Gigaton is only projected to sell 50-60k and land at #2 behind 5 Seconds of Summer. According to hitsdailydouble. Come on people
How much do you think is down to Corona? Or people just don’t buy anymore
I think COVID_19 is a major factor. Some don't want to switch. So the record stores being closed hurts. Although some are doing curbside pickups or online. But not everyone knows. Also see on Twitter people realizing they have a new album. And streams. And also they include it in concert ticket purchases. I don't believe Pearl Jam did that.
I ordered CD through Amazon on March 26 as I wanted a 2nd copy - one for my son and since the 10C delivery was running late, with Amazon Prime I get streaming and I wanted to hear the music as soon as possible. Amazon gave me a late-April ship date. Wow! But yesterday I got a notification it shipped and will arrive tomorrow(03/31). So maybe if there is an initial way-in-future date, at least in one case, there may be a pleasant surprise. BTW this is US domestic.
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Still waiting for my LP to arrive, hopefully todays the day. The USPS worker is literally sitting in his truck on the corner and marked my building as "no-access" to only deliver the paper mail shortly after.... idk
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my Amazon Canada order moved up a few days to May 2.
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It's weird to me that they've been #1 on itunes album charts almost every day since the release (slid down to #2 behind Joe Diffie for a day or two but now currently back up to #1), yet they will debut around #4 and only sell like 60k in the US. I've always wondered, does Billboard / Soundscan count direct sales through Tenclub? I would bet that they don't, and if they did, those numbers would be A LOT bigger. Curious if anyone knows this.
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It's weird to me that they've been #1 on itunes album charts almost every day since the release (slid down to #2 behind Joe Diffie for a day or two but now currently back up to #1), yet they will debut around #4 and only sell like 60k in the US. I've always wondered, does Billboard / Soundscan count direct sales through Tenclub? I would bet that they don't, and if they did, those numbers would be A LOT bigger. Curious if anyone knows this.
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Toronto 2 (May 12, 2016)
Chicago 2 (August 22, 2016)
Seattle Night 1 (August 08, 2018)
Seattle Night 2 (August 10, 2018)
Toronto 2 (May 12, 2016)
Chicago 2 (August 22, 2016)
Seattle Night 1 (August 08, 2018)
Seattle Night 2 (August 10, 2018)
So I would say Gigaton at best debuts at #3 behind The Weeknd and 5SOS. Worse at #4 if Dua Lipa streams more
https://www.metacritic.com/music/gigaton/pearl-jam/critic-reviews
https://amzn.to/35YHGNE
https://www.iwebradio.fm/pearl-jam-dal-3-aprile-tornano-nelle-radio-con-il-nuovo-singolo-retrograde/