-11-14
17-17-24-28
SYCMIOYO single dropped out of the top 50 a few weeks ago.
The full chart run of How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (27-11-2004):
1-1-2-3-4-4-5-6-7-8
6-1-1-3-6-4-8-10-11-14
17-17-24-28
SYCMIOYO single dropped out of the top 50 a few weeks ago.
fitz
Acrobat
Big comeback in Greece (i'm not sure if this is week 24 - chart date is from 1. - 7. may):
#9 (last week #14, two weeks ago #28) - and HTDAAB has gold status, but I have no idea, how many sales this means!
Sometimes in Greece still on #25
#9 (last week #14, two weeks ago #28) - and HTDAAB has gold status, but I have no idea, how many sales this means!
Sometimes in Greece still on #25
edge3
Refugee
UK : #72 (#60) - Probably sold about 2500-3000 = 1070000 (est. overall total). So, a nasty 12 spot drop for Bomb this week in UK. But COBL has just been released to radio so hopefully Bomb will now start to increase it's sales.
phommel
Refugee
Popmartijn said:
Yes, but it's amazing to see it is still in the TOP40 (13th week, from 17 to 18). This chart is for a large part based on airplay. In the airplay chart it's at number 16.
fitz
Acrobat
Switzerland #94 (#76)
fitz
Acrobat
Sweden #34 (#29)
fitz
Acrobat
France #44 (#59) 
(Sometimes #61, after last comeback-week on #60)
(Sometimes #61, after last comeback-week on #60)
edge3
Refugee
fitz said:France #44 (#59)
(Sometimes #61, after last comeback-week on #60)
Great result!! Show's that the European leg of the tour might be already starting to have an influence on sales. Hopefully this is also happening in UK as we speak. 
BTW - I've just got another e-mail from Mediatraffic, which says that they cover "nearly 95%" of worldwide album sales. So I think we can now safely say that HTDAAB has sold 8M to consumers worldwide.
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VALE69
The Fly
Bad news from Italy, this time :
HTDAAB falls from 17 to 26.
SYCMIOYO falls from 29 to 34.
Now I think Italy too needs COBL on the radio and on mtw.
HTDAAM chart run:
1-1-4-5-5-6-3-3-4-8-
6-10-9-8-8-9-15-14-21-17
16-17-17-26
Vertigo chart run:
1-1-1-1-6-6-7-6-2-7-
8-17-11-11-17-21-19-x-x-34-
x-x-x-x-x-
SYCMIOYO chart run:
2-4-9-18-19-25-22-16-35-29-
34-
And now, let's have a look on the italian chart run of the ATYCLB's singles:
BD chart run:
1-1-1-2-1-4-4-3-5-5-
8-10-7-13-12-14-26-34-x-45-
39-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-
SIAMYCGOOI:
5-1-3-4-6-14-18-16-23-14-
37-33-x-x-37-x-x-x-x-x-
Elevation:
16-4-3-4-4-4-4-5-8-9-
14-26-31-32-44-41-48-47-x-x-
:HTDAAB falls from 17 to 26.
SYCMIOYO falls from 29 to 34.
Now I think Italy too needs COBL on the radio and on mtw.
HTDAAM chart run:
1-1-4-5-5-6-3-3-4-8-
6-10-9-8-8-9-15-14-21-17
16-17-17-26
Vertigo chart run:
1-1-1-1-6-6-7-6-2-7-
8-17-11-11-17-21-19-x-x-34-
x-x-x-x-x-
SYCMIOYO chart run:
2-4-9-18-19-25-22-16-35-29-
34-
And now, let's have a look on the italian chart run of the ATYCLB's singles:
BD chart run:
1-1-1-2-1-4-4-3-5-5-
8-10-7-13-12-14-26-34-x-45-
39-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-
SIAMYCGOOI:
5-1-3-4-6-14-18-16-23-14-
37-33-x-x-37-x-x-x-x-x-
Elevation:
16-4-3-4-4-4-4-5-8-9-
14-26-31-32-44-41-48-47-x-x-
edge3
Refugee
fitz said:
The info that I have on Greece is that since Jan 2001 Gold is 10K & Plat is 20K.
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edge3
Refugee
....actually, it could be 25K for Gold & 50K for Plat in Greece - I'm not too sure.... 
fitz
Acrobat
New Zealand again out of Top 40
Vox02
War Child
SPAIN
Chart:
1-5-5-5-5-6-6-9-9-9-
10-9-12-15-21-27-29-34-40-42-
49-47-64-?
