New in the Charts Thread
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Fugrisox:
Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder had both achieved outstanding sales at that time. I guess that Paul's top two-selling albums were apparently lifted by their fans. Don't know well about ''Broad Street''
Instead of having huge hits like Michael's ''Thriller'' (sold over 1.6 million) or Stevie's ''In Square Circle'' (sold nearly 600k), Paul had sustained respectable sales in Japan constantly, during the entire 1970s and 1980s. Even ''Press to Play'' was not a commercial flop at all, though its sales underperformed his previous LPs. In his 70s, Sir Paul McCartney is likely to revisit the success of those years.
I hope ''New'' receive a Gold record in Japan.
All I know to explain Broad Street is that "No More Lonely Nights" is a greatly loved song in Japan. It topped a fan poll of songs that Japanese fans wish Paul would perform live!
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I think the songs on GMRTBS are great! It was the movie that tanked. (I actually don't hate it like most do)
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Nancy R:
I think the songs on GMRTBS are great! It was the movie that tanked. (I actually don't hate it like most do)
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The originals in the movie are all fine. Unfortunately, they got overshadowed by the forgettable remakes and the even more forgettable film.
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Nancy R:
I think the songs on GMRTBS are great! It was the movie that tanked. (I actually don't hate it like most do)
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NancyR, I have to agree (ducks while objects being thrown at me....)
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edcrawf:
Nancy R:
I think the songs on GMRTBS are great! It was the movie that tanked. (I actually don't hate it like most do)
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NancyR, I have to agree (ducks while objects being thrown at me....)
Well, at least we agree on this (if not Bob Dylan!)
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It appears that Paul will be fine, and will recover completely from this illness in Japan, which is fantastic news. This story got a good amount of media attention; I wonder if it will nudge New back onto the album chart. I know: not the best circumstances, but it seems possible, at least. We won't know till next Thursday, though.
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I'd be surprised to see New back in the charts until he starts playing U.S. shows or there's some other publicity directly about the album.
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Japan peru south korea and others
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Joao Carlos:
Japan peru south korea and others
Interesting reply... But what do you mean with it?
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The album is getting back to charts in the places where he played like Peru, Venezuela, South Korea, Japan etc...this is what I said. I think that album could go back on US charts because of the same reason.
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Looking at the silver-lining of this recent health-scare, it's not exactly bad for business that Paul's name has been in the headlines, and to make the world appreciate the fact that he's still alive n' kicking. I anticipate a well-publicized comeback -- which will benefit the second-phase of NEW's promotion.
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Joao Carlos:
The album is getting back to charts in the places where he played like Peru, Venezuela, South Korea, Japan etc...this is what I said. I think that album could go back on US charts because of the same reason.
Do you have links to these charts? I'd love to see.
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A repeated request, but, alas...
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Has 'New' gone platinum worldwide yet? 'New' has probably received the best reviews (by fans & critics alike) for a Macca album since 'Tug of War'.
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I'd say the new album has seen its best reviews since Electric Arguments. Critics were blown away. If you find that debatable, I'd say Flaming Pie may be his best-reviewed album since BOTR.
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Bruce M. I saw that on a forum called ukmix.
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Japan Oricon Weekly: 51 (23) 22 NEW 1,450 / 89,272 source: ukmix And the shows there were cancelled
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favoritething:
It appears that Paul will be fine, and will recover completely from this illness in Japan, which is fantastic news. This story got a good amount of media attention; I wonder if it will nudge New back onto the album chart. I know: not the best circumstances, but it seems possible, at least. We won't know till next Thursday, though.
Nope, nothing.
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Joao Carlos:
Bruce M. I saw that on a forum called ukmix.
You could have provided the link instead of making us hunt for it. Here's what's posted re: Peru: http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=104692 And here's Japan, showing Paul back in the top 10 albums earlier this month: http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=15868&start=4775 There may be details in there somewhere about exactly what these charts are and how solid they are, but I haven't had time to look.
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And here's something odd: In the same site's US charts thread, they show Rockshow as being #40 on the video sales chart. Is this possible? http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=104691&start=25