Chapter 649 649 History
After "Almost Famous" entered 1994, sales ushered in a continuous upward curve. The suppression of "Music Box" was completed in eight weeks. At the same time, the explosive performance of the market also accumulated rapidly. album sales figures.
At the end of March, "Almost Famous" had already sold 2.41 million copies this year. If you add 1.22 million sales last year, this means that "Almost Famous" was released. In four months, the total sales of the album reached 3.63 million, and the stamina of the album is endless, which makes people see the strong appeal of this album in the whole market.
"Music Box" once again surpassed "Almost Famous" in the second week of March, and won the Billboard No. 1 again after eight weeks, but this time to the top has consumed the last trace of the album's market energy, and then The album's rankings on Billboard plummeted, dropping out of the top five. Although it still hovers in the top ten relying on the album's excellent reputation, it is no longer impactful.
Under such circumstances, "Almost Famous" once again regained control of the advantage it had lost for only a week, not only keeping its ranking stable in the top five on the Billboard, but also getting more and more advantage over "Music Box" increasingly obvious. In a situation that almost no one is optimistic about, an impossible task has been completed.
The triumphant Mariah Carey against the fledgling and controversial Glory to the Death, the acclaimed "Music Box" against the breakthrough attempt of "Almost Famous", is an easy victory or defeat in anyone's eyes. It also confirmed everyone's speculation at the beginning of the duel, with Maria's "Music Box" easily leading "Almost Famous", and no one even noticed the competition between the two albums.
But I guessed the beginning, but I didn't see the process, and I didn't expect the result. "Almost famous" then burst into fiery energy, first suppressing the "music box" for eight weeks, and then for a week. The relaxation allowed "Music Box" to complete its counterattack; but what followed was a long period of comprehensive suppression, and "Music Box" was no longer able to surpass "almost famous", whether in sales or on-demand. It also added a tragic color to "Music Box"'s No. 1 on the Billboard Albums Chart in the second week of March.
However, "Music Box" still has a sufficient advantage in terms of total sales volume. After completing the five-platinum certification in January, it achieved the six-platinum certification at the end of March. At the end of June, it exceeded seven million again and obtained the seven-platinum certification. This also means that "Music Box" only achieved sales of less than 3 million in 1994, and was completely overtaken by "Almost Famous"; but in terms of total sales figures, "Almost Famous" took a short period of time. It is still very difficult to achieve transcendence.
Of course, Maria is only one of the rivals in the Glory to Death music market, not the only competitor, so along with the "almost fame" and the more courageous, the "tragic confrontation" that the media constantly hyped gradually faded out of sight. The outstanding performance of "Almost Famous" has attracted more and more media attention.
After March, the sales of "Almost Famous" not only did not decline, but with the advancement of time, whether it was Hugo's news or the band's news, the promotion always continued, making the band and the album's awareness all the time. In the slow rise, sales also fluctuated with changes in publicity strategies.
"Nearly Famous" remained in the top five of the Billboard album chart until the end of April for a total of nineteen weeks in the top five, and was in the top three for nearly two-thirds of the time. No. 1; then after the album dropped out of the top five, it stayed in the top ten until the third week of September, adding up to thirty-nine weeks of cumulative top ten weeks on the Billboard Albums Chart; and in 1994 the rest During the period of time, this album still firmly stayed in the top 20 position, extending its strength from the first week to the last week in 1994.
When "Never Mind" came out in 1991, its performance on the Billboard album chart was compared to "Nearly Famous", and the numbers were different, but overall, the two sides were still on par, but "Never mind." "This album has a statistic that cannot be surpassed by "almost famous" at present. This album stayed in the top 200 of the Billboard album chart for 252 weeks. This statistic can be ranked in the history. Among them, it was among the top 20, and it was not until May 1996 that it fell off the list. "Almost famous" still has a long way to go to reach this figure.
But aside from the number of weeks it spent on the Billboard album charts, "Nearly Famous" is already on a par with "Never Mind" in many ways.
"Almost Famous" achieved a total of 5.33 million sales in 1994, and the cumulative sales since its release has reached 6.55 million copies, easily obtaining the six-platinum certification.
While "Almost Famous" didn't manage to overtake "Music Box" by the end of 1994, the picture was clear by then, and "Almost Famous" had been in the top 20 of the Billboard album chart for a long time. It stayed until the last week of 1994, and at this time "Music Box" was already hovering outside the thirty.
As this goes on, the gap between "Almost Famous" and "Music Box" will get smaller and smaller, and maybe one day in 1995, the exchange of positions will be completed.
Even in 1994, "Almost Famous" failed to accomplish this feat, and people have seen the outcome of Glory to Death and Maria, "Music Box" is Maria's third studio album, and also Her best-performing album to date has been dubbed the "Top Shot"; and "Almost Famous" is just the first album to die for, and the performance has already impressed the entire music market, and more importantly The thing is, this album is an important presence throughout rock history.
Standing tall. Obviously, Glory to Death was born with a proud newcomer attitude, and stood in the ranks of the first group overnight, gaining an advantage. Henry Bloom's discerning eye has been verified once again. And Henry, who has excavated two groups of top singers, Mariah Carey and Glory to Death, has become one percent of the music brokers.
Such brilliant achievements in one year in 1994 also made "almost famous" stand on the shoulders of history smoothly, although there is still a long way to go before the sales of 10 million, and from 6 million to 1 million. The distance of tens of millions may be more difficult than any previous week, and may even never be reached, but at least from the excellent performance of the whole year of 1994, we can see the huge influence of the band to the death on the entire music scene.
The total sales volume of 6.55 million copies is not worth mentioning in the long history if only sales are calculated, but the important thing is that this is not only the sales result of an album, but also the glory of it. Death caused waves and shocks to the entire rock music industry.
From the performance of "Almost Famous" one year and one month after its release, it can be seen that a large number of alternative rock groups, represented by Glory to Death and the Smashed Pumpkin Band, have a strong impact on traditional rock and grunge. A strong challenge, sales are the most direct manifestation of the music market. You can clearly see the upheaval of the entire music market, and you can also see the direct response of the audience to this change. In this case, Alice the Prisoner, Pearl Jam, Nirvana Although the grunge rock represented by the band is still in full swing, it is not inferior, but it has been unable to stop the reshuffling of the rock pattern.
If 1993 was the year of rock revival and the rise of heroes, then 1994 was the year when all kinds of rock and roll blossomed and the market presented a new pattern. Starting with rock, the music situation in the past three years was completely disrupted, coupled with rhythm and blues, hip-hop The emergence of the whole music market has entered a golden age.
Up to now, although "Almost Famous" still has a long way to go to break the historical record of "Never Mind", although the album "Almost Famous" still gathers a lot of controversy, although people are still enthusiastic about it. It was discussed whether "alternative rock represented by emerging forces such as Glory to Death gradually replaced popular and commercial elements into rock" whether it was a good thing or a bad thing, but there is no doubt that the market has changed, and change has come, whether you like it or not. No, the facts have already been created, time cannot be reversed, and changes have already taken place.
So, whether this change is good or bad, whether this change can last for a long time or is it submerged in the long river of history after a flash of inspiration, whether this change has an impact on the entire history of rock music or adds a classification, it depends on Only time will tell.
So, there is no doubt that the "Nearly Fame" of Glory to Death has literally become "Never Mind" in 1993, and since its December release, it has turned the whole world upside down, when people once again try to pursue "" The world has changed completely since the pace of fashion.
Although Glory to Death didn't hold this kind of great power when they released the album "Almost Famous", they just wanted to make their own music, they just wanted to be part of the whole rock era, for Hugo Even more so, he had no idea that his small step, one small step to death, could actually be one giant leap in the entire history of music; but history is made unintentionally, just as Nirvana originally did. I also didn't expect "Never Mind" to be so brilliant, and so is Glory to Death.
The American new metal rock force represented by Glory to the Dead, Smashed Pumpkin, and Tool Band, and the British rock revival force represented by Goatskin, Shen Yun, and Stain, rewrote the map of the world's rock and roll. At the same time, the rock and roll revolution led by Glory to Death started in 1993 and gradually spread, changing the world rock and roll pattern throughout the 1990s.
Compared with history, this is only a small step for a giant.