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Music News: Britney Spears: "Circus" era discussion
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Originally posted by Hector
They still haven't counted digital sales into the official chart - despite the fact that the #1 digital track sells almost over twice what the physical track sells.
As I have estimated, Womanizer's total sales in France including digital sales are just under 50,000 copies.  |
Oh, so the chart is built up by physical sales only?
Thanks Hector  !!
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Originally posted by SuperShiro
Oh, so the chart is built up by physical sales only?
Thanks Hector !! |
Yes. Eventually digital sales will be integrated - but I suspect sometime around January 2009.  It makes France the second slowest country to include downloads into their official charts after Japan. The Japanese chart is still physicals hence why the chart is always boring because it features just J-Pop acts.
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Originally posted by Hector
Yes. Eventually digital sales will be integrated - but I suspect sometime around January 2009. It makes France the second slowest country to include downloads into their official charts after Japan. The Japanese chart is still physicals hence why the chart is always boring because it features just J-Pop acts. |
That's a sahme, "Womanizer" could have made it much higher if digital sales were included. Well, nevermind, I guess.
Once again, thanks for answering my many, many question, Hector ! I highly appreciate it.
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Jive Press Release:
NEW YORK, Dec. 10 NY-Jive-Spears-Circus
SPEARS IS THE FIRST FEMALE EVER TO HAVE FIVE #1 ALBUM DEBUTS
OVER 500K CONCERT TICKETS SOLD IN LESS THAN ONE WEEK
NEW YORK, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- This week, Britney Spears secures her status as an iconic superstar with the release of her newest album, Circus (Jive Records). Additionally, Spears makes music history by becoming the first female ever to have five No. 1 album debuts. Her sixth studio album, Circus debuts No. 1 in the U.S. according to SoundScan, selling over 505,000 albums and also enters at No. 1 on the Digital Albums chart. This is the second biggest album debut of the year for a female artist.
Released December 2, 2008, on Britney's 27th birthday, Circus is a veritable international success as well: the album debuts No. 1 in six countries including Canada, Switzerland, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, and Top 10 in an additional seven countries. This follows the reception of her smash hit single "Womanizer," currently a Top 10 single in 16 countries worldwide and is certified gold in six countries, and platinum in Canada and Ireland.
Circus comes one year after the release of the critically-acclaimed release Blackout, which has sold a respectable two million units world-wide to date. Circus is also earning accolades: The New York Times states, "...her new songs are crisp, cunning dance-pop..."; The Washington Times exclaims the current album is, "...the best work of Miss Spears' career"; and the Associated Press says"...like any good circus, Britney's version will leave you thoroughly entertained..."
Circus reunites Spears with previous collaborators Max Martin, Danja and Bloodshy & Avant. The second single from the album, the up-tempo title track, "Circus" makes its debut in the No. 1 position this week on the Digital Songs chart, giving Spears her second No. 1 song from this album. "Circus" was produced by Dr. Luke and Benny Blanco and the video was directed by director Francis Lawrence who previously worked with Spears on "I'm A Slave For You" in 2001.
Spears' upcoming arena tour, "The Circus Starring Britney Spears" kicks-off in New Orleans on March 3, 2009. In the days following her tour announcement on Good Morning America -- on December 2, 2008 -- fans purchased more than 400,000 concert tickets in North America alone. In order to meet the overwhelming rush for tickets, tour promoter AEG Live immediately added six shows in Los Angeles, Toronto, New Jersey, Chicago, Long Island, NY and Anaheim, CA, expanding Spears' tour to include 41 concerts. Across the pond, Spears' Circus-mania has also reached a feverish pitch, as six additional dates were just added at London's O2 Arena, with more than 100,000 tickets sold for eight total shows during the first weekend of sales.
Britney Spears is one of the top-selling artists of the last decade, and to date she has sold in excess of 62 million albums worldwide: ...Baby One More Time (1999); Oops!... I Did It Again (2000); Britney (2001); In The Zone (2003) and Blackout (2007).
SOURCE Jive Records
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Christina fans are shaving their heads as we speak. 
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Today, Britney destroyed all relevant/semi-relevant/not really relevant female artists 
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Why is Ne-Yo in that block of estrogen-filled females?
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I thought all together she sold 90 million records but on that press release it says 62.
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Originally posted by D.M.F
I thought all together she sold 90 million records but on that press release it says 62.
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62 million studio albums - including Circus, the Greatest Hits, and the remix album, she's easily at 70 million plus.
The 83 million records you heard before included single sales.
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Originally posted by Yahhh!
Today, Britney destroyed all relevant/semi-relevant/not really relevant female artists
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She really shat on the haters today!
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So what about Blackout selling 3 million and on the release says 2.
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Originally posted by Yahhh!
Today, Britney destroyed all relevant/semi-relevant/not really relevant female artists
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Dead @ Neyo.
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Originally posted by Solutionz
Dead @ Neyo. |
I think the person added his picture there because he kept on trashing Britney and saying how he gave all the songs that were meant for her to Nicole and he made such a huge deal about it.
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I'm so happy for Britney! She's finally back on top where she belongs! **** OFF HATERZ!
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Originally posted by Hector
62 million studio albums - including Circus, the Greatest Hits, and the remix album, she's easily at 70 million plus.
The 83 million records you heard before included single sales.
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Don't even bother with that idiot. He's a LiveDelusions.com rat on a mission. 
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Where the haters at, ya pathetic.
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The album sold 118,000 digital units this week - massive!
1. Britney Spears, Circus, 505,000. This new entry is Spears' seventh top 10 album, her entire output except for a 2005 compilation of remixes. This is Spears' sixth consecutive studio album to debut at #1 or #2. More than 118,000 of these copies were sold digitally, making it the week's #1 Digital Album. Only four albums have ever sold more downloads in one week. Nine songs from Circus are listed on Hot Digital Songs, topped by "Circus" at #1.
Fantastic week! 
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Britney and Ellen hit the streets of L.A. to sing Christmas Carols. The episode will air Tuesday December 16.
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Im pulling for Womanizer to hit #1 on Mediabase
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"CIRCUS" BREAKS RECORD IN CANADA!
JK! But she almost broke her own record!
Its her 2nd highest debut there since Oops I Did It Again!
OIDIA - 95k
In The Zone - 30k
Blackout - 30k
Circus - 51k
=] YAY! Shes doing better there. Oh and The point is she DEBUTED #1! =]
http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/S/...697401-ca.html
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