Here Today... Gone To Hell!

saw this topic come up in a few other threads.  What are some of your thoughts?  We can use this as a prediction thread for now till the real numbers come in.  It is reallly hard to say in todays music industry how things will do.  Promotion hasnt been too good thus far, unless you were looking for things about this album you werent going to hear anything.  I know a few friends of mine who are GNR fans, and fans of just rock music in general had no idea this record was coming out until i told them yesterday.  Solo albums dont generally sell well anywhere near as well as the actual band they are from.  I dont think 40-50K the first week is impossible.  I mean it depends on if it gets a sales boost from fans of the other bands  or if the fans of the artists on this record just buy the single off of itunes.  I think a Top 10 debut is pretty reasonable, though I woulndt be surprised if it didnt crack the Top 10 cause nobody really knows about it.  Its not on a major label.  I would love nothing more than for this thing to be a huge hit.  What do you guys think?

I would say top 10 is reasonable.  I would also that it is harder to predict these things than it used to be to me.  I'm surprised AIC's new record hasn't sold better despite how good it is and the presence of two hit singles.  There just isn't as big an audience for hard rock and heavy metal as there used to be. 

It'll be a very strong album, I'm sure.  But, I don't think it will sell well, to be honest.  But, in today's musical taste landscape, I would wear that as a badge of honor.

Ali

I don't think it'll do all that well either, sales wise. "By The Sword" isn't even on the charts, even though it's been on radio a couple of times. The Fergie track might prove popular. I also haven't heard about any plans for any videos.

yeah I think the Fergie, Kid Rock and Maroon 5 track all have the potential to be crossover radio songs.   I am expecting a pretty solid first week, but then a big drop off afterwards like most rock records these days, unless  one of those singles take off.  Its impossible to judge these days, especially with all the downloading.  A Chris Cornell fan probably wont buy the whole record but most certainly would download the Cornell song.

Although Slash is a VERY popular musician.  He has almost 2 million facebook fans, you figure if just 5 percent of them buy the record the first week your looking at 100,000 copies.  I know the facebook thing sounds silly, but its a decent barometer for the amount of people following an artist or at the very least being updated with new information about what the artist is doing. 

How are they going to measure album sales?  its out on different dates in every country lol!  not to mention the classic rock exclusive and all that...

I wonder why he hasnt done a video for By the sword?  can you even physically buy the CD? (by the sword single)

They can do all that quite easily, they can even count digital downloads these days via Nielsen.
By the by, the Japan release date is March 31st, not today as I previously thought. Sorry for the confusion.

No worries, ive heard half the songs so far now lol!   Now im most looking forward to "We're all gonna die" and "Doctor Alibi"!!!

Whoops, didn't notice this thread was started.  I had previously posted my thoughts in the "Starlight" thread.

I pretty much said the same thing as you though.  This is a tough one to call.  It could do very well, but I just don't feel the world is greatly anticipating this record outside of the Slash/GNR circles.  Your facebook friend analogy is interesting.  You would THINK if someone has that many fans that a good number of them would buy the album.  Although Sebastian Bach said the same thing when "Angel Down" was released.  He couldn't understand how he had so many "friends" on myspace, yet barely any of them seemed to buy the album.

I wouldn't read too much into the Facebook thing. A lot of my friends have added Slash as well, since he's 'cool' and they live their lives through Facebook, but they don't follow what he does or have any idea that an album is coming out.

Yeah read the comments!  some guy actually said "WTF, were is Axl".  :rofl: 

only catching on 14 years later!

Slash needs to do a video to get these songs out there.

Very true. I also know a lot of people that say "I really like <insert artist here>" but then don't own a CD or a legally downloaded copy of anything they've done.

I wonder why there's been no talk of videos to this point.  Certainly seems like something that Slash would be interested in doing.  Legal issues, contractual obligations, etc.  Could these be things holding back this process?  Santana was able to make videos for his solo effort.  Have things changed that much since then?  Maybe they're just waiting to see if one song catches fire first?  Not sure if that's what happened with Santana or if it was the video that helped "Smooth" become the hit that it was.

He did mention that the album was a bit of a pain in the ass to make due to the legal issues involved.  i think he even said he might not have done the album at all had he forseen some of the issues.

Id be very surprised if a video didnt come out.  I know By the Sword is a single but is it actually for sale in the shops?  No video either. 

how is it supposed to enter the charts or anything?

maybe he cant make videos cos he doesnt really have a label??  So many questions  :hihi:

I don't think they sell singles in music stores anymore, do they?  It's been released to radio and can be purchased on iTunes, I believe.  That's the route of singles these days.  And the record label usually does shell out the cash for videos, so I guess that could be an issue.  Like I said though, IF one of the songs catches fire, I'd have to think they'd be inclined to make a video for it.

yeah as far as i know he has no label so that could be the issue...  i imagine it might be expensive to make a good one with his own money but i dont really know much about that area of things..
Surely a video of some of these songs would get good airplay on stations like Kerrang.

By the Sword has grown on me, and I'm a hardcore GN'R fan and usually, in some appreciate, whatever music Slash produces. But my original reaction to By the Sword was, "it's good rock song, but a first single?" Because business-wise, and I'm now speaking as if I'm talking to a boardroom full of suits wanting sales projections, it wasn't the best lead-in single. It represented exactly what you'd expect from Slash. It spoke to people who already were onboard, that didn't need convincing to buy the album. To me, By the Sword wouldn't win over the radio audience or younger listeners. And as someone already mentioned the Adam Levine, Fergie or Kid Rock songs (especially the Fergie song) would've made for a very strong, noticeable single.
Coming back to my original point, since Slash's fans are already onboard, had it been my decision, I would've gone after the non-fans. The people with preconceived notions of who and what Slash and his music is. By not doing this, I'm afraid I don't believe in high sales numbers...at least not initially, not until the album gets a less predictable song to represent it. Had he played Leno, Lopez, Letterman, Kimmel, Fallon etc. with Fergie and Beautiful Dangerous, a new audience and a very powerful consumer group would've noticed him.

Basically, I think it will sell ok around the world, but state-side, I don't think it'll sell all that well. I would love to be proven wrong, though, because this album fucking deserves to be a big seller.

Slash as no record deal, and paid for the album out of his own pocket. He has distribution deals to sell it which is good, but not nearly the same as having a traditional label to provide some muscle behind you and spend money on you.

We will see Slash hustle and take advantage of all the free media he can get because it doesn't cost him anything, but as far as videos and paid advertisements I expect them to be few and far between as he has probably already spent a good deal of money on recording that album.

He had to negotiate with over 15 different labels to get releases for their clients, which he said was a nightmare, so you can imagine that their had to be some financial arrangements made that weren't universally cheap.

I would like to see a video, and even though they don't play them on tv I think it would help to have a visual to go along with a song or 2, but I am just not sure ultimately whether that is realistic or not given what he is into the record for financially already.

SLASH is not LADY GAGA.

Honestly in America, Jappan, and England its real clear to everyone Slash will get the most support.






