Lightning Bolt turns 8 today

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  • jumbojetjumbojet Posts: 1,484
    Any idea about the overall cumulated sales figure?
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  • So this album is not selling all that good?
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  • K_jamK_jam Posts: 137
    So this album is not selling all that good?


    Nope.
  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,144
    So this album is not selling all that good?

    it is. but not if you compare to the new artists. or what's mainstream.
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  • It's all relative to the industry. The fact that this album is still in the Top 20 4 weeks into release is impressive. It is poised to have a long chart run, even if the overall sales are not very strong compared to previous releases.

    Even Katy Perry and Miley Cyrus couldn't crack 300k sales in the first week, so the fact that PJ sold 166k in week 1 gives you an idea where they stand on the industry landscape. With all the hype around Arcade Fire, their album did not equal PJ's first week sales and it's tumbling faster than Lightning Bolt.

    As rock acts go, PJ is at or near the top of popularity and that is pretty phenomenal for a band who has released 10 albums in 23 years of existence.
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  • jumbojet wrote:
    Any idea about the overall cumulated sales figure?

    Per Billboard articles and Hits Dailydouble:

    Week 1 - 166k - #1 on Billboard 200
    Week 2 - 46k - #2 on Billboard 200
    Week 3 - 27k - #11 on Billboard 200
    Week 4 - 16k - #18 per Hits DD (Billboard not released yet)

    Total Sales = 255k

    It's as well as they've done chart-wise in the 2000's. In terms of total sales, I think it's a little behind Backspacer which went on to sell 635k.
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  • BF25394BF25394 Posts: 2,981
    Given the album sales environment, I think the sales of "Lightning Bolt" are on par with the sales of "Backspacer." I don't know what the "exact" equivalent is, but I'd guesstimate that 500,000 in sales in 2013 represent the same level of "popularity" as 635,000 in sales in 2009.
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  • nothinasitseemsnothinasitseems New Jersey Posts: 1,507
    Heard (full version of) Sirens on 95.5 PLJ here in Jersey on my way home from work tonight. Not even 2 minutes after it ended, turn to 105.5 WDHA and Jeremy comes on. Love hearing them on the radio. :D
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  • pdalowskypdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 14,664
    T-Bone 82 wrote:
    It's all relative to the industry. The fact that this album is still in the Top 20 4 weeks into release is impressive. It is poised to have a long chart run, even if the overall sales are not very strong compared to previous releases.

    Even Katy Perry and Miley Cyrus couldn't crack 300k sales in the first week, so the fact that PJ sold 166k in week 1 gives you an idea where they stand on the industry landscape. With all the hype around Arcade Fire, their album did not equal PJ's first week sales and it's tumbling faster than Lightning Bolt.

    As rock acts go, PJ is at or near the top of popularity and that is pretty phenomenal for a band who has released 10 albums in 23 years of existence.

    awesome!!
  • pdalowskypdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 14,664
    T-Bone 82 wrote:
    It's all relative to the industry. The fact that this album is still in the Top 20 4 weeks into release is impressive. It is poised to have a long chart run, even if the overall sales are not very strong compared to previous releases.

    Even Katy Perry and Miley Cyrus couldn't crack 300k sales in the first week, so the fact that PJ sold 166k in week 1 gives you an idea where they stand on the industry landscape. With all the hype around Arcade Fire, their album did not equal PJ's first week sales and it's tumbling faster than Lightning Bolt.

    As rock acts go, PJ is at or near the top of popularity and that is pretty phenomenal for a band who has released 10 albums in 23 years of existence.

    awesome!!
  • jumbojetjumbojet Posts: 1,484
    T-Bone 82 wrote:
    jumbojet wrote:
    Any idea about the overall cumulated sales figure?

    Per Billboard articles and Hits Dailydouble:

    Week 1 - 166k - #1 on Billboard 200
    Week 2 - 46k - #2 on Billboard 200
    Week 3 - 27k - #11 on Billboard 200
    Week 4 - 16k - #18 per Hits DD (Billboard not released yet)

    Total Sales = 255k

    It's as well as they've done chart-wise in the 2000's. In terms of total sales, I think it's a little behind Backspacer which went on to sell 635k.

    We (PJ freaks) are not that many then.

    I always wonder does this number include digital download sales from 10C?

    Maybe a lot of people use unofficial ways to reach the album? Which decreases the sales figures?
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  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,144
    jumbojet wrote:
    We (PJ freaks) are not that many then.

    I always wonder does this number include digital download sales from 10C?

    Maybe a lot of people use unofficial ways to reach the album? Which decreases the sales figures?

    It should.
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  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,144
    Radio edit version of Sirens

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW0fJuk0ouQ
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  • BF25394BF25394 Posts: 2,981
    igotid88 wrote:
    Radio edit version of Sirens

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW0fJuk0ouQ

    Wow, that is butchery.
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  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,144
    Dec 6. are the grammy nominations. Will they get the 1 this year or will they be shutout?
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  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,411
    igotid88 wrote:
    Dec 6. are the grammy nominations. Will they get the 1 this year or will they be shutout?

    Did they make it out in time? Can't ever keep the dates straight. It always seems like stuff gets nominated a long time after the release.
  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,144
    DewieCox wrote:
    igotid88 wrote:
    Dec 6. are the grammy nominations. Will they get the 1 this year or will they be shutout?

    Did they make it out in time? Can't ever keep the dates straight. It always seems like stuff gets nominated a long time after the release.

    Oh my bad Sept. 30 was the final date. For the 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards, albums must be released between Oct. 1, 2012 and Sept. 30, 2013. Since LB came out on Oct 15, it won't be. But MYM and I think Sirens are eligible for rock song/record.
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  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,144
    With 69% reporting according to Hitsdailydouble
    7,463 at #23 . Earlier they were #27
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  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,144
    #27 11,726
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  • BF25394BF25394 Posts: 2,981
    Billboard 200: No. 28.
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  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,144
    with 68% reporting

    #34 5,709
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  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,144
    Final
    #30 10,619 -9%
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  • Pretty solid by today's standards and only a 9% drop from last week.

    Per Hits and Billboard, I have it at:

    Week Sales % Change Chart
    1 166,000 - 1
    2 46,000 -72.3% 2
    3 27,000 -41.3% 11
    4 16,000 -40.7% 18
    5 12,000 -25.0% 28
    6 11,000 -8.3% 30

    Total 278,000

    Yes, I know that I'm a complete nerd for tracking this. I openly acknowledge it.
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  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,144
    T-Bone 82 wrote:
    Pretty solid by today's standards and only a 9% drop from last week.

    Per Hits and Billboard, I have it at:

    Week Sales % Change Chart
    1 166,000 - 1
    2 46,000 -72.3% 2
    3 27,000 -41.3% 11
    4 16,000 -40.7% 18
    5 12,000 -25.0% 28
    6 11,000 -8.3% 30

    Total 278,000

    Yes, I know that I'm a complete nerd for tracking this. I openly acknowledge it.


    Me too. That's why I wantedto join soundscan
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  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,144
    Itunes has it on sale for $7.99
    http://bit.ly/LightBLTPj
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  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,144
    You might be able to get it in 30 minutes if this ever happens. Hopefully by 2015. This is both cool and scary. Might be hard to do in NYC

    http://www.amazon.com/b?_encoding=UTF8& ... 8037720011
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  • PapPap Aspra Spitia, Greece Posts: 28,123
    8-)
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  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,144
    36% and they're not in the top 50.
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  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,144
    50% and still not in the top 50. Lots of debuts and sales this week of popular artists.
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