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« on: July 20, 2006, 04:52:55 PM »

Welcome to our new sales tracking thread!  In anticipation of ATDW going on the market *~*SoOoN!!*~*, I am setting up this new thread to help us all keep track of the CD sales and numbers news and articles.

ACcountryFan will continue to keep us updated on the Amazon rankings.  He will also assist us with the Hits Daily Double Sales Tracking Updates. Thank-you, AC!  You have been a great asset as our special "Number Cruncher"!


A THOUSAND DIFFERENT WAYS
To be released Sept. 19, 2006

DATES.................
Sept 19-Sept 25
Sept 26-Oct 2
Oct 3-Oct 9
Oct 10-Oct 16 **
Oct 17-Oct 23
Oct 24-Oct 30
Oct 31-Nov 6
Nov 7-Nov 13
Nov 14-Nov 20
Nov 21-Nov 27
Nov 28-Dec 4
Dec 5-Dec 11
Dec 12-Dec 18
Dec 19-Dec 25
Dec 26-Jan 1
Jan 2-Jan 8
Jan 9-Jan 15
Jan 16-Jan 22
Jan 22-Jan 28
Jan 29-Feb 4
Feb 5-Feb 11
Feb 12-Feb 18
Feb 19-Feb 25
Feb 26-Mar 4
Mar 5-Mar 11
Mar 12-Mar 18
Mar 19-Mar 25
Mar 26-Apr 1
Apr 2-Apr 8
Apr 9-Apr 15
Apr 16-Apr 22
Apr 23-Apr 29
Apr 30-May 6
May 7-May 13
May 14-May 20
May 21-May 27
May 28-June 3
June 4-June 10
June 11-June 17
June 18-June 24
June 25-July 1
July 2-July 8
July 9-July 15
July 16-July 24
July 25-August 1
Week..........
1
2
3
4
5
6 **
7
8
9
10
11
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15
16
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Sales #s..............
211,234  (SS)
  74,053  (SS)
  39,217  (SS)
  25,033  (SS)
  16,122  (SS)
  11,407  (SS)
  11,345  (SS)
    8,636  (SS)
    8,262  (SS)
  10,247  (SS)
    9,922  (SS)
  15,082  (SS)
  19,145  (SS)
  22,780  (SS)
    5,900  ***
    3,100  ***
    1,900  ***
    1,900  ***
    1,800  ***
    1,500  ***
    1,400  ***
    1,500  ***
    1,100  ***
    1,000  ***
    1,000  ***
       800  ***
       700  ***
       800  ***
       600  ***
       600  ***
       500  ***
       600  ***
       500  ***
       800  ***
       500  ***
       500  ***
       500  ***
       400  ***
       400  ***
       400  ***
   
Billboard Rank & (Total)..............
    2
    8  (285,766)*
  20  (324,983)
  32  (350.016)
  52  (366,138)
  82  (377,545)**
  89  (388,890)
136  (397,526)
146  (405,788)
155  (416,035)
135  (425,957)
119  (441,039)
124  (460,184)
143  (482,964)
200+(488,864)***
200+(491,964)***
200+(493,864)***
200+(495.764)***
200+(497,564)***
200+(499,064)***
200+(500,464)***
200+(501,964)***
200+(503,000)***
200+(504,000)***
200+(504,700)***
200+(505,500)***
200+(506,200)***
200+(507,000)***
200+(507,600)***
200+(508,200)***
200+(508,700)***
200+(509,300)***
200+(509,800)***
200+(510,600)***
200+(511,100)***
200+(511,600)***
200+(512,100)***
200+(512,500)***
200+(512,900)***
200+(513,300)***

*includes 479 sold before official street date
**RIAA certified GOLD 10/27/06 (500,000 units shipped)
***Unconfirmed (reported by Ken Barnes, USA Today)

Jerry will also be tracking Radio Airplay for us. I am feeling confident that we will hear Clay on the radio much more often!! Wink

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« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2006, 06:47:11 PM »

ATDW is now up for presake on Amazon, so I will unlock this thread.  Clapping Clapping

AMAZON

**As a side note, if you plan on pre-ordering the CD, please consider ordering through our Claymaniacs Amazon link to help support our great site.  We will be getting the new CD information up soon.  This is located in the left-hand sidebar
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« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2006, 10:26:31 PM »

Here's some helpful Amazon tips from lylekira at CV:

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Here's a good primer for CD buying. I also plan to download the album from ITUNES as well.