Joe

With the British music buying public in the state that they are, I think this album will be lucky to make it into the top 40 over here. In the US, I can see it going into the top 20, with it being number 1 on the rock charts.

i'm guessing sales will be low. VERY low. i hope i am wrong though.

exactly, The Bach thing is what made me think about the Facebook thing in the first place.  He had about 100,000 fans or so and I believe about 5,000 of them  wound up buying the record, about 5%.  If Slash is able to get 5% of his 2 million fans from Facebook thats near 100,000 copies, also factoring in some (which probably wont be much) of the other musicians fans picking it up.  I know Avenged Sevenfold  is advertising the pre order on the main page of their website.  I think some of us may be underestimating how this record does.  You had to be looking really hard to find that Sebastian Bach record, this one is definitely more accessible.  Plus no offense to Baz, but he is not even in the same stratosphere of popularity as Slash is, especially these days.

With Fergie,Kid rock and Adam Levine... I doubt that.

I say it debuts at number 8 with around 65k

once, the Fergie single is released however, it will increase big time

Yeah, I didn't really want to compare the two either.  Just the myspace/facebook thing. 

I honestly have no idea how this record is gonna sell, obviously nobody does.  But to me, I could honestly see it going either way.  I'm not convinced it'll be a smash or a "flop".  Way to make a stand, huh?  :hihi:

i think it's gonna surprise alot of people :-X

i hope you are right. but people barely buy CDs of bands they actually like, choosing to pass all together, get it illegally, or download just a couple songs. so it's just hard for me to imagine that die-hard Fergie fans will buy an entire album when they really only have interest in hearing one song, which they could download for $1.

let's make some predictions. how many copies will the album sell in Week 1? and we'll make the selctions easy:

A) 1-49,999

B) 50,000 - 99,999

C) 100,000 - 149,000

D) 150,000 - 199,999

E) 200,000+

i'm gonna say A.

I'd say A in the UK, and B or C in the US.

I say B) 62,500 copies in the United States.

I'd say E) 250k+; #1 on album charts; there I said it :yes:

i think Slash made this album for fun cos he always wanted to do it.  having no label will obviously mean there wont be momumental promotion.  But cos the album didnt cost so much to make, it doesnt need to sell as many to be a profit.

lets hope he can get a video out...

If so, maybe 100000 first week.

I agree, if you like Lady Gaga's Paparazzi, you'll love that track.

A) 1-49,999

Does anybody know the sales for the single 'By The Sword'? It has been released but I can't find info about sales!!

I think B as well and 65,000 would be pretty damn solid...  I wonder how many preorders there are?!?!?!  I would assume 25,000+.

only thing that will stop this album from selling is Itunes

why would a Fergie fan spend 10 bucks for an album when all they are interested in is Fergie?

so Slash, keep this shit off itunes

He still makes money off the single though right?  I agree though, can't help, but the cross over tune could bring in new fans that otherwise would never give a Slash solo album a chance.

10 dollars or 99 cents?

People will find a way to get ONE song even if it's not on iTunes if that's what they're interested in.  There aren't many people these days willing to shell out 10 bucks for one song.  And there are PLENTY of ways to get that one song.  That's why I don't think sales will be THAT high.  Fans of particular songs, will get those songs, legally or otherwise and forget about the rest.

Here's the problem though...that Fergie song isn't that spectacular. I just don't think it's the Top 40 hit that some people seem to think it is.

LunsJail I agree with you my first point is that its Fergie.

Second she just pisses me off when she trys to sing SCOM most of the time.

She needs to get a dipper for all the shit comming from her mouth.
 :hihi:




Joe

i love the track but never heard the lady gaga track

Expect the worst, hope for the best...

LOL @ saying the Fergie song sucks

haha have u not heard all of her shit?

it all sucks terribly but somehow manages to hit number 1

see Fergalicious and Lady Humps.

not to mention the BEP's

This album has a lot of fantastic radio friendly songs that I will be playing all summer!  I hope it sells great, and if it doesn't, oh well, still going to a shit load of shows!

The album has more than one potentially successful song, and add to that Slash has strong media support, so I would be very suprised if the album doesnt sell really well.

For a single, id go with Beautiful Dangerous or I Hold On.  Maybe Starlight but i think kid Rock or Fergie would have more potential to reach out to a bigger crowd.

He knew what he was doing, there are a couple of potential crossover hits that will get additional airplay outside of rock circles because of who he collaborated with.
With the good songs, variety of collaborators, excellent media relationship, no stigma, negative press or reputation attached to it, plus a top drawer, everything but the kitchen sink promotional campaign - its going to sell well.

Next up the Hudson Family TV show and Slash on Sesame Street :hihi:

I'm only 19 so I didn't get to live out the Slash-era Guns. But I was realizing the other day how CRAZY different things are. I mean Slash is making solo albums cleaned up, kids and family. Duff has 2 daughters works out and apparently has/had a strict diet and write columns for Seattle weekly ( With Krist Novoselic none the less ), Izzy is somewhat MIA doing small projects, Steven Adler has been in-out rehab and has a band that plays covers of the band he was once in and Axl Rose has replaced the band like 2 times over! No one could call that shit in '89 lol , not slacking any of them they are all awesome in their own right but damn how the world must've changed!

On topic , I think he needs to hit them with the Kid Rock song and that is instant radio success especially with summer coming up. If he can release the right singles in US when he comes back in the fall , post-summer singles, he can draw a CROWD outside of his normal GNR fans etc..

after reading over 100 pages of youtube comments on the stockdale, fergie, kennedy (starlight) and shadows songs I think this album will do better than alot of people on this board think it will - alot of the comments I'm reading were kind of tha fashion of the fan of that artist checking out their song, absolutely fucking loving it, checking out other songs from the album, and coming away impressed enough to want the album.  That and about 90-95% of the comments are very positive.  I guess we'll see if that translates to sales :P

i"m on record for going 250k+ and #1and I think it'll be much higher than 250k  :hihi:

will I get a prize or my head examined :rofl:

B. 75k - 99k

yeah I think Im with you on this number, I can see a Top 10 debut, would love to see it go number 1, but wouldnt be surprised if it doesnt sell up to our expectations.  It is a solo album afterall, and solo albums never sell as much as the band from which the artist came from does.  I remember Mick Jagger put out a solo album about 7 or 8 years ago and it sold like 5,000 copies the first week. Thats Mick Fucking Jagger!!  He sells out stadiums with the Rolling Stones.  So a solo album is a really a crap shoot as far as predicting how it will be received.  No matter how it sells, I think Slash has made a great record, that he can be very proud of.  This record and "Contraband" are his two best pieces of work post Guns IMO. 

From Billboard:

Chart Highlights

April 05, 2010

Rock Songs

Debut No. 47 "By The Sword" Slash Featuring Andrew Stockdale

http://www.billboard.com/#/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-rock-country-christian-1004080594.story?tag=hpfeed

Whoo! Number 47 with a bullet!  ;D

...with a bullet!

hopefully the video can push it if they get it out there

I don't know- I think this CD is gonna tank, bad- I went to Walmart today to buy it & couldn't find it. Finally after getting a manager he located 1 of the 3, yes 3! copies they had been sent which was buried behind some other CDs.  It wasn't even in the new release section. He said they send very few when they don't expect many sales, period.

