The Beatles invade iTunes charts within 12 hours
It's been just over 24 hours since the release of The Beatles' complete back catalogue on iTunes and they are already dominating the album charts in a rather unusual way. In fact, as reported by MacObserver, within 12 hours of availability The Beatles had 15 albums placed in the Top 40 best-selling albums chart and 17 albums in the Top 100. That's a lot of albums to have in the Top 100 at any one time, let alone the Top 40. As of this writing, the numbers are even more impressive. The Beatles now have three of the top ten albums (Abbey Road is at number seven) and 16 of the top 50.
Apple announced the release shortly before 10 a.m. Eastern on Tuesday morning, after a full-page takeover tease was displayed at Apple.com on Monday. Some have felt a tad let down by the announcement, following the hype and speculation that ensued after the tease appeared.
However, ifoAppleStore.com notes that Apple is making the most of the announcement in its retail stores across the U.S. and Canada. Apple staff are being issued special name tag lanyards with the slogan "The Beatles. Now on iTunes" with the Abbey Road album cover just below it. The name of the staff member is printed just below that. Also, high-profile Apple Stores are replacing their current window displays with special Beatles promotional presentations. Other stores will replace the current FaceTime display with a picture of The Beatles looking out at shoppers.
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I am actually starting to despise Apple and The Beatles in equal measure. I mean, really, how many ways can you milk a barren cow. The music was genius, the times were great, but it's over! iTunes is absolute toss. These people keep trying to convince us that a technology that degrades music is somehow something you must have because your dirty ears cannot tell the difference.
http://www.guidetoinvest.net/beatles-albums-might-soon-make-an-appearance-on-itunes.html
I'm glad many pundits are eating crow (I'm looking at you, Joy of Tech), but not interested in purchasing because I my Red & Blue CDs to iTunes years ago (listening to them as I compose).
"I don't care too much for money...money can't buy me love"
I am laughing at the superior intellects who mocked the announcement yesterday. Seriously, having the Beatles on iTunes is a license to print money for Apple.
November 17 2010 at 3:24 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyNot a huge surprise really... You could just buy one ablum every couple months.
I right now have the red and blue album CD's and I was thinking I'd just give the CD's to my sister and buy the iTunes LP version. Heck, LP seems like a good idea to buy music from artists that can create a full album that deserves such a purpose.
I wish Michael Jackson's Off the Wall - Dangerous would come out on iTunes LP.
I said it was no big deal, but I was speaking for myself. Any idiot should be able to see that the Beatles on iTunes would sell like hotcakes.
Hell, one of my friends is going too buy her favorite album of theirs for no other reason than it's shiny and new.
I'm a tech person. I bought 5 albums by 10:02.
November 17 2010 at 2:21 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyGlad to see the sales working out for them, but at least for the full set, I don't know why anyone would pay $150 to iTunes to DL it when you can pay $130 at Amazon and get the nice boxed set to go with it...
November 17 2010 at 2:20 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIt wasn't $130 yesterday. Or maybe it was, but it wasn't $130 last week. A lot of people probably don't know that it's on sale.
November 17 2010 at 6:24 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyMaybe it wasn't before, but it is now, and I am seriously considering picking it up... :-)
November 17 2010 at 9:56 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI am surprised that tech people actually listen to music
November 17 2010 at 1:07 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIt's not the tech people buying - they're too miserable.
It's normal people with families n stuff
The 11th best-selling album on the iTMS is the $150 box set. How crazy is that?
November 17 2010 at 1:04 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHmm, so much for the pundits that stated that iTunes getting The Beatles was no big deal.
November 17 2010 at 12:48 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI'm shocked to see this, but oh well, I'm fine with being wrong...
It's gotta happen to everybody at least once.
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