Amazon price:

They always list it high when it first goes on the website. They will reduce the price before release date. So don't let the difference in price stop you. It doesn't matter what the price is when you order, you will get the lower price when it ships.

Also, your credit card is not charged until it ships !!

Why Amazon?

Because being #1 at Amazon creates media buzz. The other online sites do not.

When to buy

Preorder some now so we can get it to #1 quickly.
Amazon updates their sales chart ranking every hour.

Once it is at #1, stop and then wait a few days or a couple of weeks and order a couple more (if you are buying more than one)

The important thing to look for on Amazon is the estimated SHIPPING date. It needs to ship from Amazon on Sept 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 or 24 to count in 1st week's sales. It does not matter when you get it - the only thing that matters is when Amazon SHIPS it.

Retail stores:

Sales at retail stores are also important to create demand. So save some purchases for your local Walmart, Target, Best Buy, etc. for the first week of release . The sales week will run from Tues Sept 19th til Sunday night Sept 24th.

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« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2006, 03:47:19 AM »

CLANDY - THANKS FOR BRINGING THAT INFO OVER.  I AM SO READY.

HUGS
RAINEY
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« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2006, 09:29:33 AM »

From Sashntash @ CB:

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OK..... Just got off the phone with Amazon.

They agree.. There is a technical glitch that is causing our purchases to not be shown in the sales rank for ATDW and that is causing it to not show up in the Top Seller list in Music.

I emphasized that there are approximately 15,000 people waiting for an answer as to when they are going to get it fixed :grin .

They are submitting a ticket now - urgent basis (so they said...) to get it fixed.

They took my name and cell phone number and promised they will call me when it is fixed and/or when they know when it will be fixed.

I told them that it is #2 at barnesandnoble.com and that I was sure they didn't want our 12,000 members and the members of all the other Clay Aiken fan websites to order from one of their competitors...

I think they finally got my point :grin

So ... we wait some more....

I'll let you know if and when I hear from them.

They said that there were 2000 orders placed yesterday and they will get right on it....
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« Reply #5 on: August 03, 2006, 02:37:13 PM »

WE DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO GET MESSED UP WITH THIS NEW CD.  NO WAY. No! No! No! No! No! No!

HUGS
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« Reply #6 on: August 03, 2006, 03:00:31 PM »

Thought the following might be interesting.  I posted it in the Magzine
thread. 
Rolling Stone   -   Aug 10, 06   -   NO CLAY
  Pg 12   -    'Record Biz's Digital Hope'   -   Downloads soar 77%  while
                   rock and rap CD sales tank.
                   'Most major label artists make roughly about $3.00 per CD
                   but only about 11 cents  for a digital single'....Country saw the
                   biggest surge with sales up 17.7% driven by huge hits from
                   country pop group Rascal Flatts and AI winner Carrie
                   Underwood.
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« Reply #7 on: August 03, 2006, 03:18:58 PM »

AMAZON RANKINGS: 8-3-06
1. ATDW: #1

I WANNA WELCOME ALL OF YOU ALL, TOO, TO THE NEW VERSION OF CHARTING THE WATERS!!! CAN'T WAIT TO START CHARTING THE SINGLES CHARTS AGAIN TOO!!!!!

I SAW THE COVER AMAZON IS USING FOR THE CD...IS that GONNA BE A CD COVER OR IS THAT WHAT AMAZON PUT UP THERE?? IT's AN OLDER CLAY PICTURE THEY'RE USING. MEESA, I THINK, EVEN HAD THAT PIC AS AN AVATAR BEFORE!!
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« Reply #8 on: August 03, 2006, 04:06:24 PM »

Jerry - do you know when Amazon.com puts numbers in their rankings so we know how many have sold or do they not do that?
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« Reply #9 on: August 03, 2006, 04:08:38 PM »

Jerry - do you know when Amazon.com puts numbers in their rankings so we know how many have sold or do they not do that?

