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"Meanwhile, despite their ongoing mega-tour, the Rolling Stones saw A Bigger Bang, their first studio album in eight years, fall from Number Three to Twelve (63,000) in its second week."


Not so bad after all, I say a pretty decent second week because there are 7 new entries in the Top 10!
ABB has sold 192,000 copies in US to date.

i must bring up the dreaded "rat's ass" here - anyone give one?

The Billboard 200:

12 3 2 Rolling Stones, Bigger Bang: 62,856 (192,169)

140 115 53 Rolling Stones, Best of Jump Back: 7,144 (561,570)

Its a long way from 192,000 to a million seller.

Hopefully the tour will bring up sales in each town they hit this year. They really need to do some more promotion like hitting a show like SNL or something. A decent video on MTV might bring the new fans in too.

#......Go ahead....Bite the Big Apple....Don't mind the Maggots.....Uh Huh...#

I appreciate Georgelicks giving official updates! Album fell to #8 in Canada.

album reached #1 in my cd player!!!!!1

====album reached #1 in my cd player!!!!=====

And in the end, THAT"S the only chart that counts!!!!!

#......Go ahead....Bite the Big Apple....Don't mind the Maggots.....Uh Huh...#

I mistakenly posted that the album fell to #14 in a previous post...I DO apologise...that was the final position on the HITS Daily Double that George Licks told us about...I guess there are differences with the Official Charts (or I read it wrong...a distinct possibility!!).

Is the album keeping apace with 'Bridges To Babylon' in sales, I wonder?

Jack Knife Wrote:
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> I mistakenly posted that the album fell to #14 in
> a previous post...I DO apologise...that was the
> final position on the HITS Daily Double that
> George Licks told us about...I guess there are
> differences with the Official Charts (or I read it
> wrong...a distinct possibility!!).


The HITS count it's preliminary and very close to the final numbers that appear on Wednesday/Thursday on Billboard/Soundscan. It's very common little differences in the final position with small difference numbers. Hits it's a good source.


> Is the album keeping apace with 'Bridges To
> Babylon' in sales, I wonder?

I have some US sales info for Bridges:

Week 01: #3 - 160,000
Week 02: #11 - 84,000
Week 03: #15 - 70,000
Week 04: #16 - 66,000
Week 05: #18 - 59,000
Week 06: #24 - 45,000
Week 07: #31 - 40,000
Week 08: #43 - 31,000
Week 09: #49 - 43,000
Week 10: #49 - 47,000

I give a rats ass - thanks georgelicks for the updates

Much thanks and appreciation to GeorgeLicks for all his information. No one else on the internet even comes close..

#......Go ahead....Bite the Big Apple....Don't mind the Maggots.....Uh Huh...#

yeah, thanks & praises to GeorgeLicks!



"What do you want - what?!"
- Keith

georgelicks Wrote:
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> I have some US sales info for Bridges:
>
> Week 01: #3 - 160,000
> Week 02: #11 - 84,000
> Week 03: #15 - 70,000
> Week 04: #16 - 66,000
> Week 05: #18 - 59,000
> Week 06: #24 - 45,000
> Week 07: #31 - 40,000
> Week 08: #43 - 31,000
> Week 09: #49 - 43,000
> Week 10: #49 - 47,000

Actually the sales were very impressive!
Hope final figures for ABB will be at least the same

I think someone already posted that but what is really missing to ABB is a blockbuster in some countries like was Start me up, Miss you or Angie. In some european countries, SOL is the one. Maybe that is what is lacking in the US.

in Germany ABB is still #1

So it's CH, AT, DE, SE where the Stones are 2nd week number one.
That's quite some sales.
And I am sure there will be more

ShatterednVA Wrote:
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> I give a rats ass - thanks georgelicks for the
> updates


Ok - thanks for responding. Rat's Asses in Virginia everyone.....

++++++what is really missing to ABB is a blockbuster in some countries like was Start me up, Miss you or Angie. In some european countries, SOL is the one. Maybe that is what is lacking in the US.+++++++

Indeed, if they had that one big hit, these numbers would be different. The older they get, it harder it is. But Santana had a No.1 song 30 years after Woodstock, albeit with the help of a young hip singer.

#......Go ahead....Bite the Big Apple....Don't mind the Maggots.....Uh Huh...#

Sales will probably rise again around xmas!

Thanks for the info GeorgeLicks!...I had no idea 'Bridges to Babylon' sold that well consistantly week after week!! 'A Bigger Bang' is selling in its second week what that album was selling in its FOURTH week...not good at all.
Do you think it will eventually be certified platinum, or do you think it will end up being their first gold studio album in 40 years (if that even)?

It will reach Platinum for sure, they have US shows during the next 6 months.
B2B got the Platinum certification on week 5 with sales of 439,000, you don't need to sell a million for get the Platinum award, RIAA counts shipments.

This time next year it'll be dbl platinum in the US.
They'll catch on.

Anyway, hasn't it hit #1 in at least 15 countries already not to mention Amazon, World Charts and another mob like Amazon (can't think of their name off hand)?

Plus #2 in U.K, #3 in U.S and Australia (I'm ashamed), #4 in Japan.
Top ten in NZ and a heap of other countries.

Pretty amazing considering they're touring only two countries (one of which it did make #1) at the monent and have been recording for 42 years.

Not to mention (esp if it was three songs shorter) I think it's the best album in rock since Achtung Baby.



kyle m

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