How many copies of Rather Ripped have been sold until now?

Beautiful Plateau · 02.15.2009, 01:11 PM

anyone got an estimate? thanks

nicfit · 02.15.2009, 01:13 PM

I think 500 millions, but I could be wrong.

No idea, actually.

pantophobia · 02.15.2009, 02:49 PM

much about their sales numbers hasn't been published, but if i recall correctly, it sold somewhere in the range of 17,000 in it's first week, around half that in it's second week

mil_pl · 02.15.2009, 05:22 PM

they're not selling in number of milions.
but I remember that Rather Ripped was at the 1st place seeling record in Canada for some time.

Derek · 02.15.2009, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by mil_pl

they're not selling in number of milions.
but I remember that Rather Ripped was at the 1st place seeling record in Canada for some time.

That couldn't possibly be true...

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 02.15.2009, 05:50 PM

one million copies!

mil_pl · 02.15.2009, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Derek

That couldn't possibly be true...

no? look here , and wait for selling RR info.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xyoa-...e=channel_page

pokkeherrie · 02.15.2009, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mil_pl

no? look here , and wait for selling RR info.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xyoa-...e=channel_page

"Canadian college charts" sounds more like a chart of playlists for college radio stations... who tend to play "alternative" (ugh!) rock and stuff. I seriously doubt Sonic Youth would ever top the actual sales charts anywhere.

Sales charts don't mean much in this day anyway.... I think Coldplay sold the most albums of anyone on the planet in 2008 and even that was only 7 million worldwide.

pokkeherrie · 02.15.2009, 06:13 PM

The Corporate Ghost DVD was awarded gold status for music DVD sales in Canada... that just means more than 5,000 copies sold!

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 02.15.2009, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by pokkeherrie

The Corporate Ghost DVD was awarded gold status for music DVD sales in Canada... that just means more than 5,000 copies sold!

I bet Canadians have really great self-esteem with all that positive reinforcement and encouragement..

pokkeherrie · 02.15.2009, 08:02 PM

I think you could pretty much translate those sales figures to USA/Europe/Japan/Australia/etc.

But OK then.... Canadians are the best SY fans in (their part of) the world!!!

Daddylikes · 02.15.2009, 08:30 PM

Rather Ripped should have sold billions!

FUCK YEAH@

joe11121 · 02.15.2009, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by pokkeherrie

The Corporate Ghost DVD was awarded gold status for music DVD sales in Canada... that just means more than 5,000 copies sold!

The following are the sales designations for Canada:
GOLD 50,000 units
PLATINUM 100,000 units
DOUBLE PLATINUM 200,000 units
The following are the sales designations for the US:
GOLD 500,000 units
PLATINUM 1,000,000 units
DOUBLE PLATINUM 2,000,000 units

Rather Ripped sales to date, probably pretty high.

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 02.16.2009, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Daddylikes

Rather Ripped should have sold billions!

FUCK YEAH@

one.. billion copies!

Magic Wheel Memory · 02.16.2009, 12:40 AM

Probably less than 50,000.

Rob Instigator · 02.16.2009, 09:48 AM

Rather Ripped probably solde between 100 thou and 130 thou copies.

sonic youth still have not ahd ANY album go gold in the USA, and that is 500,000 sales.

the closest ones were EJST&NS and Dirty.

pokkeherrie · 02.16.2009, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by joe11121

The following are the sales designations for Canada:
GOLD 50,000 units
PLATINUM 100,000 units
DOUBLE PLATINUM 200,000 units
The following are the sales designations for the US:
GOLD 500,000 units
PLATINUM 1,000,000 units
DOUBLE PLATINUM 2,000,000 units

Rather Ripped sales to date, probably pretty high.

Wrong. That's for CDs/LPs... NOT DVDs.

http://www.cria.ca/gold/1004_g.php

Video Certifications

October 2004 Platinum
10,000 Units Oscar Peterson
"Oscar Peterson A Night In Vienna"
Universal Music / Verve

Gold
5,000 Units Sonic Youth
"Corporate Ghost-The Videos: 1990-2002"
Universal Music / Geffen

you can search here:
http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php
.. and find that none of their albums reached gold/platinum status in Canada. And I seriously doubt it happened anywhere else in the world either.

pantophobia · 02.16.2009, 12:42 PM

before i get to work wrapping chocolate bars i shall defer to my prior research
http://www.sonicyouth.com/gossip/showthread.php?t=10528

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Originally Posted by pantophobia

a bump but adding some old info to it

undated sales numbers that seem highly suspect, likely Soundscan sourced

Sonic Youth / 4,100
Bad Moon Rising / 33,000
Confusion Is Sex / 41,100
Starpower / 1,000
Evol / 48,400
Sister / 72,000
Sonic Death / 5,500
Made In The USA soundtrack / 21,000
Daydream Nation / 162,000
Goo / 169,000
Dirty / 329,000
Experimental Jet Set Trash & No Star / 246,000
Washing Machine / 159,000
A Thousand Leaves / 66,000
Nyc Ghosts & Flowers 46,000
Murray Street / 63,000
Sonic Nurse / 65,000

now those numbers are really out of date now

pokkeherrie · 02.16.2009, 12:43 PM

Those are US sales figures?

nancykitten · 02.16.2009, 01:18 PM

Probably a hell of a lot more had Superstar been on it.

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pokkeherrie invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,289	The Corporate Ghost DVD was awarded gold status for music DVD sales in Canada... that just means more than 5,000 copies sold!
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pokkeherrie invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,289	I think you could pretty much translate those sales figures to USA/Europe/Japan/Australia/etc. But OK then.... Canadians are the best SY fans in (their part of) the world!!!
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Daddylikes the end of the ugly Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gnome, Alaska Posts: 929	Rather Ripped should have sold billions! FUCK YEAH@
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Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,930	Rather Ripped probably solde between 100 thou and 130 thou copies. sonic youth still have not ahd ANY album go gold in the USA, and that is 500,000 sales. the closest ones were EJST&NS and Dirty. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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