Chinese Democracy (Album) - Charting

[D]

I can guarantee it will get at least one more sale this week. I will be buying it later on this morning. I haven't had the chance until now to buy it.

Hahahaha what???

Yeah, i'm disabled and live on a very fixed income so having extra money is very rare.

Hell, I would've bought one and mailed it to you for free.

[Chief]

Anyone know the total US sales numbers so far? maybe i missed it on here but I don't know what's going on!

[lennonisgod]

Anyone know the total US sales numbers so far? maybe i missed it on here but I don't know what's going on!

My GUESS would be around 600-800,000. But that is PURE speculation on my part. I doubt it has hit a million yet. I can't believe how shitty (not super shitty, just not as good as I personally expected) the US sales have been. What the hell is wrong with this fucking country??

[circusboy666]

george bush, mtv, the almighty dollar and mcdonalds. that pretty much sums up whats wrong with the u.s.

[Mysteron]

If someone could muster up a group of people, 200-1000 hardy individuals, and then identify key radio stations in the main record selling countries of the world, that could be a good thing. If those hardy people were to email once or thrice from different email accounts to each selected radio station weekly (a chosen GN'R track), you will then get Guns on the playlists.

If this action were to coincide with a video release that would be even better.

[jarmo]

Here's a start: http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/board/index.php?topic=53672.0




/jarmo

[Mysteron]

Here's a start: http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/board/index.php?topic=53672.0




/jarmo

It looks good. What we need is a definitive list of radio stations worldwide and key stations in the US including an appropriate list of email addresses (for each station) so we can post requests to those radio stations. Once compiled, we can set up BCC copy and paste lists for people to use weekly to request from each station.

Assuming Guns do release Better as a video, it may be best to target this as the song for request.

[tim_m]

I can guarantee it will get at least one more sale this week. I will be buying it later on this morning. I haven't had the chance until now to buy it.

Hahahaha what???

Yeah, i'm disabled and live on a very fixed income so having extra money is very rare.

Well, I hope you got a chance to hear it on MySpace or something, I would have gone nuts not having it for over a month after the release!

Yeah, i listened quite a bit on there before buying it.

[Scabbie]

Here's a start: http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/board/index.php?topic=53672.0




/jarmo

Assuming Guns do release Better as a video, it may be best to target this as the song for request.

To be honest, just releasing the video will probably do wonders for the promotion of this song. Especially if they can get it onto mainstream channels. Do they still have video request channels? Back in the old days we would ring to try to get videos on 'The Box' or whatever it was called

[Scabbie]

Can't but help thinking broadcasting a one off live show now would also go down a treat...imagine that? CD performed live, with maybe some covers thrown in? Or some of the member's own songs? I appreciate there might be some issues with who would play, but nevertheless it would be awesome promotion.

[neon2002]

If someone could muster up a group of people, 200-1000 hardy individuals, and then identify key radio stations in the main record selling countries of the world, that could be a good thing. If those hardy people were to email once or thrice from different email accounts to each selected radio station weekly (a chosen GN'R track), you will then get Guns on the playlists.

If this action were to coincide with a video release that would be even better.

I still haven't heard "Better" on the radio here in Toronto & I've requested it a few times. Apparently one station (97.7 Htz FM) is playing it though.

Perhaps this Endeavour deserves it's own thread?

[audjon]

NOW IN: 37.17%
 
 
 LW TW artist / album label power index
1 1 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 30,198 FEARLESS
6 2 NICKELBACK ROADRUNNER 29,531  DARK HORSE
4 3 BEYONCE COLUMBIA 24,390 I AM... SASHA FIERCE
11 4 KANYE WEST ROC-A-FELLA/IDJMG 23,535 808S & HEARTBREAK
10 5 NOW 29 UME 22,326 VARIOUS ARTISTS
2 6 KEYSHIA COLE GEFFEN 21,832 A DIFFERENT ME
3 7 JAMIE FOXX J RECORDS/RMG 20,402 INTUITION
5 8 BRITNEY SPEARS JIVE/ZLG 19,467 CIRCUS
25 9 TAYLOR SWIFT BIG MACHINE 16,778 TAYLOR SWIFT
31 10 AKON SRC/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 14,793 FREEDOM
34 11 GUNS N' ROSES GEFFEN 14,575 CHINESE DEMOCRACY
13 12 DAVID COOK 19/RCA/RMG 13,671 DAVID COOK
42 13 LUDACRIS DTP/DEF JAM/IDJ 12,549 THEATER OF THE MIND
9 14 AC/DC COLUMBIA 10,789 BLACK ICE
26 15 KID ROCK ATLANTIC 10,681 ROCK N ROLL JESUS
 
 

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

GN'R jumped 23 spots?!?!?!

