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What is the Most Iconic Flop Album of All Time?


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3 minutes ago, Johnxwayne said:

Witness 

sis said iconic not boring :neyde:

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Phoebe Buffay
Just now, Rumours1977 said:

Didn't Younger Now have (will have) a worse opening week than the Skinny Legend? Does that mean Younger Now should join the list?

For now, yes

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12 minutes ago, Rumours1977 said:

Didn't Younger Now have (will have) a worse opening week than the Skinny Legend? Does that mean Younger Now should join the list?

It was released just about week ago and people think it's already ''iconic''. :neyde:

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Michael Jackson – Invincible

‘Chris Gaines’ / Garth Brooks – The Life Of Chris Gaines (just because of the bizarreness. I know it's not pop)

 

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rumours
6 minutes ago, Antonoff said:

From the concept, to the songs and the sales, everything about it is tragic :air:

From Wikipedia: "The album sold only 530 copies in the United Kingdom, 550 in Canada, and 158 in Australia in its debut week."

Wow, And I thought its first week sales in the US were bad...

1 minute ago, ZacharyMark said:

Michael Jackson – Invincible

‘Chris Gaines’ / Garth Brooks – The Life Of Chris Gaines (just because of the bizarreness. I know it's not pop)

 

I completely forgot about that mess of a concept album. I still don't know why Garth did it... Was he just experimenting with genres?

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AlexanderMagno

Emotion by Carly Rae Jepsen.

A flop. It didn't sell much anywhere in the world (let's not even remember that Carly Rae Jepsen had one of the biggest hits of the Youtube golden age). The numbers are embarassing, even in Carly's home country.

Despite the total flop, it garnered a true cult following. The album slowly and unexpectedly became one of the most critically acclaimed albums of that year and it completely changed Carly's career by giving her a status of indie girl sweetheart. It is nowadays remembered in every pop forum and very mentioned.

 

Velvet Underground and Nico (THIS IS THE MOST ICONIC FLOP ALBUM OF ALL TIME)

Commercial failure for many, many years. Decades later, it was finally recognised as one of the most influential albums of all time. That album is pretty much considered the father of modern music. The music we listen to nowadays was shaped after this album. A total, utter flop back then.

And the cover is equally iconic. Enough said.

 

 

I see people using the word "iconic" as a joke. You seriously think any albums mentioned above are really the most iconic flop OF ALL TIME?

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Just now, Rumours1977 said:

From Wikipedia: "The album sold only 530 copies in the United Kingdom, 550 in Canada, and 158 in Australia in its debut week."

Wow, And I thought its first week sales in the US were bad...

I completely forgot about that mess of a concept album. I still don't know why Garth did it... Was he just experimenting with genres?

I just came across it. But apparently the alter ego was based on an Australian singer who died young. Idk. The album cover is just weird. It's like Garth Brooks as a pop singer in a parallel universe.

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The correct answer is Glitter. Mariah signed the biggest contract of all time with Virgin. The album was released on 9/11 of all possible days. It was a huge disaster that forever dimmed her career. With the exception of Emancipation of Mimi, she has not had a major hit album since. Virgin spent millions more just to buy her out of her multi-million dollar contract and never release another album with her. Plus, the public meltdowns like the TRL ice cream moment. Glitter. 

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11 minutes ago, Rumours1977 said:

Didn't Younger Now have (will have) a worse opening week than the Skinny Legend? Does that mean Younger Now should join the list?

What's a Skinny Legend? 

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