Born This Way (the album) chart thread

[Penelope]

She's going to have to try and sign with PopLife at this rate if she still wants a record deal this time next year

[POP!]

What a DISASTER! PLUMMETING down the charts! Truly an LA STATE OF MIND for the new generation!

Not to mention she was ousted of the pole position this week by some no-name Japanese act selling a measly 600k albums

[Tramell]

UPDATE

BORN THIS WAY
International chart-runs (#1 in 26 countries)

Canada: 1-1-3
(103.000 sold)
Brazil: 1-1-1-1
Germany: 1-2-5
(Gold - 100.000 sold)
Austria: 1-2-3
Czech Republic: 1-1-3
Slovenia: 1-1-2
Hungary: 1-3-5
Australia: 1-1-2
(Platinum - 70.000 shipments)
Finland: 2-2-3-2
Denmark: 1-3-7
Norway: 1-1-2
Belgium: 1-1-1 (30.000 copies sold)
France: 1-1-3
(83.000 sold)
Italy: 1-2-2
Greece: 5-1-1
India: 1-
Ireland: 1-1-2-4
Mexico: 1-1 (platinum)
Japan: 1-4-4
(283.000 sold per June 13th - platinum)
New-Zealand: 1-2-2
(15.000 sold - platinum)
Taiwan: 1-
Netherlands: 5-5-7-14
Poland: 12-3-4-9 (30.000 copies - platinum)
Spain: 2-3-4
Portugal: 1-2-4
Sweden: 1-2-2-4
Switzerland: 1-2-1
South Korea: 1-
UK: 1-1-3
(317.000 sold per June 12th)
USA: 1-1-2
(1.385.000+ sold per June 15th)

Combined world chart: 1-1-2 (2.710.000 copies sold as of June 15th)

Let's put this into perspective with some other recording females:

Adele - 21 - 7.930.000 (25 weeks)
Rihanna - Loud - 4.785.000 (38 weeks)
Katy Perry - Teenage Dream - 3.737.000 (50 weeks)
Britney Spears - Femme Fatale - 1.200.000 (17 weeks)
Beyoncé - 4 - 1.143.000 (5 weeks)

[Kevin]

Dutch chartrun is 5-5-7-14

Not a surprise since The Fame (Monster) failed to reach the top 3 over here.

[Tramell]

Yes, Holland never succumbed to Gaga-mania.

[[insert your best offer here]]

Dutchies prefer Adele and Glennis Grace

[lolly]

Pass the dutchie pon de left hand side

[Kevin]

Yes, Holland never succumbed to Gaga-mania.

I cannot forgive us for the number 10 peak position of Bad Romance.

[Kevin]

Dutchies prefer Adele and Glennis Grace

Shame on us (for Glennis).

[Tramell]

And THAT from the country who gave us 2 Unlimited

[[insert your best offer here]]

Don't forget Caught in the act and Charly Lownoise & Mental Theo

[POP!]

It's expected to do 65-70k in the US this week

[Kevin]

Still not holding well.

[Tramell]

To be honest, she got an "easy" time selling the first 3 million copies. It's still huge numbers in such a short space of time but she was always going to open with high sales.

Now the next 3 millions are gonna be another pair of shoes.
But I think the right singles ("Americano"+"Marry the night")+a big world tour might bring it there.
She's a QOP* after all.

*Queen Of Promotion

[Loufoque]

@ladygaga
In just a few weeks Born This Way has sold almost 5 million copies worldwide. I ♥ you Monsters its just the beginning. Real work starts now.

Is this FOR REAL?

[Tramell]

She's talking shipments, that's what the record company considers as "sales".

It means Interscope have already sent 5 million copies at stores all over the world, around 3 million from it have been sold to the public.

The next 2 million will probably take longer than one month.

Still:

[POP!]

Another 68k sold in the US then, giving it a total of 1.45ish million sold to date

[Tramell]

GLORIOUS UPDATE, 3 MILLION COPIES IN A MONTH

BORN THIS WAY
International chart-runs (#1 in 26 countries)