Sales: 200,000 (2x Platinum)
Vertigo Run:
1-1-1-4-1-2-3-3-4-1-
2-4-3-3-8-6-12-14-16-19
16-15-10-14-13-16
Sometimes Run:
1-2-4-4-5-6-9-11-9-11-
12-10
Vox
Chart:
1-5-5-5-5-6-6-9-9-9-
10-9-12-15-21-27-29-34-40-42-
49-47-64-?
Sales: 200,000 (2x Platinum)
Vertigo Run:
1-1-1-4-1-2-3-3-4-1-
2-4-3-3-8-6-12-14-16-19
16-15-10-14-13-16
Sometimes Run:
1-2-4-4-5-6-9-11-9-11-
12-10
Vox
The rest of the world...
Thought I'd post chart positions for some countries that don't always make it onto our posts...
Latvia Top 50 Singles
Sometimes rises from 42 to 22! (2nd chart run...it's been on the chart for 17 weeks and peaked at #1)
Austria
Sometimes down 1 to 53
HTDAAB down 3 to 52
Estonia Top 100 Albums
Best of 1990-2000 at 53
HTDAAB at 57
Poland
Sometimes re-enters one Top 30 singles chart at 28 (only other artists I recognized on this chart were Moby and Ray Charles)
**Chart Headlines are "U2 "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" powróciło na listę," if someone can translate.
Here is the other singles Chart, which refers to the "other" chart position of 28 under the "Glosuj" column. This chart is a Top 60 chart, and Sometimes is up to 11, so I like this one better.
Poz. Utwór Wykonawca Głosy Głosuj
1 Mówię Ci, że... Kobranocka 244
2 Nie znasz mnie Ewelina Flinta 212
3 Incomplete Backstreet Boys 189
4 Place Del Lilas Michał 150
5 Lunatique Edyta Górniak 141
6 Pierwsza łza Łzy 112
7 Pokój Mój Wam Dam - Śpiew Ojca Świętego Jan Paweł II 54
8 Czarny śnieg Papa Dance 33
9 Słońce pokonał cień Wilki 33
10 Elle Celine Dion 29
11 Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own U2 28
Czech Republic
Top 50 Singles - Sometimes at 49
HTDAAB holds at 42 in it's 23rd week on the Top 80 albums
Lithuania
Sometimes was 17 and 22 on what appeared to be the two major Top 30 singles charts
Luxembourg
Sometimes slides from 21 to 33 on Top 50 singles
COBL at #5 (55) on "New Hits Chart", which it appears lists the 10 greatest gainers outside Top 50
Mexico
Vertigo at 76 in Top 100 Singles
Singapore
Sometimes up 2 spots to 16 this week
Brazil
ABOY holds at 32 on Hot 100 Singles
Argentina
HTDAAB at 5
B/O 1980-90 at 6
Slane Castle at 6 on DVD chart
Sometimes at 9 on singles chart
Vertigo at 34 on singles chart
Columbia
Sometimes rising fast on Hot 100 at 27
Chile
HTDAAB is at 1
Thought I'd post chart positions for some countries that don't always make it onto our posts...
Latvia Top 50 Singles
Sometimes rises from 42 to 22! (2nd chart run...it's been on the chart for 17 weeks and peaked at #1)
Austria
Sometimes down 1 to 53
HTDAAB down 3 to 52
Estonia Top 100 Albums
Best of 1990-2000 at 53
HTDAAB at 57
Poland
Sometimes re-enters one Top 30 singles chart at 28 (only other artists I recognized on this chart were Moby and Ray Charles)
**Chart Headlines are "U2 "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" powróciło na listę," if someone can translate.
Here is the other singles Chart, which refers to the "other" chart position of 28 under the "Glosuj" column. This chart is a Top 60 chart, and Sometimes is up to 11, so I like this one better.
Poz. Utwór Wykonawca Głosy Głosuj
1 Mówię Ci, że... Kobranocka 244
2 Nie znasz mnie Ewelina Flinta 212
3 Incomplete Backstreet Boys 189
4 Place Del Lilas Michał 150
5 Lunatique Edyta Górniak 141
6 Pierwsza łza Łzy 112
7 Pokój Mój Wam Dam - Śpiew Ojca Świętego Jan Paweł II 54
8 Czarny śnieg Papa Dance 33
9 Słońce pokonał cień Wilki 33
10 Elle Celine Dion 29
11 Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own U2 28
Czech Republic
Top 50 Singles - Sometimes at 49
HTDAAB holds at 42 in it's 23rd week on the Top 80 albums
Lithuania
Sometimes was 17 and 22 on what appeared to be the two major Top 30 singles charts
Luxembourg
Sometimes slides from 21 to 33 on Top 50 singles
COBL at #5 (55) on "New Hits Chart", which it appears lists the 10 greatest gainers outside Top 50
Mexico
Vertigo at 76 in Top 100 Singles
Singapore
Sometimes up 2 spots to 16 this week
Brazil
ABOY holds at 32 on Hot 100 Singles
Argentina
HTDAAB at 5
B/O 1980-90 at 6
Slane Castle at 6 on DVD chart
Sometimes at 9 on singles chart
Vertigo at 34 on singles chart
Columbia
Sometimes rising fast on Hot 100 at 27
Chile
HTDAAB is at 1
edge3
Refugee
Re: The rest of the world...
