CaptainMusic Posted April 28 Posted April 28 44 minutes ago, Cruel Summer said: - Taylor has now crossed 13 million album units for the current Billboard chart year, which I believe is already the biggest Billboard year in the Soundscan/Luminate era or the second biggest after her own 2023 Wait, already?
Klein Posted April 28 Posted April 28 3 minutes ago, CaptainMusic said: Wait, already? The Billboard chart year started in October just in case, but I guess we can also say "already" tbh. 1
Popular Post By the Water Posted April 28 Popular Post Posted April 28 Lover is also the highest charting 7th studio album by a female artist this week Guess some people were too focused on TTPD and forgot to support their faves 2 25
havewemet Posted April 28 Posted April 28 (edited) The numbers are huge, her fan base is rabid and her marketing tactics are unmatched. Here's the thing: 859k vinyl sales divided by 4 variants is 216k. 891 million streams divided by 31 songs is 29 million. The numbers are inflated dramatically. Especially when you consider it's basically a double album. You almost have to divide the numbers by 2 and then decide then again by 4 to get a true picture of how many people are really buying/listening. The people who get it get it but the people who don't will never hear this music. Maybe that guy from the Pet Shop Boys was right… Edited April 28 by havewemet 3 1 3 58
Simondus Posted April 28 Posted April 28 3 minutes ago, havewemet said: The numbers are huge, her fan base is rabid and her marketing tactics are unmatched. Here's the thing: 859k vinyl sales divided by 4 variants is 216k. 891 million streams divided by 31 songs is 29 million. The numbers are inflated dramatically. Especially when you consider it's basically a double album. You almost have to divide the numbers by 2 and then decide then again by 4 to get a true picture of how many people are really buying/listening. The people who get it get it but the people who don't will never hear this music. Maybe that guy from the Pet Shop Boys was right… even if you divide it like that the numbers are totally insane.
cruelhprince Posted April 28 Posted April 28 4 minutes ago, havewemet said: The numbers are huge, her fan base is rabid and her marketing tactics are unmatched. Here's the thing: 859k vinyl sales divided by 4 variants is 216k. 891 million streams divided by 31 songs is 29 million. The numbers are inflated dramatically. Especially when you consider it's basically a double album. You almost have to divide the numbers by 2 and then decide then again by 4 to get a true picture of how many people are really buying/listening. The people who get it get it but the people who don't will never hear this music. Maybe that guy from the Pet Shop Boys was right… 14
elincomprendid Posted April 28 Posted April 28 32 minutes ago, fridayteenage said: 859,000 vinyl LPs: 24% higher than 1989tv, 49% higher than midnights 759,500 CDs: 37% higher than 1989tv, 92% higher than midnights 21,500 cassettes: 115% higher than midnights digital downloads 274,000: 70% higher than midnights 891.37 million streams: 62% higher than midnights, 138% higher than 1989tv The 1989TV article didn't say how many cassettes/downloads there were. Interesting that the smallest % increase vs. Midnights was vinyls. Taylor Swift '1989' Nearly Half of Albums Sold in the U.S. Last Week (billboard.com) From this article you can infer that 1989 TV sold 98k digital and from the 1.261M physical you could subtract and get the cassettes (but I'm lazy to do that math)
justin. Posted April 28 Posted April 28 5 minutes ago, havewemet said: The numbers are huge, her fan base is rabid and her marketing tactics are unmatched. Here's the thing: 859k vinyl sales divided by 4 variants is 216k. 891 million streams divided by 31 songs is 29 million. The numbers are inflated dramatically. Especially when you consider it's basically a double album. You almost have to divide the numbers by 2 and then decide then again by 4 to get a true picture of how many people are really buying/listening. The people who get it get it but the people who don't will never hear this music. Maybe that guy from the Pet Shop Boys was right… Hopefully, this is satire. Otherwise, we can all stop reading after your second sentence, given most people did not buy all 4 variants. 6
Cruel Summer Posted April 28 Posted April 28 19 minutes ago, CaptainMusic said: Wait, already? Yes, but it's important to note that the current Billboard year starts absurdly early - the entirety of 1989 TV's chart run is included.
NoOneDiesFromLove Posted April 28 Posted April 28 Can't believe 1989 has finally been outdone congrats to her best album ever, 3.6M is next! OT Love how the OP is unreadable on dark mode
woohoo Posted April 28 Posted April 28 14 minutes ago, havewemet said: The numbers are huge, her fan base is rabid and her marketing tactics are unmatched. Here's the thing: 859k vinyl sales divided by 4 variants is 216k. 891 million streams divided by 31 songs is 29 million. The numbers are inflated dramatically. Especially when you consider it's basically a double album. You almost have to divide the numbers by 2 and then decide then again by 4 to get a true picture of how many people are really buying/listening. The people who get it get it but the people who don't will never hear this music. Maybe that guy from the Pet Shop Boys was right… Then we must divide all the other girls inflated numbers by variants as well. We must be consistent, we can't single out pop girls like Bible verses and Christians, we're better than that. 11 1
LostInStereo100 Posted April 28 Posted April 28 38 minutes ago, By the Water said: BB200 2024 YEC (Week 28/52): 1. 1989 (Taylor's Version) - 3,500,000 2. THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT - 2,610,000 Jesus 1989 TV 3.5 million. Is that it's total sales? I noticed the 28 weeks into the YE chart so I'm assuming yes? Or was there any in 2023 chart
Popular Post TayDuaStan Posted April 28 Popular Post Posted April 28 (edited) 1 hour ago, havewemet said: The numbers are huge, her fan base is rabid and her marketing tactics are unmatched. Here's the thing: 859k vinyl sales divided by 4 variants is 216k. 891 million streams divided by 31 songs is 29 million. The numbers are inflated dramatically. Especially when you consider it's basically a double album. You almost have to divide the numbers by 2 and then decide then again by 4 to get a true picture of how many people are really buying/listening. The people who get it get it but the people who don't will never hear this music. Maybe that guy from the Pet Shop Boys was right… Then why isn't Ariana achieving this (she had like 7 vinyl variants). Or Billie (with 15 variants)? Or Beyonce (with like 5 variants)? Also, Bey's CC also had like 27 songs. And it only did like 300M on demand streams, not even half of TTPD. Should we divide that as well, then Cowboy Carter did around 11M. And with vinyl units divided per variant it did like 12k Edited April 28 by TayDuaStan 14 1 2
Cruel Summer Posted April 28 Posted April 28 1 minute ago, LostInStereo100 said: Jesus 1989 TV 3.5 million. Is that it's total sales? I noticed the 28 weeks into the YE chart so I'm assuming yes? Or was there any in 2023 chart That's its total so far. Seems like she could take the whole top two
WildHeart Posted April 28 Posted April 28 24 minutes ago, havewemet said: The numbers are huge, her fan base is rabid and her marketing tactics are unmatched. Here's the thing: 859k vinyl sales divided by 4 variants is 216k. 891 million streams divided by 31 songs is 29 million. The numbers are inflated dramatically. Especially when you consider it's basically a double album. You almost have to divide the numbers by 2 and then decide then again by 4 to get a true picture of how many people are really buying/listening. The people who get it get it but the people who don't will never hear this music. Maybe that guy from the Pet Shop Boys was right… Streams are not divided by half. 75% of streams come from the side A. Most people don't buy 4 versions either. 6
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