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Post by weaver on Nov 10, 2010 12:38:54 GMT -5
Any promo in Europe scheduled? Rihanna reaches 8th #1, thos fans of her are actually think she'll surpass MC. Having 8#1's and selling barely 5 million copies of albums is nothing to brag about. Um...let's see if Rihanna can get ten more chart toppers. lol. Not to mention lets see if Mariah gets any more - it doesnt' seem out of the question with the right single, good timing, etc.
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Post by hidizzyguy on Nov 10, 2010 12:44:44 GMT -5
I wouldn't think there would be any European promo if she's pregnant. Aren't you not allowed to fly after a certain number of months?? I guess she can always call, or appear via satelite! :o)
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Post by Bojangles on Nov 10, 2010 12:51:26 GMT -5
Remember the days when an album selling less than 100,000 wouldn't even hit the top 50? Crazy.
Those are decent numbers for an album this day and age though.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2010 13:00:18 GMT -5
Merry Christmas II U is Mariahs 16th top 10 album
36, the Rolling Stones 33, Frank Sinatra 30, the Beatles 30, Barbra Streisand 27, Elvis Presley 19, Bob Dylan 19, Madonna 17, Elton John 17, Paul McCartney/Wings 16, Neil Diamond 16, Johnny Mathis 16, Bruce Springsteen 16, George Strait 16, Mariah Carey 15, Rod Stewart
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Post by worldwide on Nov 10, 2010 13:01:28 GMT -5
Remember the days when an album selling less than 100,000 wouldn't even hit the top 50? Crazy. Those are decent numbers for an album this day and age though. no because those days never happened.
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Post by Bojangles on Nov 10, 2010 13:07:29 GMT -5
Remember the days when an album selling less than 100,000 wouldn't even hit the top 50? Crazy. Those are decent numbers for an album this day and age though. no because those days never happened. Sure they did. Sales today are a joke compared to the 90's.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Nov 10, 2010 13:10:08 GMT -5
Remember the days when an album selling less than 100,000 wouldn't even hit the top 50? Crazy. Those are decent numbers for an album this day and age though. no because those days never happened. Pr00f, Jasper Cullen?
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Post by Cautionme11/16 on Nov 10, 2010 13:12:17 GMT -5
Good numbers! Go, Mimi!!
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Post by neverduplicated on Nov 10, 2010 13:16:12 GMT -5
MariahCarey.com says that the album is #1 on the R&B and Holiday album charts. Does anyone know how many #1's Mariah has on the R&B albums chart? I know Memoirs, E=MC2, and Mimi all hit #1 and probably a lot more albums, just not sure though.
Also, as expected, AIWFCIY is #1 on Holiday Digital Songs and Oh Santa is #2.
Also, I find it worth noting that every one of Mariah's studio albums has gone top 4 except for Glitter (which peaked at #7). MTV Unplugged and #1's also peaked top 4, giving Mariah 14 top 4 albums. A bit random, but worth noting.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2010 13:18:11 GMT -5
MariahCarey.com says that the album is #1 on the R&B and Holiday album charts. Does anyone know how many #1's Mariah has on the R&B albums chart? I know Memoirs, E=MC2, and Mimi all hit #1 and probably a lot more albums, just not sure though. 6 Music Box Daydream The Emancipation of Mimi E=MC2 Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel Merry Christmas II U
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Post by will on Nov 10, 2010 13:36:35 GMT -5
Can "all i want for Christmas is you" chart on billboard hot 100? Is it possible that oh santa can chart on hot 100.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2010 13:39:02 GMT -5
MARIAH CAREY - All I Want For Christmas Is...: 0.915 MARIAH CAREY - Oh Santa: 0.144
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Post by HolidayGuy on Nov 10, 2010 14:06:07 GMT -5
"All I Want..." will chart on the Recurrent chart (as always); any new versions' sales should be lumped with the original.
During the biggest sales week of a year in the late 90s/early 2000s (which occurred in December), there would be 30-40 titles that scanned 100K in that week.
On the Billboard 200, Mimi has: 6 No. 1 albums 7 top 2 albums 10 top 3 albums 14 top 5 albums 16 top 10 albums
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Post by will on Nov 10, 2010 14:12:41 GMT -5
"All I Want..." will chart on the Recurrent chart (as always); any new versions' sales should be lumped with the original. During the biggest sales week of a year in the late 90s/early 2000s (which occurred in December), there would be 30-40 titles that scanned 100K in that week. On the Billboard 200, Mimi has: 6 No. 1 albums 7 top 2 albums 10 top 3 albums 14 top 5 albums 16 top 10 albums If oh santa sells 250k on itunes.. What is happening then?????
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Post by HolidayGuy on Nov 10, 2010 14:34:52 GMT -5
^If a track has enough airplay and sales points to chart in a given week, it will chart.
With little to no airplay, a track could sell 25K or so and chart on the Hot 100.
As an FYI, these are the peak weekly sales in the last five years for "All I Want For Christmas is You," its chart position on Hot Digital Songs that week, and the chart week it achieved those sales. In all cases except 2009, the week it achieved its highest sales coincided with its highest weekly ranking for the season.
