The American Idol bump takes Prince from #114 last week to #79 this week . Sales this week of 13,602 are up 72% over last week giving 3121 sales to date of 424,438


TWRank--Artist--Title--TWSales--%CHG--LWSales--RTDSales

1 DIXIE CHICKS TAKING THE LONG WAY 525,829 999 1,283 527,284
2 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL SOUNDTRACK 174,601 113 81,785 2,228,288
3 AMERICAN IDOL SEASON 5: ENCORES 153,641 999 199 153,902
4 ANGELS & AIRWAVES WE DON'T NEED TO 126,810 999 590 127,458
5 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS STADIUM ARCADIUM 112,655 -28 157,012 712,755
6 RASCAL FLATTS ME AND MY GANG 85,417 33 64,463 1,665,952
7 OMAR*DON KING OF KINGS 68,355 999 4,033 72,397
8 WWE WRECKLESS INTENT 65,997 999 159 66,167
9 TOOL 10000 DAYS 65,292 -21 82,659 869,529
10 UNDERWOOD*CARRIE SOME HEARTS 64,754 84 35,180 2,913,955

11 VARIOUS NOW 21 56,012 -6 59,589 1,132,209
12 RIHANNA GIRL LIKE ME 48,987 15 42,733 315,761
13 SHAKIRA ORAL FIXATION V2 47,454 -3 48,870 1,044,130
14 WRECKERS STAND STILL LOOK PRETTY 43,866 999 93 43,963
15 LACHEY*NICK WHAT'S LEFT OF ME 42,085 -28 58,250 272,211
16 DEF LEPPARD YEAH! 41,837 999 96 41,941
17 PEARL JAM PEARL JAM 41,614 -22 53,652 460,765
18 CAM'RON KILLA SEASON 38,538 -66 113,608 153,428
19 T.I. KING 38,221 -9 41,904 1,180,164
20 NICKELBACK ALL THE RIGHT REASONS 36,651 -0 36,793 2,863,813

21 GNARLS BARKLEY ST. ELSEWHERE 36,527 -13 41,943 132,503
22 KEITH*TOBY WHITE TRASH WITH MONEY 35,774 7 33,571 674,561
23 MCGRAW*TIM VOL. 2-GREATEST HITS 34,300 -6 36,581 775,003
24 CHAMILLIONAIRE SOUND OF REVENGE 34,096 3 33,006 869,705
25 BLUNT*JAMES BACK TO BEDLAM 33,426 -18 40,579 1,786,221
26 POWTER*DANIEL DANIEL POWTER 32,617 24 26,253 332,854
27 SPRINGSTEEN*BRUCE WE SHALL OVERCOME: SEEGER SESS 31,823 -16 37,978 365,355
28 RACONTEURS BROKEN BOY SOLDIERS 31,190 -49 60,937 92,438
29 PANIC! AT THE DISCO FEVER YOU CAN'T SWEAT OUT 30,761 2 30,031 646,602
30 PUSSYCAT DOLLS PCD 30,499 12 27,263 1,552,938

31 URBAN*KEITH BE HERE 29,030 43 20,356 2,986,864
32 ISLEY BROTHERS BABY MAKIN' MUSIC 27,613 -32 40,843 179,778
33 JACKSON*ALAN PRECIOUS MEMORIES 27,237 -17 32,657 638,163
34 FRAY HOW TO SAVE A LIFE 27,069 2 26,443 379,252
35 GODSMACK IV 26,715 -16 31,779 404,391
36 CLARKSON*KELLY BREAKAWAY 25,573 1 25,239 5,281,471
37 ANGEL*ASHLEY PARKER SOUNDTRACK TO YOUR LIFE 25,489 -65 72,447 98,020
38 BLIGE*MARY J. BREAKTHROUGH 24,556 3 23,735 2,316,677
39 BROOKS & DUNN HILLBILLY DELUXE 23,827 137 10,058 846,959
40 YOUNG*NEIL LIVING WITH WAR 23,687 -31 34,365 119,796