This is a terrible sign since Walmart has become 1 of if not the biggest seller of CDS & only wanted 3 copies, gave it 0 promotion & none had even sold yet! :no:

"Tank" is a word used for an album that supposed to do very well and doesnt.  This album wasn't made to sell a shit ton of records,he has no backing from a major label.  Slash paid out of pocket for the production on most of it and is promoting it pretty much himself, most people don't even know this thing is coming out.  On the other hand, Best Buy had a bunch of them with combo packs that come with Slash tshirts on display today, so go figure.  Good ol' Best Buy. :hihi:  I dont now anyone who actualy buys music at Walmart, they have a shit selection, and its all edited.  Last year Green Day told Walmart to go fuck themselves when Walmart wanted to edit 21st Century Breakdown, and Green Day still dominated the charts with that, without Walmart.

Axlfanatic, what state is this Walmart in?

At my best buy today it appeared to have sold decently well. the T Shirt that comes with it though is utter shit


it is being sold for 7.99 at BB

good price.

wait till the Fergie song hits the radio.. it will do very well... at least the single will

Slash should keep the singles off Itunes.

I think the Fergie single is too heavy for radio to pick it up honestly, as good a song as it is.  Plus Fergies fan base are not a rock n roll fan base.  What I mean by that is they buy whatever music is "catchy" regardless of who is singing it.  They dont really follow the "career" of Fergie and buy whatever she guests on, they are just as easily happy and distracted with the latest Kesha song that just hit the radio.  At least that is my experience with girls who listen to pop stations and what not.  They dont take the time to analyze and critic how Slash and Fergie are opposites, and how interesting the collaboration is etc.. They just want something catchy to blast out of their Mazda 3's or BMW's on their way to go give it up for free to some guy they just met.  At least thats how it works in Jersey, cant speak for the rest of the country. :hihi:

If you open up  iTunes, go to the iTunes store, and look on the right side it shows Slash's album as the #1 album right now

Agree totally! I don't think Top 40 is gonna respond to the Fergie song at all. If it's not Taylor Swift or doesn't have a dance beat then it's probably dead there. Also, don't see rock radio doing anything with the Fergie song either. How about releasing the Cornell song to rock and the Levine song to Top 40?

walmart only advertises CDs they have exclusive agreements with the artists on like AC/DC; eall others are treated like evil stepchilds

New Slash album debuts at #1

April 6, 2010 

The new self titled solo album from  former Guns ?n Roses guitarist Slash is apparently on its way toward being a commercial success after going straight to number one across all genres in the iTunes Store after being released earlier today.

http://www.beatweek.com/news/3893-new-slash-album-debuts-at-1/

http://www.apple.com/itunes/charts/albums/

It's #6 on the Itunes album chart....

Yeah, it's at #6 at that link.  Either the article is wrong or it's changed?

It is now back to number 1 on Itunes! WOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Still says #6 on the link I posted....

I faced pretty much the same thing.  I went to a Wal Mart today, in CT, because I had a gift card and I also saw only 3 copies of the CD there.  

That's a funny story about Best Buy.  You think there's any chance they're outwardly pushing Slash's album as a dig at GNR?  I mean, it sounds like they've already done more for it by your explanation.  

And I agree with those about the Fergie track NOT being as big a hit as some think it will be for the reasons cited.  I don't see fans of Fergie seeking that track out because it's nowhere near their comfort zone.  And while I think ROCK fans will be pleasantly surprised by the track, I imagine there'll be a fair amount who won't give the track a fair shot because of the Fergie inclusion.  You'd have a better chance with the Adam Levine track I'd think, even though I don't like that song.  

Open Itunes and go to the Itunes store.. it has it as the number 1 album

#1 in Sweden too

What was it's competition?

+1OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :beer:

edit
Thanks to the FM for the best post of the day!

Jack Johnson

well it comes out June 1st! LOL

Sweet. I wonder how long ill stay on #1.

I dont think Best Buy gives a fuck about a war between Axl and Slash that only exists on the forums.  Considering the store i went to had Guns N Roses cds mixed in the display with the new Slash album, i think they think he is still in the band.

I did see the Appetite for Destruction LP hanging out in Best Buy next to all the CD ones... So I grabbed the last version of AFD on the shelf at best buy.... and then I bought a few copies of Slash.

The link I posted was the iTunes charts, where the album is #6 not #1.

just checked again..its still number 1

Lucky you.  My Best Buy had it for $14.99 and $24.99 for the CD/shirt package.  FYE had the CD on sale for $12.99 (with a regular price of $18.99), but I found and bought it at Wal-Mart for $11.88.  My Wal-Mart DID have the album on the new release rack and there were a few other CDs there.  Best Buy had less in stock although they probably have been selling more copies than Wal-Mart.

A store in the mall called "Sea the Source" is selling a badass poster of Slash.  It's a pic of him playing guitar at a VR concert.

my best buy had the same price,, 14.99 and when i checked out, it was 7.99; you paid too much  :-[

Those bastards!   :rant:  Why can't they price the shit correctly?!  Christ, they're losing sales by not advertising it correctly!

Yeah but it obviously isn't updated

When u go to the Itunes store, Slash has now dropped to number 2

D, that chart is updated quite frequently, so it could change over the course of a day.  You can't constantly monitor the position of the album on the charts.  You'll drive yourself batshit.  Just wait for next Monday, when the rolling sales charts start coming in.

Ali

Slash the album is number 1 and Beautiful Dangerous is 72 on the songs section.  great news.

so this album could do better than alot of haters thought :hihi:  j/k

slash was trending as high as #2 on yahoo today as well

Thanks for the link chineseblues, they updated it, and it shows Slash at #1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      SLASH Headed For U.S. Top 10 Debut - Apr. 7, 2010

According to Billboard.com, VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash's all-star collaborations album, simply titled "Slash", is on track to score the highest new entry on next week's The Billboard 200 chart, with first-week U.S. sales of around 50,000 copies. That should be enough to secure the rock icon a Top 10 debut.

"Slash" was released in North America on April 6 via EMI Label Services. The album features an all-star roster of guest musicians, including Ian Astbury, Chris Cornell, Rocco DeLuca, Fergie, Dave Grohl, Myles Kennedy, Kid Rock, Lemmy Kilmister, Adam Levine of MAROON 5, Duff McKagan, M. Shadows of AVENGED SEVENFOLD, Ozzy Osbourne, Iggy Pop, and Andrew Stockdale of WOLFMOTHER.

"Slash" was produced by Eric Valentine (QUEENS OF STONE AGE, THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS) and was completed with the rhythm section of bassist Chris Chaney (JANE'S ADDICTION) and drummer Josh Freese (NINE INCH NAILS). Slash handled the majority of arranging and songwriting duties and hand-picked each guest artist. The album's guests worked collaboratively with Slash to round out the song.

U want to talk about making money

Slash paid for it himself, so he is gonna reap big time profits

what's the average selling price of each album, about $10? so that's $500,000 in income.

any idea what his upfront costs/expenses were for studio time, paying artists, printing and pressing, distribution, etc.? i honestly have no idea.

looks like the the answer to the poll will be very close to the dividing line between choice A and B.

but overall ranking on Billboard is relevant since it puts it into perspective as far as current sales trends, and landing in the top 10 would be a big success (all factors considered).

