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I would be here for a genre bending album from her

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1 minute ago, TSwiftie said:

I would be here for a genre bending album from her

Redputation is definately a new genre :ryan3:

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If Jack uses that same crusty synthesizer and electro drum kit again istg

 

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Me logging into ATRL every 2 minutes thinking some tea spilled when I'm gone (the last tea that was spilled was on the Grammy's Stage :coffee: )

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*Someone mentions Lover or reputa*

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Lemme just ignore those alleged preorders completely bc ~1.3 million would be a perfectly respectable opening first week in total and I don't wanna get too cocky 

 

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Just now, Cruel Summer said:

Lemme just ignore those alleged preorders completely bc ~1.3 million would be a perfectly respectable opening first week in total and I don't wanna get too cocky 

 

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Arianators: eternal sunshine becomes 9th most streamed album in UK this year, surpassing Midnights. What a smash!
Swifties: wdym only 1,5M sales? FLOP!

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manifesting Mr. S next post to be: "So Long, London seems like the focus track"

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Just now, Maroon legacy said:

Arianators: eternal sunshine becomes 9th most streamed album in UK this year, surpassing Midnights. What a smash!
Swifties: wdym only 1,5M sales? FLOP!

Yeah it just hit me that I called what would be the third biggest non-Taylor week for any woman in history "perfectly respectable" and now I feel like a spoiled rat

 

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14 minutes ago, KatyPrismSpirit said:

I been knew that sweetenertea user isnt legit. Theres only a few real insiders on this site. 

That user IS legit 

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20 minutes ago, 19SLAYty9 said:

Over 200k pre orders at target, over a million on her site… I would assume over 100k preorders on other platforms… 1.3 million pre orders… 1989 had under 1 milllion pre orders in total. How much did 1989 tv sell at target first week?

Girl bffr I doubt we have even 800k preorders. Haven't you noticed there's NO hype for this album :deadbanana4:

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Me lowering the bar so I can be gagged when she doubles those numbers :bibliahh: but I still dont think it's going to surpass Midnights' streams or 1989 TV sales

 

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24 minutes ago, TSwiftie said:

I would be here for a genre bending album from her

That's what I'm hoping for. Something a bit experimental but familiar at the same time that compounds all her best sounds into a cohesive sonic story.

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35 minutes ago, 19SLAYty9 said:

Over 200k pre orders at target, over a million on her site… I would assume over 100k preorders on other platforms… 1.3 million pre orders… 1989 had under 1 milllion pre orders in total. How much did 1989 tv sell at target first week?

I might be totally off but I vaguely remember 1989TV's Target total being somewhere in the ~350k range

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25 minutes ago, Cruel Summer said:

Lemme just ignore those alleged preorders completely bc ~1.3 million would be a perfectly respectable opening first week in total and I don't wanna get too cocky 

 

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21 minutes ago, Cruel Summer said:

Yeah it just hit me that I called what would be the third biggest non-Taylor week for any woman in history "perfectly respectable" and now I feel like a spoiled rat

 

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nnn it's the way that no matter what I tell myself, I will be disappointed if this doesn't clear Eminem's non-Adele solo artist record at this point

 

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Actually, I'll be disappointed if this doesn't clear the NSYNC number too but I'm even more ashamed to admit that 

 

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That being said, I think we have a viable path to 3.48M here, which is in the running to be the most delusional opinion anyone on this website has about anything

 

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32 minutes ago, Maroon legacy said:

*Someone mentions Lover or reputa*

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No kidding huh. So much discussion and such little album content still :beatfreak:

 

I'm just happy Cruel Summer popped off so reputation looks like a bigger flop :bird:

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Soo… Taylor is predicted to have ZERO albums at the top 10 of Billboard 200 this week. We need TTPD to come faster because I'm starting to get 2019 flashbacks.

 

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2 minutes ago, scottstreet said:

Soo… Taylor is predicted to have ZERO albums at the top 10 of Billboard 200 this week. We need TTPD to come faster because I'm starting to get 2019 flashbacks.

 

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First week since... when? 

