Soundscan Surprises, Week Ending 7/28
Back-catalog sales numbers of note from Nielsen SoundScan.
The definition of “back catalog” is: “at least 18 months old, have fallen below No. 100 on the Billboard 200 and do not have an active single on our radio.”
Dads. Dad music. Dad bands. 1776 copies…America…Dads! Never heard of a band called Foreigner but they were a “rock band” in “the late seventies” so that falls under the Dad rubric. I threw Selena in there at the end because that is a genuine surprise and there’s no accounting for taste, etc. I bet Edward James Olmos owns a copy of Ones!
8. FOREIGNER RECORDS 3,566 copies
10. HALL & OATES VERY BEST OF DARYL HALL & JOHN 3,399 copies
28. CLAPTON*ERIC ICON 2,275 copies
45. BON JOVI SLIPPERY WHEN WET 1,776 copies
45. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL VOL. 1CHRONICLE20 GREATEST HITS 1,776 copies
62. CHICAGO CHICAGO 17 1,623 copies
179. EAGLES HOTEL CALIFORNIA 988 copies
180. ALABAMA THE AMERICAN FAREWELL TOUR 980 copies
181. SELENA ONES 978 copies
(Previously.)