no sis, we (monsters) saw it, you have yet to see it with several of your faves, Karma is gonna get everyone, did y'all think it would only get Gaga ?
Anyway I don;t think Madonna's numbers are bad + pretty sure she'll have a small drop next week so yeah. But people were comparing MDNA to ARTPOP and now they are all defensive "30 years into her career" then why did y all compare MDNA (2011) to ARTPOP (2013) who knows ....
Anything over 100k since 2013/2014 is respectable given the state of the market.
I'm convinced this kind of thread is filled with people who know the truth but want "to get even" with their faves' nemesis fanbase or just further degrade someone they already hate. It's been going on for too long for anyone to act "shocked" or "disappointed"... Soon, 50k will be seen as a success and the CD model will have to be replaced for good.
Just don't take album sales too seriously and don't take this thread seriously, either, because the transparency of it all is blinding.
A little masterpiece to calm the heatedness in here.
I expected a little more but those numbers are not bad by any means, especially in the current sales climate. Y'all should lower your expectations.
Thank you for your words of wisdom about the overall decline in the album market. However, I'm trying to stay a little more positive than thinking the #1s will always sell no more than 50,000 raw copies.
Madonna will top the Top Album Sales Chart, but the BB 200 is a tighter race. The leaks, along with what was probably her least successful leadoff single ever, are hurting her totals.
no sis, we (monsters) saw it, you have yet to see it with several of your faves, Karma is gonna get everyone, did y'all think it would only get Gaga ?
Anyway I don;t think Madonna's numbers are bad + pretty sure she'll have a small drop next week so yeah. But people were comparing MDNA to ARTPOP and now they are all defensive "30 years into her career" then why did y all compare MDNA (2011) to ARTPOP (2013) who knows ....
Because selling on par (nay, better) with a new artist with your 12th (or whatever) studio album is an achievement.
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Gaga's privileged white gay fans suddenly becoming fans of Empire White people can't handle Empire, let alone weak white gays
What kind of awkward racism? You realize millions of white people watch Empire, right? The show gets like 14M viewers a week and is shown on Fox.
Right? As if Rebel Hearts aren't trashing others for selling below expectations.
And YES Madonna stans. It is below expectations when you dance around all over the forum predicting over 200k even after the leak.
They do it for all pop girls and now we're suppose to believe it's ok for her since she's been here since before some of them were born. No. It doesn't matter. Numbers are numbers. Y'all run around here calling her the queen, praising her fantastic album sales of yester year and acting like everyone else is suppose to play oblivious to average numbers.
I've been low key cackling at every artist who couldn't sell more then 4's opening week numbers because y'all gave us HELL for it. Yes, I'm holding a grudge from 2011. But for good reason. Noting all the hypocrites.
no sis, we (monsters) saw it, you have yet to see it with several of your faves, Karma is gonna get everyone, did y'all think it would only get Gaga ?
Anyway I don;t think Madonna's numbers are bad + pretty sure she'll have a small drop next week so yeah. But people were comparing MDNA to ARTPOP and now they are all defensive "30 years into her career" then why did y all compare MDNA (2011) to ARTPOP (2013) who knows ....
Because it's impressive that she did the same numbers than a current girl, but if she doesn't it's ok, it's expected for her to sell less.
listen guys, this happened to every major artist that ever exsisted... Diana Ross was slaying with supremes back in the 60's, she made amazing solo career in the 70's, struggled in the 80's, and finally "dissapeared" in the 90's..
MJ slayed pop music with only three really massive albums, thriller, bad, dangerous, everything after that was labeled/is considered not that sucsessful...
Whitney slayed during the late 80s, had massive soundtrack in the 90;s, and she was hardly relevant after My l;ove is ur love
MC was a pop force for almost two decades, but this girl can't get a hit now...
sistahs it's just how it goes in pop music.... no one is on top forever, and I as a Madonna fan/MC fan realise that they are pretty much over, considering charts and stuff like that, but I do believe that Madonna still has a chance as a touring artist, tho I think she is in her twillight years... But still we have a legend here, still willing to do new stuff, still willing to promote, like give her a break...
They do it for all pop girls and now we're suppose to believe it's ok for her since she's been here since before some of them were born. No. It doesn't matter. Numbers are numbers. Y'all run around here calling her the queen, praising her fantastic album sales of yester year and acting like everyone else is suppose to play oblivious to average numbers.
I've been low key cackling at every artist who couldn't sell more then 4's opening week numbers because y'all gave us HELL for it. Yes, I'm holding a grudge from 2011. But for good reason. Noting all the hypocrites.
Aww. Seems like a personal problem. Why are you letting people on the internet get to you in the first place, people who hide behind Avis and usernames? Yikes!
Madonna is in the 34th year of her career, dating back to the release of "Everybody" in late 1982. She hit #1 in 2000 when Top 40 took notice of the strong sales from her single "Music." She hit the Top Ten and got airplay later last decade with "Hung Up" and "Four Minutes." All is not lost, but she needs to find the right songs and proper promotion, and of course hope and pray no one steals her music again.
Why are the Madonna fans backtracking to 2013 when they called Gaga selling ARTPOP at 260k a flop when their fave is now selling less than half of that, and no, being in the 30+ year of her career is not an excuse when you're recognised as the Queen of Pop.
Why are the Madonna fans backtracking to 2013 when they called Gaga selling ARTPOP at 260k a flop when their fave is now selling less than half of that, and no, being in the 30+ year of her career is not an excuse when you're recognised as the Queen of Pop.
The full album being available in high quality all over the internet for such a long time is not an excuse either? You think such a massive leak wouldn't have an impact on your favorite?
The full album being available in high quality all over the internet for such a long time is not an excuse either? You think such a massive leak wouldn't have an impact on your favorite?
Numbers are numbers. But isn't she the Queen of Pop?