 

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It's been so long I can't remember

 

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We really are so spoiled, my God

 

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7 minutes ago, wastedpotential said:

 

 

 

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nnn it's the way that no matter what I tell myself, I will be disappointed if this doesn't clear Eminem's non-Adele solo artist record at this point

 

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Actually, I'll be disappointed if this doesn't clear the NSYNC number too but I'm even more ashamed to admit that 

 

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That being said, I think we have a viable path to 3.48M here, which is in the running to be the most delusional opinion anyone on this website has about anything

 

:khalyan:

 

 

 

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I mean to be fair if literally anyone in history was ever going to have even the slightest chance to do it, it's right now and maybe never again since populations and streaming services won't grow indefinitely. So while I'm not even willing to get my hopes up for 2m let alone more, I will be buying and praying and coercing friends and family to buy and putting in the work! Like honestly, if the stars aligned just right (and if she had her signature tactics like signed copies ready for a surprise launch on the week of release) I see what you mean by having a path honestly, like it's totally possible the Eras tour impact will be way bigger than we might normally expect and lowkey the 1989 TV numbers kinda suggest just that

 

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"Insider" :rip:

@Sweetenertea you are going to pay for your crimes
 

 

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Just now, wastedpotential said:

First week since... when? 

 

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Girl, first week since before Midnights was released. I'm on the verge of tears rn

 

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OMG drop 5k signed cds or something Taylor :weeps:

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4 minutes ago, scottstreet said:

Soo… Taylor is predicted to have ZERO albums at the top 10 of Billboard 200 this week. We need TTPD to come faster because I'm starting to get 2019 flashbacks.

 

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Lover is our best bet, right? Stream Cruel Summer besties :giraffe:

2 minutes ago, scottstreet said:

Girl, first week since before Midnights was released. I'm on the verge of tears rn

 

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I'd be very mad if there was a 1 week gap between the Midnights/Eras streak and TTPD :rip:

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3 minutes ago, scottstreet said:

Girl, first week since before Midnights was released. I'm on the verge of tears rn

 

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Oh- [gunshot noise] 

 

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5 minutes ago, Cruel Summer said:
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I mean to be fair if literally anyone in history was ever going to have even the slightest chance to do it, it's right now and maybe never again since populations and streaming services won't grow indefinitely. So while I'm not even willing to get my hopes up for 2m let alone more, I will be buying and praying and coercing friends and family to buy and putting in the work! Like honestly, if the stars aligned just right (and if she had her signature tactics like signed copies ready for a surprise launch on the week of release) I see what you mean by having a path honestly, like it's totally possible the Eras tour impact will be way bigger than we might normally expect and lowkey the 1989 TV numbers kinda suggest just that

 

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Yeah exactly, this is literally the prime window for her between fame and overexposure, and in the prime market conditions with vinyl surging, digital/CDs stable, and streaming still growing. If she ever wants to try for this record (and to be clear, I think she does), then this is the best time to go for it. 

 

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I'm actually pretty sure that pre-sales are sitting closer to, if not above, 1.5M right now, and I'm also pretty positive that a 500k SEA week is on lock (I'd like for her to clear Drake's 562k SEA week, but that's a secondary objective here), so I think we've got 1-1.5M to drive in sales between now and the 19th and again during release week, and I don't think that's out of the realm of possibility here. She'll need to pump out a few hundred thousand signed CDs and a few hundred thousand more signed vinyl copies (all she needs to do is sign like 5000 and then use autopen for the rest nnn my morals are out the window when it comes to this sales record), plus say 150k from iTunes, 100k digital on her site, 150k from Target, and 100k from other retailers. If there's a big single push with remixes (which I wouldn't mind to drive TEA), she can run some campaign where proof of purchase from iTunes enters you into a ticket lottery for the next round of US Eras shows nnn. There are ways to make this happen, and I just have to trust that she wants it as badly as I do. 

 

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My friend who works for Republic just shared a lot of tea.

 

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The lead single is The Alchemy. But I Can Fix Him, No Really I Can is going to get the biggest playlist push first week.

 

There is a literal geriatric choir on Down Bad.

 

Fortnight is the rock "I forgot that you existed.” 
 

Florida!!! features very little Taylor and mostly Florence.
 

loml has vocals that shatter wine glasses.


Clara Bow has lyrics that cut grass.

 

The first half of the album is reputation electroclash synthpop produced by Jack.

 

The second half is Joel Little coproducing with the Dessners and Louis Bell, very reminiscent of "Only the Young" and "The Man.”

 

Many verses adjacent to "karma is a cat,” but album is not all bad lyrics. 

 

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