official chart H100: Is It Over Now #1 | 7 tracks from 1989 (TV) debut in the top 10

[wish]

Thank god 1989 came back & snatched Midnights’ records, I was starting to lose faith in the GP’s taste 

[beckyswift]

how anyone can try to say anyone else is on top of her rn…she is the biggest artist alive. and has been for years.

 

ASK ME WHY SO MANY FADE BUT SHE’S STILL HERE 

[NEX]

I bet she will start plotting how to outdo 25's debut number with TS11 after this. She will need a lot of signed copies + a ton of traditional promo to reach the part of GP that is responsive to promotions. 

[BtDecember]

6 minutes ago, fridayteenage said:

The top 3 sellers of 2023:
#1 1989 TV 1.359 million
#2 Midnights 791k
#3 Speak Now TV 755k

 

 

(poor sntv being overshadows so much tho)

Mind you, no other artist come close with Speak Now TV’s 700k debut

 

 

Bbbbut ✨vibes✨ and 🥵their feelings🥵 tho????!!!!1!1!1!

[skwonderfactory]

A FFFOORRRCCEEEEEEE!!!!!  

[wastedpotential]

Now how will the OTH spin this one? 

[Headlock]

[BtDecember]

Just now, Taylor Swift said:

I'm so excited for their narrative

 

ATRL is fuming again  No amount of unfait WPs can discredit Taylor's commercial AND critical acclaim  

[Pipe89]

Amazing well done my Girl 

[Klein]

Just now, wastedpotential said:

Now how will the OTH spin this one? 

Variants, fanbase, 24492728294 albums, white girls... choose your favorite

[Michael196]

1989TV vs Midnights

SPS: 1.653M - 1.578M

Pure: 1.359M - 1.140M

Vinyl: 693k - 575k

CDs: 554k - 395k

digital sales: 112k - 161k

Streams: 375M - 549M

 

1989TV vs 1989

Pure: 1.359M - 1.287M

CDs: 554k - 647k

digital sales: 112k - 640k

 

[Timeless]

YESSSSSS we did it

[Finkypop]

Oh 1989 your power…

 

[byzantium]

4 minutes ago, MidnightsAtPeace said:

This is absolutely insane. I've been a swiftie since 2011 and things like this still take me by surprise. She is the biggest artist on earth, no one can deny it anymore 

 

Imagine doing these numbers with a rerecording and little to no promotion (no video, no signed cds, no interview).

TS11 is going to do at least 2M and I'm being so conservative. 

 

Just so happy that I exist a world where I can witness this dominance and success. 

I remember the SN debut week and seeing the first projections of 800k-1 million, and being completely shocked that a 1 million debut would be possible.   Back then given how poor the sales market was, I thought it would be the last 1 million debut ever.  

[BtDecember]

17 minutes ago, Klein said:

1989 really saw Midnights steal its spot as her biggest opening week and said "hold my Grammy" 

 

Hold my Grammy AOTY*
 

[Timeless]

5 minutes ago, wish said:

I was starting to lose faith in the GP’s taste 

[fridayteenage]

4 minutes ago, Michael196 said:

 

1989TV vs 1989

Pure: 1.359M - 1.287M

CDs: 554k - 647k

digital sales: 112k - 640k

 

crazy how big digital sales were back then. before streaming took over such that downloads were kinda...pointless.

 

apparently the vinyl didn't even come out until december that year.

Edited November 5, 2023 by fridayteenage

[BtDecember]

Seagulls really won over owls

 

[Wolf Alice]

10 minutes ago, mael said:

Saw some Britney stans celebrating oops pure sales for a female American singer still being intact. They should have waited for BB numbers. 

 

Just yesterday 

 

 

[Cruel Summer]

Not it obliterating even the HDD final numbers 

[byzantium]

5 minutes ago, wastedpotential said:

Now how will the OTH spin this one? 

I’m interested to see what narrative they debut after they have a chance to recoup from this slaughter.  

[byzantium]

1 minute ago, Wolf Alice said:

Just yesterday 

 

 

And they will still try to argue that Britney’s peak was bigger.  

[Both Sides Now]

I’m so glad I’m not a hater  Poor them! 

[réveuse]

I love her so much!  

 

 

[JayG]

1 minute ago, byzantium said:

And they will still try to argue that Britney’s peak was bigger.  

It was lmao. It literally was bigger. ZERO social media or streaming and her and Madonna had the world in an absolute chokehold.