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Fan Base: Archived: Stand Your Ground (#9)
Member Since: 3/30/2009
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Originally posted by GreasyBruce
RIAA really needs to change their certifications, 500k should be the new Platinum.
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That will never happen.
Platinum and multi-platinum certifications will just continue to be more impressive than a few years ago.
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Member Since: 10/3/2010
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Originally posted by iHype.
I feel like if NOW did the same thing with albums, and often rebundled old albums together for a small price to experience a quick surge it would be genius. Say when 1989 dropped, they put Taylor's past 4 albums combined on sale for $15. I bet it would sell a quick couple hundred-thousand and the sales would somehow count for all 4.
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 they already do that, it's called DISCOUNTS
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Member Since: 4/20/2011
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I don't get why DVD/Bluray sales aren't declining like CDs tho 
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Member Since: 3/30/2009
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Streaming is killing album and single sales.
$7.99/$0.69 should be the standard prices for digital albums/songs. They'd make more profit if they did that.
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Member Since: 8/16/2011
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Originally posted by Duca
01 - 06-07-14 - 382,665 - GHOST STORIES - Coldplay
02 - 03-01-14 - 287,668 - THE OUTSIDERS - Eric Church
03 - 08-09-14 - 258,643 - 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER - 5 Seconds of Summer
04 - 06-07-14 - 211,288 - JUST AS I AM - Brantley Gilbert
05 - 07-12-14 - 208,974 - X - Ed Sheeran
06 - 07-05-14 - 182,338 - ULTRAVIOLENCE - Lana Del Rey
07 - 06-21-14 - 179,646 - PLATINUM - Miranda Lambert
08 - 03-22-14 - 178,880 - MASTERMIND - Rick Ross
09 - 09-13-14 - 169,222 - MY EVERYTHING - Ariana Grande
10 - 07-05-14 - 165,966 - IN THE LONELY HOUR - Sam Smith
11 - 09-20-14 - 164,182 - V - Maroon 5
12 - 05-31-14 - 163,660 - TURN BLUE - Black Keys
13 - 05-31-14 - 156,962 - XSCAPE - Michael Jackson
14 - 05-24-14 - 153,276 - NOW 50 - Various
15 - 04-19-14 - 142,916 - SHE LOOKS SO PERFECT - 5 Seconds of Summer
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Beyonce brought back album sales
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Member Since: 6/2/2011
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Originally posted by slobro
I don't why DVD/Bluray sales aren't suffering like CDs tho |
Ever since Napster the idea that music should be free and that stealing it (what you do when you illegally download) is totally OK has been embedded into people's heads. The same thing never happened with films, also because illegally downloading a film over the internet is a bit more complicated and takes more time.
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Member Since: 3/15/2013
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Originally posted by GreasyBruce
Albums are the livelihood of musicians and also their retirement plan. If a band has put out 30-40 albums in their career they can make an OK living once they are no longer able to tour...without sales what will happen is that we'll see amazing talents flame out much quickly and only put out a couple of albums before having to renounce to their career, and more and more ultra commercial, garbage acts like Flo Rida which are only good for a quick buck. We've already seen the massive decline in the quality of music videos, same will continue to happen to concert shows, even the production and amount of work and effort that goes into individual albums (because artists will have to tour more and more to make a living and won't be able to take a year off to make an album). For us fans sales disappearing is the worst thing that can happen.
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The industry needs to find a way to solve this out
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Member Since: 3/15/2013
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Originally posted by Duca
Streaming is killing album and single sales.
$7.99/$0.69 should be the standard prices for digital albums/songs. They'd make more profit if they did that.
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This, albums are too damn expensive
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Member Since: 5/27/2010
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Originally posted by slobro
I don't get why DVD/Bluray sales aren't declining like CDs tho |
They have been in decline since peaking in 2003-2004 but not to the same extent ofc.
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13 - 05-31-14 - 156,962 - XSCAPE - Michael Jackson
He's DEAD or nah 
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Member Since: 3/3/2011
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Originally posted by slobro
I don't get why DVD/Bluray sales aren't declining like CDs tho |
Honestly, one reason is because it's not convenient to pirate and view quality video material. There's an annoying inconsistency between codecs and containers that different devices support, and even if you have high-quality Blu-Ray rips, streaming them across home interfaces is often unreliable.
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Member Since: 9/9/2012
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I haven't bought an album in a few weeks. 
Ariana's album disappointed me am not buying til it's discounted. It was suppose to be the 2nd best album this year (behind Mimi ofcourse). It's so ugh.
There's no point in lowering prices, making new formats, or lowering certifications. Streaming is taking over, it's a digital world, this is inevitable.
DVD sales will decline soon, too. Netflix and such will take over, I also think Video Game sales will decline too. PS4 or w/e, I believe launched some sort of Streaming type thing where you get catalogs of games for a subscription.
Things are changing. I actually like it, Streaming profit has already surpassed Digital profit and will do so even more in the future.
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Member Since: 4/24/2011
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Originally posted by GreasyBruce
Ever since Napster the idea that music should be free and that stealing it (what you do when you illegally download) is totally OK has been embedded into people's heads. The same thing never happened with films, also because illegally downloading a film over the internet is a bit more complicated and takes more time.
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All it takes is a browser, a t0rrent client and VLC player 
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Member Since: 3/30/2009
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Originally posted by slobro
I don't get why DVD/Bluray sales aren't declining like CDs tho |
Frozen selling 15 million DVD/Blu-ray units in 3 months in the US alone.
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Buy Hard Candy and end your dry spell
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Member Since: 12/27/2010
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Downloading a four minute audio clip is a lil different than downloading a two hour video file. Most people don't have the patience to figure it out.
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Member Since: 6/2/2011
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Originally posted by Georges
All it takes is a browser, a t0rrent client and VLC player |
3 things including some that you need installed and more time to actually download vs googling "download [insert song title] and clicking one link".
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Member Since: 9/9/2012
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Paying $10 a month to get access to millions of songs makes buying an album of 12 tracks for $10 already look so old school.
Someone in the industry also told me a certain label plans on launching their own Streaming service next Summer. We'll see if that actually happens, though.
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Member Since: 8/16/2011
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DVDs are so expensive though (here at least). Game Of Thrones seasons 1 and 2 cost 150$.
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08 - 03-22-14 - 178,880 - MASTERMIND - Rick Ross
only fella in the list
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