Chapter 1689 1689 Troika
In the North American music market on October 28th, "Stay Now" sold 470,000, "Butterfly" won 500,000, and "Rainstorm" swept 660,000. The Iron Triangle made concerted efforts to push the grand finale to the peak, and even pushed the music market frenzy since September to a new extreme, but everyone knows that this is just the beginning. Only sales can determine their place in history.
In the end is the continuation of the strength? Or crash to exhaustion? Or is the trend stable and mediocre? No one can predict what will happen next. In fact, the reason why the Troika can make this ultimate showdown the focus of global attention is because the popularity, discussion, and topic of the three are on a par, and no one can be sure that he will win, so , After Monday's strong outbreak, no party in the Iron Triangle is left behind!
The following Tuesday and Wednesday continued the splendor of Monday, especially after many major record stores closed on Monday, those fans who were not even able to enter the record store reluctantly chose to stay in the record store. , the all-night wait left the North American continent with an air of frenzy on Tuesday.
"Torrential Rain" once again handed over a phenomenal transcript on Tuesday, with a single-day sales of more than 494,000 copies. This is not just a myth, it can be called a sky-defying myth, even if it is a myth. The night before, the United States watched the shocking "Monday" through "Sixty Minutes", and when I saw the brilliant report card on Tuesday, I still inevitably broke my jaw.
It is no exaggeration to say that, compared to the sales of 660,000 on the first day, "Rapid Rain" was able to get another 490,000 sales on the next day, which is even more amazing. Because multiple factors such as decline, impact, total number of fans, and market capacity must be considered.
However, the next day's results of "Torrential Rain" can almost be said to break all inertial patterns. The results are not only better than the first-day sales of "Stay in the Moment", but also comparable to the first-day sales of "Butterfly". This achievement is indescribable even with gorgeous and exaggerated rhetoric. Only numbers — iron-clad, ruthless numbers that don’t lie — deliver the shock.
Backed by two consecutive days of undisputed absolute strength, "Rainstorm" has become the only album in North American music history - selling more than one million in just two days! 1.16 million sales in two days, easy to get platinum certification!
"Rainstorm" has not only become the second album in North American music history to sell more than one million in a single week after the soundtrack of the "Bodyguard" movie, but it has also surpassed the original record of 1.06 million, making it an all-time single in history. Top selling album of the week. The soundtrack of the "Bodyguard" movie took seven days to break through the million-dollar threshold, and "Rainstorm" only took two days, and it also improved the record by a lot.
So loud, appalling.
This achievement, no one can break it since then, even in the distant future twenty or fifty years later, there is no one who can approach this achievement at all, just like Michael Jackson's The more than 100 million sales of "Thriller" were average, and it was forever sealed in the annals of history, becoming "the legendary miracle".
Because this is a result that requires the right place and the right place and the joint action. "Torrential Rain" appeared at the right place at the right time, and achieved the most incredible results with the right attitude. can never be copied. The so-called "the times create heroes" is probably the case.
"Butterfly" also showed the power of Maria's diva in the cheers. On Tuesday, it grabbed more than 431,000 copies of sales. The small decline caused a cry of exclamation, even more than "stormy rain" "The performance is even better, and it has firmly grasped the leader with the follow-up explosive force that amazes the entire market. Although the gap has been further widened, it has tried its best not to fall further.
"Butterfly" accumulated sales of 930,000 in two days, which is also a historical record that no one has ever surpassed. Just like "storms", even they themselves can't overcome the peak, because it is difficult for them to create the second battle of the century, and it is difficult for them to usher in the second ultimate showdown.
The most incredible thing is that Oasis's "Stay in the Moment" actually grabbed 400,000 sales on Tuesday. Although the decline was slightly higher than Maria's, the strong stamina made it impossible for anyone to ignore their existence. In every matchup in the North American market, the Oasis Band playing away from home is obviously at a disadvantage, but in fact, aside from the two competitors, the Oasis Band is creating history and breaking records every time, and no one can Deny the fact that they are in their prime now.
Of course, as the music critic said, the overall quality of "Stay in the Moment" has lagged far behind. The influence of the rock band's third album has not played its role at this time. It must wait for the spread of the album to further expand. The real influence is Oasis. the future of the band. However, at least at this time, thanks to the excellent performance of the first two albums, fans have cast a vote of confidence in Oasis, so "Stay in the Moment" still shows the staying power of never admitting defeat.
