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Post by passionformusic on Oct 29, 2010 8:36:09 GMT -5
I actually have a friend that works at Nielsen and she told me when she checked the building chart Wednesday she hald sold 430,000 physical copies!! So we have to add digital sales there to get the exact figure? How many % is digital sales in general?
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Post by passionformusic on Oct 29, 2010 8:39:17 GMT -5
Who agrees with me if this album is gonna win Album of the Year at Grammys 2012? :o I very much doubt it. I do not see it having such a run as "Fearless" did. But i hope i am wrong.
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Post by Ivy Leegue™ on Oct 29, 2010 8:54:34 GMT -5
Big Machine enjoys a distribution from the Universal Music Group. It would be considered an independent entity. Its artists are (major acts): 1. Jack Ingram 2. Steel Magnolia 3. Rascal Flatts (o.k., so they are a new signing) 4. Taylor Swift (ever heard of her?) 5. Trisha Yearwood Garth Brooks enjoyed promotion from them in 2007 when he debuted at #1 with More Than A Memory. Hope this was helpful! It was! Thanks! Ugh! I keep playing this album. Played Dear John again last night. It frustrates me when people say that it could have been cut shorter. It has a slow build to it with a great climax. There isn't a single part I would cut out. I really feel her heartbreak and it's probably one of my favorite vocal performances from her. "Mine" was what drew me into the album but I haven't revisited it much since. I still like it though. Back To December is another great one but I would say my absolute MUST listens are, in this order: 1. Last Kiss 2. Dear John 3. Speak Now (song STAYS stuck in my head ALL day) 4. Never Grow Up 5. Innocent I also LOVE: Mean and Long Live.
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Post by Living Legend on Oct 29, 2010 9:12:01 GMT -5
J I actually have a friend that works at Nielsen and she told me when she checked the building chart Wednesday she hald sold 430,000 physical copies!! Do the 430K include the ones sold on Wednesday? I'm pretty sure that was only Monday & Tuesday sales...I believe Wednesday #'s would come in Thursday morning.
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Post by Living Legend on Oct 29, 2010 9:14:36 GMT -5
I actually have a friend that works at Nielsen and she told me when she checked the building chart Wednesday she hald sold 430,000 physical copies!! So we have to add digital sales there to get the exact figure? How many % is digital sales in general? I'm thinking the final numbers may look like this: 800,000 physical copies & 250,000 + digital copies
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Post by heartbreaklullaby on Oct 29, 2010 9:22:49 GMT -5
J Do the 430K include the ones sold on Wednesday? I'm pretty sure that was only Monday & Tuesday sales...I believe Wednesday #'s would come in Thursday morning. Thanks. It looks promising :)
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Post by justlurkingaround on Oct 29, 2010 9:59:55 GMT -5
I will repeat, get that million, Tay!
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Post by 👑 Eloquent ™ on Oct 29, 2010 10:59:55 GMT -5
Taylor was interviewed by Cody Allen for CMT Radio and mentioned the next single would likely be "Mean" or "Back To December." You can listen to the interview here.
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Post by Spidey on Oct 29, 2010 11:06:14 GMT -5
Taylor was interviewed by Cody Allen for CMT Radio and mentioned the next single would likely be "Mean" or "Back To December." You can listen to the interview here. I hope it's "Back to December" out of those two.
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Post by Joe1240 on Oct 29, 2010 11:25:12 GMT -5
Yeah,I really hope it is "Back To December" also.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2010 11:38:42 GMT -5
Yeah,I really hope it is "Back To December" also. I prefer Mean but also love Back To December and feel like it would be the sensible follow up.
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Post by ListenToItTwice on Oct 29, 2010 11:45:30 GMT -5
Yeah,I really hope it is "Back To December" also. I prefer Mean but also love Back To December and feel like it would be the sensible follow up. I agree. I adore Mean but most listeners would probably miss the tongue-in-cheek of it and use it as another example of poor simplistic lyrics. Back to December would be much more likely to get non-fans interested in her music.
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Post by Nic (Britney Spears) on Oct 29, 2010 11:52:33 GMT -5
Yeah,I really hope it is "Back To December" also. I prefer Mean but also love Back To December and feel like it would be the sensible follow up.