That's great to hear. It at least tells me that the music buying public still has some good taste in music. :beer:

TBH, the tour is the money maker.  Thats were the real profits will come from.

Lets say studio time and everything ran him about 50-75k

cause he finished in like 6 weeks, so it should be a very small recording budget

Then all the other stuff etc... lets say he spent 250k total


he probably will net around 4 bucks a CD

so he probably made his money back first week

this thing even if no single really hits, will probably 200-300k in the US

worldwide around 1 million or so

so u figure he will probably make a million or two off the album and then the TOUR will be fairly big


If the Fergie single hits though.. it could easily go Gold in the US. then if something else hits platinum.

That all sounds feasible but I have doubts about any singles hitting big on radio with no label push. Also...(hate to beat a dead horse here) but I just don't think that Fergie song is as Top 40 radio friendly as some think it is.

I'd be really surpriced if this album sells a million units. How many records ships with the classic rock magazine?

i could see that song being a hit in the summer; sometimes timing is everything :hihi:

Kid Rock knows a thing or two about hits in the summer.

Well i bought my classic Rock fan pack yesterday!!!!!!

Wow, the entire magazine is dedicated to Slash.  There is sections about the solo album, snakepit, blues ball, VR, GNR and reckless road and all sorts.
cant wait to read it.  (im in work unfortuantely).

And of course some cool pictures of Slash and the guests, The CD, double sided giant poster and Slash patch.

I excitedly ripped the hard back cover open on the magazine.  (my girlfriend gave out cos i just ruined a limited edition!)  awh well!

http://www.metronews.ca/vancouver/entertainment/article/498180--slash-tops-hmv-canada-cd-sales-chart-need-you-now-top-country-cd (http://www.metronews.ca/vancouver/entertainment/article/498180--slash-tops-hmv-canada-cd-sales-chart-need-you-now-top-country-cd)

TORONTO - The following is HMV Canada's top 10 CDs based on national sales for the week ending April 10.

CDs

1 Slash - Slash

2 My World 2.0 - Justin Bieber

3 Sticky & Sweet Tour - Madonna

4 Raymond v Raymond - Usher

5 Need You Now - Lady Antebellum

6 The Fame Monster - Lady Gaga

7 The Show Must Go - Hedley

8 The E.N.D. - The Black Eyed Peas

9 Valleys of Neptune - Jimi Hendrix

10 One Love - David Guetta

COUNTRY

1 Need You Now - Lady Antebellum

2 Recollection - k.d. lang

3 Freight Train - Alan Jackson

4 Fearless - Taylor Swift

5 The Foundation - Zac Brown Band

6 American VI: Ain't No Grave - Johnny Cash

7 Lady Antebellum - Lady Antebellum

8 Hymns of the 49th Parallel - k.d. lang

9 Dance With Me - Johnny Reid

10 Play On -Carrie Underwood

i saw that beautiful dnagerous had moved up to #50 on itunes song charts; ironic cause it's not a single yet ;)

Saw that too. Fergie fan's must be loving that one!!!  and maybe some of us too!
That song needs to be released with a video.
Slash actually wrote that piece of music for a strip club scene in a movie called "This is not a movie" apparently.
Along with the intro to Crucify and Saint is a Sinner too. (for a dessert scene)

Holy fuck.

Beautiful Dangerous is up to #44, without a video or any promotion etc.
That needs to be a single.

Slash' tops HMV Canada CD sales chart

April 08, 2010 12:13 p.m.

           
TORONTO - The following is HMV Canada's top 10 CDs based on national sales for the week ending April 10.

CDs

1 Slash - Slash

2 My World 2.0 - Justin Bieber

3 Sticky & Sweet Tour - Madonna

4 Raymond v Raymond - Usher

5 Need You Now - Lady Antebellum

6 The Fame Monster - Lady Gaga

7 The Show Must Go - Hedley

8 The E.N.D. - The Black Eyed Peas

9 Valleys of Neptune - Jimi Hendrix

10 One Love - David Guetta

I stopped by the Best Buy in Milwaukee yesterday to pick up the album and they told me it had sold out along w/ the shirts. Not sure how many copies they preordered, but its still a good sign. Had to buy it across the street at Barnes and Noble for $18  :P Well worth it though.

looks like he will debut at number 3 behind Justin Bieber and usher.

Which should mean around 60.000 copies sold right? If so, than I'm impressed!

I don't think anyone, including Slash, was expecting some mammoth release but I must say he did a little better that I assumed he would. Which is in all indications good, hopefully the album will pick up some more recognition and stay relevant for some while.  :beer:

Well, there are some people who were expecting better numbers.  Not that this is a bad showing by any means, but I heard lots of "this album is gonna be huge", 100K+, #1 type predictions.  I never bought into that line of thinking, maybe it was just wishful thinking.  Anyhow, it's certainly a solid debut considering.

yeah the Best Buy by my house had rows and rows of Slash albums on Tuesday, they are down to like 7 or 8 copies left as of yesterday.  I know this because I restocked the shelf myslef when I saw the Slash section empty on the new release wall.. :hihi:

Do you actually work there or did you just restock it for them?   :hihi:

I think 60k for a solo album with little promotion etc is HUGE


we all tend to overrate our fave artists sells. I had CD moving 500k

thought Slash may hit 100k but 60 is good

plus the Fergie single will be pretty big i think. already high on Itunes chart and it isnt even a single.

I do the same thing with the shelves! LOL that is true fandom!

haha oh I dont work there.  I was passing the best buy on the way to the gym so I popped in to look around and saw that the Slash section was empty on the new release wall.  I couldnt just leave it like that.  So there I was (in gym clothes so it was clear I didnt work there) picking up a huge stack of cds from the S section and relocating them to the new release wall next to the huge Slash poster they have set up there.  A worker looked a little puzzled so I told them in my exact words "dont worry I got this" So i restocked the shelf, straightened it out and left.  I happened to be wearing a GNR shirt as If I didnt look insane enough already.  The good news is they have like no copies left and there were tons a few days ago. : ok:

Hey, its at no 3 here in australia first week in..Id say it will drop alot next week but in the top 5 first weeks awesome :)
Just saw the ad on TV for the CD too :)

"Don't worry, I got this."  :rofl:  :rofl:  :rofl:  That fucking rocks, dude.   : ok:

Little promotion?  Come on.  He played the George Lopez show and the Tonight Show.  That's hardly "little" promotion.

Ali

I'd say using the term little is fit. Everything he has done has been with people he associates with ( lopez, sixx etc..) he did the late shows but that's it. There weren't any TV commercials, massive radio contests, web campaigns or anything like that.

I don't agree at all.  Playing two late night talk shows, especially a shows as big as The Tonight Show, doing press interviews.  To his credit, Slash has been very active in the promotion of his record.  Is it as big as promotion can get?  No.  Is it little?  No.  I think we all know what the true definition of little promotion is  :hihi:

Ali

People were saying the same thing about Libertad and how it had "little" promotion.  Yet they were on numerous talk shows, performances, taking over radio stations for the weekend, magazines dedicated to them, interviews galore.  Yet there was "little promotion"?  Same thing here.  Slash is promoting this thing hard, it's far from little promotion.  You could argue he doesn't have the backing of a major label to finance things, but he's certainly doing the best he can and not on a small scale.

yeah but no tv commercials, no feature interviews in magazines, no video yet although its coming.


it has had good promotion thanks to SLash getting out there and hustling. but no major label help.

