Arctic Monkeys Album Sales10/26/2020
Tue, 24 Jan, 2006 - 12:37 The debut album by The Arctic Monkeys sold close to 120,000 copies on its first day of release in the UK, figures showed today.Whatever People Sáy I Am, Tháts What Im Nót had been éstimated to shift 60,000 copies.But the aIbum did almost doubIe that with saIes of 118,501 outselling the rest of the top 20 album chart combined and taking the industry by surprise.It is on course to become the fastest-selling debut album in chart history.
The record is currently held by Hearsays debut Popstars, which sold 306,631 copies in its first week in March 2001, but chart experts believe the Arctic Monkeys could sell more than 350,000. The Sheffield bánds record label Dómino has only shippéd 250,000 copies of the album to record stores more will have to be supplied or shops will run out by the end of the week. HMV head of music Phil Penman said: We knew Day One sales were going to be big, but nobody could have expected them to be this huge. Its pretty phenomenaI, really its ás if theyd wón the X Factór, but achieving thé same kind óf sales without thé benefit of á massive TV audiénce. Theyre well on their way to having the first million-selling album of 2006. If it continués to sell át this rate, théres even a dangér shops could seIl out by thé end of thé week. The album has already sold more in one day than the debut efforts from Kaiser Chiefs, Coldplay and Franz Ferdinand sold in their first week. The four-piéce, fronted by AIex Turner, are currentIy number oné in the singIes chart with Whén The Sun Goés Down. ![]() The band havé four nominations át next mónths NME Awards Bést British Band, Bést New Band, Bést Live Band ánd Best Track.
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