ARTPOP first week sale predictions update

[Me. I Am Salman]

@chartnews: US chart preview: #1 @ladygaga 250-275k.

LMFAO
that's less than Femme Fatale which had no promo and MDNA
the decay is ****ing real http://i.imgur.com/ic8UY6m.gif

[Stu]

Post it in the Lady GaGa thread where people might give a tiny bit more of a ****.

[Jake.]

Note the word predictions

[reece(:]

What did PRISM get?

[Jake.]

And you said that anything above 200k is good by todays standards, don't go back on yourself now

[Me. I Am Salman]

Post it in the Lady GaGa thread where people might give a tiny bit more of a ****.

People claimed she was the biggest pop star in the world and she's decaying at a shocking rate

It's big news imo.

[Saph]

trust you to post this :p I think this isnt including pre-order sales though

[Me. I Am Salman]

What did PRISM get?

Idk but there's a possibility it could be higher than Artflop http://i.imgur.com/ic8UY6m.gif

[MeMyselfAndI]

Oh dear, Taylor Swift got 1.2m this time last year :laugh:

[Me. I Am Salman]

Note the word predictions

they're usually right

[Stu]

It's big news imo.
Only because of your sadact "my popstar is better than your popstar!" hard on. Which again ... nobody cares about.

Nobody at all

at all

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[T*]

Only because of your sadact "my popstar is better than your popstar!" hard on. Which again ... nobody cares about.

Nobody at all

at all

at

all

[2]
:love:

[Me. I Am Salman]

get out of this thread if you don't care then, it's perfectly in line with the rules

[Jake.]

Also in the UK it's got a 58% lead on Celine's album which is number 2 :p

[MeMyselfAndI]

Only because of your sadact "my popstar is better than your popstar!" hard on. Which again ... nobody cares about.

Nobody at all

at all

at

all

Can you stop speaking for everybody, because you don't http://i.imgur.com/bvJsLsY.png

[Me. I Am Salman]

Celine is a vile washed up crusty **** no one cares about her

[reece(:]

Celine is a vile washed up crusty **** no one cares about her
http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z448/reeecerawwr/lmao.gif

[Jake.]

And isn't it still higher than Rihanna's past 3 efforts? Though I might be wrong somebody check

[MeMyselfAndI]

I like Artpop, but I prefer her other albums, so I'm not surprised tbh

[Jake.]

Celine is a vile washed up crusty **** no one cares about her

LOL, just enough people to get her to number 2

[Me. I Am Salman]

And isn't it still higher than Rihanna's past 3 efforts? Though I might be wrong somebody check

Rihanna was never strong with album sales yes but singles wise she's killing it, still can't fail to get #1s with each era, 7/8 years into her career

Gaga however hasn't had a #1 in years and is flopping album wise too, her star power is fading so much faster

[T*]

And isn't it still higher than Rihanna's past 3 efforts? Though I might be wrong somebody check

Yep!

[Brother Leon]

Still beats most of Rihanna's if not all of her numbers tbh...


But yeah. Justin,Eminem and Jay have owned this year so It's all good lol.

[Jake.]

Rihanna was never strong with album sales yes but singles wise she's killing it, still can't fail to get #1s with each era

Gaga however hasn't had a #1 in years and is flopping album wise too, her star power is fading

But I didn't ask about singles :laugh: Makes no sense how she is 'flopping' album wise when 200k plus is apparently good enough by your standards... let's just see how much it actually sells first before jumping on the 'flop' bandwagon.

[T*]

Rihanna was never strong with album sales yes but singles wise she's killing it, still can't fail to get #1s with each era, 7/8 years into her career

Gaga however hasn't had a #1 in years and is flopping album wise too, her star power is fading

It might be because she hasnt released an album for 2 years?
Just watch her. She'll come back to #1. Just you wait.

[Samm]

:laugh2:

[Jake.]

She will be number 1 lol, WW it should do okay at the end of the first week, not matching BTW of course but that was sold for 99p on Amazon I think

[Me. I Am Salman]

Yes 200k is ok but compared to BTW it's absolutely embarassing and is a clear sign she is no longer the force she once was, which is what this thread is about, no idea why people are bringing Rihanna up :conf2:

[Jake.]

