KISS has released ‘Sonic Boom’ last week. It’s the band’s first studio effort in eleven years and people are saying that it’s poised to sell big time. According to early sales reports, the new record is expected to sell between 150,000 to 175,000 copies on its first week out. That is huge for the band who would be getting their first chart topping release ever. The album is being sold exclusively at Wal-Mart and will feature 3 discs, 1 with all new material, a greatest hits CD and a live DVD from their KISS Alive 35 South American tour in Argentina.
Black Eyed Peas ‘The E.N.D.’ Lands At #1 On The Billboard 200 Chart
Black Eyed Peas’ “The E.N.D.” bows at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling 304,000 — the hip-pop act’s best sales week ever. It’s also the first No. 1 album for the group, which had previously gone as high as No. 2. Its last set, 2005’s “Monkey Business,” bowed in the runner-up slot with a then-best 291,000. It had the unfortunate luck to come out the same week as Coldplay’s “X&Y,” which kept the Peas’ at bay when it started at No. 1 with 737,000. -via Billboard.com
AC/DC continues to rock the charts as the old Australian rockers’ new release ‘Black Ice’ has sold 271,000 copies during the week which ended on November 2. That number was good enough to put them at the top spot for the second week in a row. To this date, the band has sold 1 million copies of their newest album. Good job oldies! I guess being old school pays. Pink came in at the runner up spot by selling 180,000 copies of ‘Funhouse’. Zac Efron and his ‘High School Musical’ crew took the third spot by selling 162,000 copies of the movie’s soundtrack.
AC/DC has had an amazing week. The old school rockers from down under just scored the biggest sales debut of the year by selling 784,000 copies of their newest release ‘Black ice’. Lil Wayne’s ‘Tha Carter III’ currently holds the year’s top spot in sales by selling 1 million copies in a week. In this week’s race, AC/DC was able to block the soundtrack to ‘High School Musical 3’ from the top spot. Zac Efron and crew only managed to move 297,000 copies of the soundtrack. AC/DC kicked HSM3 to the curb hard! It just goes to show that rock still rules over pop.
Metallica’s first album in over five years, Death Magnetic, is projected to be doing fairly well.
According to statistics, the album is well on its way to top U.S. album charts this week.
The official data will be released before the week ends, but according to preliminary estimates, their new album will make it big.
According to many sources, Death Magnetic is said to have sold 450,000 – 500,000 copies last week, even though the album was only on sale for three days.
Good job, oldies!!!
Their last album, St. Anger, also sold very well during its first week of release, selling 419,000 copies in just three days as well.
A good reason why the sales are up is because some stores, like Best Buy, are bundling the album with Guitar Hero and even with some Metallica headphones.
Ticketmaster is also offering a ticket/album deal for buyers.
Hmmm… Are you gonna buy a rock album by a bunch of old guys?
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