It's been a while since we checked in on Chinese Democracy's progress on the charts. And in a few more weeks, we might need a microscope to find it: after nine weeks of release, Guns N' Roses' much-ballyhooed CD has sunk to number 75 on the US SoundScan chart.
In fact, since last week, the album's missle-like descent accelerated, dropping 24 places and selling a paltry 7,176 copies. Its two-month total is 530,462 units - good enough for gold status, but hardly the blockbuster it was expected to be.
As of yet, Axl Rose hasn't appeared in public to promote the album; he's granted no formal interviews and, despite late-December rumors, has no tour on the books.
Perhaps he's in no hurry. After all, he did wait 15 years to release Chinese Democracy.
And with all things being relative, the album will certainly recoup...in 1,944 weeks.
Report courtesy of www.ultimate-guitar.com
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Oh, Axl. It doesn't surprise me that Chinese Democracy has now been considered a commercial flop. Now, even though it has achieved gold status (shipments of 500,000 units) Critics and fans probably assumed it would sell millions of copies just because it took 13 years to be released or because it's a GN'R record.
It doesn't matter which artist you are or the level of popularity you've achieved, a record MUST be promoted to increase sales. Shouldn't Axl realize that? After all, Appetite for Destruction sold over 20 million copies in North America on account of music videos, interviews, etc. Oh well...
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