Dixie Chicks Backlash Hits "Home" On Albums Chart; Sales Down 42% This Week

MTV News via VH1.com ^ | March 26, 2003 | Joe D'Angelo

[L.N. Smithee]

50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Tryin' will top the Billboard albums chart for the fourth straight week after selling more than 234,000 copies, according to SoundScan figures released Wednesday (March 26). Of the album's seven-week chart life, it's led the pack for five of them, for a grand total of 3.5 million copies sold.

Both Norah Jones and R. Kelly will remain in their respective #2 and #3 spots from the week before. Sales of Jones' Come Away With Me, a chart fixture for over a year, were upwards of 175,000 copies, a depression of more than 67,000 from the week before. Kelly's Chocolate Factory also slid in sales, from 128,000 to 104,000 copies.

The disparaging remarks the Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines made about President George W. Bush in London two weeks ago ("Just so you know, we're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas ..."), has hit Home, so to speak. In response to outrage from many Bush supporters, the country trio's songs were pulled from several radio stations' playlists, despite Maines' public explanation ("My comments were made in frustration ...") issued almost immediately after the news broke. The controversy took its toll at retail, as sales of Home fell by more than 42 percent, from 123,000 copies to 71,000. The LP, which has resided near the top of the chart for 30 weeks, will slide three spots to #7.

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[Ditto]

"My comments were made in frustration ..."

The boycott is made in frustration as well. Frustration that these pampered idiots feel compelled to lecture the rest of us when we never even asked for their opinion. How many folks in London do you think paid 100 pounds to hear her sophomoric political rants? If we want political commentary we can get all we want for a lot less than the cost of any concert ticket.

[AmericanMade1776]

Ditzy fried Chicks, PUT A FORK IN 'EM..THEY ARE DONE

[my_pointy_head_is_sharp]

When it hits 80%, will you guys finally stop?!

[L.N. Smithee]

May I inquire your opinion on T.A.T.U.?

I discussed TATU in multiple posts in an earlier thread. Click here.

I was not surprised to discover that the producer behind TATU is Trevor Horn, the guy who brought the world another gay pop scourge known (briefly) as Frankie Goes To Hollywood.

[quietolong]

Try playing this
""My Declaration Of War"" ^

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/876929/posts

[Exeter]

Qui tacet consentire videtur.

(Silence implies consent.)

[ppaul]

Dixie Ditsy Chicks

[canyon]

Michelle Branch is the opening act for the Chicks here in Nashville in August. I would like to see Michelle Branch and thought of leaving after she played. But, I know most of the money will go to the Chicks.

That got me thinking, what will this do to the other opening acts? Imagine thinking you have hit a gold mine being the opening act for them and then Natalie potentially screws up your chance to get your music out there.

[Amazed1953]

I agree. I don't think people will forget this anytime soon.

[Liz]

Watching old war-time movies is a lesson in the way our country has been trashed by
America-loathing liberals like draft-dodger Clinton and his ilk in the Dumbocrat party.

Back in the 40's, the troops were entertained by Bob Hope and the Andrews Sisters.

Today they get the back of the hand from Tom Daschle and the Dixie Chicks.

[freedumb2003]

"Ya know, I used ta be a singa"

[kjam22]

There is bound to be a record company and other business entities who have a lot of money invested in the Dixi Chicks. How long until they sue the gals for damages?

[Wavyhill]

All other celebrity royalty wannabes, take note. You too, Fatass Moore.

[SarahW]

She doesn't even know what "free speech" is.

[freedumb2003]

How long until they sue the gals for damages?

Well, you saw that letter from Lipton -- looks like they're hanging in there. But I like the idea. There could be a legal argument that they damaged themselves negligently and thus have reduced their sponsorship value. Didn't that happen to some sports stars or something similar recently?

[NorCoGOP]

Polyp man being dragged away by the doctors who caught him...Hey, he does sort've look like Moore

Comparing Michael Moore to colon polyps is an offense to all colon polyps...FYI.

[Leatherneck_MT]

If the idiot left is going to cite a "right" they at least should understand what a "right" IS.

The Idiot left thinks that a "Right" is anything that they want to do while at the same time denying you that same "Right". This is why I advocate and practice an "In your face" confrontation to every one of these assholes I meet.

The more we do that the faster they will shut their pie holes.

Semper Fi

[Huck]

(Personal to George Lucas: You're on a losing streak, pal.

He's 2 for 5 at best. That's a good average in baseball. Star Wars, good. Empire Good. Since then? Baaaaaaad.

[Dark Wing]

ping

[MaggieMay]

No one told Al Gore, he thinks we American's owe the Dixie Chicks a monetary entitlement,for "free speech, to go overseas and trash our military and commander in chief". I would rather go to the poor house, than have Al Gore defending me. LOL,I do have some pride.