number 23 in midweeks

thats not too bad at all i hope it will stay top 25 come sunday,the album is holding steady enough since its release which is great

its doing fantastic for an album slated by the critics. it should keep doin well if it stays at six quid. and with in my arms around the corner, the airplay and video should help it hold in the top forty for longer

ya with in my arms hitting the radio's it will pik sale sup again,the album should stay top 75 for quiet a few more weeks yet hopefully

It's now two months away from the IMA release so let's hope it can stay in Top 75 for eight weeks.

It should easily manage to stay within the top 75 until then I imagine. As the lowest it's been since it's release is #40, I'd like it to continue it's top 40 run without dropping out but that's unlikely.

ya id love it to hold top 40 but chances are it wont,id be ahppy enough for it stay top 75 as body language and light years left the chart quickly enough so id like x to build up more chart weeks for kylie

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01 Australia [1-9-18-19-21-40-47-42-47-44-29-35-39-45-x-] platinum

04 UK [4-5-19-18-17-29-40-36-37-34-32-38-24-22-19-] 354.010

09 Switzerland [9-20-24-35-38-43-69-73-59-82-44-56-47-56-]

10 Greece [15-10-12-23-x-]

12 Croatia [16-29-x-21-26-x-12-]

14 Ireland [14-37-51-38-35-44-44-44-46-43-56-53-51-55-56-94-] gold

15 Germany [15-48-62-70-75-86-85-x-x-x-x-86-65-65-83-]

16 Austria [16-44-49-64-55-58-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-54-]

19 France [19-50-66-76-84-89-101-101-63-53-47-50-55-60-] gold

26 Belgium [29-26-46-x-]

28 Spain [28-71-83-99-x-x-86-x-93-x-]

28 Sweden [28-41-49-51-60-x-49-x-]

29 Holland [29-49-51-69-77-96-93-x-]

34 Denmark [34-x-]

36 Italy [36-61-70-x-]

38 NZ [38-x-]

43 Canada [43-x]

40 Japan [40-x-]

 

09 World chart [9-13-34-35-37-x-] 767.550

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hopefully top 10 in croatia very soon

I'm SO pleased with X's chartrun so far, it has surpassed my expectations immensely! I'm not totally convinced it can stay top75 until "In My Arms" is released but hey, i'd love to be proven wrong!

What happened to X in Spain... 2 hearts is huge there!

I am surprised with Spain as well.....also Italy...wasn't 2 hearts big there as well???

number 25 in midweeks

again i hope x falls no further it was 23 all weeek til friday so i hope it can stay there or go higher

#94 Ireland this week.........

thats a huge fall in ireland,where do u get teh irish charts so early??

Oh geez, I just hope In my arms will save the album...

Kylie question asked on "Ask Billboard" for the week of March 14, 2008:

 

'X' AMERICAN HISTORY

 

Keith,

 

I have yet another musical question on my mind, and since I couldn't find a definitive answer, I at last turn to you.

 

Why is it that record companies persist in delaying the U.S. release of albums that have been out for months internationally?

 

I can see this not being harmful for newer acts, but I can only see it being greatly detrimental to established ones.

 

Take Kylie Minogue's "X" for example. It will be released in the U.S. on April 1 with "All I See" as its lead single.

 

With that difference aside, why does her label not simply release them in both territories simultaneously? Can they seriously be kidding themselves that stateside Kylie devotees -- and they are numerous -- have not already managed to get a hold of the album in one way or another?

 

Just look at her fall 2003 album "Body Language." It was released on Feb. 10, 2004 in the U.S. (months after it bowed internationally), quickly peaked at No. 42 on The Billboard 200 and then fell off the chart.

 

Is it me, or don't practices like these ultimately hurt artists?

 

Eagerly awaiting your response and thoughts,

 

Rudy South

Amboy, N.J.

 

 

Hi Rudy,

 

Timing. It's all about timing.

 

Sometimes, it makes perfect sense to release an album at the same time globally. However, with certain artists (and it seems like Kylie Minogue is one of them), the decision is made to have the U.S. release come later.

 

In the U.S., Minogue's "X" will be released on April 1 through Astralwerks/Capitol. It bowed outside America last November.

 

Why does the American release of "X" come so many months after its international bow? Capitol Records hasn't said why. Once can imagine that it had a lot to do with making sure that there was an effective promotional campaign in place for the album in the U.S.

 

That said, Minogue will be in the U.S. on the promotional trail, making sure everyone is aware that she has a new album out. At the time of this writing (March 13) her appearance schedule had yet to be announced.

 

The first U.S. single from "X" is "All I See" featuring Mims. The original version of the song did not include Mims. The rest of the track is essentially identical to the original version.

 

To be certain, Minogue's label knows she has a devoted following in the United States that probably already bought the album as an import, or got a hold of the music some other way. (I, for one, bought the album last December as an Australian import.)

 

But we are a small minority. We are a drop in the bucket when it comes to the kind of sales that are needed to justify a major label release.

 

As an import, "X" has sold about 2,000 physical copies in the U.S.

Interestingly, the digital version of "X" was released in mid-February but vanished from the iTunes store last week. In that span of time, the digital version of "X" sold 4,000.

 

Collectively, the 14 tracks on "X" have sold 18,000 digital downloads. The biggest seller of the bunch was "Speakerphone." It has shifted 5,000 downloads.

 

 

 

I understand why sometimes albums are not released worldwide at the same time as when an album gets a different release date it gives the artist time toromote the album internationally at seperate times..

 

i do think this can effect sales though as the die hard fans will get it on imprt thus damaging sales when offically released,in america though its always hard to tell with kylie as usually her material does not lick in no matter what th ecase is

 

 

X IS DOWN 6 PLACES TO NUMBER 25 IN THE UK THIS WEEK

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20 Clannad 8,170

28 Young Knives 6,927

got the above from music week so with Kylie at number 25 with X id say she sold a further 7,000 or more again this week,she must be nearing 400,000 now