Chapter 1627 1627 To Normandy
In the long history of music in North America, the sales of singles have never been able to compete with records, but even so, there are only two albums that have sold more than one million a week in history, one is Whitney Houston in 1993 The soundtrack of the same name sung for the movie "Bodyguard", and one is the album "Showdown" by the representative grunge rock band Pearl Jam in the same year.
The Japanese music market currently sells more than 2 million albums in a single week - although not many, but unlike the Japanese market, the US market is not explosive enough, and more is the ability to lasting hits. "West Side Story (West. Side. Story)" movie soundtrack from 1962 to 1963, a full year to hold the No. 1 spot on the Billboard album chart, so no one can match.
Therefore, in the North American market, albums with sales of over 500,000 in a single week are not as numerous as imagined. As for singles, they are even rarer. Prior to this, no single single in North America could surpass the 500,000 sales threshold in a single week. Whitney's theme song "Exhausted" for "Wake Up" is the current weekly sales champion. , which sold 410,000 in a single week when it was released last November.
But now history has turned upside down. An unparalleled battle of the century has completely rewritten the history of the music market, just as the birth of "Independence Day" changed the history of the film market.
"Young. Volcanoes" became the first single in North American music history to sell more than half a million copies in just two days, and within a week it raised the bar for that record to Above one million, this is almost an impossible benchmark.
Following the opening of a new chapter in the film market, a new era in the music market has also gradually opened. The impact of "Young Volcano"'s one-million sales in a week is no less than the power of "Independence Day"'s single-week box office breaking 100 million. It set off stormy waves in the entire North American market.
As the creator of a new record, Glory to the Dead achieves the summit with the attitude of King's Landing!
In the face of Hugo's power, everyone has lost the ability to speak, although people have always known that Hugo has achieved brilliant achievements in both singer and actor, but at this moment - "Independence Day" just now Breaking 500 million, "Young Volcano" has just broken one million - people deeply feel the absolute dominance of this Uranus superstar, almost all summer, from July to September, Hugo swept North America with a destructive attitude The market destroys people's ideas and refreshes historical records.
At this time, even compared to Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable who starred in "Gone with the Wind" who changed movie history, even compared to Steven Spielberg who was born with "Jaws", Even compared to Michael Jackson, who delivered 100 million sales with "Thriller", and even compared to George Lucas, who shot "Star Wars" to create a cultural genre... It is definitely not inferior!
Everything is as David Geffen expected. After winning the single-day sales championship on Monday, Glory to the Dead showed an unrivaled momentum, not only because Hugo is now in his prime, but also because of Glory to the Dead. The spiritual core of this band has changed history and affected society invisibly, which is an unstoppable force of the historical wheel.
Although it is said that the champion on Tuesday was pulled out by Maria, but in fact, the power of glory to death has maintained a frequency from beginning to end, unlike Maria and the Oasis band, which all focused on a terrifying explosion on one day, and then began to force exhaust. Maria and the Oasis band drink poison to quench their thirst and burst their potential ahead of time, but Glory to Death is not. Their abilities have reached a high enough level to continue continuously and stably.
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. The single-day sales of Glory to Death has always been leading, and it won the first battle of the Battle of the Century with an absolute advantage. On Monday, like Normandy in World War II, after being conquered by glory to the death, the subsequent victory will be shattered and grasped. Because Monday epitomized the powerful momentum of Glory to Death in North America today - and even its global power, even in the face of Maria, even in the face of Oasis, Glory to Death has an appeal that its opponents cannot match.
1.07 million, a number that never lies, gives the most intuitive, effective and vivid answer. This is the epitome of the current influence of Glory to Death on the entire North American market.
But it is undeniable that the reason why the battle of the century is so exciting, and the reason why the sales volume of the first week of glory to the death can break the one million natural moat, is because the competitors are strong enough, the three-legged situation is matched with enough topic effect, and this broke out. Such incredible sales figures.
This is not only a victory for Glory to Death, but also a victory for Maria and Oasis, and a victory for the entire North American music market.
In the first battle of the battle of the century, Maria showed strong combat effectiveness, and even showed the potential to dominate several times, allowing people to once again appreciate the power of "Sweet Day" sweeping sixteen weeks, "Sweetheart" Although the overall quality of this single did not bring surprises, relying on Maria's appeal, it still sold 790,000 copies!