Yes, no major label help.  But, let's be honest, that is the path that Slash choose to take - one of no major label backing.  Look at it like this, though:  Because of the lack of major label backing, Slash will also end up getting a higher take of the album sales.  He doesn't have to pay the record company for their promotional services.

Ali

he's been interviewed by both magazines and papers hasn't he? he was in europe for a week doing promo for the album

TV commercials aren't exactly commonplace for albums and I actually heard someone say they saw one for "Slash".  Not sure where it aired though.  I think it was overseas.  There have been plenty of interviews in magazines for this album.  The only thing the label would've probably changed is the video would be out by now.  Other than that though, I don't think the lack of a label has held him back all that much.  And like Ali pointed out, there's certain advantages to doing it the way Slash has chosen.  Most of which have already been discussed here, so I don't think you can talk about how great it is that Slash did this on his own and will be making so much money off it and then turn around and say it's too bad he doesn't have help from a label.  You can't have it both ways.

It's been promoted fine..

Plenty of online/print interviews, TV appearances, Guitar Center contest etc...

Hell, it's sold nearly 2 to three times more than I thought it would - I had it at 20-25k..

yeah Slash is promoting this record just fine.  The only thing he is lacking is the power of a major label to take one of his singles and force radio stations to play it so they can force feed it to America and tell us what we are supposed to like.  Other than that, he is hitting the talk show circuit, magazine covers like Guitar World and Classic rock, and all that.  He is doing the best promoting he can without the major label funds and mafia like influence.

Hello there has been TV adverts here in Australia...   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edHf9AEJEd8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edHf9AEJEd8)
 :peace:

"fawgee" :hihi:

guilty :hihi:
havent made my appointment w the shrink yet though

Well I thought CD was going to sell a helluva lot more copies than it did.  I think we all overestimate things we love and believe in.  I just think it's so hard to sell albums these days PERIOD, but some people expected this to be a Santana type situation all over again.  Even if there was a "Smooth" on this album it still wouldn't have the same impact.  People would simply pluck that song off of iTunes and that would be the end of it.  That's why I still don't buy that if the Fergie song blows up we'll see a sales explosion.  You might see a bump, but the song would fare better than the album itself.

At least that's my thoughts.  I could be totally off.

Ive been saying for years how the real problem with record sales is Itunes and not illegal downloading.

why pay 10 dollars for an entire CD when u can buy the one song u like for .99 cents?



Even if u like 5 songs, still cheaper spending 5 bucks than 10 or 12 or 15.

http://www.apple.com/euro/itunes/charts/top10albums.html

Looks like here on this chart, that Slash's album has helped push units for GNR Greatest Hits and for Chinese Democracy.....

http://www.apple.com/euro/itunes/charts/top10rockalbums.html

That's crazy!  Kind of funny.  But, it's a good thing. 

the "Greatest Hits" thing makes sense but Slash increasing sales of"CD" doesnt.  Unless its that group of people who still thinks Slash is in the band. :hihi: 

axl touring may have something to do with it as well as they seem to be areas that GnR have toured

Not necessarily.  Even after all this time, fans still associate Slash and Axl very closely with one another, so if one of them releases something, it makes people inherently curious as to what the other is doing also.  So it's not really surprising to me.

it's advertised on spotify with both huge banners and a commercial where the speaker mentions that the legend and guitar hero is finally here with his much anticipated first solo album, saying it's the heaviest record of the year with guests such as adam levine, fergie, ozzy and chris cornell, songs played in the commercial is ghost, fergie song and by the sword

It always baffles me when people complain about a lack of TV commercials from an album. At least in the UK, you only ever see TV commercials for the very biggest albums... and this is usually only after they've been on the shelves for several months, so they have a few videos to show clips of, etc. (also, probably because this is when the sales have started to slump).
Only times I've seen music commercials other than that is for greatest hits packages by Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radiohead and Foo Fighters.

I think its being a great effort by Slash.  No label will nearly always result in fewer sales even though Slash did his best.
But its a cool album that has created a bit of hype in the rock world and the touring band look real good!
Im happy Slash finally has a singer that can sing almost anything slash wants to play. 

i think the fergie song, starlight or the kid rock song could be big radio hits in the US.. once one of those songs drop as a single... i'm sure sales will pick up. 

NOW IN: 54.02%
 
 
 LW TW artist / album label power index
2 1 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 86,929 MY WORLD 2.0
1 2 USHER LAFACE/JLG 54,225 RAYMOND VS. RAYMOND
3 3 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 33 CAPITOL/EMI 45,691 VARIOUS ARTISTS
5 4 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 39,493 NEED YOU NOW
-- 5 SLASH DIK HAYD/EMI 25,640 SLASH
6 6 MONICA J RECORDS/RMG 24,619 STILL STANDING
9 7 LADY GAGA INTERSCOPE 17,634 FAME
8 8 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 17,244 MY WORLD
7 9 ALAN JACKSON ARISTA NASHVILLE 16,951 FREIGHT TRAIN
10 10 BLACK EYED PEAS INTERSCOPE 16,033 E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES)
 

The best "promotion" for an album is radio airplay and/or a music video.

I heard "Chinese Democracy" on the radio twice, and "Better" on the radio once.

I still haven't heard "By the Sword" on the radio.

I hearD "The Sword" several times 96.1 Raleigh. It's even in the main promo for the station, also heard "Promise" yesterday as well but they did The Sam for CD when it came out & had "Better" & even "Scraped" in the rotation a few times!

Here in the NYC area  during the weekend when "Chinese Democracy" came out, K-Rock which was the biggest rock station at the time, played a new "Chinese Democracy" song at the top of every hour on the hour from Friday through Sunday.  Also at midnight on Fri and Sat they played the whole record from start to finish.  it was the biggest promotional campaign I think a radio station has ever done for one record.  Thats crazy that you didnt hear any of the "Cd" tracks more than a few times.  You couldnt not hear it around here.  I actually got through on the air  for some "CD" discussions between songs.

I only live 3.5 hrs North of NYC.

The time I heard "Better" on the radio I was driving through Connecticutt - I've never heard it here in Mass.

did you have K Rock up there?  Im in Jersey, but about 10-15 minutes from Times Square with no traffic.  So I have all the NYC stations and what not.

I just checked Hits DD and with final numbers in, Slash sold about 60K.  Very respectable, all things considered.  I'm not sure how much it will stay, though.  Granted, there are songs there with a lot of commercial appeal, but that does that mean people will buy the whole album?  Maybe not.  They may just buy the song they like.

Ali

but they barely played CD after that opening week or two

No, we don't get K-ROCK here.

WAAF reaches all 6 states in New England, and they're not playing it (or ChiDem), and they play alot of Guns N' Roses. A lot.

