Dua Lipa – Future Nostalgia

[MissAmericana]

Animated lyric videos for the entire album coming this week.

[Juan Carlos]

Apr 3, 2020 15:09:52 GMT -5 Normi said:

Are there any major releases this week? If not she might have a shot at racing to the top next week right?

No, there aren't. Dua's biggest threat was supposed to be All Time Low's Wake Up, Sunshine because of physical sales, but these were pushed back until next month, so they are only relying on downloads and streaming and these aren't as great as her sophomore album.

However, she's competing with The Weeknd's After Hours and Lewis Capaldi's Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent. With most of the stores closed, the charts are expected to be down to streaming and downloads in the following weeks, although people could still buy physical products from retailers. That said, her official store has run out of stock and they are only selling the CDs, so this is a major con for her right now.

As a side note, isn't it a little bit ironic that she has been blocked twice ("Don't Start Now" and Future Nostalgia) by Australian acts? Sigh!

[Normi]

New Zealand came through and let this debut atop

[Deleted]

Apr 3, 2020 16:16:12 GMT -5 @mirza said:

This really is the Blackout of it's time
Robbed of #1

I've seen Blackout comparisons come up a few times, but it crossed my mind earlier that in some ways this album is starting off more like Breakaway (in the US, at least), even down to the urban-dominated market preventing the smash lead single from reaching #1 on the Hot 100. Breakaway's longevity was insane and it went five singles deep so I will be more than elated if this similarity carries out in the long run. There will be at least one difference though with the deluxe re-release that we already know Dua is planning (Breakaway didn't have that).

[Juan Carlos]

#4 on HITS Top 50 with total sales of 62,611 (17,439 sales, 3,654 TEA and 41,518 SEA).

[GP]

17k pure wihtout any help from bundles is really respectful IMO

[wjr15]

I love the Breakaway comparison to this and I hope this expand’s Dua’s career the way they album did for Kelly.

[Deleted]

Ya know, if they play the rollout right
This can be the Teenage Dream of the 2020's.
It similarly was released at the start of a new decade and if they do the singles and videos right, she can be an icon

One can only dream I guess, idk a bitch is bored at home and just thinking and this was my random thought of the hour. Thank you for listening to my Ted talk.

[Juan Carlos]

Debuts at #4 in the US.

From Billboard:

Dua Lipa lands her first top 10 album, as her second effort, Future Nostalgia, debuts at No. 4 with 66,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, 44,000 are in SEA units, 18,000 are in album sales and 3,000 are in TEA units.

Future Nostalgia, released via Warner Records, easily beats the peak of the pop singer-songwriter's self-titled debut effort, which topped out at No. 27 on the Feb. 17, 2018-dated chart.

The new album was led by the smash single "Don't Start Now." The track reached career-high peaks for the entertainer on both the Hot 100 (No. 2) and Radio Songs (No. 1 for three weeks, so far -- it was No. 1 on the latest chart, dated April 4). The song also logged a sixth week at No. 1 on Pop Songs (as of the April 4 tally).

Dua Lipa's first album yielded the high-charting single "New Rules," which reached No. 6 on the Hot 100, No. 3 on Radio Songs, and No. 1 (for three weeks) on Pop Songs.

[Crimsonio]

Apr 4, 2020 18:41:11 GMT -5 @antigonerising said:

Apr 3, 2020 16:16:12 GMT -5 @mirza said:

This really is the Blackout of it's time
Robbed of #1

I've seen Blackout comparisons come up a few times, but it crossed my mind earlier that in some ways this album is starting off more like Breakaway (in the US, at least), even down to the urban-dominated market preventing the smash lead single from reaching #1 on the Hot 100. Breakaway's longevity was insane and it went five singles deep so I will be more than elated if this similarity carries out in the long run. There will be at least one difference though with the deluxe re-release that we already know Dua is planning (Breakaway didn't have that).

Hallucinate and Cool would be my next picks for the singles, then do the re-release with If It Ain't Me with Normani.

[taylor is terrified]

ok but I wish "Love Again" could get its dues at radio. That one oughta be a single too imo. (Unless of course the re-release has some tracks that'll throw our wigs even farther)

[kimberly]

Apr 5, 2020 18:09:10 GMT -5 taylor is terrified said:

ok but I wish "Love Again" could get its dues at radio. That one oughta be a single too imo. (Unless of course the re-release has some tracks that'll throw our wigs even farther)

I need IF IT AINT ME ft. NORMANI out like yesterday!!!!!

