How Many Records Have SY Sold? - Page 2

Sheriff Rhys Chatham · 04.13.2006, 02:19 PM

very low numbers for a major label.

vacuum noise · 04.14.2006, 12:26 AM

are these numbers like the first month totals or something... i mean what they should do is have the number for the whole time the album is out til' the next album IMO

Soundtrax · 04.14.2006, 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by xpressway2yrskull

SONIC YOUTH:
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

where did you get this info?

Pedro · 04.14.2006, 11:46 PM

very low numbers, this is not correct...

nico99 · 04.15.2006, 03:15 AM

These numbers are very close to the truth, given they are a few years old. Do you really think just being on a major label makes you sell more records?

These numbers are accually pretty good for an alternative band.

Protectmeyou · 04.15.2006, 03:33 AM

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Originally Posted by xpressway2yrskull

SONIC YOUTH:
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

although most of those figures seem fair enough, there's no way "Experimental Jet Set..." has sold 85,000 more copies than "Daydream Nation", no fucking way!! you can't even buy it where I'm from (Melbourne).

crappydrummer · 04.15.2006, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Protectmeyou

although most of those figures seem fair enough, there's no way "Experimental Jet Set..." has sold 85,000 more copies than "Daydream Nation", no fucking way!! you can't even buy it where I'm from (Melbourne).

this seems right to me. it was their first album after dirty (their best selling lp) and bullet in the heather was a popular single.

Rob Instigator · 04.17.2006, 09:35 AM

thos numbers are right. maybe off by a few hundred or so. daydream nation did not sell like EJST&NS because, as someone posted, EJST&NS had a "hit" single, bull in the heather.

sonic youth don;t sell that many records and like i said before, most get sold to the same fan base.

ithinkimissyou · 04.17.2006, 09:50 AM

Are they worldwide figures or US?

It's kind of odd seeing EJT&NS selling more than Washing Machine, which was released in a similar time, and is a truely brilliant album.

nico99 · 04.18.2006, 04:22 PM

I'd say that Washing Machine was released in a quite different time. Indie rock was over as far as MTV was concerned, and bands like SY definently got a lot less press. The qualities of the albums have little to do with sales.

Neongod · 04.19.2006, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by crappydrummer

this seems right to me. it was their first album after dirty (their best selling lp) and bullet in the heather was a popular single.

Bullet?

jss · 04.19.2006, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Protectmeyou

although most of those figures seem fair enough, there's no way "Experimental Jet Set..." has sold 85,000 more copies than "Daydream Nation", no fucking way!! you can't even buy it where I'm from (Melbourne).

I believe it. SY were more popular among the masses then than when they released DN like somebody here just said. But DN would of sold quite a bit more if there wasn't the distribution problems the album was having. Lot of people were reading and hearing about the album but couldn't find it in the stores. But those record sales numbers seem right to me though i would guess that they are for US sales only. Maybe i'm wrong though.

crappydrummer · 04.20.2006, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Neongod

Bullet?

hahhahh. yeah, bullet. you know, in the head.

Rob Instigator · 04.20.2006, 02:45 PM

those numbers are worldwide!

and JSS is correct in saying that DDN did not sell because Blast First could not or would not keep it stocked on the shelves. The incredible buzz the album had died down without it being accessible to many people who wanted the album.

DAYDREAM NATION RULES ALL FOREVER!

mikec · 04.20.2006, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

those numbers are worldwide!

wow. and i thought those numbers were low for US sales...

stirling · 04.20.2006, 06:58 PM

There was that period of several years in the mid 90s when their entire pre-DGC catalog was out of print. I remember having to wait for the reissues to get Evol and CIS on CD. Even with that, those numbers still seem low.
They also seem low because in the early 90s you could walk into any old Sam Goody or other mall-based music store and find all the 80s releases. SST must have had good distro.
I find it hard to believe that I'm one of only 4100 people that owns the first EP, or one of the 1000 to own Starpower.

Rob Instigator · 04.21.2006, 09:50 AM

starpower. I own that to. thatw as a 12" vinyl release only. I bet they only pressed 1500 copies of that.

