Chapter 1693 1693 Out of Reach
1.83 million, which is the weekly sales of the album "Stay in the Moment".
The album's weekly sales record in North America was created by the "Bodyguard" soundtrack in 1993. This album sold 1.06 million copies in a single week, stunning the entire North American market, and became the only album in North American music history. Some sold over a million albums a week and saw Whitney Houston become a diva. More than two decades later, the film "The Bodyguard" and the soundtrack are still widely considered to be Whitney's peak.
Now, "Stay in the Moment" has not only broken this record, but also set an insurmountable benchmark. One week of 1.83 million is almost the sum of the weekly sales of the entire North American music market in many cases. But now it's created by an album. So brilliant, so strong, so sturdy, it's amazing.
But, as everyone knows, this is not the end. Because this is the ultimate showdown, "Stay Now" created a miracle with the momentum of this showdown, and the other two competitors obviously showed no weakness. No one can underestimate Mariah Carey and Glory to Death, no one.
At the end of Thursday, the total sales gap between "Stay in the Moment" and "Butterfly" was only 30,000. No one can decide which one wins. The sales gap of "30,000" is in the background of the final showdown. Down, it is almost an hour can overtake the gap. And Maria and Oasis have had a heated publicity war in the past week. Apart from the glory of preparing for the concert to the death, fans on both sides almost had to tear their faces, roll up their sleeves and fight directly, big and small. One of them can be seen on the screen, and the urgency of the battle is dazzling.
Against this background, during the three-day weekend, the sales battle between "Butterfly" and "Stay in the Moment" became even more popular and did not give in. The fans of the Oasis Band inherited their idol's "football hooligan" temperament. On the one hand, they cursed each other with Maria's fans, and on the other hand, they confronted the young volcano head on. The war has spread to every corner of the world.
"Stay in the moment" handed over an astonishing 1.83 million sales figures, which can also be seen from the enthusiasm of the fans. This gauntlet is an existence that no one can ignore. Facing such a challenge, "Butterfly" exploded with amazing energy over the weekend. Under the circumstance that it had been extremely strong in the previous four days, it hit a new high in sales within three days of the weekend. 1.98 million! With a full lead of 150,000 sales data, the Oasis Band is completely exploded!
"One hundred and ninety-eight million." When David's voice was transmitted through the radio waves, almost everyone was dumbfounded, and the brain arc length couldn't even respond to this set of data for the first time.
"Butterfly" sold 1.98 million in its first week, what does that mean? This means that this album has swept 680,000 sales over the weekend, with an average daily sales of more than 200,000 copies - the single-day sales data can even be comparable to the climax of Tuesday and Wednesday, fiercely competing. The rival Oasis Band was abandoned far behind, and finally wrote its own miracle.
Mariah Carey, the diva who was always left behind by Whitney, showed herself for the first time through the album "Butterfly", showing her dreams and goals as a singer, and finally It has been recognized by the whole market, not only the music critics gave it a good evaluation, but also the fans were extremely supportive, and pushed Maria to the peak of her career with her enthusiasm.
The performance of "Butterfly" not only allowed Maria to truly stand shoulder to shoulder with Whitney, but also created a height that Whitney had not reached, and achieved the title of singer after her first day in the United States. Twenty years later, "Butterfly" is also recognized by all music critics as the culmination of Maria's career, and this album, from conception to production, from selection to setting, shows Maria's role in music People's professionalism and potential have made such great achievements, and Maria has truly started Changhong's great career for more than ten years.
One hundred and ninety-eight million copies, almost approaching two million, such a result is a result that cannot be guessed by all the bold ideas. Just throwing out this set of data, the shock that hits the face is enough to make The whole of America was turned upside down and torn apart.
What's even more frightening is that in Thursday's sales statistics, "Butterfly" only lags behind "Torrential Rain" in sales of 190,000. Now, "Butterfly" has ushered in a three-day gap in the weekend. The sales exploded, and the sales data of 680,000 was obtained in one breath, which means that if the sales data of the "Torrential Rain" weekend were less than 490,000 for three days, then the power of the previous Monday and Tuesday will be reduced. It will be put into running water to witness the glorious moment of the "Butterfly" reaching the top.