[Crimsonio]

Apr 5, 2020 18:09:10 GMT -5 taylor is terrified said:

ok but I wish "Love Again" could get its dues at radio. That one oughta be a single too imo. (Unless of course the re-release has some tracks that'll throw our wigs even farther)

If It Ain't Me screamed single the first time I listened to it, the best way to describe it is it's a sad disco banger about dancing in the club.

[Deleted]

Apr 5, 2020 17:58:14 GMT -5 Crimsonio said:

Apr 4, 2020 18:41:11 GMT -5 @antigonerising said:

I've seen Blackout comparisons come up a few times, but it crossed my mind earlier that in some ways this album is starting off more like Breakaway (in the US, at least), even down to the urban-dominated market preventing the smash lead single from reaching #1 on the Hot 100. Breakaway's longevity was insane and it went five singles deep so I will be more than elated if this similarity carries out in the long run. There will be at least one difference though with the deluxe re-release that we already know Dua is planning (Breakaway didn't have that).

Hallucinate and Cool would be my next picks for the singles, then do the re-release with If It Ain't Me with Normani.

I would add Levitating to Cool/Hallucinate too (since Physical didn't get a radio push in the US and I don't think Warner is going to double back to it as fourth or fifth single). I have the slightest preference for Levitating out of those three, but I don't really care what order they're released in because they're all perfection.

and ch at the rate RCA is going If It Ain't Me is going to have to double as Normani's lead single. I'm dying over here. I need both of my newest faves to be dominating right now, argh!

[breathingrande]

I don’t know if “Hallucinate” would do anything in the US... I Mean its a banger but a bit too eurodance for top 40.
For the US specifically i would go with “Levitating” “Love Again” & “Cool” , Those are the ones that could have a good shot on radio.

I would push those 3 singles and then bring on the re-release with the Normani collab. Dua is miles away from being overexposed in the US, so there should be no problem with radio embracing singles

[musicspy]

Apr 6, 2020 2:32:41 GMT -5 breathingrande said:

I would push those 3 singles and then bring on the re-release with the Normani collab. Dua is miles away from being overexposed in the US, so there should be no problem with radio embracing singles

She said the rerelease is coming kind of soon though. I wouldnt expect 6 singles ahead of it. Maybe when the third one is close to peaking?

[MissAmericana]

Apr 6, 2020 5:35:43 GMT -5 musicspy said:

Apr 6, 2020 2:32:41 GMT -5 breathingrande said:

I would push those 3 singles and then bring on the re-release with the Normani collab. Dua is miles away from being overexposed in the US, so there should be no problem with radio embracing singles

She said the rerelease is coming kind of soon though. I wouldnt expect 6 singles ahead of it. Maybe when the third one is close to peaking?

It really depends on the strength, stability and longevity of "Break My Heart" on Pop. If it lasts as long as "DSN" did, then I could see her pushing a single from the re-release soon after. But I think she'll definitely release at least one more single from the standard edition of the album before releasing new music.

[Juan Carlos]

The Monday update is out in the UK. Future Nostalgia is currently at #1 (6.2k), while Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent is at #2 (3.3k). There's no pre-orders reported yet, so it's still unknown how Wake Up, Sunshine is doing.

[Juan Carlos]

Queen of breaking Spotify records.

• The most streamed album in a day (or first day) by a British female artist globally on the platform.
• The most streamed album in a day (or first day) by a British female artist in the UK.
• The most streamed album in a day (or first day) by a British female artist in the US.

[Juan Carlos]

"Don't Start Now" stays at #3, "Break My Heart" debuts at #21 and "Physical" re-enters at #77 on the Hot 100 this week.

Dua's Billboard Hot 100 peaks to date:

#2. "Don't Start Now"
#6. "New Rules"
#21. "Break My Heart"
#26. "One Kiss" (Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa)
#49. "IDGAF"
#60. "Physical"
#62. "Electricity" (Silk City & Dua Lipa)
#72. "Blow Your Mind (Mwah)"
#76. "Scared to Be Lonely" (Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa)
#93. "Kiss And Make Up" (Dua Lipa & BLACKPINK)

"Don't Start Now" chart run: 30 − 46 − 42 − 37 − 42 − 42 − 42 − 52 − 21 − 14 − 14 − 15 − 9 − 9 − 6 − 5 − 5 − 3 − 2 − 3 − 3 − 3 − (...)

"Physical" chart run: 60 − (out) − 77 − (...)

"Break My Heart" chart run: 21 − (...)

[Deleted]

Excellent debut for "Break My Heart", and given how it's been rising steadily on radio, I hope it becomes a solid hit 😍

[Deleted]

I absolutely love how she sounds on Cool -- I wish she used that register of her voice more often.

