>willie wrote:
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>in norway they are very popular and aor sells wel there ( even singels top 40)
>

Yeah Right!!!!!

No way dude!

The Return compilation did sell 60 000 units last year,
and went to #1. But that was just a fluke. All the 30-something
housewives wanted to replace their old vinyls from the 80s!!

AOR doesn't sell here in Norway AT ALL.

Our charts are full of the same crap as everywhere else.

Here you have this weeks Top 40 list:


1 (2) BB King & Eric Clapton: Riding With The King (9)
2 (1) The Corrs: In Blue (4)
3 (3) Marc Anthony: Marc Anthony (11)
4 (5) Eminem: The Marshall Mathers LP (12)
5 (7) Joe Dassin: His Greatest Hits (3)
6 (4) Olsen Brothers: Wings of Love (12)
7 (8) Moby: Play (24)
8 (6) Sven- Bertil Taube: Synger Evert Taube: De beste (9)
9 (19) Melanie C.: Northern Star (18)
10 (9) Shania Twain: The Woman In Me (7)
11 (12) Filmmusikk: Mission Impossible 2 (7)
12 (10) Vengaboys: The Party Album (19)
13 (18) Britney Spears: Oops! I Did It Again (13)
14 (11) Red Hot Chili Peppers: Californication (55)
15 (14) Whitney Houston: The Greatest Hits (13)
16 (15) Santana: Supernatural (31)
17 (17) Santana: Ultimate Collection (12)
18 (16) Soda: Popcorn (9)
19 (33) Tina Turner: Simply The Best (2)
20 (20) Paul Simon: Greatest Hits (11)
21 (22) Morcheeba: Fragments Of Freedom (5)
22 (13) Bon Jovi: Crush (11)
23 (21) Sonique: Hear My Cry (7)
24 (23) Ry Cooder: Buena Vista Social Club (37)
25 (32) Tina Turner: Twenty Four Seven (13)
26 (24) Filmmusikk: Pokémon (7)
27 (RE) Madrugada: Industrial Silence (29)
28 (34) a-ha: Minor Earth, Major Sky (18)
29 (29) Div.Disney: La Vida Mickey (5)
30 (39) Alice Deejay: Who Needs Guitars Anyway (17)
31 (27) Morten Abel: Here We Go Then- You And I (43)
32 (31) Bo Kaspers Orkester: Hittils (26)
33 (35) Richard Ashcroft: Alone With Everybody (7)
34 (RE) 'N Sync: No Strings Attached (7)
35 (-) Mary Mary: Thankful (1)
36 (-) De La Soul: Art Official Intelligence (1)
37 (38) Kent: Hagnesta Hill (22)
38 (37) Coldplay: Parachutes (4)
39 (RE) Dr.Dre: 2001 (10)
40 (RE) Aqua: Aquarius (21)