Chinese Democracy (Album) - Charting

[DarkFairy]

Not going through the whole thread but they went straight to # 1 in Finland! 

edit: oh and on our radio I hear the songs constantly, the other day we drove to my father in laws and back and hear 3 songs off CD! the drive is 30 min in total, with a little break in between!

[Shoco]

Chinese Democracy has entered the Irish charts at number 3 for the week ending 27 November, the killers new album was at number 1

Ireland - 3

[widevu]

number 4 in belgium album chart

[duga]

#4 in Sweden.

Il Divo at #3. 

[thesloth]

http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jSRyL-CDqphSLrqGVagXY-0orbaA

GN'R beats Kanye West in Canada!

 

Ah that makes me proud to be Canadian. 

[western_chaos]

The economy could be a huge factor too.

People barely have money for food and gas, let alone a new album.

I disagree.

History has proven that in times of financial crisis, people spend twice more on distractions ( theatres, restaurants AND music).

If people don't have enough money for food, then why would we have enough money to spend on music? Lol.

[Alan]

The economy could be a huge factor too.

People barely have money for food and gas, let alone a new album.

I disagree.

History has proven that in times of financial crisis, people spend twice more on distractions ( theatres, restaurants AND music).

If people don't have enough money for food, then why would we have enough money to spend on music? Lol.

no one said it was logical, but you'll find that bars also take a huge upturn in profits during financial crisis.

people want ways to avoid it.

[western_chaos]

The economy could be a huge factor too.

People barely have money for food and gas, let alone a new album.

I disagree.

History has proven that in times of financial crisis, people spend twice more on distractions ( theatres, restaurants AND music).

If people don't have enough money for food, then why would we have enough money to spend on music? Lol.

no one said it was logical, but you'll find that bars also take a huge upturn in profits during financial crisis.

people want ways to avoid it.

LOL. Well, I am buying the cd today hopefully, and I'm going to the bar tomorrow night. Maybe, there is some truth to it lol.

[damnthehaters]

The economy could be a huge factor too.

People barely have money for food and gas, let alone a new album.

I disagree.

History has proven that in times of financial crisis, people spend twice more on distractions ( theatres, restaurants AND music).

If people don't have enough money for food, then why would we have enough money to spend on music? Lol.

no one said it was logical, but you'll find that bars also take a huge upturn in profits during financial crisis.

people want ways to avoid it.

i work in a bar and we have had to let people go and were a popular place.  Not only that but we have had tons of applications come in over the past month because ex servers and bartenders are out of business

[Alan]

The economy could be a huge factor too.

People barely have money for food and gas, let alone a new album.

I disagree.

History has proven that in times of financial crisis, people spend twice more on distractions ( theatres, restaurants AND music).

If people don't have enough money for food, then why would we have enough money to spend on music? Lol.

no one said it was logical, but you'll find that bars also take a huge upturn in profits during financial crisis.

people want ways to avoid it.

i work in a bar and we have had to let people go and were a popular place.  Not only that but we have had tons of applications come in over the past month because ex servers and bartenders are out of business

quite odd. i guess it depends on where you are as much as anything then, but everywhere around me the bars/pubs are taking more.

[bazgnr]

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=109816

GUNS N' ROSES' new album, "Chinese Democracy", has registered the following first-week chart positions so far (Note: The album wasn't available a full week in most of these territories when the charts were compiled):

Finland: #1
Ireland: #3
Netherlands: #4
Sweden: #4

Early U.S. sales reports suggest that "Chinese Democracy", which was released through an exclusive deal with the Best Buy chain, might not be the blockbuster the industry had hoped for, according to The New York Times. Sales figures will not be available until next week, but early estimates put the first-week total at 300,000 copies (including a reported 25,000 downloads at iTunes on November 23 not counted towards the opening week for the Sunday release) ? roughly 50,000 more than the opening number registered by "Contraband", the 2004 debut from VELVET REVOLVER, which features in its ranks Rose's former GUNS N' ROSES bandmates Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum. KANYE WEST's new album, "808s and Heartbreak", will be No. 1 on next week's Billboard chart with a total that looks to be between 450,000 and 500,000.

