Didn't see that one coming.

http://www.ariacharts.com...chart=1X50

Thanks,

but correction: "Greatest Hits" = "The Very Best Of".

still very impressive. To see Prince on the charts.

isn't the aria charts like the official australian charts? just wondering if prince did a performance on the voice, he would be number 1.

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The best part of this going budget release was the b-sides - imagine all those people picking this up looking for the usual guff, and getting blasted by 17 Days, She's Always In My Hair etc, etc - these "single worthy" b-sides are gonna blow some people away.

Great! Seems it is quite a little Prince mania in Australia...

This is cool to hear - Prince get on and release something new on the back of this

Well, what do you know... Way to go Prince! At least if he releases something new in Oz, we could eventually have access to it on this side of the pond.

It goes to prove that there is some of his music that is timeless and will go up & down in the charts.

NouveauDance said:

The best part of this going budget release was the b-sides - imagine all those people picking this up looking for the usual guff, and getting blasted by 17 Days, She's Always In My Hair etc, etc - these "single worthy" b-sides are gonna blow some people away.

Horny Toad all the way. Yeeeee-haww!!!

Way to go Prince!

I think people forget about Prince. They're generally wrapped-up in the world of modern throw-away by-the-numbers pop twaddle like Lady Gaga and One Direction. When Prince tours, once a decade or so, they're reminded that he's still around and of just how remarkable he is compared to your usual production line pop artist. I think that thoughts similar to "oh yeah, pop doesn't have to be mindless shit" and "musicianship is a good thing" pass through their addled brains....all too briefly of course.

In the words of Randy Newman " Its just a lucky break that he's around.....people ought to notice him a little more..."

I wonder how many album sales it really takes to get up top of the Aussie charts?

2, 10 & 14 are the positions he holds as of 21st. It will be interesting to check again on the 28th.

Rustyrek said:

I wonder how many album sales it really takes to get up top of the Aussie charts?

2, 10 & 14 are the positions he holds as of 21st. It will be interesting to check again on the 28th.

Isn't Gold around 30,000 copies?

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Gold 35,000

Platinum 70,000

Prince drops to 14 (from 5) on the top 50 on the charts-not the catalogue. But top 50 charts.

I'm not a chart-chaser by any means - havent been in prob 20 years....but anyhoo.

The 3-disk set was sold at the mech stands at the concerts. Would they count as album sales as well?

Also, i read that Madonna included her latest album in her US show ticket sales - Musicology tour anyone? Except i read that those sales counted as per normal album sales - which no doubt contributed to her No.1 album spot and then her spectacular slide in the 2nd week.

I thought the Record Industry Ass people changed that when Prince tried it with Musicology, so that Prince's sales wouldn't count back in 2003. Was that just WB sticking it to Prince back then?

Doth my memory betray me?

vegasE said:

I'm not a chart-chaser by any means - havent been in prob 20 years....but anyhoo.

The 3-disk set was sold at the mech stands at the concerts. Would they count as album sales as well?

Also, i read that Madonna included her latest album in her US show ticket sales - Musicology tour anyone? Except i read that those sales counted as per normal album sales - which no doubt contributed to her No.1 album spot and then her spectacular slide in the 2nd week.

I thought the Record Industry Ass people changed that when Prince tried it with Musicology, so that Prince's sales wouldn't count back in 2003. Was that just WB sticking it to Prince back then?

Doth my memory betray me?

yes it betrayed you. In order for the cd to count toward charts you have to offer a ticket price with the cost of a CD and a ticket price without a CD. And that is what Madonna did.

kewlschool said:

vegasE said:

I'm not a chart-chaser by any means - havent been in prob 20 years....but anyhoo.

The 3-disk set was sold at the mech stands at the concerts. Would they count as album sales as well?

Also, i read that Madonna included her latest album in her US show ticket sales - Musicology tour anyone? Except i read that those sales counted as per normal album sales - which no doubt contributed to her No.1 album spot and then her spectacular slide in the 2nd week.

I thought the Record Industry Ass people changed that when Prince tried it with Musicology, so that Prince's sales wouldn't count back in 2003. Was that just WB sticking it to Prince back then?

Doth my memory betray me?

yes it betrayed you. In order for the cd to count toward charts you have to offer a ticket price with the cost of a CD and a ticket price without a CD. And that is what Madonna did.

Right. Thanks for that.

Looking at the DVD in our charts is a tad embaressing.....................about time you released a NEW DVD eh Prince?

Love you, but would love to see something of the concerts.

An Aussie one would be good !!!!

Brisbane 26th was an awesome rocking show........saw all the cameras........*hint....hint*

gollygirl said:

Looking at the DVD in our charts is a tad embaressing.....................about time you released a NEW DVD eh Prince?

Love you, but would love to see something of the concerts.

An Aussie one would be good !!!!

Brisbane 26th was an awesome rocking show........saw all the cameras........*hint....hint*

I've never understood his reluctance to put out live DVDs/videos.

Sign o' the Times was OK but so much of it was reshot at Paisley Park later. The Rave 2000 concert is not that great, by his standards. The Las Vegas show was good, but not representative of a Prince concert - really.

He is one of the best live performers there has ever been and yet hasn't put out a really top quality live DVD. They really aren't that expensive to produce these days and it would only encourage more people to go to his shows.