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The 20 biggest flops of 2008

Albums that made record execs cry, from GNR, R.E.M. and other underachievers

By Andy Hermann, Metromix

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The 20 biggest flops of 2008
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You think you’re feeling the pinch of these troubled economic times? Try working for a record label. U.S. album sales for 2008 were down roughly 15 percent from a year ago, and 2009 looks even bleaker.

Which albums have been leading the charge for this ignominious race to the bottom? Here, based on Metromix’s quasi-scientific number crunching, are the 20 albums that were the best (worst?) representation of the music industry’s dismal year.

Ashlee Simpson, 'Bittersweet World'

Ashlee Simpson, 'Bittersweet World'

Critic's Rating:
3

Even though Mrs. Pete Wentz is in the media spotlight more than ever, no one’s buying her music—since its April release, “Bittersweet World” has sold 120,000 copies, about 100,000 fewer than her previous release, “I Am Me,” sold in its first week. Ironically, it was also the most well-reviewed album of her career—talk about “bittersweet.”

 

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