So now we can see Artpop's effect on her catalog sales. From August 2013 to April 2015 (Artpop era, the artRAVE & C#1C).
August 2013
Lady Gaga: Digital Songs
6,987,000, "Poker Face"
6,809,000, "Just Dance" (feat. Colby O'Donis)
5,401,000, "Bad Romance"
3,918,000, "Born This Way"
3,388,000, "Paparazzi"
3,268,000, "Telephone" (feat. Beyonce)
2,792,000, "The Edge of Glory"
2,558,000, "LoveGame"
2,473,000, "Alejandro"
2,181,000, "You and I"
942,000, "Judas"
781,000, "Starstruck"
April 2015:
7,210,000, Poker Face (+223,000)
6,980,000, Just Dance (feat. Colby O'Donis) (+171,000)
5,570,000, Bad Romance (+169,000)
4,050,000, Born This Way (+132,000)
3,490,000, Paparazzi (+102,000)
3,380,000, Telephone (feat. Beyonce) (+112,000)
2,920,000, The Edge of Glory (+128,000)
2,610,000, LoveGame (+52,000)
2,580,000, Applause (+ 2,580,000 ).
2,540,000, Alejandro (+67,000)
2,310,000, You and I (+129,000)
1,220,000, Do What You Want (feat. R. Kelly) (+ 1.220,000 )
973,000, Judas (+31,000)
803,000, Starstruck (feat. Space Cowboy and Flo Rida) (+22,000)
713,000, Marry the Night (Idk)
Not so bad considering the bad publicity around Artpop from 2013 to mid 2014 w/ Cheek To Cheek.
Just Dance should reach 7M within the next 3 months.
The Edge Of Glory should get the 3x platinum certification within this year.
I wouldn't say tracklist organization makes or breaks albums, but it's really important. If not properly arranged, an album can seem disjointed mess, even if it would seem like a fantastic experience in a different order.
The 1-2-3-4 punch at the start of The Fame is honestly why it got a 71 on Metacritic, in my opinion. Though ARTPOP does have some moments of organizational brilliance ("Mary Jane Holland" to "Dope" to "Gypsy" is spot-on), I think it could have fared at least slightly better critically if the tracklist had been organized differently.
Oh no, does this mean we're going to be reorganizing tracklists again?
:eli:
1. MTN
2. Born This Way
3. Judas
4. Scheisse
5. Bloody Mary
6. BJAF
7. HML
8. Government Hooker
9. Highway Unicorn
10. Electric Chapel
11. You + I
12. Hair
13. Edge of Glory
*BONUS*
14. Fashion Of His Love
15. Bad Kids
16. Americano
91+ Metacritic guaranteed.
(Born This Way the song is trash, I just had to include it because it's the title track + it went #1 for 6 weeks somehow)
Oh no, does this mean we're going to be reorganizing tracklists again?
:eli:
1. MTN
2. Born This Way
3. Judas
4. Scheisse
5. Bloody Mary
6. BJAF
7. HML
8. Government Hooker
9. Highway Unicorn
10. Electric Chapel
11. You + I
12. Hair
13. Edge of Glory
*BONUS*
14. Fashion Of His Love
15. Bad Kids
16. Americano
91+ Metacritic guaranteed.
(Born This Way the song is trash, I just had to include it because it's the title track + it went #1 for 6 weeks somehow)
Mess at "Highway Unicorn" being there. Put "The Queen" in its place and bump "Highway Unicorn" to bonus (so it can still be the tour opener), and I agree.
And, though I love "Born This Way" as a lead single, the song is really mediocre. I'm baffled how it remained #1 for six weeks. It even blocked "Forget You".
Mess at "Highway Unicorn" being there. Put "The Queen" in its place and bump "Highway Unicorn" to bonus (so it can still be the tour opener), and I agree.
And, though I love "Born This Way" as a lead single, the song is really mediocre. I'm baffled how it remained #1 for six weeks. It even blocked "Forget You".
Nonsense, why would I put a suicide-inducing song on an album about self acceptance?
So now we can see Artpop's effect on her catalog sales. From August 2013 to April 2015 (Artpop era, the artRAVE & C#1C).
August 2013
Lady Gaga: Digital Songs
6,987,000, "Poker Face"
6,809,000, "Just Dance" (feat. Colby O'Donis)
5,401,000, "Bad Romance"
3,918,000, "Born This Way"
3,388,000, "Paparazzi"
3,268,000, "Telephone" (feat. Beyonce)
2,792,000, "The Edge of Glory"
2,558,000, "LoveGame"
2,473,000, "Alejandro"
2,181,000, "You and I"
942,000, "Judas"
781,000, "Starstruck"
April 2015:
7,210,000, Poker Face (+223,000)
6,980,000, Just Dance (feat. Colby O'Donis) (+171,000)
5,570,000, Bad Romance (+169,000)
4,050,000, Born This Way (+132,000)
3,490,000, Paparazzi (+102,000)
3,380,000, Telephone (feat. Beyonce) (+112,000)
2,920,000, The Edge of Glory (+128,000)
2,610,000, LoveGame (+52,000)
2,580,000, Applause (+ 2,580,000 ).
2,540,000, Alejandro (+67,000)
2,310,000, You and I (+129,000)
1,220,000, Do What You Want (feat. R. Kelly) (+ 1.220,000 )
973,000, Judas (+31,000)
803,000, Starstruck (feat. Space Cowboy and Flo Rida) (+22,000)
713,000, Marry the Night (Idk)
Not so bad considering the bad publicity around Artpop from 2013 to mid 2014 w/ Cheek To Cheek.
Just Dance should reach 7M within the next 3 months.
The Edge Of Glory should get the 3x platinum certification within this year.
August 2013
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