Yes Salman because you never bring up Gaga in other music threads lol

[Me. I Am Salman]

Rihanna eight years into her career is still one of the biggest stars in the world

Gaga is like 4/5 years into her career and is disappearing already whereas in Rihanna's case she was peaking higher than ever before with Loud.. and is still showing no real sign of a decline

cya gags http://i.imgur.com/ic8UY6m.gif

[MeMyselfAndI]

I don't get why GaGa is doing so badly? Eminem is selling like 3x more than her

[Jake.]

You clearly wanted Rihanna to be mentioned :laugh: tbh it'll do alright, I'm not hoping for millions... but Venus and Dope (neither being actual singles) debuted in the top tens of quite a few countries, she's not doing as badly as anybody is making out.

[MeMyselfAndI]

Leona Lewis 'Echo' sold 2.5m with just 1 worldwide single and is considered a flop.

[Niall]

Gaga is like 4/5 years into her career and is disappearing already whereas in Rihanna's case she was peaking higher than ever before with Loud.. and is still showing no real sign of a decline

Yeah, no (http://www.metacritic.com/music/good-girl-gone-bad/rihanna) decline (http://www.metacritic.com/music/rated-r/rihanna) at all (http://www.metacritic.com/music/loud/rihanna). None (http://www.metacritic.com/music/talk-that-talk/rihanna) whatsoever (http://www.metacritic.com/music/unapologetic/rihanna). :idc:

[Jake.]

Well it isn't a flop then Jack lol

[Jake.]

Also: 'According to midweek sales figures the record – her first long-player since 2011′s Born This Way – has shifted over 47,000 copies since it was released on Monday – and looks set to knock Eminem’s Marshall Mathers LP2 from the top spot come Sunday.

The album is also currently outselling its nearest competitor – Celine Dion’s Love Me Back To Life – by an impressive 17,000 sales.'

Not too shabby

[Jake.]

That's in the UK btw

[Saph]

How has Celine sold so much :s I swear she only has that 1 song

[Me. I Am Salman]

Yeah, no (http://www.metacritic.com/music/good-girl-gone-bad/rihanna) decline (http://www.metacritic.com/music/rated-r/rihanna) at all (http://www.metacritic.com/music/loud/rihanna). None (http://www.metacritic.com/music/talk-that-talk/rihanna) whatsoever (http://www.metacritic.com/music/unapologetic/rihanna). :idc:

What have reviews got to do with anything

I'm talking about star power

And anyway she's like decreasing by 2-3 points, big deal. GGGB and Rated R were one off masterpieces that are difficult to replicate so they don't count

[Stu]

This is air traffic, prepare for crash landing.

[Jake.]

What have reviews got to do with anything

I'm talking about star power

And anyway she's like decreasing by 2-3 points, big deal. GGGB and Rated R were one off masterpieces that are difficult to replicate so they don't count

I swear you didn't even like Rated R compared to her other work

[Me. I Am Salman]

This is air traffic, prepare for crash landing.

think we all know which monster is fuming the most.

[Me. I Am Salman]

I swear you didn't even like Rated R compared to her other work

Can we just erase that from our minds please

[Jake.]

Can we just erase that from our minds please

Done :laugh: tbh I honestly find the whole 'flop', '**** sales', 'no number ones' arguments rather silly really, if you like it just listen to it, if it sells, it sells lol.

[Saph]

meanwhile, Avril Lavignes new album 'Avril Lavigne' debuted with 45k

http://i.minus.com/iy5qCOQg38FNT.gif

[Jake.]

I feel bad for Avril :(

[Glenn.]

Isn't ARTPOP Number 1 in like a million territories tho

[Jake.]

Isn't ARTPOP Number 1 in like a million territories tho

It was in 82 countires but Smithy is more clued up than me lol

[Glenn.]

It was in 82 countires but Smithy is more clued up than me lol

Doesn't that negate this thread then :suspect:

[Jake.]

