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Re: OFFICIAL 1st week chart positions for "CHINESE DEMOCRACY"
pretty good for one week IMO...it kinda came out of the blue with little to no promotion
we've already seen promo in Canada so i can only assume US promo will begin shortly and as we wind down to the release
the movement of this single over the next couple weeks is important..thanks for posting burning!
I totally agree. The song just kind of appeared and radio stations just started playing it. There has been no promo for the single nor the album for that matter. I would say for the first week the single did very well, and as most people have also said so far the song grows on you; you may not like the song very much the first time, but by the third time you think of the song in a whole new way and appreciate it a bit more. Thus by that thinking, who knows maybe this next week the song will grow up the charts a bit.
- BurningHills
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Re: OFFICIAL 1st week chart positions for "CHINESE DEMOCRACY"
The station that I work with, WBSX in Wilkes-Barre has been playing it constantly since it first came out, and they've been getting TONS of requests for it.
Re: OFFICIAL 1st week chart positions for "CHINESE DEMOCRACY"
93x in minneapolis has been playing it a lot
i listen to the station 15 minutes a day in the morning when i drive to work
it has been on every morning since it came out
i also checked in on the station in the afternoon 2 or 3 times during the week from the computer
it was played then as well
so basically it's on every time i turn the station on
obviously, if i listened more often i would hear other bands but you get the point
Re: OFFICIAL 1st week chart positions for "CHINESE DEMOCRACY"
i don't know neemo
my impression is cd sold more presales than anyother cd sold physically/presalesif that is true it is then to answer your question: you need more presales than anyone else sells physical copies and presales together.
i think a better reason for why it could be decieving is that cd is a best buy exclusive where as other artists sales are spread out among other stores.
regardless, the cd is selling well before it is released and most people are not gonna buy it until it comes out so that is a positive sign.
again i dunno what #1 best buy seller means...here are the top ten online best buy album....not too impressive by any means...hell the Josh Groben Xmas album is in there for fuck sakes 
1. Chinese Democracy - Guns N' Roses
2. As I Am - Alicia Keys
3. Indestructible - Disturbed
4. Viva La Vida or Death and... - Coldplay
5. Noel - Josh Groban
6 Growing Pains - Mary J. Blige
7. Infinity on High - Fall Out Boy
8. Carnival Ride - Carrie Underwood
9. Just Like You - Keyshia Cole
10. A Little Bit Longer - Jonas Brothers
Re: OFFICIAL 1st week chart positions for "CHINESE DEMOCRACY"
Neemo wrote:pretty good for one week IMO...it kinda came out of the blue with little to no promotion
we've already seen promo in Canada so i can only assume US promo will begin shortly and as we wind down to the release
the movement of this single over the next couple weeks is important..thanks for posting burning!
No prob. It's kind of my job, working in radio and all..
since you know then...is this a decent first showing for a single? like how does it rate along side other big name acts?
- BurningHills
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Re: OFFICIAL 1st week chart positions for "CHINESE DEMOCRACY"
BurningHills wrote:Neemo wrote:pretty good for one week IMO...it kinda came out of the blue with little to no promotion
we've already seen promo in Canada so i can only assume US promo will begin shortly and as we wind down to the release
the movement of this single over the next couple weeks is important..thanks for posting burning!
No prob. It's kind of my job, working in radio and all..
since you know then...is this a decent first showing for a single? like how does it rate along side other big name acts?
Well, being that I work at the country station in the same building (our studio is next door to their's), I don't hear all that much "new rock", and what little I have, I don't care for. AT ALL.
I talked to the PD about it the other day, and he likes it. He basically said that it was a good choice for a first single and a good choice for the format. He can see it doing pretty good. Most of the jocks on there at least agree that it's a decent song - not their favorite by any means, but it was the best choice for the active/modern rock format.
Re: OFFICIAL 1st week chart positions for "CHINESE DEMOCRACY"
I actually wouldn't be surprised if it drops in Week 2. Week 1 was skewed because of the massive Day 1 plays. If you look at those lists, some of those songs take weeks, if not months to break into the top 10. CD jumped up quickly, but I'd guess it falls next week and makes a more traditional climb to the top 10.
CD is also on the "alternative" chart, by the way, and it's interesting to see the audience numbers, in the final column. CD's is huge, meaning the big markets are playing it, I guess.
