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Catherine91 View member profile	Jan 17 2017, 03:35 PM Post #1
BuzzJack Climber Pronouns: she/her Joined: 19 December 2015 Posts: 184 User: 22,774	We've had a couple of threads in recent months about what makes a 'hit single', and I was wondering what things make people consider an album to be a 'hit'. Is 'silver' (60k) seen as a flop for albums that have been out for a while? I know album sales are low these days, but it does seem quite a low number to be considered worthy of a certification! 'Gold' (100k) doesn't seem like much of a 'hit' to me either. I think peak chart position has more meaning for albums than for singles, but longevity like that of Adele and Ed Sheeran's albums is more important than peak position.


TomJ1991 View member profile	Jan 17 2017, 05:38 PM Post #2
BuzzJack Regular Joined: 26 July 2014 Posts: 476 User: 21,101	I think in this climate, 100,000 sales is pretty much a hit. But that number will differ person to person!


Liam.k. View member profile	Jan 17 2017, 06:24 PM Post #3
BuzzJack Idol Joined: 8 December 2010 Posts: 50,947 User: 12,472	Yeah, I'd say these days that 100k+ is successful. Generally speaking, the most successful albums get about two weeks over 10k (yeah, seriously!) so to hit 100k is good going. That said, when it comes to #1 albums nowadays, I'd just be glad if all of them managed to reach a Silver certification.