Chapter 1050 1050 Total Domination
If one were to find a suitable adjective to sum up the performance of Glory to the Dead in 1994, "Total Reign" would be the best answer, from January to December, from albums to singles, from popularity to word of mouth , Glory to Death broke out in full force in 1994 and reached an insurmountable peak.
In 1994's year-end album sales charts, five albums were certified five-platinum in sales, namely the "Lion King" soundtrack, "Two Boys, Two Men" by The Boys and Boys, and "Scum" by Green Day. ," and "Nearly Fame" and "Bathing in the Morning Light" with glory to death.
In the end, the "Lion King" soundtrack won the year-end sales champion with 7.41 million sales. Combined with the film's success at the North American box office and the global box office, there is no doubt that the "Lion King" work was released in 1994. It's definitely a full bloom.
Glory to Die's second album "Blood in the Morning Light", released in August, sold 7.26 million copies at the end of the year, just behind "The Lion King"'s sales of 150,000 copies, occupying the runner-up position in the year-end sales chart. .
It is worth noting that the soundtrack of the "Lion King" movie was released in June, two months earlier than "Bath in the Morning Light", but the final gap was only 150,000, so the media generally believed that the biggest winner in 1994 was It should be "Bathing in the Morning Light". This album was released in just over half a year from the debut work of Glory to Death, but it has contributed unparalleled high quality and captured the hearts of many ordinary listeners. 1994 among the biggest contributors to the mainstream.
The boy-boy group's September album, "Two Boys, Two Men," broke out at number three on the year-end chart with sales of 6.3 million. The brilliance of this album is not only a profile of the strong momentum of rhythm and blues in the 1990s, but also the strong popularity of boy-man groups now comparable to "national groups".
Although the boy-boy group has been completely suppressed by Glory to Death from albums to singles, this result is reflected in the year-end album list with a runner-up and a third place, which is a matter of course; but it must be admitted that the boy-boy group can be Glory to Death. In the face of such a powerful momentum, it is still not defeated, which is a very remarkable thing: not all singers on all albums can deliver such performance.
The runner-up seat was not the first regular album of the 1994 Green Day Band, but the album "Almost Famous" released at the end of 1993. This glorious debut album gained huge popularity after its release in 1993. , but the real outbreak only officially started after January 1994. As a result, "Almost Famous" achieved sales of 5.33 million in 1994, bringing his cumulative total sales to six. In addition to platinum, it also reached the fourth place on this year's year-end list.
The last album to sell more than five million was Green Day's "Scum," a work with a strong punk revival impact that received a strong response when it came out - after the baptism of rock's revival in 1993 , it is not surprising that the rise of the Green Day band is not surprising.
After the release of the album "Scum", professional music critics generally believed that it was another work that brought innovation and impact after "Almost Famous". Green Day revived the rapid and concise, three-chord The punk-pop hits, although their music wasn't as innovative as Glory to Death, the album "Scum" brought late-70s punk back to a new younger generation, made in 1994 Powerful influence, opened the door to American neo-punk, punk metal and the third wave of rock music.
Dying for Glory ushered in the new metal rock and Green Day brought punk back to life, and these two bands have been unpredictably powerful in the rock revival that will last for the next two decades. You can feel their imprint everywhere.
At this moment, professional music media have to admit that Glory to Death and Green Day are the most influential bands in America after Nirvana and Pearl Jam.
In this storm, "Scum" finally won the sales of 5.07 million, and won the five platinum certification. Of course, the strong influence of this album is still lingering, and sales are bound to continue to climb, and the end point is definitely not here.
In 1994, there were three rock albums in the top five sales charts at the end of the year, and the other two albums were movie soundtracks and rhythm and blues, which once again confirmed the fact that rock has a strong appeal and audience support in the mainstream music market. .
This also made 1994 an important watershed. After that, rock has truly become a member of the mainstream market that cannot be ignored - this is the core value of reviving the golden age of rock. From Nirvana, Pearl Jam to Glory to the Dead, Green Sun, plus a large number of old rock bands such as Guns and Roses, Aerosmith, etc., rock has finally reappeared in the 60s and 70s after more than ten years of downturn. The glory of the decade.
