U2 Chart/Sales Statistics - Page 11

mosquito · 01-22-2006, 04:32 AM

3 million through Music clubs? I think that is not possible.

mosquito · 01-22-2006, 04:43 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by edge3
Well, it now seems to me that a couple of the chart experts at UKMIX.com are saying the same as what Dr Who said : that they do, & always have, extrapolated the figures. This would mean that the current 5,414,000 total for AB is more or less the exact number of over the counter sales to date.

However what this doesn't include is the extra number of copies sold through Music Clubs & such like (such as BMG). So, basically, for it to have been certified 8xPlat in Aug ' 97 AB must have sold another approx 3 million through the Music Clubs & such like, up to this point.

Unfortunatley UKMIX.com doesn't have any available sales for AB through the Music Clubs & such like although they do for other top selling albums, incl. JT.

So surely the figures do exist... anyone got them ? If so please post them here. Thx in advance.

What does Hanboo say about that question? I think he will have the answer.

edge3 · 01-23-2006, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by mosquito

What does Hanboo say about that question? I think he will have the answer.

There's now a good discusion on this matter in the 'REM Sales' thread of the Chart Analysis forum at UKMIX. I believe Hanboo thinks the same as Dr Who.

Their reasoning for AB being certified 8xPlat in Aug ' 97 with SS sales of just 4.5-5m (the extrapolation idea) seems to be something to do with the theory of 'returns to retailers' or something... maybe this means there are still another approx. 2m copies of AB to be sold in US stores ?

I mean it does, indeed, seem unlikely that it sold approx. 3m through the Music Clubs as it wasn't on BMG's top 100 all time sellers list (meaning sales of under 300k). However Shania Twain's 'Come On Over' has apparantly sold 5m through the Music Clubs incl. 3m outside BMG !

STING2 · 01-23-2006, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by edge3
Well, it now seems to me that a couple of the chart experts at UKMIX.com are saying the same as what Dr Who said : that they do, & always have, extrapolated the figures. This would mean that the current 5,414,000 total for AB is more or less the exact number of over the counter sales to date.

However what this doesn't include is the extra number of copies sold through Music Clubs & such like (such as BMG). So, basically, for it to have been certified 8xPlat in Aug ' 97 AB must have sold another approx 3 million through the Music Clubs & such like, up to this point.

Unfortunatley UKMIX.com doesn't have any available sales for AB through the Music Clubs & such like although they do for other top selling albums, incl. JT.

So surely the figures do exist... anyone got them ? If so please post them here. Thx in advance.

If they extrapolated figures when Soundscan was only covering 40% of the market back in 1991, why were exact figures sometimes given for album sales during the week ex. 101,345?

Also, even if extrapolated figures were used, they could often be very inaccurate in the early 1990s given that some albums sold dispropotionate amount of albums at some retail chains as opposed to others.

As for the music club things, the only figures I have seen are from BMG, but I have not seen figures for Achtung Baby.

STING2 · 01-23-2006, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by edge3

There's now a good discusion on this matter in the 'REM Sales' thread of the Chart Analysis forum at UKMIX. I believe Hanboo thinks the same as Dr Who.

Their reasoning for AB being certified 8xPlat in Aug ' 97 with SS sales of just 4.5-5m (the extrapolation idea) seems to be something to do with the theory of 'returns to retailers' or something... maybe this means there are still another approx. 2m copies of AB to be sold in US stores ?

I mean it does, indeed, seem unlikely that it sold approx. 3m through the Music Clubs as it wasn't on BMG's top 100 all time sellers list (meaning sales of under 300k). However Shania Twain's 'Come On Over' has apparantly sold 5m through the Music Clubs incl. 3m outside BMG !

Retailers can usually only return an album within the first 30 days of purchase/shipment. Retailers can sometimes over order an album initially when its released, but after the first few months, retailers only order albums based on their own sales, so the whole return thing only becomes an issue when the album is first released.

In addition, RIAA figures would take returns into account, and would not count albums shipped to retailers that were later returned.

I emphasise that Soundscan only covered 40% of albums sold at retail in 1991 and whether you believe they extapolated figures or not, this fact means that hundreds of thousands of albums sold at that time or in the other early years of Soundscan may not have been counted.

Record Clubs were at an all time high in the early to mid-1990s and it was not surprising to see some albums sale millions through the clubs alone. BMG was far from being the only music club and we don't know if Acthung Baby was including in BMG's list or special buying options at that time.

edge3 · 01-24-2006, 03:34 PM

Thanks a mill for the explanations Sting. Much appreciated.

STING2 · 01-26-2006, 08:23 PM

Just wanted to add this large amount of chart information on U2 singles and Albums posted here by SOLDATTI to this thread.

UK SINGLES
From New Musical Express: started 15-11-1952 (Top 12) changed: 1-10-1954 (Top 20) 14-4-1956 (Top 30)
From Record Retailer/Music Week: started 10-3-1960 (Top 50) changed: 13-5-1978 (Top 75) changed 8-1-1983 (Top 100) changed 5-1-1991 (Top 75)

US SINGLES
From Billboard: started 27-7-1940 (Bestselling Singles, Top 10) 15-11-1947 (Top 15) 12-6-1948 (Top 30) 12-11-1955 (Top 100) 24-8-1958 (Hot 100)

The chart run format

The numbers in a run represent chart positions in consecutive weeks. Example 13-*3*-45 means first week on #13, 2nd week at its peak on #3, 3rd week dropped to #45.
A "0" means NOT on the chart (see re-entries).
(36/24/5 wks) at the end of a runs means 36 weeks chart entries, including 24 in the top 10, and 5 at #1. If there's only one number, there were no weeks spent in the top 10.
If the run was interrupted by a drop off of no longer than 4 weeks, more numbers appear to indicate the number of consecutive
weeks.
Example: (51-41c/14-11c/1 wks) 51 weeks on chart, of which 41 consecutive, 14 weeks in top 10, of which 11 consecutive, 1 week at #1.

Runs interrupted by a new (calendar) year or chart runs that are re-entries are also followed by a weeks so far number.
Example: (1 wk, 52 wsf) 1 week on chart this run, 52 accumulated weeks (total weeks until this date).

For trans-atlantic records (charted in both UK and US), the chart info of the other country is shown at the end of the run.
Example: US #1/24/13/1 means this record was a hit in the US, it peaked at #1, had 24 weeks on the chart (of which 13 in the top 10 and 1 at #1) in that country.

Re-entries (for albums only)
When the record briefly drops out of the chart, a "0" will appear in the chart run. If the record returns within 5 weeks, the run will not be broken.
If a record drops out for 5 weeks or more and then re-enters the charts, a new run, indicated by "Re" and a sequence number will be printed.
Example: 45-0-0-0-0-33 dropped out the charts for 4 weeks, then re-entered at #33.
If there is more than 1 re-entry, which is not indicated as such, a "Total # of re-entries" is printed.
Also, the weeks on chart of all the runs (main and re's) are added up together and printed in the "Total # of weeks" line.

The line with Total # of weeks is only printed when there is at least one re-entry. The highest number of consecutive weeks and total weeks spent in the top 10, top 20 and top 40 (if applicable) is also printed.
Example: 43-26c (Top 10: 12, Top 20: 16) 43 weeks on chart, of which 26 weeks was the longest consecutive run, 12 weeks in the top 10, 16 in the top 20.

01. FIRE
UK Date: 08/08/1981 - Run: 39-39-36-*35*-39-49 (6 wks)

02. GLORIA
UK Date: 17/10/1981 - Run: 62-*55*-61-72 (4 wks)

03. A CELEBRATION
UK Date: 03/04/1982 - Run: 53-*47*-53-70 (4 wks)

04. NEW YEAR'S DAY
UK Date: 22/01/1983 - Run: 23-12- *10*-13-21-36-55-72 (8/1 wks) US:#53/12

US Date: 02/04/1983 - Run: 90-83-77-70-62-57-*53*-53-62-76-84-96 (12 wks) UK:#10/8/1

05. TWO HEARTS BEAT AS ONE
UK Date: 02/04/1983 - Run: 24-*18*-22-42-68-0-89 (6 wks)

06. I WILL FOLLOW
US Date: 14/01/1984 - Run: 90-85-*81*-81-91 (5 wks)

07. PRIDE (IN THE NAME OF LOVE)
Date: 15/09/1984 - Run: 8-4-*3*-4-8-13-19-25-34-55-61-0-82-97-85-82-78-0-99 (17-11c/5 wks) US:#33/15
Date: 27/10/1984 - Run: 85-74-55-50-45-39-35-*33*-38-38-44-54-69-83-94 (15 wks) UK:#3/17/5

08. THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE
UK Date: 04/05/1985 - Run: 8-*6*-12-26-40-59-0-83-91-0-0-0-79-89-0-84-99 (12-6c/2 wks)

09. WITH OR WITHOUT YOU
UK Date: 28/03/1987 - Run: *4*-4-5-8-11-18-24-28-43-59-68-0-0-0-0-0-94 (12-11c/4 wks) US:#1/18/8/3
US Date: 21/03/1987 - Run: 64-44-35-23-13- 10-6-3-*1*-1-1-5-9-20-38-51-68-99 (18/8/3 wks) UK:#4/12/4

10. I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR
UK Date: 06/06/1987 - Run: 13- *6*-7-13-21-29-39-53-62-72-74-0-0-0-0-95 (12-11c/2 wks) US:#1/17/7/2
US Date: 13/06/1987 - Run: 51-38-25-17- 10-7-3-2-*1*-1-6-11-25-33-49-63-88 (17/7/2 wks) UK:#6/12/2

11. WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME
UK Date: 12/09/1987 - Run: *4*-5-13-29-50-64-0-83-80-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-96-96 (10-6c/2 wks) US:#13/14
US Date: 12/09/1987 - Run: 70-56-43-35-24-21-18-14-*13*-13-28-39-73-98 (14 wks) UK:#4/10/2

12. IN GOD'S COUNTRY
UK Date: 19/12/1987 - Run: 83-*48*-48-48-61 (5 wks) US:#44/12
US Date: 05/12/1987 - Run: 84-70-61-53-53-50-47-*44*-47-70-76-88 (12 wks) UK:#48/5

13. DESIRE
UK Date: 01/10/1988 - Run: 3-*1*-2-17-30-37-58-63-88-83-0-88-0-0-0-92-79 (13-10c/3/1 wks) US:#3/17/5
US Date: 01/10/1988 - Run: 50-37-25-18-14- 8-6-4-*3*-5-12-22-36-36- (14 wsf)
07/01/1989: 49-57-92 (17/5 wks) UK:#1/13/3/1

14. ANGEL OF HARLEM
UK Date: 17/12/1988 - Run: 10-*9*-12-17-35-53-0-83-88-91 (9-6c/2 wks) US:#14/15
US Date: 17/12/1988 - Run: 74-51-51-42-33-25-23-17-*14*-14-21-38-57-82-100 (15 wks) UK:#9/9/2

