Chapter 1120： Historical footprint
From the year-end single sales charts in 1993 and 1994, we can see that the album sales of rock bands, especially alternative rock bands, are always very strong, but the sales of singles are far behind other styles, and even It is not easy to make it into the top 20 at the end of the year.
Of course, this can be seen from the billboard singles charts every week. Pearl sauce, a frequent guest on the album charts, is almost missed from the top ten on the singles chart. Nirvana, the band that has created countless historical records, is in the singles. The best results in the rankings have not been among the top three.
Therefore, people always have an inertial impression: Alternative rock relies on the support of fans, and album sales are always strong; but in the single market where ordinary listeners occupy the main buying group, they still have not been able to win the recognition of the mainstream market. .
But now this situation seems to have undergone a fundamental reversal.
In the fifth week of March 1995, the top ten Glory to Death occupied three seats, and among the top twenty seats belonged to alternative rock reached six. This is absolutely unprecedented!
"Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails, "When I Get Close (when.i.e. by Green Day, and "Fell.on...days" by Sound Garden. Ranked among the top twenty, the best result is the eleventh place in Sound Garden, one step away from the top ten.
These three bands are precisely the bands with outstanding performance on the Grammys. In addition, Pearl Sauce's "Not For You (... also came to the 33rd.
It is worth mentioning that the Pearl Sauce Band and the record company are in conflict. From the album "Defense" refused to shoot music videos and release singles, to last summer they were dissatisfied with the organizer's repeated ticket price increase and cancelled the performance plan. Pearl Sauce The band and the company are completely shameless. So at the end of last year's new album "Lifeline (, the record company only released a limited number of new albums in the old-fashioned vinyl record version, trying to teach Pearl sauce a lesson.
But it is a pity that the pearl sauce fan group is too strong. At present, fans are constantly putting pressure on the record company. There is news that the record company has been pressured to release the CD and cassette version of this album.
The album "Lifeline" is considered by many experts to be the best album since Pearl Paste debuted. At the same time, this album replaced Green Day's "Scum" and was selected for the "Rotation" selection together with "Bath the Morning Light". Ranked among the top ten albums of 1995.
Even under such circumstances, "not for you" still squeezed into the top 50, which is really not easy.
Alternative rock has also made a breakthrough on the Billboard singles chart. Although it is not the kind of brilliant alternative rock with eight capitals in the top ten, it is still very rare, especially when compared with the disadvantages of alternative rock in the previous three or four years. , The more you can feel the difference of alternative rock today.
This is the real market change. People have realized that the changes on the Grammys have changed the composition of the entire music market in this most direct way. Alternative rock has become an irresistible part of the mainstream market-maybe these The music is still created in the style of a rock band, but mainstream audiences are willing to open their hearts to accept them. This is a fundamental change!
In the following months, the outstanding performances of Nine Inch Nails, Green Days, Sound Garden, and Pearl Sauce were continuous, including alternative rock bands such as Broken Pumpkins, Manic Street Preachers, Stain, Radio Commander, etc. All of them have achieved good results on the billboard singles charts one after another, and they have spread this change vigorously.
In this, the "lost wall" of glory to death has undoubtedly become the first banner to bear the brunt, stepping on the footsteps of history, and achieving incredible brilliance!
In the first week of April, although the sales volume of "Magic Wall" dropped somewhat, it still remained at 290,000, and the radio on-demand rate was even the top of the list. All other competitors can only stand by the top of the list, which also makes " "Magic Wall" easily defeated Madonna's "curtain call" and achieved two consecutive championships!
Although the "New York Post" still said sourly that it was because the "curtain call" had been exhausted, which created the conditions for the two consecutive championships of "Magic Wall", but everyone knows that "Magic Wall" sales and radio stations There is no doubt that the on-demand rate is actually there. In many cases, numbers are the best evidence and refutation.
However, the "New York Post" will soon be able to shut up, because in the face of the strong impact of Montiel Jordan's popular single "We Do This" which won 230,000 sales, "Magic Wall" Without showing any weakness, it once again broke out 250,000 sales, and completely blasted opponents in terms of radio on-demand rate. According to the statistics of radio stations in the United States, the radio on-demand rate of "Magic Wall" was four times higher than that of "We Do This". Percentage points, which is an irreparable gap for the radio on-demand rate.
