Greatest Hits keeps doing Great

[Chief]

Just saw this.. it's #1 pop catalog on billboard again!!  its been on there forever too!

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Albums&f=Top+Pop+Catalog

[GNRreunioneventually]

huh i'll be damned

[Bill 213]

Christmas time = greatest hits being great stocking stuffers.  I still have to laugh at Dark Side of the Moon though......1582 fucking weeks on the chart!

[SLCPUNK]

What in the hell am I going to buy CHUNK?!?!? 

[Bill 213]

BAAAAAAAABY RUTH!  And lots of them.

Or wait.....do I want ice cream. 

I'd gladly do the truffle shuffle for some ice cream.

[SLCPUNK]

Get ready to dance to the Greatest Hitz, Chunky.

[horsey]

i want a screwball you know the ice cream with the gum at the bottom lol.been drinkin them beers again dagnabit lol.but screwballs are kool in the summer.i like them from the ice cream trucks.

[bolton]

but greatesthits isn't in billboard top 100

[Chief]

That's because catalog albums like this are on a completely separate chart, hence the name pop catalog chart.

but greatesthits isn't in billboard top 100

[SLCPUNK]

i want a screwball you know the ice cream with the gum at the bottom lol.been drinkin them beers again dagnabit lol.but screwballs are kool in the summer.i like them from the ice cream trucks.

Yea.

[Howard2k]

but greatesthits isn't in billboard top 100

I had posts removed for pointing that out, but quite correct.   There is an alternate chart.

[LawsonsLaw007]

that CD is gona be a best seller for a longggg time


Peace

[HoldenCaulfield]

One thing that I know pushed a lot of units lately, is Wal-Mart had it for $5.00 for some holiday promotions. I noticed a TON of them selling...

[seely]

Considering it was a pretty crappily compiled record, you've got to be impressed by the way it's selling.

Hopefully it's success will make Axl realise how much people still want to hear from GN'R and will start work towards releasing Chinese Democracy soon

[elmir]

Considering it was a pretty crappily compiled record, you've got to be impressed by the way it's selling.

considering who is buying it right now, i'd say its put together just perfectly for that crowd.

Hopefully it's success will make Axl realise how much people still want to hear from GN'R and will start work towards releasing Chinese Democracy soon

sorry to argue this one, but these sales are nostalgia based only and provide no guide as to how cd would sell when released...new gnr interest can be seen from recent concert attendances, "distribution" of those leaks, and general market focus groups response to new material.

sales of afd, gh, and uyi records shows nothing other than the fact that those records contained material which is still relevant to this day, and is still able to be sold in the mass market.

[Lucky]

Considering it was a pretty crappily compiled record, you've got to be impressed by the way it's selling.

Hopefully it's success will make Axl realise how much people still want to hear from GN'R and will start work towards releasing Chinese Democracy soon

what do you think he has had his thub stuck up his ass for the past 10 years?!
of course he's been working towards releasing CD... he probably wants to get it of his back the most...

[Eazy E]

One thing that I know pushed a lot of units lately, is Wal-Mart had it for $5.00 for some holiday promotions. I noticed a TON of them selling...

You work for the devil?

[elmir]

I know I could look it up but I'm lazy  Does anyone have a comparison of how it's doing vs. libertad? ...........Not that that's important 

libertad sold 200.000 odd copies, GH is well over 5 million....

[Jude]

Considering it was a pretty crappily compiled record, you've got to be impressed by the way it's selling.

Hopefully it's success will make Axl realise how much people still want to hear from GN'R and will start work towards releasing Chinese Democracy soon

Yep, you are so right man 

Like said: when you see how great GH keeps doing, you just think that why wouldn't axl just put that record out.. 

[Eclipsed107]

From a logical point of view I don't think Gn'R's greatest hits really will show much indication on how well CD will do.

I mean, it's casual fans who are going to go out and buy the Greatest Hits cd in the first place.  Most people who bought it are people who wouldn't own a Gn'R cd in the first place, but they see a greatest hits, know that Sweet Child, Jungle, City, November Rain and a few others will be on it, so they see it worth the 10 dollar purchase.

Now are those same people going to go out and buy Chinese Democracy?  Some might, many won't though.  Many people who buy greatest hits CDs are not the type to go out and buy the band's catalog.

That doesn't mean Chinese Democracy won't sell though - because there are a ton of people out there waiting for it who didn't go buy the Greatest Hits cd because they already have the band's back catalog.

Anyway it's great for Axl, Slash, Duff, Izzy, Steven, Matt, Dizzy and Gilby that Greatest Hits is doing so well.  It should be an honor for them to have created and been part of such a powerful and loved band.