Wicked Cast Recording - How many has it sold?

[wickedfan2]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 11:40am

How many discs have been sold since it came out. Anyone know? I found this article with some info..

The new musical Wicked is not only a hit at the box office but at record stores as well.

The Wicked cast recording — now available on the Decca Broadway label — had the highest first-week sales of any Broadway cast recording since Jonathan Larson's Rent in 1996. According to Nielsen SoundScan, the 19-track disc sold 17,841 units during its first week on the shelves. Comparatively, during their first weeks, blockbusters Hairspray sold 8,769 units, while The Producers fans bought 8,052 CDs

[broadwayfan24]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 11:59am

I don't know. Now I'm really interested in finding out. I know I bought one and my mom wanted to borrow it but I didn't give it to her b/c if I gave it to her I would never see it again so she had to buy another one for her car.

[wickedfan2]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 12:07pm

Thanks Broadway - I had to buy another one because my daughter borrowed it and never gave it back either. I wanted to know if it remained the highest selling like it started because whatever beat it - I would go see!

[Unknown User]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 1:22pm

I wouldn't be surprised, I listen to mine all the time. I didn't buy mine though, someone burned a copy for me from their CD.

[OhSoWicked]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 1:29pm

I wouldn't be surprised, I listen to mine all the time. I didn't buy mine though, someone burned a copy for me from their CD.

Me too. :X My friend burned it for me for my birthday, before I saw the show and before I even read the book. But its getting worn out, I'm gonna go have to buy me a new one soon. My friend has the single..I think it has Defying Gravity and For Good on it.

[WICKEDforever]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 1:34pm

I love this soundtrack! It is so good!
I hope it sells a billion copies!

[Matt_G]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 1:44pm

I LOVE that soundtrack. I've listened to it about a gazillion times. I also have soundtracks to rent, avenue q (and I RUV that one!) and the original cast of gypsy with bernadete peters. She's so kewl!

[WICKEDforever]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 1:55pm

OH! My brother has the soundtrack to Gypsy! I forgot about that show! I like it, too!

[Matt_G]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 2:04pm

My little sister took it to school and lent it to her friends. I was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

mad at her! My mom yelled at her, too! LOL

Updated On: 7/28/04 at 02:04 PM

[wickedfan2]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 2:26pm

Matt - you are a bad boy

[FosseBoi]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 3:48pm

I dont have any siblings, but if I did, and they had done that, I WOULD KILL THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Although, the CD would have never gotten it their hands!!!!!!!!!

[Matt_G]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 4:06pm

LOL I no! When I was studying for my bar mitzvah one day though, she went in my room and grabbed it out from my wicked box that i have all my picturs in and Idina cd's and stuff!!

[FosseBoi]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 4:08pm

I would have KILLED him/her right there!!! What do you have in your WICKED box!?

[M J R]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 4:12pm

17841 units in week one - compared to the 2.4 million copies of "No Strings" that N'Sync sold in their first week.....

[Matt_G]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 4:30pm

I've got all kinds of pics of Idina and kristen and my wicked playbill that my sister tried to steal!!!! my daddy took me too see the show wen i had my birthday and she was SOOOOO jelus! And I have a picture of me with the wizard guy and the goat man plus Idina!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Then I have stuff from magazines and newspapers too and i painted the box and put jewels on it and stuff!

[crazy smiles]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 4:47pm

let it go a little longer! tell me do u happen to paint your skin green for kicks too! lol!

[Matt_G]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 4:49pm

LOL! As if! My mom would kill me if I did that and got it in the carpet. I did get green braces though and they are totally awesome!

[M J R]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 4:50pm

Oh, how I love thee, Matt_G...

[crazy smiles]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 4:52pm

we should have a WICKED Sleepover! that would be so boss, we can paint each others nails pink and green and then drool over fiyero pics.

(this is too fun)

[WICKEDforever]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 4:53pm

Are you guys joking?

I hope so. LOL

[Matt_G]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 4:56pm

I don't know if you guys are kidding or not but I do have a bunch of pics of the guy who is Fieyero in wicked and my dad runs a kinkos store and made me a poster of him too!!!

[~FloweryFriend~]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 5:53pm

*applause*

Matt_G, you are a true artist.

Now, please go adjust your
"SOOOOOOO"
because I'm too lazy to scroll right and left to read a sentence.

[GovernorSlaton]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 6:33pm

I don't think that him adjusting his O's would fix it. The first post is what pushed it over to the right.

[broadwaystar2b]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 6:37pm

I know that they hit the Billboard charts a few months back.

[FosseBoi]

Posted: 7/28/04 at 11:59pm

Could anyone put a link on here to that billboard site?(the one with WICKED on it)