Incredible that Bomb is #1 in Chile! - I wonder how many it's sold there. In fact, I wonder how many it's sold in the whole of South & Central America.
Also, interesting that Best of 1990-2000 is doing better (#53) than Bomb (#57) in Estonia & Best of 1980-90 is #6 in Argentina.
Thanks again for all this info beLIEve.
beLIEve said:
Incredible that Bomb is #1 in Chile! - I wonder how many it's sold there. In fact, I wonder how many it's sold in the whole of South & Central America.
Also, interesting that Best of 1990-2000 is doing better (#53) than Bomb (#57) in Estonia & Best of 1980-90 is #6 in Argentina.
Thanks again for all this info beLIEve.
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U2@NYC
Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid
And all this without any announcement that U2 will go to South America... unbelievable.
Come on, U2, go back to South America in 2006.
Come on, U2, go back to South America in 2006.
ybird3k
War Child
so only now HTDAAB has gone to #1 in chile?, not when first released?
so how many countries #1 in now?
Ireland
UK
USA
Australia
Finland
Holland
Brazil
Poland
Norway
New Zealand
Germany
Austria
Italy
France
Canada
Switzerland
Portugal
Belgium
Denmark
Greece
Spain
Sweden
Chile
thats 23, any others?
so how many countries #1 in now?
Ireland
UK
USA
Australia
Finland
Holland
Brazil
Poland
Norway
New Zealand
Germany
Austria
Italy
France
Canada
Switzerland
Portugal
Belgium
Denmark
Greece
Spain
Sweden
Chile
thats 23, any others?
33 or 34
I don't remember ever seeing an official list, but numerous articles, including interviews with Paul M., Bono, Interscope officials, etc., claimed the album hit #1 it either 33 or 34 countries. Then there was a slight debate, on this forum, as to whether that was the all time record or not - we had conflicting data about whether or not it was a tie with the Beatles 1 album, or if it was the outright record.
From the jist of things, I believe we agreed that it was at least a tie for the record of hitting #1 in that many countries...and yes, I do recall several South American countries on the list, including Argentina, Brazil, and Chile for sure...also some Central American countries...I'll go look for that thread.
I don't remember ever seeing an official list, but numerous articles, including interviews with Paul M., Bono, Interscope officials, etc., claimed the album hit #1 it either 33 or 34 countries. Then there was a slight debate, on this forum, as to whether that was the all time record or not - we had conflicting data about whether or not it was a tie with the Beatles 1 album, or if it was the outright record.
From the jist of things, I believe we agreed that it was at least a tie for the record of hitting #1 in that many countries...and yes, I do recall several South American countries on the list, including Argentina, Brazil, and Chile for sure...also some Central American countries...I'll go look for that thread.
Here is one post...
Here is one of the posts that I started after reading the Sun Times article, which is about Bono's family sleeping 6 to a giant bed, but it also does mention that HTDAAB has hit #1 in 34 countries at the time. That was a tie with Beatles 1. I thought at the time that it would eventually hit #1 in 37 or more countries, but this was also a hot topic at Zootopia, and I'll look for those threads...it stayed at 34 as far as I can remember, and there was an official list on that forum at one time. Anyway, enjoy the article, too...be sure to click on the link found in the thread below before reading the other posts.
http://forum.interference.com/t105759.html
P.S. Are any chart watchers going to Philly on May 22 or Boston on May 28? I went to Chicago by myself, which was a very different but incredible experience. I would like to meet up with some fellow U2 fans from Interference, though, if I go alone again.
Here is one of the posts that I started after reading the Sun Times article, which is about Bono's family sleeping 6 to a giant bed, but it also does mention that HTDAAB has hit #1 in 34 countries at the time. That was a tie with Beatles 1. I thought at the time that it would eventually hit #1 in 37 or more countries, but this was also a hot topic at Zootopia, and I'll look for those threads...it stayed at 34 as far as I can remember, and there was an official list on that forum at one time. Anyway, enjoy the article, too...be sure to click on the link found in the thread below before reading the other posts.
http://forum.interference.com/t105759.html
P.S. Are any chart watchers going to Philly on May 22 or Boston on May 28? I went to Chicago by myself, which was a very different but incredible experience. I would like to meet up with some fellow U2 fans from Interference, though, if I go alone again.
