Britney Spears Beaten Up By A Bunch Of Old Guys At Wal-Mart
It just goes to show that, for once, pretty pretty shiny shiny loses out to style and substance. Yessssssssss!
Britney Spears, who’s latest CD “Blackout” is on sale at major retailers and music stores everywhere, has been beaten to #1 in the Billboard Top 100 by the Eagles, who’s current double CD “Long Road Out Of Eden” is available only at Wal-Mart. Yes, that’s right…by confining their CD sales exclusively to one retailer and their website, the Eagles, who’s CD features their first original work in twenty-eight years, have whupped up on Brit, who’s album has to settle for #2 on both the Billboard charts and Nielson Soundscan.
The change comes about because Billboard has decided to allow sales numbers from music sold only at one retailer instead of mass market. Wal-Mart shared their data with Billboard, and a star is born:
Early SoundScan numbers have the Eagles taking the top perch on The Billboard 200 with 711,000 copies sold, with most sales moved by Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club stores. For now, the only other U.S. outlets carrying “Eden” are walmart.com, where both physical copies and downloads are sold, and the Eagles’ own Web site.
“Eden” became available at the mass-market chain Oct. 30. Aside from two compilations, this is the Eagles’ first album since the mostly live “Hell Freezes Over,” which led The Billboard 200 for two weeks in 1994.
Britney Spears’ new Jive album, “Blackout,” which would have been No. 1 had the Eagles’ data not been reported, will open at No. 2 with first-week sales of 290,000 copies.
All that work Britney’s music team put into producing, mixing, tweaking, and dragging her Frapp behind into the studio, all the time and money thrown at it, all the electronic twiddling and computerized machinations, were not enough to secure the top spot for Brit. Turns out a bunch of old guys, who’s band has been around since before Brit was born, who have arguably put out some of the best music ever heard, and who (gasp) actually play their own instruments and sing without the aid of computers, beat her…and beat her by a considerable margin. By my calculations, they sold 421,000 more copies in the first week…and that’s nothing to sneeze at.
I can tell you why…the Eagles may not dance and writhe around (and let’s face it…who wants to see Don Henley or Glenn Frey flailing about in a spangly bra and hot pants?), but they sing live in concert, they play their own instruments, they have mad songwriting skills, and about a gazillion multi-platinum albums (Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 went platinum twenty-nine times!). Genuine musicality and unparallelled singing wins over a circus freak show…whodathunkit?
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fuck eagles.. it’s britney bitch!
Comment by it's britney! — November 7, 2007 @ 2:17 am
Well your comment just goes to show your lack of musical TASTE. Britney was good when she first came out and I knew she’d be very very popular but the Eagles are CLASSIC. There is no way you can ever compare any of the pop acts of today to bands like the Eagles. The Eagles are legendary somewhat like the Beatles. There is no way the likes of Britney Spearks will EVER be considered legendary. Give us all a break and grow up.
Comment by Eagles Rule — November 7, 2007 @ 9:29 am
lol at your headline
Comment by anonymous — November 7, 2007 @ 10:42 am
Thanks, #3…I kind of like it myself.
Comment by k — November 7, 2007 @ 11:35 am
First album I ever bought with my own money — The Eagles “One of these Nights” back in ‘76.
Talent and musicianship trumps hype every single time. As you said, it’s even more impressive that The Eagles album is only on sale in ONE place and Britney is on sale everywhere.
Comment by crazymom — November 7, 2007 @ 11:45 am
im glad brit didnt make record history w/all 5 number one albums.. her talentless fake persona is tiring and the eagles won fair and square whether those teenybopp fans like it or not.. hahah this is a great day for britney haters!
Comment by joei — November 7, 2007 @ 2:24 pm
Excellent example of real talent and musicianship trumping momentary bling-buzz. The music nowadays sucks major; thank goodness for the Eagles having the guts to put out their own style and talent in the midst of all this musical chaos. Sales being what they were, real music lovers want good stuff and that’s what they went out to buy this week. Good stuff. EAGLES ROCK!
Comment by music lover — November 7, 2007 @ 2:27 pm
FINALLY someone puts that damn Britney in her place. The Eagles are simply great, there’s nothing more to it, they’re REAL music. Legends beat out crappy singers or bands everytime
Comment by EAGLES DIE HARD — November 7, 2007 @ 8:28 pm
The weirdest thing is you hear Bitchney’s fans using the fact that The Eagles only had one retailer to somehow tarnish their accomplishment…if anything, that is a handicap and they STILL manage to be number one, by far. I’m glad they kicked her butt and I’m glad to see her retarded fans crying.
Comment by In your face Bitchney — November 10, 2007 @ 1:31 pm
Britney is my favorite singer! I really love her! Especially i like her first album!
Comment by Noron — December 9, 2007 @ 7:51 pm