41 TUNSTALL*KT EYE TO THE TELESCOPE 23,332 -2 23,882 347,937
42 NE-YO IN MY OWN WORDS 22,861 -6 24,261 893,353
43 SIMON*PAUL SURPRISE 22,608 -35 34,596 118,298
44 HOOBASTANK EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF 22,389 -55 49,924 72,404
45 CASH*JOHNNY LEGEND OF JOHNNY CASH 21,736 2 21,306 1,744,350
46 RASCAL FLATTS FEELS LIKE TODAY 21,673 36 15,930 4,192,275
47 TAKING BACK SUNDAY LOUDER NOW 21,436 -13 24,636 288,963
48 PAISLEY*BRAD TIME WELL WASTED 20,611 53 13,448 1,064,510
49 BOCELLI*ANDREA AMORE 20,600 -26 27,737 988,213
50 KNOPFLER/HARRIS ALL THE ROADRUNNING 20,518 -10 22,781 162,994

51 BOLTON*MICHAEL BOLTON SWINGS SINATRA 20,061 999 63 20,137
52 LITTLE BIG TOWN ROAD TO HERE 19,839 86 10,653 501,401
53 JEWEL GOODBYE ALICE IN WONDERLAND 19,665 -23 25,379 170,065
54 MILIAN*CHRISTINA SO AMAZIN' 19,627 -61 50,202 69,917
55 CHESNEY*KENNY ROAD & THE RADIO 19,574 53 12,780 2,249,078
56 AVANT DIRECTOR 19,548 -21 24,677 249,382
57 BUBLE*MICHAEL IT'S TIME 19,336 -16 22,917 1,795,089
58 PAUL*SEAN TRINITY 18,785 -7 20,102 1,006,877
59 JAGGED EDGE JAGGED EDGE 18,659 -47 35,136 169,249
60 BLUE OCTOBER FOILED 18,613 -7 20,043 156,994

61 ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS MOVE ALONG 17,977 1 17,783 1,122,471
62 BUCKCHERRY 15 17,787 10 16,150 121,082
63 JOHNSON*JACK & FRIENDS CURIOUS GEORGE:SINGALONGS/LULL 17,454 -4 18,227 837,120
64 TRIBBETT*TYE VICTORY 17,203 999 267 17,552
65 VASSAR*PHIL VOL. 1-GREATEST HITS 16,940 -12 19,192 132,553
66 FORT MINOR RISING TIED 16,744 0 16,662 223,310
67 SUGARLAND TWICE THE SPEED OF 16,734 54 10,869 1,931,559
68 BENTLEY*DIERKS MODERN DAY DRIFTER 16,289 16 14,033 1,041,349
69 DISNEYMANIA DISNEYMANIA 4 15,690 -15 18,549 224,263
70 LEWIS*HUEY & THE NEWS GREATEST HITS 15,548 999 59 15,609

71 GOO GOO DOLLS LET LOVE IN 14,988 -21 19,079 184,723
72 SNOW PATROL EYES OPEN 14,774 -28 20,485 71,513
73 ADKINS*TRACE SONGS ABOUT ME 14,681 19 12,347 1,440,586
74 MOBB DEEP BLOOD MONEY 14,398 -34 21,814 181,165
75 GUNS N'ROSES GREATEST HITS 14,347 4 13,765 2,964,254
76 BLACK EYED PEAS MONKEY BUSINESS 14,296 -1 14,507 3,790,898
77 TURNER*JOSH YOUR MAN 14,000 -3 14,388 666,680
78 LESS THAN JAKE IN WITH THE OUT CROWD 13,627 999 63 13,707
79 PRINCE 3121 13,602 72 7,922 424,438
80 DEM FRANCHIZE BOYZ ON TOP OF OUR GAME 13,450 6 12,729 481,102

