I'd love to find a link to actual record sales. The RIAA site only shows if it is gold or platinum and the Billboard site only shows how it charted. If we knew the sales figures we could see how the Chicks are selling post Bush Bashing as compared to pre Bush Bashing. By saying their album debuted at #1 it's accentuating the positive but if their new album only sells 1 million copies while their other 2 sold 29 million then it's a huge loss. All the free publicity from Time magazine and the MSM helped jumpstart sales but it will be interesting to see if the album will continue to sell. Target also gave me another reason to stay away, first they kick out the Salvation Army now they promote DC albums and concert tour, bleh!
The tour is flopping in the Red States. The Chicks are starting to postpone concert dates that were originally scheduled because of poor ticket sales.
Here's the spin:
"Due to the overwhelming demand for the Dixie Chicks in Canada, England and Australia, this concert date must be rerouted and the on-sale will be postponed until the fall. Check back to the Savvis Center website for more information as it becomes available."