EMI Has Three in Top 5, as Slash, Madonna, Jakob Dylan Bow

April 13, 2010

Despite all the brouhaha surrounding parent company Terra Firma, the EMI Music troops continue to battle on, scoring the next three of the Top 5, including Slash?s Dik Hayd/EMI Label Service?s solo bow, which debuts at #3 with 61k.

Hits Daily Double

Is that just in the USA or is that counting all the Classic Rock fan packs etc?

The album also isnt out in Europe yet. (unless you buy classic rock)

And does it count itunes?

NOW IN: FINAL
 
 
 LW TW artist / album label power index % change
2 1 JUSTIN BIEBER ISLAND/IDJMG 106,011 -64% MY WORLD 2.0
1 2 USHER LAFACE/JLG 86,863 -75% RAYMOND VS. RAYMOND
-- 3 SLASH DIK HAYD/EMI 60,989 -- SLASH
5 4 LADY ANTEBELLUM CAPITOL NASHVILLE/EMI 55,886 -37% NEED YOU NOW
3 5 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 33 CAPITOL/EMI 53,273 -57% 

That's just US numbers including iTunes but nothing from Europe or anywhere else.

then thats not too bad.  i always said it would be hard to calculate the album sales for this album because it was released in Asia on 31st March.
Released in USA on 7th April.    (And in Europe via Classic Rock).
But the main release in Europe is not until May 7th i think.

How much did CD sell in USA alone in first week?  or Death Magnetic etc ?

It's out in Belgium and Germany, at the least ...

European release date was April 1st.

I think the only place it isn't available is the UK.

EDIT: And even though it's only available in a special edition of a magazine over here, it's still managed to get to number 30 in the chart. :)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/albums/

Number 2 in Finland today. Pretty good.

http://ylex.yle.fi/lista

Is this a joke... "dik hayd" ? lol say it with the accent im thinkin of and its dick head lol

That would be the name of Slash's publishing company. A lot of musicians set up their own publishing company's with joke names. ;)

CD - 261,000 first week
Death Magnetic - 490,000 first week (album came out on a Friday so first week only accounted for 3 days of availability!)

http://blogcritics.org/music/article/train-holds-top-single-jack-johnson/

about slash's charting!

#3 on Billboard-not bad!

Wow, that's impressive. It's also #1 on Billboard's Rock Albums, Digital Albums, Independent Albums, Hard Rock Albums and Canadian Albums charts. :o

great news! didnt expect it to do so well.
Beautiful dangerous is still doing well on iTunes considering it isnt even a single.

"Slash, guitarist of the iconic Guns N 'Roses, released in Mexico its self-titled debut album in facet solo."

http://www.notimex.com.mx/t1msn/notasrss.php?noticia_id=1047778030 (http://www.notimex.com.mx/t1msn/notasrss.php?noticia_id=1047778030)

hopefully soon be available !!!!

Actually, it would have been neat to see it go to #1-he went @ 1 with the UYI albums, Contraband, and at least made it to # 3 with this-not bad for an artist to have hit albums under 3 different band names, with this of couse a self title

#15 on the European Charts.

#3 on the charts is a very impressive showing. that's awesome. and that's good advertising itself. if a single could take off soon for the summer, this thing could continue to sell.

#4 in Norway:

http://lista.vg.no/show_list.php?ListsOp=showWeek&listID=2

SLASH: More First-Week Chart Positions Revealed - Apr. 16, 2010

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash's all-star collaborations album, simply titled "Slash", has registered the following first-week chart positions:

Sweden: #1
Canada: #1
Finland: #2
Switzerland: #3
USA: #3
Norway: #4
Denmark: #6
Poland: #11
Spain: #26
United Kingdom: #30

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=138623

This was on twitter

#Slash Certified Gold Record During First Week of Sales! http://bit.ly/92dMlV

Just for clarity, it appears that is Gold in Canada.

Ali

Is there something wrong with Canada? That is how it read on twitter I was not implying anything else.

From Slash's twitter

I have to again say thanks for the warm reception to my record. I never imagined it would come out this strong,... http://bit.ly/9A2YNH
about 6 hours ago via Facebook

Did I SAY there was something wrong with Canada?

No, I was just clarifying for everyone that it went Gold in Canada, not in some other country, in case people were wondering.

Ali

When everyone reads the article I would think they could figure that out for themselves.

Yeah, IF they read the article.  Some may just assume it's in the US since that is the biggest market in the world.

Ali

Does Gold in Canada equal 500,000 copies?   Or did he sell 500,000 copies world wide?

 The Gold certification is from Canada only. So I guessing it would be canadian sales only. As far as totals it does not say. 

edit

After doing some research I found out that Gold in Canada is 50,000 units

So between Canada and the US alone he is at 110,000 copies... He probably equaled that in the rest of the world... So Slash has probably sold 220,000 - 250,000 copies world wide. 

BUMP

Slash is surprised and pleased

40,000 units for gold in Canada it was changed in 2008. http://www.cria.ca/cert.php

The Soundgarden guys had the best... 'You make me sick I make music' and 'In one ear and out your mother'.

Why is he supprised hell he is one of the most reconizable figures in Rock N' Roll today.
I mean who is not going to know the guy with the kick ass top hat???!!!

Snakepit's Ain't Life Grand didn't even chart on the Billboard 200, so I think even he was not totally sure how it would do

NOW IN: 36.20%

3 38 SLASH DIK HAYD/EMI 3,899 SLASH

yeah not sure what the numbers will be this week.  IF it is still in the Top 20 I would be absolutely shocked.  It did what it had to though, debuted in the Top 5!! So that is an accomplishment in itself.  It will probably take a HUGE sales dive this week like every other hard rock record does that isnt released by Metallica.

He needs to try and get that video out ASAP, hopefully followed by a second single.  (prefarbly the Fergie one)

"Slash" is currently at #38 with 3,899 sold with 36% reported.

30   36   GORILLAZ   VIRGIN/EMI   4,177 PLASTIC BEACH
41   37   YOUNG MONEY   CASH MONEY/UNIV MOTOWN   3,900 WE ARE YOUNG MONEY
3   38   SLASH   DIK HAYD/EMI   3,899 SLASH
39   39   JASON DERULO   BELUGA HGTS/WARNER BROS.   3,592 JASON DERULO
49   40   GARY ALLAN   MCA NASHVILLE   3,586 GET OFF ON THE PAIN
34   41   SUSAN BOYLE   COLUMBIA   3,550 I DREAMED A DREAM

Hits Daily Double

NOW IN: FINAL

3 17 SLASH DIK HAYD/EMI 20,993 -66%

That's the largest negative percentage change by far (the next is -34%) in the top 50.  :-\

81k in 2 weeks isn't too bad though

wait till the Fergie single drops.

Yea that's not too bad.  I'm sure a lot of bands would love to sell 21,000 copies at all, let alone in their second week.     

I am absolutely shocked it's sold 81k domestically so far, especially for a DIY effort.

That said, I really don't see it having any legs - Fergie single or not.

Very true.  It wont have legs, it over performed for a solo record.  It did what it was supposed to do, its a very good record, and sold reasonably well for an indie record.

It will sell maybe a few more units during the tour.