15. WHEN LOVE COMES TO TOWN (by U2 With B B King)
UK Date: 15/04/1989 - Run: 12- *6*-14-27-40-63-72-0-0-0-89 (8-7c/1 wks) US:#68/7
US Date: 01/04/1989 - Run: 89-79-72-69-*68*-77-86 (7 wks) UK:#6/8/1

16. ALL I WANT IS YOU
UK Date: 24/06/1989 - Run: 5-*4*-8-23-34-60-0-0-0-93 (7-6c/3 wks) US:#83/4
US Date: 01/07/1989 - Run: 93-88-*83*-89 (4 wks) UK:#4/7/3

17. THE FLY
UK Date: 02/11/1991 - Run: *1*-2-5-27-52-0-0-0-0-62 (6-5c/3/1 wks) US:#61/11
US Date: 09/11/1991 - Run: 74-68-*61*-63-80-89-91-91-91-91-97 (11 wks) UK:#1/6/3/1

18. MYSTERIOUS WAYS
UK Date: 14/12/1991 - Run: *13*-21-28-29-54-64-72 (7 wks) US:#9/20/1
US Date: 23/11/1991 - Run: 77-74-48-33-26-26-21-20-15- *9*-11-11-12-13-19-25-31-34-41-46 (20/1 wks) UK:#13/7

19. ONE
UK Date: 07/03/1992 - Run: 23- *7*-9-24-43-64 (6/2 wks) US:#10/20/1
US Date: 14/03/1992 - Run: 76-41-30-22-22-19-13-13-12- *10*-11-15-18-23-25-33-42-41-51-54 (20/1 wks) UK:#7/6/2

20. EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING (OR.VERSION)
UK Date: 20/06/1992 - Run: 13-*12*-18-43-55-51-57 (7 wks)

21. EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING
UK Date: 11/07/1992 - Run: 13- *8*-13-22-41-60-62 (7/1 wks) US:#32/15
US Date: 11/07/1992 - Run: 72-52-48-42-40-36-36-37-36-*32*-44-57-72-89-96 (15 wks) UK:#8/7/1

22. WHO'S GONNA RIDE YOUR WILD HORSES
UK Date: 05/12/1992 - Run: *14*-15-33-35-39-46-59-68 (8 wks) US:#35/16
US Date: 07/11/1992 - Run: 77-59-49-48-39-37-*35*-35-38-43-42-56-68-79-88-100 (16 wks) UK:#14/8

23. STAY (FARAWAY, SO CLOSE): I'VE GOT... (by U2 / Frank Sinatra with Bono)
UK Date: 04/12/1993 - Run: 6-*4*-14-24-29-28-48-60-69 (9/2 wks)

24. STAY (FARAWAY, SO CLOSE!)
US Date: 18/12/1993 - Run: 75-66-*61*-61-61-61-61-62-66-71-69-81-93 (13 wks)

25. HOLD ME, THRILL ME, KISS ME, KILL ME
UK Date: 17/06/1995 - Run: *2*-2-3-6-10-6-4-7-13-17-26-41-55-71 (14/8 wks) US:#16/17
US Date: 24/06/1995 - Run: 23-21-18-*16*-16-16-19-25-30-32-41-50-58-69-78-82-95 (17 wks) UK:#2/14/8

26. DISCOTHEQUE
UK Date: 15/02/1997 - Run: *1*-6-15-28-39-51-62-66-71-0-0-0-0-72-75 (11-9c/2/1 wks) US:#10/11/1
US Date: 22/02/1997 - Run: *10*-12-20-33-52-67-77-85-85-96-98 (11/1 wks) UK:#1/11/2/1

27. STARING AT THE SUN
UK Date: 26/04/1997 - Run: *3*-17-34-41-60-74 (6/1 wks) US:#26/18
US Date: 26/04/1997 - Run: 30-30-*26*-26-26-29-31-36-46-56-61-73-88-87-96-94-93-97 (18 wks) UK:#3/6/1

28. LAST NIGHT ON EARTH / POP MUZIK / HAPPINESS IS A WARM GUN
UK Date: 02/08/1997 - Run: *10*-29-43-69-0-68 (5-4c/1 wks)

29. LAST NIGHT ON EARTH
US Date: 19/07/1997 - Run: *57*-61-68-64-69-73-93-98 (8 wks)

30. PLEASE
UK Date: 04/10/1997 - Run: *7*-26-47-72 (4/1 wks)

31. IF GOD WILL SEND HIS ANGELS / MOFO
UK Date: 20/12/1997 - Run: *12*-33-40-52-52-67 (6 wks)

32. SWEETEST THING
UK Date: 31/10/1998 - Run: *3*-4-10-18-31-38-44-60-59-55-70-71-72 (13/3 wks) US:#63/17
US Date: 05/12/1998 - Run: 66-69-*63*-69-67-63-63-68-71-72-77-86-87-87-97-100-95 (17 wks) UK:#3/13/3

33. BEAUTIFUL DAY
UK Date: 21/10/2000 - Run: *1*-3-14-25-38-44-50-62-65-74-73-58-43-52-58-73 (16/2/1 wks) US:#21/25
US Date: 07/10/2000 - Run: 75-73-71-68-69-61-47-44-40-42-32-28-25-28-24-22-*21*-21-21-25-26-36-33-38-46 (25 wks) UK:#1/16/2/1

34. STUCK IN A MOMENT YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF
UK Date: 10/02/2001 - Run: *2*-10-25-40-37-39-43-67 (8/2 wks) US:#52/20
US Date: 29/09/2001 - Run: 62-58-55-*52*-52-59-56-55-54-54-67-65-73-78- (14 wsf)
05/01/2002: 82-72-78-79-81-83 (20 wks) UK:#2/8/2

35. NEW YEARS DUB (by Musique Vs U2)
UK Date: 02/06/2001 - Run: *15*-37-55-74-0-0-75 (5-4c wks)

36. ELEVATION
UK Date: 28/07/2001 - Run: *3*-13-24-35-41-48-53-60 (8/1 wks)

37. WALK ON
UK Date: 01/12/2001 - Run: *5*-27-52-68-70-68-58-64 (8/1 wks)

38. ELECTRICAL STORM
UK Date: 02/11/2002 - Run: *5*-12-23-36-52-59-54-47-48-61-57-63-74 (13/1 wks) US:#77/7
US Date: 28/09/2002 - Run: *77*-77-85-87-88-93-100 (7 wks) UK:#5/13/1

39. TAKE ME TO THE CLOUDS ABOVE (by LMC Vs U2)
UK Date: 07/02/2004 - Run: *1*-1-3-4-5-11-17-21-27-33-48-62 (12/5/2 wks)

STING2 · 01-26-2006, 08:24 PM

UK ALBUMS
From Melody Maker: started 8-11-1958 (Top 10)
From Record Retailer (RR)/Music Week (MW): started 10-3-1960 (Top 20) changed: 14-4-1966 (Top 30) 8-12-1966 (Top 40) 12-2-1969 (Top 15) 5-3-1969 (Top 30) 12-3-1969 (Top 15) 14-6-1969 (Top 20) 28-6-1969 (Top 40) 9-8-1969 (Top 32) 16-8-1969 (Top 40) 11-10-1969 (Top 25) 8-11-1969 (fluctuated between 20-77 pos.) 9-1-1971 (Top 50) 5-7-1975 (Top 60) 2-12-1978 (Top 75) 8-8-1981 (Top 100) 14-1-1989 (Top 75)

US ALBUMS
From Billboard: started 8-1-1955 (bi-weekly Top 15) changed: 24-3-1956 (weekly Top 10-25, fluctuating) 25-5-1959 (Top 50) 4-1-1960 (Top 40) 9-1-1961 (Top 25) 3-4-1961 (Top 150) 1-4-1967 (top 175) and since 13-5-1967 a Top 200.

01. BOY
UK Date: 29/08/1981 - Run: 71-*52*-75-85-73-83-95-80-98 (9 wks)
Re #01: 29/01/1983 94-91-63-84-88-89-88-88-55-77-59-61-94 (13 wks, 22 wsf)
Re #02: 09/07/1983 82-0-95-0-0-0-99-77-94 (5-3c wks, 27 wsf)
Re #03: 27/07/1985 77-81-0-90-0-95 (4-2c wks)
Total # of re-entries: 7
Total # of weeks: 31-13c (US:#63/47)

US Date: 14/03/1981 - Run: 135-98-76-70-*63*-63-74-74-73-74-76-78-78-88-102-112-125-137-135-156 (20 wks)
Re #01: 10/11/1984 192-188 (2 wks, 22 wsf)
Re #02: 19/01/1985 181-179-194 (3 wks, 25 wsf)
Re #03: 25/04/1987 193-160-150-147-128-116-111-107-107-120-111-116-136-133-153-170-155-160-168-183-185-181 (22 wks)
Total # of weeks: 47-22c (UK:#52/31)

02. OCTOBER
UK Date: 24/10/1981 - Run: *11*-13-17-33-40-67-85-94-0-0-0-0- (8 wsf)
16/01/1982: 90-99 (10-8c wks)
Re #01: 14/08/1982 98 (1 wk, 11 wsf)
Re #02: 29/01/1983 78-72-59-61-75-95-81-84-64-75-51-64-62-63 (14 wks, 25 wsf)
Re #03: 09/07/1983 97-86-0-0-0-94-86-76-86-84-0-0-92 (8-5c wks, 33 wsf)
Re #04: 14/01/1984 97 (1 wk, 34 wsf)
Re #05: 06/10/1984 94 (1 wk, 35 wsf)
Re #06: 12/01/1985 88 (1 wk, 36 wsf)
Re #07: 27/07/1985 76-99-94-95-0-0-92 (5-4c wks, 41 wsf)
Re #08: 13/06/1992 72 (1 wk)
Total # of re-entries: 12
Total # of weeks: 42-14c (Top 20: 3 Top 40: 5) (US:#104/38)

US Date: 07/11/1981 - Run: 181-143-114-*104*-104-118-123-137- (8 wsf)
02/01/1982: 137-145-157-157-159-180-180 (15 wks)
Re #01: 08/12/1984 183 (1 wk, 16 wsf)
Re #02: 25/04/1987 195-161-151-139-125-117-107-110-118-125-112-126-142-158-165-163-177-172-166-186-193-199 (22 wks)
Total # of weeks: 38-22c (UK:#11/42)

03. WAR
UK Date: 12/03/1983 - Run: *1*-4-4-6-6-6-8-13-23-28-33-43-37-46-69-80-35-19-21-24-27-29-29-25-25-27-31-33-37-37-38-41-49-53-56-65-65-71-79-76-0-94-94- (42 wsf)
07/01/1984: 76-35-36-43-48-56-53-69-74-71-45-75-0-85-81-85-86 (58-40c/7/1 wks)
Re #01: 07/07/1984 87-0-0-98-97 (3-2c wks, 61 wsf)
Re #02: 15/09/1984 82-58-37-39-41-61-74-70-65-92-81-89-0-90-92-86- (76 wsf)
05/01/1985: 61-74-71-77-46-67-59-83-0-96-76-99-0-0-100-0-0-95-81-0-0-80-88-83-88-0-80-83-90-32-41-29-37-38-34-38-47-44-62-48-60-60-76-93-88-96-99 (54-21c wks, 115 wsf)
Re #03: 18/01/1986 85-84-67-75-87-81-76-93-92-0-91-0-81 (11-9c wks, 126 wsf)
Re #04: 13/06/1987 84-72-78-88-98-67-73-83-48-50-57-66-77-74-88-96-94 (17 wks, 143 wsf)
Re #05: 13/06/1992 51-72 (2 wks, 145 wsf)
Re #06: 21/08/1993 38-59 (2 wks)
Total # of re-entries: 17
Total # of weeks: 147-40c (Top 10: 7, Top 20: 9 Top 40: 38, #1: 1) US:#12/179

US Date: 19/03/1983 - Run: 91-54-35-22-19-15-13-*12*-16-16-19-20-19-17-17-21-34-39-42-47-50-52-49-49-53-52-58-56-56-55-63-68-67-71-70-74-73-96-92-91-93-93- (42 wsf)
07/01/1984: 93-90-88-83-79-78-77-75-80-80-92-92-91-89-106-100-98-115-119-127-145-146-148-179-198-190-199-196 (70 wks)
Re #01: 10/11/1984 190-179-164-164-185-192-192-192- (78 wsf)
05/01/1985: 192-190-187-183-181-177-175-183-180-178-178-175-182-180-175-169-164-158-151-148-147-152-167-167-162-157-167-164-159-160-166-164-150-143-138-133-138-149-143-141-143-141-151-171-166-161-157-187-182-179-174-173- (130 wsf)
04/01/1986: 173-158-153-153-156-160-170-178-174-172-182-180-183-179-176-182-177-172-168-167-194-187-187-182-182-192 (86 wks, 156 wsf)
Re #02: 18/04/1987 162-131-118-113-113-96-84-81-82-80-80-86-88-96-108-103-119-122-125-118-136-132-137 (23 wks)
Total # of weeks: 179-86c (Top 20: 11 Top 40: 16) (UK:#1/147/7/1)

04. UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY
UK Date: 03/12/1983 - Run: *2*-6-7-17-17- (5 wsf)
07/01/1984: 19- 6-8-8-8-8-11-12-12-15-14-22-19-19-20-19-25-28-24-35-40-43-47-53-53-52-65-51-46-53-52-57-44-51-36-45-47-30-17-25-30-26-34-38-43-61-59-62-67-64-63-61- (57 wsf)
05/01/1985: 46-36-27-30-24-33-31-36-34-40-46-54-49-64-57-69-53-47-45-39-51-44-44-50-46-49-44-41-54-16-15-12-11-15-14-16-13-15-18-13-17-17-22-23-26-42-51-72-67-69-79-79- (109 wsf)
04/01/1986: 62-46-55-42-33-49-46-35-35-47-47-69-53-52-55-74-69-73-63-65-74-69-56-63-71-62-70-68-59-43-43-43-53-60-56-56-76-70-63-63-82-0-77-66 (152-150c/8-7c wks)
Re #01: 10/01/1987 89-0-93-0-93-100-0-0-95-67-48-51-34-49-50-57-57-56-87-76-72-72-49-43-42-43-43-34-36-38-27-23-28-37-31-40-52-51-60-72-84-76-91-92 (40-36c wks, 192 wsf)
Re #02: 09/01/1988 96-77-93-96-91-100-0-64-92-90 (9-6c wks, 201 wsf)
Re #03: 13/06/1992 56-73 (2 wks)
Total # of re-entries: 8 (Top 10: 1)
Total # of weeks: 203-150c (Top 10: 8-7c, Top 20: 34 Top 40: 73) US:#28/180

US Date: 10/12/1983 - Run: 68-46-44-44- (4 wsf)
07/01/1984: 33-33-29-*28*-28-28-35-35-34-41-35-35-34-34-42-58-71-71-88-88-96-98-117-123-123-122-119-123-138-146-148-149-149-153-151-149-143-138-135-157-153-141-133-131-149-145-142-139-176-199-189-189- (56 wsf)
05/01/1985: 183-172-158-154-148-147-142-137-144-142-143-127-125-137-135-129-129-127-125-122-141-138-138-130-130-145-145-144-142-148-143-141-132-126-126-121-123-124-134-130-133-129-141-139-134-135-152-163-165-159-155-150- (108 wsf)
04/01/1986: 150-125-125-124-134-151-164-162-157-158-158-155-150-147-147-145-147-126-126-126-168-162-158-162-156-162-170-174-164-159-156-158-167-167-172-166-160-160-148-148-148-143-153-151-157-186-192-180-180 (157 wks)
Re #01: 18/04/1987 183-132-117-108-108-102-81-75-88-84-85-87-91-108-106-114-117-112-116-120-114-121-121 (23 wks)
Total # of weeks: 180-157c ( Top 40: 13) (UK:#2/203/8)

05. THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE
UK Date: 13/10/1984 - Run: *1*-1-2-6-9-12-18-26-35-31-31-30- (12 wsf)
05/01/1985: 21-19-19-22-28-34-41-32-42-50-47-57-88-66-77-78-91-41-26-21-35-36-33-44-43-54-47-49-46-12-12- 9-9-10-12-12-15-17-17-21-19-23-33-34-45-55-59-67-82-91-88-89- (64 wsf)
04/01/1986: 56-44-39-36-39-38-49-42-43-48-68-56-60-59-70-51-70-64-64-87-84-91-87-0-75-74-76-97-91-0-84-0-86-79-81 (96-87c/8-7c/2 wks)
Re #01: 21/03/1987 45-61-59-72-69-99-96-85-0-0-94-80-63-58-49-69-52-54-52-59-35-39-43-42-58-65-64-66-73 (27-19c wks, 123 wsf)
Re #02: 09/01/1988 98-97-97-0-0-0-0-73 (4-3c wks, 127 wsf)
Re #03: 13/06/1992 38-46 (2 wks, 129 wsf)
Re #04: 28/08/1993 75 (1 wk)
Total # of re-entries: 9 (Top 10: 1)
Total # of weeks: 130-87c (Top 10: 8-7c, Top 20: 20 Top 40: 46, #1: 2) US:#12/132

US Date: 20/10/1984 - Run: 47-29-17-15-15-*12*-12-12-19-16-16- (11 wsf)
05/01/1985: 16-16-22-27-31-31-38-38-40-54-46-45-44-39-39-39-41-48-49-57-56-67-68-75-83-81-92-99-108-99-99-90-89-87-83-87-93-93-90-101-89-89-100-102-114-109-105-116-123-120-117-116- (63 wsf)
04/01/1986: 116-105-104-106-106-110-127-135-135-143-142-151-162-168-163-160-157-164-159-151-151-146-144-142-176-172-178-180-175-193-186-182-186-191-199-192-184-200-170-166-166-169-182-191-191-199 (109 wks)
Re #01: 18/04/1987 172-135-128-117-116-106-80-79-79-76-79-84-86-99-103-101-113-116-115-114-118-125-126 (23 wks)
Total # of weeks: 132-109c (Top 20: 11 Top 40: 22) (UK:#1/130/8/2)

06. WIDE AWAKE IN AMERICA
UK Date: 27/07/1985 - Run: 83-75-37-28-17-*11*-17-25-31-35-50-65-77-97-88 (15 wks)
Re #01: 24/10/1987 73 (1 wk)
Total # of weeks: 16-15c (Top 20: 3 Top 40: 8) (US:#37/23)

US Date: 29/06/1985 - Run: *37* (1 wk) *
Re #01: 25/04/1987 150-137-137-141-124-113-100-104-103-110-105-114-125-136-133-156-146-144-140-154-160-152 (22 wks)
Total # of weeks: 23-22c ( Top 40: 1) (UK:#11/16)

* Billboard removed this album on his second week because it was an EP, don't ask why debuted on the Billboard 200 the week before and why they made it re-enter 2 years before...

07. THE JOSHUA TREE
UK Date: 21/03/1987 - Run: *1*-1-2-2-3-4-7-4-4-8-5-4-4-3-2-3-2-2-4-5-3-6-6-9-6-9-5-10-12-14-16-19-22-27-37-41-43-45-46-44-42- (41 wsf)
02/01/1988: 38-21-18-21-24-28-32-13-15-19-17-21-28-33-38-42-45-53-50-62-59-61-55-55-58-69-60-70-60-70-58-57-60-56-58-66-53-57-61-69-56-54-61-86-83-71-77-85-0-100-0-0-99- (91 wsf)
07/01/1989: 69-60-70-64-73-68-72-74-58-66-71-0-69-67-75 (105-89c/28/2 wks)
Re #01: 01/07/1989 73-0-66-55-71-72-70-73-70 (8-7c wks, 113 wsf)
Re #02: 18/01/1992 57-73 (2 wks, 115 wsf)
Re #03: 04/04/1992 34-33-43-66 (4 wks, 119 wsf)
Re #04: 13/06/1992 19-19-29-32-72 (5 wks, 124 wsf)
Re #05: 22/05/1993 51-67 (2 wks, 126 wsf)
Re #06: 21/08/1993 27-30-41 (3 wks, 129 wsf)
Re #07: 24/08/1996 60 (1 wk, 130 wsf)
Re #08: 26/07/1997 53-46-72-0-0-50-49-69 (6-3c wks, 136 wsf)
Re #09: 25/10/1997 75-67 (2 wks, 138 wsf)
Re #10: 03/03/2001 35-24-37-52-0-67-0-67-20-27-42-56-0-0-0-72 (11-5c wks, 149 wsf)
Re #11: 25/08/2001 43-36-43-41-49-63-70 (7 wks)
Total # of re-entries: 19
Total # of weeks: 156-89c (Top 10: 28, Top 20: 40 Top 40: 64, #1: 2) US:#1/103/35/9

US Date: 04/04/1987 - Run: 7-3-2-*1*-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-2-2-2-2-4-4-5-5-7-9-10-10-10-10-9-9-8-9-9-9-10-10-12-12-16-15- (39 wsf)
02/01/1988: 14-14-13-15-15-16-16-20-21-25-28-24-20-21-25-29-30-33-39-50-63-72-76-75-86-86-95-113-122-129-144-138-130-132-141-133-125-130-122-130-113-127-137-142-154-147-152-133-148-146-162-145-145- (92 wsf)
07/01/1989: 150-158-147-178-165-163-171-186-181-190-199 (103/35/9 wks)
Total # of weeks: 103 (Top 10: 35, Top 20: 48 Top 40: 58, #1: 9) UK:#1/156/28/2

08. THE JOSHUA TREE SINGLES
UK Date: 20/02/1988 - Run: *100* (1 wk)

09. RATTLE AND HUM
UK Date: 22/10/1988 - Run: *1*-2-2-4-11-18-21-23-23-21-19- (11 wsf)
07/01/1989: 18-15-19-23-28-33-43-32-41-40-48-46-39-37-35-29-32-28-38-45-48-47-50-49-38-35-34-35-36-44-49-56-50-64-68-63 (47/4/1 wks)
Re #01: 13/06/1992 42-37-51-54 (4 wks, 51 wsf)
Re #02: 21/08/1993 34-45-58 (3 wks, 54 wsf)
Re #03: 03/03/2001 69-53 (2 wks, 56 wsf)
Re #04: 25/08/2001 71-57-64-62-74 (5 wks)
Total # of weeks: 61-47c (Top 10: 4, Top 20: 10 Top 40: 33, #1: 1) US:#1/38/14/6

US Date: 29/10/1988 - Run: 14- 5-*1*-1-1-1-1-1-2-2- (10 wsf)
07/01/1989: 3-2-9-9-10-11-15-17-18-28-29-33-36-45-50-53-73-76-78-105-109-117-141-148-185-175-188-188 (38/14/6 wks) UK:#1/61/4/1

10. ACHTUNG BABY
UK Date: 30/11/1991 - Run: *2*-5-11-14-14- (5 wsf)
04/01/1992: 11- 8-9-9-11-19-22-22-27-22-19-17-16-25-31-30-32-35-42-37-40-43-32-24-24-21-17-18-23-20-21-29-28-31-30-33-40-42-36-43-53-54-50-59-62-75-0-0-72-43-46-43- (55 wsf)
02/01/1993: 39-27-26-32-37-47-42-41-36-51-58-73-0-0-0-0-65-70 (69-51c/5-4c wks)
Re #01: 17/07/1993 75-58-0-0-39-17-19-22-43-63 (8-6c wks, 77 wsf)
Re #02: 02/08/1997 68-0-0-0-75-65 (3-2c wks, 80 wsf)
Re #03: 03/03/2001 47-37-57 (3 wks, 83 wsf)
Re #04: 25/08/2001 50-46-55-61 (4 wks)
Total # of re-entries: 8 (Top 10: 1)
Total # of weeks: 87-51c (Top 10: 5-4c, Top 20: 19 Top 40: 52) US:#1/97/18/1

US Date: 07/12/1991 - Run: *1*-3-4-4- (4 wsf)
04/01/1992: 7-4-7-6-6-6-9-9-8-9-12-12- 10-7-7-12-13- 10-13-11-11-11-17-17-21-18-21-25-30-28-35-39-43-40-26-23-29-30-28-30-34-47-42-37-39-44-45-44-52-50-49-46- (56 wsf)
02/01/1993: 43-39-48-53-49-49-54-70-74-68-59-63-76-83-94-98-100-109-117-128-129-136-122-124-115-123-136-143-136-122-142-144-141-153-152-158-158-164-174-183-186 (97/18-16c/1 wks)
Top 10 re-entries: 2 UK:#2/87/5

11. ZOOROPA
UK Date: 17/07/1993 - Run: *1*-2-2-2-2-2-3-5-8-12-20-24-25-35-49-57-58-63-66-62-64-60-54-54- (24 wsf)
01/01/1994: 52-39-31-33-37-52-51 (31/9/1 wks) US:#1/40/7/2

US Date: 24/07/1993 - Run: *1*-1-2-3-4-6-10-11-13-16-20-22-29-37-40-42-52-62-73-86-81-79-76- (23 wsf)
01/01/1994: 65-58-54-60-58-68-82-99-111-118-122-103-112-137-159-172-188 (40/7/2 wks) UK:#1/31/9/1

12. POP
UK Date: 15/03/1997 - Run: *1*-3-4-6-13-17-16-13- 7-12-18-21-31-36-38-52-54-57-60-34-21-13-15-17-16-20-31-54-65-41-40-52-67 (33/5-4c/1 wks)
Re #01: 10/01/1998 67-73 (2 wks)
Total # of weeks: 35-33c (Top 10: 5-4c, Top 20: 16 Top 40: 24, #1: 1) US:#1/28/3/1

US Date: 22/03/1997 - Run: *1*-2-8-12-14-13-13-15-15-18-20-29-33-42-49-56-68-89-96-117-124-138-152-154-165-174-171-189 (28/3/1 wks) UK:#1/35/5/1

13. THE BEST OF 1980-1990/THE B-SIDES
UK Date: 14/11/1998 - Run: *1*-2-15-21-23-25-30- (7 wsf)
02/01/1999: 37-62 (9/2/1 wks)
Re #01: 16/11/2002 59-71 (2 wks, 11 wsf)
Re #02: 11/01/2003 66 (1 wk)
Total # of weeks: 12-9c (Top 10: 2, Top 20: 3 Top 40: 8, #1: 1) US:#2/17/2

US Date: 21/11/1998 - Run: *2*-5-21-28-29-33- (6 wsf)
02/01/1999: 38-45-56-68-85-92-102-125-134-157-190 (17/2 wks) UK:#1/12/2/1

14. THE BEST OF 1980-1990
UK Date: 21/11/1998 - Run: 8-9-*4*-8-9-7- (6 wsf)
02/01/1999: 8-7-8-9-10-17-17-16-32-29-24-34-37-50-43-36-37-41-51-65-63-68-64-61-62-61-72-65-0-0-0-63-49-48-54-71-73 (40-34c/11 wks)
Re #01: 27/11/1999 75 (1 wk, 41 wsf)
Re #02: 29/04/2000 73-69-61-59-65-60 (6 wks, 47 wsf)
Re #03: 24/02/2001 69-54-25-35-41-56-48-54-66 (9 wks, 56 wsf)
Re #04: 28/07/2001 50-68-73-0-52-56-74 (6-3c wks, 62 wsf)
Re #05: 06/07/2002 65-73 (2 wks)
Total # of re-entries: 7
Total # of weeks: 64-34c (Top 10: 11, Top 20: 14 Top 40: 23) US:#45/42

US Date: 28/11/1998 - Run: 57-*45*-68-70-70- (5 wsf)
02/01/1999: 56-58-53-46-57-61-62-68-69-83-94-96-96-102-131-138-138-144-145-153-154-141-150-160-158-166-182-189-196-199-197-0-0-182-176-163-188-0-197 (41-36c wks)
Re #01: 18/11/2000 192 (1 wk)
Total # of re-entries: 3
Total # of weeks: 42-36c (UK:#4/64/11)

15. ALL THAT YOU CAN'T LEAVE BEHIND
UK Date: 11/11/2000 - Run: *1*-4-10-20-25-26-28-29- (8 wsf)
06/01/2001: 29-23-17-12-12- 7-7-8-10-3-6-8-12-14-23-30-39-41-49-54-65-60-53-47-47-58-65-56-47-37-30-23-22-15-16-23-34-42-53-64-0-0-74-60-50-57-69-0-71-54-61-60- (57 wsf)
05/01/2002: 64-56-60 (60-48c/10-9c/1 wks)
Re #01: 09/03/2002 64-74 (2 wks)
Total # of re-entries: 3 (Top 10: 1)
Total # of weeks: 62-48c (Top 10: 10-9c, Top 20: 18 Top 40: 33, #1: 1) US:#3/94/3

US Date: 18/11/2000 - Run: *3*-5-12-22-23-24-20- (7 wsf)
06/01/2001: 18-22-16-19-19-25-33-37-35-11-15-25-31-38-40-42-45-45-48-50-48-50-58-60-53-50-66-74-82-81-89-88-99-105-106-108-104-78-66-53-50-57-55-54-58-62-67-80-77-78-76-69- (59 wsf)
05/01/2002: 71-74-58-39-56-61-66-25-26-28- 10-17-25-37-47-48-55-65-83-103-107-119-131-118-130-117-135-153-142-161-173-187-176-185-199 (94/3-2c wks) UK:#1/62/10/1

16. THE BEST OF 1990-2000 & B-SIDES
UK Date: 16/11/2002 - Run: *2*-6-25-28-27-36-38- (7 wsf)
04/01/2003: 36-30-33-52-56-70-0-69-69 (15-13c/2 wks)
Re #01: 31/05/2003 72-0-67-63-66-48-69 (6-5c wks)
Total # of re-entries: 3
Total # of weeks: 21-13c (Top 10: 2 Top 40: 10) US:#3/12/1

US Date: 23/11/2002 - Run: *3*-27-49-62-80-91- (6 wsf)
04/01/2003: 88-93-100-134-163-184 (12/1 wks) UK:#2/21/2

17. THE BEST OF 1990-2000
UK Date: 23/11/2002 - Run: *37*-48-49-47-44-43- (6 wsf)
04/01/2003: 48-62-65-72-69 (11 wks) US:#34/14

US Date: 30/11/2002 - Run: *34*-57-49-58-56- (5 wsf)
04/01/2003: 58-64-88-94-115-117-154-171-166 (14 wks) UK:#37/11

STING2 · 01-26-2006, 08:27 PM

SINGLES
MISS SARAJEVO
UK Date: 02/12/1995 - Run: *6*-12-17-26-24-38-44-56-70 (9/1 wks)

ALBUMS
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACKS 1
UK Date: 18/11/1995 - Run: *12*-46-51-61-73 (5 wks) US:#76/4
US Date: 25/11/1995 - Run: *76*-98-158-176 (4 wks) UK:#12/5

THE MILLION DOLLAR HOTEL - SOUNDTRACK
UK Date: 25/03/2000 - Run: *13*-24-47 (3 wks) *
US Date: 01/04/2000 - Run: *104*-196 (2 wks)

edge3 · 01-27-2006, 08:35 AM

Couple of sources at UKMIX just posted the following, US only, sales figures for both Best Of's. :

Best Of 80-90 (1CD) - *2,696,200
Best Of 80-90 (2CD) - 1,400,000

Best Of 90-00 (1CD) - 711,000
Best Of 90-00 (2CD) - 556,000

*this is definitely an official up to date SoundScan figure... not so sure about the others but they seem about right.

mosquito · 01-27-2006, 10:24 AM

Anybody can definitely confirm this two questions?:

Total soundscan numbers are since Jan.1 1991,March 91 or MAy 91?
Did soundscan extrapolate their numbers only in the early years, all the years (including now),or never extrapolated the numbers?

Many thanks.

fedeu2 · 01-27-2006, 11:25 AM

I´m not sure about question 1 (sting2 or edge will be able to tell) but I´m afraid noone (except insiders) has a definite answer for question 2.

Quote:

Originally posted by mosquito
Anybody can definitely confirm this two questions?:

Total soundscan numbers are since Jan.1 1991,March 91 or MAy 91?
Did soundscan extrapolate their numbers only in the early years, all the years (including now),or never extrapolated the numbers?

Many thanks.

edge3 · 01-27-2006, 02:04 PM

I believe SS started on / week of May 29th 1991 & i am currently in favour of the 'extrapolation theory' although 295k 1st week for AB does seem relatively low when one considers :

a/ the late November release date
b/ that it came in the wake of the 5xPlat R&H which supposedly sold 1m in it's 1st week
c/ Zooropa did 377k 1st week

ChargedVT · 01-29-2006, 09:48 PM

I have recently pulled together a lot of data about Australian charts for U2 albums.