AMAZON NEVER RELEASES SALES NUMBERS AS FAR AS I KNOW! THE SALES NUMBERS WHEN THE CD ACTUALLY HITS WILL BE PROVIDED BY SOUNDSCAN EACH WEEK Yes!
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« Reply #10 on: August 03, 2006, 04:12:04 PM »

:waveHi AC,

We are in for a great ride. I hope, I hope.

Thanks for your hardwork.

 Purple Banana

lolita

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« Reply #11 on: August 03, 2006, 04:27:05 PM »

Jerry - do you know when Amazon.com puts numbers in their rankings so we know how many have sold or do they not do that?

AMAZON NEVER RELEASES SALES NUMBERS AS FAR AS I KNOW! THE SALES NUMBERS WHEN THE CD ACTUALLY HITS WILL BE PROVIDED BY SOUNDSCAN EACH WEEK Yes!

That's what I thought - thanks Jerry  wave
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« Reply #12 on: August 03, 2006, 04:27:36 PM »

AC - WELL THAT STINKS IF THEY ARE USING AN OLD COVER.

LOLITA - I AM SO READY FOR THAT RIDE.

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« Reply #13 on: August 03, 2006, 05:47:47 PM »

That won't be the cover of the CD.  They are just using an RCA promo picture they have on file until RCA releases the actual cover.  No one has the new cover showing yet.
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« Reply #14 on: August 03, 2006, 07:09:23 PM »

That won't be the cover of the CD.  They are just using an RCA promo picture they have on file until RCA releases the actual cover.  No one has the new cover showing yet.
CLANDY - THANKS FOR THAT INFO.  I AM VERY CURIOUS THOUGH.
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« Reply #15 on: August 03, 2006, 08:05:11 PM »

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Shipping estimate for these items:  September 20, 2006
Delivery estimate:  September 22, 2006 - September 25, 2006   2 "A Thousand Different Ways"
Clay Aiken; Audio CD; $9.99

 Sold by:Amazon.com 


Does that mean that my order won't count towards first week sales?????

I'm so going out to buy it at Wal-mart the day it's released!!!!!!!
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« Reply #16 on: August 03, 2006, 10:26:26 PM »

If your credit card is charged on the shipping date, in your case Sept. 20th, it should count as a first week sale.

The first day I'll be heading to Target when the store opens to buy a few.
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« Reply #17 on: August 03, 2006, 11:21:16 PM »

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Shipping estimate for these items:  September 20, 2006
Delivery estimate:  September 22, 2006 - September 25, 2006   2 "A Thousand Different Ways"
Clay Aiken; Audio CD; $9.99

 Sold by:Amazon.com 


Does that mean that my order won't count towards first week sales?????

I'm so going out to buy it at Wal-mart the day it's released!!!!!!!

Susy ~ I posted this above in the Amazon tips:

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The important thing to look for on Amazon is the estimated SHIPPING date. It needs to ship from Amazon on Sept 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 or 24 to count in 1st week's sales. It does not matter when you get it - the only thing that matters is when Amazon SHIPS it.

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« Reply #18 on: August 04, 2006, 09:18:32 AM »

Hello AC.  wave


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LOLITA - I AM SO READY FOR THAT

I know you are Lorraine. And so am I. ROFLMAO

What's up with Amazon? Clay's CD is not even on the top 100! Paranoid I hope they fix this problem soon. Not Clay's  ROFLMAO soon, I hope.

Be back later.
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« Reply #19 on: August 04, 2006, 01:24:27 PM »

Hello AC.  wave


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LOLITA - I AM SO READY FOR THAT

I know you are Lorraine. And so am I. ROFLMAO

What's up with Amazon? Clay's CD is not even on the top 100! Paranoid I hope they fix this problem soon. Not Clay's  ROFLMAO soon, I hope.

Be back later.
lolita


Hello Lolita; Lorraine; Clandy; Suzy; and the others!

AMAZON RANKING: 8-4-06
1. ATDW: #1

Lolita: What chart were you looking at? It was listed #1 yesterday and it's ranked #1 still

Thanks for the clarification about the cover Amazon was using. Typically they would have "no image available" and so i was wondering what was going on Yes!

I know it's a coincidence but the old Charting thread was locked at 1976 posts...the year i was born shocking
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