81 EMINEM CURTAIN CALL 13,322 -10 14,883 2,392,635
82 BROWN*CHRIS CHRIS BROWN 13,292 -8 14,433 1,363,967
83 FALL OUT BOY FROM UNDER THE CORK TREE 13,121 -2 13,415 2,285,767
84 YO GOTTI BACK 2 DA BASICS 13,039 999 339 13,378
85 WOLFMOTHER WOLFMOTHER 12,893 -13 14,754 84,171
86 JOHNSON*JACK IN BETWEEN DREAMS 12,764 -11 14,400 2,116,507
87 KORN SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE 12,593 -10 14,052 906,790
88 FLYLEAF FLYLEAF 12,210 12 10,927 203,425
89 PINK I'M NOT DEAD 12,111 -10 13,467 352,822
90 MATISYAHU YOUTH 11,856 -14 13,763 399,819

91 POISON BEST OF POISON: 20 YEARS OF RO 11,833 2 11,649 148,299
92 BEDINGFIELD*NATASHA UNWRITTEN 11,650 -15 13,662 568,275
93 MERCYME COMING UP TO BREATHE 11,398 -17 13,718 74,555
94 WALK THE LINE SOUNDTRACK 11,277 -13 12,964 899,106
95 BON JOVI HAVE A NICE DAY 10,982 -9 12,048 1,147,460
96 SPARXXX*BUBBA CHARM 10,855 -8 11,855 171,508
97 WISIN Y YANDEL PA'L MUNDO 10,637 -14 12,349 268,663
98 COLE*KEYSHIA WAY IT IS 10,628 -10 11,834 1,249,111
99 HINDER EXTREME BEHAVIOR 10,495 13 9,268 196,824
100 L.L. COOL J TODD SMITH 10,461 -12 11,839 247,897

101 ALDEAN*JASON JASON ALDEAN 10,256 10 9,314 567,570
102 MARIE*TEENA SAPPHIRE 10,092 -43 17,717 72,105
103 VARIOUS NOW LATINO 10,047 -17 12,048 168,769
104 ZOMBIE*ROB EDUCATED HORSES 9,816 -3 10,116 279,584
105 FOXX*JAMIE UNPREDICTABLE 9,515 -8 10,394 1,788,281
106 E-40 MY GHETTO REPORT CARD 9,476 -1 9,619 265,036
107 MANILOW*BARRY GREATEST SONGS OF THE FIFTIES 9,427 -38 15,225 929,724
108 CASH*JOHNNY PERSONAL FILE 9,306 518 1,505 10,819
109 MONTEZ DE DURANGO BORRON CUENTA NUEVA 9,265 -26 12,460 49,798
110 CAREY*MARIAH EMANCIPATION OF MIMI 9,001 -8 9,807 5,610,919

111 ISAAK*CHRIS BEST OF CHRIS ISAAK 8,900 -29 12,575 42,319
112 HEADLEY*HEATHER IN MY MIND 8,875 2 8,703 430,852
113 GEIGER*TEDDY UNDERAGE THINKING 8,789 -10 9,742 208,602
114 THREE 6 MAFIA MOST KNOWN UNKNOWN 8,496 7 7,969 834,196
115 KEITH*TOBY VOL. 2-GREATEST HITS 8,478 2 8,300 3,132,951
116 HARPER*BEN BOTH SIDES OF THE GUN 8,314 -14 9,639 181,780
117 LIL' WAYNE CARTER II 8,306 -5 8,715 947,930
118 CREED GREATEST HITS 8,278 -4 8,586 1,176,388
119 ALLAN*GARY TOUGH ALL OVER 8,226 26 6,514 488,993
120 MADONNA CONFESSIONS ON A DANCE FLOOR 8,112 4 7,797 1,466,417

