Chili Peppers top the charts
I don’t know how newsworthy this is, but I figured I’d write since I have to wait until Invasion is over before I can watch tonight’s TiVo’d episode of Lost. I was sort of happy to see the Red Hod Chili Peppers have the No. 1 album at the moment, since a lot of what tops the charts these days is utter crap, and this album most definitely is not. This would be the first time they’ve hit No. 1, according to Nielsen/SoundScan.
The Chili Peppers’ two-disc set, “Stadium Arcadium,” opened with sales of 442,500 copies, a record for the Los Angeles-based quartet.
Its previous best was 282,000 for its last studio release, “By The Way,” which opened at No. 2 in 2002. The band’s biggest commercial success was the 1999 album “Californication,” with sales of 5.3 million copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
The article goes on to say that Californication is their top-selling album, but the RIAA disagrees. They say it’s Blood Sugar Sex Magik.
If you haven’t picked up Stadium Arcadium, and you have any interest in the Chili Peppers, I highly recommend you give it a spin. I’ve got a review in the works, but an album with 28 full-length songs takes a while to take in fully, and free time is scarce these days.
May 17th, 2006 at 11:06 pm
I’m not surprised! Stadium Arcadium is a beautiful piece of art. I’ve listened to all the tracks many times, and I love them all — something which is very hard to accomplish.
May 18th, 2006 at 11:26 am
coleman-
can i get a percentage of california songs vs. non-california songs on the new album? thanks
also, the cover looks like “now that’s what i call music”
May 18th, 2006 at 12:52 pm
Oh, it’s got to be like a solid 50-50 California-non-California ratio. Apparently they’re from California or something?
Now that’s what I call(ifornia) California!
May 18th, 2006 at 8:35 pm
Yah, they sure do like to talk about California… all the god damn time. I haven’t been too impressed with RHCP in the past 5 years, but I’ll download this CD and hold off my opinions until then.
July 28th, 2006 at 11:04 am
haloo I LOVE YOU