I don't know the answers,Im just asking my fellow okayplayers for their help.I know that Com is still on the charts at about #77.What Im wondering is does anybody know how many units he has sold so far.Please share your knowledge whit me.
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One1

from what i have gathered he is right around 400,000. so get out there and promote the man so he can get the gold plaque! only 100,000 to go!!
peace

192,000 sold

sorry, i should've made myself a little more clear. i heard he has shipped around 400,000.

you both are correct.....
By the way "The Light" video is going to be something special......
LG

Man it's hard to go gold.I thought Common had atleast broken the 200,000 barrier.Well,I just hope "The light" gives him a boost to raise his sales a little but I guess it's better than his last album so It's good news.

Saying Im a thug and that's all that I can say/who are you anyway Mary J-Talib Kweli

One1

its hard to go gold but he's almost there. the plaques are are based on the number shipped to stores and not actual sales...i think. label guy?

What can we do, as average, everyday folx to help promote LWFC? Is it really just word of mouth?

wait, 192 outsold all his albums? damn he doesnt sell that much does he? i thought he moved 400 already. damn thats a lot of records that get sent back isnt it? why be gold and only sell 200? heads are sleeping on this one. their loss.

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email keith@okayplayer.com and start a street team in your area for common. i did. peace

That is one of my favorite songs on Com's CD -- Bilal's voice is wonderful, the music is so funky -- this is one song where I can't wait for that bridge..."There are times, when you need someone......" Whew. Com, forgive me, the words in your "letter" to your girl/significant other are deep as well - I give props where props are due.

I can't wait for the video - wish I were in it....

Congrats on a phat cd, Brother!!

Much Respect

someone kicked me and explained that it wasn't bilal on "the light", but a sample...forgot the singer's name...and i left my common CD cover at my school (where no one is into hip-hop enough to steal it...hahha).

if you guys saw it steadily falling down the billboard chart, why would you think com was going gold? now, in the 4th quarter records can fall and still be gaining in sales (because that just means the albums above them are selling more, faster, of course, on the billboard chart this "falling rise" would be signified by a shaded number). but in may, if your album is falling, that means you're falling falling (the opposite of bout it bout it, i suppose...sorry, bad humor).

let's hope "the light" warms some radio programmers' hearts, eh?

I think this album will be a strong catalog seller anyway (i.e. it will continue to sell long after MCA ceases actively promoting it).

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I bought 8 cd's already label guy , 2 cassettes and i bump in whenever I can (especially in L.A.) I WANT A PLAQUE, hear?
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Why would you buy 8 opys of the CD?


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How many has "Voodoo" sold to date?

malcolm

i read at a random music news sight that it was approaching 2x platinum. i'm not sure how accurate that is though.

I got to get it soon though......