Sales for AOA going well on US Amazon:

• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #1 in Music > R&B > Contemporary R&B
  • #3 in Music > R&B > Soul
  • #33 in Music > Pop

AOA still in Top 40 on US Amazon and U Know doing well.

• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #107 Paid in Songs (See Top 100 Paid in Songs)
  • #3 in MP3 Downloads > Songs > R&B

Go Ghana!!

Interesting that a lot of people have said his biggest competition for release day is Blake Shelton yet he is currently sitting five spots higher than him on Amazon (All Music)

iTunes from Sept. 3 th

Bambi82 said:

Interesting that a lot of people have said his biggest competition for release day is Blake Shelton yet he is currently sitting five spots higher than him on Amazon (All Music)

Well, i am not sure...but there is some competition on sept. 30: lady antebellum and Blake Shelton...

from hitsdaily.com: left are the first week sales, then the total sales in the US:

linus4000 said:

Bambi82 said:

Interesting that a lot of people have said his biggest competition for release day is Blake Shelton yet he is currently sitting five spots higher than him on Amazon (All Music)

Well, i am not sure...but there is some competition on sept. 30: lady antebellum and Blake Shelton...

from hitsdaily.com: left are the first week sales, then the total sales in the US:

09.30.14	BLAKE SHELTON	BRINGING BACK THE SUNSHINE	WARNER BROS. NASHVILLE	03.26.13	199,000	1,336,000
09.30.14	BOYZ II MEN	COLLIDE	BMG	10.25.11	18,000	96,000
09.30.14	BRYAN ADAMS	TRACKS OF MY TEARS	VERVE	05.13.08	9,000	68,000
09.30.14	COLBIE CAILLAT	GYPSY HEART	REPUBLIC	07.12.11	66,000	333,000
09.30.14	GERARD WAY	HESITANT ALIEN	WARNER BROS.	DEBUT	N/A	N/A
09.30.14	JAZMINE SULLIVAN	REALITY SHOW	RCA	11.30.10	56,000	231,000
09.30.14	JEREMIH	LATE NIGHTS	DEF JAM	09.28.10	18,000	184,000
09.30.14	LADY ANTEBELLUM	747	CAPITOL NASHVILLE	05.07.13	167,000	623,000
09.30.14	LUCINDA WILLIAMS	DOWN WHERE THE SPIRIT MEETS THE BONE	THIRTY TIGERS	03.01.11	25,000	109,000
09.30.14	MELISSA ETHERIDGE	THIS IS M.E.	ME	09.04.12	15,000	51,000
09.30.14	THE SCRIPT	NO SOUND WITHOUT SILENCE	COLUMBIA	10.09.12	24,000	124,000
09.30.14	TOVE LO	QUEEN OF THE CLOUDS	ISLAND	DEBUT	N/A	N/A
09.30.14	WEEZER	EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT	REPUBLIC	09.19.10	45,000	132,00

Ohhh okay, maybe Blake's album was available for pre-order before P's then?

renfield said:

The album is #25 on iTunes and "Clouds" is #140 (up from 146 a few hours ago). I don't believe the album will be able to debut at #1 on Billboard since Blake Shelton has a new album out that week as well, but Art Official Age and Plectrum Electrum should give Prince his 15th and 16th top ten albums, moving him higher up on the all-time list. For an artist like Prince, all-time standings are where it's at nowadays (as opposed to competing with Iggy Azalea and Ariana Grande for top 40 airplay).

If you're curious, here are the current standings:

MOST TOP 10 ALBUMS ON THE BILLBOARD 200

Rolling Stones 36

Frank Sinatra 33

Barbra Streisand 32

The Beatles 31

Elvis Presley 27

Madonna 20
Bob Dylan 20

Paul McCartney 19

George Strait 18
Elton John 18
Bruce Springsteen

Neil Diamond 17
Rod Stewart 17

Mariah Carey 17

Johnny Mathis 16

Dave Matthews 15
Tim McGraw 15
Jay Z 15
Garth Brooks 15
R Kelly 15

Eric Clapton 15

Prince 14
Van Halen 14
The Beach Boys 14
Toby Keith 14
Barry Manilow 14

Santana 13
Led Zeppelin 13

Chicago 12
Rush 12
Alan Jackson 12
Bon Jovi 12
Korn 12
Celine Dion 12
Mary J Blige 12

[Edited 8/26/14 13:55pm]

Too Bad The BILLBOARD 200 didn't allow catalog album to chart before 2009, because THE VERY BEST OF in 2004 charted at #2 in the catalog chart, and so in the top ten overall.

