Iggy Azalea's re release of The New Classic sold 13.8K copies during Black Friday week.
Why did it flop so hard, especially with the help of her #1 single Fancy?
Other comparable releases include Nicki's The Re Up with 36K, Beyonce with 22K, Katy Perry with 33K for The Complete Confection, and even Selena Gomez's greatest hits album which did 17K.
But to answer the question, Iggy isn't an established act. Sure, "Fancy" was a hit, but so was "Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO. And there's no such thing as Iggy Season.
Reclassified sold 14k but TNC also sold 14k this past week. So as a proper reissue it actually did 28k. Not really that bad in comparison to the other established acts you mentioned. Get over it.
It didn't really sell poorly. Obviously she's still successful. I mean, she could still be making mixtapes right now and be irrelevant, but that's not the case.
I think people just overhyped her and made her seem bigger than she actually is... I wonder why.