'24 Karat Gold' on the charts

[James89]

So, now the album has nearly finished its first week on the chart, how do we think it'll do in its second week?

Just to remind everybody, the album started last week at #7 with sales of 33,000. I think it'll be around #25 with sales of around 13,000.

The album is still within the Amazon top 20 chart and I'm sure physical CD sales are doing quite well, so what do you guys think?

[Jondalar]

Originally Posted by James89

So, now the album has nearly finished its first week on the chart, how do we think it'll do in its second week?

Just to remind everybody, the album started last week at #7 with sales of 33,000. I think it'll be around #25 with sales of around 13,000.

The album is still within the Amazon top 20 chart and I'm sure physical CD sales are doing quite well, so what do you guys think?

I guess the best people can hope for is that is ends it's run at 100,000 copies.

[tabruns]

It seems to be selling about half of what IYD did, so yeah I'd say 100K for US sales at this point, unless it has more legs than IYD which is *might* if Reprise can get "Blue Water" in heavy rotation as a single to country music stations.

I think artists are making money in newer ways these days besides album sales and touring though. Clearly Nicks makes a ton of money every time Mac tours. But the video for "Lady" went viral on YouTube, and there's ad revenue from that, and it has over 500,000 views now. Similarly I wonder if the lyrics videos hosted by various sites split ad revenues with Reprise during those runs?

I do think though that Nicks' stint on The Voice ought to include a shout-out or two about the new album, and I don't know about how band politics affects this but they should be selling the CD at the t-shirt stand during each "On With The Show" stop. I can imagine that they don't, though, because it would be money going into Stevie's coffers alone versus the t-shirt/etc. sales which the band all get.

[Jondalar]

Originally Posted by tabruns

It seems to be selling about half of what IYD did, so yeah I'd say 100K for US sales at this point, unless it has more legs than IYD which is *might* if Reprise can get "Blue Water" in heavy rotation as a single to country music stations.

I think artists are making money in newer ways these days besides album sales and touring though. Clearly Nicks makes a ton of money every time Mac tours. But the video for "Lady" went viral on YouTube, and there's ad revenue from that, and it has over 500,000 views now. Similarly I wonder if the lyrics videos hosted by various sites split ad revenues with Reprise during those runs?

I do think though that Nicks' stint on The Voice ought to include a shout-out or two about the new album, and I don't know about how band politics affects this but they should be selling the CD at the t-shirt stand during each "On With The Show" stop. I can imagine that they don't, though, because it would be money going into Stevie's coffers alone versus the t-shirt/etc. sales which the band all get.

Maybe she can get on Dancing With The Stars or Ellen. She was on a ton of stuff last time and promoted that crap out of IYDs. Maybe the The Talk, like last time...

[welcomechris]

If only they would promote the album on Fleetwood Mac's tour.....
And if they kept her instagram updated (#24karatstevie, gallery pics, snippets of bonus tracks, the voice)

[PenguinHead]

Originally Posted by welcomechris

If only they would promote the album on Fleetwood Mac's tour.....
And if they kept her instagram updated (#24karatstevie, gallery pics, snippets of bonus tracks, the voice)

Fleetwood Mac's tour should be about Fleetwood Mac and Christine's return. I don't think anyone of them would be thrilled with the idea about piggy backing promotion for her solo album, with which none of them had any association, on their tour.

Dancing with the Stars features a lot of has-been stars. Stevie is not a has-been. And she's not that desperate. Thankfully her star has not fallen so low. She would never subject herself to that; and she would likely be voted off early anyway.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by PenguinHead

Dancing with the Stars features a lot of has-been stars. Stevie is not a has-been. And she's not that desperate. Thankfully her star has not fallen so low. She would never subject herself to that; and she would likely be voted off early anyway.

She wouldn't have to dance on Dancing with the Stars. Heaven forbid. She could just sing (and the dancers would dance to her music) and sit in as a guest judge or something. Not that I think she should, mind you, but that's something that a lot of the singers do.

Michele

[Sanne2]

Originally Posted by michelej1

She wouldn't have to dance on Dancing with the Stars. Heaven forbid. She could just sing (and the dancers would dance to her music) and sit in as a guest judge or something. Not that I think she should, mind you, but that's something that a lot of the singers do.

Michele

She was on Dancing With The Stars back in 2011, she did Landslide (obviously) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdxkASrGAMo and Secret Love: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgEdlVGI0L0

[tabruns]

I will say that everyone I've sent this record to has liked it quite a bit. So I did my part...I bought about 10 copies and sent them out.

[Jondalar]

The album that actually deserves her heavy promotion doesn't get any.

[Bandon]

With 24K dropping like a rock in sales we should hear about Stevie's participation on the new FM album sooner than expected.