Prince`s last albums sold in the first week on the US Billboard charts from 96 000 ( planet earth) to Lotusflower (168 000 copies).., 3121 (183 000 copies)....

linus4000 said:

ART OFFICIAL AGE #2 Ghana #15 Netherlands #24 Swaziland #25 Italy #30 Norway #36 Slovakia #39 Mozambique #52 Germany #54 Poland #62 Israel #72 Denmark #74 Portugal #76 Greece #83 United Kingdom #85 Switzerland #92 United States #92 Luxembourg #95 Japan #101 Sweden #103 Macau #103 Vietnam #114 Argentina #131 France #147 Czech Republic #152 Ireland #163 Finland #176 Ecuador

PLECTRUMELECTRUM #13 Ghana #21 Netherlands #26 Swaziland #84 Germany #163 France #178 Switzerland #179 Mozambique #180 United Kingdom

iTunes from Sept. 3 th

WTF happened in Macau to go from #1 to #103? Come on Macauians, you were doing so well!

Interesting to see that PE, though promoted in the UK early this year, charts largely below ART OFFICIAL AGE.

i predict Prince will be at #2 in the USA with about 160 k, and PE somewhere in the top 5 with 80.000 k, and surely TVBO in the top 100.

Too bad, because if Prince released only one true good album instead of two (as I pointed out before, nobody understand the PE thing) it would have been #1.

Less than 25 days before the releases, still no word from Prince, no music video, no airplay, no real single, no word for the PURPLE RAIN re-release (who could have been #1 too if released properly). That don't smell good.

iTunes from Sept 4:

Go Ghana

RODSERLING said:

Interesting to see that PE, though promoted in the UK early this year, charts largely below ART OFFICIAL AGE.

i predict Prince will be at #2 in the USA with about 160 k, and PE somewhere in the top 5 with 80.000 k, and surely TVBO in the top 100.

Too bad, because if Prince released only one true good album instead of two (as I pointed out before, nobody understand the PE thing) it would have been #1.

Less than 25 days before the releases, still no word from Prince, no music video, no airplay, no real single, no word for the PURPLE RAIN re-release (who could have been #1 too if released properly). That don't smell good.

According to Dr Funk, since Prince owns his masters now, Warner isn't going to put the money behind a video like they would someone who's masters they own because they won't make it back. So basically, it's up to P to pay for videos. Even still, I think a good video is very important in making a song successful so I hope he does one, fast. I'm confused about airplay, shouldn't it have been added to radio by now? I think Fallinlove2nite was?

linus4000 said:

The list from hits daily contains only the first week sales from the artists last album...so you never know how it is this time and the sales are quite low these days...

Prince`s last albums sold in the first week on the US Billboard charts from 96 000 ( planet earth) to Lotusflower (168 000 copies).., 3121 (183 000 copies)....

[Edited 9/4/14 1:35am]

I'll admit, these charts confuse the hell out of me. haha Is hitsdaily for US only? Where are P's numbers (I'm assuming they should be there since it's been available for preorder for over a week)?

Bambi82 said:

RODSERLING said:

Interesting to see that PE, though promoted in the UK early this year, charts largely below ART OFFICIAL AGE.

i predict Prince will be at #2 in the USA with about 160 k, and PE somewhere in the top 5 with 80.000 k, and surely TVBO in the top 100.

Too bad, because if Prince released only one true good album instead of two (as I pointed out before, nobody understand the PE thing) it would have been #1.

Less than 25 days before the releases, still no word from Prince, no music video, no airplay, no real single, no word for the PURPLE RAIN re-release (who could have been #1 too if released properly). That don't smell good.

According to Dr Funk, since Prince owns his masters now, Warner isn't going to put the money behind a video like they would someone who's masters they own because they won't make it back. So basically, it's up to P to pay for videos. Even still, I think a good video is very important in making a song successful so I hope he does one, fast. I'm confused about airplay, shouldn't it have been added to radio by now? I think Fallinlove2nite was?

It's up to the major (WB) to pay payola in order to an artist be allowed to be played massively. That happened with FALL IN LOVE, because EPIC was behind to push the airplay.

So, if we are in the same logic as with the video, there won't be any pushing in airplay for both album. And when you know that PURPLE RAIN must be released less than two months after, it tells a lot about the failure that this album will make on charts, except for the first 2/3 weeks...AS USUAL.

IIRC, 3121 hold the record in the 00's for an album which went #1, but ended with the lower sales (about 560.000 ex).

