[jayyyxtee]

Originally posted by toanythingtaboo

Was there anything in 2012 really telling people in the US to buy BTW, though?

No singles and no tour. It also sold over 2 million in 2011, so the album probably reached most of those who had any interest in it's music.

Still the album should have been able to sell without the constant promotion

Oh well I mean it shouldn't surprise any of us with the media blackout

[jayyyxtee]

Originally posted by FantasySoul

How much did BTW sell overall in 2012?

in the US 170k

[ClashAndBurn]

Originally posted by FantasySoul

How much did BTW sell overall in 2012?

500K-1M WW I think

Somewhere along those lines sounds right.

[Harajuku]

Originally posted by jayyyxtee

in the US 170k

Im talking WW

[Honey Eyes]

Originally posted by toanythingtaboo

Was there anything in 2012 really telling people in the US to buy BTW, though?

No singles and no tour. It also sold over 2 million in 2011, so the album probably reached most of those who had any interest in it's music.

True, she was on a break in the US during 2012.
I'd like to see sales longevity for ARTPOP, not front-loaded sales.

[Harajuku]

Originally posted by ClashAndBurn

500K-1M WW I think

Somewhere along those lines sounds right.

that's not bad, better than i had expected tbh.

[jayyyxtee]

I'm sure when ARTPOP gets closer BTW sales will pick up a tad even with the tour

[FameHooker]

Originally posted by jayyyxtee

in the US 170k

Didn't it sell like 870,000 copies?

I read somewhere it had

[ClashAndBurn]

Originally posted by Honey Eyes

True, she was on a break in the US during 2012.
I'd like to see sales longevity for ARTPOP, not front-loaded sales.

Scuse

[toanythingtaboo]

Originally posted by ClashAndBurn

The point is... The era was a bust, and the album died in 7 months after its release date.

Due to many factors, really. Wrong single choices, non-strategic promotion, and general overexposure are just a few that come to mind.

Originally posted by jayyyxtee

Still the album should have been able to sell without the constant promotion

Oh well I mean it shouldn't surprise any of us with the media blackout

Originally posted by Honey Eyes

True, she was on a break in the US during 2012.
I'd like to see sales longevity for ARTPOP, not front-loaded sales.

Not saying it's great by any means, it's not, but it's understandable.

The people who liked the BTW music already bought it, the people who didn't weren't going to bother regardless and the undecided had nothing to convince them.

It should shift some decent units when ARTPOP wins people back and they give BTW another chance.

[jayyyxtee]

Originally posted by FameHooker

Didn't it sell like 870,000 copies?

I read somewhere it had

Probably WW but deff not in the US

[Harajuku]

When does the tour end?

[Stephen]

Originally posted by LDYGG

How is 170k bad when she released nothing?????

2011:

Lady Gaga - The Fame (Monster)
Interscope - 1,5 million copies

[calm_down]

Not only album got poor sales, checked her singles too. I only checked the top 13 most selling singles, and you see for yourself how poor are her conditions right now compare to others, even cruz taio, kesha,train hey etc.

I know she doesn't ****ing care about her popularity and so on, but come on

INT 1 BLACK EYED PEAS*THE I GOTTA FEELING +25,180
COL 2 ADELE ROLLING IN THE DEEP +53,847
AAM 3 LMFAO FEAT. LAUREN BENNETT & G PARTY ROCK ANTHEM +65,155
UNIV 4 GOTYE FEAT. KIMBRA SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW +97,983
INT 5 LADY GAGA POKER FACE +17,951
INT 6 LADY GAGA FEAT. COLBY O'DONIS JUST DANCE +12,112
ATLG 7 FLO RIDA FEAT. T-PAIN LOW +33,768
INT 8 BLACK EYED PEAS*THE BOOM BOOM POW +19,481
INT 9 JEPSEN*CARLY RAE CALL ME MAYBE +223,392
ATLG 10 MRAZ*JASON I'M YOURS +27,439
RCA 11 KE$HA TIK TOK +24,227
MER 12 CRUZ*TAIO DYNAMITE +31,776
COL 13 TRAIN HEY, SOUL SISTER +23,379

[jayyyxtee]

Originally posted by FantasySoul

When does the tour end?

March

[Honey Eyes]

Originally posted by jayyyxtee

I'm sure when ARTPOP gets closer BTW sales will pick up a tad even with the tour

The tour and ARTPOP will boost BTW sales for sure (but not that much, I think), it happens to almost every album.

[jayyyxtee]

Originally posted by Stephen

2011:

Lady Gaga - The Fame (Monster)
Interscope - 1,5 million copies

Well that's kind of an unfair comparison

Edit: Wait just kidding I got the dates messed up

[Lyzz the Monster]

Originally posted by calm_down

Not only album got poor sales, checked her singles too. I only checked the top 13 most selling singles, and you see for yourself how poor are her conditions right now compare to others, even cruz taio, kesha,train hey etc.

I know she doesn't ****ing care about her popularity and so on, but come on

INT 1 BLACK EYED PEAS*THE I GOTTA FEELING +25,180
COL 2 ADELE ROLLING IN THE DEEP +53,847
AAM 3 LMFAO FEAT. LAUREN BENNETT & G PARTY ROCK ANTHEM +65,155
UNIV 4 GOTYE FEAT. KIMBRA SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW +97,983
INT 5 LADY GAGA POKER FACE +17,951
INT 6 LADY GAGA FEAT. COLBY O'DONIS JUST DANCE +12,112
ATLG 7 FLO RIDA FEAT. T-PAIN LOW +33,768
INT 8 BLACK EYED PEAS*THE BOOM BOOM POW +19,481
INT 9 JEPSEN*CARLY RAE CALL ME MAYBE +223,392
ATLG 10 MRAZ*JASON I'M YOURS +27,439
RCA 11 KE$HA TIK TOK +24,227
MER 12 CRUZ*TAIO DYNAMITE +31,776
COL 13 TRAIN HEY, SOUL SISTER +23,379

Considering how half of the artists up there are doing I'm not too worried. Just Dance and Poker Face are older than most of those hits too.

[jayyyxtee]

She should discount her old singles for a few days though

[Retro]

Any news? As if I don't know the answer.