[KarmaContestant]

Originally Posted by Jondalar

The album that actually deserves her heavy promotion doesn't get any.

But you know what? It doesn't matter. It really doesn't. It doesn't matter how high it charted, what color of metal is used to describe it's sales status, how many reviews are on MetaCritic, or how many people love If You Were My Love as much as you love it. All that matters is that the album was recorded, was released, and is loved by many, many of her fans. That's who these songs were recorded for. I agree with you - it's a hit record, and should get more attention, but what is, is.



Stevie's days of magazine covers, top 10 singles, and platinum sales are over. People are consuming media in other ways that don't require them to buy. Yet, she's still a household name for many. She's still got friends in high places willing to let her in. That's why she's on American Idol, and The Voice. She's a legend, loved by many in the mainstream celebrity culture, and seems to never stop picking up fans from the current generation of youth. That's why she's on American Horror Story and a guest on all the big talk shows like Ellen and Oprah and featured on Glee and performing on the Today Show and with Lady Antebellum and being interviewed by Haim. She trends on various media platforms a few times a year. Plus, Fleetwood Mac! Dozens are the other legends of music, who do nothing, record nothing, tour nothing. Or if they do, no one notices.

Stevie is still giving us her all, at the best pace she can, working hard to be respected and relevant, and to give fans what they want, and people actually do notice! I think this album has been a success so far, and it's not really over - she could tour behind it still, and when she hits the competition phase of The Voice, she could get enough boost in sales to drive her to the top ten again, but even if that doesn't happen, so what?

Just play the record, twirl around with a beer in your hand, and enjoy the music. To heck with what everybody else thinks or says.

[tabruns]

Originally Posted by KarmaContestant

But you know what? It doesn't matter. It really doesn't. It doesn't matter how high it charted, what color of metal is used to describe it's sales status, how many reviews are on MetaCritic, or how many people love If You Were My Love as much as you love it. All that matters is that the album was recorded, was released, and is loved by many, many of her fans. That's who these songs were recorded for. I agree with you - it's a hit record, and should get more attention, but what is, is.



Stevie's days of magazine covers, top 10 singles, and platinum sales are over. People are consuming media in other ways that don't require them to buy. Yet, she's still a household name for many. She's still got friends in high places willing to let her in. That's why she's on American Idol, and The Voice. She's a legend, loved by many in the mainstream celebrity culture, and seems to never stop picking up fans from the current generation of youth. That's why she's on American Horror Story and a guest on all the big talk shows like Ellen and Oprah and featured on Glee and performing on the Today Show and with Lady Antebellum and being interviewed by Haim. She trends on various media platforms a few times a year. Plus, Fleetwood Mac! Dozens are the other legends of music, who do nothing, record nothing, tour nothing. Or if they do, no one notices.

Stevie is still giving us her all, at the best pace she can, working hard to be respected and relevant, and to give fans what they want, and people actually do notice! I think this album has been a success so far, and it's not really over - she could tour behind it still, and when she hits the competition phase of The Voice, she could get enough boost in sales to drive her to the top ten again, but even if that doesn't happen, so what?

Just play the record, twirl around with a beer in your hand, and enjoy the music. To heck with what everybody else thinks or says.

These are really good points. I think the biggest fear with albums not selling that well is that it might make her stop recording....and it actually did, when her record company told her after TISL "not to bother" with doing another solo album. But it seems like now she knows to expect 100,000 - 300,000 in sales and wants to make albums anyway.

[sorcerer999]

I agree wholeheartedly with both KarmaContestant and Tabruns!

And as some of you have pointed out recently, Stevie seems to be thinking of her legacy these days (and the songs that she leaves behind) rather than having a "hit record".

So while I think that sales would figure into some artists giving up, it just doesn't seem like that big a deal to her. Look at "In Your Dreams" ~ three and a half years later and it's still not Gold status and was never a runaway success...yet she was PROUD of it and recorded a new record. She stopped listening to the people who told her not to bother recording again. She's making music for herself, hence the quote "I'm not making a hit record. I'm making a great record."

F*ck sales! F*ck chart positions! WE HAVE THE MUSIC and that's what is truly important. I have no doubt she will at least put out two more solo records within the next 6 years then start focusing on other things. She's earned it. She deserves it.

She's PROUD of "24 Karat Gold"!!! And as she mentioned in one of the commentary videos that "these songs are not even the best...but they are the best for NOW. Cause there's many more songs. TONS of songs. So this is just the BEST 16 songs for 2014!" If that's not a HUGE hint that more music is on the way...and SOON, then I don't know what is?

[tabruns]

Oh, I agree. She was basically flat-out saying 1. She doesn't expect album sales and 2. She intends to release more "From the Vault" albums.