Thread: U2 Sales in USA

Quote: Originally Posted by Mrs. Garrison there is something fishy with this list, Depeche Modes' Sounds of the Universe was released on 4/21/09, which is quite a bit longer than 10 weeks ago. AC/DC's Black Ice was released 10/22/08, certainly more than 31 weeks ago. Am i reading this wrong? Yep, the # of weeks = weeks spent on the Billboard 200, not the # of weeks since the album was released. I know Black Ice dropped off the chart...

Quote: Originally Posted by ic170 Also on the subject of singles; why didn't GOYB crash right into the UK chart on the mere download on January 22nd? I expected it to and was pretty shocked to see it didn't chart at all, I mean the first brand new U2 song in 2 years... where was the hardcore fanbase for that song on January 15th when it was available, they bought Vertigo and Beautiful Day.... and Leona Lewis managed #1 on downloads...

Would be nice to see it hit the "exclusive" 1 mill. mark soon. Where does this put NLOTH for the "Billboard year?" (Nov.08-pres.)

isn't it like 970 by now?

I agree with that. Billboard and radio both suck. I saw DM in Dallas a couple of months ago and they were great!

Quote: Originally Posted by Maoilbheannacht This is the list that will determine the top albums. As of right now, these are the top sellers for the year so far REGARDLESS of when the album was released. Best selling albums in the United States - 2008 Tha Carter III / Lil Wayne ~ 2,874,420 released 8/18/08 Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends / Coldplay ~ 2,143,928 rel-6/17/08 Fearless / Taylor Swift ~ 2,112,179 released 11/11/08 Rock N...

Quote: Originally Posted by gman How can week 37 sales be LESS than week 31 sales? (Must be a lot of people taking the album back for a refund ) I have noticed this happening a few times on the stats posted on this thread You can find this explanation in post #63 of this thread: Quote: NOTE: difference in NLOTH sales from the soundscan yearly chart to the Billboard year are because the Billboard year does not count street date violations in...

Quote: Originally Posted by mirrorballman12 By now, probably around 970 give or take. Hopefully, the US leg of the tour will give the album a little push. Thanks

Quote: Originally Posted by Maoilbheannacht WEEK 25: YEAR TO DATE SALES in the UNITED STATES 2009 Rank - Sales - TITLE - Artist 01 - 1,282,142 - FEARLESS - Taylor Swift 02 - 1,142,209 - HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE - Soundtrack 03 - 1,121,546 - RELAPSE - Eminem 04 - 953,854 - TWILIGHT - Soundtrack 05 - 938,322 - THE FAME - Lady GaGa 06 - 934,471 - NO LINE ON THE HORIZON - U2 07 - 890,268 - DARK HORSE - Nickelback 08 - 806,389 - UNSTOPPABLE -...

Quote: Originally Posted by Native_Son i think greendy's first single isnt catchy or mainstream enough to lead to huge album sales. I honestly have not heard it yet, but I figured they would sell more albums based on name. Of course just a guess, though.