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Thread started 10/07/08 12:02pm

monk76

Michael sold 7 million while sleeping and Prince?

So Michael sold nearly 7 million albums this decade while sleeping.
Can someone please give us the numbers for all prince albums sold this decade so far.I want to check if all the Prince promotion on TV,Magazin, Interviews, Tours etc. did something for his sells.Especially the musicology project was huge in terms of promotion he was everywhere!And don´t forget his fight against youtube.
So if you combine all Prince albums this decade and he doesn´t come over 10 Million it is a hugh dissapointment.And if he even couldn´t sell 7 million I want never ever again hear on this forum Michael is a "has been". If Michael is a has been with 7 million while sleeping what is prince?? Not living??
So where are Prince numbers??
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Reply #1 posted 10/07/08 12:05pm

bboy87

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Monk76, I understand you're an MJ fan like me, but you're just putting yourself in a corner.....
"We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world."
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Reply #2 posted 10/07/08 12:09pm

NDRU

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who cares who much prince sold? Since 2000 I saw him 3 times in concert and have 6 albums
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Reply #3 posted 10/07/08 12:10pm

NMusiqNSoul

Another thread for generally the same thing discussed in the other thread wasn't needed I think. How about a thread about one of my favorites, thelonious monk? lol
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Reply #4 posted 10/07/08 12:11pm

monk76

bboy87 said:

Monk76, I understand you're an MJ fan like me, but you're just putting yourself in a corner.....



?? Just a simple question. And I want an answer nothing more.
I mean Prince isn´t doing all the promotion for charity he wants to become number 1 on his bank. Promotion costs a lot of money, time and nerves for an artist like prince so I want to find out if it all worked for him in terms of sells.
So how many this decade??
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Reply #5 posted 10/07/08 12:12pm

monk76

NMusiqNSoul said:

Another thread for generally the same thing discussed in the other thread wasn't needed I think. How about a thread about one of my favorites, thelonious monk? lol



A thelonious monk thread is coming when I get an answer to my
simple question cool
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Reply #6 posted 10/07/08 12:15pm

abierman

NDRU said:

who cares who much prince sold? Since 2000 I saw him 3 times in concert and have 6 albums



hmmm how many of them were good?
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Reply #7 posted 10/07/08 12:15pm

monk76

NMusiqNSoul said:

Another thread for generally the same thing discussed in the other thread wasn't needed I think. How about a thread about one of my favorites, thelonious monk? lol



This doesn´t answer my question please stay on topic!
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Reply #8 posted 10/07/08 12:17pm

monk76

I want just a number nothing more!
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Reply #9 posted 10/07/08 12:18pm

bboy87

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monk76 said:

bboy87 said:

Monk76, I understand you're an MJ fan like me, but you're just putting yourself in a corner.....



?? Just a simple question. And I want an answer nothing more.
I mean Prince isn´t doing all the promotion for charity he wants to become number 1 on his bank. Promotion costs a lot of money, time and nerves for an artist like prince so I want to find out if it all worked for him in terms of sells.
So how many this decade??

His sales aren't really documented
"We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world."
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Reply #10 posted 10/07/08 12:22pm

Moonbeam

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Mods, please close this excuse for a thread before it spirals into 300 posts of bickering!
Feel free to join in the Prince Album Poll 2018! Let'a celebrate his legacy by counting down the most beloved Prince albums, as decided by you!
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Reply #11 posted 10/07/08 12:22pm

monk76

bboy87 said:

monk76 said:




?? Just a simple question. And I want an answer nothing more.
I mean Prince isn´t doing all the promotion for charity he wants to become number 1 on his bank. Promotion costs a lot of money, time and nerves for an artist like prince so I want to find out if it all worked for him in terms of sells.
So how many this decade??

His sales aren't really documented



Why aren´t they documented??
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Reply #12 posted 10/07/08 12:23pm

NDRU

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abierman said:

NDRU said:

who cares who much prince sold? Since 2000 I saw him 3 times in concert and have 6 albums



hmmm how many of them were good?


More of them than Michael's!
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Reply #13 posted 10/07/08 12:24pm

Graycap23

Hummmm.....mj fans: same old music repackaged.
Prince fans: something new about once a year.
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Reply #14 posted 10/07/08 12:25pm

monk76

Moonbeam said:

Mods, please close this excuse for a thread before it spirals into 300 posts of bickering!



You can close it as soon as I got the answer to my question. Why is it forbidden to ask for a number???? It´s a free country right??
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Reply #15 posted 10/07/08 12:26pm

monk76

Graycap23 said:

Hummmm.....mj fans: same old music repackaged.
Prince fans: something new about once a year.



´????´What are you talking about. Didn´t you read the question??

