MAYHEM projected to debut with 200-225k sales

[InTheCloset 18,068]

30 minutes ago, Nagini said:

When this wins AOTY, we will have the last laugh. Who do we need to pay for votes?

Beyonce is releasing this year. Tay tay is. My hopes for that are low. Scammys are rigged

unless gaga wins aoty then they are not rigged

[SpadesToStart 3,103]

3 hours ago, InTheCloset said:

Buy the album you sl*t. Gaga is more important than food

You’ll look so hungry but you’ll look so good

[AsleepOnTheCeiling 6,080]

6 hours ago, andy232000 said:

The concept of loving an album and also talking about its numbers and discussing wether or not its performing good are not mutually exclusive. 
 

200-225k is mediocre/lukewarm. Its less that Chromatica and this album cycle had more promo and a better context in terms of GP sentiment. Gaga just won a grammy, had a COLOSAL hit with DWAS, she’s the 2nd most streamed artist on Spotify IN THE WORLD, we aren’t in a global pandemic anymore, and she has been doing countless interviews to promote the record. While she could be playing the long game, business wise this album probably was aiming for higher than its initial projection. If anything, anyone thinking it wasn’t gonna do more than Chromatica lowballed it (and unfortunately were right). 
 

I agree that 350k was too optimistic, but 200k isn’t something to be amazed by. Its barely the bar it should reach

I don't disagree that the numbers are stunningly low. I just didn't like the vicious vibe that was happening. I reasonably expected 280k based on the exclusive variants and the promo. But I think it's VERY important to remember that people aren't at home listening to music like they were with Chromatica and the US economy is in absolute shambles at the moment with no sign of relief. I think the bigger measure is Gaga having the biggest streaming debut of her career, although a lot of it can be attributed to DWAS 

[Jessica Germ 1,754]

Okay but how about WW sales 

[Anderson123 36,913]

I thought it would do a bit higher than that because the average stan is buying several versions. There’s Standard CD and vinyl, Webstore CD and vinyl, Target CD and vinyl, cassettes, signed copies, etc so many more versions than Chromatica but this is still great to be honest. 

We got a pretty amazing album from start to finish and it’s the most important thing and every day has been fun leading to the release. Abracadabra is gonna be such a Gaga classic and keeps climbing the global lists. 

People also need to keep in mind that buying physical copies (especially vinyl) is VERY expensive now and it’s mostly collectors who keep chasing those versions. As much as I want to have them all I just picked the Standard CD, vinyl and cassette and Japanese mini LP because I have other stuff to use that money for. 
 

Edited 9 hours ago by Anderson123