Comments on: Coldplay’s Status As “That iTunes Band” Remains Unchallenged

By: How do I say this ... THROWDINI!

How do I say this ... THROWDINI! — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:45:28 +0000

@Maura Johnston: So I hit 50% Idolator-approved, or at least Maura-approved. I'll take that. Poor Weezer didn't make the cut. Not even for "research" purposes?

(And really, you don't have Legend? I mean, I know its cliche, pretty much the only reggae album anyone owns and I didn't get my copy until a couple of years ago, but I assumed everyone had a copy of that album somewhere. Sometimes you just gotta hear "I Shot The Sheriff.")

By: Maura Johnston

Maura Johnston — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:20:21 +0000

@How do I say this ... THROWDINI!:

1. Coldplay, Viva La Vida
4. Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III
11. Metallica, Death Magnetic
12. Radiohead, In Rainbows
13. Taylor Swift, Fearless
15. T.I., Paper Trail
16. Amy Winehouse, Back To Black
17. Vampire Weekend
23. Rihanna, Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded
26. Jonas Brothers, A Little Bit Longer
27. Carrie Underwood, Carnival Ride
28. Paramore, Riot!
32. Alicia Keys, As I Am
33. Adele, 19
39. M.I.A., Kala
40. Mariah Carey, E=MC2

By: How do I say this ... THROWDINI!

How do I say this ... THROWDINI! — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:54:39 +0000

@the rich girls are weeping: @revmatty:

Crap, I have 10 of these, but they're probably (for the most part, fingers-crossed) the "idolator approved" releases:

1. Coldplay, Viva La Vida
3. Juno soundtrack (the one I actually bought off iTunes)
12. Radiohead, In Rainbows
15. T.I., Paper Trail
17. Vampire Weekend
19. Death Cab For Cutie, Narrow Stairs
36. MGMT, Oracular Spectacular
39. M.I.A., Kala
45. Bob Marley, Legend
47. Weezer (I'm assuming this is the red album)

By: revmatty

revmatty — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:42:27 +0000

Wow. I’ve got three of those albums (Radiohead, Alicia Keys, MIA).

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:28:10 +0000

@the rich girls are weeping:

Yep. I just don't get Coldplay. Zeppelin still rules.

By: Tauwan

Tauwan — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:41:13 +0000

@the rich girls are weeping:

HA!

The word "iTunes" in brackets behind 2008 could totally be replaced with "Borders", "Barnes & Noble", or "Starbucks", right?

By: dreamsneverend

dreamsneverend — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:40:06 +0000

As goofy as it is, this chart is FAR more interesting than the normal Billboard ones.

By: the rich girls are weeping

the rich girls are weeping — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:37:01 +0000

I’m sorry, all I can think here is: Stuff White People Like.

By: Chris Molanphy

Chris Molanphy — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:19:31 +0000

I believe for a couple of weeks in January, iTunes had an exclusive on the Juno soundtrack, which would explain in part its high placement; at least a week or two of its sales were outsize because of that exclusive. And even when the disc was released to retail, stores were slow to pick it up at first, because its sales took everyone by surprise. So while it's clearly in iTunes' Garden State pocket and would've sold well there regardless, there was a bit of supply-and-demand fueling it, too.