Backspacer sales numbers?

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  • BF25394
    BF25394 Posts: 4,940
    I disagree, Heleka7. The only song from "Into The Wild" that got radio airplay was "Hard Sun," and it was by no means some kind of smash hit. It got no airplay at CHR/Top 40, and it didn't even reach the top 10 at alternative radio. "Guaranteed" got some exposure when it was nominated for a Golden Globe, but that was a one-shot deal.

    I have no doubt that "Just Breathe" has the most crossover potential of any track on "Backspacer." The irony is that, if someone told me that he liked "Just Breathe," the album I would recommend that he buy would be "Into The Wild," not "Backspacer." "Just Breathe" is not at all representative of what "Backspacer" sounds like. It's kind of a bait and switch.
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  • kiljoythemerciful
    kiljoythemerciful Posts: 549
    The second single is a double A side. Stations have the choice to play either Got Some or Just Breathe as the second single depending on which song they feel fits their format. Old news.
  • High Fidelity 2000
    High Fidelity 2000 New Mexico USA Posts: 4,439
    One thing I still don't get is the numbers for the first week. The album came out on Sunday. Meaning only Sunday and Monday were in the first tallies. Now is that include in the "week 1 sales of 180,000" or whatever it was? Or was week 1 the first Tuesday-Monday FOLLOWING the release of the album.

    The thing everyone is forgetting, is the band only has to sell HALF as many albums as the last couple of albums because they now get TWO TO TWO AND HALF times as much money, per disc! :)
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  • 12345AGNST1
    12345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    21k? thats pathetic. I thought they sold like 260,000 in the first week
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  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    mr.igby wrote:
    Backspacer Chartrun:

    US: 1-10-16-21
    Canada: 16-1-8-12
    Australia: 1-2-4-6 (platinum)
    New Zealand: 2-1-4-11-7 (gold)
    Portugal: 1-4-8-10 (gold)
    Ireland: 2-5-14-27
    Croatia: 2-2-9
    Slovenia: 2-1
    Czech Republic: 38-2-21-7-10
    Poland: 12-2-4-12
    Netherlands: 3-7-10-12
    Germany: 3-11-23
    Austria: 3-11-18
    Italy: 4-4-7-8 (gold)
    Spain: 4-11-21-37
    Norway: 4-14-31-26
    Switzerland: 5-9-20-26
    Denmark: 5-21-33
    Mexico: 8-12
    England: 9-27-51-88
    Finnland: 11-20-39-33
    Sweden: 13-31-48
    France: 20-51-80

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  • BF25394
    BF25394 Posts: 4,940
    High Fidelity 2000 wrote:
    One thing I still don't get is the numbers for the first week. The album came out on Sunday. Meaning only Sunday and Monday were in the first tallies. Now is that include in the "week 1 sales of 180,000" or whatever it was? Or was week 1 the first Tuesday-Monday FOLLOWING the release of the album.

    The thing everyone is forgetting, is the band only has to sell HALF as many albums as the last couple of albums because they now get TWO TO TWO AND HALF times as much money, per disc! :)

    Something is off with the reporting. The reporting period actually runs from Monday through Sunday. If "Backspacer" had been credited with its September 20 (Sunday) sales for the September 14-20 reporting period, it would have debuted on the Billboard chart for the week ending October 3. However, it did not debut until the chart for the week ending October 10. It seems that the September 20 sales must have been combined with the sales for September 21-27.
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  • crowbarstomyhead
    crowbarstomyhead Posts: 36
    My friend that is going with me to philly 2 picked up the album yesterday. The guy behind the counter was impressed with her selection and jealous she was going to the philly show and stated "about time someone is buying that album". Apparently Target was expecting to sell much more.
  • CitizenRick
    CitizenRick Posts: 1,079
    Here in the Bay Area The Fixer sits at #12 and Just Breathe at #14 on Live 105 (kits) the Big Alt Rock station out here.

