John J. Hlavaty ([email protected])
Sun, 22 Nov 1998 23:28:35 -0500
The "Best Of + B-sides" dropped from #1 to
#2 and is now down to #15. It's difficult to ascertain if this
precipitous drop is because the double CD version
of the album is simply "running out" or if the "Best Of"
isn't as popular as one might have thought. I feel it
is the former due to the fact that U2's "Best Of" without
the b-side CD debuted at #8 on the U.K. charts last week
and held steady this week, dropping just a notch to #9.
It appears that in the weeks to come the "Best Of + B-sides"
will see huge drops on the charts (as its limited release
period expires) while the "Best Of" without the b-sides may
hold steady or see a rise on the charts as the sales increase.
For comparison's sake, Alanis' album dropped from
#3 to #10 to #17. Oasis' B-side album dropped from
#2 to #3 to #12. Mariah Carey's "#1's" debuted
at #10 - sorry Mariah, no #1 here (maybe in the U.S.?).
"The Sweetest Thing" went from #3 to #4 to #10 to
#18 and now #31. It will most likely drop from the top
40 next week. Still, its 5 weeks in the U.K. top 40 is
4 more than "If God Will Send His Angels". Make of that
what you will. Amazingly, Cher's "Believe" has held the
#1 spot for 5 weeks now.
U2's "POPMart" video debuted at #4 on the U.K.
video music sales chart. It dropped to #5 last week and
is now at #10. However, videos often bounce around in
the charts longer than albums/singles, so this drop may
only be due to new titles coming in (3 videos debuted
in the top 10 this week) and simple shifting of popular
videos (i.e., 6 of the remaining 7 videos in the top 10
dropped).
More on other countries later in the week.
Ciao,
John
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