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  • Posts: 4,940
    elderman wrote:
    You are just amazing with the chart info, keep it coming.

    At some point, when I have more time, I will try to post the entire chart history of all the albums.
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  • Chicago Posts: 14,913
    BF25394 wrote:
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    "Ten" debuted at #155 on the album chart for the week ending January 4, 1992. It spent four weeks at #2 beginning in August 1992. It remained on the chart until October 1996, spending a total of 250 weeks on the chart.

    250 weeks???? That is fucking crazy!!
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    Indifference71 wrote:
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    250 weeks???? That is fucking crazy!!

    Dark side of the moon is like 10x times
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    igotid88 wrote:
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    Dark side of the moon is like 10x times

    742 weeks (and counting) for "Dark Side," but it would probably be a lot more if Billboard hadn't banned "catalog" titles from the chart in the '90s. They recently (as in, last week) began allowing catalog titles on the chart again and, sure enough, "Dark Side" re-entered the chart this week at #189.
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  • Posts: 28,657
    BF25394 wrote:
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    742 weeks (and counting) for "Dark Side," but it would probably be a lot more if Billboard hadn't banned "catalog" titles from the chart in the '90s. They recently (as in, last week) began allowing catalog titles on the chart again and, sure enough, "Dark Side" re-entered the chart this week at #189.

    yeah i know. the last number of weeks i remember seeing was 1,300. And this was a few years ago.
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  • Posts: 4,940
    That's combining its time on The Billboard 200 with its time on the Top Catalog Albums chart. I think it's over 1,600 weeks now by that measure.
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  • Posts: 28,657
    so far with 55% reporting backspacer is not in the top 50. i'm guessing it sell about 10-11k this week.
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  • Posts: 4,940
    Would have posted earlier, but didn't have my info with me:

    After eleven weeks, "Backspacer" sits at #134 on The Billboard 200. How does this compare with prior Pearl Jam studio albums in their eleventh week of release?

    "Vs.": #3
    "Vitalogy": #10*
    "Yield": #43
    "No Code": #56
    "Pearl Jam": #97
    "Binaural": #108
    "Backspacer": #134
    "Riot Act": #173
    "Ten": Not charted

    *Does not include two weeks on chart when available on vinyl only (debuted at #55 vinyl-only, then fell to #173 before leaping to #1 upon the CD release).
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  • Posts: 4,940
    After twelve weeks, "Backspacer" sits at #134 on The Billboard 200. How does this compare with prior Pearl Jam studio albums in their twelfth week of release?

    "Vs.": #2
    "Vitalogy": #13*
    "Yield": #51
    "No Code": #64
    "Pearl Jam": #107
    "Binaural": #112
    "Backspacer": #134
    "Riot Act": #176
    "Ten": Not charted

    *Does not include two weeks on chart when available on vinyl only (debuted at #55 vinyl-only, then fell to #173 before leaping to #1 upon the CD release).
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  • Allen, TX Posts: 543
    I can say that I have had a few friends that aren't familiar with Pearl Jam (other than the normal Jeremy/Daughter/Alive bits) at all and have never bought an album commenting on Just Breathe. One said that she saw a video and fell in love with the song. Definitely has some appeal, if it can get the proper exposure.
  • Posts: 7,718
    BF25394 wrote:
    After twelve weeks, "Backspacer" sits at #134 on The Billboard 200. How does this compare with prior Pearl Jam studio albums in their twelfth week of release?

    "Vs.": #2
    "Vitalogy": #13*
    "Yield": #51
    "No Code": #64
    "Pearl Jam": #107
    "Binaural": #112
    "Backspacer": #134
    "Riot Act": #176
    "Ten": Not charted

    *Does not include two weeks on chart when available on vinyl only (debuted at #55 vinyl-only, then fell to #173 before leaping to #1 upon the CD release).


    Looking at that chart there are A LOT of Christmas albums on there.. I think Backspacer would be much higher if it weren't for Christmas.
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    LikeAnOcean wrote:
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    Looking at that chart there are A LOT of Christmas albums on there.. I think Backspacer would be much higher if it weren't for Christmas.

