Chapter 646
The Billboard Albums chart in the final week of 1993 was topped by Mariah Carey's "Music Box," followed by "Nearly Famous" by the deathly glory. Competition has also become one of the topics that everyone talks about.
Mariah Carey and Glory to Death are both from the hands of big-name agent Henry Bloom, and "Music Box" has been certified quadruple platinum, "Almost Famous" has just been certified platinum, and the two are now separate. Ranked first and second on the Billboard album chart, the competition between these two albums, or two groups of singers, is indeed worth watching.
In fact, it proved so. In the first week of 1994, the lull in the film and music markets after entering the new year left the Billboard album chart almost unchanged. The Sauce Band, Snoop Dogg, Frank Sinatra, continued untouched into this week, and not even in the top ten changed much.
Although there is no change in the ranking, the sales volume has generally declined somewhat. For example, the sales volume of "Almost Famous" last week exploded with a sturdy figure of 430,000, and this week it has dropped all the way to 200,000. Even so, "Almost Famous" still maintained its runner-up position. It can be seen that the downturn of the entire entertainment market in the first week after the New Year is indiscriminate attack, from music to movies, there is silence.
This is also the reason why the winter season has always been called "cold winter". Whether it is a movie or an album, they are not too keen to choose January, because this is the cold winter, because this is the low tide after the new year, because this is the award ceremony The wrap-up moment that dominates the eye, as this is the season of the downturn after Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
The bitterness of winter lasted from the first week to the second week of January. There was still no change in the top five of the Billboard album chart, and the remaining five seats in the top ten were only slightly changed, but there were still no new faces. Appear. This week's sales figures have fallen further. Although "Almost Famous" still occupies the runner-up position, the weekly sales figures have fallen to 140,000, which is almost the same as when the album was just released in the second week.
It can be seen from this that both the film market and the music market in the United States have gradually formed a mature mechanism. Although the music market does not have the same clear schedule division as the film market, there will still be some differences in time periods.
In the midst of this slump, in the third week of January, the week when Glory to Death aroused widespread discussion on KIIS radio, Snoopy-Dog took the lead, "Dog Style" completed its counterattack, and the album was released After that, he returned to the championship for the second time, which shows the strong appeal of this hip-hop boss.
Due to Snoopy-Dog's spoiler, which also changed the "Frozen" Billboard album chart, Maria still relied on the excellent reputation of the album "Music Box" to firmly occupy the runner-up throne, to the death of glory Although the single "Lithium" attracted widespread attention this week, the sales of the album "Almost Famous" did not skyrocket. Chaser surpasses.
Pearl Jam's "Showdown" slipped to No. 4, while Janet Jackson's fifth album, "Janet," overtook Frank Sinatra to No. 5. Frank's "Duets" became the only album to fall out of the top five, and even dropped out of the top ten all the way to just eighteenth.
The following week saw a resurgence in the music market thanks to the dynamism of Mariah Carey and Death to Glory.
With the announcement of the nominations at the Grammy Awards, the albums linked to the Grammys have received enough attention, but the excellence of the album "Music Box" only earned Maria a nomination for Best Female Pop Vocalist The powerful competitor Whitney-Houston was completely suppressed, which also aroused strong dissatisfaction among Maria fans, so the increase in sales of "Music Box" was even the most direct response to the Grammys.
The album "Almost Famous" was in a similar situation, but it was much more widely discussed.
In fact, since the birth of Nirvana in 1991, alternative rock bands like them have never been welcomed by the Grammys. Apart from the alternative music department, they have never been recognized in the rock department. It seems that these are from the underground. The bands that have been striving step by step in the rock circle have always been synonymous with "unorthodox" in Grammy's eyes, which is an unbearable thing for rock fans.
On the one hand, loyal rock fans reject the Grammys, believing that this commercial event does not understand real rock at all; on the other hand, they complain about the unfair treatment of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, etc., because the Grammys are after all. It is also the world's authoritative ceremony and one of the four major art awards ceremonies in the United States.
The Grammys' judgment on the genre of "To Death to Glory" once again exposed their conservativeness and stubbornness, which was a disaster for rock fans.