Prince don't play the game, even when he haS a video played on MTV (blacksweat), he doesn't come on tv to play the song live, but instead play songs that will never be release as a single (remember lolita/ satisfied on pop idol, what a waste, and Universal didn't buy a tv advertisement neither, which made Prince very angry, so he ended the promotion).

When TGRES was released in 1999, the music video was released something like two months after the single, so it failed to chart in the top 40.

I think WB allowed Prince to release his shits in exchange of PURPLE RAIN. But i fear that the poor sales/critics of the 2 albums to come will affect negatively the PR reedition, which is the only thing WB wants to sell. People might be already bored of Prince, in the end of november.

Anyway, we have two albums release in 25 days as if prince was still the popstar of the 80's (a strategy that failed in the 90's even when the release date was note on the same day, in 1999 and in 1996), and NO real single, no release date, no video, no airplay, no tv performance announced. It's worst than with Chaos and Disorder.

if Prince wants a hit, he needs to make a duet with a star like beyonce or Timberlake. The MJ's XSCAPE would have been a failure if there wasn't for the duet.

RODSERLING said:

Bambi82 said:

According to Dr Funk, since Prince owns his masters now, Warner isn't going to put the money behind a video like they would someone who's masters they own because they won't make it back. So basically, it's up to P to pay for videos. Even still, I think a good video is very important in making a song successful so I hope he does one, fast. I'm confused about airplay, shouldn't it have been added to radio by now? I think Fallinlove2nite was?

It's up to the major (WB) to pay payola in order to an artist be allowed to be played massively. That happened with FALL IN LOVE, because EPIC was behind to push the airplay.

So, if we are in the same logic as with the video, there won't be any pushing in airplay for both album. And when you know that PURPLE RAIN must be released less than two months after, it tells a lot about the failure that this album will make on charts, except for the first 2/3 weeks...AS USUAL.

IIRC, 3121 hold the record in the 00's for an album which went #1, but ended with the lower sales (about 560.000 ex).

Prince don't play the game, even when he haS a video played on MTV (blacksweat), he doesn't come on tv to play the song live, but instead play songs that will never be release as a single (remember lolita/ satisfied on pop idol, what a waste, and Universal didn't buy a tv advertisement neither, which made Prince very angry, so he ended the promotion).

When TGRES was released in 1999, the music video was released something like two months after the single, so it failed to chart in the top 40.

I think WB allowed Prince to release his shits in exchange of PURPLE RAIN. But i fear that the poor sales/critics of the 2 albums to come will affect negatively the PR reedition, which is the only thing WB wants to sell. People might be already bored of Prince, in the end of november.

Anyway, we have two albums release in 25 days as if prince was still the popstar of the 80's (a strategy that failed in the 90's even when the release date was note on the same day, in 1999 and in 1996), and NO real single, no release date, no video, no airplay, no tv performance announced. It's worst than with Chaos and Disorder.

if Prince wants a hit, he needs to make a duet with a star like beyonce or Timberlake. The MJ's XSCAPE would have been a failure if there wasn't for the duet.

It's all very frustrating when it seems there is a simple formula to follow. I'd like to see these albums do well but he's going to have to do the work, it's not 100% up to the label.

I'm not sure about people being sick of him, though. Apparently PR is going to rechart this week in the top 20 on Billboard (not sure which chart).. not sure what that indicates but I guess it's not a bad thing. Could mean less people buy the remaster, though.

Bambi82 said:

RODSERLING said:

It's up to the major (WB) to pay payola in order to an artist be allowed to be played massively. That happened with FALL IN LOVE, because EPIC was behind to push the airplay.

So, if we are in the same logic as with the video, there won't be any pushing in airplay for both album. And when you know that PURPLE RAIN must be released less than two months after, it tells a lot about the failure that this album will make on charts, except for the first 2/3 weeks...AS USUAL.

IIRC, 3121 hold the record in the 00's for an album which went #1, but ended with the lower sales (about 560.000 ex).

Prince don't play the game, even when he haS a video played on MTV (blacksweat), he doesn't come on tv to play the song live, but instead play songs that will never be release as a single (remember lolita/ satisfied on pop idol, what a waste, and Universal didn't buy a tv advertisement neither, which made Prince very angry, so he ended the promotion).

When TGRES was released in 1999, the music video was released something like two months after the single, so it failed to chart in the top 40.

I think WB allowed Prince to release his shits in exchange of PURPLE RAIN. But i fear that the poor sales/critics of the 2 albums to come will affect negatively the PR reedition, which is the only thing WB wants to sell. People might be already bored of Prince, in the end of november.