[Lord Kayoss]

Sales figures will not be available until next week, but early estimates put the first-week total at 300,000 copies

KANYE WEST's new album, "808s and Heartbreak", will be No. 1 on next week's Billboard chart with a total that looks to be between 450,000 and 500,000.

If this turns out to be true, the Best Buy idea was a bust.

Seriously, why not just release it to every retailer?  Put it everywhere, instead of just one store that some people don't even go to.

[demo23nz]

Sales figures will not be available until next week, but early estimates put the first-week total at 300,000 copies

KANYE WEST's new album, "808s and Heartbreak", will be No. 1 on next week's Billboard chart with a total that looks to be between 450,000 and 500,000.

If this turns out to be true, the Best Buy idea was a bust.

Seriously, why not just release it to every retailer?  Put it everywhere, instead of just one store that some people don't even go to.

Label gets a lot of cash up front from the exclusive retailer, regardless of eventual sales... And with such expense having gone into the album it was probably a smart move on their part.

And even for retailers, its about getting people into the store as much as actual disc sales.

[Jaakko]

Sales figures will not be available until next week, but early estimates put the first-week total at 300,000 copies

KANYE WEST's new album, "808s and Heartbreak", will be No. 1 on next week's Billboard chart with a total that looks to be between 450,000 and 500,000.

If this turns out to be true, the Best Buy idea was a bust.

Seriously, why not just release it to every retailer?  Put it everywhere, instead of just one store that some people don't even go to.

Label gets a lot of cash up front from the exclusive retailer, regardless of eventual sales... And with such expense having gone into the album it was probably a smart move on their part.

And even for retailers, its about getting people into the store as much as actual disc sales.

Relax, rock albums will sell years, sometimes even decades. Kanyewests are usually number one a week or two and then disappear from charts quite fast.

[demo23nz]

Sales figures will not be available until next week, but early estimates put the first-week total at 300,000 copies

KANYE WEST's new album, "808s and Heartbreak", will be No. 1 on next week's Billboard chart with a total that looks to be between 450,000 and 500,000.

If this turns out to be true, the Best Buy idea was a bust.

Seriously, why not just release it to every retailer?  Put it everywhere, instead of just one store that some people don't even go to.

Label gets a lot of cash up front from the exclusive retailer, regardless of eventual sales... And with such expense having gone into the album it was probably a smart move on their part.

And even for retailers, its about getting people into the store as much as actual disc sales.

Relax, rock albums will sell years, sometimes even decades. Kanyewests are usually number one a week or two and then disappear from charts quite fast.

Relax?
I'm quite relaxed.

[WeHeldTogether]

LOL, Everyone one of Kanye West's albums have charted high, three at number one, if this one does.

I'm pretty sure he's not just going to go away any time soon.

[thesloth]

LOL, Everyone one of Kanye West's albums have charted high, three at number one, if this one does.

I'm pretty sure he's not just going to go away any time soon.

Yes he sells about 1 million first week but then drops right off.  Not syaing he is going away just rock albums tend to have a steady stream of buyers not so much of a spike

[Dr. Blutarsky]

Good rock does not have the flavor of the month lifespan like rap/hip-hop does. . Just look at Dark Side of the Moon.

[Drew]

LOL, Everyone one of Kanye West's albums have charted high, three at number one, if this one does.

I'm pretty sure he's not just going to go away any time soon.

One can always hope so. I would love for him to disappear forever!

[Tynia]

Guns debuted at # 3 in Poland 

http://www.olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?lang=

those little squares with numbers before G N'R or other artists names means: first column: "n" = nowość (new); second: position in actual chart; third: weeks spent on chart; fourth: highest position on chart

Great debut for just 3 days in stores!