Hector Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Quote From Music Week. One in a million: But is The Greatest Showman's stunning success hitting other artists' albums? by Mark Sutherland July 18th 2018 at 7:00AM Can one million Greatest Showman fans be wrong? That’s the question being asked by some in the music industry, as the soundtrack passes the million mark and sparks a debate about whether it’s preventing other releases from breaking through. Official confirmation will have to wait until this evening’s Official Charts midweek update, but the Atlantic-released soundtrack ticked past one million units at some point on Monday, confirming its status as the sales phenomenon of 2018. The album has dominated 2018’s Albums Charts, to the extent that it has been No.1 for 21 of this year’s 28 chart weeks so far. More to the point, its tenure at the top has stopped a multitude of artists from reaching the top spot. Panic! At The Disco, Kanye West, Snow Patrol, James Bay, J Cole, Manic Street Preachers, UB40 Featuring Ali, Astro & Mickey, Justin Timberlake, Craig David, Fall Out Boy and Camila Cabello have all had to settle for entering at No.2 as a result of the Hugh Jackman-starring unstoppable sales juggernaut. And other execs also hailed the album's success. “I think we’re comfortable with cast recordings sitting there,” says David Hawkes, managing director of Universal Music UK’s commercial division. “It’s not a concern, you just have to sit back and commend Warner on a fantastic record. Does it stifle? As we’ve seen with Drake and Florence + The Machine, if you release a great record, it’s going to do good volume, same with George Ezra. You can still get to No.1, despite the performance of The Greatest Showman. You just have to tip your hat to a fantastic album that’s captured the imagination of the public.” Of the 988,432 sales The Greatest Showman had racked up before this week, 458,044 were physical, 197,835 were digital downloads and 332,553 were streaming units, making it a rare multi-format blockbuster. It passes a million units just as its iron grip on the charts begins to loosen; it’s missed out on the top spot for the last two weeks and looks likely to do so again this week, leaving it two weeks short of Adele’s record for the most weeks at No.1 this century (23 for her album 21). But don’t expect the debate to end there: another likely blockbuster soundtrack, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (Polydor) is heading for a Top 10 entry on the Official Albums Chart this week, ahead of the much-anticipated movie’s release. Watch this space. Music Week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitasss_vlc Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Totally deserved... and phew at "21" surviving amd keeping that record. Yass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillingYourCareer Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 650k pure sales that's 2x Platinum! How much has the top-selling album sold in the US this year so far? Is it even Platinum in pure sales? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukey Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Main Pop girl confirmed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temporal Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 21 minutes ago, KillingYourCareer said: 650k pure sales that's 2x Platinum! How much has the top-selling album sold in the US this year so far? Is it even Platinum in pure sales? Lol the top selling album of the year here is also that soundtrack. It’s a bit over 1M pure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelfestKpop Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 A sensation. Frozen 2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fridayteenage Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 michelle Williams her power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alejandro_ Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 omg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calypso Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 effing deserves!!! amazing soundtrack and just a good old fun filled with talent musical!! also inspiring (I needed this soundtrack in my life) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattyboy Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 On 7/18/2018 at 8:42 AM, KillingYourCareer said: 650k pure sales that's 2x Platinum! How much has the top-selling album sold in the US this year so far? Is it even Platinum in pure sales? 1.1M pure in the US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattyboy Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Still salty they never put Kesha’s “This Is Me” on the soundtrack. It never got the recognition it deserves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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