Comparing Album Sales

starvingeyes · Post by **starvingeyes** » 11/6/2002, 7:57 pm

i am almost positive that it was the barenaked ladies and olp that made diamond, not the hip.

Sufjan Stevens · Post by **Sufjan Stevens** » 11/6/2002, 8:03 pm

^ You're right.

tasha · Post by **tasha** » 11/6/2002, 8:08 pm

THATS EVEN BETTER!!!!! :love:

2+2=5 · Post by **2+2=5** » 11/6/2002, 8:42 pm

that's very cool. Someone tell me, exactly how big is OLP in Canada? I'm assuming they're pretty popular, but I've wondered exactly how so.

Dumb and Jaded · Post by **Dumb and Jaded** » 11/6/2002, 8:58 pm

primetimefool wrote:gravity will not surpass clumsy in canadian record sales.

if you think about it, clumsy is one of the most important records in the history of canadian music and represents in itself, an era of canadian music that was far and above the rest of it's contemporaries. it was an epochal album. none of their other records will sell that many copies in canada.

Word.

Clumsy basically defines Canadian Music at that particular moment in time. I dont think they could ever surpass what a masterpiece it really was. It is, and always will be my favourite album of all time, by any band. ever :love:

I can still pop it in and get chills.

Sorry, Clumsy gets me all lathargic. It's just that good.

Ya, I wouldn't be surprised if Gravity did better than it in the states though..wouldn't it be weird to see OLP nominated for a grammy/MTV music award/whatever it is...I always used to watch those and think about how they sucked cause they had no real canadian music represented..hmmm

~*alana*~

Fluffy · Post by **Fluffy** » 11/6/2002, 8:59 pm

TheWorldIsASubway wrote:that's very cool. Someone tell me, exactly how big is OLP in Canada? I'm assuming they're pretty popular, but I've wondered exactly how so.

You wouldnt believe.

toojaded · Post by **toojaded** » 11/6/2002, 9:49 pm

4AMChick wrote:
TheWorldIsASubway wrote:that's very cool. Someone tell me, exactly how big is OLP in Canada? I'm assuming they're pretty popular, but I've wondered exactly how so.

You wouldnt believe.

It's not like it used to be, though. I mean, in '97 and '98 OLP's popularity was at almost epidemic proportions. Everyone and their mammas thought they were the cat's pyjamas.

teelow · Post by **teelow** » 11/6/2002, 10:16 pm

su7an wrote:
areusad831 wrote:damn ignnorant people in this world. Spiritual Macines should be 10X platinum

True dat.

teelo wrote:What? And give up my Shaggy album? Your insane!!!

What? Did I say something wrong?

What are you listening to?: Sexy Lady - Shaggy

ajk · Post by **ajk** » 11/6/2002, 11:20 pm

primetimefool wrote:i am almost positive that it was the barenaked ladies and olp that made diamond, not the hip.

Hmm.. I didn't know about BNL. But i'm positive about the HIP. I remember a couple of years back when the Matt Good talked about how he thought that Columbia had bought records of Clumsy to push it to diamond, that article stated that the HIP and OLP were the only Canadian Bands to break Diamond status.

OLP's popularity in Canada isn't as big in the Clumsy (seriously... what an album) days though. Partially due to the falling out of "grunge-rock", and OLP's change in sound. I remember when they came to Calgary in 98, they sold out the Saddledome in 30 minutes. When they came back in 00, they didn't even sell it out.

I've always thought that it was the time between Clumsy and Happiness... that did them in. 2 and a half years is a long time to be gone from the spotlight...... Although OMA was a kickass lead single.. so i'm prolly wrong!!

They're still a household name up here though. Although they're probably the 3rd most popular rock band now.. with NickelBack (not as bad as everyone says imo..) and Sum 41 ahead...... what a sad state in Canadian Music... especially with bands like Moist, Econoline Crush and other canadian bands falling apart.

Brooklin Matt · Post by **Brooklin Matt** » 11/8/2002, 3:09 am

They finally have OLP at platinum this month on CRIA..............but WTF?? Anne Murray also reached platinum too, but Gravity has been out for 10 weeks longer and Anne Murray hasn't even broken the top 10. Am I retarded, or does CRIA seem pretty friggin lazy. I just wonder how long gravity has actually been platinum for, and i think it should be closing on double platinum sooner or later. If anybody can actually find out the exact number sold I would give them a damn medal..........