121 HILL*FAITH FIREFLIES 8,031 -12 9,079 1,857,047
122 GORILLAZ DEMON DAYS 8,000 -5 8,445 1,886,379
123 CASTING CROWNS LIFESONG 7,924 -6 8,443 269,163
124 DIAMOND RIO VOL. 2-GREATEST HITS 7,759 -25 10,410 35,785
125 COOK*DANE RETALIATION 7,277 7 6,808 718,219
126 DADDY YANKEE BARRIO FINO ENDIRECTO 7,276 -6 7,759 572,412
127 GHOSTFACE KILLAH FISHSCALE 7,237 -17 8,756 242,938
128 HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS IF ONLY YOU WERE LONELY 7,061 -7 7,616 355,072
129 JUVENILE REALITY CHECK 7,058 -13 8,133 430,789
130 HALIFAX INEVITABILITY OF A STRANGE WOR 6,955 999 22 6,978

131 WOW WORSHIP AQUA WOW WORSHIP AQUA 6,846 -13 7,892 54,798
132 THURSDAY CITY BY THE LIGHT 6,804 -18 8,329 75,280
133 LAMBERT*MIRANDA KEROSENE 6,723 20 5,620 726,766
134 COLDPLAY X&Y 6,670 -7 7,138 2,889,875
135 STAIND CHAPTER V 6,666 -12 7,584 852,377
136 ARCTIC MONKEYS WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY I AM THAT' 6,603 -1 6,690 206,875
137 DA MUZICIANZ DA MUZICIANZ 6,591 999 39 6,630
138 WALL*PAUL PEOPLE'S CHAMP 6,572 -2 6,690 758,144
139 30 SECONDS TO MARS BEAUTIFUL LIE 6,493 33 4,874 156,672
140 KIDZ BOP KIDS VOL. 9-KIDZ BOP 6,438 -12 7,284 365,796

141 ALY & AJ INTO THE RUSH 6,422 -14 7,459 529,144
142 FRANKLIN*KIRK HERO 6,380 -16 7,575 555,497
143 ROGERS*KENNY 21 NUMBER ONES 6,203 -14 7,228 223,989
143 KORN LIVE & RARE 6,203 -34 9,427 37,475
145 CROW*SHERYL WILDFLOWER 6,155 -13 7,063 831,720
146 QUEEN STONE COLD CLASSICS 6,105 0 6,090 77,554
147 GABRIEL*JUAN LA HISTORIA DEL DIVO 6,102 -16 7,280 68,639
148 GREEN DAY AMERICAN IDIOT 5,968 1 5,932 5,462,595
149 IL DIVO ANCORA 5,898 -24 7,791 629,303
150 YEAH YEAH YEAHS SHOW YOUR BONES 5,892 -12 6,723 157,343

151 DISTURBED TEN THOUSAND FISTS 5,825 -11 6,555 1,110,644
152 MCBRIDE*MARTINA TIMELESS 5,817 54 3,786 1,106,750
154 STRAIT*GEORGE SOMEWHERE DOWN IN TEXAS 5,775 14 5,072 818,521
155 PEARL JAM REARVIEWMIRROR-GREATEST HITS 1 5,701 -4 5,909 579,265
156 CURRINGTON*BILLY DOIN' SOMETHIN' RIGH 5,680 12 5,062 603,795
157 VARIOUS NOW #1S 5,679 -7 6,089 436,052
158 SHE WANTS REVENGE SHE WANTS REVENGE 5,671 -4 5,927 184,756
159 SHINEDOWN US & THEM 5,655 -2 5,761 359,928
160 ROGERS*KENNY WATER & BRIDGES 5,635 -28 7,800 151,402

161 DA VINCI CODE SOUNDTRACK 5,590 2 5,479 15,103
162 KORN VOL. 1-GREATEST HITS 5,567 -3 5,722 1,123,072
163 WALKMEN HUNDRED MILES OFF 5,543 999 185 5,728
164 HAMILTON*ANTHONY AIN'T NOBODY WORRYING 5,538 -12 6,291 468,486
165 ENYA AMARANTINE 5,490 -17 6,647 1,160,125
166 SYSTEM OF A DOWN HYPNOTIZE 5,426 2 5,313 1,116,275
167 YOUNG JEEZY LET'S GET IT 5,405 -3 5,594 1,596,264
168 DAMONE OUT HERE ALL NIGHT 5,346 999 311 8,373
169 CASCADA EVERYTIME WE TOUCH 5,252 -11 5,910 128,821
170 REBEL MEETS REBEL REBEL MEETS REBEL 5,214 -24 6,871 48,045

