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In reply to the discussion: Weekend Economists Mourn David Bowie 8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016 (1/15/16) [View all]Proserpina
(2,352 posts)18. David Bowie Poised to Dethrone Adele on Album Sales Charts
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-15/david-bowie-poised-to-dethrone-adele-on-album-sales-charts
David Bowies Blackstar, released days before his death, is on track to knock Adeles 25 out of the top spot on the Billboard 200. It would be the first No. 1 album in the U.S. for the British pop star.
Sales of Blackstar increased 10-fold after Bowie died Sunday at the age of 69, surpassing 120,000 through Tuesday, according to data from Nielsen Music. Digital sales account for 70 percent of those purchases, Nielsen said. Adele sold 163,792 copies of her album last week, her seventh at No. 1. Her record-breaking 25 made its debut in November.
Bowies death has lifted sales for more than his latest album, released by Sony Corp.s Columbia Records. Purchases of past hits such as Space Oddity and Under Pressure surged on Monday, Nielsen said, while data analytics company BuzzAngle Music forecast three Bowie records would chart in the top 10 this week.
Blackstar, Bowies 25th studio album, has received strong reviews, earning an 86 rating from Metacritic based on 37 reviews. The New York Times Jon Pareles described it as strange, daring and ultimately rewarding.
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David Bowies Blackstar, released days before his death, is on track to knock Adeles 25 out of the top spot on the Billboard 200. It would be the first No. 1 album in the U.S. for the British pop star.
Sales of Blackstar increased 10-fold after Bowie died Sunday at the age of 69, surpassing 120,000 through Tuesday, according to data from Nielsen Music. Digital sales account for 70 percent of those purchases, Nielsen said. Adele sold 163,792 copies of her album last week, her seventh at No. 1. Her record-breaking 25 made its debut in November.
Bowies death has lifted sales for more than his latest album, released by Sony Corp.s Columbia Records. Purchases of past hits such as Space Oddity and Under Pressure surged on Monday, Nielsen said, while data analytics company BuzzAngle Music forecast three Bowie records would chart in the top 10 this week.
Blackstar, Bowies 25th studio album, has received strong reviews, earning an 86 rating from Metacritic based on 37 reviews. The New York Times Jon Pareles described it as strange, daring and ultimately rewarding.
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Weekend Economists Mourn David Bowie 8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016 (1/15/16) [View all]
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