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dussymob
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Album Longevity
What albums had slow starts, but continued to sell for a long time?
Whiskey Mouth
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Post #2
I can think of The Fame, and Born To Die also comes to mind.
TeemoR
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ARTPOP
Reb'l Rêveur
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Post #4
Teenage Dream, though it debut at #1 but still less than 200k is such a slow start, yet it eventually sold more in the end...
BadKidBrodie
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Post #5
Born to Die definitely, it' still in the BB hot 200
22 Two's
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GOOD GIRL GONE BAD
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Costea
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Post #7
Pure Heroine
Save-Me-Oprah
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Post #8
Pure Heroine
It'll outchart BEYONCE next week, even though it's been out 2 months longer
Wafflecakes
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Originally posted by
TeemoR
ARTPOP
I think you misread the question.
I does not say: What albums had slow starts, and continued to sell poorly for a long time?
umich
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Post #10
A lot of 80s/90s albums
katyperryismylife
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Post #11
The Dark Side of the Moon
TaylorFantasy
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Post #12
Taylor Swift 12th longest charting album on BB200
Reinvention
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Post #13
Born This Way. (well, that's more listening longevity but still...)
Britboyuk
Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Post #14
The Fame/Monster
Starstruck.
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Post #15
Taylor Swift
Born To Die
One Of The Boys
The Fame
Do Woops & Hooligans
can't thing of anything else atm
DuffLavigne
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Post #16
Britney Jean
It's coming....
Detonated
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Post #17
21 smashed and then it smashed even harder
eddytws
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Post #18
Taylor Swift
mypaintoyou
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Post #19
avril lavigne- let go started with 62,000 and came to sold 20million ww (96 weeks)
boygagaloo
Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Post #20
The Fame debuted with 24K
Who knew just how much it would end up selling?
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