NormaniReign Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 (edited) Whats more beneficial in a long run. Having great acclaimed commercially successful albums with moderate hits or consistent smash hits with moderate album commercial success and acclaim If you were an artist. Which would you thrive for? You'd rather be Dua lipa or Billie? Edited April 27, 2022 by NormaniReign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byzantium Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Whatever gets you the biggest EAS stat. Generally having an album focus will get you this, but a big album is a big album. No one is bad off with a Teenage Dream, Future Nostalgia, Loud, My Everything type era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omni Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Album era is over, so, today, singles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raven Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Artists are remembered for their hits and especially now in the streaming era, successful singles are what keep album sales going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormaniReign Posted April 28, 2022 Author Share Posted April 28, 2022 3 minutes ago, raven said: Artists are remembered for their hits and especially now in the streaming era, successful singles are what keep album sales going. Summer Walker, Lil Durk, Morgan Wallen, J Cole, Post 2019 Taylor swift would like to have a word with you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raven Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 1 minute ago, NormaniReign said: Summer Walker, Lil Durk, Morgan Wallen, J Cole, Post 2019 Taylor swift would like to have a word with you I didn't say it was impossible to move albums without a hit single but ask a member of the GP what they know (and like) by Taylor Swift and I assure you they will likely bring up one of her bigger hits. So, I'd rather have those big hits because that's what people are going to remember you by at the end of the day. And Summer has hits an r&b listener would recognize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wastedpotential Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Well preferably both. You need big singles to drive albums but you need big albums to fund future singles. If your career is too lopsided, you won't last long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclefloprry Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 (edited) Why not both? like Miss Dua Lipa Edited April 28, 2022 by unclefloprry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glassmouth Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 I would very much rather be a complete flop singles wise but have good album reception, at the end of the day that's what defines whether an artist is having a long spanning career or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosingHimWasBlue Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 1 hour ago, wastedpotential said: Well preferably both. You need big singles to drive albums but you need big albums to fund future singles. If your career is too lopsided, you won't last long. well said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalism Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Just look at albums from the 90s like Celine's and Mariah's They sold more than our favs yet most people in the GP can't name a lot of songs from them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halcyonday Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Singles are way more important than albums for legacy & being remembered. Songs make albums. You can't have albums without songs but you can have songs without albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iaintsorry Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Most legends and the biggest pop stars seem to have both so I don’t think one of necessarily better than the other. Personally though, I’d say album as I listen to albums as a whole over quick lil singles. Also it takes more work/creativity/artistry to put together a good album than a good song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Into The Void Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Give me the quick lil singles baby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudLBS Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Album artist. Always. If you’re a singles artist, after radio stops playing your new music you’re done for. Album artists have an easier time establishing a fandom, which is the most important thing in the long run. If you need more evidence, check whose career is doing better now: Avril’s, Xtina’s or Alicia’s. Surprise, surprise, the album artist whose last hit was in 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleRainbow! Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Can you give an example of who is an album artist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HausofArtpopII Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 a solid mix of both, sonically cohesive albums with great singles that mesh together well with the whole body of the album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuanyu Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 4 hours ago, raven said: I didn't say it was impossible to move albums without a hit single but ask a member of the GP what they know (and like) by Taylor Swift and I assure you they will likely bring up one of her bigger hits. So, I'd rather have those big hits because that's what people are going to remember you by at the end of the day. And Summer has hits an r&b listener would recognize. Lil baby my turn is the perfect example that you don't need singles to be relevant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudLBS Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 (edited) 55 minutes ago, DoubleRainbow! said: Can you give an example of who is an album artist? Album artists: Lana, Taylor, Avril, Beyonce, Billie, Olivia, Lorde, Halsey, Melanie Martinez, Adele Singles artists: Katy Perry, Dua Lipa, Ava Max, Ariana, Rihanna, Rita Ora, Britney, Xtina, Camila, Kelly Clarkson, P!nk Edited April 28, 2022 by ProudLBS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rta1913 Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Well… hit singles make the GP recognize you but they won’t be invested in you and not go to your tour, which is where the money is at. I mean look at Jason Derulo. Where is his career now? Although if you get enough singles you can always tour on that catalog (see Pitbull). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasashite Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Album artist. Billie is bigger than Doja Cat and Dua Lipa for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dystopian Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 both are pretty important, singles help you connect with the gp and albums help you build a fanbase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGXKB Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, ProudLBS said: Album artists: Lana, Taylor, Avril, Beyonce, Billie, Olivia, Lorde, Halsey, Melanie Martinez, Adele Singles artists: Katy Perry, Dua Lipa, Ava Max, Ariana, Rihanna, Rita Ora, Britney, Xtina, Camila, Kelly Clarkson, P!nk Right… Britney is a “singles” artist that’s why her proportion of album to single sales is much higher than Avril’s. The easy set ups. Can you really blame us for taking them? BOMT selling 1.6 million digital singles, Complicated selling 2.8 million, the album sales no contest. Edited April 28, 2022 by BGXKB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Sniffs Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 I prefer hit albums with a lot of pure sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudLBS Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 1 hour ago, BGXKB said: Right… Britney is a “singles” artist that’s why her proportion of album to single sales is much higher than Avril’s. The easy set ups. Can you really blame us for taking them? BOMT selling 1.6 million digital singles, Complicated selling 2.8 million, the album sales no contest. 1998 vs 2002, when digital sales were starting to become a thing If you have any doubts, check their album tracks’ streams. Let Go, for example, has all tracks above 10M except one. None of Britney’s album are close to that, they’re all carried by one or two HUGE singles and most tracks are under 5M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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