72_72291On October 28, more than a million people in ten major cities in the United States were mobilized to besiege record stores, hoping to buy their idol's album - Glory to Death or Oasis or Mariah Carey in the first place. This is a set of real numbers, not an exaggeration or an estimate: in fact, according to incomplete statistics, the four major metropolitan areas, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Houston, mobilized a total of 1.23 million people between 9 and 12 o'clock in the morning on this day!

It's just one morning on the 28th, and that's just the case in 10 major cities across the United States, and that's just the tip of the iceberg on a global scale, but that's just a glimpse of the ripple effects of the ultimate showdown.

To make a comparison, on September 23, the day of the first battle of the century, the "Iron Triangle" joined hands to contribute 1.09 million sales in the North American music market, breaking countless historical records, and unveiling the month-long showdown with great momentum.

And today, in just one morning, 1.23 million people have been mobilized in the top 10 cities, and even if everyone only buys one album, it is clear that this pomp and circumstance has gone far beyond September 23. Everyone thought the first battle was sensational enough, but the ultimate battle was jaw-dropping again!

In the face of such a frenzy of the ultimate battle, even the Recording Industry Association of America came out to join in the fun, announcing the sales statistics for the three hours from 9 a.m. to 12 a.m. at 1 p.m., which is undoubtedly unprecedented. Because in the era before the computer network was formed, the sales feedback information in many remote areas was not too timely, and the official statistics of the Recording Industry Association of America were bound to be delayed, so at this time, the Recording Industry Association focused more on the statistics of weekly sales. But this time, even the Phonographic Association is no exception and has joined the global carnival.

Between 9 a.m. and 12 a.m. on October 28, record stores in 31 cities across the U.S. sold an estimated 730,000 copies, with albums from Glory to Death, Mariah Carey and Oasis accounting for 98 percent of sales. This not only set a new record for the fastest sales in the history of music in North America, but also a new record for sales per minute, and a new sales record worldwide. Specific statistics will be further counted and confirmed, and we will announce the results as soon as possible. ”

The Recording Industry Association of America (IFIA) released the official report on all major television stations and radio stations, and everyone was shocked: no one is exempt!

Let's start with a longitudinal comparison, the current highest weekly album sales record in North America is Whitney Houston's 1993 film "The Bodyguard" soundtrack, which swept 1.06 million sales in a week, in fact, it is also the only album in the North American music market to sell more than one million in a single week until 1996.

Pearl Sauce's "Showdown" is also widely considered to be an album that sold more than one million in the first week, but later the Recording Industry Association of America did not give it certification, because "over one million in the first week" includes pre-sale sales, but in actual statistics, the first week sales unfortunately did not cross the million threshold. However, the national momentum of pearl sauce is still extremely strong, and the sales of "Showdown" have also exceeded 10 million copies later.

If we extend the scope of the entire history to 2014, which Hugo is familiar with, there are a total of 18 albums that have sold more than one million in a single week in North America, most of them concentrated between 1998 and 2002, and the highest in history is Superboy's "NS" released in 2000. attached)", the album sold 2.41 million copies in a single week, not only making new history, but also the only album in North American music history to sell more than 2 million copies in a single week.

To make another set of horizontal comparisons, not long ago it was like a bamboo to create a single battle of the century that had countless histories, "Young Volcano (young. Voloes)" achieved 430,000 sales in a single day, shocking North America, and the troika jointly contributed 1.09 million single-day sales, which is also considered by countless experts, "This is a record that cannot be broken in 20 years!" ”

In short, in the North American music market, whether it is an album or a single, it is rare for a single day to sell more than 100,000, and there are only a handful of single-day sales that exceed 150,000.

Now, just three hours after the final showdown began, Audio-Technica has already exploded with nearly 720,000 sales! What does this mean? Even if it is a third grade, each singer has received 240,000 sales, which is not a "single-day" sales, but only a "half-day" sales!

How can the North American market not be sensational, how can it not boil, how can it not explode!

After the number jù came out, the hotlines of the major radio stations were quickly blown up, and the most asked questions were not about sales, but "We heard you right, right?" "The listeners who came to verify the exact numbers left the major stations scrambling, with more than 80 percent of listeners believing that their signal was wrong, and that the numbers on the radio were wrong.

