Lemoande vs Anti. album sales are the be all end all as to why Lemonade is bigger than Anti.
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Album sales: Lemonade 1.5M vs 540k
SPS: Lemonade: 2M+ vs 1.6M us
SPS: Lemonade: 3.4M vs 2M+ WW
Tour: FWT $210M (40 dates) vs. AWT $40 (40 dates)
& Without Spotify boosting her SPS' #
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When Lemonade has booked it in Sales AND SPS
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I mean
Album sales 2.4M vs 1.3M
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Is that why Lemonade has outsold and STILL outselling Anti sweetie?
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BUT whenever it's a lemonade vs 25/1989 thread as to which is bigger. We start talking about impact, influence, critical acclaim, pop culture references, " Nobody is talking about 25, people are still talking about lemonade." And how album sales aren't "Everything" for determining how big a era is
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Definitely. 25 was just numbers lets be real.
Lemonade is a cultural phenomenon. It's big in real world, not just charts and radio. I know this will get laughed at, but it's true. Beyonce in last 3 eras is an absolute goddess in terms of impact and success. The charts simply fail to reflect that because her songs are not your standard radio fodder. And no, the same doesn't apply to all your flop faves. Only very select few.
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The entire 25 era can be simmered down to two lines "Hello, it' me" and "Hello from the other side". There was nothing else culturally relevant or memorable from the era. Just a one song era.
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Yes. Even though 25 pulled in immense numbers that Lemonade will never pull, sales aren't everything, thats why when you think in retrospect what felt bigger 1989 or 25, 1989 comes to mind, because it dominated in terms of having consistent relevancy. Adele practically just put her album out and went back into hibernation. Beyonce's Lemonade era has brought her not only memorable moments, but also pulled in universal praise, which 25 lacked.
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I'm not sure how the 25 era was bigger than Lemonade. No one outside of ATRL can name one song off of 25 besides Hello. 25 is already forgotten. I do not see many people singing Hello at functions at my school unlike with Rolling in the Deep and other 21 songs. Where as people still dance to Lemonade songs and people are STILL discussing the issues that her Formation Super Bowl performance raised. You are delusional if you think 25 was bigger than Lemonade. 25 is by a popular, relatable, girl with a cute English accent, therefore she is going to sell more. Beyonce is more polarizing than Adele especially after the Super Bowl performance.
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Album sales determine the bigger era in one instance but not the other. Why is that? Discuss Atrl