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Title: UK Mid-week chart positions
Post by: superval99 on March 18, 2015, 08:31:48 PM: Looks like Tracker is doing well at mid-week:

http://www.nme.com/news/kendrick-lamar/83667
Title: Re: UK Mid-week chart positions
Post by: Banjo99uk on March 18, 2015, 08:53:54 PM: :clap :clap :clap
Well done MK, think radio 2 exposure has really helped.
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Post by: Knopflerfan on March 18, 2015, 11:22:58 PM: Local HMV had Tracker Album playing today!! LCG was playing at the time....
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Post by: crimmer on March 18, 2015, 11:49:37 PM: Turo's HMV was playing it Monday which was a nice surprise too:))))
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Post by: Knopflerfan on March 19, 2015, 12:20:25 AM: Chris, Will email you tomorrow with your request tomorrow mid-afternoon after I finish work..
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Post by: dustyvalentino on March 19, 2015, 12:26:21 AM: Who the hell is Kendrick Lamarr? ???
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Post by: Barzofarhyme on March 19, 2015, 12:50:41 AM: Quote from: dustyvalentino on March 19, 2015, 12:26:21 AM
Who the hell is Kendrick Lamarr? ???

Who cares ;D

Just a little footnote. I ordered my deluxe copy from Amazon as the HMV In Telford closed months ago so there isn't a dedicated record shop in the main shopping centre.
Called in at my local sainsburys on the way home from work last night so thought I'd have a quick look to see if Tracker was available in there. They only had a top 50 cd section. Of this 38 of them were collections of various artists. Only 12 original albums for sale in there and Tracker was not one of them. Just wondered if anybody else had come across the same problem trying to buy from a shop?
Title: Re: UK Mid-week chart positions
Post by: Knopflerfan on March 19, 2015, 08:01:18 AM: I'm afraid not personally - all pre-ordered direct from Universal...

Both versions of the album's available in Poole, Dorset HMV....
Title: Re: UK Mid-week chart positions
Post by: superval99 on March 19, 2015, 08:31:13 PM: Another mid-week chart:

http://www.live4ever.uk.com/2015/03/kendrick-lamar-mark-knopfler-leading-new-entries-on-uk-album-chart-update/
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Post by: Knopflerfan on March 20, 2015, 09:22:13 PM: Thanks Val - again who is Kendrick Lamar I wonder.... and also Van Morrison has only made No.5 at the mo...
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Post by: Dutchessy on March 20, 2015, 09:35:35 PM: Nr 1 in Netherlands! :D ;D
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Post by: Knopflerfan on March 20, 2015, 09:45:25 PM: Quote from: Dutchessy on March 20, 2015, 09:35:35 PM
Nr 1 in Netherlands! :D ;D

Yeah but you haven't got 'Kendrick Lamar' (Whoever he is) have you!!!!!! ;)
Title: Re: UK Mid-week chart positions
Post by: Knopflerfan on March 20, 2015, 09:49:51 PM: KENDRICK LAMAR

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar
Title: Re: UK Mid-week chart positions
Post by: rosco on March 21, 2015, 10:17:59 AM: Quote from: Barzofarhyme on March 19, 2015, 12:50:41 AM
Quote from: dustyvalentino on March 19, 2015, 12:26:21 AM
Who the hell is Kendrick Lamarr? ???

Who cares ;D

Just a little footnote. I ordered my deluxe copy from Amazon as the HMV In Telford closed months ago so there isn't a dedicated record shop in the main shopping centre.
Called in at my local sainsburys on the way home from work last night so thought I'd have a quick look to see if Tracker was available in there. They only had a top 50 cd section. Of this 38 of them were collections of various artists. Only 12 original albums for sale in there and Tracker was not one of them. Just wondered if anybody else had come across the same problem trying to buy from a shop?

It's not available in Asda - as of yesterday- Van the Mans is there, as a new entry in their chart. Kinda strange Asda not stocking it yet. IIRC it was the same with Privateering.