I agree, and I think that is partly due to the album itself.  What I mean is that people who like the Fergie will track will likely only buy that track as it is not at all representative of the album as a whole, for better or for worse.

The success of any single from here on in will in my estimation only serve to sell those individual singles as downloads rather than the album as whole because the album is fairly diverse.

Ali

I don't think you're giving the "listening public" enough credit.  Most people don't listen to just one type of music.  Isn't the whole idea behind being "diverse" is to show the fans, who might put you as an artist into a "box," that you're more than one-dimensional?

That being said, IMO, album sales charting is very much an inexact science not only because of the whole downloading thing but also the timing of the release.  Like in this case, there really wasn't any "competition" releases in that week so there's really nothing to compare the sales to.   

I understand what you're saying, but I think you're underestimating the consequences of making songs available for individual purchase.  Before the iTunes/Amazon/Online music world, people would be forced to buy the whole album for one song.  That is no longer the case.  No, people will preview songs or listen to them on YouTube and decide which songs they like and which they don't and purchase accordingly.  People just don't purchase whole albums like they used to.  This is a factor in why CD sales are down in recent years.

The album is diverse, and I don't think that is a bad thing.  However, in this era of individual songs being available for download, I think that may work against sales of the album as a whole, not work for it.

Ali

Yeah.  I think we're both saying the same thing as far as downloads are concerned.

And just to expand on my point about competition ... I meant that from a fans POV.  If 'my guy' is putting out an album on the same day/week as 'your guy,' I think the fans will tend to go out and purchase an album (as opposed to downloading individual songs off it) in order to beat out the other guys fans in these charts.
 

Agreed 100%.

I personally have not bought the record and have no plans to.  I got the songs I wanted ala carte and am fine with it.

Hell, I think I've only actually bought 4-5 entire CD's over the past 3 years...

Just curious ... of the songs you did not buy, was it because you didn't care for the something specific about those songs, i.e., the song style or the singer?  Or is it more of a case of like 'well, I'll see if these songs grow on me' and then maybe purchase them down the road?  Or just a financial decision?

And what about the booklet and artwork and things like that?  Does that have any impact on whether or not you purchase an album?

The deal is on buying the album.  It was $7.99 at best buy and 9.99 on Itunes... They are .99 for each song, so the value is buying the album.

The singers/songs generally, I listened to the streams and decided accordingly.  Unfortunately I don't suspect any "growers", I usually know if I like a song or not after a listen or two..

Booklet and artwork play a very minimal part these days, less is more for me at this point.

interesting take on it.  It seems to be a very popular take on music today.  I personally hate the idea that people can just pick and choose any song they want and not have to buy an album.  Its like taking someones art, and tearing it apart taking the parts you like and throwing the rest away.  I take an album as that, a full piece of work.  I still happen to buy about 5 or 6 new albums a month in the store, I need the artwork, liner notes, etc..The first records I ever bought were the "Illusions" and "Nevermind" and all that stuff, back when a full album was an experience.  There is a method to the track order etc..all that stuff.  Itunes definitely cheapens that aspect of it.  But there is no stoppin it, so i embrace it.  I buy plenty of single tracks off itunes.

Not that it really matters, but MTV is saying that he is at #16 with 22,000 sold.  They are going off of Billboard's numbers which apparently are more accurate than Hits Daily Double.

The self-titled debut from former Guns 'N Roses guitarist Slash had a short stay in the top 10, dropping 13 slots to #16 in week two (22,000).

MTV

Billboard update:

#16 on Billboard 200
#4 on Rock Albums
#10 on Digital Albums
#1 on Independent Albums
#2 on Hard Rock Albums
#2 Canadian Albums

NOW IN: 37.17%

17 30 SLASH DIK HAYD/EMI 4,371 SLASH

Going to be tough to break 100,000 copies, at least until the tour comes.

Rock Songs

By The Sword
Slash Featuring Andrew Stockdale
Slash

44* RE-ENTRY
2 (Week on chart)
44 (Peak)

Canadian Hot 100

Beautiful Dangerous
Slash Featuring Fergie
Slash

97
58 (Last weeks position)
2 (Weeks on chart)
58 (Peak)

if your counting WW sales, I'd say it already did

Even though it's dropped to 30, the numbers are higher than last week. With the video coming out tomorrow, it might do a bit better next week.

NOW IN: FINAL

17 29 SLASH DIK HAYD/EMI 13,512 -36% SLASH

Hopefully it will do better with the video out.

I think:

VIDEO CLIP + TOUR = More Sales

Patience...

Billboard update:

#33 on Billboard 200
#8 on Rock Albums
Dropped out of Top 40 on Digital Albums
#5 on Independent Albums
#5 on Hard Rock Albums
#7 Canadian Albums

NOW IN: 54.02%

29 45 SLASH DIK HAYD/EMI 3,934 SLASH

Final

48   SLASH   DIK HAYD/EMI   8,908   -34%

Hits Daily Double

He made it over 100,000 in the US, I think he is around 104,000 in the US...  Maybe 250,000 world wide?!?!?!  Don't know the world wide numbers.

That's not much, but since this is an independent album, he might make quite a bit of profit. Who knows.

For an independent album, it is much.  Slash has likely already made his money back.

As far as i know, the album is out in Ireland and UK on Friday.  (up to now, the only way to get it was through classic rock)

hopefully that classic rock promo worked out better inireland and the UK than it did here in the states because my silly ass is still waiting; almost a month to the day after it was released >:(

I live in the US, finally got it yesterday.  Its really awesome!

the other week crashdiets album got above slashs album in swedens chart XD

who's album?
Ive never heard of anything of that name released here in the neighbour country of sweden.

^ check them out then

the album's down to 79 on the Billboard charts. Anybody know the sales figure for the week?

http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/billboard-200?begin=61&order=position

Slash has thanked his fans several times for their support and has said the album did better than he expected. He is happy now to go on tour. So Don't worry so much. ;)

I'm sure rabia isn't worryin, he/she's probably just interested ;)

I doubt there is any worry  either ;)

Number 12 in Amazon.co.uk charts today! and number 1 in rock and blues charts. Why was it released late in the UK?

I think it was released just this week in the UK. Thanks for the info

why would I be worried? I didnt invest a million dollars in the album. :)

of course Slash would thank the fans, thats the only likely response and I would have expected it regardless of how much it sold.

