Administrators sam_webmaster Posted July 8, 2012 Administrators Share Posted July 8, 2012 The mega-sales at Amazon and Google Play are changing the face of the sales charts. Last week, Amazon was offering the formally 2-CD set Mothership by Led Zeppelin for just $2.99 and it obviously generated quite a few sales as the album jumped from 157 to 20 on the Album chart, becoming the biggest selling album for the week by a veteran artist. The sale also generated sales and a return to the charts for Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd and George Harrison among others. Four albums by veteran artists are new to the Albums chart this week led by Joe Jackson's salute to Duke Ellington, The Duke. It's his first trip to the top 200 in 21 years, going back to 1991's Laughter and Lust. At 139 is the Flaming Lips collaboration album, The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends, their best since 2010's Dark Side of the Moon cover. Jerry Douglas has been to the Albums chart a number of times in the past with Alison Krauss and Union Station along with support on other albums, but has made it for the first time with an album under his own name. Traveler starts at 168. At 178 is the first appearance on the chart of the Bob Dylan album Super Hits. Veteran Artist Index for July 14, 2012: 2901 -574 (-16.5%) Chart Date July 14, 2012 Top 200 Albums: TW LW Title Artist 1 N Living Things Linkin Park 2 N Overexposed Maroon 5 3 1 Believe Justin Bieber 4 N Maybach Music Group Presents Self Made Volume 2 Various Artists 5 N Write Me Back R. Kelly 20 157 Mothership Led Zeppelin 26 10 Clockwork Angels Rush 36 22 Tuskegee Lionel Richie 41 28 Americana Neil Young & Crazy Horse 46 23 That's Why God Made the Radio Beach Boys 59 167 Greatest Hits Queen 65 R Greatest Hits Fleetwood Mac 74 R Dark Side of the Moon Pink Floyd 78 63 Slip Stream Bonnie Raitt 79 69 Analog Man Joe Walsh 80 R Let It Roll: Songs By George Harrison George Harrison 93 N The Duke Joe Jackson 97 40 Greatest Hits Journey 99 113 Licensed to Ill Beastie Boys 108 101 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Donna Summer 111 121 Whitney: The Greatest Hits Whitney Houston 113 R Number Ones Michael Jackson 123 78 Apocalyptic Love Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators 125 82 Chronicle: 20 Greatest Hits Creedence Clearwater Revival Featuring John Fogerty 128 123 The Very Best of Beach Boys The Veteran Artist Index tracks the impact of albums by veteran artists on the Billboard Top 200. Any album that is by or, in the case of soundtracks and various artists albums, have a majority of track by artists who have been recording for 25 years or more is included in the index. Points are awarded on a reverse basis with a number 1 album receiving 200 points and a number 200 album receiving 1 point. http://www.vintagevi...mega-sales.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDave Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Very interesting Sam and thanks. Sharp marketing by Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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