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Post by rihannsu on Dec 16, 2012 11:21:23 GMT -5
From UKMIX Indie Albums chart some numbers for Adam's friends Vintage Trouble. ORCH 83 VINTAGE TROUBLE THE BOMB SHELTER SESSIONS 1,269 146 515 8,130 It looks like their Letterman appearance gave them a nice little sales bump. But just so we realize how rough it is for Indie artists here's a little FYI. The Bomb Shelter Sessions is the first studio album by Vintage Trouble, released on 25 July, 2011 In a year and a half they haven't broken 10,000 units. Sobering thought.
The other day in the news thread, Q3 and I kinda touched the subject of Kris Allen releasing an EP of 5 Xmas songs as a now independent artist. Typically independent artists sell no more than a few hundred units, a few thousand if extremely lucky, but since Kris still has his Idol following (to some extent) and 19 behind him, it would be interesting to see how it would work out for him.
Although they haven't sold much, VT seems to have cultivated quite a following in the UK, which was their strategy in the first place to hit Europe first before their home country, the US. They toured with Brian May and Kerry Ellis last May, then in June opened for Bon Jovi on the UK leg of their tour. Their album was released on April 24th, 2012 in the US finally, and since then they have toured with Van Hunt, The Cranberries, Lenny Kravitz and Joss Stone, and are now wrapping up their opening tour for The Who in North America. Wonder how their album sales are faring in the US with all these exposure/promo? or, they will still remain a cultivated touring act like Gossip??The numbers quoted in my post are US sales numbers. The number at the end is total sales. |
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Post by maddie509 on Dec 16, 2012 12:05:59 GMT -5
Kris doesn't have 19 behind him. He has new management. The same guy that has Daughtry. And he is gone from their 19R list too. 19 Recordings Adam Lambert Carrie Underwood Casey James Daughtry Fantasia Barrino Haley Reinhart Jessica Sanchez Jordin Sparks Kelly Clarkson Lauren Alaina Phillip Phillips Scotty McCreery Thanks dear! can't believe I completely forgot about it we even discussed a bit when the news first broke out. So, he's with Pearl Group Management now, not a big boy like 19 but still in a much better position than countless other indie artists. Do you think we might even get a number from Mansfield next week?  |
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Post by maddie509 on Dec 16, 2012 12:11:29 GMT -5
The other day in the news thread, Q3 and I kinda touched the subject of Kris Allen releasing an EP of 5 Xmas songs as a now independent artist. Typically independent artists sell no more than a few hundred units, a few thousand if extremely lucky, but since Kris still has his Idol following (to some extent) and 19 behind him, it would be interesting to see how it would work out for him.
Although they haven't sold much, VT seems to have cultivated quite a following in the UK, which was their strategy in the first place to hit Europe first before their home country, the US. They toured with Brian May and Kerry Ellis last May, then in June opened for Bon Jovi on the UK leg of their tour. Their album was released on April 24th, 2012 in the US finally, and since then they have toured with Van Hunt, The Cranberries, Lenny Kravitz and Joss Stone, and are now wrapping up their opening tour for The Who in North America. Wonder how their album sales are faring in the US with all these exposure/promo? or, they will still remain a cultivated touring act like Gossip??The numbers quoted in my post are US sales numbers. The number at the end is total sales. Which one? The 1,269? |
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Post by stardust on Dec 16, 2012 14:59:58 GMT -5
I would think the total sales are the last number.
ORCH 83 VINTAGE TROUBLE THE BOMB SHELTER SESSIONS 1,269 146 515 8,130
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Post by maddie509 on Dec 16, 2012 16:00:40 GMT -5
I would think the total sales are the last number. ORCH 83 VINTAGE TROUBLE THE BOMB SHELTER SESSIONS 1,269 146 515 8,130Sorry, posted in a hurry this am...totally had a brain fart, thought there were some breakdown of UK sales numbers and US ones. Went to UKMIX and saw the original post, the source was from US Billboard Chart, duh?! of course they're all US numbers...LOL! |
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Post by maddie509 on Dec 17, 2012 1:38:32 GMT -5
I didn't screen cap it but yesterday when I looked, Adam's Facebook had about 34k people "talking about" on his page, after the VH1 Diva show, it's got a little over 94k! 