171 LEGEND*JOHN GET LIFTED 5,127 7 4,791 1,707,344
172 NICHOLS*JOE III 5,113 7 4,792 412,295
173 AS I LAY DYING LONG MARCH: FIRST RECORDINGS 5,103 -27 7,031 12,210
174 ZANES*DAN & FRIENDS CATCH THAT TRAIN! 5,000 -23 6,530 11,656
175 BIG & RICH COMIN' TO YOUR CITY 4,998 61 3,101 815,680
176 IL DIVO IL DIVO 4,978 -20 6,195 1,242,297
177 ATREYU DEATHGRIP ON YESTURDAY 4,961 -8 5,375 155,760
177 HIM DARK LIGHT 4,961 -6 5,260 423,766
179 EVANS*SARA REAL FINE PLACE 4,957 20 4,131 605,428
180 AVENGED SEVENFOLD CITY OF EVIL 4,901 -5 5,165 614,565

181 DEF LEPPARD ROCK OF AGES 4,895 43 3,430 504,696
182 BICE*BO REAL THING 4,858 -5 5,128 625,867
183 STRAIT*GEORGE 50 NUMBER ONES 4,798 -1 4,854 2,702,010
184 VARIOUS ARTISTS MUSIC FRM & INSPRD BY GET RICH 4,778 -8 5,196 1,356,821
185 CELTIC WOMAN CELTIC WOMAN 4,777 -22 6,122 645,517
186 THIRD DAY WHEREVER YOU ARE 4,725 -19 5,841 199,655
187 KIDZ BOP KIDS MORE KIDZ BOP GOLD 4,705 999 9 4,714
188 MORRISON*VAN PAY THE DEVIL 4,700 -8 5,129 138,450
189 BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY GREATEST HITS 4,694 1 4,650 531,399
190 T-PAIN RAPPA TERNT SANGA 4,642 -11 5,233 503,042

191 FLAMING LIPS AT WAR WITH THE MYSTICS 4,579 -10 5,115 115,034
191 VARIOUS NOW 20 4,579 -5 4,812 2,467,419
193 SHUST*AARON ANYTHING WORTH SAYING 4,569 4 4,403 12,012
194 MARY MARY MARY MARY 4,559 -17 5,471 413,683
195 BYNUM*JUANITA PIECE OF MY PASSION 4,548 -15 5,330 147,809
196 BLACK SABBATH GREATEST HITS 1970-78 4,534 18 3,836 65,193
197 TOMLIN*CHRIS ARRIVING 4,485 -12 5,096 181,959
198 LITTRELL*BRIAN WELCOME HOME 4,426 -19 5,461 18,623
199 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE PLANS 4,289 -0 4,300 680,382
200 WOW HITS WOW HITS 2006 4,254 -14 4,974 324,398
[Edited 5/31/06 6:30am]

I guess a 72% increase is very good, but this doesn't seem like the huge spike in sales that some people predicted.

Thanks for posting....
I`m a little dissapointed...only #79?
Where is the new single fury or lolita?
Why is universal not trying to get them added to radio playlists?
Any idea?

linus4000 said:

Fury Vinyl was cancelled.

whwh said:

It moved up 35 spots and increased sales by 5600 copies. Hardly nothing. The alternative would have been for the album to slide 20 or 30 spots and lose 2 or 3 k in sales.

A friend of mine went looking for the album and couldn't find it. She only went to a couple of places, but it was sold out.
And to state the obvious, if it was on iTunes it would have done even better.
The REAL question will be if AI helped 3121 with radio airplay. Cause without that, it will continue to slide down the chart.

shygirl said:

Well considering that radio hasn't played it so far...

