Deseree Stukes ([email protected])
Fri, 6 Nov 1998 12:14:06 -0500
Oasis and U2 battle it out, whilst Alanis watches from the sidelines
In the run-up to Christmas record sales rocket and the battle for album
top-slots is never fiercer. This week's battle is between Oasis and U2,
who are fighting it out for the all important chart-topper. Slightly
ahead in the mid-week chart positions are U2, with the first of their
'Greatest Hits' compilations '1980-1990', chased by Oasis in second
place with their B-sides compilation 'The Masterplan'. U2 have the edge,
value-wise, as first week buyers will be able to get a, limited edition,
80's B-sides compilation for a few quid extra. Also U2 fans tend to be
Saturday buyers and a little more patient than Oasis fans who rush out
early to be the first to own it.
However, Oasis fans will get their album at well below the normal price
for a CD, courtesy of Noel Gallagher's insistence, to his record
company, Creation, that the album should not be exploitative,
price-wise.
Both albums, released last Monday (2nd) are way ahead of Thursday's
number three, Alanis Morissette's 'Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie',
the follow up to her 28 million selling, 'Jagged Little Pill', which was
the biggest selling debut album ever.
Last time out, Oasis gained the distinction of attaining the highest
'first-week-record-sales' in the UK, ever, with their album, 'Be Here
Now', which clocked up almost 700,000 sales in the first week. However,
by the second week general apathy had set in and the sales plummeted to
a disappointing level, as word got around that the album did not live up
to expectations.
In next Sunday's singles chart, Cher is expected to retain her position
at the top for the third week running, with 'Believe', which will be a
great disappointment to the recently re-formed, and re-named, E-17, with
their single, 'Each Time', culled from their forthcoming, come-back,
album. By Thursday, Cher was out-selling them by 2 to 1 - - not bad for
a lady who had her first hit over 30 years ago.
des
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