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Made in Japan‘2025 in the charts
The newly remixed and reissued Made in Japan managed to re-enter the charts. It has reached to the respectable #5 on the Top 100 Album chart in the Purple heartland of Germany (beating the new album of teens’ darling Laufey, which only managed #11 on its debut the week after). It dropped to #82 the next week.
The reissue also reached #90 in the UK Official Albums Chart (the 2014 remix was at #71) — down from #21 on the mid-week chart. It also appeared at #8 on the Scottish Albums Chart, at #10 on the Albums Sales Chart, at #23 on the Album Downloads Chart, at #10 on the Physical Albums Chart, at #14 on the Vinyl Albums Chart, #28 on the Record Store Chart, and #2 on the Rock & Metal Albums Chart. All for the week ending August 28, 2025, with charts reflecting sales for the previous week.
Let us know in the comments if the reissue managed to chart in your country as well.
Thanks to Tobias Janaschke and Micke for the heads-up.
Unauthorized copying, while sometimes necessary, is never as good as the real thing
#2 Norway (Physical albums)
#5 Switzerland
#5 Germany
#8 Austria
#8 Scotland
#27 Belgium (Wallonia)
#34 Netherlands
#60 Belgium (Flanders)
#90 United Kingdom
Also, according to the Warner Music Group/Rhino official label store, both the 10LP and 5CD+BD Super Deluxe box sets are now SOLD OUT.
August 31st, 2025 at 18:21“Purple heartland”, now that is the nicest term I’ve heard for Germany ever!
https://youtu.be/LeNEu_Fsn2Q
BTW: The 50th Anniversary releases were already sold out two weeks ago. They severely underestimated demand.
August 31st, 2025 at 21:13Here in Milano I haven’t seen it in stores yet. Rapture Of The Deep is also expected to arrive next weekend..🤷
August 31st, 2025 at 21:34And in Denmark:
Nr.1!
At least in my home ☺️
August 31st, 2025 at 21:48I can’t believe that Belgium – according to Charles de Gaulle notably “a country invented by the British to annoy the French” –
August 31st, 2025 at 23:40maintains separate charts for Flanders and Wallonia, can’t you guys even agree on one chart that is mostly gonna feature English-sung music anyway? 😂
ho hum, no sign of MIJ on the No Man’s Land charts. Such is life. There are too many phenomenal ‘artists’ to contend with. Cheers.
September 1st, 2025 at 01:59The issue of course is that if MiJ 50 is now sold out, then no one can buy it anymore, sales dwindle fast and it falls out of the charts – if you want to stay in the charts a steady supply of your product is key. And it is by no means clear that a second production run will still have the momentum of getting MiJ 50 into the charts a second time.
Whoever decided on the initial number of the boxed sets to be produced, must have done so on the basis of poor market research, greatly underestimating demand.
September 1st, 2025 at 12:38Dronning Karin @4, I’m afraid that Her Majesty’s definition of “no 1 in Denmark” does not quite satisfy internationally recognized standards of empirical science and is more in line with Louis XIV’s legendary L’État, c’est moi! 🤣
All bow to Queen Karin!!!
September 1st, 2025 at 13:34@7 Uwe- another thing also, just like our beloved Quo, the box set isn’t on Spotify to enjoy either.
September 1st, 2025 at 14:09@ 1 Sweden 14, top 20 hardrock
September 1st, 2025 at 15:06Why would anyone listening to Spotify give a rat’s ass about what version of MiJ in what mix and mastering generation (s)he is listening to? That’s like adult film consumers giving a thought whether the actors in question live a vegan lifestyle or not. 😎
September 1st, 2025 at 15:52Re market research, certainly as regards Denmark at least, no one thought of asking Her Majesty Dronning Karin I who would have in no uncertain terms stipulated to them how DP and Ian Gillan are only behind the Royal Family in sheer popularity in the Kingdom thus warranting a separate ‘Denmark only/Det findes kun i Danmark Editiøn of Mæde in Jåpæn 50!
