Dixie Chicks CD sales up 1641% in the last 24 hours

[Mortos]

Sales of the Dixie Chicks multi-Grammy award winning album, "Taking the Long Way" have exploded since their sweep of last nights premiere music awards show.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/discussionboard/cd/discussion.html/ref=cm_cd_dp_tft_tp/102-6664502-3517736?ie=UTF8&asin=B000F7MG4G&cdThread=Tx10MHQNKA6PLH1

Despite the last few Bush dingleberries still spouting the same tired and untruthful right wing mantra about the Dixie Chicks (album sales suck, concerts don't make any money, they can only perform in other countries, Natalie Maines is unnattractive...lie, lie, lie, big fat jealous lie) it appears their 3 year long exile may be over.

Their album moved up to the number 5 spot an hour and a half after the Grammy's ended.

Edit: The Chick's album is currently number 2 on Amazon.com

Congratulations Ladies, you deserve it.

Freepers, shut the fuck up, your whining has become pathetic and childish.

[patrice]

1. Wow! But . . .

Maybe some of that is Jesus Camp grads planning a Book/CD Burning party.

[Bluzmann57]

5. Maybe that is true

But the Chicks are still raking in the money from the sales. They are likely laughing all the way to the bank.

[patrice]

6. YYYeeeee hhhhaaaa . . . .

:bounce:

[Stu DeBeouf]

23. Mega-Dittos...

Chix Rule!!11

[patrice]

29. Hi Stu! Did you recognize my imitation of Howard Dean?

I was proud of that scream when he did it. I think all of us should do that more often.

I'm laid-off and broke, but since hearts are goin' around heres some for you :loveya:

Harebo!

[Warpy]

9. So? The Chicks will get the royalties

and Jesus Camp will get cited for air pollution.

Stupid asses.

[Bluzmann57]

2. Not one of their big fans

But congratulations to the ladies. I suspect that some of the surge in cd sales may have something to do with the fact that they won Grammys. Often, stores feature Grammy winners. I remember when Bonnie Raitt won a pile of Grammys, her sales jumped dramatically as well.

[terip64]

3. kick

[Jeanette in FL]

4. Good for them

I bought the album the day it came out to support them and it turns out the album is quite good. I am glad to hear this.

Freepsters are in a tiz over the whole grammy night. They are never going to watch that liberal show again. Poor little freepers

[greenbriar]

24. me too

there is one song that really touched a spot in hubby and my heart...

baby hold on


hubby and I were going through a rough patch and we played that song a LOT

[AndyA]

7. This album was DOUBLE PLATINUM prior to the Grammy Awards.

So they were a success before winning all the awards anyway. Seems the right wing talking points really aren't have such an impact anyway.

Double Platinum is hard to attain, even when there's no controversy surrounding you. Not Ready to Make Nice is an awesome song, even when you don't consider the true message.

Good goin', Dixie Chicks. And I can understand why you would be ashamed that Bush was from Texas. I'm ashamed he's from America.

[Mortos]

10. Don't the Freepers know

that people can check to see if what they say is true? I went over to that cesspool where they congregate and there was post after post about what a failure this album was and how the Dixie Chicks couldn't sell albums or fill concerts.

Big fat fucking lies. I guess their own members believe whatever they are told without checking.

[AndyA]

11. Yep - the RIAA has certified the double platinum status.

That's not just a hit, that's a SMASH HIT with a bullet!

The Dixie Chicks are HOT, despite the GOP liars.

[malaise]

22. Good for the Dixie Chicks

My second Country album in life - Willie Nelson was my first.

[Booster]

59. Funny you should mention Willie - many years ago I started

listening to Willie. I got so damn depressed I told my friends that I had to stop listening to him. ha His songs have a way of hitting you right in the gut and Mickey Raphael's harmonica playing makes you want to have a beer and cry. Love Willie and Mickey.

[Cha]

41. No one ever accused

them of being smart! "Get A Brain Morans" "Go USA" :freak:

[AllegroRondo]

50. and their concert tour was a top 10 money maker last year

[Mortos]

12. What does double platinum mean

is that 200,000 or 2 million?

[PLF]

17. 2 million

[AndyA]

18. Double Platinum = sales of 2 million.

The Chicks are rollin' in it right now!

[LSparkle]

8. You go, girls! And keep being the lovable "bigmouth" Natalie!!!

[mzmolly]

13. Wow, that's great!

:toast:

[ThirdChoice]

14. You Go Girls!!!

We here at Justice Through Music Project are happy as heck these ladies were rewarded so much. We support groups that speak out, and they did; and stood by what they said and were not intimidated.

Check us out on MySpace: (We did a big Dixie Chicks article today)

http://www.myspace.com/justicethroughmusicprogram

[benddem]

15. Welcome to DU

Thanks for the tip!!!

[SalmonChantedEvening]

26. I've always loved them, their harmonies are wonderful

Three sweet ladies, three sweet voices, and now sweet vindication.

:loveya: lots Chicks!!

[patrice]

30. Sounds like a good counter to so-called "Christian" rock!

Good Luck! :applause:

[Nutmegger]

16. LISTEN to them on MySpace!!!!

http://www.myspace.com/dixiechicks

[ivycat]

19. good for them!!!

