Chapter 1675 1675 Sales Records
On October 28th, ten major cities in the United States mobilized more than one million people to block record stores, just hoping to buy their idol's album as soon as possible - Death to Glory or Oasis or Mariah Carey . This is a set of real data, not an exaggeration or an estimate: in fact, according to incomplete statistics, including the four major urban circles including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Houston, on this day from 9:00 am to 12:00 am During the period, a total of 1.23 million people were mobilized!
This is just a morning on the 28th, this is only the situation in ten major cities in the United States, this is just the tip of the iceberg in the world, but just like this, you can see the ultimate showdown. chain effect.
To make a data comparison, on September 23, the opening day of the first battle of the Battle of the Century, the "Iron Triangle" joined hands and contributed 1.09 million sales in the North American music market, breaking countless historical records and making a huge impact. Unveiled the showdown that lasted for a month.
Today, in just one morning, 1.23 million people have been mobilized in the top ten cities. Even if everyone only buys one album, it is obvious that such a grand event has far exceeded September 23. day. Everyone thought the first battle was sensational enough, but the final battle was jaw-dropping again!
In the face of such a frenzy of the ultimate battle, even the Recording Industry Association of America came out to join in the fun and announced the sales statistics for the three hours from 9:00 am to 12:00 am at 1:00 pm, which is undoubtedly unprecedented. Because in the era when computer networking has not yet formed, the sales feedback information in many remote areas is not too timely, and the Recording Industry Association of America will inevitably have time to delay the official statistics. Therefore, at this time, the Recording Industry Association is more focused on weekly sales statistics. . But this time, even the Recording Industry Association is no exception, joining the global carnival.
"Between 9:00 am and 12:00 am on October 28th, the sales statistics of record stores in 31 cities in the United States ended, and the market estimated that a total of 730,000 copies were sold. Among them, Glory to Death, Maria -Kelly and Oasis' albums accounted for 98% of sales. This not only set a new record for sales speed in North American music history, but also set a new record for sales per minute, and set a global record A new record of sales. The specific statistics will be further counted and confirmed, and we will announce the results as soon as possible.”
The Recording Industry Association of America released this official report through major TV stations and radio stations, and it shocked everyone: no one can make an exception!
Let’s make a longitudinal comparison of the data first. The current record holder of the highest album sales record in North America is the soundtrack of the movie “Bodyguard” released by Whitney Houston in 1993. This album swept 1.06 million in one week. Sales, laughing at the crowd, in fact, as of 1996, this is the only album in the North American music market to sell more than one million in a single week.
Pearl Jam's "Showdown" is also generally considered to be an album that sold more than one million in its first week, but it was not certified by the Recording Industry Association of America later, because "over a million in the first week" included pre-sale sales, but the actual statistics , the first week of sales unfortunately failed to cross the million threshold. But Pearl Jam's popularity in the United States is still extremely strong, and the sales of "Duel" have also surpassed 10 million copies.
If you expand the scope of the entire history to 2014, which is known to Hugo, there are a total of 18 albums that sold more than one million in a single week in North America, most of which were concentrated between 1998 and 2002, which ranked the highest in history. No. 1 was Superboy's "No. Strings. Attached" released in 2000, which sold 2.41 million copies in a week, not only creating a new history, but also a North American The only album in music history to sell more than two million copies in a single week.
Let’s do another set of horizontal comparison of data. Not long ago, the battle of the century’s singles made countless history. “Young. Volcanoes” achieved 430,000 sales in a single day, shocking North America, and the troika joined hands Contributed 1.09 million single-day sales, and was also considered by countless experts, "This is a record that cannot be broken within 20 years!"
In short, in the North American music market, whether it is an album or a single, it is rare that the single-day sales can exceed 100,000, and it is even more rare that the single-day sales exceed 150,000.
Now, just three hours after the final battle, the Iron Triangle has already sold nearly 720,000! what does that mean? Even if it is divided into three equal parts, each singer has gained 240,000 sales. This is not a "single-day" sales, but a "half-day" sales!
How could the North American market not be sensational, how could it not be boiling, how could it not explode!
After the data came out, the hotlines of major radio stations were quickly blown up, and the most asked questions were not about sales, but "Did we hear it right?" Eighty percent of listeners thought their signal was wrong, and the numbers on the radio were wrong.
