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From: ed@das.llnl.gov (Edward Suranyi)
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Subject: Re: Billboard, Nov 4th
Date: 1 Nov 89 05:56:52 GMT
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In article <8911010152.AA07305@seas.gwu.edu> fc121102@GWUSUN.GWU.EDU (Michael J. Lamoureux) writes:
>	I haven't seen Ed's post yet, so here are this weeks standings:
>
>Modern Rock (college) chart     "Love & Anger"          #6
>CD Pop chart                    _The Sensual World_     #28
>British Album chart             _The Sensual World_     #2
>Italian Singles chart           "The Sensual World"     #17
>Pop Albums chart                _The Sensual World_     #84
>

Yes, the local public library usually gets _Billboard_ on Wednesday
or Thursday.  Last week was a fluke.  I always see the new issue on
newsstands on Wednesday.

Well, we can now start to compare how _The Sensual World_ is doing
with her previous albums.  First of all, _The Whole Story_ doesn't
compare at all.  I don't remember the exact positions (I'd appreciate
hearing from someone who does) but I recall that _TWS_ debuted at 
around #150 and peaked at about #70.

So _TSW_ can only be compared with _Hounds Of Love_.  Well, the latter
entered the albums chart at #74.  But, don't forget, "Running Up That 
Hill" had been in the Hot 100 singles chart for several weeks already.
Starting only 10 places back with no single hit isn't too bad.

The really outstanding news is the CD Pop chart.  _Hounds Of Love_ 
*peaked* at #30, and this is *already* higher!

In other news, the album moved up from #30 to #16 at Tower Concord in its
second week.  This is the store that I mentioned not being in a 
neighborhood where alternative music is popular.

Also, Vickie Mapes told me that she was talking to the Chicago CBS 
office, and she thinks that just *maybe* the video for "Love And Anger"
will be delivered next week.  Don't count on it.


Ed (Edward Suranyi)        |     "Bush is an acquired taste worth
Dept. of Applied Science   |              cultivating."
UC Davis/Livermore         |                 -- _People_ magazine
ed@das.llnl.gov            |        (in review of _The Dreaming_)