But they were hits at the very start of itunes, really. It wasn't until a few years later that online single sales became huge.Originally Posted by siowafc
OMG, "Tattoo"!
I can't believe that more of Kelly's Breakaway singles aren't on there, though? "Because of You"? "Behind These Hazel Eyes"? These songs were massive hits?!
Will Oscar have Riva Fever?
Whatever!
If I win the Powerball, I will buy 5 million copies of each of them!
Talk about chart manipulation!!
You can do it, Naomi! You're...
ONLY 10 EASY STEPS AWAY FROM OSCAR!
1.) Bankrupt small, independent distributor via massive Oscar campaign. Failing that, proceed to...
2.) Cash in King Kong residual checks to pay for FYC advertisements from Kinko's.
3.) To avoid getting sent straight to VOD, attach entire film as a "trailer" to another film people actually want to see. And then...
4.) Try to do it Lahti-style and win Academy Award for Best Short Film.
5.) Avoid telling a story that everyone already knows by adding exciting details and/or gratuitous editing.
6. Carefully and patiently weather the wrath of film critics/the royal family/the tabloids/Diana-maniacs for trying to add said details. (Good luck!)
7. Find all of the boxes with "August: Osage County" screeners and slip in self-made cam bootleg from premiere screening at Lowes...the hardware store.
(Not Loews, the movie theater -- too expensive!)
8. Trick octogenarian Oscar voters into thinking that you are, in fact, a real princess. (Hey, it worked on Eva Marie Saint!)
9. On Oscar night, have camera crews come to Nicole's house, Joan Crawford-style, so you can win and keep your day job.
10. OSCAR!
I think those were both really airplay driven though. "Breakaway" sold more than both and actually "Already Gone" sold higher than all three!OMG, "Tattoo"!
I can't believe that more of Kelly's Breakaway singles aren't on there, though? "Because of You"? "Behind These Hazel Eyes"? These songs were massive hits?!
Great. Now who's going to watch Sunday Rose on SAG night??
Digital sales weren't anything yet in 2005. Hollaback Girl was the biggest digital single of all time back then by breaking 1m in sales.OMG, "Tattoo"!
I can't believe that more of Kelly's Breakaway singles aren't on there, though? "Because of You"? "Behind These Hazel Eyes"? These songs were massive hits?!
You might think that people would gave gone back and bought them by now, though? It's not like they are songs that everyone has forgotten...
You can do it, Naomi! You're...
ONLY 10 EASY STEPS AWAY FROM OSCAR!
1.) Bankrupt small, independent distributor via massive Oscar campaign. Failing that, proceed to...
2.) Cash in King Kong residual checks to pay for FYC advertisements from Kinko's.
3.) To avoid getting sent straight to VOD, attach entire film as a "trailer" to another film people actually want to see. And then...
4.) Try to do it Lahti-style and win Academy Award for Best Short Film.
5.) Avoid telling a story that everyone already knows by adding exciting details and/or gratuitous editing.
6. Carefully and patiently weather the wrath of film critics/the royal family/the tabloids/Diana-maniacs for trying to add said details. (Good luck!)
7. Find all of the boxes with "August: Osage County" screeners and slip in self-made cam bootleg from premiere screening at Lowes...the hardware store.
(Not Loews, the movie theater -- too expensive!)
8. Trick octogenarian Oscar voters into thinking that you are, in fact, a real princess. (Hey, it worked on Eva Marie Saint!)
9. On Oscar night, have camera crews come to Nicole's house, Joan Crawford-style, so you can win and keep your day job.
10. OSCAR!
Back then, I bought the physical copy of her album
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Lol, Daughtry. I live pretty close to where he does/did and no one likes him.
That's not really how it works for any but the biggest/most enduring hits of any pre-digital era.
Yeah, I'm not going to re-buy music I have on CD on iTunes. I'll just pop the CD in my computer.
If memory serves me correctly the best-selling digital singles from before 2000 are Don't Stop Believin, IZ' cover of Over the Rainbow, Eye of the Tiger, Thriller, and Bohemian Rhapsody. May be forgetting some, but those are among the biggest digital catalog sellers, at least.
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I would guess also "All I Want for Christmas is You" by virtue of reentering the iTunes top 100 (and often even 50) every year.
Great. Now who's going to watch Sunday Rose on SAG night??
Ouch. Ke$ha's album is expected to debut at 80-85k. Animal started with 152k...Cannibal with 74k, but that was an EP.
I personally dislike it, but I thought she had a bigger fanbase than this.
Ang Lee - The only 2x Bafta/DGA/Oscar-Winning Director!
Meryl on Oscars: Y’see these little babies? These are my best f***ing friends
and they never let me down. Try to get ‘em away from me and I’ll eat you alive.
Alicia just opened to 160k when she'd never had an opening below 400k (aside from her debut) before. The times and market are only getting worse, and Ke$ha definitely does not have the solid fanbase of even someone like Katy Perry or Rihanna, much less Gaga/Britney/Beyonce levels.
Bruno Mars is getting that number 1 next week on the Hot 100 and he'll probably get the Christmas number 1 too.
I'm not complaining. I kinda like "Locked Out of Heaven". Actually, I'm really enjoying his new material. His last album (with the exception of a couple of tracks like "Runaway Baby") range from meh ("Grenade") to borefest ("Just the Way You Are") to stupid ("The Lazy Song").
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Returning to Hollywood with a Vengeance in 2013
I definitely prefer Locked out of Heaven to Diamonds and pretty much all of Bruno's previous singles.
I really liked Grenade, but Locked Out of Heaven is even better. I've always liked his singing style; he just... sang some really stupid songs.
Bruno had some great little songs in his debut, specifically The Other Side and Liquor Store Blues (so, so good).
Elena
Tamar Braxton is about to enter the Itunes top 10, without a banner or anything. I am beyond dead now. What kinda flawless taste, America?
It's actually a pretty good song, so . . .
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