16 June 2007 Billboard Charts
#4 SGT Pepper Pop Catalog Charts
370 Wks Total….Meanwhile Sgt Pepper has shot up from 29 to 4 in this week’s Billboard Pop Catalog chart in USA.
In the Comprehensive Album chart LOVE has gone up from 144 to 71 and Sgt Pepper is a new entry at 92.
Looking back on some catalogue charts, Abbey Road has always maintained a slight sales (soundscan) lead over Sgt Pepper
ABBEY ROAD LEAD OVER SGT PEPPER
Apr 2004 – 157,000 ahead
May 2006 – 97,000
Dec 2006 – 128,000
Mar 2007 – 137,000
May 2007 – 133,000With this sales boost Sgt Pepper might close the gap.
Both albums have scanned just over 500,000 in the past 3 years.
Last Certified/Sales Awards/Soundscan Sales/Total Weeks on the Soundscan Charts
1997 Sgt Pepper – 11,000,000 – 3,495,000 may 2006 – 187 weeks2001 Abbey Road – 12,000,000 – 3,592,000 may 2006 – 195 weeks
In the UK, sales of Sgt Pepper are more than double those of Abbey Road.
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