[Damien M]

Originally posted by Willy.

What are some of the highest opening weeks this year so far?

Madonna, Nicki, Carrie Underwood and John Mayer.

MDNA's the only one that cracked the 300k threshold though.

[Cap10Planet]

Originally posted by Britneyfan09

What are the three biblios for?

You brought up Britney and insisted that she's "still standing" and Usher isn't.

Originally posted by Britneyfan09

This makes Britney and Beyonce almost the only big stars of the late 1990s-2000s to still be standing. First Christina and now Usher.

[Willy.]

Originally posted by Britneyfan09

Britney was still certified Platinum with 3 Top 10 singles. Let's wait and see what Usher can do before you start getting overconfident.

FF was certified Platinum when it just hit Gold though.

Any album can really be certified Platinum without actually selling 1M.

[Britneyfan09]

Originally posted by Willy.

FF was certified Platinum when it just hit Gold though.

Any album can really be certified Platinum without actually selling 1M.

I know that obviously but it sold 750k and we don't know if Usher will even reach 500k as of yet for sure.

[Duca]

Originally posted by FreeXone

This album should of sold easily 250K plus...but he didnt really promote it that well i guess. Most people don't even know he has a new album out right now.

Billboard Music Awards
The Today Show
SNL
E3

That's some high-profile promo.

[Kool_Aid_King]

Originally posted by Britneyfan09

Britney was still certified Platinum with 3 Top 10 singles. Let's wait and see what Usher can do before you start getting overconfident.

Yeah, I mean, I think he can sell 80K consistently for a couple weeks

[katara]

Originally posted by Duca

Billboard Music Awards
The Today Show
SNL
E3

That's some high-profile promo.

IKR?

[Hooligan]

I told y'all it seemed like no one even knew this was released. Shame too because this is a great album.

[umich]

Originally posted by stussytribe

album sales arent what they used to be & they havent been for quite some time, idk why people dont see this? its all in single sales & touring, 120k is pretty okay .. considering ..

i just thought he'd scan more albums in his 1st week considering --

1) it has been available for pre-order for about 1-2 weeks now, and
2) he has 3 songs on the radio right now (Climax, Scream, Lemme See f/ Rick Ross)

[katara]

And how did this turn into Britney Vs Usher? Some people do the most.

[Kool_Aid_King]

Originally posted by Duca

Billboard Music Awards
The Today Show
SNL
E3

That's some high-profile promo.

The only High Profile performance was Billboard. The Today Show hardly does anything for anyone anymore, and SNL I guess could be considered high profile.

E3 was a gaming convention, I doubt anyone looking for games is gonna wanna buy R&B music.

[Cobrastyle.]

Not surprising. I didn't even know his album was out until yesterday.

[Starkboy]

Originally posted by Duca

Right. Let's see if this album scans gold or produces a top 10 hit.

No doubt. Scream is #7 combined +
12. USHER - Scream: 81.445 (+ 1.450)

I think one of the reasons why the album is selling poorly is because of Scream.
Worst song of the album. People have wrong impressions for the album.

Originally posted by RedLipstick

Not surprising. I didn't even know his album was out until yesterday.

And this. A lot people don't even know this album is out.

Originally posted by Duca

Billboard Music Awards
The Today Show
SNL
E3

That's some high-profile promo.

BMA wasn't huge like always. E3 and TTS are not high-profile promo




And seems like you can't sell album right now if you aren't a teenage idol or Adele

[Benzene]

E3 is high profile now? Duca you know those people are there for Mario and Luigi, not Usher.

[MrBeyonceFan]

BeamMeUp gonna get y'all

[CaptainMusic]

DAMN!

I wasn't expecting anything huge but still......

Terrible sales for him.

[RichGirlPlanet]

Originally posted by Benzene

E3 is high profile now? Duca you know those people are there for Mario and Luigi, not Usher.

[CaptainMusic]

Originally posted by Cap10Planet

What are the three biblios for?

You brought up Britney and insisted that she's "still standing" and Usher isn't.

FF - 275K first week
LFM - 120 - 130K first week


Let's not.

[Duca]

Originally posted by Kool_Aid_King

E3 was a gaming convention, I doubt anyone looking for games is gonna wanna buy R&B music.

Originally posted by Benzene

E3 is high profile now? Duca you know those people are there for Mario and Luigi, not Usher.

A shitload of people showed up and the entire event was televised.

[RichGirlPlanet]

Originally posted by Duca

A shitload of people showed up and the entire event was televised.

But as he already said, people at E3 are there for game and tech news, not for people like Usher.
I watched that portion of E3, and the Halo trailer had more buzz and applause.