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Thread started 06/30/04 8:36am

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MUSICOLOGY #5 THIS WEEK (BILLBOARD LINK)

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Reply #1 posted 06/30/04 11:19am

shygirl

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Yay. But no happy dance today.
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Reply #2 posted 06/30/04 11:23am

poetbear68

Week One – 191,000
Week Two – 173,000
Week Three – 150,000
Week Four – 76,637
Week Five – 42,000
Week Six - 71,000
Week Seven – 93,000
Week Eight – 75,363
Week Nine – 81,261
Week Ten – 92,000

Total – 1,045,261

DOIN' THE PLATINUM DANCE: LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, A MILLION! LA, LA, LA, LA, LA, A MILLION!
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Reply #3 posted 06/30/04 11:32am

asg

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Its still #5 after 10weeks!!

incredible
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Reply #4 posted 06/30/04 11:43am

JediMaster

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In a second, a couple of folks will show up to grouse that Prince is "cheating" and blah, blah, blah.
jedi

Do not hurry yourself in your spirit to become offended, for the taking of offense is what rests in the bosom of the stupid ones. (Ecclesiastes 7:9)
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Reply #5 posted 06/30/04 11:45am

SassyBritches

JediMaster said:

In a second, a couple of folks will show up to grouse that Prince is "cheating" and blah, blah, blah.

that's my favorite thing about all of this! he's screwing them at their own game!! for each week that he's in the top 10, his record stays on displays across the country! i love him and his marketing peeps!!

i also love that he's gonna drop off for a few weeks and then bounce back on top!
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Reply #6 posted 06/30/04 11:46am

Anxiety

JediMaster said:

In a second, a couple of folks will show up to grouse that Prince is "cheating" and blah, blah, blah.


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Reply #7 posted 06/30/04 12:04pm

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Hey I am happier that he is cheating! The whole industry deserves a beating. And Prince beat them at their own game.

And I really REALLY hope that he does the Musicology 2004ever Tour FOREVER! That would be the ultimate practical joke. Musicology would still be in the top 10 in 2010! He can just keep touring, taking three weeks off four times a year. Do three to four shows a week... fly home after most of the shows. Eventually start changing the setlist and selling new albums at the concerts and retail (while still giving away musicology of course). It is reallyl not that tough a schedule... and if the right venues are planned for the right times, it could still sell out for quite a while. Do Europe and Asia every now and then to let America go through some Prince withdrawl.

The album will stay on the retail "Top 20" displays forever. What is great is that there will always be a weekly few thousand sales just from impulsive buyers (I've broken down and bought albums just because they were high on the charts for a long period of time. I had to see what the fuss was about).

It will be even more funny when Musicology stops selling at all in retail but because of the special rule for Prince, Musicology is still in the top 20. It would be a very Prince joke to play.

It could really be a lot of fun for him and the band. While in America having to work every other day (and only the later half of the day on show days), no one is going to get strained. He's just gotta stop doing four or five shows in a row. sheesh!!
[This message was edited Wed Jun 30 12:07:38 2004 by TheAStarr]
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Reply #8 posted 06/30/04 12:56pm

2freaky4church
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No, he's not cheating. rolleyes
All you others say Hell Yea!! woot!
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Reply #9 posted 06/30/04 1:09pm

lovemachine

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For the record it was number #39 with around 25 or 26 thousand sales.
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Reply #10 posted 06/30/04 4:05pm

Mazerati

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lovemachine said:

For the record it was number #39 with around 25 or 26 thousand sales.


even those figures arent bad for a Prince album in week 10
Check it out ...Shiny Toy Guns R gonna blowup VERY soon and bring melody back to music..you heard it here 1st! http://www.myspacecomment...theone.mp3
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Reply #11 posted 06/30/04 4:50pm

PurpleCharm

lovemachine said:

For the record it was number #39 with around 25 or 26 thousand sales.


The 26,000 that bought the retail copy aren't going to the concert. The other 70,000 decided to wait and get the copy that was included with the ticket price... wink cool
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Reply #12 posted 06/30/04 5:11pm

EvilWhiteMale

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Maybe now Prince will create shitty albums like Musicology forever. Whatever works, right?
"You need people like me so you can point your fuckin' fingers and say, "That's the bad guy." "

Al Pacino- Scarface
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Reply #13 posted 06/30/04 10:09pm

SassyBritches

TheAStarr said:

Hey I am happier that he is cheating! The whole industry deserves a beating. And Prince beat them at their own game.

And I really REALLY hope that he does the Musicology 2004ever Tour FOREVER! That would be the ultimate practical joke. Musicology would still be in the top 10 in 2010! He can just keep touring, taking three weeks off four times a year. Do three to four shows a week... fly home after most of the shows. Eventually start changing the setlist and selling new albums at the concerts and retail (while still giving away musicology of course). It is reallyl not that tough a schedule... and if the right venues are planned for the right times, it could still sell out for quite a while. Do Europe and Asia every now and then to let America go through some Prince withdrawl.

The album will stay on the retail "Top 20" displays forever. What is great is that there will always be a weekly few thousand sales just from impulsive buyers (I've broken down and bought albums just because they were high on the charts for a long period of time. I had to see what the fuss was about).

It will be even more funny when Musicology stops selling at all in retail but because of the special rule for Prince, Musicology is still in the top 20. It would be a very Prince joke to play.

It could really be a lot of fun for him and the band. While in America having to work every other day (and only the later half of the day on show days), no one is going to get strained. He's just gotta stop doing four or five shows in a row. sheesh!!
[This message was edited Wed Jun 30 12:07:38 2004 by TheAStarr]

he should stretch it out as long as possible, i agree. what a way to mess with everyone! lol
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Reply #14 posted 06/30/04 10:32pm

lmas

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EvilWhiteMale said:

Maybe now Prince will create shitty albums like Musicology forever. Whatever works, right?



I love this guy...I think I'm almost obsessed with his "positive" attitude.

This Musicology situation reminds me of D&P. That LP is not thought of as one of his most brilliant yet a lot of people have it in there collection about 7-8million. Musicology willl probablaby end up with about 4million with concerts included 2.5million without.
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Reply #15 posted 07/01/04 1:22am

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2freaky4church1 said:

No, he's not cheating. rolleyes

He´s just clever smile
hug Fryd - Always Park The Car Sideways!duck
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Reply #16 posted 07/01/04 2:41pm

shygirl

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If more albums like Musicology means that the Reagan loving, Slipknot loving, buzzkill currently known as EvilWhiteMale will continue to be pissed at Prince, and will continue to take time out of his busy day to share his witty pissisms with the rest of us, all I can say is Prince, bring on "Musicology 2, Electric Boogaloo". lol
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Reply #17 posted 07/01/04 2:42pm

shygirl

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dancing jig
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Reply #18 posted 07/01/04 4:12pm

Mazerati

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shygirl said:

dancing jig



woo woo dance shygirl dance!
Check it out ...Shiny Toy Guns R gonna blowup VERY soon and bring melody back to music..you heard it here 1st! http://www.myspacecomment...theone.mp3
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Reply #19 posted 07/01/04 7:06pm

alandail

how long has it been since Prince put out a studio album and it got the little platinum triangle beside it on the billboard chart? I sure haven't seen it actually show up on the chart in a long, long time. But there it is this week:

http://www.billboard.com/.../bb200.jsp
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Reply #20 posted 07/02/04 2:01am

shygirl

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Mazerati said:

shygirl said:

dancing jig



woo woo dance shygirl dance!





dancing jig giggle
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