Well, it's only been a week after the performance. I didn't think it would happen that quickly. Not that I'm really expecting anything from radio.

GottaLetitgo said:

I hate to break this to you. But this is chicken feed in the majors. You know what would happen if you walked in a office after American Idol and said "Guess what we moved up to 79. We are still in the game." You would be looked at and then promptly escorted out of the office and handed a box to clean out your desk.

This is a new game. This isn't 1980. The stakes are higher and investors want the highest volume of sales moved per week,period. And I can assure you no one is handing noise makers to anyone in the company over this move. You know why?
Fury isn't a hit single and neither is Lolita. No one gets excited over losing/gaining a few thousand with a high profile release. Because everyday money is on the table that's being spent.


Prince messed up by performing Satisfied and Lolita instead of Fury.
And Universal is going to axe this project right on top of it's head.
And Good Morning America isnt going to make a difference. You need a hit single and there isn't one. And that's why this project is approaching the flatline.
As predicted by many a orger.

And if Amazon mattered then every record company would be jumping for joy. But it doesn't. They spent a small mint on this record. No one gives a shit about +5600 sales because it's a High stakes game and that is the craps table. It is chump change. For An indie? Good. For a major after Idol? Nothing to puff your chest out about.

Look at the chart, Huey Lewis Greatest Hits is ahead of an American Idol closer. Sorry but it speaks for itself.

Also, just a sidenote.
On iTunes, in the RnB album chart, The Hits is #12, Black Sweat/BL&B is #15 and The Early Years is #31.
But on the homepage, Prince is nowhere to be found.
I guess AI really had an effect on the handful of blacks that were watching.

superspaceboy said:

Well I saw it today. Was gonna pick it up but I don't have a record player so I thought that there's no point. If it has been cancelled, I will get it tomorrow as it will be a collector's item.

Trickology said:

Is this where Huey Lewis debuted? Prince debuted at #1 and without AI. Or a hit single.
You act like Prince is just starting out. He's a legend and it ain't like it's make or break time in his career.
And in 20 years, will any of the current chart toppers be able to sell out two club shows with $300.00 per head ticket prices? Taylor Hicks? Kelly Clarkson? I doubt it.

So 3121 has sold less than 500,000? That can't be right surely.

Maybe the general public saw what an A hole P was being at AI.

anoxicblaze said:

Of course it is, in the US at least. Soundscan is as accurate as it gets.

Trickology said:

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"And Universal is going to axe this project right on top of it's head"

Well maybe they should they can't get the songs on the radio. So they messed up big time. P could have gone out and promoted more but people still buy music based off of what they hear on the radio.

The only loss money wise on this project for Universal would be the marketing cost and I really did not see how the spent a mint on the marketing.

Great record fucked up marketing. All very typical for the music industry these days.

jayaredee said:

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Did you ever hear of double scanning? Soundscan is not always accurate.
Anyway the CD did make the top ten in other countries and I am sure it will do a million copies. I don't think anyone expected to do more than a million.

Trickology said:

I gotta say, I completely agree with you. I'm not a hater by any means (never have been) but this is going to go one of two ways. The more likely is that Prince will say "You forced me onto a crap show like American Idol to promote this album and it did jack. I'm done working for you" (similar to what he did with Arista and Rave). Or, Universal will say "We can't even get a week of good sales after 35 million people see him on TV. We're done."

Either way, I think we've seen the end of 3121 promotions and possible the Tamar solo album...

