1874 Chapter 1874 One Step Away

The hot summer has become very lively due to the successive releases of many wonderful movies in the cinema, but the news that "Men in Black" won the North American weekend box office for three consecutive times did not cause more waves, and it was quickly overwhelmed by the turbulent music market. Cover up the light!

Almost everyone is looking forward to this week's Billboard album chart.

When the battle of the century and the ultimate showdown kicked off, the eyes of the whole world were focused on the head-to-head sales confrontation between Glory to Death, Mariah Carey and Oasis. People thought that it was a Midsummer Night's Dream, a beautiful dream that could never be reproduced again; but now, people suddenly discovered that that Midsummer Night's Dream was just a prologue, and the real grand event would happen in the next nine months. , unfolding mightily and vigorously, as if it were an eternal party on which the sun never sets.

After thirty-seven weeks of madness, Glory to Death and their third album "Storm" have created countless history, but now they are standing in front of a new historical moment, and the record of thirty-eight consecutive weeks is just around the corner In close proximity, countless fanatical flames were ignited, completely burning July 1997 into ashes.

Thirteen years ago, Michael Jackson's "Thriller" ushered in a miraculous era in the pop music scene. After winning the championship for 37 consecutive weeks, it was a pity that he could not take a step closer to challenge the glory of the "West Side Story" movie soundtrack, but it still stood up. A benchmark to be admired by all. So, can Glory to Death now break Michael's record?

Recording is one step away; tension is about to be triggered.

In the third week of July, two new albums were released, the new album "The. Fat. Of. The. Land" from the rap dance group Prodigy and the soundtrack of the "Men in Black" movie. Surprisingly, the two albums both broke out with amazing energy. The former grabbed 250,000 single-week sales, which is the highest single-week sales for a new album since the end of the Grammys; 100,000 sales, further pushing the chain effect of the movie to the peak.

The excellent performance of the two new albums also made the third week of July the most competitive week since 1997, especially the popular album "Fine Treasures", featuring a dance hall DJ, a black rap singer, two A genius group composed of friends dressed up as dancers. They are jokingly called a rock band without bass or guitar. Although their music style is mostly dance music, it is closer to the style of electronic rock, which is another kind of new metal rock. out of shape. This new way of music has been strongly sought after by the audience, especially in dance halls, clubs, bars and other places. "Premium Treasures" broke out such excellent sales data in the first week of its release, not only a challenge to the death of glory, but also one of the common phenomena of the overall rise of new metal rock.

Facing the menacing impact, "Storm" has won the full support of the audience-now the loyal strength of the young volcano has almost dried up, and the album can still maintain its vitality after winning the championship for 37 consecutive weeks, relying on the audience base is in full bloom, and this week is no exception.

Under the attention of all the people, the weekly sales of "Storm" once again exploded to 280,000 figures, and the strong posture made the whole market cry out.

In the face of everyone's high expectations, "Storm" did not disappoint. Its single-week sales of 280,000 is still one of the best results in recent weeks. Almost no album can surpass the market. There is such energy in the explosion. What's even more frightening is that this is the sales volume achieved 37 weeks after the release of the album, which still makes all competitors have to look up.

In 1997, the 30th week of Billboard's album rankings was released, and the name on the top of the list was no surprise, it was "Storm"!

"The Storm" successfully defeated the menacing "Precious Treasures" and "Men in Black" soundtrack, and once again won the championship of the week. For thirty-eight consecutive weeks, for a total of thirty-eight weeks, the most authoritative, formal, and most concerned Billboard album charts in North America, the championship throne was firmly held by the same album, and many excellent albums tried to hit the "storm and storm" "Unfortunately, they all failed to succeed. Instead, they became the stepping stones of this massive historical process, and this epic castle was built layer by layer. History is being rewritten at this very moment.

