I'd say the album sold there or thereabouts 5k this week which is an improvement upon last week. ^_^

 

Hopefully sales should begin to rise now within the next few weeks! :D

we could expect even bigger sales...anyway...maybe the 2nd album sales syndrome...frand ferdinand had the almost the same problem with their second album.great reviews but not over 1m like their first lp.

 

bloc party , keane , especially kaiser chiefs , libertines , kasabian , almost every uk band , didnt do better than arctics in album sales with their second lp...maybe razorlight only but that was definitely a sell out or just a matter of luck("america" anyone?)...

 

only a very strong single can bring back the album high oin the charts and as i v said i can see only "teddy bear" to make it...

we could expect even bigger sales...anyway...maybe the 2nd album sales syndrome...frand ferdinand had the almost the same problem with their second album.great reviews but not over 1m like their first lp.

 

bloc party , keane , especially kaiser chiefs , libertines , kasabian , almost every uk band , didnt do better than arctics in album sales with their second lp...maybe razorlight only but that was definitely a sell out or just a matter of luck("america" anyone?)...

 

only a very strong single can bring back the album high oin the charts and as i v said i can see only "teddy bear" to make it...

Yeah, 2nd album syndrome has hit them i think.

 

But just because it wont sell as much as the debut, its automatically labelled somewhat a flop, when i reality it isnt.

 

Not many artists, can out-do their debuts tbh....

Most bands get hit by the 2nd album syndrome after having a huge first album and like you say Space, the only band that really hasn't been affected by it is Razorlight, who have had a huge selling 2nd album. Bands like Hard-Fi and Editors don't have as much pressure on them with their 2nd albums because when thry were first released they never really set the charts on fire but over the next few months after their albums were released they gradually got bigger sales and more exposure.

 

But Arctic Monkeys still have a lot left in them this era I reckon, if they win the Mercury award tonight they'll have a rise in album sales and with the right promo and a good video Old Yellow Bricks should do reasonably well too. ^_^

big sales or not ...its the album of the year n thats the most important thing !

1 Back to Black – Amy Winehouse 928,309

2 Life in Cartoon Motion - Mika 727,000

3 Beautiful World – Take That 651,000

4 Favourite Worst Nightmare - Arctic Monkeys 551,000

5 Yours Truly Angry Mob - Kaiser Chiefs 521,000

6 Loose - Nelly Furtado 472,000

7 Eyes Open - Snow Patrol 439,000

8 Every Time we Touch - Cascada 388,000

9 Futuresex / Lovesounds – Justin Timberlake 385,000

10 Costello Music – Fratellis 360,000

11 Undiscovered - James Morrison 353,500

12 Sam's Town – The Killers 338,000

13 Alright Still - Lily Allen 332,700

14 Collection - Traveling Wilburys 331,500

15 How to Save a Life - The Fray 324,500

16 Because of the Times - Kings of Leon 316,000

17 One Chance - Paul Potts 310,000

18 Hats off to the Buskers - The View 301,000

19 These Streets – Paolo Nutini 298,000

20 Infinity on High - Fall Out Boy 290,000

21 Razorlight – Razorlight 284,000

22 Version - Mark Ronson 273,000

23 Minutes to Midnight - Linkin Park 259,900

24 I'm not Dead – Pink 259,100

25 The Best Damn Thing - Avril Lavigne 254,000

26 Never Forget - Take That 249,000

27 Good Girl Gone Bad - Rihanna 247,000

28 Shock Value - Timbaland 246,000

29 Konvicted - Akon 243,500

30 Myths of the Near Future - The Klaxons 237,000

 

Seems to have sold 7k last week. :o

MERCURY SALES BOOSTS

 

1) Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future (486%)

2) Fionn Regan - The End of History (212%)

3) Bat For Lashes - Fur and Gold (185%)

4) Maps - We Can Create (150%)

5) Basquiat Strings - Basquiat Strongs with Seb Rochford (96%)

6) The Young Knives - Voices of Animals and Men (85%)

7) Amy Winehouse - Back to Black (53%)

8) Dizzee Rascal - Maths + English (31%)

9) Jamie T - Panic Prevention (16%)

10) New Young Pony Club - Fantastic Playroom (12%)

11) The View - Hats Off To The Buskers (11%)

12) Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare (6%)

Very disapointed at their sales increase :(

 

1) Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future (486%)

2) Fionn Regan - The End of History (212%)

3) Bat For Lashes - Fur and Gold (185%)

4) Maps - We Can Create (150%)

5) Basquiat Strings - Basquiat Strongs with Seb Rochford (96%)

6) The Young Knives - Voices of Animals and Men (85%)

7) Amy Winehouse - Back to Black (53%)

8) Dizzee Rascal - Maths + English (31%)

9) Jamie T - Panic Prevention (16%)

10) New Young Pony Club - Fantastic Playroom (12%)

11) The View - Hats Off To The Buskers (11%)

12) Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare (6%)

Only 6%. :\ That's pretty awful considering the increase that all the others have.

