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‘A Star is Born’ Tops the Charts

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  1. Melody Bot Oct 15, 2018
    Melody Bot

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    This article has been imported from chorus.fm for discussion. All of the forum rules still apply.

    The A Star is Born soundtrack is the number one album in the country:


    The set, which was released via Interscope Records on Oct. 5, starts with 231,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Oct. 11, according to Nielsen Music — the biggest week for a soundtrack in more than three-and-a-half years. Of Star’s overall starting sum, 162,000 were in album sales.
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    Twenty One Pilots came in second:


    The set starts with 175,000 units, of which 135,000 are in album sales — the act’s biggest sales week ever (stepping past its previous high, logged when Blurryface sold 134,000 in its first week back in 2015).
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  2. AshlandATeam Oct 15, 2018
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    This is incredible for TOP - their best record has their best first week, and there’s absolutely no shame losing to a project of Lady GaGa’s.
     
  3. paythetab Oct 15, 2018
    paythetab

    Chorus.FM Album Reviewer (Adam Grundy) Supporter

    Good news day for TOP and Record Executives out there saying "Traditional Album sales are not dead...yet"
     
  4. honkytonk Oct 15, 2018
    honkytonk

    Narcissism on narcotics

    I'm not familiar with A Star is Born but I've gotta say, I'm surprised TOP didn't snag #1. I thought Blurryface was so big they'd be a sure thing.
     
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  6. AshlandATeam Oct 15, 2018
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    It’s a musical starring Lady Ga Ga. They were dealing with her fans and the random folks who went and saw it (and it’s been a critically acclaimed hit). All in all, 175K is real good.
     
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  7. Mikeydude91 Oct 15, 2018
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  8. Craig Manning Oct 16, 2018
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    @FurtherFromSky Moderator

    It's awesome that an album featuring songs by Lukas Nelson, Jason Isbell, Natalie Hemby, Lori McKenna, and Dave Cobb sold that many copies.
     
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  9. heymattrick Oct 16, 2018
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    Well, to be fair, a good chunk of TOP’s numbers came from album preorders and merch bundles. Just like Fall Out Boy (and others) have done already this year, you couldn’t buy any standalone merch on their website. Everything was “bundled” with a digital copy of the album. So it’s not a $30 t-shirt, it’s a $30 “album & t-shirt bundle”. I thought they’d be #1 solely because of that.
     
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  10. IAmMikeWhite Oct 16, 2018
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    Not to sound nitpicky, rather I'm curious as someone interested in journalism:

    Are these weekly chart roundup blurbs written on a template? Looking back, they all follow the same format and begin with "the set." That seems like a good, more unique word than "album", but it's used every week. Any reason in particular?