Doesnt seem to be top 40 in mids revealed so far,, I thought it may start the week if nothing else in the top 40. I'm starting to doubt it will make the top 100 this week now although not all orders will be shipped yet so those sales may have to be added in.

Its number 82 :(

Doesnt seem to be top 40 in mids revealed so far,, I thought it may start the week if nothing else in the top 40. I'm starting to doubt it will make the top 100 this week now although not all orders will be shipped yet so those sales may have to be added in.

There isn't any shipping this week, the only vinyl sales it'll achieve are from people going to the stores to buy it! Online sales are from Friday 29th.

 

I don't think #82 is disappointing. I'm assuming that might be 600+ copies sold? As far as I'm aware only 950 copies were made available for the UK.

Hey Jay

 

As you’re the chart expert would it also help if any of us were to download or stream NS this week?

It certainly wouldn't harm!

 

I unfortunately don't have any midweek sales data today, so it's difficult to tell whether it has a realistic chance of remaining Top 200. I mean it could be 700+ sales or even 800+ sales that have been sold, normally it wouldn't be that high for #82, but you never know this week with all these RSD releases in the chart.

Did anyone really expect it to do big numbers? I kind of just assumed it wouldn't even chart because it's a solo Spice album, even if it's the best-selling one.

I didnt expect big numbers I just thought it would get a top 100 re entry.

It certainly wouldn't harm!

Can we organize a Northern Star streaming party for tomorrow to help its chances? ^_^

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How does the person know that 950 copies were available to UK only?

How does the person know that 950 copies were available to UK only?

It says so here: https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/melanie-c/northern-star

Can we organize a Northern Star streaming party for tomorrow to help its chances? ^_^

We should do it :cool: Spice Circle people need to too!

 

Well the midweeks aren’t as much as I’d hoped, in fact oddly the sales are about the same as normal even with all these RSD albums in there.

 

Northern Star has sold 578 units so far. 564 is vinyl, 7 downloads (surprised at that), 6 streaming units (☹️) and 1 CD. It sold 46 copies yesterday.

 

Sadly I don’t think there’s much chance of it staying Top 200 by Friday. Lots of albums below it are “selling” 100+ or 200+ per day from streaming, so they’ll all surge ahead of Melanie over the next few days. Last week’s #200 sold 846. So Melanie really needs to sell another 300 this week to have a fighting chance of remaining in the chart.

 

The annoying thing is that clearly there are a few hundred copies still out there in various indie stores. But they could be located in small stores where she hasn’t appealed to many of the customers. I noticed that it sold out quickly in Resident in Brighton (they have a spreadsheet that can be tracked, it’s marked as sold out). That is one of the more known indie stores. I reckon they didn’t have enough stock there for the amount of interest.

 

Lol I guess we should be used to Spice related stuff not charting now, apart from Spice 25 which was quite a major outlier. Spiceworld, Greatest Hits in black and Forever all missed the chart.

We should do it :cool: Spice Circle people need to too!

 

Well the midweeks aren’t as much as I’d hoped, in fact oddly the sales are about the same as normal even with all these RSD albums in there.

 

Northern Star has sold 578 units so far. 564 is vinyl, 7 downloads (surprised at that), 6 streaming units (☹️) and 1 CD. It sold 46 copies yesterday.

 

Sadly I don’t think there’s much chance of it staying Top 200 by Friday. Lots of albums below it are “selling” 100+ or 200+ per day from streaming, so they’ll all surge ahead of Melanie over the next few days. Last week’s #200 sold 846. So Melanie really needs to sell another 300 this week to have a fighting chance of remaining in the chart.

 

The annoying thing is that clearly there are a few hundred copies still out there in various indie stores. But they could be located in small stores where she hasn’t appealed to many of the customers. I noticed that it sold out quickly in Resident in Brighton (they have a spreadsheet that can be tracked, it’s marked as sold out). That is one of the more known indie stores. I reckon they didn’t have enough stock there for the amount of interest.

 

Lol I guess we should be used to Spice related stuff not charting now, apart from Spice 25 which was quite a major outlier. Spiceworld, Greatest Hits in black and Forever all missed the chart.

 

True but Spice25 had more promotion than any of those, by a big margin. Those other group vinyls promo came mainly from the group's social medias. I bet if the group does more promo for those releases, then it will sell ok.

 

I hope Spiceworld25 has similar levels of promotion!!

 

NS charting was always a long shot, it was going to get basically nothing from streaming, downloads or cd sales so it is a big ask for a niche album to do 850 copies on vinyl.

NS charting was always a long shot, it was going to get basically nothing from streaming, downloads or cd sales so it is a big ask for a niche album to do 850 copies on vinyl.

I wouldn't classify a triple-platinum album as 'niche'. If the vinyl was widely available (at HMV, Amazon, etc.) and not so limited, it would definitely shift more than 850 copies in one week.

 

UMC definitely underestimated Northern Star's selling power. They allocated 2000 copies of 'Remembering Dolores' to the UK, but it is below NS in the midweeks.

It was triple plat in its day but it is hardly a go to classic album for anyone outside a very niche fanbase.

 

You say it would have sold more with a regular release but it then wouldn't have the big promo of RSD or the pull of it being limited. It also wouldn't be stocked in a lot of these record stores either.

I guess Northern Star is still being released under a major label, so if it has been widely available AND cheaper (I mean, I didnt get a copy cos it was €38!!!!) it would have probably sold better.

 

But yes, it was triple platinum but no, it is not an iconic album out of a very small fanbase, sadly. Sure it deserves better but the vinyl was never going to be this huge hit was it?

Chart or not I'd like to see NS released properly after this. I'm sure the Spice Girls albums being released on vinyl has helped their sales this last few years. Having these albums on a physical format still is a must especially vinyl with the vinyl boom.

 

It is a good way to continue the Spice Girls legacy as a whole.

Chart or not I'd like to see NS released properly after this. I'm sure the Spice Girls albums being released on vinyl has helped their sales this last few years. Having these albums on a physical format still is a must especially vinyl with the vinyl boom.

 

It is a good way to continue the Spice Girls legacy as a whole.

 

Agree. I would buy it for sure (specially if it is cheaper lol)

My vinyl has been delivered and it is beautiful 😍

I’m such a good co-mod I went and bought Jay his copy! ❤️