Leonard Cohen :: The "Old Ideas" Era

by **dik** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 7:14 pm

Strange nobody mentions this release! allready nr 1 at Itunes in Belgium, Luxembourg and The Netherlands!! Great achievement for a superb artist :wink:

Updat 01/31/2012

Canada - 1
Czcech Republic - 1
Hungary - 1
Ireland - 1
Netherlands - 1
Denmark - 1
New Zealand - 1
Poland - 1
Romania - 1
Slovakia - 1
Spain - 1
UK - 2
Austria - 2
Greece - 2
Belgium - 2
Finland - 2
Norway - 2
Portugal - 2
Switzerland - 2
Sweden - 3
Luxembourg - 3
Germany - 4
Italy - 4
France - 3
Mexico - 5
Chile - 5
USA - 6

by **dik** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 7:54 am

Really glad the album is doing so well :lol:

by **dik** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 7:14 am

Update 01/31/2012 :lol:

USA - 6
Canada - 1
Czcech Republic - 1
Hungary - 1
Ireland - 1
Netherlands - 1
Denmark - 1
New Zealand - 1
Poland - 1
Romania - 1
Slovakia - 1
Spain - 1
UK - 2
Austria - 2
Greece - 2
Belgium - 2
Finland - 2
Norway - 2
Portugal - 2
Switzerland - 2
Sweden - 3
Luxembourg - 3
Germany - 4
Italy - 4
France - 3
Mexico - 5
Chile - 5

Great I-tunes positions for this great album

by **NorfolkScot** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 4:14 pm

UK from Music Week

Columbia’s Leonard Cohen. With around 26,000 sales already and more than 15,000 units ahead of Sheeran’s album in third place, Cohen looks very likely to debut at two on the week’s final chart this Sunday to equal his highest-charting album in the UK, achieved by 1969’s Songs From A Room.

by **Timmy94** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 8:34 pm

"I see Leonard Cohen's Old Ideas in the top 3 on nearly all countries' top 3 on ITunes... He's even preventing Lana Del Rey's Born To Die from reaching the top in a few. He's also doing well on Amazon and that's what I wonder about, because I haven't heard about him before and I usually know a lot of releases (even apart from the Rihanna-Katy Perry world :lol:

) but this one kinda surprises me, especially since his last couple of albums did OK but not that it would explain such high numbers on all digital plattforms...

Someone knows why his album does so?"

last.fm/hugom2c · by **hugo** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 8:37 pm

Timmy94 wrote:Someone knows why his album does so?

He's a legend.

by **Nackar** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 8:38 pm

^^ It's his first studio album in 8 years, though, so I'm not sure what other releases of his you're comparing it to...

And yes, the man is a legend!

by **NorfolkScot** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 8:40 pm

He's a God!!

Just bought this album.

by **Timmy94** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 8:51 pm

Nackar wrote:^^ It's his first studio album in 8 years, though, so I'm not sure what other releases of his you're comparing it to...

His last 2 albums had those peaks:

Ten New Songs Dear Heather
Can: 4.............5
Aus: 67...........98
Aut: 5............13
Fin: 35...........22
Ger: 16...........19
Ire: 7.............5
NLD: 18...........34
Nor: 1.............2
Swe: 3.............8
UK: 26...........34
US: 143.........131

So it's clear that to see it in the top 3 of most countries on ITunes and Amazon is another relation... Especially an expected position in the top 10of the US, when his last 2 albums failed to reach the top 100!

by **NothingFails** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 8:52 pm

hugom2c wrote:
Timmy94 wrote:Someone knows why his album does so?
He's a legend.

Right, plus I think he can do what Tom Waits just did.

by **NorfolkScot** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 8:52 pm

HDD

Columbia’s new Leonard Cohen album, Old Ideas, his first new studio effort in eight years, since 2004’s Dear Heather, hits retail, with estimates in the 30-35k range.

Website · by **LonelyDreamer** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 9:23 pm

I didn't expect this! Great results!

by **oasisbobo** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 9:33 pm

KevinScream wrote:I didn't expect this! Great results!

Same

Great to see him doing so well 8-)

by **TheBigJ** » Thu Feb 02, 2012 7:19 pm

The performance of Old Ideas here in the USA is remarkable. Sony certainly made a big effort with full page ads in major papers, a Times Square billboard and some TV spots. Billboard confirms that Leonard will have his first ever US Top 10 next week - maybe even 3rd behind Adele and Lana Del Rey. A superstar at age 77!!

by **gjermund** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 10:38 am

As expected, Old ideas straight to no 1 in the Norwegian album charts:
http://lista.vg.no/liste/topp-40-album/2

Cohen is a superstar in Norway, having his big commercial breakthrough already in 1985 with 'Various positions' and it is his 3rd no 1 in Norway, pls see charts positions here:
http://lista.vg.no/artist/leonard-cohen/2586

I'm your Man (1988) charted as no 1 for 16 weeks (!!) in 1988, creating some fuzz internationally as it sold 200k albums in Norway (4 times platinum)- surpassing the sales of Bad (Michael Jackson) released a few months earlier

by **NorfolkScot** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:04 am

UK Mids Album

#2

Leonard Cohen heads towards his highest-charting release in more than four decades.

by **Benjamin** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 3:35 pm

Dutch Album Chart: #1 [new]

by **dik** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 4:21 pm

Ultratop Flanders Belgium # 1

Last FM · by **arab** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:18 pm

UK

02. Old Ideas ~39k

by **NorfolkScot** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:20 pm

arab wrote:UK

02. Old Ideas ~39k

That's very good. So pleased because it's a good album.

Last FM · by **arab** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 5:03 pm

France

03 Old Ideas 15,365

Very good start!

by **NorfolkScot** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 5:42 pm

Canada

Leonard Cohen's first new disc in eight years, "Old Ideas," ousted Adele from the top position, selling 38,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan numbers.

Last FM · by **arab** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 5:43 pm

NorfolkScot wrote:Canada

Leonard Cohen's first new disc in eight years, "Old Ideas," ousted Adele from the top position, selling 38,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan numbers.

Not surprised he's at #1, but the sales are cosmic!

by **gjermund** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 1:00 pm

Maintains No 1 in Norway for the second week
http://lista.vg.no/liste/topp-40-album/2

by **Benjamin** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 1:02 pm

BanZai wrote:Dutch Album Chart: #1 [new]

Remains at #1 this week.