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ybird3k
War Child
thanks beLIEve!
I think they have to consider it...
Unoffically, U2 is supposed to go on a 4th leg to include Mexico, South America, Asia, Eastern Europe, and I even read about an attempt to go to China. Of course, everything is unofficial past this year, IMO.
However, we always look per U2 per capita sales in the U.S., UK, Europe as a whole, Canada, etc. I've watched Argentina from the start, and that country has really supported the album and the singles since the release date. Mexico not so much, but they could sell out several stadium dates there, in Rio, Santiago, Buenos Aires, etc. They have supported U2...maybe U2 can return the favor with a 4th leg.
Ah, nevermind about the per capita sales. The population in Argentina is 37M, and it's 59M in the UK. I do find these statistics interesting, though, so I'll list the populations of some of the major countries where we should know U2 sales for HTDAAB, or perhaps all albums, and see just where U2 is the most popular, besides Ireland, or some trends over time, etc. Maybe edge3 can help me out here?
Here's a list to start, rounded to nearest M unless under 10M:
UK 59M
Italy 57M
Spain 42M
Germany 82M
France 61M
Belguim 10M
Denmark 5.4M
Greece 11M
Netherlands 16M
Portugal 10M
Ireland 4M
Australia 20M
Canada 32M
U.S. 289M
Mexico 102M
Argentian 37M
Brazil 180M
Chile 15M
I just took a shot at some of the countries where U2 is likely to tour and have significant and perhaps quantifiable album sales. If we end up looking at this and you want to add a country, go for it. Reply if you have some info and want to look at this.
U2@NYC said:
Unoffically, U2 is supposed to go on a 4th leg to include Mexico, South America, Asia, Eastern Europe, and I even read about an attempt to go to China. Of course, everything is unofficial past this year, IMO.
However, we always look per U2 per capita sales in the U.S., UK, Europe as a whole, Canada, etc. I've watched Argentina from the start, and that country has really supported the album and the singles since the release date. Mexico not so much, but they could sell out several stadium dates there, in Rio, Santiago, Buenos Aires, etc. They have supported U2...maybe U2 can return the favor with a 4th leg.
Ah, nevermind about the per capita sales. The population in Argentina is 37M, and it's 59M in the UK. I do find these statistics interesting, though, so I'll list the populations of some of the major countries where we should know U2 sales for HTDAAB, or perhaps all albums, and see just where U2 is the most popular, besides Ireland, or some trends over time, etc. Maybe edge3 can help me out here?
Here's a list to start, rounded to nearest M unless under 10M:
UK 59M
Italy 57M
Spain 42M
Germany 82M
France 61M
Belguim 10M
Denmark 5.4M
Greece 11M
Netherlands 16M
Portugal 10M
Ireland 4M
Australia 20M
Canada 32M
U.S. 289M
Mexico 102M
Argentian 37M
Brazil 180M
Chile 15M
I just took a shot at some of the countries where U2 is likely to tour and have significant and perhaps quantifiable album sales. If we end up looking at this and you want to add a country, go for it. Reply if you have some info and want to look at this.
fitz
Acrobat
Germany #66 (#56)
fitz
Acrobat
#58Vox02 said:
Doing well in Europe
Europe Top 100 albums and singles just updated on Billboard:
HTDAAB drops 1 spot to 27 with SEVEN NEW ENTRIES ahead of it
Sometimes slips from 79 to 82...over 4 months since it's official release
How high does anyone think the album will chart once the tour hits Europe?
Europe Top 100 albums and singles just updated on Billboard:
HTDAAB drops 1 spot to 27 with SEVEN NEW ENTRIES ahead of it
Sometimes slips from 79 to 82...over 4 months since it's official release
How high does anyone think the album will chart once the tour hits Europe?
ybird3k
War Child
Global Chart ----
great news!
HTDAAB up 3 spots to #20!! with 3 new entries ahead of it,
#5 = (Soundtrack - Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith)
what is that doin on the global chart? disgrace.
Sometimes down 10 places to 29.
great news!
HTDAAB up 3 spots to #20!!
with 3 new entries ahead of it, #5 = (Soundtrack - Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith)
what is that doin on the global chart? disgrace.
Sometimes down 10 places to 29.
ybird3k said:Global Chart ----
great news!
HTDAAB up 3 spots to #20!!
#5 = (Soundtrack - Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith)
what is that doin on the global chart? disgrace.
Sometimes down 10 places to 29.
yes very good!The number 25 in global chart FALL OUT BOY solds 70,308 in Us only.....i think near 75k for HTDAAB is not a miracle...
