poll Is Halsey bigger than Dua?

[DeadInside]

Halsey's alternative album opened with 98k while Dua's pop album is opening with 80-85k. Is Halsey a bigger artist than miss Dua? 

[Saintlor]

Wait until we get Halsey's next album

 

Shes one of the best artists alive but I fear her next release will tank 

[jomarr]

17 minutes ago, DeadInside said:

Halsey's alternative album opened with 98k while Dua's pop album is opening with 80-85k. Is Halsey a bigger artist than miss Dua? 

Let's compare this era to the nearest Dua release which is Future Nostalgia.

US Album Sales:

IICHLIWP: 500k

FN: 4.3M

 

Tour:

LPT: ~40M

FNT: ~100M

 

Singles Peaks:

IICHLIWP: #15, #64, OUT, OUT

FN: #2, #60*, #13, #2

 

*not released in the US but charted

Dua's opening numbers increased compared to FN and is likewise the best opening week for a British female artist in the UK in the past three years.

 

Let's see when Halsey releases her next album. As of right now, numbers don't lie.

[fememeist]

Ashley's last hit was the beginning of Covid, and Ms Lipa has had multiple smash hits and errythang since then

[lillavend3r]

In the US, Halsey

Elsewhere, Dua

1 minute ago, fememeist said:

Ashley's last hit was the beginning of Covid, and Ms Lipa has had multiple smash hits and errythang since then

Houdini came off Dance The Night's success and still missed the top 10. And carried by radio, all the other singles flopped. 

[Post Malone]

Everyone is after #that

 

[DoubleRainbow!]

Didn't Dua outgrossed Halsey's tour even in the States?

[Alldeezy]

I wish

[wsurferwayne]

dua is bigger than halsey globally

[Raspy]

halsey obv

dua lipa with her basic pop radio fodder mainstream songs doing a lil bit better than halsey isnt exactly winning

[QuanticXplosion]

How is this even a question. Dua is by far the biggest artist

[original_lifeline]

2 hours ago, jomarr said:

As of right now, numbers don't lie.

it's correct to compare Manic to FN (both released in 2020), not IICHLIWP

[Cain]

Obviously not

 

I know it's fun to **** on this era but we don't have to resort to lying 

 

[Papi Juancho]

Can Halsey perform in a venue for +5k people? serious question 

[Gorjesspazze9]

I didn't even think people knew what a Halsey was outside of the states

[jomarr]

21 minutes ago, original_lifeline said:

it's correct to compare Manic to FN (both released in 2020), not IICHLIWP

And it's incorrect to compare IICHLIWP to RO (Released in 2021 and 2024, respectively).

[TitanicSurvivor]

hopefully

[Punky Rooster]

I still am unsure what a Halsey is, so Dua wins.

[єѕℓαм]

No it's 2024 and Dua is a bigger name/artist than Halsey.

[shyboi]

Halsey? that's one name i haven't heard since the Obama administration 

[BryceG]

Dua is bigger, but I have a feeling Halsey will be around in the mainstream for much longer. 

[wastedpotential]

I guess we can say Closer was about as big as Levitating in the US, and Without Me was about as big as DSN. After that the comparison is a bit murky (DTN = Bad At Love, maybe?), and there is no way to compare their albums. However, they're certainly closer in the US than most Dua fans would care to admit 

[powernart]

On 5/12/2024 at 7:44 AM, jomarr said:

Let's compare this era to the nearest Dua release which is Future Nostalgia.

US Album Sales:

IICHLIWP: 500k

FN: 4.3M

 

Tour:

LPT: ~40M

FNT: ~100M

 

Singles Peaks:

IICHLIWP: #15, #64, OUT, OUT

FN: #2, #60*, #13, #2

 

*not released in the US but charted

Dua's opening numbers increased compared to FN and is likewise the best opening week for a British female artist in the UK in the past three years.

 

Let's see when Halsey releases her next album. As of right now, numbers don't lie.

2015 - Badlands first-week sales of 115,000 copies, 97,000 of that estimate being pure album sales. #2

2017 - Hopeless Fountain Kingdom 106,000 (76,000 in pure sales).#1

2020 - MANIC 239,000 (180,000 in pure sales).#2

2021 - If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power 98,000 [34.76 million on-demand streams | 70,500 pure sales].#2

 

2017 - Dua Lipa 3,965 (debut).#27

2020 - Future Nostalgia 66,000 (18,000 in pure sales)#3

2024 - Radical Optimism 83,000 [39.7 million on-demand streams | 51,500 pure sales].#2

 

Without Me #1 (Diamond Single)

Closer #1 (Diamond Single 15X Platinum)

Bad At Love #5 (6xPlatinum)

Boy With Luv #8

Eastside #9 (6xPlatinum)

Life's A mess #9 (Platinum)

Him&i #14 (2xPlatinum)

Nightmare #15 (Platinum)

Now Or Never #17 (3xPlatinum)

 

New Rules #6 (5xPlatinum)

Don't Start Now #2 (4xPlatinum)

Levitating #2 (Diamond Single)

Dance The Night #6

Cold Heart #7 (2xPlatinum)

Houdini #11

Break My Heart #13 (Platinum)

Sweetest Pie #15 (Platinum)

 

For an artist who was told by the CEO of Warner Music Group that they will make her the biggest force of the streaming era, these numbers don't seem to be looking very good.On the other hand, Halsey, who cannot get promo support for her albums and singles if she does not make music in the style they want by her former label, is selling in very good numbers.

 

Yes, Dua Lipa may technically have bigger numbers in total right now, but she showed that she won't be a stable name with her latest album.I don't know if Halsey will ever sell as much as manic again, but at least she will continue to be around as an artist who makes alternative music with stable sales.

 

[punisher]

2 minutes ago, powernart said:

2020 - MANIC 239,000 (180,000 in pure sales).#2

wait how

[geodude]

Halsey. I wished she'd sellout again and release generic pop music. She'd definitely pull big numbers