2005: 41,376, #1, 12/24/05 chart 2006: 48,979, #8, 12/23/06 chart 2007: 60,846, #8, 12/22/07 chart 2008: 59,811, #16, 12/27/08 chart 2009: 73,043, #50, 1/9/09 chart (it had reached No. 14 on the 12/19/09 chart a few weeks prior, but with lesser sales of 54,765; the week prior to that, it ranked No. 18 with 62,682)
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Post by neverduplicated on Nov 10, 2010 14:42:55 GMT -5
"All I Want..." will chart on the Recurrent chart (as always); any new versions' sales should be lumped with the original. During the biggest sales week of a year in the late 90s/early 2000s (which occurred in December), there would be 30-40 titles that scanned 100K in that week. On the Billboard 200, Mimi has: 6 No. 1 albums 7 top 2 albums 10 top 3 albums 14 top 5 albums 16 top 10 albums Impressive. Still can't believe that rehashed compilation The Ballads went top 10. Her Greatest Hits double disc is by far her lowest peaking album on the Billboard 200 (#52) but has or will soon (as in the next few years) surpass all of her albums from the past decade except for Mimi.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Nov 10, 2010 14:46:46 GMT -5
As the title with the bulk of her hits, Greatest Hits should continue to sell decently. The only albums left that it needs to pass from the last decade are Charmbracelet and E=MC2- and it should so that with little trouble, barring a total collapse of album sales.
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Post by stevyy on Nov 10, 2010 16:44:19 GMT -5
may I again remind you of her incredible record that is having 9 consecutive albums that shipped at least 3 million copies in the US!
The Greatest Hits might be her lowest charting album (but in fact: Playlist: The Very Best of Mariah Carey is.. I think it didn't even make the top 200) but it must have sold in the range of 1,200,000 copies in the US and nearly 800,000 copies in the UK respectively. The Greatest Hits crossed the million mark in 2008: last official sales 1,015,000.
on a global scale: The Greatest Hits has sold over 3,5 million copies.
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Post by neverduplicated on Nov 10, 2010 17:33:40 GMT -5
That Playlist album is the most random thing ever. I mean, it's interesting, but how many Mariah compilations do we possibly need?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2010 17:35:34 GMT -5
That Playlist album is the most random thing ever. I mean, it's interesting, but how many Mariah compilations do we possibly need? Plus the majority of the tracks were not even singles let alone hits. I dont know who would be interested in a collection of Mariah Carey album cuts except hardcore Mariah Carey collectors
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Post by KMJ1 on Nov 10, 2010 17:38:31 GMT -5
Any promo in Europe scheduled? Rihanna reaches 8th #1, thos fans of her are actually think she'll surpass MC.Having 8#1's and selling barely 5 million copies of albums is nothing to brag about. she will
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2010 18:05:54 GMT -5
LOL. Mariah fans are feeling threatened by Rihanna.. DAMN. Its funny once upon a time Madonna was the worst thing to happen to music. Now all the Mariah stans are calling for Rihannas head
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Post by HolidayGuy on Nov 10, 2010 18:38:17 GMT -5
^Only those consumed with charts would feel that way. It doesn't mean much other than popularity of the moment, and having the most points in a given week.
Playlist was random- kinda like that Icon series that saw some 30+ albums released simultaneously.
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Post by Gold Soundz on Nov 10, 2010 19:55:29 GMT -5
"Oh Santa" was sent to radio upon its initial release- wouldn't be surprised if there was no official adds date. No, it wasn't. It REALLY wasn't. It's not on the November or December Mainstream Promo Only discs, and there's no Promo CDS digital delivery. The only place it's been delivered to is the clubs (with 6 awful mixes, 3 of which have vocals). I can't believe Pop radio doesn't even have this song.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2010 20:06:31 GMT -5
It is officially being sent to radio on November 22 with One Child and some other yet to be announced songs
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Post by KMJ1 on Nov 10, 2010 22:00:45 GMT -5
even if its 1st being sent to radio "officially" 11/22, in just a 4-5 week period, its going to be quite hard to get into the top 10 (balance of airplay plus single sales)- esp. w/ AIWFCIY most likely effecting the performance due to competiting airplay.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2010 22:16:04 GMT -5
Who is expecting this to make the top 10? Maybe some people are but some people are complaining Oh Santa has done nothing so far. They are not taking into consideration that NO Christmas songs are getting any substantial airplay yet.
Also Islands strategy with this album is clearly to send a bunch of songs out simultaneously to different outlets in order to appeal to different demographics and maximize album sales. Their strategy is not to get a huge hit with Oh Santa. Thats generally not the strategy with Christmas albums. They are already sending out Oh Santa, One Child, Aulde Lang Syne, and the new version of All I Want for Christmas is You to different outlets. They will probably send out a couple more of the songs too.
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Post by grouper6 on Nov 11, 2010 7:45:53 GMT -5
Underwhelmed wi th this 1st week#s. Sticking wi th under 500k total sales at the end of this era.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Nov 11, 2010 7:48:02 GMT -5
^Underwhelmed? This album outsold the 1st Christmas album's 1st week sales by 10k. And that was released 16 years ago..
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Post by rodrigo on Nov 11, 2010 9:06:25 GMT -5
^Underwhelmed? This album outsold the 1st Christmas album's 1st week sales by 10k. And that was released 16 years ago.. i know! not to mention mariah came out of music box, one of her most successful albuns, if not the most successful.
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