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| levi... |
 Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 6:47 am |
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.....but sales are down 16,000 copies from AOR. Of course the recording
industry is in even worse shape 3 years later...
JUDAS PRIEST's new double-disc concept album, "Nostradamus", has sold
42,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to
debut at position No. 11 on The Billboard 200 chart. This marks the
band's highest-ever chart position in the U.S.
JUDAS PRIEST's last CD, "Angel of Retribution", opened with 58,000
copies back in March 2005 to debut at No. 13.
The following are the peak U.S. chart positions for the PRIEST
catalog:
#11 - "Nostradamus" (2008)
#13 - "Angel of Retribution" (2005)
#165 - "Demolition" (2001)
#82 - "Jugulator" (1997)
#155 - "Metalworks" (1993)
#26 - "Painkiller" (1990)
#31 - "Ram It Down" (1988)
#38 - "Priest Live" (1987)
#17 - "Turbo" (1986)
#18 - "Defenders of the Faith" (1984)
#17 - "Screaming for Vengeance" (1982)
#39 - "Point of Entry" (1981)
#34 - "British Steel" (1980)
#70 - "Unleashed in the East" (1979)
#128 - "Hell Bent for Leather" (1978)
#178 - "Stained Class" (1978)
JUDAS PRIEST's most successful album to date is 1982's "Screaming For
Vengeance", which spent 53 weeks on the Billboard charts, receiving
gold RIAA sales certification on October 29, 1982, platinum on April
18, 1983 and double platinum October 16, 2001. The album included the
band's only U.S. top 100 hit single, "You've Got Another Thing
Comin'".
Other million-seller RIAA certifications for JUDAS PRIEST are "Priest
Live" (October 29, 2001), "Turbo" (July 24, 1989), "Defenders of the
Faith" (September 26, 1988), "British Steel" (August 9, 1989) and
"Unleashed in the East" (November 10, 1989).
JUDAS PRIEST also has gold albums certifications (500,000 sales) for
"Stained Class" (November 10, 1989), "Hell Bent For Leather" (November
10, 1989), "Point of Entry" (November 10, 1989), "Ram It Down" (July
18, 1988) and "Painkiller" (January 2, 1991).
In the band's home country of the U.K., 1980's "British Steel" remains
their most successful outing, peaking at No. 4 in the charts and
launching three hit singles: "Living After Midnight", which peaked at
No. 12; "Breaking The Law" No. 12 and "United" No. 26. |
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| tom_w_b at (no spam) juno.com... |
| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:02 pm |
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Quote: I told you guys this record would chart well.
It's only going to get more popular...
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usenet nostradamus?
before you get too excited, in other news Motley Crue's terrrible new
album is in the top 5!!
It's not #1? I guess they'll be quitting again real soon.
Actually heard a song off of the new album on the local radio. The
main riff sounded much like Dr. Feelgood, however the song/singing and
such was horrible. I never want to hear it again.
Tom |
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| audiophile... |
| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:54 pm |
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On Jun 26, 6:02 pm, "tom_... at (no spam) juno.com" <tom.madm... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
Quote: I told you guys this record would chart well.
It's only going to get more popular...
e.
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usenet nostradamus?
before you get too excited, in other news Motley Crue's terrrible new
album is in the top 5!!
It's not #1? I guess they'll be quitting again real soon.
Actually heard a song off of the new album on the local radio. The
main riff sounded much like Dr. Feelgood, however the song/singing and
such was horrible. I never want to hear it again.
Agree - it was pretty awful.
e.
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no surprise, really |
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| tom_w_b at (no spam) juno.com... |
| Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:36 am |
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Quote: before you get too excited, in other news Motley Crue's terrrible new
album is in the top 5!!
It's not #1? I guess they'll be quitting again real soon.
Actually heard a song off of the new album on the local radio. The
main riff sounded much like Dr. Feelgood, however the song/singing and
such was horrible. I never want to hear it again.
Agree - it was pretty awful.
e.
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no surprise, really
Some bands should shift to doing "rock of the ages" type tours and
no more new albums. Most of the "80's" bands of which MC come from
have done so.
Tom |
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| kev242 at (no spam) gmail.com... |
| Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 1:46 pm |
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On Jun 28, 8:36 am, "tom_... at (no spam) juno.com" <tom.madm... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
Quote: before you get too excited, in other news Motley Crue's terrrible new
album is in the top 5!!
It's not #1? I guess they'll be quitting again real soon.
Actually heard a song off of the new album on the local radio. The
main riff sounded much like Dr. Feelgood, however the song/singing and
such was horrible. I never want to hear it again.
Agree - it was pretty awful.
e.
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no surprise, really
Some bands should shift to doing "rock of the ages" type tours and
no more new albums. Most of the "80's" bands of which MC come from
have done so.
Tom
but why? I mean you and I and audiophile know it sucks, and yet they
made the top 5 in the US!!! SO why shouldn't keep releasing this
crap? I wanna know who is buying this? I will admit I liked the
first Brides of Destruction album alittle, but this is total
unlistenable self indulgent crap and yet it sells.... amazing. |
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| audiophile... |
| Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 6:22 am |
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On Jun 28, 7:46 pm, "kev... at (no spam) gmail.com" <kev... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
Quote: On Jun 28, 8:36 am, "tom_... at (no spam) juno.com" <tom.madm... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
before you get too excited, in other news Motley Crue's terrrible new
album is in the top 5!!
It's not #1? I guess they'll be quitting again real soon.
Actually heard a song off of the new album on the local radio. The
main riff sounded much like Dr. Feelgood, however the song/singing and
such was horrible. I never want to hear it again.
Agree - it was pretty awful.
e.
--
no surprise, really
Some bands should shift to doing "rock of the ages" type tours and
no more new albums. Most of the "80's" bands of which MC come from
have done so.
Tom
but why? I mean you and I and audiophile know it sucks, and yet they
made the top 5 in the US!!! SO why shouldn't keep releasing this
crap? I wanna know who is buying this? I will admit I liked the
first Brides of Destruction album alittle, but this is total
unlistenable self indulgent crap and yet it sells.... amazing.
From a pure capitalist financial standpoint, I agree with Tom. Top 5
today is nothing compared to top 5 in 1987.
If they toured with nothing but their classics and repackaged their
first four albums forever, they'd be the Stones of our era.
For better or worse.
e.
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worse |
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| tom_w_b at (no spam) juno.com... |
| Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 9:33 am |
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Quote: but why? I mean you and I and audiophile know it sucks, and yet they
made the top 5 in the US!!! SO why shouldn't keep releasing this
crap? I wanna know who is buying this? I will admit I liked the
first Brides of Destruction album alittle, but this is total
unlistenable self indulgent crap and yet it sells.... amazing.
From a pure capitalist financial standpoint, I agree with Tom. Top 5
today is nothing compared to top 5 in 1987.
If this was 1987, and they sold that number, whatever it was, they'd
probably be lucky to have made the top 50.
Quote: If they toured with nothing but their classics and repackaged their
first four albums forever, they'd be the Stones of our era.
For better or worse.
e.
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worse
I don't think Mick is going to be able to tour much longer.
Tom |
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