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Billboard's Last Album Chart Of 2007

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renegade_killerbee said:
"Brit is there"? Well, barely.

Her album suffers a steep 72%-decrease in sales and tumbles from No. 2 (peak) to No. 7. Insiders are saying the album will be complete history in '08.
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If Britney's singles continue to make headlines.., like how her previous one jumped so big, and a few more tricks, perhaps the album could sell more than expected. You know, this is one girl that the media loves to haunt. But I believe she has several songs that are catchy enough to get some non-buyers to buy. Let's see.

I can't wait for the year end compilation!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Cd sales are always going to continue to drop. Once they first come out and just a few people buy them then thats it, thats enough for everypne to know someone that has it to make a copy. And now that you can d/l just a song here and there, theres no point to some people to buy a whole album. The digital age is really taking a toll on the music scene, i believe. I personally love buying albums. I rather buy an album then d/l the music let it be through itunes or on limewire. I dont understand this whole hoopla about numbers of cds being sold. I could care less whos number whatever. I just buy music that I like to listen to.
 
I'm interested in the hoopla because, well, that's what interests me.

For most people who aren't much into music, the "music industry" is a fairly simple beast. Albums are put out, and the best ones (or, at least, the ones people like best) sell the most copies. Those of us with a bit more knowledge of the game know that that ain't necessarily so. There's a TON of planning, meetings, promotional tie-ins, and artist pushes that go on both in play view and behind the scenes. And none of it is accidental. (When you walk into a record store and see a display of Josh Groban CDs on the end of the row, this didn't just happen. The record store didn't just decide to put it up there. The label contracted for it. Why? Well, why do you think?)

But despite all the money, brainpower and muscle behind the artists, this is NOT an exact science by any means. And to me, THAT's where it really gets interesting.

I wish I could remember this artist's name, but I can't. Call her Jane. Jane was a young singer with a bit of country bent, and the ability to write some pretty decent songs. She was signed to a label, and recorded her debut CD. The folks at the label listened to it, and decided it was unsellable as is. Too country, too singer-songwriter. They thought she'd work best marketed to teenage kids - the Britney fans and whatnot. (This was in 2001, I think.) So she and the label decided to scrap the entire CD and start all over. They sent her to dance school so she could learn how to move (and, apparently, did quite well there). She wrote a couple more songs with a more teen-pop bent, and the label brought in professional songwriters to write the hits. They hired one of the biggest names in the business to produce the disc, and ended up with a CD of shimmering teenpop songs. The label contracted with Nickelodeon to get the songs onto episodes of a popular show, and had her show up on the Nick Teen Awards (or a show similar). Everything was in place for Jane to conquer the world, and the CD was released with a load of hoopla.

Total sales: 975.

Not 975,000. Nine hundred and seventy-five.

So what happened? I don't know. I haven't heard the disc, but from all accounts, it was at least OK. And there were a couple catchy numbers on there that at least could've been hits. The only lesson that one can draw from this is that "the plan" is not flawless. Albums won't become hits just because there's a promotions machine behind it. You just never know what will happen. And though I feel bad for Jane, THIS sort of thing fascinates me. Because it proves that somehow, "they" haven't figured us all out yet. We're somehow not just a group of mindless sheep that will purchase the album if you put it the right place and put enough budget behind it. In a weird way, it gives me hope.

Lex
 
Awww, G-Lex, I was all set to guess the almost-pop star until you tossed in "Nickelodeon TV Show," and all hopes of me making an even close guess went out the window. LOL

*** KEVIN IN SOUTH TULSA ***
 
G-Lexington said:
I wish I could remember this artist's name, but I can't. Call her Jane. Jane was a young singer with a bit of country bent, and the ability to write some pretty decent songs. She was signed to a label, and recorded her debut CD. The folks at the label listened to it, and decided it was unsellable as is. Too country, too singer-songwriter. They thought she'd work best marketed to teenage kids - the Britney fans and whatnot. (This was in 2001, I think.) So she and the label decided to scrap the entire CD and start all over. They sent her to dance school so she could learn how to move (and, apparently, did quite well there). She wrote a couple more songs with a more teen-pop bent, and the label brought in professional songwriters to write the hits. They hired one of the biggest names in the business to produce the disc, and ended up with a CD of shimmering teenpop songs. The label contracted with Nickelodeon to get the songs onto episodes of a popular show, and had her show up on the Nick Teen Awards (or a show similar). Everything was in place for Jane to conquer the world, and the CD was released with a load of hoopla.

Total sales: 975.

Not 975,000. Nine hundred and seventy-five.

So what happened? I don't know. I haven't heard the disc, but from all accounts, it was at least OK. And there were a couple catchy numbers on there that at least could've been hits. The only lesson that one can draw from this is that "the plan" is not flawless. Albums won't become hits just because there's a promotions machine behind it. You just never know what will happen. And though I feel bad for Jane, THIS sort of thing fascinates me. Because it proves that somehow, "they" haven't figured us all out yet. We're somehow not just a group of mindless sheep that will purchase the album if you put it the right place and put enough budget behind it. In a weird way, it gives me hope.

Lex
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I'm going to guess that was Coco Simpson.

She had a huge backing from Sony and that album pretty much had to biodegrade to get out of stores.
 
Her CD won't be in the top ten anymore next week. Yes, CD sales do drop the second week. but in her case it was a really a big drop. Second week of Eagles CD sold more that what she sold in her first week and Carrie Underwood is still selling more than her in her third week. I don't even think her CD will even reach gold (must sell 500000 copies). Looks like she following Jenifer Lopez to the bottom 200
 
I just wanted to say that I am really enjoying all these billboard music threads.
 
LOL no soilwork.

Billboard determines a chart year from the first week of December to the last week of November of each year (so they can calculate the biggest hits of the year in order to present them in late December).

The current Billboard charts you see will all go towards chart points for the 2008 calendar. We're officially in 2008, Billboard-wise.

*** KEVIN IN SOUTH TULSA ***
 
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