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Re: hypothesis about poor UK single sales

From: chrisw@fciad2.bsd.uchicago.edu (chris williams)
Date: Fri, 8 Oct 93 22:55 CDT
Subject: Re: hypothesis about poor UK single sales
To: love-hounds@uunet.UU.NET
In-Reply-To: <294mt8$6j4@pandora.sdsu.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.music.gaffa
Organization: FCIA Univ. of Chicago
References: <292qaj$ap8@news.ysu.edu>

In article <294mt8$6j4@pandora.sdsu.edu> you write:
>
>I don't think TSW single reached #1.  WH remains her only UK chart topper.
>The in and out of the chart quickly phenomenon is common for artists who
>have a core of faithful fans who buy singles and albums soon after release but
>cannot broaden sales to a wider audience.  Being a Gary Numan fan I know
>first hand how this works :)

   "I'm glad I'm here and not on sattelite, because it looks like it
    *really* freaks you out." Kate presenting the BPI Best Male Singer
                              award to Gary Numan (in Philadelphia)

                          Chris Williams of
                             Chris'n'Vickie of Chicago
                               chrisw@fciad2.bsd.uchicago.edu (his)
                                 vickie@njin.rutgers.edu      (hers)
                                   katefans@chinet.chinet.com (ours)