In Billboard's nearly century-long history, only two albums have spent nine full months at No. 1 -- the "West Side Story" soundtrack, "Thriller," and now, with a third member, "Storm", what is even more rare is that "Storm" broke the 13-year silence after "Thriller", and pushed the cumulative number of championship weeks from 37 weeks to 38 weeks. Not only does it mean that "Storm" has surpassed "Thriller" on the historical record list, and it is alone in the runner-up position for the most consecutive championship weeks on Billboard. It also means that after thirteen years, the North American music market has finally returned Start turning upside down!

No one will forget that after the birth of "Thriller", it almost had an indelible impact on the entire music industry; in fact, the impact of "Storm" on the music industry has already made people empathize. After the Grammys reached the top, the recovery momentum of rock and roll has been unstoppable, and now the 38-week consecutive championship is just icing on the cake.

Thirty-eight weeks!

Not only in North America, but also in the whole world. More than 81 countries and regions have reported on the 38 consecutive championships of "Storm". Relevant news was reported in the time period; as many as more than 4,000 paper media reported on this in important positions, and more than 1,600 of them gave the position of the front page headline to "Storm", " "The Times" even announced it on the front page with the headline "The New Era of the Golden Age of Rock and Roll in the 1990s".

All over the world, almost anyone who has a little interest in music has heard the news immediately. Rock music fans are even more rejoiced, and celebrated with practical actions: this is their festival, a long-lost feast ! London, Paris, Barcelona, ​​Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Tokyo, North. In Beijing, Sydney, Cape Town, New York, Los Angeles and other 27 large cities around the world, a large number of fans took to the streets, frantically venting their inner joy and celebrating this historical moment carefreely.

At this moment, all rock lovers in the world are one.

Exceeding the historical record of "Thriller", does it mean that "Storm" is better than "Thriller", does it mean that glory to death is better than Michael Jackson? the answer is negative. Because this is just a record, the record is a carrier used to mark the progress of history, but music does not distinguish between high and low, not to mention, the glory to death wants to reach the height of Michael Jackson - the album "Storm" Sales still need to be stronger.

But no one will deny that Glory to Death has now been placed alongside the bright and dazzling names in the long history of Guns and Roses, Nirvana, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, and Queen. Together, they not only have the qualifications, but have managed to stand shoulder to shoulder with them.

Perhaps, some people will say that Glory to Death currently only has three albums, and it has only been less than five years before and after. It is obviously too early to discuss their historical status. But the fact is that no one can deny that Glory to Death opened up an incredible era in the 1990s, an era when rock beliefs were still completely lost, which is enough to make Glory to Death rank among the top in history.

Thirty-eight weeks of consecutive championships, which means that for nine and a half months, no singer or album can shake the status of the king of "Storm". Such a record, one person is below ten thousand!

After creating such brilliant achievements, "Squall" still did not stop its pace, and once again proved to people with practical actions that in this era of lack of belief, "Storm" is doing everything in the form of a storm. Bit by bit, the belief in rock and roll was reinjected into the blood of the new generation.

Thirty-nine consecutive weeks! Forty weeks in a row!

"Storm" not only surpassed "Thriller"'s 37-week winning record, but also sprinted for a rare 40-week consecutive championship in one go, rewriting the new historical standard again!

Forty weeks, a full ten months, "Storm" is sweeping the entire North American music market with a destructive force, making everyone kneel and surrender. There is no need for any language—and no language can express the shock of the heart. Just the simplest numbers, the coldest numbers, and the most real numbers are enough to prove how great and glorious the history created by Glory to Death is now !

Just as everyone was exclaiming and sighing, is it possible that "Storm" will go all out and challenge the original soundtrack of "West Side Story" for 54 consecutive championships? But at this time, history was broken again. In the first week of August, Pladdy's new album "No. Way. Out" hit strongly, and it scored 42 in the first week. 10,000 sales, airborne Billboard album charts, breaking the ten-month dominance of "Storm"!

Although "Storm" once again broke out with a super high sales volume of 230,000 this week, there is still a big gap compared with "No Way Back". Unfortunately, the number of championship weeks is fixed at "40" above. It is worth pondering that the rap godfather Puff Daddy will end the consecutive championship momentum of "Storm".

"Glory to Death Terminator: Puff Daddy Consolation B.I.G Spirit in Heaven."