Congrats to Nick Lachey

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 5/18/06 at 11:24pm

His CD made a stunning debut, it was # 2 on Billboard.com, he has a fantastic voice and great taste for music. Best wishes to Nick. His prior CD "Soulo" was excellent, but had dissappointing sales.

[broadway86]

Posted: 5/19/06 at 12:21am

Good to hear. I don't really listen to that style of music, but I like him as a person. He seems like a good guy.

Posted: 5/19/06 at 1:50am

I am so glad to see this post and know that I am not the only one cherring for nick! I think his voice is really great on this CD!
I BOUGHT it cause i SOO wanted to see it chart! YAY!
Does anyone know how many copies have sold? Will it go platinum? I would love to see that happen for him! Where do you track this kind of info? I am lame about the record biz!
thanks!


Updated On: 5/19/06 at 01:50 AM

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 5/19/06 at 3:04am

Not sure how much it sold, but he is a great performer and he also produces and writes a lot. I also think that Jessica is very talented. I still can't believe they broke up. I wish both of these 2 talented artists a lot of success in the music business. Jessica's Irresistible CD was amazing as well as her In This Skin. Most her songs, and many of them unrealeased are amazing.

[DAME]

Posted: 5/19/06 at 10:56am

And I wouldn't throw him out of bed for eating crackers.

[Billboard Girl]

Posted: 5/19/06 at 11:00am

andrew, the album sold 171,657 copies in its first week in stores and had sold a few hundred copies before that (there are always a few stores that sell CDs early in violation of the street date) for a to-date total of 171,876.

It will almost certainly go gold (albums are eligible for gold certification if at least 500,000 copies are shipped to stores. Since record labels tend to initially ship out somewhere between 3 and 4 times as many CDs as they expect to be sold in the first week in stores, it's highly likely that over 500,000 copies have been shipped out already). Platinum probably depends on how well his next single does at radio and how much of an effort his label makes at keeping his name out there, continuing to book him on TV shows and other public appearances and get him in magazines.

A key figure to keep in mind will be the second-week sales. If those show a decrease of less than 50% from the first-week sales, it's a good sign for the album's longevity and Nick's ability to attract new fans. If the drop-off is more than 50%, and especially if it's more than two-thirds, that's a bad sign, indicating that most of the people who were interested in the CD rushed out to buy it the first week and he's not generating enough new buzz to keep attracting new customers.

Updated On: 5/19/06 at 11:00 AM

[muscle23ftl]

Posted: 5/19/06 at 9:30pm

tnks for the info.

[jsrocks]

Posted: 5/20/06 at 7:38pm

I like Nick and I can't stand Jessica so I'm happy that he's moving on in a good way.