The Obsession With Album Sales
I wasn't sure on what exactly to title this post but I was just reading something on a message board and I was conflicted to do some rambling of my own.
Whenever a new album comes out; particularly from a certain artist; there is certainly a lot of fanfare. What I mean by that is a lot of excitement in aspects to the music, the initial reaction, and most importantly the (first week) sales.
I visit a lot of different message boards and members go on about albums being sold out in the stores; which not to say doesn't happen. The way they parade on about albums being sold out makes you think the album will sell a lot. By the time the numbers are in for the albums sales; their usually less than stellar.
What some people may not know is that the record companies ship a certain amount of that said record out. The retailers order a certain number based on demand; popularity etc. If the album is a huge seller or sells quite a bit; more copies are shipped out. The shipment of an album determines the Gold, Platinum, and Multi-Platinum certifications we hear so much about. Some of us are even obsessed with them even though we haven't bought a physical album in years.
It just kind of aggravates to hear people ramble on about albums being sold out and yadda yadda. That doesn't mean the album is going to have a high ranking on the Billboard charts. The retailer may of just ordered a certain number of copies and when they are gone; their gone until the next shipment.
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Now playing: Faith Evans - Fallin' in Love
via FoxyTunes
Whenever a new album comes out; particularly from a certain artist; there is certainly a lot of fanfare. What I mean by that is a lot of excitement in aspects to the music, the initial reaction, and most importantly the (first week) sales.
I visit a lot of different message boards and members go on about albums being sold out in the stores; which not to say doesn't happen. The way they parade on about albums being sold out makes you think the album will sell a lot. By the time the numbers are in for the albums sales; their usually less than stellar.
What some people may not know is that the record companies ship a certain amount of that said record out. The retailers order a certain number based on demand; popularity etc. If the album is a huge seller or sells quite a bit; more copies are shipped out. The shipment of an album determines the Gold, Platinum, and Multi-Platinum certifications we hear so much about. Some of us are even obsessed with them even though we haven't bought a physical album in years.
It just kind of aggravates to hear people ramble on about albums being sold out and yadda yadda. That doesn't mean the album is going to have a high ranking on the Billboard charts. The retailer may of just ordered a certain number of copies and when they are gone; their gone until the next shipment.
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Now playing: Faith Evans - Fallin' in Love
via FoxyTunes
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