In the last week of 1993, the Billboard album chart was topped by Mariah Carey's "Music Box", followed by the glorious "Near Fame" in second place, and the rivalry between the two groups of singers became one of the topics of conversation among everyone.

Mariah Carey and Glory to Death are both from big-name agent Henry Bloom, while "Music Box" has already received four platinum certifications, and "Near Fame" has just been platinum certification, and these two are currently ranked first and second on the Billboard album charts, respectively.

In fact, in the first week of 1994, the lull in the film and music market after the New Year made almost no change in the Billboard album charts, and the top five of the previous week, Mariah Carey, Honor to Death, Pearl Sauce, Snoop Dogg, and Frank Natra, carried over to this week, and even changed much in the top 10.

Although there is no change in the rankings, sales have generally fallen a little, for example, "almost famous" sold 430,000 last week, and this week it has dropped all the way to 200,000. Even so, "Almost Fame" still retained its runner-up position, which shows that the downturn in the entire entertainment market in the first week after the New Year is indiscriminately attacked, from music to movies, there is silence.

This is also the reason why the winter file has always been called a "cold winter", whether it is a movie or an album, they are not too keen to choose to come out in January, because this is the cold winter, because this is the low tide after the New Year, because this is the summary moment when the awards ceremony occupies the attention, because this is the season of economic downturn after the repeated attacks of Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

The bitter winter lasted from the first week of January to the second week, and there was still no change in the top five of the Billboard album chart, and the remaining five spots in the top 10 were only slightly changed, but there were still no new faces. This week's sales figures have fallen further, and although "Almost Famous" still occupies the runner-up position, the single-week sales figure has dropped to 140,000, which is about the same as when the album was just released in the second week.

It can be seen from here that both the film market and the music market in the United States have gradually formed a mature mechanism, although the music market does not have a clear schedule division like the film market, but there will still be some differences in time periods.

In the midst of this downturn, in the third week of January, the week when Glory to Death caused widespread discussion on Kiis Radio, Snoopy Dogg took the lead and completed the counterattack with "Dog Style", returning to the championship for the second time after the album was released, which shows the strong appeal of this hip-hop boss.

Due to Snoop-Dogg's turmoil, which also caused the "frozen" Billboard album chart to change, Maria still relied on the excellent reputation of the album "Music Box" to firmly occupy the runner-up throne, although the glorious single "Lithium" attracted widespread attention this week, but the sales of the album "almost famous" did not soar, but only slightly recovered, with 190,000 sales to hold the third place, not surpassed by the chaser.

Pearl Sauce's album "Showdown" also slipped to No. 4 correspondingly, while Jenny Jackson's solo fifth album "Jenny (JA)" surpassed Frank Natra to No. 5. Frank's "Duets" became the only album in the top five to fall out of the top 10, even dropping out of the top 10 all the way to 18th place.

The following week, the music market recovered again on the buzz of Mariah Carey and Glory to Death.

With the announcement of the nominations for the Grammy Awards, the albums linked to the Grammys have received enough attention, but the excellence of the album "Music Box" only won Maria a nomination for Best Female Pop Singer, which was completely suppressed by the powerful rival Whitney Houston, which also caused strong dissatisfaction among Maria fans, so the increase in sales of "Music Box" is the most direct response to the Grammys.

The album "Almost Famous" is in a similar situation, but it has caused a wider discussion.

In fact, since the birth of Nirvana in 1991, alternative rock bands like them have not been treated well by the Grammys, leaving aside the alternative music department, they have never been recognized in the rock department, it seems that these bands that have worked hard step by step from the underground rock circle have always been synonymous with "unorthodox" in the eyes of the Grammys, which is an unbearable thing for rock fans.

On the one hand, loyal rock fans reject the Grammys, believing that this kind of commercial event does not understand real rock at all; But on the other hand, he complained about the unfair treatment of Nirvana, Pearl Sauce and others, because the Grammys are still the world's authoritative festival after all, and they are also one of the four major art awards ceremonies in the United States.

This time, the Grammys' judgment of the genre of glory to death once again exposed their conservatism and stubbornness, which was a disaster for rock fans.

