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They counted NPS as a Prince album....hmmm **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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daPrettyman said: They counted NPS as a Prince album....hmmm
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Damn, if 113,00 people bought Crystal Ball at 50 bucks a pop, that's a whole lot of cash!!! JERKIN' EVERYTHING IN SIGHT!!!!! |
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Paris9748430 said: Damn, if 113,00 people bought Crystal Ball at 50 bucks a pop, that's a whole lot of cash!!!
He actually sold more than that. The copies sold through the website weren't counted toward sales. Only the copies shipped to stores counted toward sales. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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daPrettyman said: Paris9748430 said: Damn, if 113,00 people bought Crystal Ball at 50 bucks a pop, that's a whole lot of cash!!!
He actually sold more than that. The copies sold through the website weren't counted toward sales. Only the copies shipped to stores counted toward sales. And only those copies shipped to stores in the USA were counted above, so that doesn't include worldwide sales. Did most people pay $50...? I only paid $20 for my copy of CB and I got it at midnight the day it was released!  [Edited 6/30/08 7:39am] | |
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Incredible that 29.000 folks actually bought N.E.W.S. (and more via the internet platform).
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simm0061 said: daPrettyman said: He actually sold more than that. The copies sold through the website weren't counted toward sales. Only the copies shipped to stores counted toward sales. And only those copies shipped to stores in the USA were counted above, so that doesn't include worldwide sales. Did most people pay $50...? I only paid $20 for my copy of CB and I got it at midnight the day it was released!
[Edited 6/30/08 7:39am] I paid the $50 from the website...then bought the 4cd set in stores for $30. I had to have Kamasutra on cd (which I've only listened to once). **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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Krid said: Incredible that 29.000 folks actually bought N.E.W.S. (and more via the internet platform).
That record I have listened to probably - ahmm - two times... And I do listen to jazz quite alot... That's another one he sold for $10 on his site and for $20 in the store. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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Damn Purple rain 13x Platinum.. i know that his accomplishments after were great but damn I hope he sells like that again some day | |
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Erika2k8 said: Damn Purple rain 13x Platinum.. i know that his accomplishments after were great but damn I hope he sells like that again some day
Nobody sells like that anymore. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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daPrettyman said: Erika2k8 said: Damn Purple rain 13x Platinum.. i know that his accomplishments after were great but damn I hope he sells like that again some day
Nobody sells like that anymore. Correction Amy Winehouse 2,467,575 Justin Timberlake - "Justified'' 9 million Alicia Keys - "As I Am" (2007) 6.5 million and many more | |
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Erika2k8 said: daPrettyman said: Nobody sells like that anymore. Correction Amy Winehouse 2,467,575 Justin Timberlake - "Justified'' 9 million Alicia Keys - "As I Am" (2007) 6.5 million and many more My point is that there aren't hardly any albums selling over 10 million copies (if any) in today's music industry. Sure, you'll see 6, 7, 8, 9 million copies sold, but nothing hardly over 10 million. We had this discussion a while back here on the org. BTW, PR has probably sold more than 13 million at this point. That certification date was in May of 1996. I'm sure its up to 15 or 17 million or so by now. Considering that he had a huge jump in popularity in 04. Before that, it had sold 11 million as of July of '94. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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daPrettyman said: Erika2k8 said: Correction Amy Winehouse 2,467,575 Justin Timberlake - "Justified'' 9 million Alicia Keys - "As I Am" (2007) 6.5 million and many more My point is that there aren't hardly any albums selling over 10 million copies (if any) in today's music industry. Sure, you'll see 6, 7, 8, 9 million copies sold, but nothing hardly over 10 million. We had this discussion a while back here on the org. BTW, PR has probably sold more than 13 million at this point. That certification date was in May of 1996. I'm sure its up to 15 or 17 million or so by now. Considering that he had a huge jump in popularity in 04. Before that, it had sold 11 million as of July of '94. I understand. All i am saying is that i feel based on Prince's talent regardless of what anybody else is selling i feel he can go back to selling the way he did with purple rain if not better. Just an opinion | |
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daPrettyman said: Erika2k8 said: Correction Amy Winehouse 2,467,575 Justin Timberlake - "Justified'' 9 million Alicia Keys - "As I Am" (2007) 6.5 million and many more My point is that there aren't hardly any albums selling over 10 million copies (if any) in today's music industry. Sure, you'll see 6, 7, 8, 9 million copies sold, but nothing hardly over 10 million. We had this discussion a while back here on the org. BTW, PR has probably sold more than 13 million at this point. That certification date was in May of 1996. I'm sure its up to 15 or 17 million or so by now. Considering that he had a huge jump in popularity in 04. Before that, it had sold 11 million as of July of '94. Also, there are far more people in the demographic that would buy 10 million albums today than there were 24 years ago. An artist would probably have to sell 18 - 20 million copies to have the same sales penetration as Prince and Michael Jackson did. Which makes what artists like Elvis Presley and the Beatles did even more astounding. Second Funkiest White Man in America McCain = Bush = Failed policies. NO MORE! WWW.NIGHTRANGER.COM | |
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Sales figures have always been a bit false to me - I have no proof of course, but I suspect that most sales figures have been somewhat massaged. For example, EMI made no secret of the fact that they badly needed sales of Coldplays new album to go through the roof. Guy Hands, EMI's financier boss described their album "right across the world . . . the most anticipated album of the year".
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TheSkinMechanic said: Sales figures have always been a bit false to me - I have no proof of course, but I suspect that most sales figures have been somewhat massaged. For example, EMI made no secret of the fact that they badly needed sales of Coldplays new album to go through the roof. Guy Hands, EMI's financier boss described their album "right across the world . . . the most anticipated album of the year".
And lo and behold, it sells by the bucket load, despite the record industry saying that downloads are killing CD sales etc. I don't know anyone who has bought the album or is remotely interested in Coldplay at all ( I knew someone who bought Parachutes in a sale once). I'm not saying Coldplay (or Prince) don't sell much - but I am highly suspicious of the claims of most 'sales' figures. [Edited 6/30/08 16:14pm] See, http://en.wikipedia.org/w...ing_albums Meanwhile, civic knowledge is enhanced by discussing public affairs, taking part in civic activities and reading about current events and history, the group said.
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Paris9748430 said: Damn, if 113,00 people bought Crystal Ball at 50 bucks a pop, that's a whole lot of cash!!!
And how many of those suckers are still waiting for their copy? | |
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viewaskew said: Paris9748430 said: Damn, if 113,00 people bought Crystal Ball at 50 bucks a pop, that's a whole lot of cash!!!
And how many of those suckers are still waiting for their copy? None. Those 113,000 copies were sold in stores, not via Prince's website. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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