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Post by PDC1987 on Jun 2, 2010 0:00:56 GMT -5
I'm hearing this a lot now on 92.3 (WKRK) here in Cleveland.
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Post by PDC1987 on Jun 2, 2010 0:04:25 GMT -5
5/29/10 Billboard 200
112 PHOENIX WOLFGANG AMADEUS PHOENIX 4,755 5,000 -5 411,108
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Post by Amnesiac on Jun 2, 2010 10:22:44 GMT -5
Yeah, "Wolfgang" has been on the Billboard Hot 200 for I think about a year now. It managed its peak either when it was released, when "1901" just started to get popular or when it won Best Alternative Album at the Grammys. Even so, its peak was only in the 30-40 range, which is weirdly low considering the band's popularity and the success other similar indie bands have had on the Billboard 200.
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Post by PDC1987 on Jun 2, 2010 12:35:39 GMT -5
'Oracular Spectacular' only peaked at #38 on the Billboard 200 yet has scanned over 620,000.
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Post by Amnesiac on Jun 4, 2010 22:33:19 GMT -5
oh yeah, i'm not saying its not doing great saleswise. Forgot about the Oracular Spectacular peak too. That was another alternative/indie album that was really driven by its singles.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jun 7, 2010 12:10:50 GMT -5
Top 10 on Alternative:
12 10 PHOENIX Lisztomania 949 858 91 4.464
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Post by when the pawn... on Jun 7, 2010 20:02:46 GMT -5
First independent band to ever have 2 simultaneous top 10 singles at Alt, if I'm not mistaken. I think their next album will open big a la Vampire Weekend.
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Post by Amnesiac on Jun 8, 2010 11:15:29 GMT -5
First independent band to ever have 2 simultaneous top 10 singles at Alt, if I'm not mistaken. I think their next album will open big a la Vampire Weekend. Their label Glassnote actually has 4 songs in the Top 40 right now: the two Phoenix songs, Temper Trap's "Sweet Disposition" and Mumford & Sons' "Little Lion Man".
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Jun 8, 2010 11:17:19 GMT -5
First independent band to ever have 2 simultaneous top 10 singles at Alt, if I'm not mistaken. I think their next album will open big a la Vampire Weekend. Wait, Smash-era Offspring never acheived this?
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Post by PDC1987 on Jun 10, 2010 15:49:17 GMT -5
6/19/10 Billboard 200
(114) 88 PHOENIX WOLFGANG AMADEUS PHOENIX 4,900 4,605 6 425,350
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Post by GRRR on Jun 10, 2010 16:49:04 GMT -5
Yay top 10!!
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Jun 11, 2010 2:47:38 GMT -5
First independent band to ever have 2 simultaneous top 10 singles at Alt, if I'm not mistaken. I think their next album will open big a la Vampire Weekend. Heck, if this album keeps it up, their next album could do better than V-Dub's Contra. Their label Glassnote actually has 4 songs in the Top 40 right now: the two Phoenix songs, Temper Trap's "Sweet Disposition" and Mumford & Sons' "Little Lion Man". Oh wow, I didn't realize those bands were all on the same label. Glassnote is really doing fine work in promoting their bands, then! Heck, The Temper Trap was in town the other night, Mumford & Sons are in town with a sell-out club show next week, and Phoenix are finally coming through the first week of August. Wait, Smash-era Offspring never acheived this? No sir.
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Post by Amnesiac on Jun 11, 2010 14:57:23 GMT -5
Oh wow, I didn't realize those bands were all on the same label. Glassnote is really doing fine work in promoting their bands, then! Heck, The Temper Trap was in town the other night, Mumford & Sons are in town with a sell-out club show next week, and Phoenix are finally coming through the first week of August. I wouldn't be surprised if the other indie rock-genre artist on the label right now, Two Door Cinema Club, manages to make a dent on the Alternative chart some time soon.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Jun 12, 2010 2:22:10 GMT -5
I wouldn't be surprised if the other indie rock-genre artist on the label right now, Two Door Cinema Club, manages to make a dent on the Alternative chart some time soon. ...And they're the support band for the Phoenix show.
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Post by Matt4319 on Jun 12, 2010 13:10:54 GMT -5
I wouldn't be surprised if the other indie rock-genre artist on the label right now, Two Door Cinema Club, manages to make a dent on the Alternative chart some time soon. ...And they're the support band for the Phoenix show. Their song "I Can Talk" is pretty good. KNDD has been giving it some love. It's a slightly dancier version of the Postal Service.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jun 19, 2010 7:41:38 GMT -5
Top 5 on Alternative:
8 4 PHOENIX Lisztomania 1164 1060 104 5.679
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Post by Coin-Operated [Boy] on Jun 27, 2010 9:40:46 GMT -5
^Well what do you know! That makes me glad.
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