Canada: 1-1-3-4
(110.000 sold)
Brazil: 1-1-1-1
Germany: 1-2-5-2
(Gold - 100.000 sold)
Austria: 1-2-3-2
Czech Republic: 1-1-3-3
Slovenia: 1-1-2
Hungary: 1-3-5
Australia: 1-1-2-3-4
(Platinum - 70.000 shipments)
Finland: 2-2-3-2-5
Denmark: 1-3-7-6
Norway: 1-1-2-3
Belgium: 1-1-1-1 (30.000 copies sold)
France: 1-1-3-3
(95.000 sold as of June 22)
Italy: 1-2-2-3
Greece: 5-1-1-12
India: 1-
Ireland: 1-1-2-4-5
Mexico: 1-2-5 (platinum)
Japan: 1-4-4-5-5
(346.000 sold per June 28th - platinum)
New-Zealand: 1-2-2-2-3
(15.000 sold - platinum)
Taiwan: 1-
Netherlands: 5-5-7-14-18
Poland: 12-3-4-9-9 (30.000 copies - platinum)
Spain: 2-3-4-4 (30.000 copies - gold)
Portugal: 1-2-4
Sweden: 1-2-2-4
Switzerland: 1-2-1
South Korea: 1-
UK: 1-1-3-3-1
(407.000 sold per June 26th)
USA: 1-1-2-4-8
(1.502.000+ sold per June 22)

Combined world chart: 1-1-2-2 (2.957.000 copies sold as of June 22)

[Satan]

Let's face it, we were all expecting 20 million copies sold by now. FLOP.

[Loufoque]

[Jark]

Only 4 weeks at number one in Brazil and Belgium!!!?

[Agnetha]

Look at that run in Poland. She should just DIE THIS WAY right now.

[Loufoque]

Poland aren't feeling it

Too gay

[Loufoque]

I need a SALES UPDATE

Wheres TRAMELL?

[Tramell]

Here I am love!

Here's a new update, although I lost track about a few countries (sorry!), let's say I'll only post the ones that really MATTER


BORN THIS WAY
International chart-runs (#1 in 26 countries)

Germany: 1-2-5-2-5-6-5-4-5-10
(Gold >100.000)
Australia: 1-1-2-3-4-6-5-2-2-2
(2x Platinum >140.000)
Austria: 1-2-3-2-5-9-7-6-8-14
Belgium: 1-1-1-1-3-4-9-8-12-15
(1x Platinum >30.000)
Canada: 1-1-3-4-5-4-2-5-5-4
(3x Platinum> 240.000)
Denmark: 1-3-7-6-9-9-10-8-4-9
(1x Gold >10.000)
Spain: 2-3-4-4-4-6-7-12-10-11
(1x Gold >30.000)
Finland: 2-2-3-2-5-7-3-6-7-8-8
France: 1-1-3-3-4-6-11-8-13-19
(126.000 copies sold)
Greece: 5-1-1-12-13-24-50-OUT(x?!)-27
Ireland: 1-1-2-4-5-4-4-5-6-10-10
Italy: 1-2-2-3-4-5-4-4-6-7
(1x Gold >30.000)
Japan: 1-4-4-5-5-3-2-3-2-4
(2x Platinum - 532.000 copies sold per Aug. 2nd)
Mexico: 1-2-4-5-6-7-8-9-12
(1x Platinum >60.000)
Norway: 1-1-2-3-10-10-29-16-21-20
New-Zealand: 1-2-2-2-3-5-4-4-6-6
(1x Platinum >15.000)
Netherlands: 5-5-7-14-18-16-15-25-20-34
Portugal: 1-2-4-6-7-11-14-27-26-OUT
Sweden: 1-2-2-4-7-11-10-12-13-12-19
Switzerland: 1-2-1-1-1-3-5-6-8-11
Taïwan: 4-6-9-9-2-2-4-5-9-11-13
(71.000 copies sold)
UK: 1-1-3-3-1-3-3-4-5-7
(501.300 copies sold per Aug. 1)
USA: 1-1-2-4-8-12-8-13-12-11
(1.622.219 copies sold per July 27th)

Combined Worldwide Chart: 1-1-2-2-2-3-4-3-2-5
> 3.929.000 copies sold (week 32 / 2011 - August 13).

[lolly]

Just under 4m? Where does that stand in terms of global album sales for the year?

[Tramell]

Number 2 behind Adele who is already on her way to the 8 million mark

[lolly]

*FLUSH*

[Agnetha]

Funny that Adele has sold 8m copies based on RECORDING the album, turning up to a video shoot, crying at the Brits and appearing on a few gay chatshows.

I wouldn't even know where to begin with what Lady Gaga has done to achieve those sales.

[Tramell]

Although to be fair, popstars like Gaga who sell music mainly aimed at younger people (not taking the cross-generational gay fanbase into account) will always need more promotional effort than an artist like Adele who touches every generation. She can let the music speak for itself.