That is amazing! 

[Ali]

GN'R jumped 23 spots?!?!?!

That is amazing! 

No, they didn't.  First off, last week, GN'R was at 25, not 34.  HDD hasn't done their "Building Album Sales" chart in a few weeks, so the last time they did it, GN'R was at 34.  Second, keep in mind these are not final charts.

Here is the latest update:

NOW IN: 69.42%
   
LW   TW   artist / album   label   power index
1   1   TAYLOR SWIFT   BIG MACHINE   60,515
FEARLESS
11   2   KANYE WEST   ROC-A-FELLA/IDJMG   50,968
808S & HEARTBREAK
4   3   BEYONCE   COLUMBIA   48,206
I AM... SASHA FIERCE
6   4   NICKELBACK   ROADRUNNER   46,833
DARK HORSE
5   5   BRITNEY SPEARS   JIVE/ZLG   44,434
CIRCUS
7   6   TWILIGHT   ATLANTIC   42,733
SOUNDTRACK
2   7   KEYSHIA COLE   GEFFEN   36,927
A DIFFERENT ME
10   8   NOW 29   UME   35,165
VARIOUS ARTISTS
3   9   JAMIE FOXX   J RECORDS/RMG   33,108
INTUITION
31   10   AKON   SRC/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN   26,623
FREEDOM
25   11   TAYLOR SWIFT   BIG MACHINE   26,322
TAYLOR SWIFT
19   12   MAMMA MIA!   DECCA   24,314
SOUNDTRACK
42   13   LUDACRIS   DTP/DEF JAM/IDJ   23,223
THEATER OF THE MIND
13   14   DAVID COOK   19/RCA/RMG   22,361
DAVID COOK
35   15   T.I.   GRAND HUSTLE/ATLANTIC   21,703
PAPER TRAIL
20   16   P!NK   LAFACE/ZLG   20,924
FUNHOUSE
40   17   RIHANNA   DEF JAM/IDJMG   20,339
GOOD GIRL GONE BAD
8   18   FALL OUT BOY   ISLAND/IDJMG   20,078
FOLIE A DEUX
45   19   KATY PERRY   CAPITOL   19,091
ONE OF THE BOYS
--   20   LADY GAGA   INTERSCOPE   18,927
FAME
34   21   GUNS N' ROSES   GEFFEN   17,939
CHINESE DEMOCRACY

........

The record sits at #21 now.  Most, if not all, albums will likely see a large decline in sales after the holidays.

Ali

[GFortusR]

sweet. Looks like it went Gold in U.S. looking at the 69% totals for this week and adding them to the overall!! Train keeps a rollin'.....

[JuicySwoos]

Any chart experts know exactly how being certified "gold" and "platinum work"?  I know platinum at least used to be based on "units shipped", and I think it still is? So once CD goes gold, could the record company not apply for platinum cert since the rumor is BB bought 1.6 mil of the album?   Or is it now all based on units sold?

[italysfinest1985]

I'd love to see some actual computed totals.

[italysfinest1985]

sweet. Looks like it went Gold in U.S. looking at the 69% totals for this week and adding them to the overall!! Train keeps a rollin'.....

Would love a tally or something to announce that it has gone Gold...

[FunkyMonkey]

From HDD

LAST UPDATE: 01/06/2009 13:40:03
NOW IN: FINAL

28   GUNS N' ROSES   GEFFEN   21,483   --
CHINESE DEMOCRACY

http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/salescht.cgi

[Ali]

From HDD

LAST UPDATE: 01/06/2009 13:40:03
NOW IN: FINAL

28   GUNS N' ROSES   GEFFEN   21,483   --
CHINESE DEMOCRACY

http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/salescht.cgi

I think the official Billboard tallies will be out Wednesday or Thursday.

Ali