Friday and Saturday are when the most sales occur, so there is a good chance Tracker could be his first UK top 5 album since STP. We'll know tomorrow.
Title: Re: UK Mid-week chart positions
Post by: LoveExpresso on March 21, 2015, 10:47:49 AM: Can confirm that in my 30,000 souls hometown in Northern Germany has a far too big Media Markt and I got my Special Edition CD one day before official release on March 12th from a big Box opened especially for me with at least 30 Tracker copies..

LE
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Post by: rosco on March 22, 2015, 11:28:45 AM: Tracker is a new entry at #8 on the Irish album chart w/e 19/03/15.

On the official Friday Update Top 40 UK album chart, it shows Trucker! as a new entry at #3

1 Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly *
2 Sam Smith - In The Lonely Hour
3 Mark Knopfler - Trucker *
4 Ed Sheeran - x
5 Van Morrison - Duets: Reworking The Catalogue *
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Post by: foma on March 22, 2015, 11:31:41 AM: Trucker :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

Appropriate title for a country album.
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Post by: rosco on March 22, 2015, 11:35:47 AM: A little extra on sales- on the UK MIDWEEK chart the sales were-

1 Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (15.9k) *
2 Mark Knopfler - Trucker (13.4k) *
3 Sam Smith - In The Lonely Hour (12.4k)
4 Ed Sheeran - x (8.1k)
5 Van Morrison - Duets: Reworking The Catalogue (7.7k) *
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Post by: Silvertown on March 22, 2015, 02:40:43 PM: 5th in Finland after first week. Not too bad without any advertising.
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Post by: superval99 on March 22, 2015, 08:06:28 PM: #3 in UK! Kendrick Lamar #1 Sam Smith #2 :)
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Post by: Knopflerfan on March 22, 2015, 10:12:45 PM: Who the hell is Sam Smith?
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Post by: Knopflerfan on March 23, 2015, 09:08:23 PM: Sunday 22nd March....

http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2015/03/uk-mark-knopfler-gets-highest-charting.html?m=1
Title: Re: UK Mid-week chart positions
Post by: dustyvalentino on March 23, 2015, 09:38:28 PM: Quote from: Knopflerfan on March 22, 2015, 10:12:45 PM
Who the hell is Sam Smith?

He's a plagiarist.
Title: Re: UK Mid-week chart positions
Post by: rosco on March 23, 2015, 09:40:40 PM: Good sales.

Here's the UK top 10 with sales -

1 Kendrick Lamar 29,695 25,973 3,722
2 Sam Smith 29,123
3 Mark Knopfler 20,528
4 Ed Sheeran 19,621 (2,025,984)
5 Van Morrison 14,353
6 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 12,707
7 Madonna 11,983
8 George Ezra 10,872
9 Taylor Swift 10,487
10 Marina and The Diamonds 10,411
Title: Re: UK Mid-week chart positions
Post by: dustyvalentino on March 23, 2015, 10:18:53 PM: Hmm, great chart position but is 20k good? Changed days but I wonder how many copies BiA sold in the first week..,
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Post by: ds1984 on March 23, 2015, 10:49:12 PM: Quote from: dustyvalentino on March 23, 2015, 10:18:53 PM
Hmm, great chart position but is 20k good? Changed days but I wonder how many copies BiA sold in the first week..,

100k ?
Title: Re: UK Mid-week chart positions
Post by: rosco on March 24, 2015, 01:40:26 PM: New entry at No1 in Germany.

Currently at No28 in the USA. With 75% of sales in, it has sold, so far - 6806.
Good ole Kendrick's looking at No1 with 272k sold so far.
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Post by: ruipedro on March 25, 2015, 01:19:40 AM: Finland nº5. ;)
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Post by: ForgotMyHat on March 27, 2015, 10:54:12 AM: #14 entry on Billboard.