Posted March 3, 200916 yr Well done lads From Music Week, thanks to Mikey U2 are cashing in on the huge pre-release exposure for their new album, with No Line On The Horizon outselling the rest of the Top 10 sellers combined on its first day on sale. The Mercury-issued album sold 64,698 copies on Monday, according to retail reports, around four times as many units as its nearest challenger, The Prodigy’s Invaders Must Die. The Prodigy album debuted at number one last Sunday to give Cooking Vinyl its first ever chart-topping album. U2’s new album, which was backed by the band occupying a series of promotional slots across the BBC last Friday, could be joined in the 20 this coming weekend by their 2006 retrospective U218 Singles. The best of, whose sales are up around 140% on the week, was ranked 39th on last Sunday’s chart, but is poised for a double-digit climb on the forthcoming countdown.
March 3, 200916 yr Author I had feared the the bad effect of 'Get On Your Boots' might have effected the album starting off, but obviously very good reviews for an album still have influence and the fact that they promoted it very heavily. :D I love the album so much so I'm very pleased with this. Hopefully it goes to number one in over 30 countires like 'Bomb' did.
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