3 hours ago, TSLGNMA said:

Wow. I'm shocked kind of, but I still expect 700k, didn't Billboard call like 600k for 1989 at this stage?

Oh god... They predicted that because they didn't know how it would do. They predicted 1,5m-2m for Adele because the numbers are too big and hype was too strong, they predicted 200k for Beyonce's ST because they had no idea how it would perform at all.

 

but in this case, unless a big boost happens, i don't see this prediction being off. Those examples were anomalies, meanwhile this is a traditional release and Ed's US stats aren't even huge compared to UK.

 

don't understand why people expected Drake numbers. (Well i also think he'll do 400k-500k SPS)

Okay now I'm worried about Taylor's first week sales. 

He will do more than that  come on Ed

37 minutes ago, Exposé said:

Lol @ people expecting more....Look at the sales vs streaming... he is not Adele or Taylor relevant in US 

What? Nobody said he was anything close to Taylor, let alone Adele.  

 

That doesn't mean 350-400k isn't still extremely underwhelming.

Just now, Fruity said:

What? Nobody said he was anything close to Taylor, let alone Adele.  

 

That doesn't mean 350-400k isn't still extremely underwhelming.

350 - 400K in 2017 is ****ing MASSIVE

If those numbers hold, i call FLOP.

but i somehow find this hard to believe...

Just now, Exposé said:

350 - 400K in 2017 is ****ing MASSIVE

Not in SPS for someone like Ed with the massive sales, massive hit in SOY and massive earlier streaming hits.

1989 was released in Fall 2014, 25 in Fall 2015. Comparing them isn't very right

 

However I think hes gonna do more SPS wise

Mess.. kinda low

3 minutes ago, Exposé said:

350 - 400K in 2017 is ****ing MASSIVE

I agree it's big, don't get me wrong, but Ed is huge, this album campaign is huge, his previous era was huge, his single is huge. It's not ridiculous at all to have expected more, as most people did.

Flop. 

OOOP

 

And HDD says 400k-500k 

I hope he doesn't sell too much. I don't like him as a person and his music is overrated.

Edited March 4, 20179 yr by SilencePlease

I expected him to do at least 700k

Hmm a bit underwhelming.

He keeps winning!

Poor haters!

 

Anything below 500k is an underperformance. Of course other artists struggle as well and compared to them 500k is good, but I thought he had risen to Swift/Drake status in terms of album sales. WW he'll do amazing it seems

3 minutes ago, Unoriginal said:

People trying to call this a flop when it's the streaming era and Ed's an album seller 

Plus let's not forget that he uploaded full album on YT!

So this is HUGE for 2017! But haters gonna hate!

 

Edited March 4, 20179 yr by BOOM!

All the promo, I expected double than this at least.

1 hour ago, Unoriginal said:

People trying to call this a flop when it's the streaming era and Ed's an album seller 

This is SPS. If it were 400k pure sales it'd be great.

1 hour ago, Unoriginal said:

People trying to call this a flop when it's the streaming era and Ed's an album seller 

Anything to downplay his success!

I predict 535k. 

I still believe he'll atleast do 450k-500k.

Omg people saying this is low  

 

This is ****ing massive in 2017  

 

As if many artists could do these numbers nowadays  

Edited March 4, 20179 yr by thatsmydemi

I mean Ed only started becoming big after X. And now Shape of You is MASSIVE, but I bet many people have JUST been getting into him. Still this number is not what I expected.