Well done to them! And to do it n their 4th album is really impressive.

 

However I am sad they took the record from Eternal (who I LOVE).

Eternals album had the same number of weeks in the top 10 as Spice (which is what this tread is about) so in my view Eternal and Spice Girls were joint No.1 before Little Mix came and topped them both.

Edited March 27, 20187 yr by diamondtooth

Tbf glory days opened to massive numbers (by today's standards) and also released in the busy q4 period when most of the massive albums are released so it kinda renders your point obsolete

 

I get that, I was seeing it as more that there seems to be less competition. When you look at the album chart it’s literally all albums that have been out for years. Wasn’t coming for Little Mix I love all the singles from the albums bar Shout Out.

How many sales are LM behind ?

Behind what?

 

http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=208524

 

There's LM sales.

Quite an remarkable achievement. Well done to them.

Quite an remarkable achievement. Well done to them.

 

Only because the album was repackaged. In its original form if fell 31-46 on its 53rd week in the albums chart, prior to its repackage.

Only because the album was repackaged. In its original form if fell 31-46 on its 53rd week in the albums chart, prior to its repackage.

 

It's still a remarkable achievement. So proud of me babbers! :wub:

I get that, I was seeing it as more that there seems to be less competition. When you look at the album chart it’s literally all albums that have been out for years. Wasn’t coming for Little Mix I love all the singles from the albums bar Shout Out.

 

Yeah, I’ve never found it a sales’ climate issue really. It’s always been about the fact that there are fewer major album releases these days which means holdover albums (especially successful ones) can more easily stay in the top 100 as compared to last decade. It’s a huge achievement for sure but it can’t really be directly compared to chart runs from early to mid 00s.

With streaming albums are lingering around the album chart a lot longer than before. People didn't stop playing 'Spice' or listening to it in early '98 when it fell out the top 40, it is just 3m people owned it and inevitably other albums were getting stocked over it. I'm sure thousands upon thousands of kids were still listening to 'Spice' on a weekly basis after it left the top 40 but they owned the cd and their listening to it didn't keep adding sales to its total like streaming would now.

 

Whilst it is great for them (Little Mix) I wonder how complimentary people will be when Ed starts setting records for longevity in the top 10 and 40?

 

I personally think streaming should count more towards the album chart but albums should get ACR'd after 1 year.

It wouldn't surprise me if Little Mix would've stayed top 40 on sales only or near enough... are they really highly streamed anyway?

^ Glory Days is the 9th most streamed album this week - the second oldest album in the streaming Top 10! Meanwhile it's #47 on sales, #46 on physicals and #98 on downloads.

 

 

In the Friday 16th March chart, when it was #20 in the official albums chart, it sold 3,577 copies:

 

2,378 sales / 66.48%, from streaming (#8: Official Albums Streaming Chart Top 100)

1,077 sales / 30.11%, from physicals (#53: Official Physical Albums Chart Top 100)

122 sales / 3.41%, from downloads (N/A: Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100)

 

1,119 sales / 69.89%, overall pure sales (#49: Official Albums Sales Chart Top 100)

 

It's safe to say that streaming is a huge factor in its ongoing success and being well within the Top 40!

 

 

Little Mix's longevity in this day and age is a great achievement directly in comparison to their peers. In that sense I'm impressed. However, when it comes to directly comparing them to girl group albums from different eras, I'm less impressed by the statistic. It's pretty futile comparing Glory Days to Spice, although this article does draw comparisons between them purely in terms of weeks spent in the charts. Which is fine in itself, but there is a bigger picture to consider i.e. different ways albums are consumed nowadays / how different the chart is in terms of sales climate/formats.

 

Personally I regard the 63 weeks achieved by Always & Forever and Spice respectively as being a more major achievement based on how things were back in the 90s, but that's just my opinion. Those albums had to attract new buyers each week (and 100% of those sales were achieved by people having to go to the shops to buy a physical copy). Glory Days = some people buying physical copies in shops, plus these 24/7 options that can be done from home: ordering physicals online + downloading copies + most crucially, a lot of the same people listening to the album on streaming services.

 

So yeah, to reiterate - purely in comparison to other albums from this era, Glory Days has done amazingly well. Extending the comparison to all-time, I'm not as blown away by the achievement.

With streaming albums are lingering around the album chart a lot longer than before. People didn't stop playing 'Spice' or listening to it in early '98 when it fell out the top 40, it is just 3m people owned it and inevitably other albums were getting stocked over it. I'm sure thousands upon thousands of kids were still listening to 'Spice' on a weekly basis after it left the top 40 but they owned the cd and their listening to it didn't keep adding sales to its total like streaming would now.

 

Whilst it is great for them (Little Mix) I wonder how complimentary people will be when Ed starts setting records for longevity in the top 10 and 40?

 

I know Spice Girls fans are very protective of their legacy but nobody has said this is a bigger achievement than Spice. It's great for a pop group, Little Mix's rise to huge stardom has been quite staggering.

 

And I don't know what Ed Sheeran has to do with this. He is a white male, making middle of the road, general public pleasing music so had a huge leg up in the industry, girl groups are non-existent and pure pop is dying off too, so it is a big achievement for Little Mix, and they're sales are nowhere near what Ed's are.

I had no idea Little Mix were so streamed - they seem to go against the grain, which I think is what makes the achievement so impressive in this era.

The sales do not compare to the legends that are the spice girls.

 

It hasn't even sold a million and has been repackaged.

The sales do not compare to the legends that are the spice girls.

It hasn't even sold a million and has been repackaged.

 

Who has said that? Spice Girls were a once in a lifetime phenomenon, nobody is going to come close to that. I don't see why Spice Girls fans are seeing this very impressive accolade as an attack on their legacy.

 

Also, the album will easily sell a million soon, and I think only about 5 albums have made it to 900k+ sales in the past 2 years, so for one of those to be a girlgroup is huge.

Pfft spice girls legends na they were just in the released in the right climate

I know Spice Girls fans are very protective of their legacy but nobody has said this is a bigger achievement than Spice. It's great for a pop group, Little Mix's rise to huge stardom has been quite staggering.

 

And I don't know what Ed Sheeran has to do with this. He is a white male, making middle of the road, general public pleasing music so had a huge leg up in the industry, girl groups are non-existent and pure pop is dying off too, so it is a big achievement for Little Mix, and they're sales are nowhere near what Ed's are.

 

The article says 'overtaking legends like the Spice Girls' so yes the article is saying it is a bigger achievement than Spice.

 

As for Ed the OCC changed chart rules to stop him when he showed streaming, if not capped in some way, can turn the charts into a bit of a farce.

 

So to a lesser extent Little Mix have done the same, breaking a Spice Girls record thanks to streaming when they have sold less than 1/3rd of Spice.

 

Shape of you will become the biggest selling single of all time I'm sure, if you think it was bigger or had more impact than Band Aid or Candle in the wind then fair enough. If you don't then you will feel streaming is not putting achievements on a level playing field for artists of the past to current artists, which is my issue with this Little Mix record.

I swear Sammy brings up Ed Sheeran in literally every argument :lol: We get it hun, you like him!

How can Little Mix's album sales be compared with the Spices when one is inflated by streaming :lol: It's not even a comparison. Both have done amazing, but Spices are way out in front.

Edited March 28, 20187 yr by Andrew.

How can Little Mix's album sales be compared with the Spices when one is inflated by streaming :lol: It's not even a comparison. Both have done amazing, but Spices are way out in front.

Nobody's comparing their album sales, that's the point of this thread, it's only regarding longevity within the top 40!