Devin Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 album is doing fine, but yea i wanted full r&b. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint James Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 the sound is nice but there's not enough meat to it. even a track like Supernatural which is technically a bop doesn't hit like album tracks from her previous eras. they showed too much restraint. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenger Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 not everything has to surround only US. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chosensparkles Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 38 minutes ago, Tm4074 said: Those users saying the album is forgotten conveniently seem to forget there are hundreds of other countries outside of the U.S, lol. The BB 200 has a few local albums performing better but those albums have no or minimal presence globally. If ES is forgotten every other album besides TTPD is also forgotten as well going by that logic. It's doing great globally and pushing a couple of the r&b/hip-hop influenced songs as singles in the U.S. will definitely help its overall chart performance there. ooop ES don't end them like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twizzy Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 I think the Billboard 200 is a just an inaccurate representation of the most popular albums nowadays compared to 10-15 years ago. They revise the rules every 6 months. Also because ES is top 3 on AM Worldwide, top 2 on Global Spotify, to me that's just more important? If a random song can go top 20 on the Hot 100 with 40M radio and only 3M weekly streams, why should I really take the Billboard 200 seriously either? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schami66 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 i think the songs are good, except for maybe 1-2 tracks but it doesn't work as a body of work, at least for me. I LOVE wcbf but I don't ever feel like listening to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackoutZone Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Not surprised tbh, Tommy really won in the end, cause these Max efforts are so washed and uninteresting. Both Positions and Tun had endlessly more replay value 2 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Communion Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 (edited) People pretending this isn't her most critically acclaimed album and considered her most sophisticated work to date by fans. It kills this woman's second fanbase that she is genuinely happy despite their efforts to somehow maul and degrade her for her body, her looks, her personal life, her artistry (how quickly writing credit discussions ended when she has more solo written songs on this album than other recent pop girl releases). It's even worse when done by stans of people who no one denies are bigger. Imagine one's fave selling literally over 2M in a week and yet you're still so unsatisfied that you're still trying to dishonestly frame the performance of an album by a pop star you resent cause she was on par with Taylor for like 5 months in 2019. Edited April 30 by Communion 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.X Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 She needs to promo, and release a new single asap. I know promotion nowadays is limited but damn, pop girls barely do any these days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wantedyoutogrow Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 it's performing almost on par with Positions sales wise in the US, but that album had half the competition ES has had this past few weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Stratus Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Ari's take on pop with sunshine isn't meant to make everyone feel comfortable in that respect. She's very much done a witness-style euro route, forgoing her AM US success for a more 'gold cert in austria/denmark' pop sound. Sure, the results may seem lacklustre for now but it will show boldness in the bigger picture. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
єѕℓαм Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Even if it spent one week in the top 10 it's still one of my fave Ari albums house/dance + edm Ari is the best imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relampago. Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 The album is good but doesn't really push any boundaries for Ari and for that reason I kinda forget it exists in the sea of releases this year. I'm sure it'll be looked upon fondly in retrospect but the reality is it's just not something to keep coming back to, and if you listen to one song you've kind of got the taste of the album you were looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorenzo22 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 honestly i think there's a lot of competition rn, after she released there were like 4 other albums released that smashed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardcaptor Sakura Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 She should release the 3rd single by now. what is she doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dula Peep Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 We care just as much as she does…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patient Zero Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 There should've been more True Stories on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lustforyou Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 It's doing okay, but she picked a rough ass time to release her comeback (with minimal promo too) with all the releases. Within 6 months of her dropping Eternal Sunshine, we'll get/have had: Kacey, Beyonce, Taylor, Camila, Normani, Billie, Dua, Charli, Lana releasing too. Thats crowded AF, and that's just counting the women. And yes I know some of those are flops, but they still usually peak high for a week or two and/or take up some of the breathing room in pop culture spaces to allow for people to really associate Eternal Sunshine as a defining album of 2024 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lustforyou Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 (edited) edit: double posted my previous reply Edited April 30 by lustforyou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Monday Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 It could be doing better but there's been several album bombs since its release and there's a few other high profile artists releasing; it was the #1 most streamed album on Spotify until Tay released TTPD and is still top 10 on AM with its current single in the top 10 of global Spotify. Context matters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Monday Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 1 hour ago, Twizzy said: I think the Billboard 200 is a just an inaccurate representation of the most popular albums nowadays compared to 10-15 years ago. They revise the rules every 6 months. Also because ES is top 3 on AM Worldwide, top 2 on Global Spotify, to me that's just more important? If a random song can go top 20 on the Hot 100 with 40M radio and only 3M weekly streams, why should I really take the Billboard 200 seriously either? This. That Jack Harlow song clinging to the top 10 or the sea of Khias that have been nabbing "hits" this year is evidence of that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SapphireSky Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Not surprised it's nowhere near as good as positions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrudenceHCharmed Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 I think she's doing great, it's just that the competitions are massive right now. It's Ariana vs the giants a.k.a Taylor, Morgan and Beyoncé. Plus all those rappers releasing quick little albums monthly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat1867 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Main cover art isn't great so not many people are buying the vinyl which is hurt it's positon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnAnti Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Who cares about what the us wants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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