CD sales now vs CD sales then

James

First week sales figures....

Eminem- Marshall Mathers LP- 1.76 million

Eminem- Relapse- 608,000

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Beyonce- Survivor- 663,000

Beyone- I Am...Sasha Fierce- 482,000

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Green Day- American Idiot- 267,000

Green Day- 21st Century Breakdown- 215,000(3 day sales, not a week)

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Pink- Missundaztood- 220,000

Pink- Funhouse- 180,000

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Britney Spears- Britney- 746,000

Britney Spears- Circus- 505,000

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Coldplay- A Rush of Blood to the Head- 144,000

Coldplay- Viva La Vida- 720,000

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U2- How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb- 840,000

U2- No Line On the Horizon- 484 000

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Lil Wayne- The Carter II- 238,000

Lil Wayne- The Carter III- 1 million

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Kind of puts it into perspective, doesn't it? The average drop off isn't that massive, and there probably wouldn't be much of a decrease at all if record stores still existed.

elmir

yeah, the only change is Eminem, but that's because people aren't happy with the material, not because of anything else...

metallex78

Wow, those figures are very interesting. So much for the bullshit about record companies not making money from CD sales these days.

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