Anyway, we have two albums release in 25 days as if prince was still the popstar of the 80's (a strategy that failed in the 90's even when the release date was note on the same day, in 1999 and in 1996), and NO real single, no release date, no video, no airplay, no tv performance announced. It's worst than with Chaos and Disorder.

if Prince wants a hit, he needs to make a duet with a star like beyonce or Timberlake. The MJ's XSCAPE would have been a failure if there wasn't for the duet.

It's all very frustrating when it seems there is a simple formula to follow. I'd like to see these albums do well but he's going to have to do the work, it's not 100% up to the label.

I'm not sure about people being sick of him, though. Apparently PR is going to rechart this week in the top 20 on Billboard (not sure which chart).. not sure what that indicates but I guess it's not a bad thing. Could mean less people buy the remaster, though.

in the top catalogue maybe ? or the top soundtracks ? PR already charted in june, with the attention gave by the media, it ranked someting like #100 in the Billboard 200. What a waste.

Prince never did the work for a long time for only one album, you can guess what it will be with two albums the same day, with a reedition two months later...he will sing Purple rain for promoting PE, and SCREWDRIVER (which is not on PE, I know, but remember the gold era) for promoting PURPLE RAIN. it's sad, because I know WB tries to create a hype with the releases, and that can give Prince new fans. But it must be impossible for a new fan in 2014 to understand Prince nowadays. It still makes no fucking sense for me to release two albums the same day, and it won't make any anysense for nobody.

[Edited 9/4/14 5:24am]

RODSERLING said:

Bambi82 said:

It's all very frustrating when it seems there is a simple formula to follow. I'd like to see these albums do well but he's going to have to do the work, it's not 100% up to the label.

I'm not sure about people being sick of him, though. Apparently PR is going to rechart this week in the top 20 on Billboard (not sure which chart).. not sure what that indicates but I guess it's not a bad thing. Could mean less people buy the remaster, though.

in the top catalogue maybe ? or the top soundtracks ? PR already charted in june, with the attention gave by the media, it ranked someting like #100 in the Billboard 200. What a waste.

Prince never did the work for a long time for only one album, you can guess what it will be with two albums the same day, with a reedition two months later...he will sing Purple rain for promoting PE, and SCREWDRIVER (which is not on PE, I know, but remember the gold era) for promoting PURPLE RAIN. it's sad, because I know WB tries to create a hype with the releases, and that can give Prince new fans. But it must be impossible for a new fan in 2014 to understand Prince nowadays. It still makes no fucking sense for me to release two albums the same day, and it won't make any anysense for nobody.

[Edited 9/4/14 5:24am]

lol! It's funny because I know you're right, but it's not funny because it's so frustrating! I felt like he caved a little by doing all hits on the H&R tours recently so maybe he's trying to play it by the book a little. Who knows.. I guess at the end of the day, as long as he's still happy doing what he's doing, I'll support him, even if I do want to scream at him sometimes. lol

[Edited 9/4/14 12:20pm]

Funknroll on US Amazon

• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #149 Paid in Songs (See Top 100 Paid in Songs)
  • #5 in MP3 Downloads > Songs > R&B

Funknroll keeps flying:

• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81 Paid in Songs (See Top 100 Paid in Songs)
  • #2 in MP3 Downloads > Songs > R&B

Funk N Roll iTunes Sept.19:

Amazon.com, for the release on September, 30 :

#13 : Lucinda Williams (previous album on billboard: #15 )

#26 : Blake Shelton (previous album : # 1 )

#32 : Lady Antebellum (previous album #1)

#50 : AOA (previous album #2)

#75 : Melissa Etheridge (previous album #18)

#92 : PE (previous album on another name : RAVE, at #18 )

So, my take is the following for the future charts on 1st week :

#1 Lady Antebellum

#2 Blake Shelton

#3 AOA

#4 Lucinda Williams

#5 melissa Etheridge

#6 PE

And PR in the top 100.

does it list which 14 albums they are?

I guess:

1. 1999
2. PR
3. ATWIAD
4. Parade
5. SOTT
6. Batman
7. GB
8. D&Ps
9. LS
10. HIts 1
11. Hits 2
12. TGE
13. Hits & Bsides
14. Musicology
15. 3121
16. Great Hits
17. Ultimate
18. Lotusflower

which takes me over 14 - so iether i am wrong or the list is?

renfield said:

The album is #25 on iTunes and "Clouds" is #140 (up from 146 a few hours ago). I don't believe the album will be able to debut at #1 on Billboard since Blake Shelton has a new album out that week as well, but Art Official Age and Plectrum Electrum should give Prince his 15th and 16th top ten albums, moving him higher up on the all-time list. For an artist like Prince, all-time standings are where it's at nowadays (as opposed to competing with Iggy Azalea and Ariana Grande for top 40 airplay).

