Which one of you guys are buying these CD's??

[Razorguns]

OBVIOUSLY tons of Americans are buying these cds. So fess up -- which one of yous are one of the statistics that make these acts #1 at the record stores???


http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/13/music.sales.reut/index.html

LOS ANGELES, California (Billboard) -- Fans are still clamoring for the musings of MTV's newest reality star. Ashlee Simpson's Geffen debut "Autobiography" reclaimed the top spot on the U.S. pop albums chart Wednesday after a week at No. 2.

The album registered a 5 percent sales increase to 286,000 copies in the week ended August 8 following the season finale of "The Ashlee Simpson Show," according to Nielsen SoundScan data. Its three-week total stands at 955,000 copies.

The return of "Autobiography" to The Billboard 200 summit bounced the 16th installment of the "NOW That's What I Call Music!" series from No. 1 after just one week. Sales of the Universal/EMI/Sony Music/Zomba compilation slid 45 percent to 276,000 copies, causing it to drop to No. 2.


Jimmy Buffett's former chart-topper "License To Chill" (Mailboat/RCA) climbed one place to No. 3, while Usher's "Confessions" (LaFace/Zomba) also rose one, to No. 4, with 96,000 copies. Gretchen Wilson's "Here for the Party" (Epic) rose one to No. No. 5 with 89,000 copies. Avril Lavigne's "Under My Skin" (RCA) jumped five places to No. 6 with 73,000 copies.

As Prince continues touring and including a copy of his latest album with each concert ticket, "Musicology" (NPG/Columbia) surged eight places to No. 7 on a 21 percent sales increase to 73,000 copies.

Warner Bros. country act Big & Rich's debut, "Horse of a Different Color" rose two places to No. 8 with 70,000 copies. Los Lonely Boys' self-titled Or Music/Epic debut edged up three places rises to No. 9. Rounding out the top 10 was Maroon5's "Songs About Jane" (Octone/J), which surged seven positions to No. 10 with 61,000 copies.

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So that's

Ashlee Simpson
Jimmy Buffet
NOW that's what i call music
Usher
Gretchen Wilson
Avril Lavigne
Prince
Big & Rich
Los Lonely Boys
Maroon5

Thanks to YOU guys -- those are the acts that i have to pitch to my clients. Ugh.

 

[Buddy_Christ]

don't fuckin look at me. you couldn't pay me to listen to that shit.

 

[MAX 300]

^^^ What he said

 

[Gambino]

I love Ashlee Simpson, and I waited 3 hours to get her disc

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

So that's

Ashlee Simpson
Jimmy Buffet
NOW that's what i call music
Usher
Gretchen Wilson
Avril Lavigne
Prince
Big & Rich
Los Lonely Boys
Maroon5

Thanks to YOU guys -- those are the acts that i have to pitch to my clients. Ugh.

That's all right though. I think it's good that this stuff is popular, and prefer it to not be cool to listen to real music.

I recognize only three of those(Jimmy Buffet, Prince(he plays guitar a little), Maroon 5) who actually have any musical talent, instrument-wise.

 

[powerslave]

not me

 

[super_rice]

music? buy?

in the age of the internet those two words do not belong together

 

[theoak01]

Gretchen Wilson and maroon 5 arent bad,but the rest suck,but I aswell dont buy music

 

[super_rice]

Matthew Good's newest is good.

also recently dug up dashboard confessional. that's some top quality soft shit

 

[mekannik]

Stevie Ray Vaughn
Henry Rollins
MC900 Foor Jesus
Alice in Chains
Rage Against the Machine
Johnny Cash
Cat Stevens


Now who on my list is even CLOSE to mainstream pop???