But its hard to deny that the album has sunk fast considering the number of well known singers on it and Slash doing several interviews etc for it.

and CheapJon, I'm a she. :)

FORMAT: MAINSTREAM ROCK    LAST UPDATE: 5/18/2010 6:20:00 AM

RANK           MEDIABASE SORTABLE STATS?                SPINS

lw   TW        Artist                           Title                             Label   TW   lw   Move
1    1        STONE TEMPLE PILOTS   Between The Lines    Atlantic    406    414    -8
3    2      OZZY OSBOURNE   Let Me Hear You Scream    Epic    400    402    -2
2    3        ALICE IN CHAINS   Your Decision    Virgin/Capitol    388    406    -18
4    4        GODSMACK   Cryin' Like A B**ch    Universal Republic    357    361    -4
6    5      THREE DAYS GRACE   The Good Life    Jive/JLG    270    262    8
5    6        THREE DAYS GRACE   Break    Jive/JLG    260    269    -9
7    7        SLIPKNOT   Snuff    Atlantic/Roadrunner/RRP    221    230    -9
8    8        BREAKING BENJAMIN   I Will Not Bow    Hollywood    219    218    1
13    9      SCORPIONS   Raised On Rock    UMe    193    174    19
11    10      SHINEDOWN   The Crow & The Butterfly    Atlantic    188    176    12
10    11        SHINEDOWN   If You Only Knew    Atlantic    181    183    -2
14    12      PUDDLE OF MUDD   Stoned    Geffen/Interscope    178    161    17
9    13        BREAKING BENJAMIN   Give Me A Sign (Forever&Ever)    Hollywood    175    206    -31
12    14        ROLLING STONES   Plundered My Soul    UME/Universal Republic    168    175    -7
15    15        DROWNING POOL   Feel Like I Do    Eleven Seven    163    158    5
16    16        SLASH   By The Sword f/A. Stockdale    Dik Hayd/EMI    146    150    -4

Slash's album is kind of making a bit of a comeback on the Billboard chart right now.

I saw last week it popped up about 30-40 spots to #52, and is at #68 this week.

Still in the top 75 after 9 weeks is not bad all things considered. I wonder though what caused sales to comeback as it looked a couple of weeks ago as if it would be out of the top 100 by now.

They are touring over seas, but its an American chart with American sales so I don't see how that would really help things. Never the less, good for Slash.

I would consider word of mouth probably more than anything.

hey bro, where do u find that chart? can u send me a link? i absolutely love looking at charts etc. is that a US chart?

Word of mouth, people that have the album, love it.

It's from music industry trade magazine FMQB, there are a number of other charts as well.  Here's the link and it's been updated, Slash is down a bit...

http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=255612

FORMAT: MAINSTREAM ROCK    LAST UPDATE: 6/10/2010 12:41:00 PM

RANK    MEDIABASE SORTABLE STATS?    SPINS

lw   TW        Artist   Title   Label   TW   lw   Move
1    1        OZZY OSBOURNE   Let Me Hear You Scream    Epic    423    380    43
2    2        STONE TEMPLE PILOTS   Between The Lines    Atlantic    398    367    31
3    3        GODSMACK   Cryin' Like A B**ch    Universal Republic    395    362    33
4    4        ALICE IN CHAINS   Your Decision    Virgin/Capitol    338    296    42
5    5        THREE DAYS GRACE   The Good Life    Jive/JLG    337    289    48
6    6        SHINEDOWN   The Crow & The Butterfly    Atlantic    308    244    64
9    7      PUDDLE OF MUDD   Stoned    Geffen/Interscope    242    199    43
7    8        BREAKING BENJAMIN   I Will Not Bow    Hollywood    205    231    -26
10    9      SCORPIONS   Raised On Rock    UMe    183    171    12
8    10        SLIPKNOT   Snuff    Atlantic/Roadrunner/RRP    176    204    -28
14    11      VINCE NEIL   Tattoos And Tequila    Eleven Seven    172    139    33
11    12        DROWNING POOL   Feel Like I Do    Eleven Seven    164    149    15
12    13        ROLLING STONES   Plundered My Soul    UME/Universal Republic    157    149    8
15    14      BREAKING BENJAMIN   Give Me A Sign (Forever&Ever)    Hollywood    137    125    12
17    15      SAVING ABEL   Stupid Girl(Only In Hollywood)    Virgin/Capitol    130    94    36
16    16        DEFTONES   Diamond Eyes    Reprise    124    110    14
13    17        SLASH   By The Sword f/A. Stockdale    Dik Hayd/EMI    124    146    -22

FORMAT: MAINSTREAM ROCK    LAST UPDATE: 7/13/2010 8:16:00 AM

RANK          MEDIABASE SORTABLE STATS?    SPINS

lw   TW        Artist   Title   Label   TW   lw   Move
1    1        OZZY OSBOURNE   Let Me Hear You Scream    Epic    456    422    34
2    2        SHINEDOWN   The Crow & The Butterfly    Atlantic    381    351    30
3    3        GODSMACK   Cryin' Like A B**ch    Universal Republic    314    311    3
4    4        THREE DAYS GRACE   The Good Life    Jive/JLG    306    306    0
5    5        ALICE IN CHAINS   Your Decision    Virgin/Capitol    246    281    -35
8    6      DISTURBED   Another Way To Die    Reprise    239    212    27
7    7        BREAKING BENJAMIN   I Will Not Bow    Hollywood    231    235    -4
9    8      RUSH   Caravan    SRO Anthem/Universal    208    191    17
6    9        STONE TEMPLE PILOTS   Between The Lines    Atlantic    207    250    -43
10    10        TOM PETTY/HEARTBREAKERS   I Should Have Known It    Reprise    201    188    13
12    11      SCORPIONS   Raised On Rock    UMe    191    173    18
13    12      SAVING ABEL   Stupid Girl(Only In Hollywood)    Virgin/Capitol    188    158    30
15    13      VINCE NEIL   Tattoos And Tequila    Eleven Seven    160    143    17
14    14        DEFTONES   Diamond Eyes    Reprise    157    148    9
16    15      AVENGED SEVENFOLD   Nightmare    Warner Bros.    156    131    25
11    16        PUDDLE OF MUDD   Stoned    Geffen/Interscope    156    179    -23
17    17        BUCKCHERRY   All Night Long    Eleven Seven    137    107    30
19    18      FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH   Bad Company    Prospect Park    111    91    20
20    19      ROLLING STONES   Plundered My Soul    UME/Universal Republic    98    89    9
18    20        FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH   Walk Away    Prospect Park    97    95    2
22    21      PAPA ROACH   Kick In The Teeth    Eleven Seven    96    80    16
24    22      ALICE IN CHAINS   Lesson Learned    Virgin/Capitol    89    69    20
21    23        KORN   Oildale (Leave Me Alone)    Roadrunner/RRP    80    83    -3
25    24      SEVENDUST   Unraveling    7Bros./ILG    67    65    2
23    25        SLASH   By The Sword f/A. Stockdale    Dik Hayd/EMI    64    70    -6
30    26      BUSH   Afterlife    Interscope    51    42    9
28    27      BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE   Your Betrayal    Jive/JLG    50    50    0
26    28        STONE TEMPLE PILOTS   Take A Load Off    Atlantic    50    54    -4
27    29        CRASH KINGS   Mountain Man    Custard/Universal Motown    47    53    -6
35    30      SLASH   Back From Cali f/Myles Kennedy    Dik Hayd/EMI    44    21    23
32    31      KISS   Never Enough    KISS Records    44    40    4
29    32        NICKELBACK   This Afternoon    Atlantic/Roadrunner/RRP    43    44    -1
31    33        REHAB   Welcome Home    Universal Republic    42    40    2
37    34      HELLYEAH   Hell Of A Time    Epic    36    21    15
0    35        STONE SOUR   Say You'll Haunt Me    Roadrunner/RRP    35    0    35
33    36        SKILLET   Hero    Atlantic    35    31    4