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Post by Fat Ass Kelly Price on Nov 13, 2017 13:42:30 GMT -5
Remember when a troll convinced y'all it sold 800,000 copies on iTunes alone in its first day? 😂
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Post by Duca on Nov 13, 2017 13:49:02 GMT -5
With 3 days of sales, it has already surpassed Divide as the bestselling album of 2017.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Nov 13, 2017 13:55:32 GMT -5
2017 YTD Album Sales:
01 - 925,000 - REPUTATION - Taylor Swift (925,000) 02 - 909,000 - ÷ - Ed Sheeran ( 909,000 ) 03 - 838,000 - DAMN. - Kendrick Lamar ( 838,000 ) 04 - 650,000 - MOANA - Soundtrack ( 844,000 ) 05 - 636,000 - 24K MAGIC - Bruno Mars ( 1,115,000 ) 06 - 566,000 - HARDWIRED...TO SELF-DESTRUCT - Metallica ( 1,083,000 ) 07 - 554,000 - FROM A ROOM: VOLUME 1 - Chris Stapleton ( 554,000 ) 08 - 524,000 - GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL.2: AWESOME MIX VOL.2 - Soundtrack ( 524,000 ) 09 - 481,000 - TROLLS - Soundtrack ( 782,000 ) 10 - 454,000 - BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA - P!nk ( 454,000 )
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Post by survivorqt on Nov 13, 2017 14:05:33 GMT -5
Is that good? First day : 717k 2-3rd days: 208k 4-5th days: 170k 6-7th days: 140k With four days left that would be 1.25 million, but the predictions all said 1.3-1.6 million. Yeah, looks like it’s trending lower, wouldn’t be surprised if it doesn’t surpass 1989’s opening week numbers...
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Post by born on Nov 13, 2017 14:09:09 GMT -5
The opening week will be fine, what I'm most worried about is the second week sales. It's going to drop like a meteor. We need a big hit right now (and also SOME STREAMS) to keep this hot and relevant till the heavier promo starts (aka more live performances and stuff).
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Post by Eloqueen™ on Nov 13, 2017 15:00:38 GMT -5
Is there any world in which a million plus debut isn't good? Even if it trends down from predictions. Chile, you stay reaching when it comes to Taylor. lol
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Post by Gary on Nov 13, 2017 15:08:20 GMT -5
This Taylor Swift album will have something that prior albums have had:
A million plus opening sales week.
Unlike prior albums:
No Taylor Swift songs in the top 10 on release day and no real push to have hit singles at all
'Look What You Made Me Do' a manufactured #1 that was pulled from radio as quickly as it arrived turned fans away.
Week 1 will be fantastic as usual. What about week 2?
Unless something changes, this won't have the longevity of prior albums
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Post by Enigma. on Nov 13, 2017 15:12:11 GMT -5
I wouldn't worry about longevity yet, after hearing the album. It'll be around when Grammy Awards 2018 are held in early 2019.
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Post by Eloqueen™ on Nov 13, 2017 15:16:04 GMT -5
Reputation is outpacing 1989, which sold 600k in its first day and Red which sold 500k in its first day. If she keeps on the same trend, she should finish the week with nearly 1.4 million.
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Post by Troublemaker on Nov 13, 2017 15:18:11 GMT -5
This album will have longevity because its Taylor??? If she puts out the right singles and good videos (accepting that 'Ready For it...' is an abnormality) she'll be fine.
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Post by Choco on Nov 13, 2017 15:20:42 GMT -5
What was the label smoking when they predicted 2m?
Excellent numbers although there's a very strong possibility that it doesn't outsell 1989's debut (which again, no huge deal).
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Post by Gary on Nov 13, 2017 15:24:57 GMT -5
This album will have longevity because its Taylor??? That like saying "The new song will go to #1 because it's Rihanna" (or whatever) Basically nothing is guaranteed. The initial release of this album seems very "front-loaded" focused to me.
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Post by Troublemaker on Nov 13, 2017 15:34:18 GMT -5
This album will have longevity because its Taylor??? That like saying "The new song will go to #1 because it's Rihanna" (or whatever) Basically nothing is guaranteed. The initial release of this album seems very "front-loaded" focused to me. Nothing is guaranteed I agree but based on her history she's had longevity because of a massive following and besides she's more of an album artist than a singles artist (although her single sales aren't bad either)
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Post by Gary on Nov 13, 2017 15:45:09 GMT -5
The same can be said about the history of other trends. They all have an ending.
The prior albums had a long string of hot singles to carry it. Will this? Who knows. It will be interesting to see what they do to carry the marketing strategy past week 1.
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Post by deepston on Nov 13, 2017 16:25:19 GMT -5
The projections were 1.3m-1.4m, not 1.4m. I could see this debuting with 1.3mish at this point. Also this should be very close to 2m sales WW. Sales in China were close to 800k in the 1st day.
