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This could be the greatest second act in history (other than Steve Jobs)! Yazid Atan | |
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TimeKeeper said: Wow, suddenly charts matter.
The album is still bland. The album's still No 1!  I'm not a fan of "old Prince". I'm not a fan of "new Prince". I'm just a fan of Prince. Simple as that | |
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purplecam said: TimeKeeper said: Wow, suddenly charts matter.
The album is still bland. The album's still No 1! You wanna look at Billboard's history and see what other albums hit #1? | |
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Is this really that impressive. After all, I have read that Prince picked the date that had very little, or maybe I should say, the date Prince picked had very little competitiveness, and secondly, if you factor in the save 2.5 percentage then he came far from number one. Like I have said before, congrats Prince your a slick trickster. News: Prince pulls his head out his ass in the last moment.
Bad News: Prince wasted too much quality time doing so. You have those internalized issues because you want to, you like to, stop. | |
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Good for him.  "A Watcher scoffs at gravity!" | |
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MickG said:
Is this really that impressive. After all, I have read that Prince picked the date that had very little, or maybe I should say, the date Prince picked had very little competitiveness, and secondly, if you factor in the save 2.5 percentage then he came far from number one. Like I have said before, congrats Prince your a slick trickster. It's all about timing. There's nothing new and exciting out, so the amount of press Prince has now got the album up there. It'll fade soon. | |
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MickG said:
Is this really that impressive. After all, I have read that Prince picked the date that had very little, or maybe I should say, the date Prince picked had very little competitiveness, and secondly, if you factor in the save 2.5 percentage then he came far from number one. Like I have said before, congrats Prince your a slick trickster. Yeah.. he had a free week of nothing to bother his sales.. usually january to mid march is a safehaven for albums like this... | |
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Handclapsfingasnapz said: HalluRain said: It is about vindication, not just musically, but as a business model to some extent.
honestly, the only vindication i see from anyone at times like this is from the fanbase alone. it totally bugs the shit outta me, as if some of ya'll need to have constant signs or something. I can't speak for anyone but myself. I don't feel any personal vindication out of this, as if my love of Prince needs justification through chart positions/awards/etc. But Prince has made himself a bit of a David against the Goliath of the music biz, and for a long time Goliath was whoopin' dat ass. Therefore, seeing Prince return to the number 1 position after a nearly 17-year absence is vindication for him. I'm also happy to see that an album I dig very much is being received by a larger audience, because I feel it deserves it. 'Tis all!  Feel free to join in the Prince Album Poll 2018! Let'a celebrate his legacy by counting down the most beloved Prince albums, as decided by you! | |
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Sdldawn said: MickG said:
Is this really that impressive. After all, I have read that Prince picked the date that had very little, or maybe I should say, the date Prince picked had very little competitiveness, and secondly, if you factor in the save 2.5 percentage then he came far from number one. Like I have said before, congrats Prince your a slick trickster. Yeah.. he had a free week of nothing to bother his sales.. usually january to mid march is a safehaven for albums like this... Yeah, this album had a better shot at number 1 in this time of year. However, I'm sure that if he had released it during a more competitive time (say November/December), I'm sure sales would naturally be higher as well due to the typical 4th quarter push. Feel free to join in the Prince Album Poll 2018! Let'a celebrate his legacy by counting down the most beloved Prince albums, as decided by you! | |
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yep, once again Prince beat the industry at their own game  | |
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and why isn't this joint on iTunes yet?
what a perfect opportunity to increase sales.. and if the kat was smart, he'd offer the album with a bonus track. | |
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Sdldawn said: and why isn't this joint on iTunes yet?
what a perfect opportunity to increase sales.. and if the kat was smart, he'd offer the album with a bonus track. My guess is that the iTunes delay is there to assure longevity of its chart life. Once it is added to iTunes, sales are bound to increase. I'll bet it's added to iTunes once the initial in-store sales start to wane. Feel free to join in the Prince Album Poll 2018! Let'a celebrate his legacy by counting down the most beloved Prince albums, as decided by you! | |
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honestly, the only vindication i see from anyone at times like this is from the fanbase alone. it totally bugs the shit outta me, as if some of ya'll need to have constant signs or something.
It's not about that, it's just nice to see more people "getting it" or at least trying to. Sometimes it's frustrating to see how people just don't get it. And with Prince, it's all too common. Sure, we get it, I just wish everyone would get it. We'd all probably be a little better off. | |
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Daddy said: honestly, the only vindication i see from anyone at times like this is from the fanbase alone. it totally bugs the shit outta me, as if some of ya'll need to have constant signs or something.
It's not about that, it's just nice to see more people "getting it" or at least trying to. Sometimes it's frustrating to see how people just don't get it. And with Prince, it's all too common. Sure, we get it, I just wish everyone would get it. We'd all probably be a little better off. i don't mind that others don't understand 'im. | |
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Handclapsfingasnapz said: Daddy said: It's not about that, it's just nice to see more people "getting it" or at least trying to. Sometimes it's frustrating to see how people just don't get it. And with Prince, it's all too common. Sure, we get it, I just wish everyone would get it. We'd all probably be a little better off. i don't mind that others don't understand 'im. Neither do I. My students ask lots of questions about Princey, and often when I explain what I can but end up relenting to "Prince is weird!" Feel free to join in the Prince Album Poll 2018! Let'a celebrate his legacy by counting down the most beloved Prince albums, as decided by you! | |
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Moonbeam said: Sdldawn said: and why isn't this joint on iTunes yet?