[Juan Carlos]

I could be wrong with the following, but I think the initial plan of the re-release was to be out later this year. I mean, I assume this because Dua would have promoted the album with the tour and she could have unveiled the first track of the re-release during Q4. However, with the tour being postponed until early next year and COVID-19, I guess it doesn't make any sense to release it now and Warner could go deeper with this instead.

I initially thought that her label wasn't going to push any song from the album after it was released and they were going to go with the second wind of the album, but it seems that their plan was to release, at least, a song after the album was out and it was going to be "Love Again" before the pandemic happened. With this taken into consideration and without any proper promotion because of social isolation around the world, it's been said that "Levitating" may also receive a proper push now, so their plan is likely to go with two singles post-album release, which is something I don't think it's seen nowadays.

Also, the latter makes sense because Hannah Neaves, who is Tap Music head of marketing, mentioned to Music Week that this is an album campaign for the next two or three years and (her) touring, so it makes me think that Warner could plan the re-release after the first leg of the European and UK tour is done.

[mamaloveme]

i think we are definitely getting 2-3 more singles just to push for Grammy for longer visibility?

[Juan Carlos]

The Tuesday update is out in the UK. Future Nostalgia is still at #1 (8k), while Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent is at #2 (4.4k). CALM and Dua Lipa are currently at #14 and #15, respectively (both with 1.5k).

[Youknowit]

Future Nostalgia Peaks:

#1 - Czech Republic
#1 - Finland
#1 - Ireland
#1 - Lithuania
#1 - New Zealand

#2 - Australia
#2 - Belgium (Flanders)
#2 - Canada 
#2 - Norway
#2 - United Kingdom 
#3 - Italy
#3 - Netherlands 
#3 - Spain (streaming chart, main is disabled for now)
#4 - Germany 
#4 - Sweden 
#4 - United States

#7 - Belgium (Wallonia) 
#9 - France

GREAT peaks worldwide!! Hoping this does well the rest of the year, and ultimately ends up as one of the biggest albums on streaming. This should also get the #1 in the UK this week! 

[Youknowit]

Apr 6, 2020 19:10:26 GMT -5 Juan Carlos said:

I could be wrong with the following, but I think the initial plan of the re-release was to be out later this year. I mean, I assume this because Dua would have promoted the album with the tour and she could have unveiled the first track of the re-release during Q4. However, with the tour being postponed until early next year and COVID-19, I guess it doesn't make any sense to release it now and Warner could go deeper with this instead.

I initially thought that her label wasn't going to push any song from the album after it was released and they were going to go with the second wind of the album, but it seems that their plan was to release, at least, a song after the album was out and it was going to be "Love Again" before the pandemic happened. With this taken into consideration and without any proper promotion because of social isolation around the world, it's been said that "Levitating" may also receive a proper push now, so their plan is likely to go with two singles post-album release, which is something I don't think it's seen nowadays.

Also, the latter makes sense because Hannah Neaves, who is Tap Music head of marketing, mentioned to Music Week that this is an album campaign for the next two or three years and (her) touring, so it makes me think that Warner could plan the re-release after the first leg of the European and UK tour is done.   

+1

I don't think we'll get the first single from the re-release until later this year / early next year. Deluxe album to follow a month or two after. BMH should keep things going in the US & Worldwide at least until the end of June. I hope they release Levitating in early July as the third US / fourth WW single. That should keep things going until October.  I hope they get rid of the Normani song.

Her label is smart, and they see her music is sticking. 

[kimberly]

Apr 7, 2020 7:18:59 GMT -5 Juan Carlos said:

 CALM and Dua Lipa are currently at #14 and #15, respectively (both with 1.5k).

gagging

[Keelzit]

Apr 6, 2020 19:10:26 GMT -5 Juan Carlos said:

I could be wrong with the following, but I think the initial plan of the re-release was to be out later this year. I mean, I assume this because Dua would have promoted the album with the tour and she could have unveiled the first track of the re-release during Q4. However, with the tour being postponed until early next year and COVID-19, I guess it doesn't make any sense to release it now and Warner could go deeper with this instead.

If a re-release was initially planned to be released later in the year then how does the pandemic affect it (assuming it goes away by, say, September) and how doesn't it make sense to be released now since it was never intended to to begin with before the COVID-19 outbreak was even a thing?

Also what is the difference between the re-release and the deluxe? I've read posts that distinguish between the 2 so I'm assuming they're 2 separate reissues. No?

[¤ Matthea ¤]

Honestly, we don't know what's the plan with the re-relase or Deluxe version of the album. They can just start releasing collabs with other artists (Silk City) and several stand alone singles, then release all that new material and a few new album tracks with the original album as a 'Deluxe' at the end. Releasing just one new single and then the re-release just doesn't make sense in this day and age.