craig 680 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 KL's new Insect Sexworker album (To Pimp a Butterfly) tops the UK chart by about 500 over Sam Smith, probably based on strong streaming numbers. Madonna holds up decently due to Jonathan Ross promo, and Marina falls to #10 after being #6 in midweeks.http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/Does appear UK and US tastes are converging. Used to be UK had huge pop acts (Girls Aloud etc) and US hupe rap and country acts that didn't crossover, now with the power of youtube and spotify almost everything big one country makes an impact in the other, while pop girls like Charli XCX struggle as much at home to sell albums and Marina can't even debut above Taylor Swift. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 50,107 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Is this Mariana's first week? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jed 7,716 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 I remember Lily Allen's album not doing that great in America while still being number one.Poor Kimbra's album barely did well in NZ. also, Marina has very little name recognition from my experiences. And the people I know that do know who she is aren't big fans of her.I think it's really hard to get new acts going in general these days. It all has to be from a hit single more often than not (Meghan Trainor, Sam Smith, Tove Lo) and then a career is built around the success of that song.The music industry is really going to sh!t Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caesium 6,022 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Is this Mariana's first week?Yep. Put your white tennis shoes on and follow me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiona Apple 13,006 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Electra Heart was #1 It will do really good in US tho. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael 533 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Marina deserves higher, FROOT is an incredible album. But considering the fact that she's done no real UK promo and her radio play has been very limited, it's impressive that she's even reached the top ten! It's times like this that credibility and a strong core fanbase is a big thing, because other artists would have just flopped into oblivion. Congrats Kendrick! A great album. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 50,107 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Yep.Poor girl. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael 533 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 I remember Lily Allen's album not doing that great in America while still being number one.Lily debuted at #12 in the US, that's pretty good after so many years away and she didn't have a big hit single in the US from Sheezus. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arturo 40,746 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Electra Heart was #1 http://gagadaily.com/uploads/default_air.jpg It will do really good in US tho.Predicted to sell 45k is FARRRR from "really good" in the U.S Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropico 4,145 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Queen Marina proud of her. Well done with all things considered all things. FROOT is a masterpiece. ♢ Social Justice Enthusiast ♢ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brainiac 10,940 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Predicted to sell 45k is FARRRR from "really good" in the U.S.that's good for HER though. she's virtually unknown outside of her fanbase in the US. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drinkmytears 2,332 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Predicted to sell 45k is FARRRR from "really good" in the U.SReally good for Marina.Also, with the exceptions of your Taylor Swifts of the world....45k is pretty good these days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jed 7,716 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Lily debuted at #12 in the US, that's pretty good after so many years away and she didn't have a big hit single in the US from Sheezus. Lily is my fave don't get me wrong but imo pretty good for an artist of her caliber is top 5 or higher. It was her third studio album (but we must keep in mind her long hiatus). Lily debuted at #5 with "It's Not Me, It's You." Which means she had a bit of a misstep with Sheezus. I have faith she can make more good music, and I'm sure she will get a top 5 album again but I don't think she will ever have a number one album in the U.S... Which is awful Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paper Planes 340 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Margarita, you can do better than that delete it fat Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiona Apple 13,006 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Predicted to sell 45k is FARRRR from "really good" in the U.S It's amazingly good for Marina's standards Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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