Chapter 1693 - Out of Reach
One million 830,000, which is the weekly sales of the album "Stay Here".
The album sold 1.66 million copies in a single week, stunning the entire North American market, and became the only album in North American music history to sell more than one million copies in a single week, and witnessed the moment of Whitney Houston's diva. Until more than 20 years later, the movie "Bodyguard" and this soundtrack are still widely considered to be Whitney's peak moment.
Now, "Stay Here" not only broke that record, but also set an insurmountable benchmark, with 1.83 million in a single week, which can almost be said to be the sum of the total weekly sales of the entire North American music market in many times, but now it is set by a single album. It's so brilliant, it's so strong, it's so strong, it's amazing.
But, as everyone knows, this is not the final outcome. Because this is the ultimate matchup, "Stay Now" has created a miracle with the momentum of this matchup, and the other two competitors are clearly not weak, no one can underestimate Mariah Carey and Glory to death, no one.
At the end of Thursday, the total sales gap between "Stay Now" and "Butterfly" was only 30,000, and no one could decide who would win or lose, and the sales gap of "30,000" could be overtaken in almost an hour in the context of the ultimate showdown. And Maria and the Oasis Band in the past week The publicity war is even more intense, aside from the glory of preparing for the concert to death, fans on both sides almost have to tear their faces, roll up their sleeves and fight directly, and one of them can be seen on large and small screens, and the urgency of the battle situation is dazzling.
In this context, during the three days of the weekend, the sales war between "Butterfly" and "Stay Here" was even more bayonet-struck, and there was no concession. Oasis fans inherited their idol's "football hooligan" temperament, on the one hand, they insulted each other's fans, and on the other hand, they confronted the young volcano head-on, and not only did not fall behind in the face of the two sides, but also took the initiative to provoke a war, spreading the war to every corner of the world.
"Stay at this moment" handed over a shocking 1.83 million sales jù, and you can also see the enthusiasm of the fans, this war book is a survival that no one can ignore. In the face of such a challenge, "Butterfly" burst out with amazing energy over the weekend, and after the previous four days were already extremely strong, it set a new sales high in three days over the weekend, which was jaw-dropping, and finally the cumulative sales reached an incredible 1.98 million in a week! With a full lead of 150,000 sales, the Oasis Band has exploded!
"One million nine hundred and eighty thousand." When David's voice was transmitted through the radio waves, almost everyone was stunned, and the brain arc was so long that they couldn't even react to this set of numbers in the first place.
What does it mean that "Butterfly" sold 1.98 million in its first week? This means that the album swept 680,000 sales in three days over the weekend, with an average of more than 200,000 copies per day - the number of sales in a single day jù can even be compared to the outbreak* Tuesday and Wednesday, leaving the rival Oasis band far behind, and finally writing a miracle of their own.
Mariah Carey, the diva who has always been left behind by Whitney, showed her face for the first time with the album "Butterfly", showing her dreams and goals as a singer, and finally won the recognition of the entire market, not only the music critics gave good reviews, but the fans were extremely supportive, and in one fell swoop, she used her enthusiasm to push Mariah to the peak of her career.
"Butterfly" not only made Maria truly on par with Whitney, but also achieved a height that Whitney had not reached, achieving her title as a singer on the first day in the United States. Twenty years later, "Butterfly" is also recognized by all music critics as the pinnacle of Maria's truly brilliant career, and this album shows Maria's professionalism and potential as a musician from creativity to production, from song selection to setting.
One million of them, almost two million, is a result that cannot be guessed by all their bold ideas, and the shock of just throwing this set of numbers is enough to turn the whole United States upside down and fall apart.
What's even more terrifying is that in Thursday's sales statistics, "Butterfly" is only behind the sales of "Stormy" 190,000, and now, "Butterfly" took advantage of the three-day gap on the weekend to usher in a sales explosion, and got 680,000 sales in one go, which means that if the sales of "Stormy" weekend for three days are less than 490,000, then the previous Monday and Tuesday will be put into action, witnessing the glorious moment of "Butterfly" reaching the top.
