^Yup, he's at #2!

And he's STAYED there for like 2 days already, which I think is the most impressive aspect of it.
Last year David Cook got to #2 as well when his album was first put up for pre-order, but he only stayed there for a few hours before dropping a bit. And his was put up right after Idol ended, so all the Idol buzz was still going around. By the time the summer was over, he'd dropped back down to maybe the 80s or so.
So I am AMAZED by the fact that Adam's album was put up for pre-sale at a really random, obscure time, with ZERO promotion from RCA, no single, no album cover, no nothing, and it made it to #2 through sheer word of mouth. And it's held strong at #2 for days, and there are tons of articles about it, so that's only bound to make the word of mouth spread even more. And if any real promotion from RCA DOES start happening, he's bound to get to #1!
Now granted Amazon sales are a *teensy* portion of the over all sales an album would do, so it's not like it's the greatest indicator, but still. It's pretty darn impressive.
I just can't get over the kind of media machine he
in himself is. Word of mouth caused him to get to #2, now the press is writing about it, which will only help the word of mouth, which will in turn
continue to prompt the media to write about it, which will in turn continue to drive sales. This with absolutely ZERO promotion!!
I think that if the music is amazing as the media buzz is making it out to be, Adam is going to BURN UP every chart in sight

Just out of sheer power to spark media, he has the potential to actually be a phenomenon
I don't need a life that's normal. That's way too far away. But something next to normal would be okay. Something next to normal is what I'd like to try. Close enough to normal to get by.
Updated On: 9/29/09 at 02:43 PM