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Snakes & Arrows Live falls to #110 on Billboard album chart

Wed, Apr 30, 2008@2:47PM | comments removed/disabled

UPDATE - 5/2@12:36PM: The album fell to #59 on the Canadian charts in its 2nd week.

UPDATE - 4/30@3:23PM: Sean just let me know that the CD sold 4,012 copies according to Soundscan in its 2nd week compared to nearly 21,000 in its debut week.

Snakes & Arrows Live - after a strong debut at #18 last week - has begun it's downward spiral off the Billboard album charts. RollingStone.com is reporting (in its typical snarky manner) that in its 2nd week of release the album has plummeted out of the top 100 to settle at #110. This phenomenon is typical of Rush albums; we diehard fans tend to know exactly when the album is coming out and buy (or pre-order) our copies immediately - thereby front-loading the chart numbers. Personally I think this is reflective of the loyalty of Rush's fanbase and something to be proud of.

In addition to debuting at #18 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart, the album debuted at #2 in internet sales and #5 on the Rock Albums chart. I don't have info yet on how Snakes & Arrows Live faired on these 2 charts in the 2nd week of release, but based on the #110 number my guess is it is no longer in the top 10 on either chart. I also haven't received any word on the 2nd-week Canadian sales figures yet. The album debuted at #8 in Canada.

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