Canadian Coast Guard · Post by **Canadian Coast Guard** » 11/9/2002, 7:20 pm

Simple math:

1st week they sold around 24,000 albums.

Then they dropped down to 4th then 5th, 7th, 10th, 20th?.

I believe that they broke platinum in the first 10 weeks. Maybe even before then.

CODITH · Post by **CODITH** » 11/9/2002, 10:36 pm

I think if the boys can get back into the clumsy style for there next cd's, you will see fan base of old. Not knocking gravity sm or happiness, but all of them really lack a rock feel, of course not including IAH, Not enough, All for you. I think with All for you and Not enough, if they managed to get these songs out, there popularity would vastly increase. They wonder why there succes in Europe is poor, well its because England and germany are heavt rock/metal. Not enough and all for you if released in europe would boom record sales. I think putting Innocent a single really shot them down, the CD mainstream wise really could have done better with All for you, or Not enough with SOT. Believe me as big as an olp fan iam, if Gravity sounded all like innocent i would have not bought it, or even made an attempt to. I respect there views that they dont want to make a second Naveed or a second clumsy, and although each and every one of there cd's sounds are different then manage to kick ass. If olp really wants to get huge then at this point of time a clumsy/naveed sound would really do much for them.

smoking_monkey · Post by **smoking_monkey** » 11/9/2002, 10:54 pm

CODITH wrote:I think putting Innocent a single really shot them down,

defently not. maybe in europe (i dont know) but defently not in the US.

Canadian Coast Guard · Post by **Canadian Coast Guard** » 11/10/2002, 9:52 am

To compare US and Canada sales:

Divide US sales by 10.

Brooklin Matt · Post by **Brooklin Matt** » 11/10/2002, 4:50 pm

Yeah I got the sales figured out........I was thinking of more Hard data (like actual numbers) and would like a website that has these numbers. Maybe Sony knows exactly??? I bet my ass they do!! Time to engage in borderline harassment.

When a CD falls to 20th or 30th place how many CD's are being sold a week. I am not sure how the drop off works. Bah, sorry about my questions.....just thinking out loud.

Odin · Post by **Odin** » 11/10/2002, 7:50 pm

CODITH wrote:England and germany are heavt rock/metal.

I always thought England would be more on electronic/synthetic/atmospheric sound.

Or is that Icelandic music.

But I thought (sadly) Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill was one of the top 10 selling albums worldwide, that album must have made diamond in Canada.

Furious George · Post by **Furious George** » 11/10/2002, 11:22 pm

It did. The diamond sales we were talking about applied to bands.

OLPGoose · Post by **OLPGoose** » 11/12/2002, 1:15 pm

Somebody mentioned about how Innocent isnt doing much for them in canada---then someboyd replied it IS in america, but.....I see Innocent on M2(mostly on control freak) and RARELY on MMUSA(damn them! i want candian much back!!!) Infact, MMUSA plays SOT more than Innocent. Im yet to hear Innocent on the radio. SOT was huge and Innocent is...well...bleh! I personally don't think Innocent is doing well at all. But I can only judge but what I hear on NY radio stations and television...who knows hwats going on in other parts of the ocuntry...
I do thin All For You would bring them MASSIVE success---even more so than SOT did. Who is picking their singles?!? Innocent is like a sarah maclachlan song---what is it called? adia? "and we are all....innocent..." i love OLP, but ihave to agree with whoever said if all of gravity osunded like innocent, i owuld not have bought it---well---actually, i owuld have because im just obsessive like that, but i owuldnt listen to it. The first two isngles, in my opinion, are quite possibly the worst OLP songs ever. there are perfectly good osngs on gravity----why SOT?!? and GODDDDDD, WHY INNOCENT!!!!???!!!

ajk · Post by **ajk** » 11/12/2002, 1:26 pm

To be honest, i'm quite surprised by the lack of success Innocent has had. I thought that Pop radio would be all over this song.

It looks like Pop radio didn't like the hook, and Rock Radio didn't like it because of the poppy chorus.... Go figure.

I think All For You is the way to go with the next single. OLP hasn't released a real "rock" record since OMA... well Mafia was a single but it didn't get support...

All For You is a massive hit waiting to happen i think.

olp_gravity · Post by **olp_gravity** » 11/12/2002, 6:21 pm

all for you and also not enough is a hit waiting to happen