Chapter 1628: 1628
In the fourth week of September, the North American Billboard charts were on the verge of success. Dead Glory, Maria and Oasis teamed up to sell 2.37 million singles, creating a new trend in the North American music market without any suspense. For the record, the sales data contributed by the top three accounted for nearly 80% of the total sales this week!
Eighty percent, the entire North American market is looking at it, three groups of singers came to the fourth week of September with a sweeping trend, becoming the unique focus of this week, with such a strong momentum, thousands of people collectively witnessed It's the glorious moment of Glory to the Dead and the No. 1 Billboard Singles Chart this week!
Due to the destructive posture of the Battle of the Century, the competitiveness of other singles this week is not worth mentioning at all. At this time, the Spanish single "Macarena", which has won the championship for 14 consecutive weeks, suddenly plummeted to fourth place.
As the most successful Spanish duo in the world, People by the River (Los. Del. Rio) have achieved incredible results with their new album "Macarena", which has achieved more than With 10 million sales, it is currently the best-selling Latin album in music history!
The title song of the album, "Macarena", became very popular after its release, and won the love of countless listeners with its cheerful melody and boiling rhythm. Essential track.
At present, this "Macarena" has stayed at the top of the Billboard singles chart for fourteen weeks, tying the previous "I'll Love You Forever" and "Beautiful Day". The historical record, the grand momentum is jaw-dropping. But unfortunately, "Macarena" encountered the once-in-a-century battle of the century, and the dream of hitting "Wonderwall" for fifteen consecutive championships was shattered.
Under the brilliance of "Macarena" who won the 14th consecutive championship, the prestige of the Battle of the Century is even stronger.
It was followed by popular singles by Donna. Lewis, Celine Dion, Keith. Sweat and others, all of which had achieved good results in the previous weeks. Results, holding the top five on the list, but completely disappeared this week, reduced to a foil. The unlucky Celine, in particular, chose to release her new album's first single — a cover track — "It's. all. Back. To. Me. Now" in the first week of September. , but it hit the battle of the century, only to suffer the bitter end, and the sales growth arc abruptly died.
It can be said that the top three artists of Battle of the Century have had an impact on the entire Billboard singles chart, and the final chart for the fourth week of September has undergone a sea change.
Similar to the North American Billboard, the British pop music charts are also showing a downward trend. The battle of the century battle swept 70% of the sales in a single week. It can be said that the entire market is almost the same except for the battle of the century. There is no room for other singers. The Riversiders and Donna Louise, who had previously performed well on the UK pop charts, both gave way bitterly and retreated to the middle of the charts.
However, unlike the North American market where Glory to the Dead and Maria played together, the UK market is the home of the Oasis Band. Although the Oasis Band's domestic support rate has not reached the height of a dominant player, it is the two groups of Glory to the Dead and Maria. Unparalleled by "American Singer", this has made the situation of the battle undergo earth-shaking changes - this time, it is the Oasis Band with Glory to Death!
After the Oasis Band beat Glory to Death to win the single-day sales champion with a slight advantage on Monday, the whole of the UK was cheering, but also felt a strong sense of crisis, because the impact of Glory to Death on Oasis is unimaginable. , the slight gap between the two makes Oasis not at all like the one with the lead singer advantage. What's more, compared to the performance in the U.S. market, where Glory left the Oasis behind, the British market's support for the Oasis appears to be less explosive.
Under such circumstances, on Tuesday, September 24th, the fan base of the Oasis band in the United Kingdom ushered in a full-scale outbreak, and they are showing their full support for the Oasis Band. What's even more rare is that not only the fans of Oasis, but also many British rock lovers, have flocked to the record store and expressed their support for Oasis with practical actions - or more accurately In a word, it is support for the British band.
Because, this is the pride and self-respect of Britpop.
In the world of rock and roll, British rock has always been a genre that cannot be ignored. Even if there are various rock bands in the United States one after another, the rock and roll heritage on this land of the United Kingdom is unmatched by others.