It would have come with LEGO figurines handcrafted by Karin during one of her regular royal stays in Billund – what an opportunity missed!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/61995467@N02/6911315142
September 1st, 2025 at 16:11Easy now peasant 😄
I just meant that in my home, Purple has always been, is, and will always be number One!
Finito!
Et quant à moi, état ou non, je ne suis pas une reine, mais une Viking de part en part, c’est tout Monsieur!
September 1st, 2025 at 16:20@12
Aww Uwe, thank you so much for the pic of Purple mk ll in Lego!
I am tearing up 🥹
And actually, to correct you a tiny bit: Purple, and especially Ian, are way more popular than anyone in the royal household 😊
I always giggle when you make deliberate spelling mistakes in Danish!
Spøg til side: living here, in my hood, Purple are heard all over town 🤩 so I guess it’s not just me who love them so much!
September 1st, 2025 at 17:11In America, Who Are Deep Purple. 🤔
September 2nd, 2025 at 11:59@15
What!
I mean: WHAT! Timmy, I blame Russ!
September 2nd, 2025 at 12:19He must be more forward in the very important work of promoting Purple 😃
How about in Japan??
September 2nd, 2025 at 13:42Wow, one wonders how many special versions and editions and remastered versions of the same music will still be bought again and again by the fans. I’m impressed! I wouldn’t have thought it possible…
September 2nd, 2025 at 14:12MinJ e TROTD
September 2nd, 2025 at 14:39Today in the shop I found neither one nor the other…
Sob 😢
@ 16… Karin in America most people are more interested in when the new Taylor Swift album will be released…Sad.
September 2nd, 2025 at 15:34@16
I’ll have you know that one of the meatcutters that I work with told me that since he came to work at my store he has been listening to a LOT more more Deep Purple than he used to (thanks to me suggesting DP songs for him to listen to).
And furthermore Ms. Verndal, just this afternoon, he also confessed to me that last night he listened to Hush 15 times in a row.
If you think I’m making this up, I’ll gladly send you my work phone # and you can ask Travis himself.
September 3rd, 2025 at 05:11@11
Well, I for one uses Spotify as my main source for music both in my car, my phone and my stereo at home. I do not know how to “give a rat’s ass” (so I don’t), but I do care about the different generations. I don’t care, though, whether an actor is vegan or not (in any genre).
September 3rd, 2025 at 06:00@20
Sad to inform you Timmi, but even in these holy halls of enlightenment we also have a worshipper of the boyfriend-downer (yes Uwe I am thinking of you here 🤔)
What about Oasis? Saw at fb that they give big concerts all over the US!
September 3rd, 2025 at 08:48@21
Oh there you are Russ! Thought you had left us all in the – no doubt – capable hands of Uwe!
Well, well, well, aren’t I impressed!
Now we just need you to dress like Ian, and I will happy and content 😁
Ohh send my regards to Travis! No I complain trust you (-ish 😄)
September 3rd, 2025 at 08:51@22
Hear hear my Danish friend!
Because this is the Danish way of living:
Each take care of one’s own taste in music…
(I was merely stirring up the lazy lot in here 😅)
September 3rd, 2025 at 08:52@21 and @24
“No I complain trust you (-ish 😄)”
September 3rd, 2025 at 10:21Sorry, meant: I COMPLETELY trust you (-ish)….
@ 7 – On the contrary Uwe. How many people do you think would buy this latest version of a 53 year old live double album, with all the bells and whistles to boot. They are not going to manufacture a shit load of these just in case they take off and surprise everyone with a gazillion copies sold. The chances of that happening is virtually zero. They would have indeed had a fair idea of the market and would not give a toss as to how many don’t sell because they are not available. As long as they cover their costs would be their first priority, anything else is a bonus of sorts. It is ‘dinosaur’ music don’t forget. Even classic era Deep Purple are not THAT big anymore. It is only for die hard fans that are interested and how many of those are that keen to part with their hard earned cash for something that has more than likely already been owned by them at least once, but more than likely more than once over the previous five decades. Cheers.
September 3rd, 2025 at 12:01