Comments on: Crunching the Numbers: June 2011

By: Ben Foster

Ben Foster — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 03:18:27 +0000

I would think that rereleasing Taylor Swift albums would primarily be the label’s decision, not necessarily hers.

By: ShielaShee

ShielaShee — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:31:27 +0000

Will, let’s not be an unnecessary hater. Taylor Swift sells well WITHOUT re-releasing. Her current album is approaching 3.5 million on a single release. It’ll be over 4 million by the end of the year on ONE release. Re-releasing is done if they feel they can garner success with a re release. If others had her sales ability perhaps they could enjoy the benefits of a RE release. But a record label is not going to throw money on an already struggling effort. Don’t hate because she consistently sales and stop making stupid excuses. I think aLL of her albums were well over 3 million or selling like hotcakes anyway BEFORE any re release was ever done.

By: Ben Foster

Ben Foster — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:07:22 +0000

Leeann, I’ve already fallen thoroughly in love with the Watson/Vincent set, but I still want to read your review of it :)

By: Matt B

Matt B — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:23:01 +0000

Craig, Blake would have had a Gold or Platinum album if those SixPaks and Hits collection were all one album.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:14:13 +0000

…the sales figures that tim mcgraw racks up with hits-compiliations only, are remarkable – no one is more efficient than him or his ex-label for that matter. say what you want about curb but they know how to milk a cow.

By: bob

bob — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:41:07 +0000

I’ve been playing the Gene Watson & Rhonda Vincent duets album quite a bit and I think it’s great. Besides the cd, they had vinyl editions of the album prominently displayed a few days ago at the Ernest Tubb Record Shop in downtown Nashville. I guess vinyl sales would be included in the SoundScan totals, not that they would amount to much.

By: will

will — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:11:24 +0000

Look at Taylor – she rereleases all her albums with a few more songs to get more sales numbers – I think Fearless was rereleased twice. 55,000 for the Jane Dear Girls – very talented gals and wow at Eric Church – he’s done pretty well with sales

By: Craig

Craig — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 08:36:44 +0000

Wow. For all the single success that Blake Shelton has had, he doesn’t have very stellar album numbers.

And Carrie’s “Carnival Ride” is 3x Platinum and still selling weekly. Y’all forgot that one.

By: Matt B

Matt B — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 07:23:40 +0000

The only problem I have with the comment about Brantley Gilbert is that he WAS Getting label support from Average Joe’s. They got that album over the 100 K mark w/o radio exposure of any of the songs on it. That’s pretty damn good label support, me thinks.

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 04:46:29 +0000

Thank you so much for the data. Would be wonderful if you could do the same for track sales, say for over 500k.