"Frozen Hell" by The Eagles, "MTV New York Unplugged" by Nirvana, "Kickin'. It. Up" by John Michael Montgomery, "Purple" by Stone Temple Wizard, "Forrest Gump" "True Story" movie soundtrack, these five albums occupy the remaining five seats in the top ten sales at the end of the year.
Among them, the rock type covers six positions, continuing to spread the strong rock in 1993. Among them, Nirvana continued their strong appeal after Kurt Cobain passed away, and "MTV New York Unplugged" also became the last witness of this endless feast.
Among the top ten sales at the end of the year, Glory occupies two seats until death, which is also a rare sight, especially when the release time interval between "Almost Famous" and "Bathing in the Morning Light" is not long. , but also let people clearly feel the strong rise of this rock band.
In just one year of debut, the two albums have sold 6 million and 7 million successively. At this moment, those debates about whether Glory to Death can be compared with Nirvana in 1991 They have also come to the conclusion that perhaps the dispute over who is better between Glory to Death and Nirvana will never end, but what everyone must admit is that Nirvana made rock and roll get mainstream attention, and Glory to the mainstream. Death gave rock a place in the mainstream.
This is the track of history.
On the album's year-end sales chart, Glory to Death relied on "Almost Famous" and "Bathing in the Morning Light" to get two positions, and both of them were among the top five; and on the single year-end sales chart, Glory to Death was once again. Relying on his own efforts to break the pattern of rhythm and blues, pop and country teaming up.
"Beautiful. Day", an absolute classic, relied on its 14th consecutive championship and won 2.66 million sales throughout the year. In an era when digital audio sources were not yet popular, the measure of single sales was not "Three million" is "one million," because in the 1990s, albums were more of a consumption theme than singles. Therefore, the achievement of "Beautiful Day" easily won the championship of the year-end single sales in 1994!
The single "Beautiful Day" not only has a bad reputation, but also shows a momentum of destruction in terms of sales. It is generally considered to be a single that has the potential to hit the incredible sales threshold of 4 million.
The runner-up was Miami-based hip-hop group 6.9 Boyz's single "Tootsee. Roll", which exceeded everyone's expectations and earned 2.33 million Sales, in the year-end charts beat countless strong singles, occupy the runner-up.
The reason why I say surprise is because this single is only eighth on the Billboard singles chart, and it has never entered the top five, but this song has become a lot of public gatherings, parties, festivals, The biggest hit single in the sports scene heated up the atmosphere, relying on the widespread popularity from April to the end of the year, and finally the cumulative sales created incredible brilliance.
These were the only two singles in 1994 that sold more than two million copies.
In third place was the single "Stroke. You. Up" from the girl duo Changing. Face, which had its best third place since its June release. However, the cumulative sales volume has reached an astonishing 1.97 million, a remarkable achievement.
It is not surprising that the runner-up and the third runner-up have unfamiliar faces one after another. On the one hand, it is because the radio on-demand of the bulletin board occupies an important factor, and high sales may not be able to win the championship; , boy-man groups, etc. are too strong. When their opponents break out of super high sales, the singles of these singers tend to have more explosive power, so those singles that did not win the championship rely on their staying power. Single has the advantage.
Glory to Death's other single, "Don't. Look. Back. In. Anger", sold 1.6 million in August, but it didn't do as much as people Expectations are average. After passing the threshold of 2 million, the final cumulative sales volume is 1.95 million, which is only less than 20,000 sales behind "Ecstasy", ranking first.
After that, "I Will Be With You" by the boy-boy group took the fifth place with 1.8 million sales.
The top five sales on the year-end singles chart were obviously beyond many expectations, but the strength of "Good Day" and "Don't Be Sorry" were to be expected, other than that." The high position of "I will be gentle with you" is also the answer that has been guessed for a long time.
From movie box office charts to album sales charts to single sales charts, Hugo's name all ranks in the top five. There is no doubt that "Hugo-Lancaster" is the most shining in 1994. Even if it is a year in which classics gather, even if it is a year in which a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend, Hugo's momentum can be regarded as a thriving one, and he has completed a full range of domination in all aspects.
But obviously, there are still many familiar faces in the single year-end sales chart that have not appeared, and Glory to Death has occupied the third seat in the top ten again, once again creating a new brand with a terrifying attitude history!