Billboard top 200

188 PRINCE LOTUS FLOW3R 6,775 71 3,961 500,251

nice, and he did it without a major label

It should be platinum since they're practically giving copies away at Target stores! Nonetheless, Lotus Flower (the single disk) is one of my favorite Prince cd's.

Wait... how is this being counted? As a single disc or x3 like Emancipation?

I didn't realize that a real golden lotus flower existed, it's beautiful.

Not bad for music that was barely promoted.

asg said:

Billboard top 200

188 PRINCE LOTUS FLOW3R 6,775 71 3,961 500,251

make a reasonable proposal,

what is your position in my ,

i can,t go 10 or more years back

i have to go further and do my work here

bedenken Sie wenn es mit Ihnen pasiert ist

jemand schutet Drogen in dein Getränk ohne dein wissen

und nach so viele Jahren TORTURE

du hast die Shance gesund zu werden.

so what we can do to make the things best

WAS????????

bedenken Sie wenn es mit Ihnen pasiert ist

jemand schutet Drogen in dein Getränk ohne dein wissen

und nach so viele Jahren TORTURE

du hast die Shance gesund zu werden.

asg said:

Billboard top 200

188 PRINCE LOTUS FLOW3R 6,775 71 3,961 500,251

is it counted because of 0.99 cent at target - is it still at this price?

so they still have more than 200.000 copies???????

WHOOP! CONGRATS PRINCE!

really pleased for him and hope that Bria takes a lot of comfort after some of the BS urled her way since she came on the scene.

jtfolden said:

Wait... how is this being counted? As a single disc or x3 like Emancipation?

for sales purposes, as a single disc. for RIAA certification purposes, I believe it would be counted 3X. but I'm not sure each disc meets the length qualifications for being counted as a multi-disc set for those purposes.

[Edited 12/3/10 8:25am]

Congrats PRINCE!

Love LotusFlow3r and MMPLSound!

Wonderful. And it only took over a year and a half to do it, and that's with them practically giving them away for under $1.

trickster said:

asg said:

Billboard top 200

188 PRINCE LOTUS FLOW3R 6,775 71 3,961 500,251

is it counted because of 0.99 cent at target - is it still at this price?

so they still have more than 200.000 copies???????

The Targets in my area have different prices. Some are $1.99 and some are $4.99. Either way, it's a steal.

asg said:

Billboard top 200

188 PRINCE LOTUS FLOW3R 6,775 71 3,961 500,251

Genuis ...

It would be interesting to know how much $$$$ Target paid Prince and how much they have re-couped/profited? 500,000 x $5 (average price estimate?) = $2,500,000.

....

most artists dont get anywhere near half a million sales in the america these days...and it was only available in one store i believe...so well done prince...wonder how many copies he sold online ?

blackbob said:

most artists dont get anywhere near half a million sales in the america these days...and it was only available in one store i believe...so well done prince...wonder how many copies he sold online ?

I would like to know this, too....

And what about all the copies they sold in other countries as an import? Did they came from target or

Prince himself through an import store...?

I think 500 000 copies are quite good in these times...another gold album for Prince

By the way...he probably would have had another number one album in the US if Lotusflow3r would have been available on itunes or if the downloads on his site would have counted...

Keith Urban, who had the number one album this week, sold only 3000 copies more the same week, if i remember correctly....

asg said:

Billboard top 200

188 PRINCE LOTUS FLOW3R 6,775 71 3,961 500,251

Actually, it's probably already gold (Target made and/or shipped all their copies....maybe a million, maybe more), so it's already gold. It's just up to Prince to get the certification if he cares.

TikiColadas said:

Congrats PRINCE!

Love LotusFlow3r and MMPLSound!

I have a question, kinda related. Take Radiohead, for example, who sold their album as pay-what-you-want. Considering some people may pay $10 and some may pay $.01, can they still technically reach gold status?

In other words, if someone sold their album for a penny, could it still count? What about if they just completely "sold" their album for $.00?

berniejobs said:

I have a question, kinda related. Take Radiohead, for example, who sold their album as pay-what-you-want. Considering some people may pay $10 and some may pay $.01, can they still technically reach gold status?

In other words, if someone sold their album for a penny, could it still count? What about if they just completely "sold" their album for $.00?

You can't "sell" it if it's free. However, I'm not sure how price is considered.

The length of the album is, though. If it meets the guidelines for a triple-album then, for certification purposes, 500k of sales becomes 1.5 million discs sold (like Emancipation). That would make it a platinum certification.

I think for a double-album it must be at/over 100 mins of music to count each disc separately, not sure how 3 album sets apply. LotusFlow3r and MPLSoUND are 101 minutes. Which would satisfy double-album requirements... but I'm not sure how Bria's disc fits in. It's only 44 minutes total. Although, I guess, even if it were listed as a double album it would still qualify as Platinum.

I guess I contributed to sales this week I bought 2 Lotusflow3r cds on Black Friday from Target for $1.99 each.

linus4000 said:

blackbob said:

most artists dont get anywhere near half a million sales in the america these days...and it was only available in one store i believe...so well done prince...wonder how many copies he sold online ?

I would like to know this, too....

And what about all the copies they sold in other countries as an import? Did they came from target or

Prince himself through an import store...?

I think 500 000 copies are quite good in these times...another gold album for Prince

Wow, guys... really? No need for excuses. The album is a major flop, even at giveaway prices. It failed to connect with the general public and casual Prince fans alike. Prince, to his credit, quickly recognized the failure and dropped a new album where he attempted to address some of the criticisms of Lotusflower. 2010 still sucks, but that's another topic. The average Orger probably has 3 copies of the album, which makes gold status all the more misleading, if not flat out embarrassing.