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Post by Cerbius on Oct 29, 2010 13:06:57 GMT -5
Yeah,I really hope it is "Back To December" also. I prefer Mean but also love Back To December and feel like it would be the sensible follow up. Agreed. I think 'Back To December' will perform similarly to 'The Only Exception' on Pop.
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Post by maria4hitz on Oct 29, 2010 13:29:15 GMT -5
Ellen Degeneres preview
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Post by 👑 Eloquent ™ on Oct 29, 2010 13:31:05 GMT -5
Top 40 biggest one-week sales since 2000 (females highlighted green): 01 2,415,859 NO STRINGS ATTACHED 'NSync (2000) 02 1,879,955 CELEBRITY 'NSync (2001) 03 1,760,049 THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP Eminem (2000) 04 1,591,191 BLACK AND BLUE Backstreet Boys (2000) 05 1,321,799 THE EMINEM SHOW Eminem (2002) 06 1,319,193 OOPS!...I DID IT AGAIN Britney Spears (2000) 07 1,258,667 1 Beatles (2000) 08 1,140,638 THE MASSACRE 50 Cent (2005) 09 1,096,213 CONFESSIONS Usher (2004) 10 1,054,511 CHOCOLATE STARFISH AND THE HOT DOG FLAVORED WATER Limp Bizkit (2000) 11 1,022,149 FEELS LIKE HOME Norah Jones (2004) 12 1,005,545 THA CARTER III Lil' Wayne (2008) 13 956,936 GRADUATION Kanye West (2007) 14 887,229 WEATHERED Creed (2001) 15 874,137 UP! Shania Twain (2002) 16 872,082 GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' 50 Cent (2003) 17 865,030 WEATHERED Creed (2002) 18 860,330 LATE REGISTRATION Kanye West (2005) 19 839,696 HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB U2 (2004) 20 823,587 1 Beatles (2000) 21 822,275 GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' 50 Cent (2003) 22 811,000 NO STRINGS ATTACHED 'NSync (2000) 23 810,488 METEORA Linkin Park (2003) 24 808,708 THE EMINEM SHOW Eminem (2002) 25 793,713 THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP Eminem (2000) 26 784,288 BLACK ICE AC/DC (2008) 27 779,828 HOME Dixie Chicks (2002) 28 770,887 THE MASSACRE 50 Cent (2005) 29 765,739 LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING Tim McGraw (2004) 30 756,590 NOEL Josh Groban (2008) 31 745,744 BRITNEY Britney Spears (2001) 32 742,426 AS I AM Alicia Keys (2007) 33 741,413 RECOVERY Eminem (2010) 34 737,294 X & Y Coldplay (2005) 35 732,720 EVERYDAY Dave Matthews Band (2001) 36 727,163 THE BREAKTHROUGH Mary J Blige (2006) 37 721,747 ME AND MY GANG Rascal Flatts (2006) 38 721,207 VIVA LA VIDA OR DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS Coldplay (2008) 39 716,003 BREAK THE CYCLE Staind (2001) 40 714,114 NELLYVILLE Nelly (2002)Taylor could potentially have the second biggest one-week sales of any female artist since 2000. I just thought it was a little piece of interesting information that I'd share!
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Post by passionformusic on Oct 29, 2010 13:31:29 GMT -5
Taylor was interviewed by Cody Allen for CMT Radio and mentioned the next single would likely be "Mean" or "Back To December." You can listen to the interview here. I hope it's "Back to December" out of those two. Agree 100%. That one she did with piano sounded very good live too.
