Chart Predictions?

[JacketGal]

I'm Amazed is the number one song on WXRT in Chicago! Nice!!  :D

[BH]

#4 on Amazon. :)

I think we have to wait until a week from Thursday to get the Billboard Chart.  I will be on a plane.

[vespachick]

I will be on a plane.

Salt rub anyone?
;D

Me too!!

[BH]

I will be on a plane.

Salt rub anyone?
;D

Me too!!

Uh, yes, excuse, ms. flight attendant, I would like to buy a glass of red wine for vc.  She's on flight 2753 from Portland to LaGuardia.  Call that in will ya.  Thanks.   [smiley=beer.gif]

[vespachick]

Uh, yes, excuse, ms. flight attendant, I would like to buy a glass of red wine for vc.  She's on flight 2753 from Portland to LaGuardia.  Call that in will ya.  Thanks.   [smiley=beer.gif]

LOL!  I will def raise a glass of red to you, BH, on my way to NYC!  I hope we meet up at the brewery!  I'm trying to fashion a recognizable Tshirt so as not to miss the gang, but I'm not very inspired for some reason.  I'm considering an image of Tracy with Bunny ears, but that just might make people think I'm gay or something?!?! [smiley=evil.gif]

[capt. scotty]

Well, I got my copy today from the only local record store. I had to pay 16$ instead of 10$ from best buy, but I got it at 1:30 PM and it was their 8th and last copy. And I live in Iowa. Surprised me

Then I checked out best buy's stock and since none were in that first 'new release' CD rack they have as soon as you walk in, I put about 15 Evil Urges in front of a bunch of Radiohead and Fergie albums. I think the big dude at the door saw me, but maybe they stayed their...Viva la Jaqueta!!

Ohh...and I now have a bet with my girlfriend - If MMJ cracks the Top 10, I get road head; they dont, I owe a half hour foot massage..I dont lose too much either way, but lets go Top 10!!

[pjmmj86]

I've been thinking about this as well. Recently, many indie bands have had chart success (Wilco, Modest Mouse, The Shins, Death Cab, Flaming Lips, etc.) and MMJ has been picking up a lot of steam. Therefore, I'm gonna say #8, which is where Wilco's A Ghost is Born debuted and I think both bands are pretty comparable in terms of popularity.

[cmccubbin25]

Well, I got my copy today from the only local record store. I had to pay 16$ instead of 10$ from best buy, but I got it at 1:30 PM and it was their 8th and last copy. And I live in Iowa. Surprised me

Then I checked out best buy's stock and since none were in that first 'new release' CD rack they have as soon as you walk in, I put about 15 Evil Urges in front of a bunch of Radiohead and Fergie albums. I think the big dude at the door saw me, but maybe they stayed their...Viva la Jaqueta!!

Ohh...and I now have a bet with my girlfriend - If MMJ cracks the Top 10, I get road head; they dont, I owe a half hour foot massage..I dont lose too much either way, but lets go Top 10!!

nice...a good "shot a road head" and my right hand are the two best lovers that i ever had.

[cmccubbin25]

i wonder how we can find SoundScan data..that seems to be sited a lot in reference to the amount of records sold.

[cmccubbin25]

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003815947

"Meanwhile, MMJ is expected to post its best Billboard 200 chart position and first-week sales total next week with "Evil Urges" (ATO), its fifth studio album."

[SpacedCowboy]

Congrats on breaking the top 10!!!!!

just under 50K Sold in the first week

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1589491/20080617/lil_wayne.jhtml

This hasn't been posted on billboard.com yet or else I would have linked there.  But awesome job for the Band and management/promotional team!

[BH]

 [smiley=beer.gif]

[marino13]

"Journey's Wal-mart exclusive album "Revelation" is down 5-6 on a 15% sales slide to 89,000."


Are you f'ing kidding me?  So about twice as many people bought Journey instead of MMJ.  It's not even a debut week for that album.  What a sad country we live in when it comes to art appreciation.   >:(

[chris]

So I read that it charted at #9 with 49,000 units shipped.  Pretty good.  Just to put into perspective here are a few other erstwhile indie bands and/or bands from a similar genre and their debut week sales (oh, and "Z" debuted at #67 with 18,329 units sold) (also, I've rounded some of these sales to the nearest thousand :)
Flaming Lips "At War With the Mystics" #11- 48,439
Arcade Fire "Neon Bible" #2- 92,000
Modest Mouse "We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank" #1- 129,000
Wilco "Sky Blue Sky" #4- 87,000
Death Cab for Cutie "Plans" #4- 90,000
Death Cab for Cutie "Narrow Stairs" #1- 144,000
Bright Eyes "Cassadaga" #4- 58,000

Cheers. (sorry for being such a geek :D)