The hot summer has become lively because of the successive release of many wonderful movies in cinemas, but the news of the "Men in Black" North American box office three consecutive weekends has not been able to cause more waves, and it has been overshadowed by the ups and downs of the music market in the blink of an eye!

Almost everyone is looking forward to this week's Billboard albums chart.

When the battle of the century and the final showdown began, the eyes of the world were focused on the head-to-head showdown of Glory to Death, Mariah Carey and Oasis sales, and when I think back to the heat and madness of that month or so, it almost makes people feel that it was a Midsummer Night's dream, a dream that can never be replicated again; But now, it dawned on people that the Midsummer Night's Dream was only a prologue, and that the real event unfolded in the next nine months, as if it were an eternal party on which the sun never sets.

After 37 weeks of madness, Glory to Death and their third album "Storm" have made countless history, and now they are standing in front of a new moment in history, with a 38-week winning streak just around the corner, igniting countless frenzied fires that burned July 1997 to ashes.

Thirteen years ago, Michael Jackson's "Thriller" ushered in a miracle era in pop music, and after winning the title for 37 consecutive weeks, he regrettably couldn't go one step closer to challenging the glory of the "West Side Story" movie soundtrack, but still erected the benchmark that everyone admires. So, can Glory to Death now break Michael's record?

Record, one step away; Tight, touch-and-go.

In the third week of July, two new albums were released, from the rap and dance music group Prodigy's new album "The Best Treasures." Fat。 Of。 The。 Land)" and "Men in Black" movie soundtracks, to people's surprise, these two albums both burst out with amazing energy, the former grabbed 250,000 weekly sales, which is the highest weekly performance of a new album since the end of the Grammys; The latter exploded with 200,000 sales, further pushing the chain effect of the film to the peak.

The performance of the two new albums also made the third week of July the most competitive since 1997, especially the popular album "Best Treasures", a talented group composed of a ballroom DJ, a black rapper, and two friends dressed as dancers, nicknamed a rock band without a bass or guitar, although their music style is mostly dance music, but closer to the style of electronic rock, which is another variation of neo-metal rock. This new way of music has been highly sought after by listeners, especially in dance halls, clubs, bars and other venues. The fact that the "Best Treasures" exploded into such outstanding sales figures in the first week of release is not only a challenge to glory to death, but also one of the common phenomena of the overall rise of neo-metal rock.

In the face of a menacing onslaught, "Torrential Rain" has received full support from a wide range of listeners – now that the loyal power of the young volcano has almost dried up, the album has been able to stay alive after 37 consecutive weeks of winning the title, relying on the full flowering of the listener base, and this week was no exception.

Under the watchful eye, the weekly sales of "Storm" once again broke out the data of 280,000, and the strong posture made the entire market exclaim.

In the face of everyone's high expectations, "Storm" did not disappoint, with 280,000 weekly sales still one of the best results in recent weeks, and almost no album has been able to burst out of the market with such energy. What's even more terrifying is that this is the sales of the album exactly 37 weeks after its release, and it still makes all competitors have to look up.

In the thirtieth week of 1997, the Billboard album chart was released, and there was no surprise on the top spot, and it was "Stormy"!

"Torrent" successfully defeated the menacing "Best Treasures" and "Men in Black" movie soundtracks to win the title of the week again. For thirty-eight consecutive weeks, for thirty-eight weeks, the most authoritative, most formal, and most concerned Billboard album charts in North America, the champion throne was firmly controlled by the same album, and many excellent albums before and after tried to impact the hegemony of "Storm", but unfortunately they all failed, but instead became a stepping stone for this huge historical process, piling up this epic castle layer after layer. History was rewritten at this moment.

In the long history of Billboard for nearly a century, only two albums have been on the top spot for nine months - "West Side Story" movie soundtrack, "Thriller", and now, with the addition of a third member, "Storm", and even more rarely, "Storm" broke the thirteen-year silence after "Thriller", pushing the cumulative number of championship weeks from 37 weeks to 38 weeks, which not only means that "Storm" surpassed "Thriller" on the all-time chart, Being the runner-up for the most consecutive weeks of Billboard Champions means that after 13 years, the North American music market has finally begun to change again!