Please only post on this thread when you can answer the question.
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Reply #16 posted 10/07/08 12:27pm

NDRU

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The Beatles still sell a lot of records, too, I don't really see the point.
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Reply #17 posted 10/07/08 12:29pm

purplecam

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Graycap23 said:

Hummmm.....mj fans: same old music repackaged.
Prince fans: something new about once a year.

There it is right there! Speak the truth Graycap23!
I'm not a fan of "old Prince". I'm not a fan of "new Prince". I'm just a fan of Prince. Simple as that
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Reply #18 posted 10/07/08 12:29pm

monk76

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The Beatles still sell a lot of records, too, I don't really see the point.



the point is I just want a freaking number. Is it so hard to understand?

Why is everyone so afraid to post a number. So are his record sells documented or not?
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Reply #19 posted 10/07/08 12:29pm

Timmy84

Sales are overrated.
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Reply #20 posted 10/07/08 12:31pm

purplecam

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Besides, isn't this a question better suited for the Prince:M&M section?

If I may add, the question sounds like once the OP gets the answer, it'll be the OP's way of trying to prove who's the best when sales of an artist doesn't mean anything, high or low. Britney Spears has sold millions and the bitch can't sing for shit, so that says what?
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I'm not a fan of "old Prince". I'm not a fan of "new Prince". I'm just a fan of Prince. Simple as that
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Reply #21 posted 10/07/08 12:31pm

monk76

Timmy84 said:

Sales are overrated.



No answer....

You guys are really funny or can´t you all read??

If I ask you how big a blue whale is you´ll response

"Size doesn´t matter"?????
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Reply #22 posted 10/07/08 12:35pm

NDRU

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monk76 said:

NDRU said:

The Beatles still sell a lot of records, too, I don't really see the point.



the point is I just want a freaking number. Is it so hard to understand?

Why is everyone so afraid to post a number. So are his record sells documented or not?
[Edited 10/7/08 12:30pm]


I thought you point was that you never wanted to read of MJ as a has-been and that Prince is not living. The Beatles 1 sold 12 million in 2000. And two of them are DEFINITELY has beens and not living!
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Reply #23 posted 10/07/08 12:35pm

abierman

NDRU said:

abierman said:




hmmm how many of them were good?


More of them than Michael's!


lol nod
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Reply #24 posted 10/07/08 12:36pm

dseann

monk76 said:

So Michael sold nearly 7 million albums this decade while sleeping.
Can someone please give us the numbers for all prince albums sold this decade so far.I want to check if all the Prince promotion on TV,Magazin, Interviews, Tours etc. did something for his sells.Especially the musicology project was huge in terms of promotion he was everywhere!And don´t forget his fight against youtube.
So if you combine all Prince albums this decade and he doesn´t come over 10 Million it is a hugh dissapointment.And if he even couldn´t sell 7 million I want never ever again hear on this forum Michael is a "has been". If Michael is a has been with 7 million while sleeping what is prince?? Not living??
So where are Prince numbers??
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Unless everyone who bought a Prince album this decade stands up and identifies themselves, it is impossible to determine how many albums he has sold. Remember Billboard didn't count the sales he got for Musicology because it wasn't sold in the conventional sense. The same was done for Planet Earth and we know both of them sold over a million each. Your question is rhetorical and you know it.
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Reply #25 posted 10/07/08 12:37pm

Alej

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fuck this thread lock !!!!!
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Reply #26 posted 10/07/08 12:38pm

Timmy84

lol You're not gonna get it because sales are overrated. Who cares besides you? lol Who are you on the KOP/MJJC board by the way?
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Reply #27 posted 10/07/08 12:39pm

NDRU

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Let's assume Prince sold less than 7 million, okay?
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Reply #28 posted 10/07/08 12:39pm

kev1n

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he added a copy of musicology with every sold concert ticket, does that count as a sale?
planet earth was given away with a newspaper god knows how many times, does that count as a sale?
does a foto-book with a cd count as a cd sale?
does a hatbox with a cd-single count as a cd-sale?

you can see why it's hard to keep track of his actual sales. I'm sure billboard or some other organisation has some numbers, but they hardly represent the full picture since P is trying his best to get his music released outside the usual record store circuit.
It was not in vain...it was in Minneapolis!
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Reply #29 posted 10/07/08 12:41pm

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monk76 said:

So Michael sold nearly 7 million albums this decade while sleeping.
Can someone please give us the numbers for all prince albums sold this decade so far.I want to check if all the Prince promotion on TV,Magazin, Interviews, Tours etc. did something for his sells.Especially the musicology project was huge in terms of promotion he was everywhere!And don´t forget his fight against youtube.
So if you combine all Prince albums this decade and he doesn´t come over 10 Million it is a hugh dissapointment.And if he even couldn´t sell 7 million I want never ever again hear on this forum Michael is a "has been". If Michael is a has been with 7 million while sleeping what is prince?? Not living??
So where are Prince numbers??
[Edited 10/7/08 12:23pm]


We here at prince.org generally are grown-ups who care more about the music.
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