Chart history stats for Muse

[muse s'amuse]

Songs ranked by peak position reached on Billboard's Alternative Songs/Modern Rock radio airplay chart based on weekly spins monitored by BDS/Nielsen at about 50 alt rock radio stations in the USA:

#1 "Madness" (a chart record-breaking 19 non-consecutive weeks @ No. 1 and 38 consecutive weeks in the top ten so far) - Certified Platinum by the RIAA and has sold 1.3 million digital downloads according to Nielsen SoundScan

#1 "Uprising" (17 non-consecutive weeks @ No. 1; 28 weeks in the top three; 44 weeks in the top ten; and 53 total weeks on the chart) - Certified Platinum by the RIAA and has sold over 2.1 million digital downloads according to Nielsen SoundScan

#1 "Resistance" (4 weeks @ No. 1 and 33 total weeks on the chart)

#2 "Starlight" (Certified Gold - 3 weeks @ No. 2 and 26 total weeks on the chart)

#2 "Panic Station"

#4 "Undisclosed Desires"

#6 "Supermassive Black Hole"

#9 "Hysteria"

#9 "Time Is Running Out"

#10 "Knights of Cydonia"

#14 "Neutron Star Collision (Love is Forever)"

#31 "Stockholm Syndrome"

#39 "Survival" and "Supremacy" - Billboard Rock Songs chart peak positions

Album rank by peak position reached on the Billboard 200 Album chart:

#2 The 2nd Law (400k copies sold as of May 2013)

#3 The Resistance (Certified Gold - Over 750k copies sold)

#9 Black Holes and Revelations (Certified Gold - Over 750k copies sold)

#46 HAARP (CD/DVD Certified Gold)

#107 Absolution (Certified Gold - Over 700k copies sold)

#161 Origin of Symmetry*

Showbiz has never charted. It was released on Maverick Records in 1999 and has sold about 100k copies to date.

*This album was never released in the USA during 2001-2003 reportedly because record company execs thought Mr. Bellamy's falsetto on some of the tracks was not considered commercial. It was released in 2005 after the success of Absolution and finally charted in 2010 after the success of their album The Resistance. It has sold about 100k copies to date.

[hoosier_muser]

Thanks for posting this--I looked these same chart stats up on the Billboard site and it's really interesting to see how Muse has done on the American charts.

Poor Showbiz. One of my favorite Muse albums.

[CarrieB]

Thank you. They've done really well!

[rufygirl]

thanks for the info.

[control]

Thanks for this To clarify: this chart is solely based on selected stations' airplay? I mean, it doesn't count actual sales/downloads? In any case, WMG clearly did a fantastic job promoting these singles for the radio stations.

[New Born Lee]

Originally Posted by hoosier_muser

Poor Showbiz. One of my favorite Muse albums.

Well to be fair I'm pretty sure it was never released over there, at least at the time. Muse hadn't had a big enough hit over here yet.

[hoosier_muser]

Originally Posted by Arman

"Chart Moves: Miley Cyrus, Muse, 'Glee,' Christina Aguilera and More
May 27, 2010 - Rock and Pop"

http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/conte...16536da65f0eaa

Very cool to see. I know the whole Twilight issue divides a lot of Musers, but I'm just happy that the band is seeing upward movement in the charts.

[Originally_Symmetrical]

Thanks for this.
Poor Absolution. Muse's best album, and the worst in the US.

[fizzers]

Pretty interesting. I hate to see my favorite album (OoS) at such a low ranking.
I hate America's taste in music. I wish I lived in France!
Wait... Nvm, here I get to see all my favorite bands in smaller venues.

[MattXXI]

NSC debut's at 22? Thats actually kinda dismal compared to what I thought it would be at.

[chudenk]

NSC debuted at #31 on european hot 100

Uprising peaked at #14 on adult pop songs.

[LifeOfSydonia]

Originally Posted by control

Thanks for this To clarify: this chart is solely based on selected stations' airplay? I mean, it doesn't count actual sales/downloads? In any case, WMG clearly did a fantastic job promoting these singles for the radio stations.

YOUR SIG!

[muse s'amuse]

Yes, in my chart ranking posted above the Muse singles released in the USA were ranked based on radio airplay at alternative/modern rock stations such as KROQ in Los Angeles and not on downloads or other sales.

"Uprising" peaked at No 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA. This chart combines radio airplay from all station formats/genres and also includes singles.sales such as downloads from iTunes as well as physical units sold.

"Uprising" debuted at No. 9 on the official UK singles chart while NSC debuted at No. 11 two weeks ago. I believe at least six other singles from prior Muse albums have charted in the Top Ten on the UK singles chart.

Also, I think Muse have now sold close to 11 million albums worldwide since 1999 as well as several million singles and digital downloads. Breakdown of estimated total global album sales follow below:

TR 2.6 million

BH&R 3 million

HAARP 700k

Absolution 2.5 million

OoS 1.5 million

Hullabaloo 500k

Showbiz 500k

[AguanteRiver]

Originally Posted by muse s'amuse

Album rank by peak position reached on the Billboard 200 Album chart:

#3 TR (Certified Gold 500k copies shipped/sold)

#9 BHAR

#46 HAARP

#107 Absolution (My favourite)

#161 OoS*

WHAT.

107??? This is a freaking disgrace! Muse's best album and it only reached 107 in the States?

Must move to Europe now.

[Niall]

OoS was released in the US in 2005.