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02-28-2012, 04:25 PM
"Glee" Hits Digital Sales Music Milestone (Exclusive)
2/28/2012
by Lesley Goldberg
Four months after celebrating its 300th musical performance, "Glee" has scored another major milestone.
With more than 32 million songs from the Fox series digitally downloaded in the U.S., the cast of "Glee" has become the No. 8 digital artist of all time, according to SoundScan data provided by the label, joining the likes of Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and The Black Eyed Peas, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively.
"There has never been anything like 'Glee'," Columbia Records soundtrack executive Glen Brunman said of the series, which is halfway through its third season.
"The idea that 58 episodes of a television show can generate sales of 32 million downloads is simply staggering. We are deeply indebted to the artists and songwriters whose music inspires us all."
In addition, the "Glee" cast continued to build on its record for most entries on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart; with 193 and counting, it has long surpassed Elvis Presley, The Beatles and James Brown.
For its part, "Glee" has sold more than 42 million songs and more than 12 million albums worldwide. The series has scored three consecutive No. 1 releases with soundtracks 'Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers', 'Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna' and 'Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals'.
The series has two platinum albums (sales of more than 1 million) with 'Glee: The Music, Volume 1' and 'Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album', as well as three gold (500,000) albums with 'Glee: The Music, Volumes 2, 3 and 4', with the latter picking up a Grammy nomination for best compilation soundtrack for visual media.
The series celebrated its 300th musical performance -- a mash-up of Adele's 'Rumor Has It'/'Someone Like You' -- in October. The song topped the iTunes singles chart the morning after it aired as part of "Glee's" Nov. 15 episode.
"Glee" returns with its spring premiere on Tuesday, April 10 at 8 p.m. on Fox.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/glee-milestone-music-digital-sales-295584
2/28/2012
by Lesley Goldberg
Four months after celebrating its 300th musical performance, "Glee" has scored another major milestone.
With more than 32 million songs from the Fox series digitally downloaded in the U.S., the cast of "Glee" has become the No. 8 digital artist of all time, according to SoundScan data provided by the label, joining the likes of Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and The Black Eyed Peas, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively.
"There has never been anything like 'Glee'," Columbia Records soundtrack executive Glen Brunman said of the series, which is halfway through its third season.
"The idea that 58 episodes of a television show can generate sales of 32 million downloads is simply staggering. We are deeply indebted to the artists and songwriters whose music inspires us all."
In addition, the "Glee" cast continued to build on its record for most entries on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart; with 193 and counting, it has long surpassed Elvis Presley, The Beatles and James Brown.
For its part, "Glee" has sold more than 42 million songs and more than 12 million albums worldwide. The series has scored three consecutive No. 1 releases with soundtracks 'Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers', 'Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna' and 'Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals'.
The series has two platinum albums (sales of more than 1 million) with 'Glee: The Music, Volume 1' and 'Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album', as well as three gold (500,000) albums with 'Glee: The Music, Volumes 2, 3 and 4', with the latter picking up a Grammy nomination for best compilation soundtrack for visual media.
The series celebrated its 300th musical performance -- a mash-up of Adele's 'Rumor Has It'/'Someone Like You' -- in October. The song topped the iTunes singles chart the morning after it aired as part of "Glee's" Nov. 15 episode.
"Glee" returns with its spring premiere on Tuesday, April 10 at 8 p.m. on Fox.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/glee-milestone-music-digital-sales-295584