But, none of this is wrong. The Recording Industry Association of America itself was so shocked that it checked the sales figures in various regions three times before and after, and finally came to the conclusion that there was nothing wrong with the data.
Bought nearly 720,000 copies within three hours! This is the power of the ultimate battle. It has just kicked off on the 28th, and it has already refreshed history with an unstoppable attitude. The troika joined hands to set an almost insurmountable benchmark, even for those who have no interest in music. People couldn't help but cast their eyes, even those who knew nothing about music vaguely realized that this was a showdown that was unprecedented and never came.
The shock is still not over, what is the single performance of the Iron Triangle in the approximately 720,000 copies, who has the upper hand, whether it is the glory to die and continue to be strong, or Maria's strong turnaround, or the Oasis Band to reverse the disadvantage... ...the ultimate showdown, the ultimate showdown, in the final analysis, it is still a showdown. Compared with the record-breaking number of "seventy-two", people are more curious about who broke the record and who made history - and more importantly, Who has the upper hand in this confrontation that has amazed the entire century!
The Recording Industry Association of America knows this well, in fact, they are more curious than anyone, because they know better than anyone what it all means: they are witnessing the birth of history! Therefore, the Recording Industry Association of America immediately announced the leader of the three-hour morning, which is impressively——
Mariah Carey!
The album "Butterfly" sold 300,000 copies in three hours, not only breaking the record of sales speed in North American music history without any suspense, but also becoming the first album in history to sell an average of ten copies per hour. million albums. Three hundred thousand! A full 300,000 copies! And this is only a "half-day" of sales, so even "appalling" is not enough to describe the inner shock.
The sales speed of "Butterfly" ranked first on the morning of October 28, and it also became Maria's first report card after ascending the throne of the diva, consolidating her title of diva with an absolutely dazzling attitude. Even in terms of sales, Maria has finally caught up with her lifelong rival, Whitney Houston. From performance to popularity to word of mouth, she is on an equal footing with Whitney. It can be said that this album burst out with amazing energy under the stimulation of the ultimate showdown, which made Maria's career truly reach its peak.
more importantly! Maria beat Glory to Death and Oasis to create this achievement. Although it was only a short-term advantage of three hours, no one would ignore the excellent result, and no one would forget the first place in the Battle of the Century more than a month ago. In wartime, dragons and tigers are fighting, and Glory to Death is stepping on the shoulders of two competitors to reach the top. Now, Maria has also replicated this miracle, and the results are even better, more brilliant and more incredible!
Sony Columbia Records can hardly wait, and after the RIAA released the data, it created a huge buzz on the Chicago publicity scene. Maria, who took the stage to publicize, appeared on the stage. The big screen behind the stage displayed the number "300,000". A long string of dazzling zeros made the whole scene boil, and a statue of "Five" appeared on the table. 100,000" ice sculpture, Maria picked up a small hammer and smashed it herself, expressing her vision of breaking through the shackles of 500,000.
The news of the press conference was transmitted to every corner of the United States through radio waves in just thirty minutes, and the "windy city" Chicago set off a frenzy because of Maria's arrival.
The morning lead made Maria proud. Even the tiredness of the long journey and the tireless itinerary could not stop her in a good mood. That bright smile blurred the undulating Chicago skyline. Maria was even on the scene and the audience for the first time ever. Shaking hands and taking pictures - this is absolutely impossible to appear at Maria's press conference, which shows Maria's excited mood.
Maria took a temporary lead on the morning of the 28th. This was an unexpected but reasonable result. Unexpectedly, it was because the power of glory to death was almost impossible to challenge, whether it was the destruction of the "young volcano" or the world. The ticket sales frenzy of the concert tour, Maria is even more defeated in the face of glory to death; it makes sense because Maria is the most popular pop star in the United States, and the mass base of pop music is almost irreversible, not to mention Sony Columbia The record's overwhelming propaganda campaign is even more confident.
Even if it is only temporarily ahead, it means that Maria has already seized the opportunity to win. This time, it is obviously Maria who landed in Normandy.
If Maria's lead is reasonable, then the Oasis Band and Glory to the Dead are in a tough battle for sales, which surprises everyone. , and the "Toasty Storm" with glory to death won sales in the early 210,000s. The sales gap between the two is only less than 3,000 copies, which vividly explains the difference.
This is definitely a situation that no one had expected. Could it be that... the glory of death without any propaganda was really stumbled by excessive self-confidence - that is, arrogance?