The "Magic Wall" has completed three consecutive championships with absolutely strong data, and this week's super popular "We Do This" can only be stubbornly occupying the second place, the combination of "special red light (red... "And Madonna's "bow" occupy third and fourth respectively.
In the second week of April, there was no change in the top three rankings. The "Magic Wall" still had obvious advantages, and the four consecutive championships went smoothly. Although "We Do This" is extremely popular-it ranks first in terms of sales. This time surpassed the "Magic Wall", but the radio on-demand rate was still completely blown by the opponent, and again lost by a clear advantage, and continued to finish second.
This scene is familiar to many people: Last year, "A Good Day (.day and "I Will Be Tender to You" were the same. These two singles stood firm in the top two spots, and third. The name is often able to hold on for a period of time, and then the third place is the first to fall behind, until "I will be with you" and also fall behind, but the "good day" is still strong.
In the end, everyone witnessed the feat of "A Good Day" for thirteen consecutive weeks, and is currently tied with "I Will Love You" as the single with the most consecutive billboard titles.
So, can the "Magic Wall" continue the strength of the "good day" this time? Not to mention whether "We did this" can win the championship, whether this single can reach the height of "I will be with you" is not yet known? And will the top three really form an iron triangle?
As time advances day by day, the momentum of the "Magic Wall" has not diminished at all. Although sales have been fluctuating up and down, the radio on-demand rate clearly shows the absolute strength of this single, and it is impossible to find it. Any competitor is far ahead.
The runner-up of "We did this" lasted from two weeks to seven weeks, and it has never been able to change the pattern. After witnessing the incredible nine consecutive championships of "The Wall", it was the first to fall behind.
Indeed, "we do it this way" is not as good as "I will stay with you", and the pressure it brings to the "Magic Wall" is far less than the impact of "I will stay with you" on "a beautiful day". The nine consecutive championships of "Masked Wall" were easy without any suspense. Challengers appeared during the period including Mary-Bridget, boy-man group, pearl sauce, etc., but none of them could really threaten "Masked Wall". .
At this time, there is no longer any media questioning the strong popularity of "Magic Wall". Combined with the frequent appearance of the top 20 alternative rock bands, the market reform has officially begun to enter the track: with more and more ordinary listeners. Learn to appreciate alternative rock, and the expansion of the mass base will usher in a blowout opportunity for alternative rock.
In the first week of June, "Magic Wall" ushered in its biggest competitor after the release, Brian Adams, the rock king-like figure has a strong popularity. There is no doubt that "Have you ever really loved a woman" last week After its first release, it airborne the third place on the singles chart, and launched a fierce impact on the "Magic Wall", which also made the singles chart lively in an instant.
This week, "Have you ever really loved a woman" sales and radio on-demand rate ushered in a big explosion, almost a spike in "we do this", a direct threat to the "Magic Wall" championship throne. But in the face of a powerful challenge, "Magic Wall" once again won sales of 190,000, and with the advantage of less than 1% of the radio on-demand rate, it risked to win the championship again and set its own continuous The number of championship weeks has reached double digits, achieving ten consecutive championships!
The mighty Brian became a witness to the second double-digit win in the second Glory To Death, which also made this week's achievement even more rare.
Incredible! When people see the "Magic Wall" complete ten consecutive championships, there is nothing to say except the incredible. You must know that even if it is as powerful as Whitney Houston, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra , They have not been able to create such a feat! Currently in the history of the bulletin board the only singer who has two singles that have won the championship for more than ten weeks is only "Elvis Presley" alone!
Now, on this historical list, there is one more name added, that is, glory to death.
What is even more frightening is that at this time, it has only been less than six months since "Good Day" completed the thirteen consecutive championship feats. "Magic Wall" once again completed such a miracle, and the momentum is really terrifying! This not only makes Glory to Death truly rank among the top superstars, but also removes the fog that is shrouded in alternative rock and brings a new pattern to the entire music market.
With the "Magic Wall" winning weeks to double digits, it naturally faces a new hot topic of discussion: whether this single can break the current single "Good Day" and "I Will Always Love You". Qu's 14-week consecutive championship record?
It’s worth noting that "Have you ever really loved a woman" is coming so aggressively, the "Magic Wall" has been embarrassed in just two weeks after its release. Maybe the billboard singles list will be changed next week, even if not. One week and the next few weeks are also very possible-after all, the "Magic Wall" has been strong for ten consecutive weeks.
