Arctic Monkeys Sell Thousands on First Day Jan 25, 09:24 AM EST
LONDON (AP) -- The Arctic Monkeys sold almost 120,000 copies of their debut album in a single day, and it may become one of the year's top-sellers, retailers said.
The British band shot from obscurity to fame in a matter of months, thanks partly to savvy use of the Internet to market their music to fans.
A stream of adulatory media articles followed, and the group's debut singles, "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" and "When the Sun Goes Down," both topped the British singles chart.
The band's album, "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not," sold 118,501 copies within 24 hours of its release Monday, more than the rest of the top 20 album chart combined. If sales hold up, it will become Britain's fastest-selling debut, surpassing the 306,631 copies sold by Hear'Say's "Popstars" in 2001.
Ultimo told us about this band a couple of weeks ago and said the album release was very anticipated. He's in the UK, Saltburn-By-The -Sea. I hope he sends some of the songs to Riggs.
I can send some Arctic Track over for JR to check out, not sure if they are really FFR material though, will let him decide on that, I got the album yesterday, will have another listen today and pick a couple of tracks to send over.
