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Guns n' Roses CHINESE DEMOCRACY Goes Platinum in Finland
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by Christina 123 | November 25, 2008 at 12:33 pm
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GUNS N' ROSES new album "Chinese Democracy" has sold over 50,000 on the first day in the UK and has already achieved Platinum in Finland where it has sold over 30,000 and is expected to sell a staggering 300,000, in the US, MUSIC WEEK has revealed.
Music Week reports that GUNS N' ROSES' long-awaited new album "Chinese Democracy" sold 50,791 copies in the U.K. in its first day of release, according to midweek sales figures. The CD is trailing the latest LP from THE KILLERS, "Day And Age", which moved 70,764 units the day that it was issued.
In other news, "Chinese Democracy" has already been certified platinum in Finland. The Finnish platinum award for domestic albums recognizes sales in excess of 30,000 copies, while the same award is given out to foreign artists for shifting 20,000 units of a single album.
According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, first-week U.S. sales prognostications for "Chinese Democracy" are ranging anywhere from 300,000 to 500,000 (including a reported 25,000 downloads at iTunes).
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at 15:50 on November 25th, 2008
Wow already?
at 20:33 on November 25th, 2008
After years of waitting, the new album finally comes to us.
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at 02:09 on November 26th, 2008
The Taiwan Edition of G'N'R Long-await New Album "Chinese Democracy"，now it's the really good selling in Eslite Music Taipei
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at 02:48 on November 27th, 2008
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at 10:55 on December 1st, 2008
how can people buy this piece of shit, this is an axl solo album, it's not the gnr classic sound, even though i love axl there's not even one good song in the album.
at 20:07 on December 2nd, 2008
rock and roll dude your a dumbass axle is guns and roses best album yet oh yeah have you actually listened or just heard tidbits
at 20:17 on January 11th, 2009
Shit! U have very bad taste of music, man! How can u told us that Chinesse Democracy is not good? Fuck u!
at 04:13 on December 5th, 2008
In 1991 the whole world stock of use your illusion (1&2) was sold in 2 hours, 50 000 copy is just ridiculous like the album is.