What does that have to do with it? You can't compare trends changing to the market changing.
Popular music sells. Taylor's popular music REALLY REALLY sells.
It speaks to the fact that there is no direct comparison. Changes in album sales only tell us about trends in overall album sales. Not Taylor's albums sales. You can't say she'd have gone diamond... The very definition of bad extrapolation.
If her album were supposed to go diamond they would have gone diamond. That never stopped Adele.
the BEYONCE release is one if the biggest gimmicks of all time. "Secret, MYSTERY release!" & an "individual video for every song!" The music didn't sell it.
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I never would have 'bought it' if it didn't have the videos
I didn't say she has no impact. I'm saying a bunch of female artists have had more impact on culture/music than Taylor, despite not having sales as large as Taylor.
This isn't true, sorry. Who else consistently debuts with her sales? That's massive cultural impact.
It speaks to the fact that there is no direct comparison. Changes in album sales only tell us about trends in overall album sales. Not Taylor's albums sales. You can't say she'd have gone diamond... The very definition of bad extrapolation.
If her album were supposed to go diamond they would have gone diamond. That never stopped Adele.
Bye. Her albums are good and people like them. As more people bought albums in 2000, more people would've purchased her album then too It's not bad extrapolation; it's a completely reasonable expectation.
Taylor is the biggest female artist in the US rn, but EVER...?
dd Ya'll love to exaggerate. For real. For real.
Remember when Gaga could have had that title? Or when Shania sold 40 million copies of one album?
You can't just judge "ever" based on current success. You have to examine careers holistically. And the dust around Taylor's hasn't settled yet.
It's not just current success. It's the fact that all 4 of her albums have sold at least 4M in the US, and 1989 will easily join that list. Plus all the hit singles and countless awards.
Bye. Her albums are good and people like them. As more people bought albums in 2000, more people would've purchased her album then too It's not bad extrapolation; it's a completely reasonable expectation.
Then you have to take into account the music trends prevalent around the time that albums were selling so well.
Would Taylor's music have fit into the selling mold?
Saying she'd be diamond is a reach assumption no matter how you slice it.
You can't say she'd have gone diamond... The very definition of bad extrapolation. 