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Post by maddie509 on Dec 17, 2012 1:44:53 GMT -5
Top 50 songs on Billboard HOT 100 Year-End Chart:
01 – Somebody That I Used To Know – Gotye Featuring Kimbra
02 – Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepsen
03 – We Are Young – fun. Featuring Janelle Monae
04 – Payphone – Maroon 5 Featuing Wiz Khalifa
05 – Lights – Ellie Goulding
06 – Glad You Came – The Wanted
07 – Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You) – Kelly Clarkson
08 – We Found Love – Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris
09 – Starships – Nicki Minaj
10 – What Makes You Beautiful
11 – Wild Ones – Flo Rida Featuring Sia
12 – Set Fire To The Rain – Adele
13 – Sexy And I Know It – LMFAO
14 – Some Nights – fun.
15 – Wide Awake – Katy Perry
16 – Good Feeling – Flo Rida
17 – Whistle – Flo Rida
18 – One More Night – Maroon 5
19 – Drive By – Train
20 – The Motto – Drake Featuring Lil Wayne
21 – Where Have You Been - Rihanna
22 – Everybody Talks – Neon Trees
23 – Take Care – Drake Featuring Rihana
24 – Titanium – David Guetta Featuring Sia
25 – I Won’t Give Up – Jason Mraz
26 – It Will Rain – Bruno Mars
27 – Mercy – Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 Chainz
28 – Boyfriend – Justin Bieber
29 – Party Rock Anthem – LMFAO Featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock
30 – Too Close – Alex Clare
31 – Part Of Me – Katy Perry
32 – Young, Wild & Free – Snoop Dogg& Wiz Khalifa Featuring Bruno Mars
33 – We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together – Taylor Swift
34 – As Long As You Love Me – Justin Bieber Featuring Big Sean
35 – Turn Me On – David Guetta Featuring Nicki Minaj
36 – Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5 Featuring Christina Aguilera
37 – Blow Me (One Last Kiss) – P!nk
38 – Good Time – Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen
39 – Give Your Heart A Break – Demi Lovato
40 – Ni**as In Paris – Jay Z Kanye West
41 - The One That Got Away - Katy Perry
42 - Feel So Close - Calvin Harris
43 - Someone Like You - Adele
44 - Scream - Usher
45 - Rack City - Tyga
46 - Domino - Jessie J
47 - Gangnam Style - PSY
48 - International Love - Pitbull Featuring Chris Brown
49 - Home - Phillip Phillips
50 - Without You - David Guetta Featuring Usher
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Post by stardust on Dec 17, 2012 13:45:25 GMT -5
Checked iTunes this morning
Trespassing Deluxe
#161 Pop
#1372 Overall
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Post by maddie509 on Dec 17, 2012 19:33:44 GMT -5
Checked iTunes this morning Trespassing Deluxe#161 Pop #1372 Overall
Well, there hadn't been any significant upward movement on the Amazon Best-Sellers list, either, since the Vh1 show aired last night...it's sitting at #1073 currently.
IF he had sung TSP or Cuckoo on the show, then I could see the album, or the song, would've actually gotten some real boost in sales, but he didn't and that kinda just confirmed my interpretation of what Adam said in that Yahoo interview with Lyndsey about moving forward and feeling the urgency to get new stuff out soon.....
ETA: oh, stardust, really digging your new avi!
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Post by stardust on Dec 18, 2012 0:10:21 GMT -5
iTunes tonight
Trespassing Deluxe
#152 Pop
#1376 Overall
I wish we had thought to check the pre-Divas iTunes positions. I'm hoping that Rihannsu may have them.
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