In just one week, 790,000 copies were sold, and even album sales are enough to make people smile, let alone singles. "Sweetheart" not only became the second single in the history of music that sold more than 500,000 in a single week, but also made her surpass her strong competitor Whitney and become the most popular female singer in the North American market. The ability to challenge Whitney.
At the same time, the popularity of "Sweetheart" has also pushed the combination of pop, R&B and hip-hop to a new peak, officially marking the acceptance of this new attempt by the American music market. Since then, rhythm and blues has really entered the mainstream stage. It can be said that it has directly opened up a new genre. Since then, many excellent artists including Mary-Bridge, Destiny, Alicia Keys and so on have emerged. female singer.
However, although the sales of 790,000 copies of "Sweet Heart" were terrifying, compared with the weekly sales of "Young Volcano" of 1,070,000 copies, it was immediately overshadowed. It was only on Monday that the gap between "Sweetheart" and "Young Volcano" was still within reach, and Maria even completed a counterattack on Tuesday, but who could have predicted that the last two singles would sell in a single week There will be such a big difference.
"Young Volcano" can be said to have completely exploded its competitors without any suspense. The sales gap of about 280,000 is a gap that can never be bridged for the North American music market - many singles cannot be sold for a whole week. With a sales volume of 280,000, almost all singles that can achieve such a result can successfully win the championship, and this is only the gap between the two singles.
It's really terrifying, and it vividly interprets the phrase "there is a gap when there is a comparison".
As for the Oasis band playing away games, from their sales trajectory, it can be seen that the overall momentum is weak. In addition to Monday, which concentrated on explosive energy, there is also Thursday when all strength is concentrated to achieve a counterattack. For most of the past week, Oasis has The band is in a state of catching up, and the three-legged confrontation that people originally hoped is more like a two-person turn between Glory to Death and Maria.
Of course, it would be unfair to say that. "You Know What I Mean" sold 510,000 copies in a week, which is not only the best performance of a foreign singer in the US market so far, but also surpassed most American singers to become the first in history. Three singles that sold more than 500,000 a week. This achievement alone is enough to justify the name of Oasis.
The reason why the battle of the century is cruel is because the three sides of the competitors are strong, and the brave who meet in a narrow way wins. This is an eternal law. This is most vividly reflected in the Oasis Band. Although it has achieved a record 510,000 weekly sales record, it is far away from competitors from England such as Goatskin Band, Radiohead, Shen Yun Band, and Stain Band. Leaving it behind, even touching a height that the Beatles have never been able to reach before, it is worthy of being called "the greatest band after the Beatles" by the British media; but even so, in front of Maria, in front of glory to death, Oasis still ushered in a fiasco, a fiasco without any room for quibble.
"Do you know what I mean" is a full 280,000 fewer sales than "Sweetheart", such a gap - still irreparable, not to mention compared with "Young Volcano": "You know my Do you mean?” did not even reach half of the sales of “Young Volcano”.
It was a massacre, a massacre without a doubt.
Previously, the Gallagher brothers of Oasis had been clamoring, provoking, frantic, and jumping, but all their previous actions looked so ridiculous and pathetic today, like juggling clowns ,act like a buffoon. The curses and foul language of the Gallagher brothers at the time have now become evidence that they are embarrassed, and can only make them feel ashamed.
However, the tenacity of Oasis has far exceeded expectations. As many people have said, this is the best result achieved by foreign singers in North America. This data alone is enough to prove the current popularity of Oasis; Maria's strength is even more It is to make this showdown exciting. Although the suspense did not last until the last moment, the victory of glory to death is definitely not easy to come by.
It is because of the excellent performance of the three sides that makes this battle of the century so good. Whether the glory of winning the championship is to death, whether it is Maria who regrets losing, or the Oasis Band who has a weak successor, this is a war in which the winner is determined, but there is no loser.
Now, the Normandy landing has become a thing of the past, and the long journey has just begun. The next second week, the third week... and the official albums of the three singers will continue this battle of the century until Really decide the final winner.
However, before the end of the Normandy landing, in addition to the North American market, there are duels in other regions of the world, and the outcome of the first battle is also determined!