The top five selling US classical records
main1 Il Volo
2 Joyce DiDonato
3 Mormon Tabernacle Choir – Hallelujah
4 J J Wright
5 Mormon Tabernacle Choir – Messiah
No other record topped 200 sales last week, according to Nielsen Soundscan.
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Dear Norman, in your opinion and experience, what is the reference for a per-week-sale in classical music? You seem to imply as if 200 units a week would be normal.
Dirk Fischer
Director, Solaire Records
Please post the complete Soundscan results. Without that information, artists can hardly plan to make a recording with hopes of selling a good number.