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Post by Push The Button on Mar 26, 2013 16:56:24 GMT -5
The biggest opening for a male artist since 50 Cent in 2005. Tha Carter III sold 1.005 million in 2008. Oh lord, you're right.
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Mar 26, 2013 16:59:27 GMT -5
^^^don't you have access to Soundscan #'s?
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Post by Push The Button on Mar 26, 2013 17:22:11 GMT -5
They won't update until about 3 a.m. Eastern tonight.
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Post by Rodze on Mar 26, 2013 17:22:54 GMT -5
Pink's consistency is amazing: #1 on iTunes, top 5 after all of these months ! It's impressive how she is selling so well despite not having a huge hit this era. Blow whatever crap was a instant payola hit, yeah, but it died very quickly (2 million sold only). "Try" managed to reach the top 10 in the Hot 100, but never really took off in sales (1.6 million). JGMAR is doing very well on iTunes now (who the f is Ariana Grande anyway), hopefully it becomes a real smash (4 million).
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Post by NeRD on Mar 26, 2013 17:30:15 GMT -5
Great sales Justin. :)
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Post by HolidayGuy on Mar 26, 2013 17:41:33 GMT -5
Fantastic and monumental sales, not only in this sales climate, but also when some were thinking he wouldn't break 300K or only do a little bit more.
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Post by Enigma. on Mar 27, 2013 2:04:23 GMT -5
Pink's consistency is amazing: #1 on iTunes, top 5 after all of these months ! It's impressive how she is selling so well despite not having a huge hit this era. Blow whatever crap was a instant payola hit, yeah, but it died very quickly (2 million sold only). "Try" managed to reach the top 10 in the Hot 100, but never really took off in sales (1.6 million). JGMAR is doing very well on iTunes now (who the f is Ariana Grande anyway), hopefully it becomes a real smash (4 million). 2 million and "died very quickly" don't really go hand in hand though...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2013 5:56:36 GMT -5
Fantastic and monumental sales, not only in this sales climate, but also when some were thinking he wouldn't break 300K or only do a little bit more. This is the 5th year out of the last 6 that we have had a week above 900K in a "bad sales climate". The "bad sales climate" does not seem to impact high-end titles.
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Post by jughead on Mar 27, 2013 6:50:00 GMT -5
Fantastic and monumental sales, not only in this sales climate, but also when some were thinking he wouldn't break 300K or only do a little bit more. This is the 5th year out of the last 6 that we have had a week above 900K in a "bad sales climate". The "bad sales climate" does not seem to impact high-end titles. Also take note that a lot of the albums on the all-time best-selling list didn't debut with such high numbers but instead showed great longevity. Back then, albums that peak outside the top 100 still manage to go at least Gold, whereas right now, even top 10 albums fail to reach the said milestone.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2013 6:55:10 GMT -5
Bad sales climate juts doesn't impact release weeks. These may debut with 1 million but only sell 4 million in the long run, while older 1 mill+ debuts went Diamond. Albums are just more hyped up now, with Twitter and such.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2013 7:19:50 GMT -5
OK maybe true. I was referring specifically to release weeks. 900K weeks happen with the same regularity that they always have even with a 'bad sales climate'
Regarding long term on high end titles, this could also be an indication of a shift in marketing strategy that the more recent high end titles have experienced that wasn't in place for some of the older titles.
The focus today is all about the first week. (much like movies) Open with a bang and watch the gradual slide. Although it is starting to change a little with the 1.99 sales at amazon. The marketing is geared towards the initial weeeks for the most part and not the later ones. (obviously some exceptions). This would impact long-term sales.
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Post by Envoirment on Mar 27, 2013 7:34:50 GMT -5
Pink's consistency is amazing: #1 on iTunes, top 5 after all of these months ! It's impressive how she is selling so well despite not having a huge hit this era. Blow whatever crap was a instant payola hit, yeah, but it died very quickly (2 million sold only). "Try" managed to reach the top 10 in the Hot 100, but never really took off in sales (1.6 million). JGMAR is doing very well on iTunes now (who the f is Ariana Grande anyway), hopefully it becomes a real smash (4 million). Not really. P!nk caters more to the HAC/AC audience, which tend to buy albums more so than singles. Also, I wouldn't call "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" payola. It was a catchy song coming off the back of 2 big hits (RYG & FP). Selling "only" 2 million is really good too. "Try" helped push the album more so, rather sell singles (it was a big HAC/AC hit). But it looks like JGMAR is a balance between the two and will shift a good amount of single sales + album sales, rather than leaning more so to one or the other.