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Post by Stephen on Oct 29, 2010 14:21:49 GMT -5
Top 40 biggest one-week sales since 2000 (females highlighted green): 01 2,415,859 NO STRINGS ATTACHED 'NSync (2000) 02 1,879,955 CELEBRITY 'NSync (2001) 03 1,760,049 THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP Eminem (2000) 04 1,591,191 BLACK AND BLUE Backstreet Boys (2000) 05 1,321,799 THE EMINEM SHOW Eminem (2002) 06 1,319,193 OOPS!...I DID IT AGAIN Britney Spears (2000) 07 1,258,667 1 Beatles (2000) 08 1,140,638 THE MASSACRE 50 Cent (2005) 09 1,096,213 CONFESSIONS Usher (2004) 10 1,054,511 CHOCOLATE STARFISH AND THE HOT DOG FLAVORED WATER Limp Bizkit (2000) 11 1,022,149 FEELS LIKE HOME Norah Jones (2004) 12 1,005,545 THA CARTER III Lil' Wayne (2008) 13 956,936 GRADUATION Kanye West (2007) 14 887,229 WEATHERED Creed (2001) 15 874,137 UP! Shania Twain (2002) 16 872,082 GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' 50 Cent (2003) 17 865,030 WEATHERED Creed (2002) 18 860,330 LATE REGISTRATION Kanye West (2005) 19 839,696 HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB U2 (2004) 20 823,587 1 Beatles (2000) 21 822,275 GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' 50 Cent (2003) 22 811,000 NO STRINGS ATTACHED 'NSync (2000) 23 810,488 METEORA Linkin Park (2003) 24 808,708 THE EMINEM SHOW Eminem (2002) 25 793,713 THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP Eminem (2000) 26 784,288 BLACK ICE AC/DC (2008) 27 779,828 HOME Dixie Chicks (2002) 28 770,887 THE MASSACRE 50 Cent (2005) 29 765,739 LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING Tim McGraw (2004) 30 756,590 NOEL Josh Groban (2008) 31 745,744 BRITNEY Britney Spears (2001) 32 742,426 AS I AM Alicia Keys (2007) 33 741,413 RECOVERY Eminem (2010) 34 737,294 X & Y Coldplay (2005) 35 732,720 EVERYDAY Dave Matthews Band (2001) 36 727,163 THE BREAKTHROUGH Mary J Blige (2006) 37 721,747 ME AND MY GANG Rascal Flatts (2006) 38 721,207 VIVA LA VIDA OR DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS Coldplay (2008) 39 716,003 BREAK THE CYCLE Staind (2001) 40 714,114 NELLYVILLE Nelly (2002)Taylor could potentially have the second biggest one-week sales of any female artist since 2000. I just thought it was a little piece of interesting information that I'd share! Legend, icon, princess, etc.
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Post by onebuffalo on Oct 29, 2010 14:35:12 GMT -5
Top 40 biggest one-week sales since 2000 (females highlighted green): 01 2,415,859 NO STRINGS ATTACHED 'NSync (2000) 02 1,879,955 CELEBRITY 'NSync (2001) 03 1,760,049 THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP Eminem (2000) 04 1,591,191 BLACK AND BLUE Backstreet Boys (2000) 05 1,321,799 THE EMINEM SHOW Eminem (2002) 06 1,319,193 OOPS!...I DID IT AGAIN Britney Spears (2000) 07 1,258,667 1 Beatles (2000) 08 1,140,638 THE MASSACRE 50 Cent (2005) 09 1,096,213 CONFESSIONS Usher (2004) 10 1,054,511 CHOCOLATE STARFISH AND THE HOT DOG FLAVORED WATER Limp Bizkit (2000) 11 1,022,149 FEELS LIKE HOME Norah Jones (2004) 12 1,005,545 THA CARTER III Lil' Wayne (2008) 13 956,936 GRADUATION Kanye West (2007) 14 887,229 WEATHERED Creed (2001) 15 874,137 UP! Shania Twain (2002) 16 872,082 GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' 50 Cent (2003) 17 865,030 WEATHERED Creed (2002) 18 860,330 LATE REGISTRATION Kanye West (2005) 19 839,696 HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB U2 (2004) 20 823,587 1 Beatles (2000) 21 822,275 GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' 50 Cent (2003) 22 811,000 NO STRINGS ATTACHED 'NSync (2000) 23 810,488 METEORA Linkin Park (2003) 24 808,708 THE EMINEM SHOW Eminem (2002) 25 793,713 THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP Eminem (2000) 26 784,288 BLACK ICE AC/DC (2008) 27 779,828 HOME Dixie Chicks (2002) 28 770,887 THE MASSACRE 50 Cent (2005) 29 765,739 LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING Tim McGraw (2004) 30 756,590 NOEL Josh Groban (2008) 31 745,744 BRITNEY Britney Spears (2001) 32 742,426 AS I AM Alicia Keys (2007) 33 741,413 RECOVERY Eminem (2010) 34 737,294 X & Y Coldplay (2005) 35 732,720 EVERYDAY Dave Matthews Band (2001) 36 727,163 THE BREAKTHROUGH Mary J Blige (2006) 37 721,747 ME AND MY GANG Rascal Flatts (2006) 38 721,207 VIVA LA VIDA OR DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS Coldplay (2008) 39 716,003 BREAK THE CYCLE Staind (2001) 40 714,114 NELLYVILLE Nelly (2002)Taylor could potentially have the second biggest one-week sales of any female artist since 2000. I just thought it was a little piece of interesting information that I'd share! Where's Garth Brooks' Double Live from 1998? He sold just over a million copies in his first week. Also, on the Country forum, there is discussion on how Big Machine is promoting the hell out of Mine. If that does come to fruition, Taylor Swift will have the next #1 in country music. In the meantime, she will become the 113rd artist in country music history with at least five #1 hits.
