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Originally posted by KevinKDC
Album sales have dropped 76% from 2000 - 2010, That is a average of 7.6% a year in those 9 years.
2003 - 2004: Thankful - 4.5 - 5 Million = 4.5 - 5 Million
2004 - 2006: Breakaway 12 - 13 Million (22.8% sale drop) = 14.7 - 15.7 Million if it was released in 2003
2007 - 2009: My December 2 Million (45.6% Sale Drop) = 2,912,000 if it was released in 2003
2009 - 2011: All I ever Wanted 1.5 Million (60.8% Sale Drop) = 2,412,000 if it was released in 2003
2011 - 2012: Stronger 1.5 Million (68.4% Sale Drop) = 2,526,000 If It was released in 2003
And Jeremy, yes I rather have a album being 60 weeks on the charts, then having it 10 weeks in the top 10 and falling of the chart soon after that.
In this industry longevity is the key.
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Not really, Rihanna has shown that releasing albums year on year is a pretty good strategy. Not only do the singles make more money, but the album's sell more too.
RCA succeeded in keeping longevity of the Stronger album; however they failed in keeping the album inside the top 10 / 20. One week in the top ten is pretty much equivalent to 6-8 weeks of sales in the range of where Kelly is now. Also All I Ever Wanted sold 950K off one moderately big single. The album actually sold pretty well, considering it had three singles released over a long period of time; in which sold a combined total of around 4.2 million. Had Kelly released a big second single for All I Ever Wanted; it would of sold well of one million.
Also album sales have not declined that much since 2009; max 5-10%. The digital era killed sales from about 2006 - 09. There effects have someone levels off now. As access to downloading copyrighted music can't really get any easier / more accessible than it already is.
Now where's taigan? 
and yes, I just noticed that user too. 
that was with double sense...? They already played Darkside a long time ago so, I don't think that Dark Side was the new song on that tweet 