    Just Breathe is gonna catch on big time...just you wait.
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  • goat
    goat Posts: 90
    week 5 sales 14,914 brings the total to 317,329
    San Diego 10/25/00, 6/5/03, 7/7/06, 10/9/09, 11/21/13 LA 10/1/09, 11/23/13 VH1 Rock Honors 7/17/08, Hawaii 12/9/06 Bridge School 10/23/10, 10/23/11 EV 4/15/08, 4/16/08, 7/5/11, 7/8/11
  • William Wallace
    William Wallace Posts: 553
    goat wrote:
    week 5 sales 14,914 brings the total to 317,329

    What position is this?
  • goat
    goat Posts: 90
    #32 on Hits Daily Double
    San Diego 10/25/00, 6/5/03, 7/7/06, 10/9/09, 11/21/13 LA 10/1/09, 11/23/13 VH1 Rock Honors 7/17/08, Hawaii 12/9/06 Bridge School 10/23/10, 10/23/11 EV 4/15/08, 4/16/08, 7/5/11, 7/8/11
  • UKpearljammer
    UKpearljammer Bath, UK Posts: 910
    Heleka7 wrote:
    The second single has been released to radio. "Just Breathe" debuts at No. 42 on Billboard's Rock Songs chart this week. "The Fixer" is still hanging in at No. 7 after 13 weeks.

    as much as I love Just Breathe, I think Got Some or Unthought Known would have made better second singles for Backspacer. JB is too much like the Into the Wild soundtrack which the rest of the public has already heard a lot of, at least it got a lot of play here in LA.

    As was said earlier it's a double a-side with Got Some, but I agree about Unthought Known, I could see that as getting lots of radio play and crossing over to other formats more so than anything else from the album. Surely it's gotta be the next single! I disagree with your comment about the rest of the public having heard Into the Wild though, it didn't sell that great from what I remember, It may've got play in LA but maybe it didn't get so much elsewhere.
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  • UKpearljammer
    UKpearljammer Bath, UK Posts: 910
    The UK chart positions are embarrasing, although there was quite a bit of competition I still get the impression it hasn't sold well here. Disappointing considering we got 3 shows, the radio broadcasts etc, not sure why they didn't do a tv show like Jools Holland, they really need to do that if they're to get back in the public eye over here.
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  • Dr Chrono
    Dr Chrono Posts: 129
    Still charting at number 8 here in Australia :D
  • joebot
    joebot Posts: 372
    I'm not shocked that its gonna limp towards maybe 500,000. the world we live in now is splintered and the masses taste in music in general blows. PJ is too cerebral for the world of black eyed peas and that miley cyrus kid. Besides who needs the masses, don't you people remember how annoying all the douchebags were back in the ten/ jeremy days !
  • BF25394
    BF25394 Posts: 4,940
    "Just Breathe" is up to #3 most-played at KROQ Los Angeles (from #4 last week and #16 the prior week). It was #1 on the Furious 5@9 Monday night.
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  • elderman
    elderman Posts: 180
    If they could get another appearence on Conan O Brien with "Just Breathe" along with the string quartet that would sure hit the spot.
  • elderman
    elderman Posts: 180
    mr.igby wrote:
    Backspacer Chartrun:


    France: 20-51-80

    Still big in France I see!
  • wnh1977
    wnh1977 Iowa Posts: 650
    After 5 weeks, Backspacer is starting to sputter. Down to #32 on the charts with only 14,000 sold this past week??! This may not get to 500,000 (Riot Act territory).

    It's too bad that Target is already taking down the big cardboard displays. They do need something to give this album a secondary push. Maybe "Unthought Known" could give it a little push if it's released? A Letterman appearance? SNL? Anything! And why no Rolling Stone cover story? They got one for the last album! Hell, Shakira is on the latest issue!
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  • BF25394
    BF25394 Posts: 4,940
    wnh1977 wrote:
    After 5 weeks, Backspacer is starting to sputter. Down to #32 on the charts with only 14,000 sold this past week??! This may not get to 500,000 (Riot Act territory).

    It's too bad that Target is already taking down the big cardboard displays. They do need something to give this album a secondary push. Maybe "Unthought Known" could give it a little push if it's released? A Letterman appearance? SNL? Anything! And why no Rolling Stone cover story? They got one for the last album! Hell, Shakira is on the latest issue!

    Actually, #31 on The Billboard 200.

    And the album is holding up reasonably well compared to recent Pearl Jam albums, especially considering that it is only available at one major brick-and-mortar retailer:

    FIRST FIVE WEEKS
    "Backspacer": 1-10-16-21-31
    "Pearl Jam": 2-8-10-17-22
    "Riot Act": 5-36-67-90-100

    The sales story is far from being told on "Backspacer." The sales could ignite if "Just Breathe" crosses over to CHR/Top 40 radio. It will probably be two or three months before the song crosses over. So don't write the chart obituary yet.
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