Either way, I think we've seen the end of 3121 promotions and possible the Tamar solo album...[/quote]


And the way hes been promoting Tamar, P is probably going to be more upset bout the Tamar cancellation than he is bout his 3121 sales.

this is another example of why prince is a difficult artist to put under your label. he isn't doing promotional work, he isn't consistant with the songs he does perform, he came off like an immature asshole on american idol when he could have used the opportunity to really milk some success. in addition to all of this, he is more concerned with Tamar than his own record. how happy can the record company be when they banked on prince selling prince and instead he's selling some nobody's work that the public is just not interested in.

if prince wants to be an indie artist, more power to him. but if he wants to play in the big leagues he's got to learn its their rules or no game. obviously he's so stuck in his own world of asskissers that he really thinks he's still a force in the industry. hopefully - though i doubt it - this will knock some sense into that thick skull of his.

sallysassalot said:

Prince no force in the music biz?
Not doing promotion?
The best time was reserved for Prince on AI...the part with the biggest
tv audience before the results anouncement! 43 million viewers in the US!
Prince performs 10 min during the BRITs!
He always gets the best possibilities...
It was typically Prince to perform another song from 3121, not his current single...He doesn´t follow any rules, we should accept it...
Universal didn`t even serve the radio stations in the us with fury, yet.
Don`t know why and which fault it is...
He is selling records..enough for a #1 album in the US and Top ten album worlwide, but without a real big hitsingle, it seems more is not possible.
Radio doesn´t play his songs anymore...that is a miracle to me...
And don`t tell me the songs are to bad for radio

sallysassalot said:

nope he didnt , the vast majority of people who saw American Idol saw Prince come on , perform 2 songs excellently and leave . They didnt read multiple
articles giving conflicting accounts on Prince turning up 5 mins before time / 15 minutes before time / not speaking to the contestants / speaking to the contestants nor would they care to read them .To the general public as a whole Prince's appearance on AI was a fine showing , dont assume that the whole world pores over every news article on Prince and judges him accordingly after his TV appearance , thats just us freaks online doing that . Lines like "Prince
came off like an asshole " are just plain inaccurate if youre only exposure to Prince's AI showing was what you saw on TV .
[Edited 5/31/06 18:10pm]

The album will sell more copies if he releases it on iTunes. It's funny that he will get a lifetime Webby award when his latest album is not available for download.

rainbowchild said:

You've got a point there and I agree 3121 has got to be sold on iTunes. Prince is shooting himself in the foot by not having this CD there.

sallysassalot said:

He came off as an asshole to who? You, Simon Cowell and a few on this fansite? Interesting you would say that because the reviews on the AI website was OVERWHELMINGLY positive. Go figure.

Also how do you know that the public is not interested in Tamar when her album has not even been released yet and almost EVERY review from the live shows has been very good. It's one thing if you're not feeling her but to speak for the public? C'mon now

No offense but if I was Prince I would laugh at your last paragraph because I think you're forgetting that Universal signed a deal with Prince, as Prince wanted it, so why would Prince be playing their game? Prince has a helluva ego and Universal knew what they were getting into when they signed the dotted line. And as far as Prince thinking he's a force in the industry, personally I don't think Prince cares. Besides, just two years ago he was selling out large arenas and had the most successful tour that year, so I'm sure he still means something.
[Edited 5/31/06 18:50pm]

wonder505 said:

Couldn't have said it any better.

sallysassalot said:

I cut and paste my post from the "Simon Cowell blast Prince" thread because I think it fits with this topic:

All this shit about Prince being an asshole on AI is just tired as fuck. First off, Prince spoke to the contestants before the performance and the executive producer confirmed this. How is this being a dick? Second, Simon and the judges had NO CLUE that Prince was going to be on the show. Just a few people knew, including Ryan Seacrest cause he had to introduce him (or not introduce him). Sounds like Simon's jealous cause he had no control over him as if he was some contestant. He'd better recognize!

Plus, the majority of y'all have been fans of Prince for more than a couple of years at this point. DON'T Y'ALL KNOW WHO YOU'VE BEEN DEALING WITH ALL THESE YEARS??? Prince, for better or worst, is going to do what HE wants to do and if you don't know this by now then you never will. He may do things that are real arrogant and such but that's Prince for you. If you've dealt with it this long, then you might as well deal with it now cause it not going to stop anytime soon, unless it's just too much for you. Besides, that was tame compared to what he's done in the past. For example, the We Are The World performance at the AMA's in 95. I'm just shocked by all the shock over this. It's just business as usual. Plus, I don't think Prince is done with this project so don't be shocked if more weird stuff comes our way. Just a fair warning.

