Idolator
According to the often-disputed industry tip sheet HITS, there's a three-way fight brewing for the No. 1 spot on this week's album chart between Christian rockers Relient K, late New York hip-hop legend Notorious B.I.G., and the most important band in the universe. We're thinking that Relient K will pull out a narrow victory here, if only because we always underestimate the power of Christian bookstores, but we'd like to know what your thoughts on the whole matter are. (Related question: Will any of them break the 100k mark?)
Rumor Mill [HITS Daily Double]
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My money's on Biggie, mostly because of the sentimental "there's no good rap these days" factor.
I really tried to like that Arcade Fire disc, but I just can't get into it.
Arcade Fire is great, but don't most indie-geeks download music for free, i.e., illegally? That's why I think Biggie will win despite the fact that the CD doesn't really have his best stuff on it.
I think saying most indie-geeks download illegally is like saying most rap fans by it on the street (hot). Prolly not true in both cases.
Looks like it's over already, with Biggie on top. HITS's building sales chart (we're at the halfway point now; the chart closes tomorrow at around 5 p.m.) has Biggie at #1 already and Relient K/Arcade Fire not even in the top 10. It's possible that a surge will put those two laggers in the top 10 when the counting's done, but there's no way they're going to make up a 43K vs. 15-19K difference tomorrow.
I always thought that Christian bookstores don't report to soundscan.
The bassist from Petra told me that.
The big Christian bookstore chains (Family, Berean) report Soundscan numbers, but I would imagine the majority of Reliant K's sales come from Target and Wal-Mart (since Christian retailers usually have FYE-type pricing structures for CDs).
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