Despite "Perfect Illusion" performing modestly on the charts (#15 on the Hot 100), Gaga's Joanne managed to debut at #1 with sales-equivalent of over 200k. However, the album has been tepid since and its second single "Million Reasons" hasn't picked up steam yet, even though it has been performed at several venues.
Is Joanne officially a commercial failure? Does it have a chance to pick up steam after the Superbowl?
Not really. It is doing ok. Not a commercial juggernaut but not a failure either. She will end up going Gold in sales and platinum in streams which is ok to good.
Also these are the stats so far:
US SPS: Nearing 400,000 units
US Pure Sales: About to reach 300,000 copies
Worldwide: About to surpass 600,000 copies
No. Its just doing okay. Neither failure nor huge success. Its kind of just there. Its stayed on the upper part of the charts since its release which is pretty good for a Gaga record post-BTW. Single wise so far yes, but like always now they are horrible at choosing her singles. Shes been in a place for a long time now where she cant afford a wack lead single and so far they've just gotten worse.