Chapter 1695 1695 The Momentum Is Continuous
In the North American music market, where sales of 500,000 in a single week are enough to dominate the pack, the troika of the ultimate showdown has exploded with such anti-sky energy, and the turmoil in North America can be imagined. As David Reeves said, this is just the beginning. This mighty final showdown has just kicked off. How the Battle of the Century will end, no one can predict, but it is certain Yes, no one will miss it.
Compared with the vigor and vigour of the sales battle, this week's Billboard album chart can be said to be without suspense. The weekly sales of 2.91 million swept across the entire North American continent. The absolute superiority of the airborne champion, showing the supreme majesty of pacifying all the riots, caused an uproar in North America.
This also makes "Rainstorm" the third championship album with glory to death, continuing the strength of the two albums "Almost Famous" and "Bathing in the Morning Light", and all three consecutive albums have successfully won the championship! With the explosion of both sales and word-of-mouth, it not only easily broke the third album barrier that hindered countless rock bands, but also carried a strong momentum and truly reached the peak of the band's career.
Two years ago, "Bathing in the Morning Light" achieved a glorious moment of glory to death. The album's thirteen-week consecutive championship feat was second to none in the 1990s; the entire album has produced four championship singles, including the 14th consecutive championship. Weekly No. 1 "Beautiful. Day" and 15-week No. 1 "Wonderwall" ended 1995 with cumulative sales of 12.59 million. This album allowed Glory to Die to prove its market position for the first time, and also made the new metal rock a strong rise, becoming an integral part of the mainstream market that cannot be ignored.
Many music critics agree that "Bath in the Morning Light" is the pinnacle of Glory to the Dead music career, creating an almost insurmountable peak, as if Oasis' second album "(What's This Story) Morning Glory" - This album is the third best-selling work in British history, after Queen's 1981 collection and The Beatles' "Sgt. Pabo's Lonely Hearts Club Band", which established the world of Oasis in one fell swoop superstar status.
But just two years later, Death to Glory broke the conjectures of music critics. Just like the title of the album, a piece of "Rainstorm" set off a storm around the world, from sales to word-of-mouth, from topic to popularity , a full-scale outbreak, the performance is so strong that people almost feel the brilliance and beauty of the golden age of rock and roll again in a trance.
Similar to the suspense-killing climb to the top of "Rainstorm", "Butterfly" is firmly in the runner-up position, and "Stay Now" has a strong position in the third place. There is no doubt about this. The troika of the ultimate showdown showed the powerful aura of everyone retreating together, easily killing Billboard's album chart this week.
Even more frightening is that the combined sales of all the albums from No. 4 to No. 50 on the Billboard this week are not as good as the sales of a single album called "Rainstorm". Such a momentum makes people tremble deep in their souls, not only admiration, but also fear, a powerful deterrent sweeping the entire North American market.
In addition to the troika of the ultimate showdown, this week's billboard actually has a lot to watch. The new album "Recovering. The. Satellites" released by the Ravens last week became the biggest victim. This week Sales plummeted by 70%, slipping directly from the championship to the runner-up position.
Celine Dion's "Falling. Into. You", Coen's "Life. Is. Peachy", Kenny Key's "The. Moment", Ella Ness-Morrisette's "Small Pills", No. Doubt's "Tragic. Kingdom", Phish's "Billy. Breathes", respectively Occupy the fifth to tenth position.
The reason why there are so many things to watch on Billboard this week is because there are seven rock albums in the top ten! This is a sight that has never been seen since the 1970s.
Glory to Death and Oasis in the Troika need not be repeated. The Ravens and Alanis Morissette are all bands that have been affirmed at the Grammys before, especially the latter.” The "Small Pills" album has been a long-term hit from the Grammys until the end of October, with a strong momentum; Cohen has become the most typical stylized representative of the new metal rock band after Glory to Death; no doubt the band is Nirvana After the collapse of the band, the band that won a second chance in the turmoil of the American music industry, the album "Tragedy Kingdom" was released on October 10 last year. After a year of touring and promotion, it finally burst out with infinite charm; The Last Fishing Band has always been the quintessential underground rock band, known for their extended live riffs, a loyal following, and a cult following since 1983, the album "Billy Breath" created the pinnacle of their careers.