    That is true. When Billboard changed its policy a few weeks ago to include catalog albums on The Billboard 200, it opened the floodgates for Christmas albums to reappear.

    I'm going to post a bunch of other information about album sales trends at some point soon, but here's a little nugget that reflects the overall shift from album sales to digital track sales: in 2000, there were 32 albums that sold at least 2 million units; in 2009, there have been two (Taylor Swift's "Fearless" and Beyonce's "I Am... Sasha Fierce"-- the Susan Boyle album has a chance to get there, too).
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  • Posts: 1,924
    by the way, 742 weeks is 14 years and 14 weeks.
    Up here so high I start to shake, Up here so high the sky I scrape, I've no fear but for falling down, So look out below I am falling now, Falling down,...not staying down, Could’ve held me up, rather tear me down, Drown in the river
  • Posts: 4,063
    BF25394 wrote:
    the Susan Boyle album has a chance to get there, too).

    Man, I'd tear that shit up..
    'I want to hurry home to you
    put on a slow, dumb show for you
    and crack you up
    so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain
    god I'm very, very frightening
    and I'll overdo it'
  • Posts: 4,940
    CORRECTION: On one of these threads, I incorrectly said that there were two albums that had sold 2 million copies in the U.S. in 2009, and that they were Taylor Swift's "Fearless" and Beyonce's "I Am... Sasha Fierce." In fact, as of the time I wrote that, the 2-million sellers were Swift's record and Michael Jackson's "Number Ones." Since then, Susan Boyle's "I Dreamed A Dream" has officially surpassed the 2 million mark.
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  • Posts: 4,940
    After thirteen weeks, "Backspacer" sits at #123 on The Billboard 200. How does this compare with prior Pearl Jam studio albums in their thirteenth week of release?

    "Vs.": #3
    "Vitalogy": #15*
    "Yield": #61
    "No Code": #69
    "Binaural": #117
    "Backspacer": #123
    "Pearl Jam": #137
    "Riot Act": #175
    "Ten": Not charted

    *Does not include two weeks on chart when available on vinyl only (debuted at #55 vinyl-only, then fell to #173 before leaping to #1 upon the CD release).
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  • Posts: 421
    Big bump to #77 this week. Probably due to all the holiday / greatest hits / catalogue albums leaving the chart.

    http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/billb ... r=position
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  • Posts: 4,940
    T-Bone 82 wrote:
    Big bump to #77 this week. Probably due to all the holiday / greatest hits / catalogue albums leaving the chart.

    http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/billb ... r=position

    That's not the reason. This chart covers the period from December 21-27, and includes several days of holiday shopping. Andrea Bocelli is still #3 with "My Christmas," and there are several other holiday albums in the top 50. As far as catalog albums are concerned, Michael Jackson's "Number Ones" held steady at #32 and "Thriller" moved up from #86 to #78 (one spot behind "Backspacer").
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  • Posts: 4,940
    After fourteen weeks, "Backspacer" sits at #77 on The Billboard 200. How does this compare with prior Pearl Jam studio albums in their thirteenth week of release?

    "Vs.": #7
    "Vitalogy": #16*
    "Yield": #67
    "Backspacer": #77
    "No Code": #82
    "Binaural": #118
    "Pearl Jam": #139
    "Riot Act": Off chart
    "Ten": Not charted

    *Does not include two weeks on chart when available on vinyl only (debuted at #55 vinyl-only, then fell to #173 before leaping to #1 upon the CD release).
    I gather speed from you fucking with me.
  • Posts: 49,598
    BF25394 wrote:
    After fourteen weeks, "Backspacer" sits at #77 on The Billboard 200. How does this compare with prior Pearl Jam studio albums in their thirteenth week of release?

    "Vs.": #7
    "Vitalogy": #16*
    "Yield": #67
    "Backspacer": #77
    "No Code": #82
    "Binaural": #118
    "Pearl Jam": #139
    "Riot Act": Off chart
    "Ten": Not charted

    *Does not include two weeks on chart when available on vinyl only (debuted at #55 vinyl-only, then fell to #173 before leaping to #1 upon the CD release).


    this is really impressive. what are the total sales numbers to this point?
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