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Thread started 07/09/16 7:37am

feeluupp

THE VERY BEST OF PRINCE ONE OF BEST SELLING ALBUMS OF 2016

According to BillBoard The Very Best of Prince so far is the #5 best selling album of the year...

1. BEYONCE - 1,991,000

2. DRAKE - VIEWS - 1,918,000

3. DAVID BOWIE - BLACKSTAR -1,826,000

4. JUSTIN BIEBER - PURPOSE - 1,796,00

5. PRINCE - THE VERY BEST OF PRINCE - 942,000

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Reply #1 posted 07/09/16 7:53am

gandorb

feeluupp said:

According to BillBoard The Very Best of Prince so far is the #5 best selling album of the year...




1. BEYONCE - 1,991,000


2. DRAKE - VIEWS - 1,918,000


3. DAVID BOWIE - BLACKSTAR -1,826,000


4. JUSTIN BIEBER - PURPOSE - 1,796,00


5. PRINCE - THE VERY BEST OF PRINCE - 942,000



Interesting that people bought Bowie's current album rather than his hits, especially given that while the album is wonderful it iz2 not mainstream. Too bad not more purchased Prince's more recent albums instead of hits.Perhaps it is due to his most recent ones not being as stellar and or the immense plethora of releases overwhelmed people?
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Reply #2 posted 07/09/16 7:53am

endiadj

feeluupp said:

According to BillBoard The Very Best of Prince so far is the #5 best selling album of the year...




1. BEYONCE - 1,991,000


2. DRAKE - VIEWS - 1,918,000


3. DAVID BOWIE - BLACKSTAR -1,826,000


4. JUSTIN BIEBER - PURPOSE - 1,796,00


5. PRINCE - THE VERY BEST OF PRINCE - 942,000




these people above him minus bowie, sigh...
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Reply #3 posted 07/09/16 7:57am

RJOrion

suprised to see Drake that high...it seems like he keeps making the same album over and over again...all his albums after Take Care are so similar to each other...and i been a fan since the "Comeback Season" mixtape, which is STILL his best work IMO...
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Reply #4 posted 07/09/16 7:58am

endiadj

gandorb said:

feeluupp said:

According to BillBoard The Very Best of Prince so far is the #5 best selling album of the year...




1. BEYONCE - 1,991,000


2. DRAKE - VIEWS - 1,918,000


3. DAVID BOWIE - BLACKSTAR -1,826,000


4. JUSTIN BIEBER - PURPOSE - 1,796,00


5. PRINCE - THE VERY BEST OF PRINCE - 942,000



Interesting that people bought Bowie's current album rather than his hits, especially given that while the album is wonderful it iz2 not mainstream. Too bad not more purchased Prince's more recent albums instead of hits.Perhaps it is due to his most recent ones not being as stellar and or the immense plethora of releases overwhelmed people?


definitely this! didn't he have 19 albums on the chart at one time and 5 in the top 10 at one time, 2 records?
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Reply #5 posted 07/09/16 8:01am

endiadj

RJOrion said:

suprised to see Drake that high...it seems like he keeps making the same album over and over again...all his albums after Take Care are so similar to each other...and i been a fan since the "Comeback Season" mixtape, which is STILL his best work IMO...


exactly why he's this high. he knows what works as do these other artists. prince experimented with his music always. that's why many lost their way with him and his music didn't resonate with the masses this way. he followed his heart not his head.
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Reply #6 posted 07/09/16 8:03am

gandorb

endiadj said:

gandorb said:


Interesting that people bought Bowie's current album rather than his hits, especially given that while the album is wonderful it iz2 not mainstream. Too bad not more purchased Prince's more recent albums instead of hits.Perhaps it is due to his most recent ones not being as stellar and or the immense plethora of releases overwhelmed people?


definitely this! didn't he have 19 albums on the chart at one time and 5 in the top 10 at one time, 2 records?

Good point. He probably is the best selling artist of the year
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Reply #7 posted 07/09/16 9:46am

laurarichardso
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gandorb said:

feeluupp said:

According to BillBoard The Very Best of Prince so far is the #5 best selling album of the year...




1. BEYONCE - 1,991,000


2. DRAKE - VIEWS - 1,918,000


3. DAVID BOWIE - BLACKSTAR -1,826,000


4. JUSTIN BIEBER - PURPOSE - 1,796,00


5. PRINCE - THE VERY BEST OF PRINCE - 942,000



Interesting that people bought Bowie's current album rather than his hits, especially given that while the album is wonderful it iz2 not mainstream. Too bad not more purchased Prince's more recent albums instead of hits.Perhaps it is due to his most recent ones not being as stellar and or the immense plethora of releases overwhelmed people?

--- Maybe people did not buy the most recent recordings because it was an independent release. Independent releases do not receive radio airplay and that is how most people hear new music. Prince got great reviews for his last projects and productions and it is really good stuff. So sad because I think he was really going in a great direction.
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Reply #8 posted 07/09/16 3:04pm

nursev

Very sweet...shows that people never forgot him wink

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