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record sales stories: 11 news summaries

Beatles Poised to Rule UK Charts Once Again

Fab Four expected to hold five top 20 spots

Sep 10, 09 2:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - It’s a flashback to Beatlemania in Britain after the release of remastered versions of the band’s discography, Reuters reports. The Fab Four are expected to hold at least five of the top 20 spots on the pop charts when the sales week closes Saturday, along with 15 of... More »

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music • Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band • EMI • Beatles • record sales • remastering • Abbey Road

 Susan Boyle's 
 Album Already 
 a Best-Seller 

November release tops presale chart

Sep 4, 09 9:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Beat it, Beatles, here comes Susan Boyle. Hours after the Scottish singer's upcoming album was announced, it hit No. 1 on the Amazon.com presale charts—putting her ahead of Whitney Houston and the Fab Four. I Dreamed A Dream comes out in late November, the Scottish Daily Record reports.... More »

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entertainment • music industry • Scotland • Beatles • record sales • Amazon.com • CD sales • Whitney Houston • Susan Boyle

Vinyl LPs Make
a New Sound: 
Cha-Ching!

Record sales spike
90% despite digital music, recession

Apr 26, 09 7:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - The crackling, old-fashioned sound of vinyl LPs is back, the Los Angeles Times reports. Defying the digital music craze, record sales spiked nearly 90% last year and fueled a boom in brick-and-mortar music stores across LA. Why the uptick in a bad economy? Majestic artwork, the fun of LP-flipping, and—... More »

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record sales • records • record stores • vinyl

 Apple Harvests 
 Record Profit 

Holiday iPod sales surge defies Wall Street

Jan 22, 09 3:26 AM CST
(Newser) - A late surge in holiday iPod sales boosted Apple quarterly revenue and profits to a record high, reports the Los Angeles Times. Wall Street analysts had predicted a slump of up to 18% in Apple sales, but despite the recession, the company is reporting $1.61 billion in profits on... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • record sales • Mac • MacBook • iPods • what recession?

 Labels Flee iTunes
 to Push Album Sales

Record execs dislike Apple's singles-friendly policy

Aug 28, 08 9:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Record labels have begun yanking their artists’ work from the iTunes, reports the Wall Street Journal, saying they can make more money selling intact albums than 99-cent singles downloads. Last year Atlantic Records kept Kid Rock's Rock 'n Roll Jesus album off the online shelves; when that album sold a... More »

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music industry • record sales • iTunes Store • Kid Rock • The Eagles • album sales • Estelle

 Lil Wayne Busts 1M Barrier 

Rapper's release first in 3 years to hit milestone in a single week

Jun 18, 08 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lil Wayne has become the first artist to sell more than a million albums in a week since 50 Cent in 2005, Billboard reports. Tha Carter III, the rapper's sixth album, exploded out of record stores last week, selling close to half a million its first day. The milestone sales... More »

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hip-hop • record sales • rapper • album release • rap music • Billboard charts • Lil Wayne • Lil Wayne jail • Lil Wayne pleads guilty • Lil Wayne going to jail

 Vinyl Back for Another Spin 

Seemingly obsolete, format is seeing increasing—even 'unbelievable'—sales

Jun 2, 08 12:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - It might seem unlikely in an age where the CD’s obituary has already been written, but vinyl records are making a comeback as younger fans fall for the big artwork and warm analog sounds, the Boston Globe reports. Music stores report big yearly sales increases, and big-box stores like... More »

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music • music industry • record • record sales • music sales • album • vinyl

Obituary

 Country's
 Eddy Arnold Dies at 89 

The 'Tennessee Plowboy' sold 85M records, brought music to the masses

May 8, 08 1:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Eddy Arnold, the “Tennessee Plowboy,” died this morning at the age of 89, the Tennessean reports. Ranked as Billboard’s most popular country musician of all time, Arnold sold more than 85 million records and had 37 singles on the pop charts. Besides being remembered as a caring... More »

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obituary • pop music • country music • record sales • Billboard charts • Nashville • Eddy Arnold

Perez Hilton, Music Mogul?

Celebrity blogger is in a deal with Warner Music to start his own imprint

Feb 27, 08 5:29 PM CST
(Newser) - “Madonna’s leaving, Perez is coming.” Those words are straight from the mouth of the music industry's most unlikely new player, gossip blogger Perez Hilton. He has parlayed posts praising unknown and upcoming acts on his website into a possible deal doing the same for Warner Brothers Records,... More »

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blogosphere • blog • New York University • Warner Music • blogger • record sales • Perez Hilton • Madonna • Pitchfork • online music • music label

Eagles Enjoy Their Perch Near the Top

Henley philosophizes on album's success, Wal-Mart, with CNN

Nov 17, 07 10:58 AM CST
(Newser) - The Eagles' new CD has sat at or near the top of the Billboard charts since its debut earlier this month—not bad for a band that hasn't released an album since 1979. Don Henley discusses the Eagles' approach to the double-disc Long Road Out of Eden with CNN,... More »

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record sales • Don Henley • The Eagles • Billboard charts • Wal-Mart

Stand by
Your Twang

Country music sales, industry's last stalwart, are finally taking a dive

Sep 2, 07 7:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Country music album sales are down nearly 30% so far this year. That might seem slightly less dramatic against the whole industry's 15% slide, but country’s been the biz’s final remaining hold-out—holding nearly even in 2005 and 2006 amid the digital revolution. So the newest dive may... More »

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music • music industry • iPod • country music • digital music • record sales • Wynonna Judd • Rascal Flatts

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