The first one is Best of 1980-1990
I don't have all the weeks but I do have most
Now the thing to remember about this album is that it was certified as 5xplatinum (350k) in January 1999, and since then it spent 4 years straight on the charts, yet still has not been recertified... my guess is its sold about 620k by now.
Also up until the end of year 2000 i only had physical top 50 charts to work on and missed a lot of weeks, which explains a lot of unknown positions...

Ok here we go...

1998
1(2p)-1-1-1(3p)-3-3(4p)-2-1 End of year #6 - 260-280,000

1999
3-2-3-3(5p)-2-3-3-3-3-3-6-5-17-7-19-??-13-22
28-26-30-31-30-37-37-??-45-50-44-39-46-44
47-45-??-??-??-??-27-21-30-29-40-42-47-46-40-
47-??-35-??-?? End of year #28 - 130-140,000

2000
??-28-36-44-39-??-45-??-??-??-??-??-??-??-??-??
??-??-??-47-47-??-??-??-??-??-??-??-??-??-??-??-??
??-??-??-??-??-??-??-??-??-??-??-36-43-??-??-??-??
52-52-44 End of year #69 - 45-50,000

2001 (top 100 from here on)
37-49-50-47-79-72-75-85-77-82-69-82-91-84-87-92
87-out-96-88-62-63-43-43-47-44-48-55-??-??-out-89
69-75-74-71-92-out-90-86-88-95-85-81-77-77-70
70-90-82-77-76 End of year #70 - 45-50,000

2002
53-57-82-66-79-78-82-82-85-72-83-99-96-93-out
out-out-out-98-94-out-out-50-36-43-42-55-74-61
69-81-88-91-82-out-95-92-64-70-77-58-50-56-52
34-46-58-57-59-71-59-54 End of year #66 - ~ 50,000

2003
55-71-75-89-91-out-out-out-out-88-100-93-out-out
out-out-out-out-out-out-out-out-out-64-93-94
And from thereon out of top 100
End of year - ~ 30,000

Estimated sales 2004-2005 = 30,000 total
Total weeks on top 100 album chart = 217
Total sales estimate 590-630,000
Hopefully this album gets re-certifed SOON!!!

Other albums will be posted soon...

edge3 · 01-30-2006, 04:43 AM

So 5wks at # 1, 19wks in top 5 & you reckon it should now be 8/9xPlat... impressive. Thx for posting ChargedVT

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01-22-2006, 04:32 AM	#151
mosquito The Fly Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 76 Local Time: 07:54 PM	3 million through Music clubs? I think that is not possible.

01-24-2006, 03:34 PM	#156
edge3 Refugee Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 1,378 Local Time: 06:54 PM	Thanks a mill for the explanations Sting. Much appreciated.

01-26-2006, 08:23 PM	#157
STING2 Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 8,877 Local Time: 06:54 PM	Just wanted to add this large amount of chart information on U2 singles and Albums posted here by SOLDATTI to this thread. UK SINGLES From New Musical Express: started 15-11-1952 (Top 12) changed: 1-10-1954 (Top 20) 14-4-1956 (Top 30) From Record Retailer/Music Week: started 10-3-1960 (Top 50) changed: 13-5-1978 (Top 75) changed 8-1-1983 (Top 100) changed 5-1-1991 (Top 75) US SINGLES From Billboard: started 27-7-1940 (Bestselling Singles, Top 10) 15-11-1947 (Top 15) 12-6-1948 (Top 30) 12-11-1955 (Top 100) 24-8-1958 (Hot 100) The chart run format The numbers in a run represent chart positions in consecutive weeks. Example 13-3-45 means first week on #13, 2nd week at its peak on #3, 3rd week dropped to #45. A "0" means NOT on the chart (see re-entries). (36/24/5 wks) at the end of a runs means 36 weeks chart entries, including 24 in the top 10, and 5 at #1. If there's only one number, there were no weeks spent in the top 10. If the run was interrupted by a drop off of no longer than 4 weeks, more numbers appear to indicate the number of consecutive weeks. Example: (51-41c/14-11c/1 wks) 51 weeks on chart, of which 41 consecutive, 14 weeks in top 10, of which 11 consecutive, 1 week at #1. Runs interrupted by a new (calendar) year or chart runs that are re-entries are also followed by a weeks so far number. Example: (1 wk, 52 wsf) 1 week on chart this run, 52 accumulated weeks (total weeks until this date). For trans-atlantic records (charted in both UK and US), the chart info of the other country is shown at the end of the run. Example: US #1/24/13/1 means this record was a hit in the US, it peaked at #1, had 24 weeks on the chart (of which 13 in the top 10 and 1 at #1) in that country. Re-entries (for albums only) When the record briefly drops out of the chart, a "0" will appear in the chart run. If the record returns within 5 weeks, the run will not be broken. If a record drops out for 5 weeks or more and then re-enters the charts, a new run, indicated by "Re" and a sequence number will be printed. Example: 45-0-0-0-0-33 dropped out the charts for 4 weeks, then re-entered at #33. If there is more than 1 re-entry, which is not indicated as such, a "Total # of re-entries" is printed. Also, the weeks on chart of all the runs (main and re's) are added up together and printed in the "Total # of weeks" line. The line with Total # of weeks is only printed when there is at least one re-entry. The highest number of consecutive weeks and total weeks spent in the top 10, top 20 and top 40 (if applicable) is also printed. Example: 43-26c (Top 10: 12, Top 20: 16) 43 weeks on chart, of which 26 weeks was the longest consecutive run, 12 weeks in the top 10, 16 in the top 20. 01. FIRE UK Date: 08/08/1981 - Run: 39-39-36-35-39-49 (6 wks) 02. GLORIA UK Date: 17/10/1981 - Run: 62-55-61-72 (4 wks) 03. A CELEBRATION UK Date: 03/04/1982 - Run: 53-47-53-70 (4 wks) 04. NEW YEAR'S DAY UK Date: 22/01/1983 - Run: 23-12- 10-13-21-36-55-72 (8/1 wks) US:#53/12 US Date: 02/04/1983 - Run: 90-83-77-70-62-57-53-53-62-76-84-96 (12 wks) UK:#10/8/1 05. TWO HEARTS BEAT AS ONE UK Date: 02/04/1983 - Run: 24-18-22-42-68-0-89 (6 wks) 06. I WILL FOLLOW US Date: 14/01/1984 - Run: 90-85-81-81-91 (5 wks) 07. PRIDE (IN THE NAME OF LOVE) Date: 15/09/1984 - Run: 8-4-3-4-8-13-19-25-34-55-61-0-82-97-85-82-78-0-99 (17-11c/5 wks) US:#33/15 Date: 27/10/1984 - Run: 85-74-55-50-45-39-35-33-38-38-44-54-69-83-94 (15 wks) UK:#3/17/5 08. THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE UK Date: 04/05/1985 - Run: 8-6-12-26-40-59-0-83-91-0-0-0-79-89-0-84-99 (12-6c/2 wks) 09. WITH OR WITHOUT YOU UK Date: 28/03/1987 - Run: 4-4-5-8-11-18-24-28-43-59-68-0-0-0-0-0-94 (12-11c/4 wks) US:#1/18/8/3 US Date: 21/03/1987 - Run: 64-44-35-23-13- 10-6-3-1-1-1-5-9-20-38-51-68-99 (18/8/3 wks) UK:#4/12/4 10. I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR UK Date: 06/06/1987 - Run: 13- 6-7-13-21-29-39-53-62-72-74-0-0-0-0-95 (12-11c/2 wks) US:#1/17/7/2 US Date: 13/06/1987 - Run: 51-38-25-17- 10-7-3-2-1-1-6-11-25-33-49-63-88 (17/7/2 wks) UK:#6/12/2 11. WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME UK Date: 12/09/1987 - Run: 4-5-13-29-50-64-0-83-80-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-96-96 (10-6c/2 wks) US:#13/14 US Date: 12/09/1987 - Run: 70-56-43-35-24-21-18-14-13-13-28-39-73-98 (14 wks) UK:#4/10/2 12. IN GOD'S COUNTRY UK Date: 19/12/1987 - Run: 83-48-48-48-61 (5 wks) US:#44/12 US Date: 05/12/1987 - Run: 84-70-61-53-53-50-47-44-47-70-76-88 (12 wks) UK:#48/5 13. DESIRE UK Date: 01/10/1988 - Run: 3-1-2-17-30-37-58-63-88-83-0-88-0-0-0-92-79 (13-10c/3/1 wks) US:#3/17/5 US Date: 01/10/1988 - Run: 50-37-25-18-14- 8-6-4-3-5-12-22-36-36- (14 wsf) 07/01/1989: 49-57-92 (17/5 wks) UK:#1/13/3/1 14. ANGEL OF HARLEM UK Date: 17/12/1988 - Run: 10-9-12-17-35-53-0-83-88-91 (9-6c/2 wks) US:#14/15 US Date: 17/12/1988 - Run: 74-51-51-42-33-25-23-17-14-14-21-38-57-82-100 (15 wks) UK:#9/9/2 15. WHEN LOVE COMES TO TOWN (by U2 With B B King) UK Date: 15/04/1989 - Run: 12- 6-14-27-40-63-72-0-0-0-89 (8-7c/1 wks) US:#68/7 US Date: 01/04/1989 - Run: 89-79-72-69-68-77-86 (7 wks) UK:#6/8/1 16. ALL I WANT IS YOU UK Date: 24/06/1989 - Run: 5-4-8-23-34-60-0-0-0-93 (7-6c/3 wks) US:#83/4 US Date: 01/07/1989 - Run: 93-88-83-89 (4 wks) UK:#4/7/3 17. THE FLY UK Date: 02/11/1991 - Run: 1-2-5-27-52-0-0-0-0-62 (6-5c/3/1 wks) US:#61/11 US Date: 09/11/1991 - Run: 74-68-61-63-80-89-91-91-91-91-97 (11 wks) UK:#1/6/3/1 18. MYSTERIOUS WAYS UK Date: 14/12/1991 - Run: 13-21-28-29-54-64-72 (7 wks) US:#9/20/1 US Date: 23/11/1991 - Run: 77-74-48-33-26-26-21-20-15- 9-11-11-12-13-19-25-31-34-41-46 (20/1 wks) UK:#13/7 19. ONE UK Date: 07/03/1992 - Run: 23- 7-9-24-43-64 (6/2 wks) US:#10/20/1 US Date: 14/03/1992 - Run: 76-41-30-22-22-19-13-13-12- 10-11-15-18-23-25-33-42-41-51-54 (20/1 wks) UK:#7/6/2 20. EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING (OR.VERSION) UK Date: 20/06/1992 - Run: 13-12-18-43-55-51-57 (7 wks) 21. EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING UK Date: 11/07/1992 - Run: 13- 8-13-22-41-60-62 (7/1 wks) US:#32/15 US Date: 11/07/1992 - Run: 72-52-48-42-40-36-36-37-36-32-44-57-72-89-96 (15 wks) UK:#8/7/1 22. WHO'S GONNA RIDE YOUR WILD HORSES UK Date: 05/12/1992 - Run: 14-15-33-35-39-46-59-68 (8 wks) US:#35/16 US Date: 07/11/1992 - Run: 77-59-49-48-39-37-35-35-38-43-42-56-68-79-88-100 (16 wks) UK:#14/8 23. STAY (FARAWAY, SO CLOSE): I'VE GOT... (by U2 / Frank Sinatra with Bono) UK Date: 04/12/1993 - Run: 6-4-14-24-29-28-48-60-69 (9/2 wks) 24. STAY (FARAWAY, SO CLOSE!) US Date: 18/12/1993 - Run: 75-66-61-61-61-61-61-62-66-71-69-81-93 (13 wks) 25. HOLD ME, THRILL ME, KISS ME, KILL ME UK Date: 17/06/1995 - Run: 2-2-3-6-10-6-4-7-13-17-26-41-55-71 (14/8 wks) US:#16/17 US Date: 24/06/1995 - Run: 23-21-18-16-16-16-19-25-30-32-41-50-58-69-78-82-95 (17 wks) UK:#2/14/8 26. DISCOTHEQUE UK Date: 15/02/1997 - Run: 1-6-15-28-39-51-62-66-71-0-0-0-0-72-75 (11-9c/2/1 wks) US:#10/11/1 US Date: 22/02/1997 - Run: 10-12-20-33-52-67-77-85-85-96-98 (11/1 wks) UK:#1/11/2/1 27. STARING AT THE SUN UK Date: 26/04/1997 - Run: 3-17-34-41-60-74 (6/1 wks) US:#26/18 US Date: 26/04/1997 - Run: 30-30-26-26-26-29-31-36-46-56-61-73-88-87-96-94-93-97 (18 wks) UK:#3/6/1 28. LAST NIGHT ON EARTH / POP MUZIK / HAPPINESS IS A WARM GUN UK Date: 02/08/1997 - Run: 10-29-43-69-0-68 (5-4c/1 wks) 29. LAST NIGHT ON EARTH US Date: 19/07/1997 - Run: 57-61-68-64-69-73-93-98 (8 wks) 30. PLEASE UK Date: 04/10/1997 - Run: 7-26-47-72 (4/1 wks) 31. IF GOD WILL SEND HIS ANGELS / MOFO UK Date: 20/12/1997 - Run: 12-33-40-52-52-67 (6 wks) 32. SWEETEST THING UK Date: 31/10/1998 - Run: 3-4-10-18-31-38-44-60-59-55-70-71-72 (13/3 wks) US:#63/17 US Date: 05/12/1998 - Run: 66-69-63-69-67-63-63-68-71-72-77-86-87-87-97-100-95 (17 wks) UK:#3/13/3 33. BEAUTIFUL DAY UK Date: 21/10/2000 - Run: 1-3-14-25-38-44-50-62-65-74-73-58-43-52-58-73 (16/2/1 wks) US:#21/25 US Date: 07/10/2000 - Run: 75-73-71-68-69-61-47-44-40-42-32-28-25-28-24-22-21-21-21-25-26-36-33-38-46 (25 wks) UK:#1/16/2/1 34. STUCK IN A MOMENT YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF UK Date: 10/02/2001 - Run: 2-10-25-40-37-39-43-67 (8/2 wks) US:#52/20 US Date: 29/09/2001 - Run: 62-58-55-52-52-59-56-55-54-54-67-65-73-78- (14 wsf) 05/01/2002: 82-72-78-79-81-83 (20 wks) UK:#2/8/2 35. NEW YEARS DUB (by Musique Vs U2) UK Date: 02/06/2001 - Run: 15-37-55-74-0-0-75 (5-4c wks) 36. ELEVATION UK Date: 28/07/2001 - Run: 3-13-24-35-41-48-53-60 (8/1 wks) 37. WALK ON UK Date: 01/12/2001 - Run: 5-27-52-68-70-68-58-64 (8/1 wks) 38. ELECTRICAL STORM UK Date: 02/11/2002 - Run: 5-12-23-36-52-59-54-47-48-61-57-63-74 (13/1 wks) US:#77/7 US Date: 28/09/2002 - Run: 77-77-85-87-88-93-100 (7 wks) UK:#5/13/1 39. TAKE ME TO THE CLOUDS ABOVE (by LMC Vs U2) UK Date: 07/02/2004 - Run: 1-1-3-4-5-11-17-21-27-33-48-62 (12/5/2 wks)