Doesn't that negate this thread then :suspect:

No because this is about sales, not the position it lands :p surely WW it will hit about 700K if it's being predicted 300K in America alone? :suspect:

[MeMyselfAndI]

meanwhile, Avril Lavignes new album 'Avril Lavigne' debuted with 45k

http://i.minus.com/iy5qCOQg38FNT.gif

Avril's album is amazing
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma3vyaUyTE1qhuy9mo1_400.gif

[Me. I Am Salman]

Doesn't that negate this thread then :suspect:

No because it's still a huuuge decline

[reece(:]

meanwhile, Avril Lavignes new album 'Avril Lavigne' debuted with 45k

http://i.minus.com/iy5qCOQg38FNT.gif
Avril deserved better, at least the critics agree.

[Saph]

Avril's album is amazing


http://i.minus.com/iy5qCOQg38FNT.gif

[Glenn.]

No because it's still a huuuge decline

Oh well? 82 countries at number 1 isn't to be scoffed at. Seems this is just another opportunity for a bit of Gaga bashing.

Gaga>>>>>>Rihanna

[Niall]

What have reviews got to do with anything

I'm talking about star power

And anyway she's like decreasing by 2-3 points, big deal. GGGB and Rated R were one off masterpieces that are difficult to replicate so they don't count

http://25.media.tumblr.com/186c54bfd5a1bdac6790a623afdc9aa8/tumblr_mp2zmrPsAl1sq5rugo1_500.jpg

[Jake.]

Yeah I don't get how going from a peak of 75 down to 61 is '2-3' points lol

[Black Dagger]

The obsession is real.

[Black Dagger]

And you hated Rated R.

[Saph]

im joking btw

http://albumjams.com/wp-content/uploads/Cassie-Dope-n-Diamonds-600x250.jpg

[Jordan.]

ew the obsession, stay checking gagas career tho

[Iceman]

Actually in terms of sales in america she hasnt dropped that much. If you take into account the 99p for BTW it accounts for roughly 400kish... but still Eminem killing that **** /stan

[Smithy]

omg what sort of obsession, you're like one of those in denial little monsters

Anyway, this time last year Rihanna opened with 238,000 even though she has 11 #1's and she had the biggest hit in the world at the time, gaga's still outselling her with a #5 hit

Stay obsessed

http://31.media.tumblr.com/4ee949c6289018ef69f81de1c37e5d33/tumblr_mumrss16LD1s8loaoo2_400.gif

[reece(:]

Actually in terms of sales in america she hasnt dropped that much. If you take into account the 99p for BTW it accounts for roughly 400kish... but still Eminem killing that **** /stan
Serve those receipts
http://i.minus.com/iRASVWMTnQjOs.gif

[Iceman]

Just realised this is gonna go on all week :/

[MeMyselfAndI]

Can people stop acting like Eminem has just sold the most of the decade or something, Taylor Swift sold almost 2x more in a week

[Iceman]

Its current as in this week not last year...why so on the defense???

[Iceman]

Lady Gaga's new album ARTPOP is predicted to sell an estimated 260,000 copies in its first week of sales in the US.

The new figures come after industry experts predicted an initial pre-release forecast of 300k-350k.

Lady Gaga's 'Artpop' album cover
ARTPOP



ARTPOP is on course to debut at number one, though the estimated figures would mean a 75% drop in first week sales from 2011's Born This Way which sold 1.1 million copies in its debut week, according to Billboard

[Jake.]

I don't get it though... did BTW sell 1.1 million WW or just in the US in its first week?

[Jake.]

Ah okay it was in the US, thought it was worldwide for some reason lol

[Iceman]

Yeah sorry US... and 440k were 99p...so its not representative... her sales decline would only be 40-50 percent....and its released after a huge previous week...I think its fairly decent....

[Jake.]

Yeah sorry US... and 440k were 99p...so its not representative... her sales decline would only be 40-50 percent....and its released after a huge previous week...I think its fairly decent....

No worries lol... yeah, take away that 400k which she probably wouldn't have got if not for the 99p deal and it doesn't seem too bad... a shame, but it's just matching what other female pop stars are getting. Applause is still doing well in the US (13th week in the Top Ten) and Dope is in the Top Ten as well... who knows, it might suprise us lol