In the starry 1960s, the British land of the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Queen, Pink Floyd, Led. Zeppelin and other superstars, the emergence of these bands really They have changed an era, and their strong influence has spread from the 1960s to the second decade of the 21st century, and their impact and influence on culture can still be clearly felt.
In the 1990s, when the brilliance of the 1990s re-emerged, on this land with countless history, leading figures such as the Smiths, Stone Roses, Goatskin, Radiohead, and Stain appeared again, and they changed the mainstream music market. The composition, which brought the glory of Britpop back to this age of spiritual scarcity, had an immeasurably powerful influence on the direction of music for the next two decades.
The glorious history has filled the land of Britain with infinite pride. This is not only music, but also the self-esteem of the British. They have blind faith and belief in their own music: firmly believe that music can change the world, and firmly believe that the United Kingdom has The world's best music, firmly believe that their magnificent history will continue uninterruptedly.
That's why every time a rock band with high caliber appears, all the British media will hype it up - it's like the empire where the sun never sets, the birthplace of modern football, and the 1966 World Cup that I will always miss. In general, the glory of the past flows in the bones of the British. They are eager to usher in such a victory again, they are eager to relive such glory, and they are eager to prove their beliefs.
Now, Oasis is Britain's hope, the most powerful band since the Beatles, even as far as the Atlantic Ocean. The British are eager for the Oasis Band to shoulder the banner of rock and roll revival and lead the British rock to regain its glory.
Although the Gallagher brothers of Oasis are out-and-out football hooligans, and they are criticized by many real rock fans, it is undeniable that Oasis can become an important part of the battle of the century, This event in itself is a testament to Oasis' global influence today, and it's enough to make the Brits cast aside all prejudice and stand behind Oasis.
So, on Tuesday, not only fans of Oasis, but also thousands of British rock fans, joined the battle of the century, bringing the British record market back to the 1960s and 1970s The splendid scene, far surpassing last year's "British Rock Battle" between Oasis and Stain, has become one of the hottest events that everyone in the UK is most concerned about.
Following the single-day single sales of 300,000 hits by Oasis Band and Glory to Death on Monday, on Tuesday, Oasis Band once again boldly wrote history. Sales, it achieved sales of 560,000 in just two days after its release. Such momentum is indistinguishable from the achievements made in the North American market on the other side of the Atlantic.
As the British Isles set off a frenzy to support the Oasis band, so Glory to the Dead and Maria are naturally a situation of ebb and flow. The sales of the two singles "Young. Volcanoes" and "Sweetheart" were on this day. They all ushered in a huge diving, and watched Oasis band win the single-day sales champion, and watched the gap widen rapidly.
"Young Volcano" sold 140,000 copies the day after its UK release, while "Sweetheart" sold only 80,000 copies on the same day.
Objectively speaking, this is still an incredible performance, especially for the two groups of singers who lacked publicity in the UK. After the sales blowout on the first day of release, they still achieved such efficient data the next day. It is very rare. This makes people think of the sales trajectory that Oasis has achieved in North America.
But also compare the situation of Oasis in North America. On the land of England, Glory to Death and Maria were both defeated in the duel with Oasis the next day, even though they won the battle with the momentum of the battle of the century. The impressive sales data, but in front of the 210,000 daily sales of Oasis Band, it is still not worth mentioning.
It can be said that the Oasis Band relied on the home field advantage and successfully regained a city. If the Oasis Band can maintain such momentum in the next few days this week, then the British market will still be rock-solid by the Oasis Band. Take down. This made the British media all boil, and all the media led by "The Times" were celebrating the Oasis Band's two-day victory in a row, two consecutive victories, and really let them see the British rock standing again. Hope on the world stage.
This is also one of the important meanings of the Battle of the Century. This is not only a duel between three groups of singers, but also a duel between different music types, or a duel between music from different countries. No matter from which perspective, this A showdown is bound to have an endless impact on the future.
The Battle of the Century, on the 23rd, swept 800,000 sales in the British market; on the 24th, it swept 450,000 sales in the British market, spreading the influence of this showdown to every corner of the world.