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I dont think many people outside the fanbase would have said Steps have outsold the Manic street preachers in general in the Uk.

I'm surprised that Steps have sold more albums than them in the UK! :o

I’m very surprised they’ve outsold Manics on albums!

It does showcase how overlooked Steps are with their overall success to many people.

I'm not sure if I shared this at the time, but this was the formats breakdown for What the Future Holds in its first week on sale:

 

37,394 - First Week Sales (its total in that week was 37,403, indicating that 9 copies had been purchased before release date)

23,728 - CDs

5,214 - Downloads

4,004 - Vinyl

3,447 - Cassettes

1,001 - Streaming

I'm not sure if I shared this at the time, but this was the formats breakdown for What the Future Holds in its first week on sale:

 

37,394 - First Week Sales (its total in that week was 37,403, indicating that 9 copies had been purchased before release date)

23,728 - CDs

5,214 - Downloads

4,004 - Vinyl

3,447 - Cassettes

1,001 - Streaming

 

 

Very interesting, thanks for sharing this Jay :wub:

 

^ You're welcome! :wub:

 

 

A summary of their UK albums success! Studio albums in bold:

 

In order of release year:

 

1998 | #2 - Step One

1999 | #1 - Steptacular (4 weeks at #1)

2000 | #4 - Buzz

2001 | #1 - Gold: Greatest Hits (3 weeks at #1)

2002 | #57 - The Last Dance

2011 | #1 - The Ultimate Collection (1 week at #1)

2012 | #32 - Light Up the World

2016 | #175 - Stomp All Night - The Remix Anthology

2017 | #2 - Tears on the Dancefloor

2018 | #18 - Party on the Dancefloor - Live from the London SSE Arena Wembley

2018 | #106 - Tears on the Dancefloor - The Singles Collection

2020 | #2 - What the Future Holds

2021 | #2 - What the Future Holds Pt. 2

 

In order of peaks:

 

1999 | #1 - Steptacular (4 weeks at #1)

2001 | #1 - Gold: Greatest Hits (3 weeks at #1)

2011 | #1 - The Ultimate Collection (1 week at #1)

1998 | #2 - Step One

2017 | #2 - Tears on the Dancefloor

2020 | #2 - What the Future Holds

2021 | #2 - What the Future Holds Pt. 2

2000 | #4 - Buzz

2018 | #18 - Party on the Dancefloor - Live from the London SSE Arena Wembley

2012 | #32 - Light Up the World

2002 | #57 - The Last Dance

2018 | #106 - Tears on the Dancefloor - The Singles Collection

2016 | #175 - Stomp All Night - The Remix Anthology

 

Certifications:

 

5xPlatinum - Step One

4xPlatinum - Steptacular

4xPlatinum - Gold: Greatest Hits

2xPlatinum - Buzz

Platinum - The Ultimate Collection

Gold - The Last Dance

Gold - Tears on the Dancefloor

Silver - What the Future Holds

List of #2 album weeks in 2021 - Steps have the third highest of the year so far:

 

16-Sep 44,473 Iron Maiden - Senjutsu

17-Jun 25,846 Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR

23-Sep 25,285 Steps - What the Future Holds Pt. 2

01-Apr 21,743 Justin Bieber - Justice

24-Jun 21,576 Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR

27-May 21,050 J. Cole - The Off-Season

03-Jun 20,584 Gary Numan - Intruder

12-Aug 20,515 Dave - We're All Alone In This Together

15-Apr 20,183 Demi Lovato - Dancing With the Devil… The Art of Starting Over

05-Aug 18,260 Anne-Marie - Therapy

08-Jul 18,171 Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR

15-Jul 17,777 Queen - Greatest Hits

10-Jun 15,876 Easy Life - Life's a Beach

22-Jul 15,379 Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR

25-Mar 15,105 Central Cee - Wild West

20-May 14,462 Michael Ball - We Are More Than One

19-Aug 14,308 Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever

29-Jul 13,970 Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR

11-Feb 13,419 Fredo - Money Can't Buy Happiness

04-Feb 13,212 Bicep - Isles

02-Sep 12,187 Lorde - Solar Power

11-Mar 11,993 Maximo Park - Nature Always Wins

08-Apr 11,976 Justin Bieber - Justice

29-Apr 10,597 AJ Tracey - Flu Game

28-Jan 10,241 Barry Gibb - Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers' Songbook, Vol. 1

26-Aug 10,093 Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR

09-Sep 9,575 Maisie Peters - You Signed Up For This

13-May 8,936 The Coral - Coral Island

18-Feb 8,617 The Weeknd - The Highlights

25-Feb 8,338 Foo Fighters - Medicine at Midnight

01-Jul 8,009 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Back the Way We Came: Vol. 1

04-Mar 7,554 Ghetts - Conflict of Interest

21-Jan 7,189 Passenger - Songs for the Drunk & Broken Hearted

22-Apr 6,954 Justin Bieber - Justice

06-May 6,612 London Grammar - California Soil

18-Mar 5,408 Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia

14-Jan 5,349 Harry Styles - Fine Line

 

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Steps' sales figure this week is higher than 22 weeks of #1s from this year!