"Stay in the moment" broke out 870,000 copies in two days, and this data has also been recorded in the annals of history with the ultimate showdown and the troika. Not only has it created a level beyond the reach of the Beatles, It also really allowed the British rock led by Oasis to pick up the momentum of recovery in the world. In the long period of time in the future, British rock will always be an important part of rock and roll, and it will last forever.
Judging from the single-day sales on Tuesday, the Iron Triangle is still uncompromising, and the sales battle is becoming more and more heated, but what is interesting is that although the performance of "Torrential Rain" is still strong, the "Butterfly" and "Stay in the moment" The momentum is definitely not weak. The gap in single-day sales between the three has been sharply reduced, and at the same time, it is above the level of 400,000 sales per day, which collided with unparalleled sparks.
This also makes the ensuing Wednesday sales battle full of suspense.
At other times, the liveliness of the music market is calculated on a weekly basis, but it is obviously not suitable for the ultimate duel. This must be paid attention to every day, and new situations will appear almost every day. Now, almost everyone is expecting that if Maria or the Oasis band can turn the glory to the death, then the excitement level of this ultimate showdown will skyrocket!
Sure enough, Wednesday's sales market had a change that surprised everyone.
Among the limited market resources, "Torrential Rain" exploded with sky-defying energy two days ago, and after entering the third day, there was a sharp drop, and "only" handed over 200,000 sales. Of course, such a sales volume is still an excellent result for any album, and it is still enough to compete with the weekly sales of "Bath in the Morning Light". Such a huge decline is a normal performance - the North American music market is not a bottomless pit, just Even the weekly sales of the "Bodyguard" soundtrack were only 1.06 million, and "Rainstorm" is an exaggeration. But compared to the madness of the previous two days, today's drop, even if it was expected, still exceeded people's expectations. No matter how good the vertical comparison of "200,000" results is, it can't hide people's disappointment after continuous surprises.
Similarly, the two albums "Butterfly" and "Stay in the Moment" also ushered in a huge drop of more than 45%. Although the drop is very impressive, because the data of the first two days is too crazy, so Such a drop was entirely expected. It can be said that Wednesday was the first fall in the entire North American market after two consecutive days of outbreaks.
However, the overwhelming publicity of Maria and Oasis finally worked. Compared to the glory of staying in San Francisco preparing for this weekend's concert tour, Maria and Oasis are almost everywhere in the United States. , the propaganda war between the two sides has covered every corner of the media, from TV to radio, from newspapers to magazines, from civilian supermarkets to convenience stores in slums. It was so lively, as if the ultimate confrontation was not a troika, but a pair of dragons grabbing pearls, taking the advantage of the focus.
"Butterfly" relied on the home field advantage and grabbed 230,000 sales on Wednesday, which was an exceptional performance, especially considering that this was still a single-day sales, and it was the third day of the album's release. I was speechless; "Stay in the moment" did not give in. The Oasis Band's strategy of grabbing the attention of fans has been incisively and vividly. The sales volume of 220,000 created the lowest decline on Wednesday, and it was truly announced with an incomparably powerful momentum. Your own presence in this ultimate showdown.
In the end, Wednesday's single-day sales rankings showed a very strange pattern: "Butterfly", "Stay in the Moment", and "Rainstorm".
Glory to Death not only lost to Maria, but also to Oasis. Although this is only the victory or defeat of the single-day sales, and the gap is too small, in the three-day total sales, Glory to the Dead still has a huge advantage and is far ahead, but this is not only the victory of the single-day sales Negative, there is a deeper meaning:
This is the first time that the Oasis Band has really shown enough strength in this battle of the century, proving that they, as representatives of the emerging rock and roll force, condense the future, lead the glory to death, and conform to the times. It also proved that they have enough qualifications to become one of the troikas, and have the ability to reverse the trend and win.
Of course, the most important thing is that Maria finally raised her eyebrows and won the single-day sales championship on October 30. She straightened her back and proved her status as a queen. At the same time, "Butterfly" and "Stay in the Moment" also carried such momentum. Both of them brought their sales over the million threshold. In the history of North American music, the number of albums that sold one million in a single week increased from "one" in a blink of an eye. To the "four".
The troika goes hand in hand, the final showdown adds to the suspense, and everything starts to get interesting.