01-26-2006, 08:24 PM	#158
STING2 Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 8,877 Local Time: 06:54 PM	UK ALBUMS From Melody Maker: started 8-11-1958 (Top 10) From Record Retailer (RR)/Music Week (MW): started 10-3-1960 (Top 20) changed: 14-4-1966 (Top 30) 8-12-1966 (Top 40) 12-2-1969 (Top 15) 5-3-1969 (Top 30) 12-3-1969 (Top 15) 14-6-1969 (Top 20) 28-6-1969 (Top 40) 9-8-1969 (Top 32) 16-8-1969 (Top 40) 11-10-1969 (Top 25) 8-11-1969 (fluctuated between 20-77 pos.) 9-1-1971 (Top 50) 5-7-1975 (Top 60) 2-12-1978 (Top 75) 8-8-1981 (Top 100) 14-1-1989 (Top 75) US ALBUMS From Billboard: started 8-1-1955 (bi-weekly Top 15) changed: 24-3-1956 (weekly Top 10-25, fluctuating) 25-5-1959 (Top 50) 4-1-1960 (Top 40) 9-1-1961 (Top 25) 3-4-1961 (Top 150) 1-4-1967 (top 175) and since 13-5-1967 a Top 200. 01. BOY UK Date: 29/08/1981 - Run: 71-52-75-85-73-83-95-80-98 (9 wks) Re #01: 29/01/1983 94-91-63-84-88-89-88-88-55-77-59-61-94 (13 wks, 22 wsf) Re #02: 09/07/1983 82-0-95-0-0-0-99-77-94 (5-3c wks, 27 wsf) Re #03: 27/07/1985 77-81-0-90-0-95 (4-2c wks) Total # of re-entries: 7 Total # of weeks: 31-13c (US:#63/47) US Date: 14/03/1981 - Run: 135-98-76-70-63-63-74-74-73-74-76-78-78-88-102-112-125-137-135-156 (20 wks) Re #01: 10/11/1984 192-188 (2 wks, 22 wsf) Re #02: 19/01/1985 181-179-194 (3 wks, 25 wsf) Re #03: 25/04/1987 193-160-150-147-128-116-111-107-107-120-111-116-136-133-153-170-155-160-168-183-185-181 (22 wks) Total # of weeks: 47-22c (UK:#52/31) 02. OCTOBER UK Date: 24/10/1981 - Run: 11-13-17-33-40-67-85-94-0-0-0-0- (8 wsf) 16/01/1982: 90-99 (10-8c wks) Re #01: 14/08/1982 98 (1 wk, 11 wsf) Re #02: 29/01/1983 78-72-59-61-75-95-81-84-64-75-51-64-62-63 (14 wks, 25 wsf) Re #03: 09/07/1983 97-86-0-0-0-94-86-76-86-84-0-0-92 (8-5c wks, 33 wsf) Re #04: 14/01/1984 97 (1 wk, 34 wsf) Re #05: 06/10/1984 94 (1 wk, 35 wsf) Re #06: 12/01/1985 88 (1 wk, 36 wsf) Re #07: 27/07/1985 76-99-94-95-0-0-92 (5-4c wks, 41 wsf) Re #08: 13/06/1992 72 (1 wk) Total # of re-entries: 12 Total # of weeks: 42-14c (Top 20: 3 Top 40: 5) (US:#104/38) US Date: 07/11/1981 - Run: 181-143-114-104-104-118-123-137- (8 wsf) 02/01/1982: 137-145-157-157-159-180-180 (15 wks) Re #01: 08/12/1984 183 (1 wk, 16 wsf) Re #02: 25/04/1987 195-161-151-139-125-117-107-110-118-125-112-126-142-158-165-163-177-172-166-186-193-199 (22 wks) Total # of weeks: 38-22c (UK:#11/42) 03. WAR UK Date: 12/03/1983 - Run: 1-4-4-6-6-6-8-13-23-28-33-43-37-46-69-80-35-19-21-24-27-29-29-25-25-27-31-33-37-37-38-41-49-53-56-65-65-71-79-76-0-94-94- (42 wsf) 07/01/1984: 76-35-36-43-48-56-53-69-74-71-45-75-0-85-81-85-86 (58-40c/7/1 wks) Re #01: 07/07/1984 87-0-0-98-97 (3-2c wks, 61 wsf) Re #02: 15/09/1984 82-58-37-39-41-61-74-70-65-92-81-89-0-90-92-86- (76 wsf) 05/01/1985: 61-74-71-77-46-67-59-83-0-96-76-99-0-0-100-0-0-95-81-0-0-80-88-83-88-0-80-83-90-32-41-29-37-38-34-38-47-44-62-48-60-60-76-93-88-96-99 (54-21c wks, 115 wsf) Re #03: 18/01/1986 85-84-67-75-87-81-76-93-92-0-91-0-81 (11-9c wks, 126 wsf) Re #04: 13/06/1987 84-72-78-88-98-67-73-83-48-50-57-66-77-74-88-96-94 (17 wks, 143 wsf) Re #05: 13/06/1992 51-72 (2 wks, 145 wsf) Re #06: 21/08/1993 38-59 (2 wks) Total # of re-entries: 17 Total # of weeks: 147-40c (Top 10: 7, Top 20: 9 Top 40: 38, #1: 1) US:#12/179 US Date: 19/03/1983 - Run: 91-54-35-22-19-15-13-12-16-16-19-20-19-17-17-21-34-39-42-47-50-52-49-49-53-52-58-56-56-55-63-68-67-71-70-74-73-96-92-91-93-93- (42 wsf) 07/01/1984: 93-90-88-83-79-78-77-75-80-80-92-92-91-89-106-100-98-115-119-127-145-146-148-179-198-190-199-196 (70 wks) Re #01: 10/11/1984 190-179-164-164-185-192-192-192- (78 wsf) 05/01/1985: 192-190-187-183-181-177-175-183-180-178-178-175-182-180-175-169-164-158-151-148-147-152-167-167-162-157-167-164-159-160-166-164-150-143-138-133-138-149-143-141-143-141-151-171-166-161-157-187-182-179-174-173- (130 wsf) 04/01/1986: 173-158-153-153-156-160-170-178-174-172-182-180-183-179-176-182-177-172-168-167-194-187-187-182-182-192 (86 wks, 156 wsf) Re #02: 18/04/1987 162-131-118-113-113-96-84-81-82-80-80-86-88-96-108-103-119-122-125-118-136-132-137 (23 wks) Total # of weeks: 179-86c (Top 20: 11 Top 40: 16) (UK:#1/147/7/1) 04. UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY UK Date: 03/12/1983 - Run: 2-6-7-17-17- (5 wsf) 07/01/1984: 19- 6-8-8-8-8-11-12-12-15-14-22-19-19-20-19-25-28-24-35-40-43-47-53-53-52-65-51-46-53-52-57-44-51-36-45-47-30-17-25-30-26-34-38-43-61-59-62-67-64-63-61- (57 wsf) 05/01/1985: 46-36-27-30-24-33-31-36-34-40-46-54-49-64-57-69-53-47-45-39-51-44-44-50-46-49-44-41-54-16-15-12-11-15-14-16-13-15-18-13-17-17-22-23-26-42-51-72-67-69-79-79- (109 wsf) 04/01/1986: 62-46-55-42-33-49-46-35-35-47-47-69-53-52-55-74-69-73-63-65-74-69-56-63-71-62-70-68-59-43-43-43-53-60-56-56-76-70-63-63-82-0-77-66 (152-150c/8-7c wks) Re #01: 10/01/1987 89-0-93-0-93-100-0-0-95-67-48-51-34-49-50-57-57-56-87-76-72-72-49-43-42-43-43-34-36-38-27-23-28-37-31-40-52-51-60-72-84-76-91-92 (40-36c wks, 192 wsf) Re #02: 09/01/1988 96-77-93-96-91-100-0-64-92-90 (9-6c wks, 201 wsf) Re #03: 13/06/1992 56-73 (2 wks) Total # of re-entries: 8 (Top 10: 1) Total # of weeks: 203-150c (Top 10: 8-7c, Top 20: 34 Top 40: 73) US:#28/180 US Date: 10/12/1983 - Run: 68-46-44-44- (4 wsf) 07/01/1984: 33-33-29-28-28-28-35-35-34-41-35-35-34-34-42-58-71-71-88-88-96-98-117-123-123-122-119-123-138-146-148-149-149-153-151-149-143-138-135-157-153-141-133-131-149-145-142-139-176-199-189-189- (56 wsf) 05/01/1985: 183-172-158-154-148-147-142-137-144-142-143-127-125-137-135-129-129-127-125-122-141-138-138-130-130-145-145-144-142-148-143-141-132-126-126-121-123-124-134-130-133-129-141-139-134-135-152-163-165-159-155-150- (108 wsf) 04/01/1986: 150-125-125-124-134-151-164-162-157-158-158-155-150-147-147-145-147-126-126-126-168-162-158-162-156-162-170-174-164-159-156-158-167-167-172-166-160-160-148-148-148-143-153-151-157-186-192-180-180 (157 wks) Re #01: 18/04/1987 183-132-117-108-108-102-81-75-88-84-85-87-91-108-106-114-117-112-116-120-114-121-121 (23 wks) Total # of weeks: 180-157c ( Top 40: 13) (UK:#2/203/8) 05. THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE UK Date: 13/10/1984 - Run: 1-1-2-6-9-12-18-26-35-31-31-30- (12 wsf) 05/01/1985: 21-19-19-22-28-34-41-32-42-50-47-57-88-66-77-78-91-41-26-21-35-36-33-44-43-54-47-49-46-12-12- 9-9-10-12-12-15-17-17-21-19-23-33-34-45-55-59-67-82-91-88-89- (64 wsf) 04/01/1986: 56-44-39-36-39-38-49-42-43-48-68-56-60-59-70-51-70-64-64-87-84-91-87-0-75-74-76-97-91-0-84-0-86-79-81 (96-87c/8-7c/2 wks) Re #01: 21/03/1987 45-61-59-72-69-99-96-85-0-0-94-80-63-58-49-69-52-54-52-59-35-39-43-42-58-65-64-66-73 (27-19c wks, 123 wsf) Re #02: 09/01/1988 98-97-97-0-0-0-0-73 (4-3c wks, 127 wsf) Re #03: 13/06/1992 38-46 (2 wks, 129 wsf) Re #04: 28/08/1993 75 (1 wk) Total # of re-entries: 9 (Top 10: 1) Total # of weeks: 130-87c (Top 10: 8-7c, Top 20: 20 Top 40: 46, #1: 2) US:#12/132 US Date: 20/10/1984 - Run: 47-29-17-15-15-12-12-12-19-16-16- (11 wsf) 05/01/1985: 16-16-22-27-31-31-38-38-40-54-46-45-44-39-39-39-41-48-49-57-56-67-68-75-83-81-92-99-108-99-99-90-89-87-83-87-93-93-90-101-89-89-100-102-114-109-105-116-123-120-117-116- (63 wsf) 04/01/1986: 116-105-104-106-106-110-127-135-135-143-142-151-162-168-163-160-157-164-159-151-151-146-144-142-176-172-178-180-175-193-186-182-186-191-199-192-184-200-170-166-166-169-182-191-191-199 (109 wks) Re #01: 18/04/1987 172-135-128-117-116-106-80-79-79-76-79-84-86-99-103-101-113-116-115-114-118-125-126 (23 wks) Total # of weeks: 132-109c (Top 20: 11 Top 40: 22) (UK:#1/130/8/2) 06. WIDE AWAKE IN AMERICA UK Date: 27/07/1985 - Run: 83-75-37-28-17-11-17-25-31-35-50-65-77-97-88 (15 wks) Re #01: 24/10/1987 73 (1 wk) Total # of weeks: 16-15c (Top 20: 3 Top 40: 8) (US:#37/23) US Date: 29/06/1985 - Run: 37 (1 wk) * Re #01: 25/04/1987 150-137-137-141-124-113-100-104-103-110-105-114-125-136-133-156-146-144-140-154-160-152 (22 wks) Total # of weeks: 23-22c ( Top 40: 1) (UK:#11/16) * Billboard removed this album on his second week because it was an EP, don't ask why debuted on the Billboard 200 the week before and why they made it re-enter 2 years before... 