'The Life of a Showgirl' officially breaks modern-era single-week album sales record

[Anderson123 39,452]

2 hours ago, Murakami27 said:

Adele 40 will break this record 

The Travis divorce album will break it first. 

[LadyxGaGa 2,593]

7 minutes ago, Anderson123 said:

The Travis divorce album will break it first. 

i didn’t even think about what or if she would do an album if they so happened to call it quits 

[Alxjcgn 1,020]

Unpopular opinion maybe but I think the streaming and way social media has improved accessibility to fans makes these types of records less impressive (gaga included)... Whereas 15+ years ago it was more likely to be songs you heard on the radio that drew your attention. It seems easier to break a record or hit high numbers when you can have a whole base to reach out to and say "hey here is exactly when and where to go listen to this song, and where to buy the vinyl/cd"

I don't mean this as a hate post for anyone or any artist!

[Teletubby 153,609]

 

[InsomniaMonster69 3,497]

For me Adele still holds the record. Adele sold that much with only 1 (one) variant! Taylor breaking this record is nothing impressive 

[LadyxGaGa 2,593]

11 minutes ago, Teletubby said:

 

YES YES YES 

 

i kno we all knew and speculated but having it be official is so nice to see 

 

the age of adele is over

 

the taylor of tomorrow is future 

[ALGAYDO 33,632]

I really want to see how much she sells with just one single version of an album like how Adele did. Breaking this record with like 50 variants just feels like a huge scam 

[nATAH 51,753]

14 minutes ago, ALGAYDO said:

I really want to see how much she sells with just one single version of an album like how Adele did. Breaking this record with like 50 variants just feels like a huge scam 

I think she could easily hit 800k or even 1m if the music was actually good, which is already massively impressive in today's music scene where the big names achieve 200/300k first week

the 3m is just so cringey knowing it was inflated with variants... she could actually earn some respect if she just had one version that reflected her true power

[LadyxGaGa 2,593]

i mean the stuff from before lover sold in the million first week sales but it was like 1.1-1.4??? 

[ALGAYDO 33,632]

4 minutes ago, nATAH said:

I think she could easily hit 800k or even 1m if the music was actually good, which is already massively impressive in today's music scene where the big names achieve 200/300k first week

the 3m is just so cringey knowing it was inflated with variants... she could actually earn some respect if she just had one version that reflected her true power

Agreed, she sold 1M first week when she released 1989 (I think?) without variants, so she’s capable of breaking records without scamming her fans. Unfortunately, she knows her fans are too stupid to realize they’re being scammed, so she’ll continue doing it until they mature enough to see through her. Her ego and money/fame-hunger is far too strong for her to respect her fans right now. Maybe some day. 

[Teletubby 153,609]

27 minutes ago, ALGAYDO said:

I really want to see how much she sells with just one single version of an album like how Adele did. Breaking this record with like 50 variants just feels like a huge scam 

Adele had deluxe version with bonus tracks, she also did not make her album available on streaming services to boost sales, and this was also before Billboard limited the number of copies that could be purchased per person.
 

1 minute ago, ALGAYDO said:

Agreed, she sold 1M first week when she released 1989 (I think?) without variants, so she’s capable of breaking records without scamming her fans.

Speak Now (2010) was her first album to sell over 1M, "The Life of a Showgirl" is her 8th album to debut with over 1M.

[InsomniaMonster69 3,497]

55 minutes ago, Teletubby said:

Adele had deluxe version with bonus tracks, she also did not make her album available on streaming services to boost sales, and this was also before Billboard limited the number of copies that could be purchased per person.

That was a target exclusive version. And having one deluxe version beside the standard version is a whole different thing compared to 30 variants where u get the same songs but a different cover (or one different track for each variant. Like what?) 

Taylor’s new record is just a laughable scam 

[Teletubby 153,609]

2 minutes ago, InsomniaMonster69 said:

That was a target exclusive version. And having one deluxe version beside the standard version is a whole different thing compared to 30 variants where u get the same songs but a different cover (or one different track for each variant. Like what?) 

Taylor’s new record is just a laughable scam 

That was a decade ago, and the way music is consumed has changed. Today's Taylor could sell 10M copies in 2015.

[JazmineRice 887]

1 hour ago, InsomniaMonster69 said:

For me Adele still holds the record. Adele sold that much with only 1 (one) variant! Taylor breaking this record is nothing impressive 

There were at least 32 physical and digital variants of Adele's album 25 released. This includes 27 physical formats (16 CD versions, 8 vinyl versions, 2 deluxe CDs with a clothing item, and 1 cassette) and 5 digital download editions. 

Physical variants: 27 in total 

CD: 16 versions 

Vinyl: 8 versions 

Deluxe CD: 2 versions, which included a clothing item 

Cassette: 1 version 

Digital variants: 5 digital download editions

[JazmineRice 887]

1 hour ago, ALGAYDO said:

I really want to see how much she sells with just one single version of an album like how Adele did. Breaking this record with like 50 variants just feels like a huge scam 

There were at least 32 physical and digital variants of Adele's album 25 released. This includes 27 physical formats (16 CD versions, 8 vinyl versions, 2 deluxe CDs with a clothing item, and 1 cassette) and 5 digital download editions. 

Physical variants: 27 in total 

CD: 16 versions 

Vinyl: 8 versions 

Deluxe CD: 2 versions, which included a clothing item 

Cassette: 1 version 

Digital variants: 5 digital download editions