 

Sold more than Steps:

05-Aug | 74,191 | Dave - We're All Alone In This Together

03-Jun | 50,942 | Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR

16-Sep | 45,651 | Drake - Certified Lover Boy

18-Feb | 42,486 | Foo Fighters - Medicine at Midnight

20-May | 41,855 | Rag'n'Bone Man - Life By Misadventure

01-Apr | 40,111 | Lana Del Rey - Chemtrails Over the Country Club

12-Aug | 38,855 | Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever

17-Jun | 36,182 | Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend

29-Jul | 34,328 | KSI - All Over the Place

10-Jun | 32,844 | Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR

13-May | 31,992 | Royal Blood - Typhoons

29-Apr | 31,106 | London Grammar - California Soil

24-Jun | 28,384 | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Back the Way We Came: Vol. 1

23-Sep | 27,345 | The Manic Street Preachers - The Ultra Vivid Lament

27-May | 26,005 | Paul Weller - Fat Pop

 

Sold less than Steps:

26-Aug | 25,110 | The Killers - Pressure Machine

11-Feb | 22,475 | Celeste - Not Your Muse

22-Apr | 21,145 | Taylor Swift - Fearless

08-Jul | 20,594 | Jack Savoretti - Europiana

15-Apr | 20,455 | The Snuts - W.L.

01-Jul | 20,249 | Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR

09-Sep | 19,617 | Kanye West - Donda

18-Mar | 19,530 | Kings of Leon - When You See Yourself

15-Jul | 18,044 | Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR

22-Jul | 17,728 | Inhaler - It Won't Always Be Like This

02-Sep | 17,476 | Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR

25-Mar | 17,322 | Tom Grennan - Evering Road

25-Feb | 16,940 | slowthai - TYRON

21-Jan | 16,166 | Barry Gibb - Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers' Songbook, Vol. 1

08-Apr | 15,621 | Ben Howard - Collections from the Whiteout

19-Aug | 15,437 | Dave - We're All Alone In This Together

06-May | 14,936 | Tom Jones - Surrounded By Time

04-Feb | 14,904 | Bring Me the Horizon - POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR

28-Jan | 14,298 | You Me At Six - SUCKAPUNCH

11-Mar | 12,542 | Architects - For Those That Wish to Exist

04-Mar | 10,456 | Mogwai - As the Love Continues

14-Jan | 7,330 | Taylor Swift - evermore

Other UK charts:

 

What the Future Holds Pt. 2

#1 - Album Downloads Chart Top 100

#2 - Albums Sales Chart Top 100

#2 - Physical Albums Chart Top 100

#5 - Vinyl Albums Chart Top 40

 

What the Future Holds

#43 - Album Downloads Chart Top 100 (re-entry / 18th week in the Top 100 / Peak: #1)

#44 - Albums Sales Chart Top 100 (re-entry / 24th week in the Top 100 / Peak: #2)

#50 - Physical Albums Chart Top 100 (re-entry / 24th week in the Top 100 / Peak: #3)

 

Take Me for a Ride

#56 - Singles Downloads Chart Top 100 (re-entry / 4th week in the Top 100 / Peak: #27)

#57 - Singles Sales Chart Top 100 (re-entry / 4th week in the Top 100 / Peak: #29)

 

Heartbreak in This City

#71 - Singles Downloads Chart Top 100 (re-entry / 8th week in the Top 100 / Peak: #15)

#75 - Singles Sales Chart Top 100 (re-entry / 7th week in the Top 100 / Peak: #15)

Did What the future holds get a top 200 peak this week???

Not sure yet but hopefully I'll be able to find that out soon!

Fingers crossed!! Would be fab to get a sales update (plus an extra week in the top 200)

Thanks for all the information Jay :wub:

Would Steps ever release an album in January?

 

The quiet sales period, it seems like it'd be a guaranteed #1.

Would Steps ever release an album in January?

 

The quiet sales period, it seems like it'd be a guaranteed #1.

 

I guess not as their sales would be lower as a result of releasing in that time period. Something like a live or remix album is best released then.

I have updated the Steps singles and albums sections. Still need to get around to completing Claire's sections :lol:

Ooh I've got the sales information, the format breakdowns:

 

What the Future Holds Pt. 2

 

25,287 - Total (Sold 2 copies pre-release)

25,285 - Weekly Total

 

17,781 - CDs

3,568 - Downloads

2,406 - Vinyl

824 - Cassettes

706 - Streaming

 

 

Which means this amount of sales was added after their Thursday midweeks:

 

+2,624 - Overall

 

+1,432 - CDs

+960 - Downloads

+187 - Streaming

+26 - Vinyl

+19 - Cassettes

 

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Compared to the Manics:

 

27,352 - Total (Sold 7 copies pre-release)

27,345 - Weekly Total

 

17,189 - CDs

6,331 - Vinyl

1,920 - Downloads

1,361 - Cassettes

544 - Streaming

 

 

Their increases after the Thursday midweeks were:

 

+4,354 - Overall

 

+3,222 - CDs

+675 - Downloads

+247 - Vinyl

+173 - Streaming

+37 - Cassettes

 

 

 

So in the end... it was a surge in reported CD sales that really benefited Manics.

I don’t think I’ll ever forgive BMG for not having more vinyls available and maybe cassettes too to close that gap for #1 😭😭😭😭😭

Edited September 20, 20213 yr by spiceboy

It was a bit of a shame to see that the cassette being reduced to £5 on Townsend on the last day only resulted in a literal handful of sales of it :lol: