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Our latest SPS chart has Taylor Swift's #1 bow for reputation at 1.29m, edging past the first-week total for prior giant 1989. But in a further demonstration of how completely out of touch John Amato and team are, the industry Bible gave her a total of around 1.26m. In doing so, they took their eye off the ball during a crucial moment for the entire industry—because they didn’t care

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If they did care, they would’ve done the work to find out what really happened with the year's most eagerly awaited album, considering the importance of an accurate count to one of the industry's hugest stars, her label or the biz at large. 

 

The performance of reputation in the 2017 marketplace is historic; despite steep drops in retail, Taylor achieved an unprecedented fourth straight million-plus bow almost entirely with sales and eclipsed the 2014 debut of her last blockbuster. 

 

When they saw our chart number (a total with which BuzzAngle Music agrees), they could’ve dug down into their numbers to locate the malfunction. But they couldn’t be bothered.

 

Taylor and Big Machine are said to be apoplectic about this absurd lapse.

 

A publication that cared about the music business would have done its utmost to get this right. Even if it required Amato to miss a photo op backstage at the AMAs. 

 

But Billboard isn't in the music business.  If it wants to change this, Amato and his coterie of sycophants must go.

 

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The dramatics  

1 minute ago, iHype. said:

Taylor and Big Machine are said to be apoplectic about this absurd lapse.

I DEMAND A RECOUNT 

 

   

A difference of 30,000?

 

Edited November 20, 20178 yr by dperkins

is this a taylor sabotage

 

It's only a minuscule difference? Why the soap opera overacting, HDD?  

Edited November 20, 20178 yr by Hector

What? Don't they always have different numbers? Can someone explain why we care?

RECOUNT! RECOUNT!

.03 million difference? Taylor really wants every sale to count which, hey, is her right

HDD you're doing AMAZING sweetie!

Can we call the good sis Jill Stein and get a recount going?

all of this over 30k difference when either way the number is still gargantuan

 

Just now, Hector said:

It's only a minuscule difference? Why the soap opera overacting, HDD?  

Right  

Taylor and Big Machine are said to be apoplectic about this absurd lapse.

 

:ahh: 

hmm interesting

 

I mean she's number 1 and getting her money from each sale. What's the issue?  

The only reason I can see them caring about this is because HDD's numbers have it outselling 1989 and BB's don't so  

30,000 copies is almost as much as some girls get in total first week, I don't blame Big Machine for fuming.

 

 

 

 

 

In the climate where 40k+ sales can become a number 1 album, 30k sales is significant. Recount!

Omg Drag them  

HDD being mad as always

Some girls debut in the top 10 with 30k.

I don't blame her/them.

Get it together Billboard.

 

Edited November 20, 20178 yr by Adonis

5 minutes ago, Yndda said:

all of this over 30k difference when either way the number is still gargantuan

 

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