Wow so if only AI viewer purchased the album this week, it would be about 1 in every 3,308!! If 45,000,000 viewers tuned in!

Ok, the performance was not that bad, I hear good things from many people who are not P fans. Somethings is totally messed up in the distribution.

I don't really care for the new album and generally I love almost every P release but it ain't that bad! Some heads should roll..

remember that prince is far more prolific than almost any other major act...almost every one of his albums since the early 80s have sold at least a million copies worldwide(apart from his jazz tinged albums and npg projects) and normally sells 2 or 3 million worldwide....at the moment, 3121 has sold nearly 1/2 million copies in the us and about the same in the rest of the world...not bad for a guy who has been releasing music every year for the almost 30 odd years....


Year - Album - Worldwide estimated sales = USA estimated sales + International (outside US) estimated sales

The 70's + 80's

1978 For You 930,000 = 550,000 + 380,000
1979 Prince 1,950,000 = 1,500,000 + 450,000
1980 Dirty Mind 2,015,000 = 1,085,000 + 930,000
1981 Controversy 2,650,000 = 1,550,000 + 1,100,000
1982 1999 6,075,000 = 4,320,000 + 1,755,000
1984 Purple Rain 19,880,000 = 14,480,000 + 5,400,000
1985 Around The World In A Day 4,585,000 = 2,845,000 + 1,740,000
1986 Parade 4,155,000 = 2,105,000 + 2,050,000
1987 Sign Of The Times 4,025,000 = 1,840,000 + 2,185,000
1988 Lovesexy 2,825,000 = 960,000 + 1,865,000
1989 Batman (Soundtrack) 4,790,000 = 2,500,000 + 2,290,000

Total 70's + 80's estimated worldwide all-time sales:
53,880,000 = 33,735,000 + 20,145,000

The 90's

1990 Graffiti Bridge 2,305,000 = 980,000 + 1,325,000
1991 Diamonds & Pearls 6,450,000 = 2,780,000 + 3,670,000
1992 Symbol 2,700,000 = 1,100,000 + 1,600,000
1993 The Hits/The B-Sides 1,000,000 = 650,000 + 350,000
1993 The Hits 1 2,750,000 = 2,000,000 + 750,000
1993 The Hits 2 2,250,000 = 1,750,000 + 500,000
1994 Come 1,000,000 = 500,000 + 500,000
1994 The Black Album 575,000 = 275,000 + 300,000
1995 The Gold Experience 900,000 = 550,000 + 350,000
1996 Chaos & Disorder 350,000 = 150,000 + 200,000
1996 Emancipation 1,200,000 = 700,000 + 500,000
1998 Crystal Ball 275,000 = 125,000 + 150,000
1998 Newpower Soul 425,000 = 225,000 + 200,000
1999 The Vault 250,000 = 125,000 + 125,000
1999 Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic 750,000 = 500,000 + 250,000

Total 90's estimated worldwide all-time sales:
23,180,000 = 12,410,000 + 10,770,000

The 00's

2001 The Very Best Of Prince 2,000,000 = 1,300,000 + 700,000
2001 The Rainbow Children 300,000 = 175,000 + 125,000
2004 Musicology 1,500,000 = 1,000,000 + 500,000 (concert sales NOT included)
2006 3121 1,000,000 = 500,000 + 500,000 (so far....)

Total 00's estimated worldwide all-time sales:
4,800,000 = 2,975,000 + 1,825,000

Total (Estimated) Career All-Time Album Sales Worldwide:

81,860,000 = 49,120,000 + 32,740,000


thanks to edu for this info.....

Hey hes ahead of Matisyahu by 25,000 albums so thats a good sign, and it looks like he might go gold.