| September 14th, 2005 12:19 PM |
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| Honky Tonk Man |
According to todays Sun newspaper, A Bigger Bang is expected to slip down to number 13 in the chart next Sunday.
David Grays new release is expected to enter at number 1, with James Blunt going down one place to number 2.
Meanehile, Macca's new effort is expected to enter at number 8.
Oh well, at least we beat that prat! |
| September 14th, 2005 12:43 PM |
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| Soldatti |
Typical slide, only die hard fans are buying the CD. It will be out of the Top 75 in 3-4 weeks. |
| September 14th, 2005 01:00 PM |
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| Honky Tonk Man |
quote:
Soldatti wrote:
Typical slide, only die hard fans are buying the CD. It will be out of the Top 75 in 3-4 weeks.
Well, there must be a heck of a lot of die-hard fans for it to reach number 2!
It is disappointing though. Albums always slip down, but going from number 2 to number 13 is quite a dramatic drop. I know 40 Licks also failed to hit the top spot, but at least it held it's top 10 placing for a while, didn't it?
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| September 14th, 2005 01:03 PM |
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| Soldatti |
40 Licks spent 3 weeks at #2 in UK!
But a greatest hits album is always a big seller, B2B only spent 6 weeks on the Top 75 in UK with a "poor" chart run:
6-12-27-38-62-69
At least ABB reached #2, an impressive position. |
| September 14th, 2005 01:27 PM |
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| Honky Tonk Man |
quote:
Soldatti wrote:
40 Licks spent 3 weeks at #2 in UK!
But a greatest hits album is always a big seller, B2B only spent 6 weeks on the Top 75 in UK with a "poor" chart run:
6-12-27-38-62-69
At least ABB reached #2, an impressive position.
I didn't know Bridges To Babylon did so poorly!
Like you put it, a Stones studio album reaching number 2 in this day and age is a fine achievement. I actually think it has something to do with the coverage it's been getting over here.
Quite a few papers have run stories about Sweet Neocon and of course, there was the penis incident! 
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| September 14th, 2005 01:31 PM |
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| egon |
Since JB is nowhere to be found lately;
"The UK has turned it's back on the stones a long time ago."
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| September 14th, 2005 01:33 PM |
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| Honky Tonk Man |
quote:
egon wrote:
Since JB is nowhere to be found lately;
"The UK has turned it's back on the stones a long time ago."
Aparently it's only number 3 on the French chart! |
| September 14th, 2005 01:34 PM |
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| Soldatti |
I just got midweek sales in UK (Monday/Tuesday):
- A Bigger Bang: 2-14! (only 2,400 copies sold in the last two days!)
- SOL/RJ: 56-68
Macca's album is not a sure Top 10: it's #8 but with sales of 6,500 copies in two days and the #11 album is very close with 6,300. ABB sold 12.7k only the first day, the double of Macca in two days.
The #1 album (David Gray) sold 39k in two days, almost the same of ABB in the whole week!
Let's say: ABB reached so high position due slow sales last week, it was the lowest #2 album since May 14th, just see:
UK #2 albums since May
07-May 47,330 Akon - Trouble
14-May 41,225 Basement Jaxx - The Singles (LOWEST #2 SALES)
21-May 43,956 Akon - Trouble
28-May 54,332 System Of A Down - Mezmerise NEW
04-Jun 61,643 Faithless - Forever Faithless: Greatest Hits
11-Jun 64,537 Gorillaz - Demon Days
18-Jun 88,335 Oasis - Don't Believe The Truth
25-Jun 159,179 Foo Fighters - In Your Honour NEW
02-Jul 76,546 James Blunt - Back To Bedlam
09-Jul 100,881 James Blunt - Back To Bedlam
16-Jul 84,715 Coldplay - X&Y
23-Jul 50,215 Coldplay - X&Y
30-Jul 45,527 Michael Jackson - The Essential NEW
06-Aug 46,500 Coldplay - X&Y
13-Aug 44,851 Coldplay - X&Y
20 Aug 46,733 Coldplay - X&Y
27-Aug 45,814 Coldplay – X&Y
03-Sep 52,976 Goldfrapp – Supernature NEW
10-Sep 67,240 Kanye West – Late Registration NEW
17-Sep 43,466 Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang NEW (2nd LOWEST SALES) |
| September 14th, 2005 01:35 PM |
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| stewed & Keefed |
quote:
Honky Tonk Man wrote:
Meanehile, Macca's new effort is expected to enter at number 8.
