August Alsina opened with 67,000. His debut album, no song anywhere near as big as 2 on.
He's a guy though. Fangirls are easier sells
I'm not shocked at this tbh. I never expected her to sell big. Her promo was wack as ****. I'mma still give her her deserved coins and bop to this come Friday
I don't know why you're equating the hype on ATRL to the hype of the general public, she barely promoted the album outside of a few radio interviews and 106 & Park
These numbers are bad. I like her and I can admit this.
Tinashe's #s are okay. It isn't like 2 On was #1 for seven weeks It wasn't even a top twenty hit This is a modest start for her, especially considering she hasn't any major promo (at least that I know of).
Obviously. But once The Worst started to blow up, her EP started to sell more. Did it not? Alright then. Obviously the same people that bought her EP, most likely bought her debut album.
Like I said, Jhene Aiko had way more exposure than Tinashe before her debut album.
Jhene doesn't have hits sis like Tinashe has. Jhene's EP opened with 34,000. Really thought with Tinashe's success she would at least do 50k
Jhene didn't have a hit before her EP came out and Tinashe also opened for Drake not too long ago so...invalid argument
The Worst was an urban hit and yes Tinashe opened for Drake but only on his October Fest tour which was only 2 days long and Jhene actually opened for his ACTUAL TOUR http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Would_You_like_a_Tour%3F
She legit had 0 promo. Only this week, but that's stupid. And it's all stations that know her already like BET/Power 106. She needed an Ellen or Today Show appearance, like back when 2 On was hot. All I can remember her getting was Wendy, whom I love, but
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17k is really tragic and she's like celebrating the release on insta... EmbAressing
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Tinashe deserves better, but still I'm not surprised. The Ciara/Cassie rehash "2 on" is not the song to sell albums.
Why are lambs so concerned with Tinashe's numbers?
There's no way in hell that these numbers are right. Bookmark me - she'll exceed these expectations. Even if it's only by a thousand or two - there is no way in hell that she's selling less than 20k.