Apollo Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Well if CD has sold between 5-7 million copies, I'm thinking first week sales of 150-250k for the new album.For f*ck's sakes - didn't we already show you that it was literally impossible to reach those numbers?3-3.5 million is a safe guess.**********If they have a good lead single and Axl promotes it, and he doesn't wait three more years...........I could see it debuting in the top five on billboard, selling 500,000 copies in the US and doing 2 million world wide.But all of that is really up to Axl and how much effort he wants to put into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 SInce CD sold 20 million copies, I'm guessing CD2 does a cool 10 million. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 SInce CD sold 20 million copies, I'm guessing CD2 does a cool 10 million.Specially if it contains The General which is such a badass song. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 I doubt the label are willing to put real money up for promo because its going to sell 100k,200k tops in first week. Maybe with a great Axl n Dj rocker and those guys kissing the medias ass maybe more. But the beauty is that the album will be great and they can tour with some knew songs. It could reach 3 mil world wide. And that's 30 mil dollars for the label. Long term it's CD II. Personally they could put it out with no promo, no singles and just play some songs live. It's album based for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bono Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 (edited) Well if CD has sold between 5-7 million copies, I'm thinking first week sales of 150-250k for the new album.Still living in a fantasy world I see.Album sales for a new GNR album will be shockingly low even for the most cynical predictions. I think album sales are quickly becoming a thing fo the past and by the time Axl gets off his ass and wants to release the follow up it's not going to sell regardless of what happens. There will be no hit single to push sales, Axl's voice will sound weird(we all know it's true). Slash will NOT be in the band and people are not going to have anything to do with it. the cuirous among us will buy it and that's about it. Sad to say but GnR will never have an album that sells 1 million copies ever again. They'll be lucky to sell 500 thousand. Edited April 8, 2015 by Bono Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludurigan Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 If you have a new Axl Rose record it should hardly sell. Unless, of course, Axl associates himself with people who can write and play good music. If he insists to associate himself with extremely-talented-and-dedicated-and-humble-and-please-add-whatever-else-you-wanna-add musicians that can`t write a good song to save their lives, then, well...If you have a GNR record (Axl, Izzy, Slash, Duff, Steven) i couldnt care less how many copies would it sell because Id buy mine and I probably will buy a second a third copies just to make sure that the thing is actually real. And I think it would be best selling album of the 21st century Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estranged Coma Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 Just to put things into perspective. Here are the list of the top selling albums of 2014 in the US. All info taken from BillboardTaylor Swift - 3.66 milFrozen Soundtrack - 3.53 milSam Smith - 1.21 milPentatonix - 1.14 milGuardians of the Galaxy Soundtrack - 898,000Beyonce - 878,000Barbra Streisand - 856,000Lorde - 841,000One Direction - 814,000Eric Church - 811,000Overall album sales continued to erode, as their volume fell by 11 percent in 2014, compared to 2013. In total, there were 257 million albums sold in the past year, versus 289.4 million in 2013.Digital album sales also fell, for only the second time, by 9 percent (106.5 million compared to 117.6 million in the year previous). Digital album sales declined for the first time in 2013, when they were off by 1 percent.These are pretty scary numbers. If one direction can't even flip one mill albums then holy fuck no wonder Axl is terrified to release a new album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estranged Coma Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 What Axl needs to do is hit up Jay Z and get in on this Prestige Worldwide scam he's got going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Jay Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Just to put things into perspective. Here are the list of the top selling albums of 2014 in the US. All info taken from BillboardTaylor Swift - 3.66 milFrozen Soundtrack - 3.53 milSam Smith - 1.21 milPentatonix - 1.14 milGuardians of the Galaxy Soundtrack - 898,000Beyonce - 878,000Barbra Streisand - 856,000Lorde - 841,000One Direction - 814,000Eric Church - 811,000Overall album sales continued to erode, as their volume fell by 11 percent in 2014, compared to 2013. In total, there were 257 million albums sold in the past year, versus 289.4 million in 2013.Digital album sales also fell, for only the second time, by 9 percent (106.5 million compared to 117.6 million in the year previous). Digital album sales declined for the first time in 2013, when they were off by 1 percent.These are pretty scary numbers. If one direction can't even flip one mill albums then holy fuck no wonder Axl is terrified to release a new album.God these are dark times we live in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChineseIRS Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 What Axl needs to do is hit up Jay Z and get in on this Prestige Worldwide scam he's got goingBeyonce didnt hit it either and shes married to em. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Bird Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 (edited) I think the name alone draws people and a new Guns album would sell 1-2 million copies worldwideGeneral public forgot about CD and they expect the real deal. Edited April 8, 2015 by Free Bird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR DOOM Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 A good start would be getting "CD II" released and into stores, so they can put it in the "GUNS N ROSES" section with the other albums...then people could buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trin9498 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Well if CD has sold between 5-7 million copies, I'm thinking first week sales of 150-250k for the new album.Still living in a fantasy world I see.Album sales for a new GNR album will be shockingly low even for the most cynical predictions. I think album sales are quickly becoming a thing fo the past and by the time Axl gets off his ass and wants to release the follow up it's not going to sell regardless of what happens. There will be no hit single to push sales, Axl's voice will sound weird(we all know it's true). Slash will NOT be in the band and people are not going to have anything to do with it. the cuirous among us will buy it and that's about it. Sad to say but GnR will never have an album that sells 1 million copies ever again. They'll be lucky to sell 500 thousand.Spot on! It's not 1991 anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 A new album is now like the starting flag for a tour but the cars in the race are all vintage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 SInce CD sold 20 million copies, I'm guessing CD2 does a cool 10 million.Specially if it contains The General which is such a badass song.Such a masterpiece that would make Axl the king of the world once again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intercourse Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 The world doesn't care, I'm with Smooth150K - 250K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 The world doesn't care, I'm with Smooth150K - 250K.Ever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intercourse Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 The world doesn't care, I'm with Smooth150K - 250K.Ever?well maybe not ever but 18 months anyway.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickzark Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 The sales nowdays are to low compare with past years.Its the internet years.Sadly not many buy albums...An Album can not sell more.Thats the truth.Only if digidal downloads counts then the numbers will be higher.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 An Album can not sell more.Thats the truth.No, it's not the truth. The truth is, that the type of albums that "sell" nowadays are actually shit music. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Broue Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 (edited) Will sell less than CDBut think of Black Sabbath's new record, man... As of July 2014, they sell over 1 million copies worldwide.But maybe because they do some proper promotion, not fuck their legacy completely and things like that Edited April 11, 2015 by Strange Broue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickzark Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 An Album can not sell more.Thats the truth.No, it's not the truth. The truth is, that the type of albums that "sell" nowadays are actually shit music.Yes.but 5.000.000 is the most and for a shit music album that it can sells nowdays..The days of 10.000.000 and more copies has been past far away.thats the sad truth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 An Album can not sell more.Thats the truth.No, it's not the truth. The truth is, that the type of albums that "sell" nowadays are actually shit music.Yes.but 5.000.000 is the most and for a shit music album that it can sells nowdays..The days of 10.000.000 and more copies has been past far away.thats the sad truthNot sure why you are contemplating 10 million or more when the center of discussion is Axl's band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickzark Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 (edited) An Album can not sell more.Thats the truth.No, it's not the truth. The truth is, that the type of albums that "sell" nowadays are actually shit music.Yes.but 5.000.000 is the most and for a shit music album that it can sells nowdays..The days of 10.000.000 and more copies has been past far away.thats the sad truthNot sure why you are contemplating 10 million or more when the center of discussion is Axl's band.I wanted to say about all music industry .But you know that past days and Axl and Old G.N.R solld easy more that 10.000.000 copies...Maybe not Chinese Democracy but even then the sales was low.The internet was in our life and no one was buyng albums any more Edited April 11, 2015 by nickzark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Jay Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Black Ice did like 8 million, 2.5 more than Chinese.Rock Or Bust is up to 2.5 million right now. And we're talking about ACDC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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