Mr.X

Spice is at 11million in the USA https://x.com/chartsartists/status/1937650936824180920?s=46&t=nU-c2Mr7_v8u8Yi48exTKg However, a fan shared this which I never knew about. Does anyone have any more information or is this only fan-made crap? The Spice Girls took legal action against Virgin/Emi in the late 90s, claiming that there were "missing" sales in USA and Australia, at least. For instance, there were "missing" sales/audit of Spice album in Australia and missing sales reports/records for three months of cassette sales. The groups lawyers claimed there were missing worldwide sales for too much single and missing sales in US and incorrect and diminished royalty payments. The smashing pumpkins also sued Virgin too. The Spice Girls asked for an audit of all worldwide sales. In the mid 2000s, it was reported that Spice had sold more than a Will Smith album in the US, which had sales of around 9.6 million. Several US publications said Spice sold over 10 million, including club sales and bmg sales. It was not certified diamond as Virgin/emi/universal will not pay for recertifications. Some report claimed Spice had sales of around 200k a year in the US ? The 7.5 million figure for Spice is based on the figure from around 1998. Their lawyers, who the beckhams still use, were claiming poor accounting and inaccurate sales figures. Their court papers alleged sales figures for japan and Germany were inaccurate too. I don't know the outcome or the legal action.

That Spiceworld design was such a crime, jfc... what a total waste of a release that was...

lets hope so!

Never Be The Same Again is the reason the Spice Girls ended in 2000. Had it not been as successful as it was, you can bet Mel 'im a real musician' C would have crawled right back to the group instead of behaving like a brat back then about the very group that made it possible for her to even have a solo album in the first place. So it is always tainted for me. And personally, even though I like the song, I don't think it is 'all that'. It's a good pop-r'n'b track and that's that.

That nightmare post with the globe was so wasted as an announcement lol Yeah unless there is something really unexpected coming, I wouldnt be expecting to know anything before September

Girls Aloud just announced an album release of their last show 🙃 Why oh WHY do our girls never do shit we want??

I was kind of joking but to be honest, what else do we have for the group for this year? lol

voted for Never Be The Same Again anyway 🤫

Where is the NEITHER option???? 😛

You should make a section for the Group and include the various leaks 😋

For sure, Bag it Up is even worse, I was just being dramatique And yep thanks, very happy to not have that type of taste in me 😛 If it had been the original I Turn To You, I would have voted for it to land at #2 at the very least in this competition! In fact when it comes to quality, I think the original version of I Turn To You is even slightly better than WTYSL but that is mostly due to its production which is immaculate.

I Turn To You sounds like british tourists fighting in Magaluf and being handcuffed by Spanish police and detested by the locals 😇 So I voted for that trash. Worst successful Spice-related single ever, f*** me... I know you BuzzJack bitches will probably vote Emma out now, but that only shows how wrong you all are and how little taste you all are. I will go and listen to my A Girl Like Me on vinyl and be content that at least I now GREAT MUSIC!!!!

I think the first part of the sentence makes sense as it is a matter of taste. But Holler's chances of long-lasting success was really damaged by the way it was released - with little promotion - and how it was received by the industry and press who were adamant they were finished. Had Holler been released in 1999, it would have probably sold much more as perceptions about the band were less violent. I think the proof of it is how it is received everytime they do it on tour - always a highlight - and the fact that it has gone viral a few times since the streaming era. But it gets played little attention by the record label and the girls themselves, whereas No Scrubs and Say My Name are the 'Wannabe' of TLC and Destiny's Child.

dancing to HOLLER!! Forever25 confirmed 😝 https://www.instagram.com/p/DKW0Z14KEd6/

Jesus, that's crazy that is is mostly down to more powerful playlisting.... I suppose the Netflix documentary also really helped... It is odd because No Scrubs is a huge song of course, but it does not feel as iconic and as successful as Wannabe, still today, at least to me...

Absolutely agree with you both. I'm quite enraged at this lol If, one day, they get to do these awful avatars idea, they need a broader discography and need to be more present in people's minds. For that, they need to be out there as a group, and do more music, more touring. HELL, they don't even need to do extensive touring, they can do some musical events, like award shows, TV specials, etc. ANYTHING music related lol I can't believe a group like them only has 3 albums.... it's mind-boggling... Simon is a dinossaur and has been for a long time... Yes he gave them massive fame but he also did a lot of wrong for their legacy, with so much advertisement and relenteless schedules at the time, removing the focus from the music. This was also the guy who said that he would have done a TV show to find a replacement for Geri in 1998. He obviously has little idea on what he had on his hands, or at least he lost sight of it at some point down the line. Anyway, urgh... music or touring, or please just leave us alone lol

Is this true? I couldnt find anything else online about it to confirm... It would mean that No Scrubs has definitely overtaken Wannabe as the best selling girl band single in the UK 😮‍💨

We need a concerted way to get Geri on board for a tour at least. I have no idea how, but that will be the only thing worth doing if they want to get the millions they obviously want to be paid to do anything. It does piss me off that they didnt - and wont - even promote their own music re-releases... they still get millions everyyear from it, if they promoted or did more as a group, they would do even more! It's so frustrating...

It's such a bad bad idea... And this was clearly planted by Simon and his team to see if there is any traction to it. Ive had a look and all comments everywhere seem very negative, so that should be a stop to this stupid idea. What Simon and the girls need to understand is that ANY project of theirs that doesn't involve the girls themselves being present and committed, FLOPS! They are not like ABBA, they are iconic and legendary but their legacy is based on THEM both as a group and individuals together being friends and present. That's it. Anytime they failed to not do promo (Forever, Headlines, even the GH) or not even perform themselves (like that awful Viva Forever musical), it flops. People want them, not avatars. That's why also that animated film that was announced failed to be made. People don't want made up crap, they want them. Go on tour - it will sell out. Do a re-release of their GH and ACTUALLY PROMOTE IT TOGETHER and it will sell. Do that documentary for Netflix with them included, turning up together to the launch? It will be watched! Try and be ABBA wannabes? It will flop, and rightly so.

A true icon!

The iconic Kesha has showcased a new mix of Wannabe. It's a BOP! https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKHvw-ip9Xz/?igsh=cXduOXF4eXNtM3Zq

You could try and sell them on Spice Marketplace on Facebook

I thought Wannabe was multiplatinum in the US??? I just googled and it is stated around 4 to 3million and those were old stats...

so more than 1/10th of what they claim to have sold overall across the world, and across their whole discography. As much as I often don't believe the 85million copies world wide claim, I sometimes look at these types of figures and just how massive most of their singles and albums were, and go 'well, yeah that makes sense lol'... Who knows...