Yes, it's not a great result, but I think you still need to compare it against other Queen releases in the US in the last two decades. I remember MIH only got to no. 58 and I suspect it also dropped out very soon. Compared to this and considering QF is basically just a compilation, I think it did relatively well. Results from other countries seem pretty good overall. I'm glad Let Me In is getting more and more airplay in the UK. I think there is still a chance people will take notice of this particular single and, QF as a result. Maybe.
[QUOTE] [b]LucasDiego wrote:[/b]
In billboard 200
first week: 38
second week: 198 (!!!)
third week: OUT!!!
in USA, failed[/QUOTE]
You have to bear in mind that it's the case of diminishing returns as to how successful a Queen 'hits' album will be after umpteen such compilations have already been released.
It was only in 2009 that Absolute Greatest was released. This also made the top 10 in the UK (peaking at 3) and sold about 550,000 copies in the UK just in the last 6 weeks of that year. I think it went on to sell about 750,000 but from what I can see, and due to the move to Universal Records, the record has either been deleted or not many records of it are being issued/shipped to stores. I don't think you can buy it on Itunes for example as I believe their new record company wanted to focus on reissuing the Greatest Hits compilations again when they took over Queen's contract in 2011.
Now, as we all know album sales have gone down significantly and there was no way QF was going to sell anywhere near what AG did in the UK. If it did it would be in the top 10 best selling albums of the year! It does seem to be doing better overseas though chartwise compared to AG - no doubt the three 'new' songs have their appeal.
Also, QP always like to aim for the Christmas market when releasing their more commercial product - there is more competition and hence, chart positions won't look as good when there are more artists jostling for position. Sales will be better though rather then if they released this in, say February.
It wasn't going to do great in the US for the simple fact that America is drowning in Queen hits compilations. How many has there been since 1991? A lot more then in the UK - funnily enough the 2004 version of Greatest Hits (the WWRY version) has charted in the Billboard 200 album chart for the last 2 weeks - it's already selling more there then QF is!
Chart positions mean SFA. Madonna and Mariah Carey are greater artist than Queen will ever be due to chart positions. That's a fact.
