Nice to see for a band so many here "hate": (albums, doors)

DJ Phoenix · 10-23-2008, 03:06 AM

Pretty good sales numbers for a band everyone here pretty much "hates"

. Some of the bands you all worship here don't do this.

10/22 - AC/DC's New Album "Black Ice" First-Week U.S. Sales To Top 800K Copies

Blabbermouth.net reports that according to Hits Daily Double, the companion website of music industry tip sheet HITS, AC/DC's new album, "Black Ice" — which arrived in the U.S. on Monday (October 20) exclusively at Wal-Mart stores, Walmart.com and ACDC.com — is reportedly blowing the doors off of the retail giant. Sales for "Black Ice" are outpacing the EAGLES' first week, which was also a Wal-Mart exclusive. Estimates for first week are currently ranging upward of 800,000, which would make it the biggest Sony BMG release in the past two years.

"Black Ice" is also scoring huge sales figures around the world. In Germany, the album is trending No. 1, with a shot at 250,000. In the UK, it's on track for 120-140,000 and headed for No. 1. The band is also racking up record numbers and will go No. 1 in Canada, France, Italy, Australia, Ireland, Switzerland, Austria, France, Italy, Australia, Ireland, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, Norway and Portugal.

Wal-Mart has reportedly purchased 2.5 million copies of "Black Ice" on a no-return basis.

The band's last effort, 2000's "Stiff Upper Lip", sold 131,000 copies in its first week of release and has shifted more than 900,000 units to date.

clockworkmice · 10-23-2008, 06:35 AM

Good sales figures will never determine how good a band is, in my eyes at least...

WaspStar · 10-23-2008, 07:14 AM

...so we shouldn't like certain bands simply because they don't make blockbuster albums?

dac · 10-23-2008, 08:39 AM

By that logic, the Backstreet Boys' Millenium album is better than Sgt. Pepper's...

Seltzer · 10-23-2008, 09:35 AM

I'm locking this thread... we really don't need another sales vs quality argument. Nothing good can come from this.

10-23-2008, 03:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
DJ Phoenix Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 202	Nice to see for a band so many here "hate": Pretty good sales numbers for a band everyone here pretty much "hates". Some of the bands you all worship here don't do this. 10/22 - AC/DC's New Album "Black Ice" First-Week U.S. Sales To Top 800K Copies Blabbermouth.net reports that according to Hits Daily Double, the companion website of music industry tip sheet HITS, AC/DC's new album, "Black Ice" — which arrived in the U.S. on Monday (October 20) exclusively at Wal-Mart stores, Walmart.com and ACDC.com — is reportedly blowing the doors off of the retail giant. Sales for "Black Ice" are outpacing the EAGLES' first week, which was also a Wal-Mart exclusive. Estimates for first week are currently ranging upward of 800,000, which would make it the biggest Sony BMG release in the past two years. "Black Ice" is also scoring huge sales figures around the world. In Germany, the album is trending No. 1, with a shot at 250,000. In the UK, it's on track for 120-140,000 and headed for No. 1. The band is also racking up record numbers and will go No. 1 in Canada, France, Italy, Australia, Ireland, Switzerland, Austria, France, Italy, Australia, Ireland, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, Norway and Portugal. Wal-Mart has reportedly purchased 2.5 million copies of "Black Ice" on a no-return basis. The band's last effort, 2000's "Stiff Upper Lip", sold 131,000 copies in its first week of release and has shifted more than 900,000 units to date. __________________ http://www.buffalobeast.com/134/50mo...2008-full.html

10-23-2008, 07:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
WaspStar Back to mono Join Date: May 2008 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 509	...so we shouldn't like certain bands simply because they don't make blockbuster albums? __________________ "This sure doesn't look like 'Crazy Ernie's Amazing Emporium of Total Bargain Madness!'"

10-23-2008, 08:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
dac MB's Biggest Fanboy Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land Posts: 2,852	By that logic, the Backstreet Boys' Millenium album is better than Sgt. Pepper's... __________________

10-23-2008, 09:35 AM	#5 (permalink)
Seltzer Fish in the percolator! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hobbit Land NZ Posts: 2,870	I'm locking this thread... we really don't need another sales vs quality argument. Nothing good can come from this. __________________ In the Court of King Crimson \| Last.fm \| RYM

10-23-2008, 06:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
clockworkmice Groupie Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 27	Good sales figures will never determine how good a band is, in my eyes at least...