There are seven rock albums in the ten seats. The recovery momentum of rock and roll in the entire North American music market is unstoppable, and the majesty of 2,910,000 in a single week of "Torrential Rain" is unrivaled. Here you can see the tremendous changes in the entire music market today.
The remaining three spots in the top 10 are also intriguing. Kenny Key's saxophone album opened up a whole new field of music. Although the genre is classified as jazz, it is more often regarded as a pop album. ; The two albums of Maria and Celine needless to say, they are from the orthodox pop genre. In other words, pop is still the prevailing choice in the current music market.
However, no matter how many points to watch, it can't compare to the shock of the final showdown; no matter how hot the focus is, it can't compare to the shock of "storms". The fifth week of October, with the dust settling on the Billboard album chart, has truly established itself as an irreplaceable place in music history.
In the distant future, some people may say that there are many moments in history worth remembering, such as the moment when the Beatles released "Abby Road", for example, the moment when "Thriller" set a sales record, but the fifth in October Zhou's status has never been replaced by any other moment, because this is not only the brilliance of a singer or an album, but also a moment of vicissitudes in the global music market. The three groups of singers, Glory to Death, Mariah Carey and Oasis, each handed over their own answers and went down in history with different attitudes.
In fact, in the fifth week of October, not only the North American music market, but also the music market around the world has set off a stormy wave at the same time.
However, even in the United Kingdom, the final war situation did not show earth-shaking changes, basically continuing the trend of the Battle of the Century a month ago.
On October 28, the first day of the final showdown, the troika burst out with great energy, bringing an unprecedented sales frenzy in the British Isles. In the end, the Oasis band suppressed the glory to the death with a slight advantage, and won the First-day sales champion. "Stay In The Moment" sold 423,000 copies in just one day, surpassing Queen's 1981 bestseller as the fastest-selling album in British record history; "It won 415,000 copies, followed without showing weakness, and also surpassed Queen, ranking second in the single-day sales chart.
Relatively speaking, Maria's disadvantage in the UK has not been completely reversed. Although the sales of 310,000 copies of "Butterfly" are already very good, they can also be among the top ten in British history, but the overall momentum is obviously not enough. Matched the title of the ultimate showdown, and was far behind the two competitors.
The subsequent development curve is also exactly the same as the battle of the century. Glory to Death broke out strongly. The sales speed of "Torrential Rain" far exceeded expectations, and it caught up later and completed the go-ahead. However, because the market explosiveness of the British Isles is far inferior to that of the United States, although "Young. Volcanoes" broke out 1.83 million sales in a single week, it is a single, and the album is completely different. In the current situation, no album in British history has sold more than 600,000 in a single week.
But this time, the record was broken again, and history was made again!
"Stay in the moment" extended Monday's advantage to Tuesday and Wednesday, but the next weekend was weak and unable to call for more energy, and the final sales data stayed at 1.31 million copies, which became British history The first album to sell more than one million in a single week. Regardless of the character of the members of the Oasis Band, the UK's support for the local bands is still unconditional, not only as simple as being patriotic, but also because of the earnestness of wanting to re-see British rock's place in the world, so the Oasis Band's "stay" "At this moment" is still making history without any suspense and has all the media celebrating.
The trend of "Butterfly" is relatively stable, and it is always difficult to burst into strong energy, but it has never been left far behind. Although the British did not buy the momentum of Maria, the top diva, it still won the love of many people. The album With a sales volume of 1.02 million, the result is far behind "Stay in the moment", but it can still be regarded as a historic breakthrough. Not only did it create the best result for a foreigner in the UK - except for someone, but it also became the second album in British history to sell more than one million in a single week. This achievement alone is enough to give Maria a place in the history of British music.
However, both the Oasis Band and Maria are still at a disadvantage in the face of the powerful momentum of Glory to Death.
The album "Rainstorm" carries an unparalleled aura and swept 1.66 million sales in the British Isles. This result is still ahead of the two competitors by an absolute advantage, extending the strength of the American market to the Atlantic Ocean. On the other side, there is no doubt that a lot of historical records are in the bag, stepping on the shoulders of the two competitors, and officially reaching the top!