Talk:List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2012

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Sales column added to these lists[edit]

Can we get a consensus on whether to add an extra column to the table which shows the weekly sales? Personally I have no problem with this but only if the reasearch does not start and end with the last few years. Is there a way to get sources showing weekly sales back to the beginning of the Neilsen SoundScan era? - eo (talk) 16:53, 22 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I think is a importat information and it appears in every source, like in the article for Hot Digitial songs. - FelicioAntonio (talk) 17:12, 22 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Like I said, I think the addition is fine, just as long as it doesn't stop at like 2010... the sales columns should go back to when Neilsen SoundScan started to maintain uniformity within the lists. That's 20 years or so, which is why I think it's good to get a consensus on it. By the way, this is unnecessary (edit summary [1]). I was asking you to contribute to a discussion on a talk page; that hardly displays a problem with WP:OWN. - eo (talk) 17:18, 22 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

i don't think it's necessary to have an extra column and add weekly sales. if you want to know it go to the source and check it out. it will mess past articles with this extra column. Reza ^(Let'sTalk) 21:32, 22 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I find it irrelevant because the number has nothing to do with an album's chart position. Reaching number one is only relative to the sales of every other album for that week. --Starcheerspeaksnewslostwars (talk) 22:13, 22 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I think it's important. I actually like having the information on the article as opposed to clicking on the resource. This is Wikipedia, it's suppose to provide all the necessary info. 71.96.12.205 (talk) 21:27, 23 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not all the information... the article is about List of number-one albums of 2012 (U.S.) not the weekly sales. Reza ^(Let'sTalk) 11:54, 24 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Soundtracks[edit]

Yes, I realize they are not artists ... however, soundtracks aren't true 'various artists' compilations in the sense of the "Now" series. Both Billboard itself and the rest of the #1 Albums pages on Wiki simply list "Soundtrack" under the artist section, and hence would be the most practical way to handle the situation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by WolfSpear (talk • contribs) 06:57, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Whether its the same or different from a "Now" compilation, it's still recorded by various artists, isn't? I don't understand what is incorrect with that term, unless there's some sort of precedent/guideline against it as far as Wikipedia goes... Sergecross73 msg me 18:34, 30 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

There is a difference. A soundtrack is associated with a film, television show, as opposed to, say, an Original Cast Recording from Broadway. "Various Artists" usually refers to a compilation album, such as the NOW series. - eo (talk) 18:36, 30 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm fine either way, I just thought I'd bring it up since I noticed in the article's edit history that at least 2 other editors who typically deal with music-related articles challenged/disagreed with WolfSpear, but hadn't responded here yet. Sergecross73 msg me 00:44, 31 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Actually I think "Various Artists" is better than Soundtrack... Soundtrack used when the album is fully instrumental and songs composed by a special composer like "Alexandre Desplat" but when the album is full of songs by different artists so what's the point of putting "Soundtrack" in the Artist(s) field? in this case i think it should be "Various Artists". Reza ^(Let'sTalk) 21:16, 31 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A soundtrack does not have to be "fully instrumental". Many times there will be two releases associated with a film: a soundtrack (containing songs by one or more artists) and a score (containing background or incidental music, oftentimes instrumental). The point really is that it should be listed as Billboard credits the release, as this article is a list of titles as ranked by the magazine. - eo (talk) 11:54, 1 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]