HSM 3 soundtrack - Disappointing album sales?

bob87 · 11-01-2008, 12:55 AM

Many of you might not care about High School Musical, but I still think this is an interesting discussion.

The "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" soundtrack sold 297,000 copies in it's first week. That's a pretty good number considering the state of the music industry right now, but it pales in comparison to HSM 2's first week sales of 615,000 just a year ago.

There has been a lot of hype around HSM 3 and the film has performed very well so far in theaters, so I'm curious as to why the soundtrack sales aren't more robust. Even on iTunes, it's the #5 album currently, whereas the HSM 1 and HSM 2 albums were at the top for weeks, if I remember correctly.

Perhaps given the current economy, parents just aren't willing to spend $15-$20 on discretionary items like music albums for their kids. Then again, that didn't stop them from taking their kids to see the movie in theaters.

MickeyMousePal · 11-01-2008, 01:01 AM

Either you see the movie or you buy the soundtrack.

ghosty4 · 11-08-2008, 10:58 PM

I used Pepsi Points to download the entire soundtrack from amazon.com and burned it to a CD myself.

I did buy the HSM 2 soundtrack on the day it was released.

11-01-2008, 12:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
bob87 New Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1	HSM 3 soundtrack - Disappointing album sales? Many of you might not care about High School Musical, but I still think this is an interesting discussion. The "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" soundtrack sold 297,000 copies in it's first week. That's a pretty good number considering the state of the music industry right now, but it pales in comparison to HSM 2's first week sales of 615,000 just a year ago. There has been a lot of hype around HSM 3 and the film has performed very well so far in theaters, so I'm curious as to why the soundtrack sales aren't more robust. Even on iTunes, it's the #5 album currently, whereas the HSM 1 and HSM 2 albums were at the top for weeks, if I remember correctly. Perhaps given the current economy, parents just aren't willing to spend $15-$20 on discretionary items like music albums for their kids. Then again, that didn't stop them from taking their kids to see the movie in theaters.

11-01-2008, 01:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
MickeyMousePal The Dark Knight Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 8,958	Re: HSM 3 soundtrack - Disappointing album sales? Either you see the movie or you buy the soundtrack.

11-08-2008, 10:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
ghosty4 I am number 4 of 999 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 498	Re: HSM 3 soundtrack - Disappointing album sales? I used Pepsi Points to download the entire soundtrack from amazon.com and burned it to a CD myself. I did buy the HSM 2 soundtrack on the day it was released. __________________ Actually, I am 100% sure that I DO NOT want to leave VMK.

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