If you're curious, here are the current standings:

MOST TOP 10 ALBUMS ON THE BILLBOARD 200

Rolling Stones 36

Frank Sinatra 33

Barbra Streisand 32

The Beatles 31

Elvis Presley 27

Madonna 20
Bob Dylan 20

Paul McCartney 19

George Strait 18
Elton John 18
Bruce Springsteen

Neil Diamond 17
Rod Stewart 17

Mariah Carey 17

Johnny Mathis 16

Dave Matthews 15
Tim McGraw 15
Jay Z 15
Garth Brooks 15
R Kelly 15

Eric Clapton 15

Prince 14
Van Halen 14
The Beach Boys 14
Toby Keith 14
Barry Manilow 14

Santana 13
Led Zeppelin 13

Chicago 12
Rush 12
Alan Jackson 12
Bon Jovi 12
Korn 12
Celine Dion 12
Mary J Blige 12

[Edited 8/26/14 13:55pm]

Just take a look at wikipedia, googlize " prince discography album wiki".

[Edited 9/23/14 2:59am]

bigd74 said:

I did. What am I looking for?

How could I know what you are looking for ? i'm not in your mind!

In fact, like I said, Prince should have 15 top ten. VBO was in the comprehensive top ten in 2004, but that was not counted at the time by Billboard.

Even 16, because MPLSS charted with LF.

[Edited 9/23/14 4:44am]

mattosgood said:

does it list which 14 albums they are?

I guess:

1. 1999
2. PR
3. ATWIAD
4. Parade
5. SOTT
6. Batman
7. GB
8. D&Ps
9. LS
10. HIts 1
11. Hits 2
12. TGE
13. Hits & Bsides
14. Musicology
15. 3121
16. Great Hits
17. Ultimate
18. Lotusflower

which takes me over 14 - so iether i am wrong or the list is?

renfield said:

The album is #25 on iTunes and "Clouds" is #140 (up from 146 a few hours ago). I don't believe the album will be able to debut at #1 on Billboard since Blake Shelton has a new album out that week as well, but Art Official Age and Plectrum Electrum should give Prince his 15th and 16th top ten albums, moving him higher up on the all-time list. For an artist like Prince, all-time standings are where it's at nowadays (as opposed to competing with Iggy Azalea and Ariana Grande for top 40 airplay).

If you're curious, here are the current standings:

MOST TOP 10 ALBUMS ON THE BILLBOARD 200

Rolling Stones 36

Frank Sinatra 33

Barbra Streisand 32

The Beatles 31

Elvis Presley 27

Madonna 20
Bob Dylan 20

Paul McCartney 19

George Strait 18
Elton John 18
Bruce Springsteen

Neil Diamond 17
Rod Stewart 17

Mariah Carey 17

Johnny Mathis 16

Dave Matthews 15
Tim McGraw 15
Jay Z 15
Garth Brooks 15
R Kelly 15

Eric Clapton 15

Prince 14
Van Halen 14
The Beach Boys 14
Toby Keith 14
Barry Manilow 14

Santana 13
Led Zeppelin 13

Chicago 12
Rush 12
Alan Jackson 12
Bon Jovi 12
Korn 12
Celine Dion 12
Mary J Blige 12

[Edited 8/26/14 13:55pm]

Lovesexy hit #11. Planet Earth hit #3 I believe. Other than that I think you have it nailed.

khelm9 said:

mattosgood said:

does it list which 14 albums they are?

I guess:

1. 1999
2. PR
3. ATWIAD
4. Parade
5. SOTT
6. Batman
7. GB
8. D&Ps
9. LS
10. HIts 1
11. Hits 2
12. TGE
13. Hits & Bsides
14. Musicology
15. 3121
16. Great Hits
17. Ultimate
18. Lotusflower

which takes me over 14 - so iether i am wrong or the list is?

Lovesexy hit #11. Planet Earth hit #3 I believe. Other than that I think you have it nailed.

Nope ! It seems hard for some people to googlize just three words :

http://en.wikipedia.org/w...iscography

Ultimate, HITS 1 and 2 were far from being top ten