Under such circumstances, the sales of the two albums "Music Box" and "Almost Famous" both ushered in a recovery explosion, and with the excellent performance of "Lithium", the sales of "Almost Famous" ushered in a welcome increase.
"Music Box" achieved sales of 280,000 this week, an increase of nearly 40%, and performed very well; but "Almost Famous" was even stronger, with sales data of 360,000 this week, an increase of 360,000. Nearly 90%, it can be said that it has nearly doubled.
At the same time, "Li"'s excellent radio on-demand results have driven the on-demand data of the entire album of "Almost Famous".
With such a two-pronged approach, "Almost Famous" won the Billboard Albums chart for the fourth week of January!
It was a historic moment, nine weeks after its release, "Nearly Famous" finally made its final breakthrough, achieving a goal that countless singers could never achieve, rising to the number one spot on the Billboard album sales chart, and at the same time He also brought his cumulative sales to the position of 2.13 million!
In just four weeks in January, the cumulative sales volume was 910,000, and the total album sales exceeded the threshold of 2 million. The double platinum certification of the Recording Industry Association of America has been in the bag.
At this moment, "almost famous" not only created a series of gratifying achievements, but also brought himself to the position of "don't mind" back then.
In September 1991, Nirvana's second studio album "Never Mind" was officially released, and in January of the following year, Nirvana beat rival Michael Jackson's album "Dangerous" to get their first album. Billboard album chart number one, and pushed the album sales of "Never Mind" over the 10 million threshold, and ignited the wave of grunge in the United States, completing the transformation of the entire rock world.
Now, Nearly Famous is the first to beat Mariah Carey's now five-platinum certified album "Music Box" to the Billboard album chart in just nine weeks; despite the current sales of Nearly Famous It's only in the early 200s. It's still a long way from the tens of millions of sales of "Never Mind", but no one will deny the impact of "Almost Famous" on the entire rock and roll world, just like the "Nearly Famous". don't mind".
The music road of glory to death has just begun. Whether "almost famous" can set off a new wave of dynasty change, the rest of 1994 will prove this, whether it is a hero or a short-lived, let's see. But the results of "Almost Famous" in the fourth week of January are certainly heartening!
Compared to the impact of "Near Fame" on the entire rock world, everyone's attention is currently focused on Glory to the death beating Mariah Carey.
Relying on the excellent performance of "Music Box", Mariah Carey has grown into a queen-level figure who is enough to keep pace with Whitney Houston, and "Music Box" has achieved five platinum certification is the best proof, but in this In the scramble for weekly sales, Maria is far behind the explosive power of Glory to Death. "Music Box" was "almost famous" without any suspense. Whether it is sales or on-demand, this situation is rare. one sight.
Although this is only a week's victory and defeat, it is enough to make the media hype it up. The two groups of singers affiliated to Henry Bloom have a positive victory and defeat, and finally the new singer beat the old singer, which is also called by the media "" The battle of revenge", the victory of glory to death is called "sweet revenge".
"Entertainment Weekly" carried a special report on this, "When Mariah Carey betrayed Henry Bloom, Henry completely disappeared from the circle of agents for a time, Henry gave everything for Maria, and single-handedly pushed Maria to the top. The peak of her career was reached, but Maria terminated the contract early for personal interests and turned to the arms of Tommy Mottola, president of Columbia Records. The two entered the wedding hall on June 5 last year. A betrayal left Henry devastated and completely disappeared.
After a lapse of two years, Henry reappeared in the manager's sight, and returned to the music scene with the talented Glory to Death, and this time, Glory to Death became the favorite of EMI Records, and the debut album 'Almost Famous' set off. A frenzy comparable to 'Never Mind', and successfully defeated 'Music Box' to take the Billboard No. 1 spot in the fourth week of January. This is undoubtedly a huge victory.
The fledgling rookie alternative rock band beat the rising pop diva, this victory came two years late, but it was so sweet and so happy. "
Although it is said that the media hype has given more meaning to this issue of the Billboard album chart, it is true. Years later, when people look back on this "nearly famous" win, they will still sigh, "It is not only an honor. The first album champion to the death, and the beginning of a dynasty."
Stepping on the shoulders of Mariah Carey to start a dynasty, the grandeur of this dynasty is evident.