However, there is nothing wrong with this qiē. The Recording Industry Association of America itself was so shocked that it checked the sales numbers in each region three times, and finally came to the conclusion that there was nothing wrong with the number jù.

Nearly 720,000 copies were bought in three hours! This is the power of the ultimate battle, which has just begun on the 28th, and has already refreshed history with an unstoppable attitude, and the troika has set an almost insurmountable benchmark together, and even those who have no interest in music can't help but cast their eyes on it, and even those who know nothing about music are vaguely aware that this is a duel that has never been seen before or since.

The shock is still not over, what is the single result of the Iron Triangle among the 720,000 copies or so, who has the upper hand, whether it is glory to death and continue to be strong, or Maria is strong to turn around, or Oasis Band to turn around...... The ultimate showdown, the ultimate showdown, is still a duel in the final analysis, and people are more curious about who broke the record and who made history than the record-breaking number of "seventy-two" - and more importantly, who took the lead in this showdown that amazed the whole century!

The Recording Industry Association of America knows this, in fact, they are more curious than anyone else, because they know better than anyone what this qiē represents: they are witnessing the birth of history! So, the Recording Industry Association of America announced the leader for three hours in the morning for the first time.

Mariah Carey!

The album "Butterfly" sold 300,000 copies in three hours, not only breaking the record for the fastest sales in North American music history without any suspense, but also becoming the first album in history to sell an average of 100,000 copies per hour. 300,000! A full 300,000 sheets! And this is only a "half-day" of sales, such a result even "appalling" is not enough to describe the shock in the heart.

"Butterfly" topped the sales rate on the morning of October 28, and it also became Maria's first report card after ascending to the throne of the queen of heaven, consolidating her title of queen with an absolutely brilliant attitude. Even in terms of sales, Maria finally caught up with her lifelong rival - Whitney Houston, and was on an equal footing with Whitney in terms of results, popularity, and word of mouth. It can be said that this album, stimulated by the ultimate showdown, exploded with amazing energy, allowing Maria's career to truly reach its peak.

What's more! Although it was only a short advantage of three hours, no one will ignore the excellence of this achievement, and no one will forget the battle of the dragon in the first battle of the century more than a month ago, and it was on the shoulders of the two rivals that Glory to Death reached the top. Now, Maria has replicated this miracle as well, and the results are even more brilliant and incredible!

Sony Columbia Records almost couldn't wait, and after the Recording Industry Association of America announced the numbers, it made a huge splash on the promotional scene in Chicago. Maria, who appeared on the stage to carry out publicity, appeared on the stage, and the big screen behind the stage showed the number "300,000", a long list of dazzling zeros, which made the whole scene boil, and an ice sculpture of "500,000" appeared on the table, Maria picked up a small hammer and smashed it herself, expressing the vision of breaking through the shackles of 500,000.

The news of the press conference reached all corners of the United States on the radio waves of Guò in just 30 minutes, and Chicago, the "Windy City", set off a frenzy because of Maria's arrival.

The morning lead made Maria raise her eyebrows, even the tiredness of the long journey and the tireless itinerary could not stop her good mood, and that bright smile blurred the undulating skyline of Chicago, and Maria even shook hands with the audience for the first time - this is absolutely impossible at Maria's press conference, which shows Maria's joyful mood.

Maria took a temporary lead on the morning of the 28th, which was an unexpected but reasonable result, unexpectedly because the glory to death was almost impossible to challenge, whether it was the destruction of the "young volcano" or the ticket sales frenzy of the world tour, Maria was repeatedly defeated in the face of glory to death; It makes sense that because Maria is a national pop diva, the mass base of pop music is almost irreversible compared to rock music, not to mention the overwhelming publicity offensive of Sony Columbia Records is full of confidence.

Even if it was only a temporary lead, it meant that Maria had already seized the opportunity to win, and this time, it was clearly Maria who landed in Normandy.

If Maria's lead is reasonable, then the Oasis Band and Glory to the Death sales battle is in a bitter battle, which shocked everyone, the Oasis Band's "Stay in the Moment" won less than 210,000 sales, and the "Glory to Death" "Storm" won the sales of more than 210,000 copies, and the sales gap between the two is only less than 3,000 copies, vividly illustrating the difference of a millimeter.

This is definitely a situation that no one expected, can it...... Glory to death, without any publicity, was really tripped over by overconfidence - that is, arrogance.