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Posted by: truly talented 28th October 2016, 03:19 PM

Just shows how music keeps selling. The last figure I had for the Essential in 2013 (32k)

The last figure I had for ATL is 157k but not sure of the date.

Posted by: ros 28th October 2016, 06:51 PM

Thanks for the update TT. I'd seen the info for the Essentials album but the ATL figure is new to me.

Posted by: sajjadali 2nd November 2016, 02:55 PM

The great thing is particularly singles those sales are sold and not just shipped...

I can't believe how well The Essential has done! 60k is amazing with barely any promotion. That's almost half 85% Proof...

Surely 85% Proof is at least 100k now..

Posted by: tommie 8th November 2016, 12:15 PM

Nopes. It's still only certified Silver and since awards are given out on an automatic basis these days it means it haven't passed that treshold.

Posted by: truly talented 8th November 2016, 12:28 PM

The album sales were 87k at the end of 2015 so I would think it won't be too far away from gold but may take a while to trickle sell to that milestone.

Posted by: tommie 8th November 2016, 01:03 PM

I'm a tad surprised to be honest as you'd think appearing on Strictly would make it sell a few hundred copies a week. 13k isn't a lot, but I guess leaving early didn't exactly help him.

Posted by: sajjadali 12th November 2016, 02:59 PM

Is that on shipped or sales?

Maybe it with downloads has done it?

It's a brilliant album , should have sold at least that!

Posted by: tommie 12th November 2016, 04:19 PM

Sales.

In the old days (well, pre-July 2013) it used to be shipped, but that was when labels had to apply to certify them.

Posted by: sajjadali 14th November 2016, 11:59 AM

Thanks...
It's just as well Wills label took ages to apply for these things anyway...

So it's not even sold 100k! Wow. I really thought it had sold at least that considering the What The World Needs Now Is Love re-release...

No wonder he had trouble with his Island deal..i know he is renogiating but that won't cover costs of 4 singles plus Like A River too. I thought Brave Man would help shift albums it never did same with WTWNNIL. A shame! Maybe he should have just stuck with Sony Music they knew what they were doing with him.

Posted by: truly talented 16th November 2016, 08:32 PM

With no airplay or tv promo the re-release was never going to garner many sales. 85% Proof sold well all things considered.

Posted by: sajjadali 2nd December 2016, 09:06 PM

He did have Brave Man & What The World Needs Now Is Love....

I can't get over the fact that he had Love Revolution, Thank You, Brave Man, Joy not to mention a promo video for Like A River as well as WTWNNIL and he's only sold 100k...or not even that! He got 4 singles and not one was a hit What a shame.

It's a shame radio wasn't supporting him this time round.

Posted by: truly talented 30th March 2017, 07:03 PM

23/03/2017 Jealousy GOLD.

Jealousy' sold 270k in 2011; 130k sold since

Posted by: sajjadali 2nd April 2017, 03:17 PM

So thats 400k sold then? Amazing! We forget how huge Jealousy was. He needs another hit like that!

Any update on 85% Proof, can't believe The Essential sound almost equal or slightly less! Surely it must be close to 100k?

Posted by: suggy 5th April 2017, 06:30 PM

Thanks TT, I still love Jealousy and it's in my top 10 favourite Will songs.

Posted by: slowdown73 8th April 2017, 04:51 PM

85% proof is his best album by far - it should have sold a lot better.

Posted by: truly talented 8th April 2017, 08:26 PM

It was hampered by awful airplay and poor tv promo.