Oh well, at least we beat that prat!
Alex......you make me very happy |
| September 14th, 2005 01:35 PM |
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| egon |
quote:
Honky Tonk Man wrote:
Aparently it's only number 3 on the French chart!
france turns it's back on everything,
and we fart in your general direction! |
| September 14th, 2005 01:36 PM |
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| egon |
quote:
Honky Tonk Man wrote:
Meanehile, Macca's new effort is expected to enter at number 8.
but it'll probably stay there for 2 years, 4 months, 6 weeks & 28 days |
| September 14th, 2005 01:43 PM |
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| Honky Tonk Man |
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stewed & Keefed wrote:
Alex......you make me very happy
Good. However, would you of being more happy if I'd refered to him as "a cunt"?
Cunt! |
| September 14th, 2005 07:00 PM |
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| stewed & Keefed |
quote:
Honky Tonk Man wrote:
Good. However, would you of being more happy if I'd refered to him as "a cunt"?
Cunt!
Now that would make me angry.....prat will do.
Prat! |
| September 14th, 2005 07:09 PM |
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| Gazza |
I'd be surprised if it goes down that far in its second week, to be honest. However, first week sales were pretty good by comparison with the usual figures and those of other countries
Stones albums have a sort of funny chart life here anyway. Enough diehards invariably buy it the first week to let it chart in the top 3, it slips out of the charts a few weeks later and then about 9 months later when the band finally get around to playing here, the general public discover it and start buying it in enough quantities for it to re-enter the top 20.
I'd be interested to see how they'd do if they toured Europe just after an album's release (which hasnt happened since 1976) like they do in North America. Considering they're not on tour here until next year, their sales throughout Europe are pretty respectable.
So we did better than McCartney. Excellent. the worm has turned!
[Edited by Gazza] |
| September 15th, 2005 06:58 AM |
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| egon |
But why don't they put out a single in EVERY country
WITH a video?
Now it's just half/half. Not a very good way to promote an album. |
| September 15th, 2005 07:44 AM |
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| Zeeta |
Sorry just some hilarious photos of McCartney "Look-a-likes"
This should brighten you morning:
and
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| September 15th, 2005 08:40 AM |
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| Honky Tonk Man |
Ha, Ha! Thanks for sharing Zeeta.
I'll confess, I didn't read the top of your post. I thought it WAS Macca!
The resemblance is quite creepy.
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| September 15th, 2005 09:43 AM |
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| Zeeta |
I love their expressions! Pursed lips and Hoffner bass!
Maybe a new avatar for you mate!
[Edited by Zeeta] |
| September 15th, 2005 09:52 AM |
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| Honky Tonk Man |
quote:
Zeeta wrote:
Maybe a new avatar for you mate!
[Edited by Zeeta]
Possibly, but I'm very attached to my Union Jack Stones tounge!
Where the hell did you get those pictures anyway?
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| September 15th, 2005 10:03 AM |
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| Zeeta |
I did a search for macca on google and that came up they're from here http://www.splitting-images.com/celebrity_list.html
Most of them don't look anything like who they're supposed to be!
And "Bowie" is amazingly bad!
 it looks like a woman! |
| September 15th, 2005 12:45 PM |
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| egon |
quote:
Zeeta wrote:
it looks like a woman!
well so does bowie! |
| September 16th, 2005 06:35 AM |
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| stonesmik |
The English audience has lost its taste 30 years ago around 1975 before punk. There no measure at all. Even the Stones had to leave that country for its lack of taste... so what the hell who cares if a Stones album is number 1 or 34 in merry ole England! |
| September 16th, 2005 07:00 AM |
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| Gazza |
dont talk fucking shite
[Edited by Gazza] |
| September 16th, 2005 07:57 AM |
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| Zeeta |
Verbal diarrhea, cock nose! |