I'm glad they have the guts to not back down to what they said. Because more people are ashamed of * than those blindly loyal.

[Nicole]

20. Good for them!

I got it when it first came out & I love it.

[TroglodyteScholar]

21. I heard some cockface at work today...

...bitching about how the Dixies won 5 Grammies, "even after they got up there and said they don't support the troops."

Some people are so fucking oblivious.

[in_cog_ni_to]

25. Bwahahahahaha!

The Country Music crowd must be seething!:rofl::rofl::rofl:

WTG Dixie Chicks!:yourock:

[Lost-in-FL]

27. It is 4th in iTunes

today. :evilgrin:

[proud patriot]

28. The whole Disk is great

:thumbsup:

[NobleCynic]

31. Not to be a curmudgeon

But there are some serious problems with that number. They sold well prior to the grammies.

Or or they talking about just amazon sales being up 1614%?

[Mortos]

33. That is just Amazon sales

It sounds like the ripple effect is hitting i-Tunes as well. I would imagine their soundscan numbers will go up too.

[NobleCynic]

45. Ok, that clears it up

I'm just hard pressed to imagine the grammies having that much of an impact, but I've always disliked awards shows. Good for them though. They took quite the risk considering their fan base.

[John Q. Citizen]

53. They dramatically increased their fan base. The are crossover hits.

[Guaranteed]

32. HA ha!

;)

[Kurovski]

34. They won't be making as much money as Bush's Iraq War goldiggers will,

but then again, hundreds of thousands didn't have to lose their lives for the scratch they'll be making.

What a sign of the times The Dixie Chicks are. America is done with Bush/Cheney.

Please, impeach them and indict them already. Enough is enough.

We've had it.

[Nikki Stone1]

35. GO GO GO!!!!!

Woohoo!

[lonestarnot]

36. Yeya Chicadees!

:applause: :woohoo:

[malmapus]

37. Yeah concerts don't make money

I sure as hell didn't see an empty spot when went to see them in the Tacoma Dome last November :D

[snacker]

38. Wow, I'm impressed...

but not surprised. I don't purchase many CDs, but this one was a "must-have."

[Lex]

39. Kicked and Recommended.

:thumbsup:

[nonconformist]

40. All I have to say is...

[sakabatou]

42. Omedeto (Congrats)

[2008]

43. "hippies don't buy country music"

"hippies don't buy country music" ... that gem was posted at free republic yesterday regarding the chicks' grammy. the idea was that the "liberal entertainment elite" was pushing the CD, but their career was over

personally, i don't buy much country music (close to none), but i'm buying this one on payday

[TheWatcher]

44. That must be the "Backlash" from "Country Radio" and "rural conservative America"

We heard about earlier today.

To the few who still support this gang of monsters running our government.....

We're Not Ready To Make Nice.

So get out of our fucking way.

[Blue Gardener]

46. Buy the DVD February 20!

Shut Up and Sing documentary comes out next week. Let's make it number 1!

[The Wizard]

47. This just a small part of the backlash

to publican fascist ideology bent on stifling free speech and dissent. We're mad as hell, and we're not going to take this anymore. The Dixie Chicks speak for me. And we're embarrassed George Bush has made the last six State of the Union messages. The bumbling stumbling mumbling moran act is a cover for asocial criminality. To The Hague. This is no time to be nice.

[sagesnow]

48. I dislike country music, but downloaded Takn the Long Road

when it first came out. Not too bad a listen for country.

[Doondoo]

49. K&R

[The Backlash Cometh]

51. Sweeeeet revenge.

[Mad_Dem_X]

52. Good for them!

FU, Freepers! :woohoo:

[Tekla West]

54. Way to go girls.

They never said anything about the troops, they said that Bush was an idiot. Now they could not say that because we were in a war for freedom against a dictator who didn't let his people say anything against him. Its a wonder those people's heads just don't explode.


And its not like this was some sudden deal, the DC had won 8 of those grammy paperweights already. Any comment about their sales being less of what they were must be seen in a context of ALL record sales being off by as much as 1/3 across the board. Whatever concerts they had to cancel at the pig barn at the state fair have been made up for in ones they booked and sold in places they never had sold before.

P.S. This old DeadHead hippie loves country music - like Hank, Patsy and Willie.

[dardango]

55. Excellent News!

I hope it sells another two million CDs.

-Dar
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[racaulk]

56. To quote Frank Sinatra: "The best revenge is massive success."

I'm so glad for all the success they're receiving, they deserve it. It warms my heart to know that they not only made it through the pro-war fanaticism that overcame their fans, but they came out stronger and better because of it.

I've never been a fan of country music, but I will buy this album. And I can't wait to buy the "Shut Up and Sing" DVD next week!

:loveya:

[doublethink]

57. I'm picking up a Dixie Chick CD later today for a road trip in the morning.

Gotta love it! :thumbsup: :)

[underpants]

58. Same thing happened when they got "Dixie Chicked"

I hate that phrase it implies that they were punished that they paid a price. Although Natalie did apologize at one point (I was corrected on that earlier) their CD and ticket sales went through the roof back then too.

[cui bono]

60. Wowie zowie! And dare I ask...

what's #1?

:scared: