TeeJay410 Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/guns_n_roses_hit_us_top_10_after_25_cent_digital_sales_promotion.html?no_takeoverAccording to Blabbermouth.net, Guns N' Roses' "Greatest Hits" collection, which was originally released in March of 2004, saw a huge digital sales increase this week, up 618 percent to land at position No. 3 on The Billboard 200 chart, after shifting nearly 85,000 copies as part of the 25-cent Amazon price-matching promotions from the new competitor Google Play (both Amazon and Google Play were offering the album digitally for only 25 cents for one day only).UG plus: remove banner"Greatest Hits" has sold more than 5.2 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose, along with ex-members Slash and Duff McKagan, tried to block the release of "Greatest Hits" with a lawsuit, claiming that the record label had assembled the CD without their input. The band's label, Geffen Records, insisted that it was forced to put out a greatest hits album since Axl Rose had failed to deliver the long-delayed new Guns album, "Chinese Democracy"."Chinese Democracy", the 2008 album released by the current edition of Guns N' Roses after a 15-year wait, re-entered The Billboard 200 chart in April 2011 after it was made available at BestBuy.com for a reduced price of $1.99.Best Buy was the exclusive U.S. retailer for "Chinese Democracy", reportedly paying $14 million for 1.6 million copies. But the album was a major sales disappointment, moving just 649,000 copies to date despite the curiosity and hype surrounding its release.The CD was officially certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on February 3, 2009 for shipments in the United States in excess of one million copies.Aside from Billboard and Spinner interviews and answering a number of fan questions at a Guns N' Roses message board, singer Axl Rose has done no promotion of any kind for "Chinese Democracy"."Chinese Democracy" came out 15 years after its predecessor, 1993's "The Spaghetti Incident". It took more than a decade to record, during which every original member of the band except Rose was replaced and four different producers were used.Nevertheless, Rose hinted in a 2002 interview that the lengthy sessions for the record had left him with enough material for two follow-ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young_Gun Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 The Greatest hits album is a beast sales wise. No wonder the label didn't bother marketing Chidem after the Best Buy deal, they made their money back with the Greatest Hits and then some, the sales of Chidem to Best Buy and the foreign markets would have been gravy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprite Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 What the hell.. It debuted and peaked at #3 8 years ago.. pretty amazing i'd say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young_Gun Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 (edited) What the hell.. It debuted and peaked at #3 8 years ago.. pretty amazing i'd say.It does have amazing staying power. The fact that the track listing is less than optimal is also amazing. No wonder the label washed their hands with Axl after the Greatest Hits sold so well and continues to do so. Edited March 22, 2012 by Young_Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay410 Posted March 22, 2012 Author Share Posted March 22, 2012 Goes to show that there still is a real interest in GN'R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turn_It_Up Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Absolutely amazing. Just goes to show the old band did more than catch lightning in a bottle. The timeless music lives on. rock1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Jay Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 yeah after that GNR has door open for something new. but I was expecting a better sale for Chinese after this tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saber_ Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Good, Steven needs the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Tour is getting amazing reviews, rock n roll hall of fame, greatest hits in the top 5......I can't imagine a better time to release a new album. A remarkable chain of positive events happening at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coma16 Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Tour is getting amazing reviews, rock n roll hall of fame, greatest hits in the top 5......I can't imagine a better time to release a new album. A remarkable chain of positive events happening at the same time.Honestly, now couldn't be a better time. With the US arena and UCAP tours being successful and filled with great reviews I'm sure that they will be able to better market a new album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coma16 Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Interesting that this is front page news on the GNR site lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Interesting that this is front page news on the GNR site lolLOLOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young_Gun Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Tour is getting amazing reviews, rock n roll hall of fame, greatest hits in the top 5......I can't imagine a better time to release a new album. A remarkable chain of positive events happening at the same time.Don't let Axl see that, he will do the opposite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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