base talk What should Adele do to sell 1M first week again?

[KatyPrismSpirit]

1 minute ago, Cheers said:

Maybe a collab with my faves

who are ur faves sis

[Galah]

Self-titled album executive produced and co-written with Calvin Harris. Couple of token classic ballads produced by Greg Kurstin. Maybe an Ariana collab for some additional hype with the younger generation (and let the older generation know of Ari’s vocal talent).

[G.U.Y.]

40 minutes ago, Timeless said:

Innovation ✨

She needs to actually reinvent and stop making the same type of music over & over

There are other music industries who record the same sound since 2014 (or mix it up with some NFR-inspired tunes) and still sell like crazy...

[Raptus]

Have a baby with Drake and do a diss song /album when he cheats on her. First single  "Straight as a circle" followed by "Bottom of the barrel"

[Escape]

What's with the obsession with selling 1m lol?

[elincomprendid]

57 minutes ago, houdini said:

Discuss girls. 30 did 840k whilst 25 did 3.4M, what does it take for Adele to sell over 1M albums in its first week again? And do you think Adele just experienced a lil sprinke of 4th curse with 30 and able to revive to her 25-21 highs?

Having demand

[Solaria]

Nothing. Adele is a legacy act now

[Finkypop]

Nothing. She’s literally a Vegas act now. Not everyone has that power I fear 

[littlebodybigheart]

33 minutes ago, Miichael said:

30 not opening with 25's 3.4 million isn't really indicative of a big decline, it's just that 25's opening was a once-in-a-lifetime kind of freak occurrence due to the post-21 hype, and is unlikely to be matched again by any other artist let alone Adele herself. 840k in this day and age is still a very good opening number, especially when she didn't do much promo, it shows that Adele still can pull huge numbers and 1M isn't out of the ballpark. She probably would really have to want it though, or be releasing on the back of a high-profile event, and I don't think she cares much about those kind of stats happening again, she's been there and done that.

she didn’t do much promo? be for real…

[Zaynsus]

Maybe releasing the album on the same day as the lead single (or a week after) would be a good start.

 

Also, saying sh*t like "who's going to make music for mY gEnErAtIoN ?", plus the concerts she did with all the "elite" in the audience, and the interview with multi-billionaire Oprah kind of ruined the "relatable girl" image she used to have.

 

And of course, the huge breaks between albums won't help anymore...

[Gerardo]

Why is 1M the goal? no one cares about that other than swifties who get wet dreams about excel spreadsheets 

Adele doesn’t need to worry about debuts, she debuts higher than anyone not named Drake or Taylor, what she needs to do is not let the era die upon release, personally I think OMG was a good choice but wasn’t promoted enough, and To Be Loved was too long to smash

She needs to go on a proper tour and a better well promoted 2nd, she guarantees big first weeks and a smash lead single, but the two things I mentioned are more important so the era has legs and more lasting success 

[BtDecember]

1 hour ago, Punky Rooster said:

Re-record 21 and press 10 variants. Easy peasy.

5 variants more than Midnights/1989 TV?  Nice!

 

OT: Hello/Rolling In The Deep size lead single

[Miley Cyrus]

Become more relatable by gaining weight again

[BtDecember]

59 minutes ago, Credit said:

it should be easy. she did 840k off of genuine demand for her music without any fraudulent tactics. all she has to do to push past the 1m mark is debut some desperation and release 10 variants. keeping it off of streaming first week could additionally help seal the deal

Hmm, Guts has 15 variants and barely only sold 300k tho. Maybe Adele should try releasing better album?

[Cruel Summer]

I think that for this to happen for Adele, she would need the music industry to shift such that vocals-focused, ballad-heavy singer-songwriter pop music is once again seen as countercultural, as was the narrative when 21 debuted amidst the popularity of electropop stars like Gaga. That was what caused her surge in popularity in the first place, and that in turn is how 25 had enough hype and attention to break every first-week sales record. 30’s debut was coasting off the massive success of her last two albums and the long wait between it and 25, but she no longer has that; 30 was merely a successful album by a major recording artist, not the zeitgeist must-have record that 21 became or the immensely anticipated follow-up that was 25. It just did fine. Now, her next album is likely to debut very well for modern standards, but more like half a million than a million. And it’s not that 30 wasn’t good, either - so her next record being good won’t get her over that mark. It must be great, and it must take advantage of a moment when the narrative of popular music is balanced on a precipice and primed to be pushed off the edge by her voice and songwriting. That moment may never come, but that’s okay, and she’ll still be a notable force in the industry.

[OrgVisual]

And why is Billboard always the benchmark? Adele is British and her UK numbers is always huge. I don't think anybody this decade has surpassed 31's debut in the UK (correct me if i'm wrong)

[DeadInside]

Make good music. 

[OrgVisual]

4 minutes ago, BtDecember said:

Hmm, Guts has 15 variants and barely only sold 300k tho. Maybe Adele should try releasing better album?

What Olivia has to do with Adele? Lmao. And 300k is very good for Olivia btw

[Digitalism]

Does she even care?

But if she does she just needs a narrative. 

[Breathe On Moi]

1 hour ago, Timeless said:

Innovation ✨

She needs to actually reinvent and stop making the same type of music over & over

tbh this to an extent, just give the real dancy bops and DJ features, and she’ll have a massive successful era, then she can go back to ballads. 

[Machete]

She can’t.

[Dr. Alexander]

Release ha Christmas album titled 12.25

[Abracadabra]

23 minutes ago, littlebodybigheart said:

she didn’t do much promo? be for real…

Umm... she didn't. She did a few interviews and two pre-recorded specials, one for US, one for the UK. No talk show appearances, no SNL, her promo was significantly reduced from her previous album rollouts.

[BtDecember]

7 minutes ago, Sept said:

What Olivia has to do with Adele? Lmao. And 300k is very good for Olivia btw

I’m just giving you an example, and Guts came to mind first since she is in your avi 

[Cruel Summer]

8 minutes ago, Sept said:

And why is Billboard always the benchmark? Adele is British and her UK numbers is always huge. I don't think anybody this decade has surpassed 31's debut in the UK (correct me if i'm wrong)

Billboard is treated as the standard mostly because the US is the largest music market in the world and they’re the most recognizable chart company and music publication in the world. There’s really no other reason.