US Charts Discussion - Track "Applause" here!

[Mecano 1]

Decade to date albums in the US:

Rank - Sales - TITLE - Artist

01 - 10,637,000 - 21 - Adele

02 - 4,445,000 - RECOVERY - Eminem

03 - 4,344,000 - SPEAK NOW - Taylor Swift

04 - 4,002,000 - NEED YOU NOW - Lady Antebellum

05 - 3,696,000 - RED - Taylor Swift

06 - 3,284,000 - MY WORLD 2.0 - Justin Bieber

07 - 3,078,000 - CHRISTMAS - Michael Buble

08 - 2,937,000 - MY KINDA PARTY - Jason Aldean

09 - 2,923,000 - SIGH NO MORE - Mumford & Sons

10 - 2,718,000 - TEENAGE DREAM - Katy Perry

11 - 2,312,000 - BABEL - Mumford & Sons

12 - 2,290,000 - BORN THIS WAY - Lady GaGa

13 - 2,290,000 - THA CARTER IV - Lil Wayne

14 - 2,148,000 - THE GIFT - Susan Boyle

15 - 2,129,000 - THE FAME - Lady GaGa

16 - 2,028,000 - TAKE CARE - Drake

17 - 2,025,000 - TAILGATES AND TANLINES - Luke Bryan

18 - 1,995,000 - DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS - Bruno Mars

19 - 1,950,000 - THE 20/20 EXPERIENCE - Justin Timberlake

20 - 1,893,000 - PINK FRIDAY - Nicki Minaj

21 - 1,840,000 - OWN THE NIGHT - Lady Antebellum

22 - 1,785,000 - UP ALL NIGHT - One Direction

23 - 1,750,000 - 19 - Adele

24 - 1,741,000 - LOUD - Rihanna

25 - 1,719,000 - YOU GET WHAT YOU GIVE - Zac Brown Band

26 - 1,707,000 - THE FOUNDATION - Zac Brown Band

27 - 1,685,000 - TAKE ME HOME - One Direction

28 - 1,673,000 - THANK ME LATER - Drake

29 - 1,578,000 - THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE - Pink

30 - 1,564,000 - WATCH THE THRONE - Jay-Z & Kanye West

31 - 1,562,000 - CHIEF - Eric Church

32 - 1,554,000 - MYLO XYLOTO - Coldplay

33 - 1,513,000 - THE BAND PERRY - Band Perry

34 - 1,505,000 - BELIEVE - Justin Bieber

35 - 1,463,000 - BLOWN AWAY - Carrie Underwood

36 - 1,452,000 - THE E.N.D. (THE ENERGY NEVER DIES) - Black Eyed Peas

37 - 1,421,000 - UNDER THE MISTLETOE - Justin Bieber

38 - 1,420,000 - ANIMAL - Ke$ha

39 - 1,415,000 - FEARLESS - Taylor Swift

40 - 1,398,000 - UNORTHODOX JUKEBOX - Bruno Mars

41 - 1,385,000 - SOME NIGHTS - Fun.

42 - 1,383,000 - SOLDIER OF LOVE - Sade

43 - 1,362,000 - OVEREXPOSED - Maroon 5

44 - 1,343,000 - 4 - Beyonce

45 - 1,342,000 - MY BEAUTIFUL DARK TWISTED FANTASY - Kanye West

46 - 1,326,000 - MY WORLD (EP) - Justin Bieber

47 - 1,317,000 - HANDS ALL OVER - Maroon 5

48 - 1,310,000 - NIGHT TRAIN - Jason Aldean

49 - 1,304,000 - THE LUMINEERS - Lumineers

50 - 1,303,000 - RAYMOND V RAYMOND - Usher

51 - 1,301,000 - EL CAMINO - Black Keys

52 - 1,272,000 - REVOLUTION - Miranda Lambert

53 - 1,268,000 - BROTHERS - Black Keys

54 - 1,174,000 - CLEAR AS DAY - Scotty McCreery

55 - 1,167,000 - GREATEST HITS…SO FAR - Pink

56 - 1,165,000 - THE INCREDIBLE MACHINE - Sugarland

57 - 1,149,000 - O HOLY NIGHT - Jackie Evancho

58 - 1,147,000 - LUNGS - Florence + The Machine

59 - 1,138,000 - HEMINGWAY'S WHISKEY - Kenny Chesney

60 - 1,119,000 - NOTHING LIKE THIS - Rascal Flatts

61 - 1,105,000 - BORN FREE - Kid Rock

62 - 1,102,000 - TALK THAT TALK - Rihanna

63 - 1,097,000 - TUSKEGEE - Lionel Richie

64 - 1,080,000 - GLEE: THE MUSIC: THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM - Glee Cast