So, where will the footprints of history go?
Of course, this can be seen from the billboard singles charts every week. Pearl sauce, a frequent guest on the album charts, is almost missed from the top ten on the singles chart. Nirvana, the band that has created countless historical records, is in the singles. The best results in the rankings have not been among the top three.
Therefore, people always have an inertial impression: Alternative rock relies on the support of fans, and album sales are always strong; but in the single market where ordinary listeners occupy the main buying group, they still have not been able to win the recognition of the mainstream market. .
But now this situation seems to have undergone a fundamental reversal.
In the fifth week of March 1995, the top ten Glory to Death occupied three seats, and among the top twenty seats belonged to alternative rock reached six. This is absolutely unprecedented!
"Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails, "When I Get Close (when.i.e. by Green Day, and "Fell.on...days" by Sound Garden. Ranked among the top twenty, the best result is the eleventh place in Sound Garden, one step away from the top ten.
These three bands are precisely the bands with outstanding performance on the Grammys. In addition, Pearl Sauce's "Not For You (... also came to the 33rd.
It is worth mentioning that the Pearl Sauce Band and the record company are in conflict. From the album "Defense" refused to shoot music videos and release singles, to last summer they were dissatisfied with the organizer's repeated ticket price increase and cancelled the performance plan. Pearl Sauce The band and the company are completely shameless. So at the end of last year's new album "Lifeline (, the record company only released a limited number of new albums in the old-fashioned vinyl record version, trying to teach Pearl sauce a lesson.
But it is a pity that the pearl sauce fan group is too strong. At present, fans are constantly putting pressure on the record company. There is news that the record company has been pressured to release the CD and cassette version of this album.
The album "Lifeline" is considered by many experts to be the best album since Pearl Paste debuted. At the same time, this album replaced Green Day's "Scum" and was selected for the "Rotation" selection together with "Bath the Morning Light". Ranked among the top ten albums of 1995.
Even under such circumstances, "not for you" still squeezed into the top 50, which is really not easy.
Alternative rock has also made a breakthrough on the Billboard singles chart. Although it is not the kind of brilliant alternative rock with eight capitals in the top ten, it is still very rare, especially when compared with the disadvantages of alternative rock in the previous three or four years. , The more you can feel the difference of alternative rock today.
This is the real market change. People have realized that the changes on the Grammys have changed the composition of the entire music market in this most direct way. Alternative rock has become an irresistible part of the mainstream market-maybe these The music is still created in the style of a rock band, but mainstream audiences are willing to open their hearts to accept them. This is a fundamental change!
In the following months, the outstanding performances of Nine Inch Nails, Green Days, Sound Garden, and Pearl Sauce were continuous, including alternative rock bands such as Broken Pumpkins, Manic Street Preachers, Stain, Radio Commander, etc. All of them have achieved good results on the billboard singles charts one after another, and they have spread this change vigorously.
In this, the "lost wall" of glory to death has undoubtedly become the first banner to bear the brunt, stepping on the footsteps of history, and achieving incredible brilliance!
In the first week of April, although the sales volume of "Magic Wall" dropped somewhat, it still remained at 290,000, and the radio on-demand rate was even the top of the list. All other competitors can only stand by the top of the list, which also makes " "Magic Wall" easily defeated Madonna's "curtain call" and achieved two consecutive championships!
Although the "New York Post" still said sourly that it was because the "curtain call" had been exhausted, which created the conditions for the two consecutive championships of "Magic Wall", but everyone knows that "Magic Wall" sales and radio stations There is no doubt that the on-demand rate is actually there. In many cases, numbers are the best evidence and refutation.
However, the "New York Post" will soon be able to shut up, because in the face of the strong impact of Montiel Jordan's popular single "We Do This" which won 230,000 sales, "Magic Wall" Without showing any weakness, it once again broke out 250,000 sales, and completely blasted opponents in terms of radio on-demand rate. According to the statistics of radio stations in the United States, the radio on-demand rate of "Magic Wall" was four times higher than that of "We Do This". Percentage points, which is an irreparable gap for the radio on-demand rate.
The "Magic Wall" has completed three consecutive championships with absolutely strong data, and this week's super popular "We Do This" can only be stubbornly occupying the second place, the combination of "special red light (red... "And Madonna's "bow" occupy third and fourth respectively.
