Congrats 2 Prince i was unaware of the amount of cds sold. Just saw it over at NPG. Excepts my apoligies if this has already been posted. Last week his cd was #2 with his photo in the jet magazine

I assume this is world wide?

It's still a stretch I think.

that must not be US only sales. there was a thread that said he only sold 377k so far here.

Do the downloads of the CD count toward sales too? When I saw the 1.1 million so far, I was like, yeah right...

.....so far.

Housequake2K2 said:

What downloads? I don't think it's been released digitally yet (officially that is, ie. Itunes, npgmc etc)

It seems like a reasonable figure to me: 400,000 US + 400,000 Europe + 300,000 rest of the world (guestimate figures)
[Edited 5/8/06 0:09am]

as of the last chart , hes at 377,572 in the states. Its gonna struggle to go Gold here (500,000)

>>>
chart position/artist/title/this week/total
53 PRINCE 3121 15,750 / 377,572 <<<

it's either world wide sales or maybe units shipped? it's not U.S. sales, that's for sure.

toejam said:

Right -- there are single downloads on the club's site and in iTunes, but otherwise there hasn't been an official "download" release. You can buy the album as a download on some sites for like $4 or so, but I don't think there's much that's legal about it. All sales to this point are physical CD sales.

Anx said:

Maybe they're including the number of leaked copies obtained online before the release date.

sorry to disappoint but its actually sold a hell of a lot more in europe than in the u.s., it hit no 1 on the euro chart, its sold just shy of 100,000 copies in the uk alone, its sold even more in germany. I think if he tours europe with this cd, sales will hit 1.5 million easy.

Doozer said:

suppose it's a decent figure, but you must admit it's a little dissapointing.

It doesn't seem too much of a stretch. Checking out the Global Albums Chart, if you follow Prince's run, it is as follows:

Week 1: 285,000 (#2)
Week 2: 178,000 (#5)
Week 3: 120,000 (#10)
Week 4: 97,000 (#19)
Week 5: 73,000 (#18)
Week 6: 55,000 (#37)

That gives an estimated total of 808,000.

Here is the chart methodology listed on the site for the albums chart.

Chart Methodologies
Album-Chart
THE TOP-SELLING ALBUMS ACCORDING TO GLOBAL SALES DATA AND NATIONAL ALBUM-CHARTS
OFFICIAL NATIONAL CHARTS FROM USA, JAPAN, UNITED KINGDOM, GERMANY, AND FRANCE WITH REAL SALES DATA
OFFICIAL NATIONAL CHARTS FROM CANADA, AUSTRALIA, ITALY, SPAIN, BRAZIL, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, SWITZERLAND, BELGIUM, SOUTH AFRICA, SWEDEN, AUSTRIA, NORWAY, DENMARK, FINLAND, IRELAND, ARGENTINA, CHILE, COLOMBIA, VENEZUELA, NEW ZEALAND, MALAYSIA, POLAND, PORTUGAL, HUNGARY, CZECH REPUBLIC, SLOVAKIA, GREECE, AND SOUTH KOREA ARE WEIGHTED TO THE SIZE OF ITS MARKETS ACCORDING TO THE LATEST IFPI-STATISTICS
(EXCEPTION: ALBUMS WITH HUGH SALES IN THESE COUNTRIES ARE WEIGHTED HIGHER)

Moonbeam said:

Thank u for the infor, Is it possible for 3121 to go platinum or is it 2 late?.. I still can’t understand why prince can’t get any airtime

pennylover said:

Keep in mind these are worldwide figures. The RIAA certifies albums platinum for U.S. shipments only. That said, I'm sure the album will do at least 1 million worldwide if it has not already passed that benchmark. As for the U.S., I think 3121 will go gold easily, and could go platinum if he promotes it properly.

I luv u moodbeam! U give me hope

pennylover said:

This album has a lot of potential if Prince plays his cards right!

Anx said:

...your sig is cracking me up! i'm even singing that now
[Edited 5/9/06 17:39pm]

well I myself purchased 500,000 trying to get a purple ticket so there must be some truth to the 1.1 Million being sold.

anybody want some CDs?

Imagine how many $312.01 tickets to the Vegas show you could've bought.
[Edited 5/9/06 17:53pm]