65 - 1,063,000 - STRONGER - Kelly Clarkson

66 - 1,042,000 - CRAZY LOVE - Michael Buble

67 - 1,037,000 - I AM NOT A HUMAN BEING - Lil Wayne

68 - 1,027,000 - NIGHT VISIONS - Imagine Dragons

69 - 1,026,000 - UNAPOLOGETIC - Rihanna

70 - 1,022,000 - PLAY ON - Carrie Underwood

 

Queen Perry   

 

And lol at Born This Way having a lot of expectatives (album of the decade, anthem of a whole generation) and underperforming 

 

I can see albums like 21 or Teenage Dream still selling a great amount of copies in years to come. I don't feel the same about albums like BTW, The Fame, RED or Speak Now.

[Ozzy8923 9]

42. Britney Spears - Ooh La La

 

Well... Looks like they even have enough sense not to buy it.

It's following a similar trajectory to S&S. 

Edited June 17, 2013 by Ozzy8923

[Americano 31,061]

Surprised it's not higher.

[Ozzy8923 9]

Now it's at the point where it'll rise slower because it's against stronger selling songs. I predict it'll remain in the lower regions of the Top 40 for the rest of the day and hopefully crack the Top 10 in a few days. I estimate around 70K-100K opening week.

[wiltedbliss 915]

I estimate 100-120k

[Americano 31,061]

I really don't think this song will be big. but we'll see.

 

I'm always rooting for Britney but it's just.. not good.. I dont know if her name is big enough to save it. The chorus is literally so flat that it's awkward to even listen to

Edited June 17, 2013 by Americano

[Marco 731]

Britney's new song is so bad   It fits the movie but other than that I don't see it being very successful.. 

[nick4bty 2,758]

There's just not much going on. After you've heard the first verse and chorus, you've pretty much heard it all. And that awkward Ke$ha rap at the pre-chorus is so strange. I'd say 50,000-70,000 is an accurate prediction.

#Beautiful is the perfect summer song. I can't get over how good it sounds on the radio. Hopefully it keeps rising on radio! If it keeps steady on iTunes it should be able to go platinum. 

[craig 680]

I can see albums like 21 or Teenage Dream still selling a great amount of copies in years to come. I don't feel the same about albums like BTW, The Fame, RED or Speak Now.

 

The Fame is a classic pop album like Teenage Dream, only bigger. Adele`s sales could go the way of Norah Jones or Dido over time.

[Ozzy8923 9]

38. Ooh La La - Britney Spears (+4) 

Edited June 17, 2013 by Ozzy8923

[Mills 446]

As I've earlier said, I'm glad that Ooh La La is just a soundtrack single. I was expecting it'd be selling higher at this point. 

[Cherry 17]

I can see albums like 21 or Teenage Dream still selling a great amount of copies in years to come. I don't feel the same about albums like BTW, The Fame, RED or Speak Now.

Teenage Dream is not going to sell amazingly in the long run. Its current sales are actually pretty shameful considering how much promo went into the album and how big the hits were. It won't hit 4 million anytime soon unless she dies or something, and you can quote me on that.

[nick4bty 2,758]

The Fame is a classic pop album like Teenage Dream, only bigger. Adele`s sales could go the way of Norah Jones or Dido over time.

 

I would replace Dido with Alanis Morissette, since Dido was never "huge" to begin with. Both of these women could have had huge success after JLP, but they essentially chose not to. They chose to go the artistic route and make music that spoke to them, that sounded different from what made them sensations in the first place. Adele has the same choice - she can make 21 Part 2, with big songs that fit radio (and if that's what she wants to do, good for her), or she can use her success to do something completely different (and as well, if that's what she wants to do, good for her). 

 

Alanis and Norah still have respectable fan bases, they still sell albums, and they can still get a song on the radio. But I love the fact that they didn't sell out and chose to go down their own unique creative paths. I'm not saying Adele has to sell out *coughcoughKatyPerrycoughcough*, but it will definitely be interesting to see what she has in store for the content and sonic structure of her next album.

[Mills 446]

Even though I'm a huge fan of Teenage Dream, given the kind of success its multi-platinum singles have and not to mention a re-release, the overall album sales of it is pretty abysmal. 

[Mecano 1]

The Fame is a classic pop album like Teenage Dream, only bigger. Adele`s sales could go the way of Norah Jones or Dido over time.

 

The Fame has classics but Gaga's actual image damage its appeal, It could change if she is loved again with her new releases.

 

Adele had 2 hits that people really loved, and Rolling In the Deep is one of the most praised songs by a woman in history. If we compare, Norah Jones never had a stand out single and Dido songs are modest hits at their best.