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Post by Dave on Jul 15, 2005 19:39:33 GMT
Very interesting Dave, good totals there for Canada and Australia considering their populations. What happened to NZ?? Also, do you have any figures for Ireland Dave?? Cheers, Emmett Hi Emmett, Ireland is 7 million album sales, the same as NZ! To Keith (in the charts thread), Pure is past 800,000 shipments now, so less than 100,000 to go for its triple platinum. It could well happen after Odyssey is launched and before Christmas. if Odyssey does very well it will drag Pure with it so, you never know! But... I forgot to ask Steve if sales of both versions of Pure can be combined for Platinum award purposes - I think they can but the rules aren't clear. If not, Decca can claim a Silver disc for the Special Edition already, and probably a Gold disc before Christmas. That would make 2 Silver, 2 Gold and two Platinum discs, all for the same album! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif
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Post by kcuteus1 on Jul 15, 2005 20:25:54 GMT
Dave if I am right the SE pure did get a Silver disc I think I saw that on the bpi website before you had to login. But I could be wrong.
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Post by Dave on Jul 15, 2005 22:27:13 GMT
Hi Kimberly, I've just had a look in the BPI awards section and the only awards listed for Pure are: WESTENRA HAYLEY , PURE , Gold , Fri Sep 26 2003 WESTENRA HAYLEY , PURE , Silver , Fri Sep 26 2003 WESTENRA HAYLEY , PURE , Platinum , Fri Nov 14 2003 WESTENRA HAYLEY , PURE , 2 x Platinum , Fri Dec 12 2003 I didn't have to log in - but they don't seem to have updated the database since February this year But, I don't think any more copies of Pure SE would have been shipped in 2005 due to left over stocks from Christmas. It's good to see that you, too, keep an eye on these things!
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Post by kcuteus1 on Jul 16, 2005 3:08:13 GMT
Yes I do but sometimes i can not get on to Bpi site because it is not working. But I like looking at this stuff.
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Post by emmettb on Jul 16, 2005 19:25:01 GMT
Hi Emmett, Ireland is 7 million album sales, the same as NZ! Thanks for that Dave, the same as NZ considering we have the same population 4m is good. But still miles down on the UK who are way out in front. Cheers, Emmett
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Post by Dave on Jul 19, 2005 14:49:32 GMT
OK guys, at last I found out the exact total UK sales of Charlotte's "Voice of an Angel" ! Musicweek has confirmed that total shop sales upto last week were: 587,297This compares with the total shop sales of Hayley's "Pure" in the UK of 578,749in the year 2003, another (estimated) 100,000 in 2004 making 679,000 and somewhere over 50,000 for the UK Special Edition of Pure ( around 730,000 in all). Therefore, Pure had exceeded the total sales of "Voice of an Angel" by the first week in January 2004* - which may explain why Decca issued a statement (but never followed it up) saying that "Pure" had become the best selling debut classical album in the UK - but it hadn't! But why? Well it looks like the "fastest selling" record had been held by Charlotte and Hayley broke that - but the "best selling debut classical album" must be held by someone else. Decca didn't check their initial facts, in their excitement So WHO has that record? Well the only debut classical album I can think of that may be around 700,000 (it sold 671,000 in its first two years) is "The Voice" by Russell Watson - and Decca may have ruined Hayley's chance of beating that, if "Pure - Special Edition" sales cannot be combined with the original version. And we STILL don't know the answer to that one! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif* corrected, thanks Stephanie!
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Post by kcuteus1 on Jul 20, 2005 1:19:47 GMT
thanks for that info dave.
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Post by stephch on Jul 20, 2005 2:02:37 GMT
Very interesting info dave ,But I think you meant January 2004 not 2003.
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Post by Dave on Jul 20, 2005 3:06:26 GMT
Very interesting info dave ,But I think you meant January 2004 not 2003. Thank you twins! And yes Stephanie, you caught me out! Dontcha just HATE typos? i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif I'd better edit my post quick, before anyone else notices my mistake, and then I'm off to bed! Cheers, Late night Dave
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Post by Dave on Jan 20, 2007 13:43:06 GMT
Hello everyone, I see from Hayley's latest biography ( here on Celtic Woman's website) that she is now reported to have sold over three million albums Worldwide. This will I am sure be shipments to dealers not sales over the counter but if it's true, it is another remarkable milestone in Hayley's developing International career! I am always wary of unconfirmed 'biographies' and quotes so I'd like some official confirmation of this, which may come from the forthcoming press releases for Treasure. If anyone does see another mention of the three million figure, please post the details here! It is certainly possible that three million shipments has been reached as I know Odyssey sold (shipped) nearly half a million Worldwide and Pure has been reported as "over two million sold" for a couple of years now and there are also the early NZ albums and a few (admittedly low selling) "Best Of" compilations too. In the meantime, let's assume that it's correct.. so... Congratulations Hayley!!! Cheers, Dave
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Post by comet on Jan 20, 2007 13:57:42 GMT
Hi Folks, My wife observes me opening the post and a different version of Odyssey slips out of the mail lite bag, She says "You must have a million copies of that album" and maybe I do ! But who knows ?
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Post by postscript on Jan 20, 2007 17:28:43 GMT
Far be it for me to disagree with you Dave BUT, my personal accounting has been that she must surely be hitting 3million by now, when taking into account the speed of her first 2 million, the time that has elapsed since and the further horizons into which the first two CDs have moved, with special editions etc.
In fact, i thought it was reasonably well over two million when the '2 million' label was affixed to her reputation? Peter S.
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Post by Dave on Jan 20, 2007 17:56:21 GMT
Far be it for me to disagree with you Dave BUT, my personal accounting has been that she must surely be hitting 3million by now... Hi Peter, But that's agreeing with me, isn't it? Unless you are more doubtful of the three million than I am - because I just congratulated Hayley - and you didn't! I certainly wouldn't have done that if I thought the figure was wrong - but we still need confirmation of it. Cheers, Dave
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Post by Stuart H on Jan 20, 2007 19:38:48 GMT
Congratulations Hayley on reaching the 3 million album sales milestone. I am sure when Treasure is released this figure will go up and up!
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Post by Richard on Jan 21, 2007 9:34:43 GMT
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