WFTSC-- Expected U.S. Chart Position

So far, the highest charted New Order album was Republic at #11.

REMEMBER: We are talking about a country where people like 50 Cent and Ciara dominate the charts-- where talent and originality mean absolutely nothing

Then you gotta be talking about my country!?!?

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i voted 76-100 but that's wishful thinking. i doubt it will crack the top 200 but who knows. can't do shit without massive radio play and constant MTV spins, neither of which i see/hear happening. still haven't heard it on the radio in Seattle. could be because i don't listen to the radio that much but i don't think it's on air here at all with the exception of KEXP and 89.9.

It should make the top 100 no problem, don't think one needs massive sales these days to get in the charts, except for the mega monsters that sit on the top for months on end. I went for the 51-75 area.

I think Get Ready got to around *41 so I went for the 26-50 range

Vince wrote:

REMEMBER: We are talking about a country where people like 50 Cent and Ciara dominate the charts-- where talent and originality mean absolutely nothing

Dude! Yeah, our charts are full of crap, but at least it's our crap. Britain, what's your excuse?

50 Cent and Ciara are on the charts in Finland, Norway, Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic, Ecuador ... Shit, MTV Asia's home page has more 50 Cent than 50 Cent's site.

I'm guessing maybe 85, then it drops out of sight forever.

The USA crap quickly becomes the global crap for all to enjoy. This is benefit of globalization.

I'm hopeful that NO will break into the 25-50 range. Much will depend on how strongly the label does publicity etc.

ericpear wrote: The USA crap quickly becomes the global crap for all to enjoy. This is benefit of globalization.

I'm hopeful that NO will break into the 25-50 range. Much will depend on how strongly the label does publicity etc.

How much publicity have you seen in the US, eric? Not much, I'd imagine.

I agree that noone has any talent on the charts anymore and I love rap...real rap.

I'll be happy if the album breaks 100.

The radio stations here suck. The labels suck too.

DJs dont know what a record is or even a turntable anymore.

They suck too

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I was hoping that Krafty as the lead single would get lots of airplay to boost the album's sales like Regret did, but I have yet to hear it on the radio over here.

I AM surprised the single didn't hit it big in the UK

I do think ... gasp ... Warners is making an attempt. I opened up the local weekly free rag (one of 'em, the Free Times) to find a quarter-page print ad for the record. And the missus has seen a TV spot on MTV.

Is Krafty going to be a big radio hit here? No way. Jetstream? No way.

How would I promote the band to today's 13-year-old iPod devotee?

I'm not in the USA but our charts are somewhat similar (although get ready was a top 10 top 15 album here) one thing I have found is if you frequent a bar or club that has a more liberal DJ he will take requests or even play something you bring to him. I did that last weekend by suggesting either Guilt or I Told You So (dance tracks) and the dj wound up playing them both

I overheard people asking him about the songs, so yeah.

Requesting and emailing radioshows and music tv stations helps too.

Naively I choose 26-50, but it'll likely only crack the top 75, for the promotion stateside recently is not very good. I hope things pick up with the Kimmel appearance and maybe Jetstream will have a video that'll frequent VH1, Fuse, and maybe MTV.

I tried to buy it today and it was already sold out in 3 different shops I went to.

5 bucks says it wont even go close

It's #12 in the Amazon.com charts. Not that bad.

ChrissMari wrote: I tried to buy it today and it was already sold out in 3 different shops I went to.

There are plenty over here in NYC

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Oh, I forgot to factor in Mariah Carey's "comeback" album

76-100. And I'm being naively generous here. Like a few posters said, our music scene here is confined to the likes of 50 Cent (I like to call him 50 cents just to irk his fans ), Cierra and all the other tripe that makes it way to MTV and the radio stations. Idiocy at its apex.