07. THE JOSHUA TREE UK Date: 21/03/1987 - Run: 1-1-2-2-3-4-7-4-4-8-5-4-4-3-2-3-2-2-4-5-3-6-6-9-6-9-5-10-12-14-16-19-22-27-37-41-43-45-46-44-42- (41 wsf) 02/01/1988: 38-21-18-21-24-28-32-13-15-19-17-21-28-33-38-42-45-53-50-62-59-61-55-55-58-69-60-70-60-70-58-57-60-56-58-66-53-57-61-69-56-54-61-86-83-71-77-85-0-100-0-0-99- (91 wsf) 07/01/1989: 69-60-70-64-73-68-72-74-58-66-71-0-69-67-75 (105-89c/28/2 wks) Re #01: 01/07/1989 73-0-66-55-71-72-70-73-70 (8-7c wks, 113 wsf) Re #02: 18/01/1992 57-73 (2 wks, 115 wsf) Re #03: 04/04/1992 34-33-43-66 (4 wks, 119 wsf) Re #04: 13/06/1992 19-19-29-32-72 (5 wks, 124 wsf) Re #05: 22/05/1993 51-67 (2 wks, 126 wsf) Re #06: 21/08/1993 27-30-41 (3 wks, 129 wsf) Re #07: 24/08/1996 60 (1 wk, 130 wsf) Re #08: 26/07/1997 53-46-72-0-0-50-49-69 (6-3c wks, 136 wsf) Re #09: 25/10/1997 75-67 (2 wks, 138 wsf) Re #10: 03/03/2001 35-24-37-52-0-67-0-67-20-27-42-56-0-0-0-72 (11-5c wks, 149 wsf) Re #11: 25/08/2001 43-36-43-41-49-63-70 (7 wks) Total # of re-entries: 19 Total # of weeks: 156-89c (Top 10: 28, Top 20: 40 Top 40: 64, #1: 2) US:#1/103/35/9 US Date: 04/04/1987 - Run: 7-3-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-2-2-2-2-4-4-5-5-7-9-10-10-10-10-9-9-8-9-9-9-10-10-12-12-16-15- (39 wsf) 02/01/1988: 14-14-13-15-15-16-16-20-21-25-28-24-20-21-25-29-30-33-39-50-63-72-76-75-86-86-95-113-122-129-144-138-130-132-141-133-125-130-122-130-113-127-137-142-154-147-152-133-148-146-162-145-145- (92 wsf) 07/01/1989: 150-158-147-178-165-163-171-186-181-190-199 (103/35/9 wks) Total # of weeks: 103 (Top 10: 35, Top 20: 48 Top 40: 58, #1: 9) UK:#1/156/28/2 08. THE JOSHUA TREE SINGLES UK Date: 20/02/1988 - Run: 100 (1 wk) 09. RATTLE AND HUM UK Date: 22/10/1988 - Run: 1-2-2-4-11-18-21-23-23-21-19- (11 wsf) 07/01/1989: 18-15-19-23-28-33-43-32-41-40-48-46-39-37-35-29-32-28-38-45-48-47-50-49-38-35-34-35-36-44-49-56-50-64-68-63 (47/4/1 wks) Re #01: 13/06/1992 42-37-51-54 (4 wks, 51 wsf) Re #02: 21/08/1993 34-45-58 (3 wks, 54 wsf) Re #03: 03/03/2001 69-53 (2 wks, 56 wsf) Re #04: 25/08/2001 71-57-64-62-74 (5 wks) Total # of weeks: 61-47c (Top 10: 4, Top 20: 10 Top 40: 33, #1: 1) US:#1/38/14/6 US Date: 29/10/1988 - Run: 14- 5-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2- (10 wsf) 07/01/1989: 3-2-9-9-10-11-15-17-18-28-29-33-36-45-50-53-73-76-78-105-109-117-141-148-185-175-188-188 (38/14/6 wks) UK:#1/61/4/1 10. ACHTUNG BABY UK Date: 30/11/1991 - Run: 2-5-11-14-14- (5 wsf) 04/01/1992: 11- 8-9-9-11-19-22-22-27-22-19-17-16-25-31-30-32-35-42-37-40-43-32-24-24-21-17-18-23-20-21-29-28-31-30-33-40-42-36-43-53-54-50-59-62-75-0-0-72-43-46-43- (55 wsf) 02/01/1993: 39-27-26-32-37-47-42-41-36-51-58-73-0-0-0-0-65-70 (69-51c/5-4c wks) Re #01: 17/07/1993 75-58-0-0-39-17-19-22-43-63 (8-6c wks, 77 wsf) Re #02: 02/08/1997 68-0-0-0-75-65 (3-2c wks, 80 wsf) Re #03: 03/03/2001 47-37-57 (3 wks, 83 wsf) Re #04: 25/08/2001 50-46-55-61 (4 wks) Total # of re-entries: 8 (Top 10: 1) Total # of weeks: 87-51c (Top 10: 5-4c, Top 20: 19 Top 40: 52) US:#1/97/18/1 US Date: 07/12/1991 - Run: 1-3-4-4- (4 wsf) 04/01/1992: 7-4-7-6-6-6-9-9-8-9-12-12- 10-7-7-12-13- 10-13-11-11-11-17-17-21-18-21-25-30-28-35-39-43-40-26-23-29-30-28-30-34-47-42-37-39-44-45-44-52-50-49-46- (56 wsf) 02/01/1993: 43-39-48-53-49-49-54-70-74-68-59-63-76-83-94-98-100-109-117-128-129-136-122-124-115-123-136-143-136-122-142-144-141-153-152-158-158-164-174-183-186 (97/18-16c/1 wks) Top 10 re-entries: 2 UK:#2/87/5 11. ZOOROPA UK Date: 17/07/1993 - Run: 1-2-2-2-2-2-3-5-8-12-20-24-25-35-49-57-58-63-66-62-64-60-54-54- (24 wsf) 01/01/1994: 52-39-31-33-37-52-51 (31/9/1 wks) US:#1/40/7/2 US Date: 24/07/1993 - Run: 1-1-2-3-4-6-10-11-13-16-20-22-29-37-40-42-52-62-73-86-81-79-76- (23 wsf) 01/01/1994: 65-58-54-60-58-68-82-99-111-118-122-103-112-137-159-172-188 (40/7/2 wks) UK:#1/31/9/1 12. POP UK Date: 15/03/1997 - Run: 1-3-4-6-13-17-16-13- 7-12-18-21-31-36-38-52-54-57-60-34-21-13-15-17-16-20-31-54-65-41-40-52-67 (33/5-4c/1 wks) Re #01: 10/01/1998 67-73 (2 wks) Total # of weeks: 35-33c (Top 10: 5-4c, Top 20: 16 Top 40: 24, #1: 1) US:#1/28/3/1 US Date: 22/03/1997 - Run: 1-2-8-12-14-13-13-15-15-18-20-29-33-42-49-56-68-89-96-117-124-138-152-154-165-174-171-189 (28/3/1 wks) UK:#1/35/5/1 13. THE BEST OF 1980-1990/THE B-SIDES UK Date: 14/11/1998 - Run: 1-2-15-21-23-25-30- (7 wsf) 02/01/1999: 37-62 (9/2/1 wks) Re #01: 16/11/2002 59-71 (2 wks, 11 wsf) Re #02: 11/01/2003 66 (1 wk) Total # of weeks: 12-9c (Top 10: 2, Top 20: 3 Top 40: 8, #1: 1) US:#2/17/2 US Date: 21/11/1998 - Run: 2-5-21-28-29-33- (6 wsf) 02/01/1999: 38-45-56-68-85-92-102-125-134-157-190 (17/2 wks) UK:#1/12/2/1 14. THE BEST OF 1980-1990 UK Date: 21/11/1998 - Run: 8-9-4-8-9-7- (6 wsf) 02/01/1999: 8-7-8-9-10-17-17-16-32-29-24-34-37-50-43-36-37-41-51-65-63-68-64-61-62-61-72-65-0-0-0-63-49-48-54-71-73 (40-34c/11 wks) Re #01: 27/11/1999 75 (1 wk, 41 wsf) Re #02: 29/04/2000 73-69-61-59-65-60 (6 wks, 47 wsf) Re #03: 24/02/2001 69-54-25-35-41-56-48-54-66 (9 wks, 56 wsf) Re #04: 28/07/2001 50-68-73-0-52-56-74 (6-3c wks, 62 wsf) Re #05: 06/07/2002 65-73 (2 wks) Total # of re-entries: 7 Total # of weeks: 64-34c (Top 10: 11, Top 20: 14 Top 40: 23) US:#45/42 US Date: 28/11/1998 - Run: 57-45-68-70-70- (5 wsf) 02/01/1999: 56-58-53-46-57-61-62-68-69-83-94-96-96-102-131-138-138-144-145-153-154-141-150-160-158-166-182-189-196-199-197-0-0-182-176-163-188-0-197 (41-36c wks) Re #01: 18/11/2000 192 (1 wk) Total # of re-entries: 3 Total # of weeks: 42-36c (UK:#4/64/11) 15. ALL THAT YOU CAN'T LEAVE BEHIND UK Date: 11/11/2000 - Run: 1-4-10-20-25-26-28-29- (8 wsf) 06/01/2001: 29-23-17-12-12- 7-7-8-10-3-6-8-12-14-23-30-39-41-49-54-65-60-53-47-47-58-65-56-47-37-30-23-22-15-16-23-34-42-53-64-0-0-74-60-50-57-69-0-71-54-61-60- (57 wsf) 05/01/2002: 64-56-60 (60-48c/10-9c/1 wks) Re #01: 09/03/2002 64-74 (2 wks) Total # of re-entries: 3 (Top 10: 1) Total # of weeks: 62-48c (Top 10: 10-9c, Top 20: 18 Top 40: 33, #1: 1) US:#3/94/3 US Date: 18/11/2000 - Run: 3-5-12-22-23-24-20- (7 wsf) 06/01/2001: 18-22-16-19-19-25-33-37-35-11-15-25-31-38-40-42-45-45-48-50-48-50-58-60-53-50-66-74-82-81-89-88-99-105-106-108-104-78-66-53-50-57-55-54-58-62-67-80-77-78-76-69- (59 wsf) 05/01/2002: 71-74-58-39-56-61-66-25-26-28- 10-17-25-37-47-48-55-65-83-103-107-119-131-118-130-117-135-153-142-161-173-187-176-185-199 (94/3-2c wks) UK:#1/62/10/1 16. THE BEST OF 1990-2000 & B-SIDES UK Date: 16/11/2002 - Run: 2-6-25-28-27-36-38- (7 wsf) 04/01/2003: 36-30-33-52-56-70-0-69-69 (15-13c/2 wks) Re #01: 31/05/2003 72-0-67-63-66-48-69 (6-5c wks) Total # of re-entries: 3 Total # of weeks: 21-13c (Top 10: 2 Top 40: 10) US:#3/12/1 US Date: 23/11/2002 - Run: 3-27-49-62-80-91- (6 wsf) 04/01/2003: 88-93-100-134-163-184 (12/1 wks) UK:#2/21/2 17. THE BEST OF 1990-2000 UK Date: 23/11/2002 - Run: 37-48-49-47-44-43- (6 wsf) 04/01/2003: 48-62-65-72-69 (11 wks) US:#34/14 US Date: 30/11/2002 - Run: 34-57-49-58-56- (5 wsf) 04/01/2003: 58-64-88-94-115-117-154-171-166 (14 wks) UK:#37/11

