iheartBrit Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Raster said: That's a little too overly defensive. Swifties didn't even bring up Britney until some Army members did And no matter what you say selling 1.26-1.29m copies in 2017 is infinitely more impressive than selling 1.3m at the peak of album sales. Britney's achievement was impressive, but it doesn't have to be equated to Taylor's and the Army should stop bringing up that record when it was broken already by Adele. Back in Britney's day you had to physically leave your house to go purchase an album. 1.3 million + people took time out of their day to buy her album opening week. Much more impressive IMO. Edited November 18, 2017 by iheartBrit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHype. Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Why is the fourth highest opening of 2000, being compared to the second highest opening of the past 15 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartBrit Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Just now, Raster said: yet albums in 2017 sell a fraction of what albums back then used to sell weird isn't it Album sales are way down but first week sales have been alive and well this decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weed Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 I don’t understand why Britney’s name keeps being brought up She doesn’t hold the record, and hasn’t for over two years now. Stop living in the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowcoast Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 I predicted 1,33M. In conclusion, the numbers are quite disappointed; she has the potentiel to sell more than 1,5-1,8M. However, congrats to Taylor Swift, the strategy will be written on the Business Music class books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weed Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 7 minutes ago, iHype. said: Why is the fourth highest opening of 2000, being compared to the second highest opening of the past 15 years? Right like I will NOT be tricked into talking about that tired ass album. The transparency Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternium Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 53 minutes ago, Raster said: That's a little too overly defensive. Swifties didn't even bring up Britney until some Army members did And no matter what you say selling 1.26-1.29m copies in 2017 is infinitely more impressive than selling 1.3m at the peak of album sales. Britney's achievement was impressive, but it doesn't have to be equated to Taylor's and the Army should stop bringing up that record when it was broken already by Adele. You may be new to the Swifties, but you guys have been gunning for Ms. Britney for 7 years now. And no matter what you say, 1.29M is not more than 1.319M. Congratulations are in order for Ms. Swift and there’s no need to diminish her accomplishments, but that doesn’t negate Britney’s, either. 44 minutes ago, Newt said: Namie's album is called Finally Nnnggg. I need to get in to her. I’ve always been very hit-or-miss with her since the 90s and her 10s material still hasn’t clicked with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOM! Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 These numbers are HUGE considering: - They are pure sales. - It's 2017. - There was almost no promo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilencePlease Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 (edited) Amazing numbers but at the same time alarming considering her label expected 2M / HDD even predicted 3.4M earlier this year. Edited November 18, 2017 by SilencePlease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellocory Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, Erreur2 La Nature said: It’s not because less people tend to buy music that it’s better, she’s debuting with less copies sold and that’s a fact, not an opinion. Maybe her next album can do it though Number of albums that debuted with 1M+ in 2000: 4 (Britney's was the second-lowest and wasn't even top 3 best-sellers of the year) Number of albums that debuted with 1M+ (pure) in 2016: 0 Number of albums that debuted with 1M+ in 2017: 1 - Reputation -- and it's the best-selling album of the year already Taylor's numbers and consistency are far more impressive Edited November 18, 2017 by hellocory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellocory Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 2 minutes ago, SilencePlease said: Amazing numbers but at the same time alarming considering her label expected 2M / HDD even predicted 3.4M earlier this year. HDD are morons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simmnfierzig Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 4 minutes ago, SilencePlease said: Amazing numbers but at the same time alarming considering her label expected 2M / HDD even predicted 3.4M earlier this year. Labels are basically always extremely off with their numbers and HDD didnt predict 3.4m. They were wondering out loud if she could maybe challenge that, which always seemed absurd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simmnfierzig Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 12 minutes ago, Eternium said: You may be new to the Swifties, but you guys have been gunning for Ms. Britney for 7 years now. And no matter what you say, 1.29M is not more than 1.319M. Congratulations are in order for Ms. Swift and there’s no need to diminish her accomplishments, but that doesn’t negate Britney’s, either. Nnnggg. I need to get in to her. I’ve always been very hit-or-miss with her since the 90s and her 10s material still hasn’t clicked with me. Probably cause there are so many Britney stans who think she had a bigger career than Taylor... That is just a very weird thing to think, but whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simmnfierzig Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 52 minutes ago, iheartBrit said: Album sales are way down but first week sales have been alive and well this decade. But there were way more 1m openeres back then? Taylor has the majority of them this decade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dussymob Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 5 minutes ago, simmnfierzig said: Probably cause there are so many Britney stans who think she had a bigger career than Taylor... That is just a very weird thing to think, but whatever. Britney peaked too quickly to have a bigger career than Taylor. To me they don’t compare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erreur2 La Nature Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 20 minutes ago, hellocory said: Number of albums that debuted with 1M+ in 2000: 4 (Britney's was the second-lowest and wasn't even top 3 best-sellers of the year) Number of albums that debuted with 1M+ (pure) in 2016: 0 Number of albums that debuted with 1M+ in 2017: 1 - Reputation -- and it's the best-selling album of the year already Taylor's numbers and consistency are far more impressive Britney's had the record for 15 years sis so yes it's impressive and Taylor still hasn't reached these sales so you can think it's "far more impressive" it's not since Britney and Adele both did better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetos Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Selling 1M plus in 2017 is infinitely more impressive than selling 1M during the peak of album sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellocory Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 15 minutes ago, Erreur2 La Nature said: Britney's had the record for 15 years sis so yes it's impressive and Taylor still hasn't reached these sales so you can think it's "far more impressive" it's not since Britney and Adele both did better. Britney did better at the peak of album sales. How are you not wrapping your head around that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthsu Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 29 minutes ago, dussymob said: Britney peaked too quickly to have a bigger career than Taylor. To me they don’t compare. You must be very young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navyofbadgals Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Did it outdo 1989? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanET Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 46 minutes ago, SilencePlease said: Amazing numbers but at the same time alarming considering her label expected 2M / HDD even predicted 3.4M earlier this year. OT: congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHype. Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 3 minutes ago, Anthsu said: You must be very young. He joined the site in 2005... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navyofbadgals Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Just now, Raster said: yup Impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev8 Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Raster said: That's a little too overly defensive. Swifties didn't even bring up Britney until some Army members did The Army didn't bring her up. It was some other stans that brought Adele and Britney's name to drag Taylor Swifties just started attacking back and the Army just came to defend our fave 41 minutes ago, simmnfierzig said: That is just a very weird thing to think, but whatever. This is your opinion Ot: I was one of the few people who wanted her to win so it could be a big "**** you" to the people who hate on her this is turning into a lil bit hive situation for me nonetheless gj to Taylor Edited November 18, 2017 by Rev8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthsu Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 1 minute ago, iHype. said: He joined the site in 2005... Then they are just anti-Britney. No one can deny Britney's impact in pop culture. Her career was huge and it pre-dates all these social media platforms and Youtube that make artists more accessible and in Taylor's case "friends" with the fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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