Four hundred and ninety thousand in three days over the weekend, at any time before, this is an impossible achievement. The average daily sales must have the ability of 130,000 sales, and the previous "Storm" has exploded 1.49 million sales in four days, and the remaining potential is not much, and the album's single-day sales on Thursday are only 130,000, and now it is almost impossible to require the market that has gradually shown fatigue to maintain the explosive power of 130,000 for three consecutive days.
It has to be said that Maria left an unsolvable conundrum for Glory to death.
How, then, does glory to death deal with it? This is the most curious question for more than half of the population in the United States at this moment, and the same is true for Nick Carter, who looked at David eagerly, eager to snatch the card in David's hand directly, and look at the number on it himself, especially when he saw the vivid surprise on David's face, it made the excitement in Nick's chest surge, and it seemed that it would burst at any time.
"I know everybody is curious about the number of sales on the album 'Tempest', in fact, I'm more curious about the result than anyone else. At this moment, there should be thousands of radio hosts across the country announcing the results, and I don't want to be the last, so I'll announce the answer shortly. David said quickly, although he was losing everyone's appetite and creating suspense, but the speed of his speech was very fast, like a speeding heartbeat, and the urgent feeling of urgency made his breathing almost stop, "Before announcing the answer, I just want to give you one word of advice: no matter how crazy your imagination is, the result will be beyond imagination." ”
David's words were like echoes in the valley that were almost gone, and some sounds could be faintly heard, but the content could not be heard at all. At this moment, no one cared about David's hosting at all, just curious about the final result. As David's words fell, the whole United States fell into silence for a second.
At this moment, for a second, just a second, all the engines, whistles, and roars were quiet, and the entire North American continent was as if there was no human presence on this continent before the tenth century BC, and even the sound of wild beasts disappeared, as if this was space, and without air, all sounds could not be transmitted, and it was silent as if the whole world was left with itself.
"The 'Storm' of Glory to Death, the ...... sales in the United States this week" David's voice paused slightly, like a faint signal from Mars, ethereal above the Earth, "Two million nine hundred and nine." ”
Buzz Buzz...... There was silence.
What's the number? Almost everyone was suspecting that something was wrong with their ears, almost everyone was suspecting that there was something wrong with their radio, and almost everyone was suspecting that David had misreported the number jù, leaving only a "buzzing" sound, and the rest of the world, a dead silence.
David's throat seemed to be on fire, and the irrepressible itching made him want to cough, but he didn't dare to cough, lest his slightest movement would break the perfection of this historical moment, so he could only repeat the number on one side, "Two million nine hundred and one thousand." The album of Glory to Death, 'Tempest', sold 2.91 million in the United States this week. ”
God, the god of hell, even if he confirms this set of numbers again, it still doesn't feel like reality at all; Even when this set of numbers came out of his mouth, he still felt incredible, as if it was a big lie, and people suspected that it was April 1.
Two million nine hundred and ninety-one, what does that really mean?
First of all, it means that Glory to Death became the fastest singer in the history of music to reach double platinum - or even triple platinum, and it took them just one week to reach a height that 90% of singers could not achieve in their lifetime.
Secondly, it means that "Tempest" has become the first time in history that the weekly sales exceeded two million - two million! -- The album, and not a million, not two million, but a full two million .91 million, a real achievement that no one can surpass. The closest to this record is Superboy's 2000 release of "No Return", but this album sold 2.41 million in one week, which is an insurmountable gap from "Stormy" - a full 500,000. This is an unattainable achievement, not to mention surpassing, it is impossible to even get close: since then, no artist or album has come close to this historical record. No one.
In the end, it also means that the glory to death made history: not only was it the fastest-selling rock album in the history of American music, but it also became a milestone in the resurgence of rock after the seventies, after which everyone experienced the miracle of the rock wave returning to the top.
This is not just an album achievement, not just an achievement of the entire North American market, but a great miracle of a long history. The times create heroes, and "Storm" has become the greatest hero of this era under the leadership of glory to death.
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