what a perfect opportunity to increase sales.. and if the kat was smart, he'd offer the album with a bonus track. My guess is that the iTunes delay is there to assure longevity of its chart life. Once it is added to iTunes, sales are bound to increase. I'll bet it's added to iTunes once the initial in-store sales start to wane. I personally think adding a bonus track would be crucial to its sales.. it would give even people who own it an incentive to get it.. look at how people buy jap releases... they fork out 20-40 bucks for one. | |
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Sdldawn said: Moonbeam said: My guess is that the iTunes delay is there to assure longevity of its chart life. Once it is added to iTunes, sales are bound to increase. I'll bet it's added to iTunes once the initial in-store sales start to wane. I personally think adding a bonus track would be crucial to its sales.. it would give even people who own it an incentive to get it.. look at how people buy jap releases... they fork out 20-40 bucks for one. True. But don't you think most fans would simply buy the bonus track? Feel free to join in the Prince Album Poll 2018! Let'a celebrate his legacy by counting down the most beloved Prince albums, as decided by you! | |
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If I'm not mistaken, this is just under the TOTAL sales for Chaos and Disorder.
I hope that this album has legs, but time will tell. Congrats to the man! The expanded version of my book PRINCE and The Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983-1984 was released in November 2018. (www.amazon.com/gp/product/1538114623/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0) or www.facebook.com/groups/1...104195943/ | |
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Moonbeam said: Sdldawn said: I personally think adding a bonus track would be crucial to its sales.. it would give even people who own it an incentive to get it.. look at how people buy jap releases... they fork out 20-40 bucks for one. True. But don't you think most fans would simply buy the bonus track? Yes, if its given that option.. they always have an option of making it an Album only, or buy track. But even if it wasn't.. there would be thousands buyin that bonus track.. so it would increase sales. | |
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Moonbeam said: Sdldawn said: and why isn't this joint on iTunes yet?
what a perfect opportunity to increase sales.. and if the kat was smart, he'd offer the album with a bonus track. My guess is that the iTunes delay is there to assure longevity of its chart life. Once it is added to iTunes, sales are bound to increase. I'll bet it's added to iTunes once the initial in-store sales start to wane. There was an article about that in the April 6th edition of Rolling Stone magazine. Apparently it might work out better if they withhold on iTunes for awhile. I've only skimmed the article, but if you pick it up it's on page 20. All the other kids would luv2luvya...but you're my little private joy | |
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Sdldawn said: Moonbeam said: True. But don't you think most fans would simply buy the bonus track? Yes, if its given that option.. they always have an option of making it an Album only, or buy track. But even if it wasn't.. there would be thousands buyin that bonus track.. so it would increase sales. I'm not too familiar with album sales on iTunes. How much would you think 3121 would stand to gain in sales by availability through iTunes? Feel free to join in the Prince Album Poll 2018! Let'a celebrate his legacy by counting down the most beloved Prince albums, as decided by you! | |
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He's number 1 on the Australian Sanity Store Charts as well... |
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Moonbeam said: Sdldawn said: Yes, if its given that option.. they always have an option of making it an Album only, or buy track. But even if it wasn't.. there would be thousands buyin that bonus track.. so it would increase sales. I'm not too familiar with album sales on iTunes. How much would you think 3121 would stand to gain in sales by availability through iTunes? I'm not certian on the number.. but it would do damn well if its the no. 1 album.. regardless of who has heard the album, there is an enormous talk about it.. Not to mention that Black Sweat is the no. 1 downloaded song for Prince songs on iTunes right now... [Edited 3/28/06 22:23pm] | |
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But this is TERRIBLE news for a mr. Bart van Hemelen!
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 i don't see Prince anywhere on this chart: http://www.billboard.com/...lboard+200
Nor any mention of him and his new album anywhere on Billboard.com it says: Chart Issue Date: 2006-04-01 "Hyperactive when I was small, Hyperactive now I'm grown, Hyperactive 'till I'm dead and gone"
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Sorry i had difficulties getting back on line,so thanks to snap and murphy for your answers they was informative. | |
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CONGRATULATIONS to Prince - I think deep down inside he was craving for this.
It is funny how having a great tour bringing you back in the spotlight, some noteworthy TV appearance and most of all a major label using its distribution power can have such a great effect. Makes you wonder what kind of chart success and sales figures Prince would have achieved when he would not have split up with Warner's... Now the exciting question is: Can he go all the way to platinum? That would be great. |
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newpower99 said:  Congratulations! Awesome, and a looooong time coming! But damn, i thought chart positions and rave reviews didn't matter to P (and a certain bunch of fanatics around here, who have suddenly had a change of heart...). Funny how FINALLY having a big hit makes some people 2-faced... I'm guessing to help sales not drop too drastically in weeks 2 and 3 NPGMC will announce that no purple tickets have yet been won, so the fanatics will rush out and buy another 5 copies (to give to friends and families, of course...). I hope he can hold his ego back in interviews over the next couple of months and not gloat too much about being No.1 at the bank AND the charts. 
Please Prince, no "No.1!" mascaraed on your face in the vacant Slave area of your cheek... 
Im guessing finally having another No.1 album has giving him a WAY-BIGGER hard-on than those twins ever could!.... 
welcome to The Hef Years 
congrats dude, u earned it . [Edited 3/29/06 0:09am] | |
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