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Post by Enigma. on Mar 27, 2013 7:45:38 GMT -5
It's also a good example that collaborating with right artist (Nate Ruess) helps to get sales but the collaboration must sound natural.
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Mar 27, 2013 8:30:30 GMT -5
Fantastic and monumental sales, not only in this sales climate, but also when some were thinking he wouldn't break 300K or only do a little bit more. This is the 5th year out of the last 6 that we have had a week above 900K in a "bad sales climate". The "bad sales climate" does not seem to impact high-end titles. Or the two don't necessarily go hand-in-hand either.
Albums are frontloaded more now than they have ever been so the first week's sales are obviously going to be important to try and sway that perception.Oops. Has already been acknowledged.
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Post by Ballroom Blitzed on Mar 27, 2013 9:45:42 GMT -5
What's the most recent example of an album debuting at number one then increasing its sales in its second week?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2013 9:50:05 GMT -5
It won't happen here but the most common time this happens is if albums are released on Friday and are strong enough to open at #1 based on weekend sales
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2013 9:52:39 GMT -5
I think it was either Susan Boyle or Justin Bieber?
The album has received positive reviews, and debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200,[2] selling over 283,000 copies, making Bieber the youngest solo male act to top the chart since Stevie Wonder in 1963, and the first artist to occupy two top five spots on the chart since 2004.[2] When the album sold more copies in its second week, Bieber became the first act since The Beatles to debut at number one, and sell more the following week.[3]
^ Bieber with My World 2.0 in March 2010
In the United States, The Gift debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 chart with first week sales of 318,000 copies.[10] In its second week, the album stayed at No. 1, and sold even more copies: 335,000.[11]
^Then Susan near Christmas.
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Post by moore746 on Mar 27, 2013 9:56:34 GMT -5
I would actually argue that large (~1 mil. +) debuts HAVE been hurt by the bad sales climate, insofar as 1. With computers, access to albums has been easier than ever, and 2. Albums, especially those in their first week, are now discounted, whether that be $5 at Amazon MP3, $7 at Walmart, or $9.99 at Target. What I'm trying to argue is that it takes a discount of some sort and the added convenience of instant download to get a big debut now days that wasn't available to albums in the 90s and very early 00s. Remember: when NSYNC or Britney had those huge debuts at the peak of sales in 2000, their CDs were priced at $14.99 at a MINIMUM. Imagine if all the albums back then got the same discount treatment they do now...
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Post by Minor Scratch on Mar 27, 2013 9:59:52 GMT -5
It will be interesting to see if Lil Wayne can come close to Justin's second week sales next week.
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Post by Rodze on Mar 27, 2013 13:14:42 GMT -5
2 million and "died very quickly" don't really go hand in hand though... Not really. P!nk caters more to the HAC/AC audience, which tend to buy albums more so than singles. Also, I wouldn't call "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" payola. It was a catchy song coming off the back of 2 big hits (RYG & FP). Selling "only" 2 million is really good too. "Try" helped push the album more so, rather sell singles (it was a big HAC/AC hit). But it looks like JGMAR is a balance between the two and will shift a good amount of single sales + album sales, rather than leaning more so to one or the other. 2 million is nothing, especially for a lead single. We're not in 2008 anymore. That song was putrid and most people realized it. Try may have helped sell the album more than sell singles, yes, but I think P!nk just finally achieved a level of recognition (after the Glitter in the Air performance at the Grammy) that she should have already had a long time ago. It seems people are just more willing to buy her stuff now.
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Post by Enigma. on Mar 27, 2013 13:23:44 GMT -5
I agree with you that Blow Me wasn't really an album seller but she has always relied on slower songs to sell albums I think.
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Post by chartfreak on Mar 27, 2013 14:29:29 GMT -5
What's the most recent example of an album debuting at number one then increasing its sales in its second week? I believe this has happened during a past Xmas Holiday. Don't recall which album.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2013 14:36:26 GMT -5
What's the most recent example of an album debuting at number one then increasing its sales in its second week? I believe this has happened during a past Xmas Holiday. Don't recall which album. I think it was either Susan Boyle or Justin Bieber? When the album sold more copies in its second week, Bieber became the first act since The Beatles to debut at number one, and sell more the following week.[3] ^ Bieber with My World 2.0 in March 2010 In the United States, The Gift debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 chart with first week sales of 318,000 copies.[10] In its second week, the album stayed at No. 1, and sold even more copies: 335,000.[11] ^Then Susan Boyle near Christmas.
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