ybird3k said:is ATYCLB head of HTDAAB now after the same amount of time from release?
and also does anyone know the global total for ATYCLB after 32 weeks?
VALE69 said:Austria:
HTDAAB 18 (27)
B8090 27 (48)
B9000 42 (-)
beLIEve said:Billboard just updated the Eurocharts Top 100...
Top 100 Albums
HTDAAB 18 (20)
Top 100 Singles
COBL 24 (17)
ChargedVT said:Mediatraffic is updated and U2 are still at #34 this week, which is all good. There's no arrow to indicate a rise in sales, and my calculations figured there was probably a drop of about 1000 for the week.
ChargedVT said:Mediatraffic is updated and U2 are still at #34 this week, which is all good. There's no arrow to indicate a rise in sales, and my calculations figured there was probably a drop of about 1000 for the week.
VALE69 said:In the Mediatraffic WC, HTDAAB is at n. 34; I see Toby Keith is at n. 32 (with 60.570 copies sold only in USA) and Rascal Flatts is at n. 35, just behind HTDAAB, with 50.000 copies sold only in USA...
What does it means this?
Is it possible that HTDAAB has sold more than 50.000 copies last week (with 13.000+8.000 adding USA and UK, the major markets in the world...).
It sounds me quite strange...
Tallarico said:
and city at #18 in singles chart!
But i have a question:bomb is at 34 and we expect near 33k ;but at 35 and 36 there are 2 albums that only in usa sold 50k.....i don't understand how mediatraffic calculate the chart.....someone can explane???????
edge3 said:The chart is calculated on points as well as sales. Bomb simply has more points than those usa albums 'cos it's charting in more countries. That's why it's higher on the chart.
edge3 said:Germany :
Bomb : # 50 (53)
COBL : # 57 (40)
fedeu2 said:Albums in America need constant and heavy promotion nowadays to keep selling well. This is not the case of HTDAAB whatsoever.
Apart from the sad state of music business in America, U2´s marketing team is to be blamed. Shame on them.
At this point, only a monster single or a sweep in the next grammy awards would make this album reach the 4 million mark. Neither of them are likely to happen
LeafsNation said:
Exactly what should U2's marketing team be "blamed" for again?
Whereas in the 90s, triple platinum albums were a dime a dozen, that's not the case now. I just looked over the Billboard Top 50 albums...there are only TWO albums on that list that, like HTDAAB, have been RIIAA 3Million certified or more..50 Cent (4M) and Green Day (3M)...(Coldplay will likely be on that list shortly) Almost 3 million sold is no easy feat in today's US market. Just a short 5 years ago when ATYCLB was released it was a lot easier to hit the 3Million sold milestone. so comparing the two may be unfair.
HTDAAB was a huge commerical success for U2 in the US, and there are few who would dispute that...is JT or AB days? those numbers are almost never attained by anyone these days.
Yahweh said:They could market tthe hell out of it in the US and it wouldnt show much difference in sales. ATYCLB was U2s most marketed album in the US and it also had Grammy awards to boost its sales and it still didnt do that spectacular compaired to past albums.
There is a few things to blame for this....
1. Not as many people go out and buy commercial CDs anymore and that is a fact.
2. U2s fanbase in the US is smaller but still very dedicated.
3. It is harder for U2 to attract new fans these days due to their advanced age, comparitively to other artists that chart well.
fedeu2 said:For not doing their best to promote the album.
With proper marketing of singles (Sometimes and City), this album would have sold half a million copies more by now in the US.
After all, it´s the band themselves who want to compete with the likes of Britney and hip-hop artists.
I say, get a new marketing team.
LeafsNation said:
You still haven't addressed my point that the album was a huge success in a market where few bands hit triple platinum. Yes, there's always room for improvement, but you make it sound like the album bombed when it was in fact one of the better selling albums in the US this past year, and had an excellent run in the Top Ten.
VALE69 said:In the Mediatraffic WC, HTDAAB is at n. 34; I see Toby Keith is at n. 32 (with 60.570 copies sold only in USA) and Rascal Flatts is at n. 35, just behind HTDAAB, with 50.000 copies sold only in USA...
What does it means this?
Is it possible that HTDAAB has sold more than 50.000 copies last week (with 13.000+8.000 adding USA and UK, the major markets in the world...).
It sounds me quite strange...