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Post by forg on Nov 13, 2017 21:08:03 GMT -5
2017 YTD Album Sales: 01 - 925,000 - REPUTATION - Taylor Swift (925,000) 02 - 909,000 - ÷ - Ed Sheeran ( 909,000 ) 03 - 838,000 - DAMN. - Kendrick Lamar ( 838,000 ) 04 - 650,000 - MOANA - Soundtrack ( 844,000 ) 05 - 636,000 - 24K MAGIC - Bruno Mars ( 1,115,000 ) 06 - 566,000 - HARDWIRED...TO SELF-DESTRUCT - Metallica ( 1,083,000 ) 07 - 554,000 - FROM A ROOM: VOLUME 1 - Chris Stapleton ( 554,000 ) 08 - 524,000 - GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL.2: AWESOME MIX VOL.2 - Soundtrack ( 524,000 ) 09 - 481,000 - TROLLS - Soundtrack ( 782,000 ) 10 - 454,000 - BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA - P!nk ( 454,000 ) Moana is nearing 1M pure sales, nice. Although it would still take awhile before it reaches but still nice to see how it did so well
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Post by Oprah on Nov 13, 2017 22:45:36 GMT -5
Reputation is outpacing 1989, which sold 600k in its first day and Red which sold 500k in its first day. If she keeps on the same trend, she should finish the week with nearly 1.4 million. The 3-day total indicates that it's not so much outpacing the last two albums as it's more heavily front-loaded. It's probably going to drop like a rock over the next few weeks in the absence of a major hit, though the holidays will prop it up. The projections were 1.3m-1.4m, not 1.4m. I could see this debuting with 1.3mish at this point. Also this should be very close to 2m sales WW. Sales in China were close to 800k in the 1st day. Those weren't album sales - no one here actually buys music. They were streams on outlets that are still largely free.
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Post by bornfearless2000 on Nov 13, 2017 23:38:34 GMT -5
Its not a typical era of Taylor because no song (other than the ones that have been released before) are charted in top 100 itunes. Maybe the label and the fans are focusing on album sales only?
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Post by kanimal on Nov 13, 2017 23:42:19 GMT -5
Its not a typical era of Taylor because no song ( other than the ones that have been released before) are charted in top 100 itunes. Maybe the label and the fans are focusing on album sales only? Those are the only songs that are available for individual purchase. You can only access the other 11 tracks by buying the album.
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Post by Wavey✨️ on Nov 13, 2017 23:49:42 GMT -5
She just has a bomb ass team(I mean her father partly or fully owns the label)+ loyal fans. Doesn't get better than that. It sucks seeing other albums not even touching numbers like this.
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Post by bornfearless2000 on Nov 14, 2017 0:13:02 GMT -5
Its not a typical era of Taylor because no song ( other than the ones that have been released before) are charted in top 100 itunes. Maybe the label and the fans are focusing on album sales only? Those are the only songs that are available for individual purchase. You can only access the other 11 tracks by buying the album. Oh i see. Thats why the other 11 are not on the chart. They are pulling Oops I Did It Again on this era
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Post by fearlessarrow on Nov 14, 2017 2:07:06 GMT -5
Are they trying to maximize chart impact on the Hot 100 next week perhaps? If they release individual songs for purchase next week, it'll align with reputation's release to streaming.
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Post by Duca on Nov 14, 2017 7:33:47 GMT -5
I doubt this will be available on streaming services before the holiday season ends unless her sales collapse.
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Post by born on Nov 14, 2017 12:43:19 GMT -5
Taylor said to a fan that "reputation" has sold 1.1M so far. I don't know if that's true, no one has confirmed this. Plus, it could be worldwide.
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Post by anafan on Nov 14, 2017 15:49:48 GMT -5
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Post by deepston on Nov 14, 2017 15:51:52 GMT -5
So, 3 more days to do 300k, seems doable but not likely. She's been getting 100k each day and the sales will probably slow down a little now.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Nov 14, 2017 15:58:33 GMT -5
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Post by KeepDeanWeird on Nov 14, 2017 16:43:22 GMT -5
So, 3 more days to do 300k, seems doable but not likely. She's been getting 100k each day and the sales will probably slow down a little now. She 'only' sold 80k yesterday. Of course, this doesn't include streaming and single sales, both of which will be relatively minimal, for SPS total.
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Post by Duca on Nov 14, 2017 16:48:27 GMT -5
700k (1 day) 925k (3 days) 1.05m (4 days)
Strong Monday. Selling faster than 1989 and already surpassed Speak Now's opening.
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Post by Duca on Nov 14, 2017 16:52:08 GMT -5
So, 3 more days to do 300k, seems doable but not likely. She's been getting 100k each day and the sales will probably slow down a little now. She 'only' sold 80k yesterday. Of course, this doesn't include streaming and single sales, both of which will be relatively minimal, for SPS total. She sold +125k yesterday.
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