No one will forget that after the birth of "Trembling", it had an indelible impact on almost the entire music industry; In fact, the impact of the "Storm" on the music industry has been felt by people, and since the glory to death at the Grammys, the resurgence of rock has been unstoppable, and now the 38-week winning streak is just the icing on the cake.

Thirty-eight weeks!

Not only in North America, but also around the world, more than 81 countries and regions have reported on the 38th consecutive championship of "Stormy Rain", and even many countries have reported related news in prime time on their major TV stations; More than 4,000 print media outlets reported on the news, of which more than 1,600 gave the headline position to the "storm", and the Times was the first to announce it on the front page with the headline "A New Era in the Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll in the 90s".

All over the world, almost everyone who has a slight interest in music has learned the news for the first time, and rock fans are even more rejoicing and celebrating with practical actions: this is their festival, a long-lost feast! London, Paris, Barcelona, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Tokyo, North. Twenty-seven major cities around the world, including Beijing, Sydney, Cape Town, New York, and Los Angeles, have seen a large number of fans take to the streets, frantically venting their inner joy and celebrating this historic moment.

At this moment, all rock lovers in the world are one.

Does exceeding the historical record of "Trembling" mean that "Tempest" is better than "Trembling", and does it mean that Glory to Death is better than Michael Jackson? The answer is no. Because this is just a record, a record is a vehicle used to mark the course of history, but music does not distinguish between high and low, not to mention, if you want to reach the heights of Michael Jackson in Glory to Death - the sales of the album "Storm" need to be more powerful.

But no one will deny that Glory to Death is now juxtaposed with Guns N' Roses, Nirvana, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, and Queen, who not only have qualifications, but have managed to match them.

Perhaps, some people will say that Glory to Death has only three albums so far, and it has only been less than five years since then, and it is obviously too early to discuss their place in history. But the truth is that no one can deny that Glory to Death opened up an incredible era in the nineties, when the rock and roll faith was still completely lost, and this is enough to make Glory to Death among the top ranks of history.

Thirty-eight consecutive weeks of championships, which means that in the past nine and a half months, no singer or album has been able to shake the king status of "Storm", such a record, one person is above 10,000 people!

After creating such brilliant achievements, "Storm" still did not stop its footsteps, and once again proved to people with practical actions that in this era of lack of faith, "Stormstorm" is re-injecting rock and roll faith into the blood of the new generation bit by bit in a stormy way.

Thirty-nine weeks in a row! Forty weeks in a row!

"Storm" not only surpassed "Trembling's" record of winning the championship in 37 weeks, but also sprinted to the rare 40-week winning streak in one go, once again rewriting a new standard in history!

Forty weeks, ten full months, the "Storm" is sweeping the entire North American music market with a devastating momentum, calling for wind and rain to make everyone kneel and surrender. There are no words—no words to express the shock of the heart—only the simplest numbers, the coldest numbers, the truest numbers, to prove how great and glorious the history that glory to death has now made!

Just as everyone was exclaiming and sighing, is "Stormy" going to challenge the "West Side Story" movie soundtrack for 54 consecutive years? But at this moment, history was broken again, and in the first week of August, Daddy's new album "No Way Back" (No. Way。 Out)" hit strongly, achieving 420,000 sales in the first week of release, landing at the top of the Billboard album chart, breaking the ten-month dominance of "Storm"!

Although this week's "Storm" broke out again with a super high sales of 230,000, there is still a big gap compared to "no way back", and unfortunately the number of champion weeks is fixed above "40". It's interesting for the rap godfather to brag about dad to end the "Stormy" streak of titles, and it's widely believed that rap and rock have officially taken over the mainstream market with pop, country and rhythm and blues.

"Glory to Death Terminator: Bagged Daddy Comforts B. I。 G in the spirit of the sky. ”