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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jan 9, 2016 11:14:56 GMT -5
Twenty one pilots is going to have a great year of their album sales hold up during stressed outs run Yup. Blurryface is now at 592k. Vessel 410k. |
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Jan 11, 2016 4:27:59 GMT -5
I think David Bowie will be #1 next week since sales of his albums will spike following his recent death, and his album is now #1 on iTunes.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2016 9:11:22 GMT -5
I think David Bowie will be #1 next week since sales of his albums will spike following his recent death, and his album is now #1 on iTunes. Sadly, he won't. Whitney Houston's greatest hits album sold only 175,000 the week after her death (and was coincidentally also blocked by Adele). I can't see Bowie selling more than around 140,000. If Adele's SPS doesn't drop like a rock she'll be #1 for sure. |
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Jan 11, 2016 9:17:30 GMT -5
I think David Bowie will be #1 next week since sales of his albums will spike following his recent death, and his album is now #1 on iTunes. Sadly, he won't. Whitney Houston's greatest hits album sold only 175,000 the week after her death (and was coincidentally also blocked by Adele). I can't see Bowie selling more than around 140,000. If Adele's SPS doesn't drop like a rock she'll be #1 for sure. I dunno, but we'll wait for HITS' report. If it's in line with Whitney's sales, then you're right. |
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Post by Gary on Jan 11, 2016 10:31:55 GMT -5
Don't get the Whitney Houston/David Bowie comparison. The only thing they have in common is both are no longer living.
Since Whitney's albums did not reach #1 after her death, this does not mean David Bowie's won't.
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Post by jenglisbe on Jan 11, 2016 10:39:15 GMT -5
Don't get the Whitney Houston/David Bowie comparison. The only thing they have in common is both are no longer living. Since Whitney's albums did not reach #1 after her death, this does not mean David Bowie's won't. And more so, why use Whitney as a comparison? A lot of other famous singers have died over the years. A better question for me if you want to have the sales discussion is whether hits sets or new releases see a bigger surge in the wake of a death. Why would a hits set's sales necessarily be used to gauge the sales of a new release? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2016 10:42:41 GMT -5
Don't get the Whitney Houston/David Bowie comparison. The only thing they have in common is both are no longer living. Since Whitney's albums did not reach #1 after her death, this does not mean David Bowie's won't. Whitney's greatest hits had the 2nd biggest week-after-death sales of any album after MJ's Number Ones (which was a really special case). What I was trying to say was that Whitney's sales the week after her death are an upper limit for Bowie's sales this week (and I think Bowie's sales will be less because he's less popular than Whitney). That probably won't be enough to overcome Adele with SPS. jensglibe has a good point though. |
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Post by Gary on Jan 11, 2016 11:01:12 GMT -5
I wouldn't even call it an upper limit.
Public reaction really depends on who the artist was and a bunch of other factors.
Whitney had a bunch of singles hit the top 50. David Bowie likely won't. But David Bowie's albums will probably do better, especially with new material out there.
Yes, in modern times, Michael Jackson's albums hit the bigger than anyone following death and perhaps Whitney is #2.
As noted already, lots of others have died over the years. The impact of the celebration of the music they left behind is different for each artist.
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Jan 11, 2016 12:35:01 GMT -5
Bowie has the benefit of having released a new album just days ago. It would have opened with decent enough numbers as it is most likely.
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Post by Envoirment on Jan 11, 2016 12:51:40 GMT -5
I think David Bowie will likely get to #1. It's an album of new material and his album is available on streaming services as well. Not to mention that Adele's numbers are likely to be lower this week. I can see him doing 150-200k and getting to #1.
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Post by KeepDeanWeird on Jan 11, 2016 14:00:45 GMT -5
Don't get the Whitney Houston/David Bowie comparison. The only thing they have in common is both are no longer living. Since Whitney's albums did not reach #1 after her death, this does not mean David Bowie's won't. Whitney's greatest hits had the 2nd biggest week-after-death sales of any album after MJ's Number Ones (which was a really special case). What I was trying to say was that Whitney's sales the week after her death are an upper limit for Bowie's sales this week (and I think Bowie's sales will be less because he's less popular than Whitney). That probably won't be enough to overcome Adele with SPS. jensglibe has a good point though. Whitney also split a couple of chart weeks with her death and ADELE got a monstrous boost from the Grammys. I think with Bowie = the pre-orders were pretty solid and add in full chart week AND the irony of him dying the day released (the family kept quiet), it's a huge confluence. And, I agree, you can't compare artists and their passing. There's so many other factors. |
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Post by DJ General on Jan 11, 2016 17:07:44 GMT -5
Yeah, Bowie was already going to be decent competition towards Adele, but with his death, he surely will be #1 now. Constant press all over the TV about this, numerous songs on iTunes, streaming, his final music video, etc.
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