National Treasures - The Singles Collection Thread

[everlasting]

Sony work in weird ways with the Manics as we know, I thought maybe they would have deleted FD as it's sold over 300,000 copies easily so like people say, to sell this NT compilation stop selling the FD album. Ah well. I'm sure it'll sell well over time, I hope.

[Dancing Kirby]

It's a good position. The only negative is that they've had to do all their own promotion multiple times on a daily basis in a quite undignified and desperate way whereas bands like Kasbian get Sony to do all the work for them.

Still, Sting went in at 27 last week with his latest compilation and that's received a lot more backing from its record company.

[Littlesue]

I'm sure I saw FD on play.com for 99p last week when I ordered NT

[hummingbird]

Originally Posted by The Gutless Wonder

Top 10 is still very good for a band that won't be as popular with the youngsters in comparison with alot of the younger bands there are about.

for a normal album yes. Not for this..it depends how it does in it's second week..if it doesnt drop much then fine but if it bombs 20 places then that isnt really good enough

[*Found That Soul*]

Originally Posted by everlasting

Sony work in weird ways with the Manics as we know, I thought maybe they would have deleted FD as it's sold over 300,000 copies easily so like people say, to sell this NT compilation stop selling the FD album. Ah well. I'm sure it'll sell well over time, I hope.

FD has sold over a million copies.

[The Gutless Wonder]

Originally Posted by hummingbird

for a normal album yes. Not for this..it depends how it does in it's second week..if it doesnt drop much then fine but if it bombs 20 places then that isnt really good enough

The record buying public don't fill me with much confidence I'm afraid!

Originally Posted by *Found That Soul*

FD has sold over a million copies.

That's good!

[A Design For Manic]

Originally Posted by *Found That Soul*

FD has sold over a million copies.

wow!!

[Aestivate]

Originally Posted by Dancing Kirby

It's a good position. The only negative is that they've had to do all their own promotion multiple times on a daily basis in a quite undignified and desperate way whereas bands like Kasbian get Sony to do all the work for them.

Still, Sting went in at 27 last week with his latest compilation and that's received a lot more backing from its record company.

The Sting comparison is quite good. I wasn't aware he'd got a new compilation out. Though he has re-released his stuff a lot. He had that symphony thing last year, re-did the songs acoustic a while back, released a live Police album, Police compilations, Sting & Police compilations. I once read he earns £10 a second from royalties (or something like that)

[Parma Violets]

Originally Posted by bringbackvinyl

In at No. 10, 3 higher than Justin Bieber......


http://www.theofficialcharts.com/albums-chart/

Ha! I bet Justin Bieber's 'handlers' are regretting that album title now.

[Norwich5]

Originally Posted by *Found That Soul*

FD has sold over a million copies.

Worlwide?
According to Music Week it has sold 600 000. Still good..

[allisvanity]

Originally Posted by Norwich5

Worlwide?
According to Music Week it has sold 600 000. Still good..

Considering how shit it is I think that's a massive success.

[Industrial Symphony No.1]

At least half of those are in Nicky's loft.

[Mr.Selfdestruct]

Originally Posted by Littlesue

The Stereophonics last album sold roughly around the same as PFAYM but their greatest hits released just before it sold 915,000 copies and was in the top 200 for 150 weeks.

The Rooney factor, probably.

I only got my copy of the deluxe edition today. It's very nice, even if I don't like the vacant looking blond girl. It's a bit hey everyone, remember we had a big hit in 2007. It was shit, but we were, you know, big in the noughties too! Just thought we would remind you all! Meh. The photos are great though. Not seen some of them before. Nice to have all the videos again. My copy of FD is starting to die of old age.

[everlasting]

Arriving exactly nine years after their first hits set, Forever Delayed: The Greatest Hits,The Manic Street Preachers’ second hits set, National Treasures: The Complete Singles debuts at number 10 (23,594 sales). Forever Delayed debuted and peaked at number four this week in 2002, with first week sales of 60,801 eventually growing to 638,895.

[The Gutless Wonder]

Come on random 40'000 people! Get your fingers out!