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Post by kt1990 on Oct 29, 2010 14:38:10 GMT -5
^If you read carefully, it says since the year 2000 onwards.
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Post by onebuffalo on Oct 29, 2010 14:41:14 GMT -5
^If you read carefully, it says since the year 2000 onwards. Sorry. My bad.
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Post by carrieidol1 on Oct 29, 2010 14:59:30 GMT -5
Call me dumb people, but i had no idea that Carrie Underwood fans hate Taylor Swift so much. That was really shocking to read. Just surfed the reviews for "Speak Now" and wondered to their site. Practically every bad comment or review on "Speak Now" leads to this place. Like the ones on the Rolling Stones site. Plus they had a huge problem with the fact that some country radio man decided to stick up to Taylor, because he had heard many hate comments towards her. Chill. Goddamn. Excuse me? And me???
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Post by Kyla on Oct 29, 2010 15:33:00 GMT -5
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Post by 👑 Eloquent ™ on Oct 29, 2010 15:35:14 GMT -5
Yeah, the Ellen clip makes the show look promising. Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that Taylor's seemed less energetic/bubbly in recent interviews?
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Post by carrieidol1 on Oct 29, 2010 15:37:38 GMT -5
Yeah, the Ellen clip makes the show look promising. Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that Taylor's seemed less energetic/bubbly in recent interviews? Could be nerves because of the new album, but I'm sure the nerves will calm after this week, lol.
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Post by Stephen on Oct 29, 2010 15:38:42 GMT -5
Yeah, the Ellen clip makes the show look promising. Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that Taylor's seemed less energetic/bubbly in recent interviews? I think she's nervous. She seems really uncomfortable with the song Dear John. Like, I don't know. I feel like maybe she wasn't hellbent on putting it on the album. Honestly, I think everyone's view on Mayer will drop with this song, so... maybe she feels bad? I don't know. I see it, but I wouldn't worry.
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Post by Kyla on Oct 29, 2010 15:46:15 GMT -5
Yeah, I think she's stressed.
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Post by passionformusic on Oct 29, 2010 15:59:40 GMT -5
I am really getting into "Story Of Us" lately. What a great rock-out song! It was so energetic the Rooftop performance. This one would def. smash on pop radio.
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Post by Taylor. on Oct 29, 2010 17:10:07 GMT -5
So this is totally random, but I just finished reading "The Hunger Games," and now every time I listen to "Live Long" it reminds me of it. I don't know why. Probably the "for a moment a band of thieves in ripped up jeans got to rule the world" line.
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Post by jumpupandburst on Oct 29, 2010 20:47:17 GMT -5
Yeah, the Ellen clip makes the show look promising. Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that Taylor's seemed less energetic/bubbly in recent interviews? isn't she doing a tour with fans from all around the world nonstop...and she just came off a concert sick...i think it's just tiredness. but it tells you how much she cares about her fans =) judging from the digital sales and my own preference, "Back To December" would be the smarter route to go through.
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