BTW lacks success compare to TFM single wise aside from that it pars up with TFM album sales wise.
People here seriously were delusional enough to expect it to surpass TFM/TF though and that's why many are disappointed now. TBH I'm over it, BRING ON THE NEW ERA!
BTW lacks success compare to TFM single wise aside from that it pars up with TFM album sales wise.
Maybe it will eventually, but TFM was responsible for ~3M units in the US and ~2M in the UK. BTW definitely hasn't matched it in terms of sales in those territories. Which isn't a bad thing. Not everything can live up to a debut like she had with TF(M).
We KNOW that's not true. An album does matter. Something attracted people to The Fame when so many other artists are stuck simply selling their singles. I am choosing to believe they listened to the sampler on Amazon before purchasing it.
Well they could have listened to that on Itunes too but I seriously doubt that's the reason why they did. There were a good amount of physical copies of the album sold too. Singles really do sell the album, and i'm sure there were some ppl who made last minute decisions based on the samples.
We KNOW that's not true. An album does matter. Something attracted people to The Fame when so many other artists are stuck simply selling their singles. I am choosing to believe they listened to the sampler on Amazon before purchasing it.
We know it is true in most cases. JD/PF/LG/Paparazzi was an amazing combination of singles. That said, TF would only have sold 6M if it wasn't for TFM. That is where the credit should go...
I doubt Gaga will have another huge era like TFM, but people will like the BTW era more once the tour receipts start coming in.
Then again someone did have huge success with their 7th album after a slight dip following a truly successful era. I guess anything is possible.
I think she has another TFM in her. She just needs to connect with the public in the same way she did before. After BTW, her fans will stand by her no matter what. She needs now to focus on being commercially appealing to more than just one group of people...
We know it is true in most cases. JD/PF/LG/Paparazzi was an amazing combination of singles. That said, TF would only have sold 6M if it wasn't for TFM. That is where the credit should go...
Maybe it will eventually, but TFM was responsible for ~3M units in the US and ~2M in the UK. BTW definitely hasn't matched it in terms of sales in those territories. Which isn't a bad thing. Not everything can live up to a debut like she had with TF(M).
Her momentum from TFM era played a crucial part in BTWs success, without it we couldn't say the same.
Not considering the success of the singles, though. In the UK. for example, she had the #1 and #3 best-selling songs of the year, but only managed to push past 900k album sales with the re-release.
Not considering the success of the singles, though. In the UK. for example, she had the #1 and #3 best-selling songs of the year, but only managed to push past 900k album sales with the re-release.
Don't go too hard on Gaga now atleast we can still say that she had a great debut compare to the other girls
Definitely, I agree. But if TF and TFM had been separate albums, we would be delighted with BTW hitting 6M.
tbh I'm genuinely happy with BTW album sales right now. Big debut, fantastic run so far and she hasn't even started TOURING yet but I couldn't say the same with this era's singles' performance.
tbh I'm genuinely happy with BTW album sales right now. Big debut, fantastic run so far and she hasn't even started TOURING yet but I couldn't say the same with this era's singles' performance.
i'm happy with this album selling 6 million worldwide