charts discussion Adele - 30 biggest album seller in the UK this decade - 716,000

[simmnfierzig]

7 minutes ago, GoodGuyGoneGhetto said:

 

It’s not realistic.gif.

 

The only album that could, potentially, surpass it is Styles’ new album. If not, then, perhaps, if some other popular British act/music veteran releases an album that spawns a hit as I don’t see an international artist competing either. 

700K+ units in the streaming era is absolutely massive. The album could’ve been pushing +1M had it had another hit and Adele didn’t abandon it. 
 

Isnt an album with streaming longevity easily going to surpass that over the next 7 years?

But the UK also has those weird rules and I'm not super familiar with their charts

[Brikenbur]

Swifties are seething somewhere I’m sure 

[Taylena]

30 is really giving k-pop album on k-charts tho -  with 80% of the total sales being from the first two weeks and then a big drop to the bottom of the charts (currently #79 and below much older albums from 'local' artists). 

I fear for when she eventually releases her next album in maybe 7 or 8 years and no albums are being sold in physical or online stores. She'll struggle to even reach 500k units if her current performance on streaming is anything to go by. 

 

Edited June 30, 2022 by Taylena

[Otter]

1 hour ago, CaptainMusic said:

Are you trying to set Beyoncé up?  

 

She is NOT coming close to these numbers and that’s ok.

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Great numbers but the album has poor longevity. 

Lmao, It probably feels that way. I haven't paid attention to UK launch numbers in a while so my mind is still looking at the periods where she could touch 80-100k opening without any hits and a short tracking week (ST/Lemonade). I just know that she's one of the few acts that can still open with big numbers but her projects have typically had weak legs (ST/Lemonade). Based on Break My Soul, I imagine her having multiple UK hits this era + a huge opening. It's a tall reach but I don't think its absurd. Dua and Harry would be first of course.

Edited June 30, 2022 by Otter

[PopFan1996]

We all know if she promotes properly and starts releasing singles , no one would ever come close.


It would be an easy best selling album of the decade for her

[PopFan1996]

26 minutes ago, Taylena said:

30 is really giving k-pop album on k-charts tho -  with 80% of the total sales being from the first two weeks and then a big drop to the bottom of the charts (currently #79 and below much older albums from 'local' artists). 

I fear for when she eventually releases her next album in maybe 7 or 8 years and no albums are being sold in physical or online stores. She'll struggle to even reach 500k units if her current performance on streaming is anything to go by. 

 

Nah you're just saying anything at this point lol

It performed that way OBVIOUSLY because she purposely abandoned the era.. We all know it would've stayed stable if she promoted and did a full album rollout with multiple singles , playlisting, MVs, radio and performances. Let's not be delusional please.


OT: Adele will always win at the end

[OrgVisual]

2 hours ago, simmnfierzig said:

Isnt an album with streaming longevity easily going to surpass that over the next 7 years?

But the UK also has those weird rules and I'm not super familiar with their charts

As time goes by, people only stream the hit singles, not the whole album. UK charts do not count the stream of the most 2 streamed tracks of the album, so having mega hit singles do not contribute much to the album sales (after a few years), unless that album had more than 2 big hits. 

 

Not to mention UK sales are extremely low, they wouldn't close the gap so quickly. 

[Nebur]

2 hours ago, PopFan1996 said:

Nah you're just saying anything at this point lol

It performed that way OBVIOUSLY because she purposely abandoned the era.. We all know it would've stayed stable if she promoted and did a full album rollout with multiple singles , playlisting, MVs, radio and performances. Let's not be delusional please.


OT: Adele will always win at the end

[LanaDelRey]

2 hours ago, PopFan1996 said:

Nah you're just saying anything at this point lol

It performed that way OBVIOUSLY because she purposely abandoned the era.. We all know it would've stayed stable if she promoted and did a full album rollout with multiple singles , playlisting, MVs, radio and performances. Let's not be delusional please.


OT: Adele will always win at the end

Whatever you need to say to yourself to help you sleep at night lol

 

OT: It's obvious the GP completely abandoned Adele and who could blame them after the dreadful 25? 30 wasn't even that much better

[PopFan1996]

40 minutes ago, LanaDelRey said:

Whatever you need to say to yourself to help you sleep at night lol

 

OT: It's obvious the GP completely abandoned Adele and who could blame them after the dreadful 25? 30 wasn't even that much better

Nah that's just you and the delusional OAHs! You can bark all you want what I said is a literal fact at this point

[Rami]

4 hours ago, PopFan1996 said:

We all know if she promotes properly and starts releasing singles , no one would ever come close.


It would be an easy best selling album of the decade for her

This 

[OrgVisual]

1 hour ago, LanaDelRey said:

Whatever you need to say to yourself to help you sleep at night lol

 

OT: It's obvious the GP completely abandoned Adele and who could blame them after the dreadful 25? 30 wasn't even that much better

Don't get how your comment is on-topic when the topic is about 30 being the biggest album of the decade  

[Ichinaru19]

Imagine the haters having to be like "The GP clearly abandoned Adele" and yet Adele is still ontop of the game They wish their fave could "flop" like this

[Pleighboy]

I’m always dumbfounded by the expectation of Adele, a ballad heavy singer, to be a big hit in the streaming era. Where is the logic? What other similar artist(s) is having great success on the charts? Again, where is the reasoning? Why would an album like 30, or even 25, sit at the top of the charts that are now dominated by streaming and microwave music week after week when that style of music doesn’t appeal to that audience? The woman is an anomaly in today’s climate of music. When you consider that, her success is truly remarkable.  
 

At this point, people are being obtuse on purpose to try to come for Adele based on stan wars. Let’s deal with facts here. 

[OrgVisual]

3 hours ago, Pleighboy said:

I’m always dumbfounded by the expectation of Adele, a ballad heavy singer, to be a big hit in the streaming era. Where is the logic? What other similar artist(s) is having great success on the charts? Again, where is the reasoning? Why would an album like 30, or even 25, sit at the top of the charts that are now dominated by streaming and microwave music week after week when that style of music doesn’t appeal to that audience? The woman is an anomaly in today’s climate of music. When you consider that, her success is truly remarkable.  
 

At this point, people are being obtuse on purpose to try to come for Adele based on stan wars. Let’s deal with facts here. 

Exactly. People like to pretend Adele is releasing trend hopping music or pure pop bops like their faves