In the second week of April, there was no change in the top three rankings. The "Magic Wall" still had obvious advantages, and the four consecutive championships went smoothly. Although "We Do This" is extremely popular-it ranks first in terms of sales. This time surpassed the "Magic Wall", but the radio on-demand rate was still completely blown by the opponent, and again lost by a clear advantage, and continued to finish second.
This scene is familiar to many people: Last year, "A Good Day (.day and "I Will Be Tender to You" were the same. These two singles stood firm in the top two spots, and third. The name is often able to hold on for a period of time, and then the third place is the first to fall behind, until "I will be with you" and also fall behind, but the "good day" is still strong.
In the end, everyone witnessed the feat of "A Good Day" for thirteen consecutive weeks, and is currently tied with "I Will Love You" as the single with the most consecutive billboard titles.
So, can the "Magic Wall" continue the strength of the "good day" this time? Not to mention whether "We did this" can win the championship, whether this single can reach the height of "I will be with you" is not yet known? And will the top three really form an iron triangle?
As time advances day by day, the momentum of the "Magic Wall" has not diminished at all. Although sales have been fluctuating up and down, the radio on-demand rate clearly shows the absolute strength of this single, and it is impossible to find it. Any competitor is far ahead.
The runner-up of "We did this" lasted from two weeks to seven weeks, and it has never been able to change the pattern. After witnessing the incredible nine consecutive championships of "The Wall", it was the first to fall behind.
Indeed, "we do it this way" is not as good as "I will stay with you", and the pressure it brings to the "Magic Wall" is far less than the impact of "I will stay with you" on "a beautiful day". The nine consecutive championships of "Masked Wall" were easy without any suspense. Challengers appeared during the period including Mary-Bridget, boy-man group, pearl sauce, etc., but none of them could really threaten "Masked Wall". .
At this time, there is no longer any media questioning the strong popularity of "Magic Wall". Combined with the frequent appearance of the top 20 alternative rock bands, the market reform has officially begun to enter the track: with more and more ordinary listeners. Learn to appreciate alternative rock, and the expansion of the mass base will usher in a blowout opportunity for alternative rock.
In the first week of June, "Magic Wall" ushered in its biggest competitor after the release, Brian Adams, the rock king-like figure has a strong popularity. There is no doubt that "Have you ever really loved a woman" last week After its first release, it airborne the third place on the singles chart, and launched a fierce impact on the "Magic Wall", which also made the singles chart lively in an instant.
This week, "Have you ever really loved a woman" sales and radio on-demand rate ushered in a big explosion, almost a spike in "we do this", a direct threat to the "Magic Wall" championship throne. But in the face of a powerful challenge, "Magic Wall" once again won sales of 190,000, and with the advantage of less than 1% of the radio on-demand rate, it risked to win the championship again and set its own continuous The number of championship weeks has reached double digits, achieving ten consecutive championships!
The mighty Brian became a witness to the second double-digit win in the second Glory To Death, which also made this week's achievement even more rare.
Incredible! When people see the "Magic Wall" complete ten consecutive championships, there is nothing to say except the incredible. You must know that even if it is as powerful as Whitney Houston, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra , They have not been able to create such a feat! Currently in the history of the bulletin board the only singer who has two singles that have won the championship for more than ten weeks is only "Elvis Presley" alone!
Now, on this historical list, there is one more name added, that is, glory to death.
What is even more frightening is that at this time, it has only been less than six months since "Good Day" completed the thirteen consecutive championship feats. "Magic Wall" once again completed such a miracle, and the momentum is really terrifying! This not only makes Glory to Death truly rank among the top superstars, but also removes the fog that is shrouded in alternative rock and brings a new pattern to the entire music market.
With the "Magic Wall" winning weeks to double digits, it naturally faces a new hot topic of discussion: whether this single can break the current single "Good Day" and "I Will Always Love You". Qu's 14-week consecutive championship record?
It’s worth noting that "Have you ever really loved a woman" is coming so aggressively, the "Magic Wall" has been embarrassed in just two weeks after its release. Maybe the billboard singles list will be changed next week, even if not. One week and the next few weeks are also very possible-after all, the "Magic Wall" has been strong for ten consecutive weeks.
So, where will the footprints of history go?
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