up to #15

http://www.amazon.com/gp/...233?n=5174

How high will it go?
[Edited 3/21/06 23:14pm]

#7 on Amazon UK

http://www.amazon.co.uk/e...32-7822832

Do these count 2ward the UK album chart?

amazon does as far as i know, but no other sites do!

most major releases would be in the top 10 by now, probably the top 3 by now..
im wondering if this is going to be yet another dud.

this isn't a major release
how many teens you know who are talking about it

up to 14 now.

scrambledeggsaresoboring said:

It's up to 11 now.

#10

It should be in the top 3 by this week...

#9

Noticed there is an import of 3121. Wonder if it's any different.

#8

#7

Snap said:

Not many but who had the number one album a few months ago....Barry Manilow. Older people buy CDs and while I don't think Prince has that old of a fanbase, I think they are rapid. I also think that the fact that the "Black Sweat" video has gotten a lot of video play on VH1 and MTV (granted, when nobody is watching), that some younger people will buy the disc....possibly more than bought "Musicology". I'm almost certain it will at least crack the top ten!

update your title. It's #5 right now

VinnyM27 said:

You are right..But I wouldn't say MTV and VH1 are playing the video when nobody is watching it...You can see "Black Sweat" almost anytime of the day on the other MTV channels, and on the home MTV station from 8 to 11 am...And on VH-1 top 20, which comes on twice a day...Now radio is another story...(LOL)

amazon.de (germany) : Rank 3 (!).

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Actually, #3 already.

#2, gotta be #1 by tonight..

#1

wtg! i work with youth almost every day, and not one of them has talked about this album... nice to know that Prince (and Universal/Motown) has been able to stir up this kind of excitement with 3121, and without the big music-buying teen audience


[Edited 3/21/06 23:21pm]

this was on the amazon site... with 5 stars attached..

I'M SPEECHLESS... , March 21, 2006
Reviewer: Buckeye Chick "Kathy" (Cols, Oh USA) - See all my reviews
I JUST HAD TO GET ON HERE AND SAY SOMETHING ABOUT PRINCE'S NEW CD. THIS ISN'T MY FULL REVIEW JUST A "BLOG" TO SAY IF YOU'RE A TRUE PRINCE FAN (FRIEND) GO BUY THE CD. IF YOU'RE A NEWCOMER GO BUY THE CD YOU'LL REALLY ENJOY IT THEN GO BUY THE REST OF HIS CDS BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN MISSING OUT. I'LL BE BACK LATER TO GIVE MY FULL A+ REVIEW.


does she really have to come back later?
[Edited 3/21/06 23:25pm]

I jsut read all 30 reviews and like 4 are negative sheesh stop asking for Purple rain anit gonna happen but the other 26 are all 5 - 3 starts but alot of 5 starts so go head prince already number 1 on Amazon never thought I'd see that everagain.

Why are Americans so obsessed with chart positions!?!

Not American here , but i just think it's to see P do well in the charts

SquirrelMeat said:

The same reason every other country is? British bookies take bets on who will top the British Singles Chart during Christmas week. It's not just an American phenomenon.

And Prince is actually helped on the charts by having an older audience. Those are the people who go out and buy CDs. That much-sought-after teen audience just downloads what they want. That's the reason so many older artists have seen a renaissance on the (album) charts the last few years.

renfield said:

Sure every country has charts, but when you look across these forums, there does seem to be a particular U.S. obsession with them. If its not the chart position, its talk about all the different tracks that should be released to a million and one different chart type formats.

We must have had at least ten threads discussing the progress (or lack) of Black Sweat in the U.S.

The commercial side seems to have taken over!