The original EP was released on glen branca's label, a tiny independent label, and they only made around 10 thousand vinyl and caseettes. I own it on caseette and have ordered the re-issue on vinyl.

candymoan · 04.21.2006, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by xpressway2yrskull

SONIC YOUTH:
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

these numbers just seem wrong..
i remember clearly, in 1992 NME had reported goo selling around 500.000 copies and for dirty they estimated sales of nearly a million..

if i'm wrong in any way, i would feel depressed - not that sales figures are everything, but the members are making a living out of this..

*sigh*

Johan · 04.21.2006, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by candymoan

these numbers just seem wrong..
i remember clearly, in 1992 NME had reported goo selling around 500.000 copies and for dirty they estimated sales of nearly a million..

if i'm wrong in any way, i would feel depressed - not that sales figures are everything, but the members are making a living out of this..

*sigh*

well... since they haven't gotten ant gold records they surely haven't sold 500.000 copies in the US. Either that means that these numbers are not worldwide and NMEs are... or that NME was wrong.

Rob Instigator · 04.21.2006, 11:55 AM

NME is ALWAYS wrong.

the best selling sonic youth album is dirty and as of today it has not sold even 400 thousand copies WORLDWIDE

SONIC YOUTH IS UNDERGROUND!

04.13.2006, 02:19 PM	#21
Sheriff Rhys Chatham invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England. Posts: 4,027	very low numbers for a major label. __________________ My Music(grunge rock) A part of this blue shit since June 24th, 2004
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04.14.2006, 12:26 AM	#22
vacuum noise bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 104	are these numbers like the first month totals or something... i mean what they should do is have the number for the whole time the album is out til' the next album IMO
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04.14.2006, 11:46 PM	#24
Pedro empty page Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brasil Posts: 20	very low numbers, this is not correct...
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04.15.2006, 03:15 AM	#25
nico99 little trouble girl Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 47	These numbers are very close to the truth, given they are a few years old. Do you really think just being on a major label makes you sell more records? These numbers are accually pretty good for an alternative band.
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04.17.2006, 09:35 AM	#28
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,930	thos numbers are right. maybe off by a few hundred or so. daydream nation did not sell like EJST&NS because, as someone posted, EJST&NS had a "hit" single, bull in the heather. sonic youth don;t sell that many records and like i said before, most get sold to the same fan base. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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04.17.2006, 09:50 AM	#29
ithinkimissyou stalker Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 421	Are they worldwide figures or US? It's kind of odd seeing EJT&NS selling more than Washing Machine, which was released in a similar time, and is a truely brilliant album. __________________ moo.
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04.18.2006, 04:22 PM	#30
nico99 little trouble girl Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 47	I'd say that Washing Machine was released in a quite different time. Indie rock was over as far as MTV was concerned, and bands like SY definently got a lot less press. The qualities of the albums have little to do with sales.
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04.20.2006, 02:45 PM	#34
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,930	those numbers are worldwide! and JSS is correct in saying that DDN did not sell because Blast First could not or would not keep it stocked on the shelves. The incredible buzz the album had died down without it being accessible to many people who wanted the album. DAYDREAM NATION RULES ALL FOREVER! __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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04.20.2006, 06:58 PM	#36
stirling bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 191	There was that period of several years in the mid 90s when their entire pre-DGC catalog was out of print. I remember having to wait for the reissues to get Evol and CIS on CD. Even with that, those numbers still seem low. They also seem low because in the early 90s you could walk into any old Sam Goody or other mall-based music store and find all the 80s releases. SST must have had good distro. I find it hard to believe that I'm one of only 4100 people that owns the first EP, or one of the 1000 to own Starpower.
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04.21.2006, 09:50 AM	#37
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,930	starpower. I own that to. thatw as a 12" vinyl release only. I bet they only pressed 1500 copies of that. The original EP was released on glen branca's label, a tiny independent label, and they only made around 10 thousand vinyl and caseettes. I own it on caseette and have ordered the re-issue on vinyl. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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04.21.2006, 11:55 AM	#40
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,930	NME is ALWAYS wrong. the best selling sonic youth album is dirty and as of today it has not sold even 400 thousand copies WORLDWIDE SONIC YOUTH IS UNDERGROUND! __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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