Are you still purchasing Glee songs that appear on the show? Some of you surely are, but it looks like a large portion of fans have stopped.
In a new article, Billboard reports on the numbers for season 3 and how they’re lower than season 2.
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The cast’s top-charting song this week (“Unusual”) bows at No. 65 on the strength of 40,000 downloads sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
By comparison, the top track from last year’s second-season opener, the cast’s cover of Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ “Empire State of Mind,” began at No. 21 on the Hot 100 with sales of 106,000.
In all, five “Glee” tracks debuted a year ago this week, all between Nos. 21 and 51, totaling sales of 409,000. This week, the download sales of the three debuting “Glee” tracks sold approximately one-quarter that amount (106,000).
That’s a pretty significant drop.
Article Continues BelowTwo more season-premiere singles even just missed this week’s Hot 100 cut: “Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead” and “Anything Goes/Anything You Can Do” each sold 21,000 and enter at Nos. 2 and 3, respectively, on the Hot 100’s Bubbling Under chart. (The five season-opening downloads sold 149,000).
Billboard goes on to speculate that fans may just be inundated with so much Glee merchandise that it’s gotten to a level that’s too much.
But, as Glee fans yourselves, what do YOU think is to blame for the drop? Sound off in the comments below, and check out this poll:
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