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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.

Gym Class Heroes, 'The Quilt'

pick Gym Class Heroes, 'The Quilt'

Critic's Rating:
4

Was it the Daryl Hall cameo? The unconvincing collabs with The-Dream and Busta Rhymes? The incredibly un-gangsta title? Whatever the reason, these “Cupid’s Chokehold” emo-rappers stumbled commercially with this follow-up to their 2006 gold-certified breakthrough, “As Cruel as School Children.” After 14 weeks, “The Quilt” only managed to move a threadbare 80,000 units.

 

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