 

However, saying that it's the 2nd highest selling album on the list and they've not really been in the public eye of much lately and they didn't perform either, but hey, 6% is better than nothing right? :lol: ^_^

The album's down to #39 this week, but it's had a sales increase this week I do believe so all is good. ^_^

 

What is pleasing though is Klaxons album [who's had all this hype with the Mercurys] is below Arctic Monkeys album this week!

39 36 20 Arctic Monkeys Favourite Worst Nightmare...20 wks

39 36 20 Arctic Monkeys Favourite Worst Nightmare...20 wks

 

At least it's not sliding out of the Top75 like I thought it might! :lol:

it s gonna be back in the top 20 (at least) with their 3rd single ...that s happenin to kaiser chiefs now

it s gonna be back in the top 20 (at least) with their 3rd single ...that s happenin to kaiser chiefs now

 

Well I hope so, not too sure though because of the amount of albums that are being released at the moment. :(

 

I reckon the album sold about 4-5k again last week. ^_^

The album's at #54 this week.

 

They really need to start promo on the next single or the album is gonna completely fall out of the Top75!

agree...

1 Back to Black – Amy Winehouse 988,956

2 Life in Cartoon Motion - Mika 763,000

3 Beautiful World – Take That 657,000

4 Favourite Worst Nightmare - Arctic Monkeys 559,000

5 Yours Truly Angry Mob - Kaiser Chiefs 535,000

6 Loose - Nelly Furtado 479,000

7 Eyes Open - Snow Patrol 461,000

8 Futuresex / Lovesounds – Justin Timberlake 397,000

9 Every Time we Touch - Cascada 392,100

10 Costello Music – Fratellis 368,000

11 Undiscovered - James Morrison 365,000

12 Sam's Town – The Killers 348,000

13 Alright Still - Lily Allen 342,000

14 Collection - Traveling Wilburys 339,000

15 How to Save a Life - The Fray 330,000

16 Because of the Times - Kings of Leon 328,000

17 One Chance - Paul Potts 326,000

18 These Streets – Paolo Nutini 316,000

19 Hats off to the Buskers - The View 303,000

20 Infinity on High - Fall Out Boy 295,000

21 Razorlight – Razorlight 290,000

22 Version - Mark Ronson 278,000

23 Good Girl Gone Bad - Rihanna 277,000

24 Minutes to Midnight - Linkin Park 271,500

25 I'm not Dead – Pink 270,500

26 Shock Value - Timbaland 268,000

27 The Best Damn Thing - Avril Lavigne 262,000

28 Never Forget - Take That 256,000

29 Myths of the Near Future - The Klaxons 247,900

30 Konvicted - Akon 247,500

 

A long long way away from Take That. :lol: :(

1 Back to Black – Amy Winehouse 1,019,272 - (1,316,975)

2 Life in Cartoon Motion - Mika 777,000

3 Beautiful World – Take That 659,000

4 Favourite Worst Nightmare - Arctic Monkeys 563,000

5 Yours Truly Angry Mob - Kaiser Chiefs 540,000

6 Loose - Nelly Furtado 482,000

7 Eyes Open - Snow Patrol 465,000

8 Futuresex / Lovesounds – Justin Timberlake 403,000

9 Every Time we Touch - Cascada 394,000

10 Undiscovered - James Morrison 371,700

11 Costello Music – Fratellis 371,500

12 Sam's Town – The Killers 352,000

13 Alright Still - Lily Allen 346,000

14 Collection - Traveling Wilburys 341,000

15 Because of the Times - Kings of Leon 332,100

16 How to Save a Life - The Fray 332,000

17 One Chance - Paul Potts 330,000

18 These Streets – Paolo Nutini 323,000

19 Hats off to the Buskers - The View 304,000

20 Infinity on High - Fall Out Boy 298,000

21 Razorlight – Razorlight 293,000

22 Good Girl Gone Bad - Rihanna 288,000

23 Version - Mark Ronson 283,000

24 Minutes to Midnight - Linkin Park 275,600

25 Shock Value - Timbaland 275,500

26 I'm not Dead – Pink 275,200

27 The Best Damn Thing - Avril Lavigne 266,000

28 Never Forget - Take That 262,000

29 Myths of the Near Future - The Klaxons 252,000

30 It won't be Soon before Long - Maroon 5 251,000

 

Sold about 4k since the last update. :lol: They REALLY need to get the 3rd single promo sorted out now or else the album is gonna completely disappear out of the Top 75. :(

Their sales aren't even that bad, only 2 singles and sales have been really low for about 6 months

 

They really need a third single to get those christmas sales in though, but it could easily do another couple of hundred thousand if they pick the right song and if it's released at the right time

Their sales aren't even that bad, only 2 singles and sales have been really low for about 6 months

 

They really need a third single to get those christmas sales in though, but it could easily do another couple of hundred thousand if they pick the right song and if it's released at the right time

 

I agree, and maybe they're delaying the release of the single to do that?

 

But anyway the album sales are good, they're on a small independant label and selling almost 600k is great for a label like Domino! Considering they do minimal promo too [well compared to a lot of other acts] it's even better news! ^_^