First u said :

"Leaks tend to negatively affect first week sales for pop albums."

and than :

"Rap albums actually benefit from leaks, cause they tend to gain a lot more hype."

Predictions obviously take into account leaks, upcoming promo etc. And I don't think leaks hurt album sales anymore, if anything they help building hype; the whole album would have been up for streaming anyway tomorrow, and I don't think they would have done this if it could have potentially damaged sales.

But it's not a pop album

It's a revolutionary blend of hipster indie material and trashy EDM beats. Gaga ha innovation.

Literally every POP album leaks, then

But they were saying ALL albums leak, and I disproved that.

Also, rap albums DO gain hype from leaks, but Jay-Z and Kanye were careful enough to not let their album leak, and they still opened with a great first week of sales.

Fair enough, but I'm sure there are examples of pop albums that don't

Dealing with a flop single and 1 month leak. What kind of Star Power

I think GaGa's decline signifies the end of the electro-pop domination era, and quite honestly, I'm glad about it.

It feels like leaks shouldn't hurt sales, since everything's online the day of release either way. So if you're enthused enough to spend your money, you still would if you heard the album.

The biggest artists right now are still electro-pop... so the era is not over yet

When everything else is said and done, Artpop will sella round 800K ++ in US alone.

375k? Wow that's a big drop from TF and BTW, so will this be considered a flop by ATRL? MDNA opened with 359 k and was considered a 'flop' by the gurls

Woops

No changes on predictions yet? I really think 375K is a lowball.

I think it'll do more than that

Total sales are also important.

I'm still thinking it'll do less.

The floppage is real.