490,000 for three days on weekends. At any time before, this is an impossible achievement. On average, it must have the ability to sell 130,000 per day. Before that, "Torrential Rain" had already sold 1.49 million in four days. The remaining potential is not much. The album sold on a single day on Thursday. It is only 130,000, but now it is almost impossible to require the market, which has gradually shown weakness, to maintain the explosive power of 130,000 for three consecutive days.
It has to be said that Maria has left an unsolved problem for Glory to Death.
So, how does Glory to the Dead respond? This is the most curious question of more than half of the population in the United States at this moment, and so is Nick Carter. He looked at David eagerly, wishing he could directly grab the card in David's hand and take a look at the data on it, especially the The vivid surprise on David's face made Nick's chest surge with excitement, as if it would burst at any time.
"I know everyone is curious about the sales figures for the album 'Rainstorm', in fact, I'm more curious about the results than anyone. At this moment, there should be thousands of radio hosts across the country announcing this. As soon as it turns out, I don't want to be the last one, so I'll announce the answer right away." David said quickly, although he was trying to lose everyone's appetite and create suspense, but his speech was very fast, as if it was accelerating. Heartbeat, the urgent sense of urgency makes breathing almost stop, "Before I announce the answer, I just want to advise everyone: no matter how crazy your imagination is, the result will exceed your imagination."
David's words were like echoes that were almost disappearing in the valley. Some sounds could be vaguely heard, but the content was not clear at all. At this moment, no one cared about David's hosting at all, just curious about the final result. As David's voice fell, the United States fell into silence for a second.
At this moment, for a second, just for a second, all the engine sounds, whistles, and roars were silent. The entire North American continent seemed to be as if before the tenth century BC, there was still nothing in this continent. When human beings set foot in the situation, even the sound of beasts disappears, as if this is space, without air, all sounds cannot be transmitted, and it is silent as if there is only oneself in the world.
"To the death of glory, 'Toasty Storm', this week's sales in the United States..." David's voice paused slightly, like a weak signal from Mars, it sounded ethereally above the earth, "2.91 million ."
Buzzing... Silence.
What are the numbers? Almost everyone suspects that there is something wrong with their ears, almost everyone suspects that there is a problem with their radio, almost everyone suspects that David is reporting wrong data, and there is only a "buzz" Om" sound, and the rest was dead silent.
David's throat seemed to be on fire. The uncontrollable itching made him want to cough, but he didn't dare to cough, lest his little change would break the perfection of this historical moment, so he could only act like The robot generally repeated the number on one side, "2.91 million. The Glory to Death album, 'Rainstorm,' sold 2.91 million in the U.S. this week."
God, god damn it, even if I confirm this set of data again, it still doesn't feel like reality at all; even if this set of data comes out of my mouth, it still feels incredible, like a big lie, which makes people doubt this. It's April 1st.
2.91 million, what does that mean?
First of all, this means that Glory to the Dead has become the fastest double-platinum - or even triple-platinum singer in the history of music. In just one week, they have reached a height that 90% of singers cannot reach in their entire lives. .
Secondly, it means that "Rainstorm" has become the first single-week sales in history to exceed 2 million - 2 million! ——The album, and not one million, not two million, but a full 2.91 million, this achievement is truly unsurpassed. The same is true. In the long music history in the future, no singer can create such a record. The closest to this historical record is the "No Reward" released by Superboy in 2000, but within a week of this album. With a sales volume of 2.41 million, there is an insurmountable gap from the "storm" - a full 500,000. This is an unattainable achievement. Not to mention overtaking, it is impossible to even get close: since then, no singer or album can come close to this historical record. nobody.
In the end, it also means that Dying of Glory made history: not only was it the fastest-selling rock album in American music history, but it was also a milestone in rock's revival after the '70s, after which it was shared by all The miracle of the rock wave getting back to its peak.
This is not just an album achievement, not just an achievement in the entire North American market, but a great miracle in a long history. The times create heroes, and under the leadership of Glory to Death, "Torrential Storm" has become the greatest hero of this era.