Badgalbriel Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago With so many quality albums released this year, it's crazy to see how everyone is struggling to have a decent-selling album. Outside of Taylor, SZA, and Sabrina, who just released and has already moved 1.2 million units, it's crazy to see that they all struggled to cross the 2 million mark, considering they released their albums months and months ago. Billie is getting there soon, of course, but still, it's taking its sweet time. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraceRandolph Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago All the albums have been boring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-V-XYZ Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago Sabrina sold a lot of albums for just being out for only a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraceRandolph Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago What's the last pop album that felt ESSENTIAL or undeniably FRESH? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyxmage Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago The Patriarchy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JO1s Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 2 minutes ago, A-V-XYZ said: Sabrina sold a lot of albums for just being out for only a month. SPS from Espresso and please 3x contribute a decent amount plus her first 3 weeks was like 500k 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By the Water Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago Selling 2M within a year isn't as easy as Taylor makes it seem 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatyouwant_ Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago All of the albums besides Taylor's TTPD had pre-released songs prior to its release. Billie's 10 tracks album doesn't, 4 months with over 1.55m units is not a struggle by any means. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZacXCX Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago Consumption is just done and measured differently now. We're probably never going to see a The Fame/Monster or a Teenage Dream sized album cycle in a more traditional sense in the future, which is ok. Taylor is the exception, not the rule. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happylittlepunk Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago The music isn't interesting enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICLDXU4HS Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago 9 minutes ago, GraceRandolph said: What's the last pop album that felt ESSENTIAL or undeniably FRESH? BRAT. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraceRandolph Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago 13 minutes ago, ICLDXU4HS said: BRAT. True Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotunda Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago Is this a real question or a "let's all look at Taylor's numbers" thread 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TayDuaStan Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago The way TTPD sold more than the next 4 best sellers combined… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feanor Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago (edited) It's the streaming era, it now takes longer to accumulate units and reach a higher unit count than it did in the physical/digital era. Taylor skews the perception with her massive success and by selling as if it were the 90s or 2000s again, but she's the exception to the rule. Many of the other albums in the OP will certainly reach double, triple, perhaps even quadruple platinum status eventually… it'll just take them some time. Edited 5 hours ago by Feanor 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badgalbriel Posted 5 hours ago Author Share Posted 5 hours ago 6 minutes ago, Rotunda said: Is this a real question or a "let's all look at Taylor's numbers" thread Everyone already knows Taylor numbers, even her haters. So it's a real question, by default. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glitch Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago Album sales are dead unless you're Taylor Swift. Those are all good numbers for the streaming era. Taylor has just warped people's expectations for a successful album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mons†er Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago Streaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatyPrismSpirit Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago (edited) 1 hour ago, GraceRandolph said: What's the last pop album that felt ESSENTIAL or undeniably FRESH? Chappell Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess Charli xcx - BRAT Edited 4 hours ago by KatyPrismSpirit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraceRandolph Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago 3 minutes ago, KatyPrismSpirit said: Chappell Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess Charli xcx - BRAT I don't think TRaFoaMP is really anything special though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pisuke Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago If you take Taylor out, all amazing albums 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicked Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago Everyone isn't going to move millions and millions of units. I just checked, the only people to cross 2M equivalents this year is Swift and Wallen. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatyPrismSpirit Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago Just now, GraceRandolph said: I don't think TRaFoaMP is really anything special though. To me it is special in the sense that it's one of the first pop girl albums that's centered around queer experiences without it feeling like a forced statement. It's bold. Unapologetic. Playful and confident. But it depends per person I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Dick Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago 53 minutes ago, Rotunda said: Is this a real question or a "let's all look at Taylor's numbers" thread It's exactly that OT: Those are nice numbers. Sabrina's are really impressive and so are Billie's. And Beyoncé's as well. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minto Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago tay picture 4 times i can already guess what this is….nice collage though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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