Gaga will probably end up selling around 6 million copies of BTW, which is nothing to be ashamed of and more than her direct competitors would dream of. But the real question is: where will she go from here?
Will she ever be able to outgrow her first wave of success and release albums that appeal to everybody like Madonna when she was good?? Or will she only sell her next records to her "monsters" and end up like Britney (=a 100% fanbase artist)??

PLACE YOUR BETS!

[POP!]

Hopefully Born This Way will reach 6 million by year-end

[Tramell]

I'd say between 5 and 5.5 million is more realistic by year-end, depending on how much she profits from the X-mas sales surge.
With the tour kicking off at the beginning of next year and probably 2 further singles, I'd say she's in for 6 million before June 2012.

But maybe I'm a bit conservative in my estimates.

[POP!]

Officially certified Platinum in the UK. It should be eligible for 2xp (sales-wise) by around October, I think?

Still uncertified in the US, with about 1.7 million sold

[Tramell]

UPDATE



Germany: 1-2-5-2-5-6-5-4-5-10-12-12
> 1x Gold - 100.000
Australie: 1-1-2-3-4-6-5-2-2-2-2-6-7
> 2x Platinum - 140.000
Austria: 1-2-3-2-5-9-7-6-8-14-18-18
Belgium: 1-1-1-1-3-4-9-8-12-15-13-18-EC
> 1x Platinum - 30.000
Canada: 1-1-3-4-5-4-2-5-5-4-4-8
> 3x Platinum - 240.000
Denmark: 1-3-7-6-9-9-10-8-4-9-15-18
> 1x Gold - 10.000
Spain: 2-3-4-4-4-6-7-12-10-11-9-10
> 1x Gold - 30.000
Finland: 2-2-3-2-5-7-3-6-7-8-8-8-7
France: 1-1-3-3-4-6-11-8-13-19-22-24
> 126.000 copies sold (05/08/11)
Greece: 5-1-1-12-13-24-50-OUT(x?!)-27
Hungaria: 1-3-5-4-7-5-3-6-11-14-13
Ireland: 1-1-2-4-5-4-4-5-6-10-10-13-20
Italy: 1-2-2-3-4-5-4-4-6-7-10
> 1x Gold - 30.000
Japan: 1-4-4-5-5-3-2-3-2-4-6-10
> 563.000 copies sold (16/08/11) - 2x Platinum
Mexico: 1-2-4-5-6-7-8-9-12-12-24
> 1x Platinum - 60.000
Norway: 1-1-2-3-10-10-29-16-21-20-24-17
New-Zealand: 1-2-2-2-3-5-4-4-6-6-9-11
> 1x Platinum - 15.000
Netherlands: 5-5-7-14-18-16-15-25-20-34-38-35-43
Poland: 12-3-4-9-9-16-31-34-40-40-OUT(x?!)-45
> 1x Platinum - 30.000
Portugal: 1-2-4-6-7-11-14-27-26-OUT(x2)
Sweden: 1-2-2-4-7-11-10-12-13-12-19-17-12
Switzerland: 1-2-1-1-1-3-5-6-8-11-13-13
Taïwan: 4-6-9-9-2-2-4-5-9-11-13-18
> 75.000 copies sold (12/08/11)
UK: 1-1-3-3-1-3-3-4-5-7-6-9-15
> 527.000 copies sold (21/08/11) - 1x Platinum
USA: 1-1-2-4-8-12-8-13-12-11-11-18
> 1.692.000 copies sold (17/08/11)

Combined Worldwide Chart: 1-1-2-2-2-3-4-3-2-5-4-6
> 4.122.000 copies sold in 3 months (week 34 / 2011).

[Kevin]

How sad the Netherlands is the only country where it didn't get in the top 3.

[lolly]

Still #2 behind Adele globally for the year?

[Suomi]

can i just ask...i know that when you're out and drunk and stuff some of these songs are appealing in such a context, but do any of you actually soberly sit down and listen to this record?

[Kevin]

ALL THE TIME!

[POP!]

can i just ask...i know that when you're out and drunk and stuff some of these songs are appealing in such a context, but do any of you actually soberly sit down and listen to this record?

it's a great workout record

[Johnkm]

Week by Week Sales:

1. #1 - 215,639
2. #1 - 67,615
3. #3 - 33,325
4. #3 - 42,837
5. #1 - 47,184
6. #3 - 31,449
7. #3 - 22,511
8. #4 - 16,591
9. #5 - 13,265
10. #7 - 10,900
11. #6 - 10,022
12. #9 - 8,439
13. #15 - 7,279

Total – 527,110