Under such circumstances, the sales of the two albums "Music Box" and "Almost Famous" have ushered in a resurgence explosion, and with the help of the excellent performance of "Lithium", the sales of "Almost Famous" have ushered in a gratifying increase.

"Music Box" won 280,000 sales this week, an increase of nearly 40 percent, and the table is very good; But "almost famous" is even stronger, with 360,000 sales this week, an increase of nearly 90 percent, which can almost be said to have nearly doubled.

At the same time, the on-demand performance of "Lithium" on the radio station drove the number of on-demand views of the entire album of "Almost Famous".

With such a two-pronged effect, "Near Fame" topped the Billboard album chart in the fourth week of January!

It was a historic moment when "Near Fame" finally completed the final step of breakthrough nine weeks after its release, achieving a goal that countless artists could never reach, rising to the top of the Billboard album sales chart, while also bringing its cumulative sales to 2.13 million!

In just four weeks in January, it has accumulated 910,000 sales, and the total album sales have exceeded the 2 million threshold, and the Recording Industry Association of America has already earned double platinum certification.

At this moment, "almost famous" is not only a series of gratifying achievements, but also brings himself to the position of "don't mind" back then.

In September 1991, Nirvana's second studio album "Don't Mind" was officially released, and in January of the following year, Nirvana defeated the powerful rival Michael Jackson's album "Dangerous" to win their first Billboard album chart, and pushed the "Don't Mind" album sales past the 10 million threshold, and ignited a wave of grunge rock in the United States, completing the transformation of the entire rock world.

Now, "Almost Famous" has only been released for nine weeks, beating Mariah Carey's now five-platinum certified album "Music Box" to top the Billboard album chart; Although the current sales of "almost famous" are only in the early two millions, which is still a long way from the tens of millions of sales of "don't mind", no one will deny the impact of "almost famous" on the entire rock world, just as "don't mind" back then.

The road of music from glory to death has just begun, and whether "almost famous" can set off a new wave of dynasty change, the rest of 1994 will prove this, whether it is a hero or a flash in the pan, and we will see. But the results of "Almost Fame" in the fourth week of January are undoubtedly inspiring!

Rather than the impact of "near fame" on the entire rock world, everyone's eyes are currently focused on the glory to death defeat Mariah Carey.

Relying on the excellent performance of "Music Box", Mariah Carey has grown into a diva who is enough to keep pace with Whitney Houston, and "Music Box" has now obtained five platinum certifications is the best proof, but in the competition for this week's sales recovery, Maria is far behind the explosive power of glory to death, and "Music Box" has been completely exploded by "almost fame" without any suspense, whether it is sales or on-demand, this situation is rare.

Although this is only a week of victory and defeat, it is enough to make the media hype, and the two groups of singers who belong to Henry Bloom have a head-to-head victory, and finally the new singer defeats the old singer, which is also called the "revenge war" by the media, and the glorious victory to death is called "sweet revenge".

"Entertainment Weekly" featured on this, "When Mariah Carey betrayed Henry Bloom, Henry completely disappeared from the circle of agents for a while, and Henry gave everything for Maria and single-handedly pushed Maria to the pinnacle of her career, but Maria terminated her contract early for personal gain and switched to Tommy Mottora, president of Columbia Records. Mottola) - The two entered the wedding hall on June 5 last year, and this betrayal left Henry in a state of collapse and completely disappeared.

After a two-year hiatus, Henry reappeared in the sights of his manager, returning to the music scene with a talented Glory to the Death, and this time, Glory to Death became the favorite of EMI Records, and his debut album 'Almost Famous' set off a frenzy comparable to 'Don't Mind', and Shun Lì defeated 'Music Box' to win the Billboard title in the fourth week of January. This is undoubtedly a huge victory.

The fledgling newcomer alternative rock band, beating the pop diva in the sky, this victory is two years late, but it is so sweet and so happy. ”

While the media hype has given more meaning to this issue of the Billboard album charts, it is true that years later, when people look back on the "almost famous" victory, they still sigh, "It was not only the first album title in glory to death, but also the beginning of a dynasty." ”

Stepping on the shoulders of Mariah Carey to start a dynasty whose grandeur is evident.

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