01-26-2006, 08:27 PM	#159
STING2 Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 8,877 Local Time: 06:54 PM	SINGLES MISS SARAJEVO UK Date: 02/12/1995 - Run: 6-12-17-26-24-38-44-56-70 (9/1 wks) ALBUMS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACKS 1 UK Date: 18/11/1995 - Run: 12-46-51-61-73 (5 wks) US:#76/4 US Date: 25/11/1995 - Run: 76-98-158-176 (4 wks) UK:#12/5 THE MILLION DOLLAR HOTEL - SOUNDTRACK UK Date: 25/03/2000 - Run: 13-24-47 (3 wks) * US Date: 01/04/2000 - Run: 104-196 (2 wks)

01-27-2006, 08:35 AM	#160
edge3 Refugee Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 1,378 Local Time: 06:54 PM	Couple of sources at UKMIX just posted the following, US only, sales figures for both Best Of's. : Best Of 80-90 (1CD) - 2,696,200 Best Of 80-90 (2CD) - 1,400,000 Best Of 90-00 (1CD) - 711,000 Best Of 90-00 (2CD) - 556,000 this is definitely an official up to date SoundScan figure... not so sure about the others but they seem about right.

01-27-2006, 10:24 AM	#161
mosquito The Fly Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 76 Local Time: 07:54 PM	Anybody can definitely confirm this two questions?: Total soundscan numbers are since Jan.1 1991,March 91 or MAy 91? Did soundscan extrapolate their numbers only in the early years, all the years (including now),or never extrapolated the numbers? Many thanks.

01-27-2006, 02:04 PM	#163
edge3 Refugee Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 1,378 Local Time: 06:54 PM	I believe SS started on / week of May 29th 1991 & i am currently in favour of the 'extrapolation theory' although 295k 1st week for AB does seem relatively low when one considers : a/ the late November release date b/ that it came in the wake of the 5xPlat R&H which supposedly sold 1m in it's 1st week c/ Zooropa did 377k 1st week

01-29-2006, 09:48 PM	#164
ChargedVT Acrobat Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: South Australia Posts: 429 Local Time: 06:54 PM	I have recently pulled together a lot of data about Australian charts for U2 albums. The first one is Best of 1980-1990 I don't have all the weeks but I do have most Now the thing to remember about this album is that it was certified as 5xplatinum (350k) in January 1999, and since then it spent 4 years straight on the charts, yet still has not been recertified... my guess is its sold about 620k by now. Also up until the end of year 2000 i only had physical top 50 charts to work on and missed a lot of weeks, which explains a lot of unknown positions... Ok here we go... 1998 1(2p)-1-1-1(3p)-3-3(4p)-2-1 End of year #6 - 260-280,000 1999 3-2-3-3(5p)-2-3-3-3-3-3-6-5-17-7-19-??-13-22 28-26-30-31-30-37-37-??-45-50-44-39-46-44 47-45-??-??-??-??-27-21-30-29-40-42-47-46-40- 47-??-35-??-?? End of year #28 - 130-140,000 2000 ??-28-36-44-39-??-45-??-??-??-??-??-??-??-??-?? ??-??-??-47-47-??-??-??-??-??-??-??-??-??-??-??-?? ??-??-??-??-??-??-??-??-??-??-??-36-43-??-??-??-?? 52-52-44 End of year #69 - 45-50,000 2001 (top 100 from here on) 37-49-50-47-79-72-75-85-77-82-69-82-91-84-87-92 87-out-96-88-62-63-43-43-47-44-48-55-??-??-out-89 69-75-74-71-92-out-90-86-88-95-85-81-77-77-70 70-90-82-77-76 End of year #70 - 45-50,000 2002 53-57-82-66-79-78-82-82-85-72-83-99-96-93-out out-out-out-98-94-out-out-50-36-43-42-55-74-61 69-81-88-91-82-out-95-92-64-70-77-58-50-56-52 34-46-58-57-59-71-59-54 End of year #66 - ~ 50,000 2003 55-71-75-89-91-out-out-out-out-88-100-93-out-out out-out-out-out-out-out-out-out-out-64-93-94 And from thereon out of top 100 End of year - ~ 30,000 Estimated sales 2004-2005 = 30,000 total Total weeks on top 100 album chart = 217 Total sales estimate 590-630,000 Hopefully this album gets re-certifed SOON!!! Other albums will be posted soon...

01-30-2006, 04:43 AM	#165
edge3 Refugee Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 1,378 Local Time: 06:54 PM	So 5wks at # 1, 19wks in top 5 & you reckon it should now be 8/9xPlat... impressive. Thx for posting ChargedVT