I can't @ her selling 30K after an 8-year hiatus, three flop singles, barely any promotion & a messy release. The fact she can sell 30K off her name with promotion that's started the week of the release of the album speaks volumes on her star power.
Hilary slaying.. Didn't she used to sell 6 figures of just a complication album ?
A decade ago? Before the digital era? When album sales were higher? When she was at the peak of her career? When she didn't take a 8 year hiatus? When she promoted? When she was literally everywhere?
30k after promo at GMA (twice), Kelly & Michael (twice), The View, Ellen, 2 promo singles, lead single, 3 music videos for exposure, multiple radio interviews.
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James Taylor will score his first-ever #1 album on next week’s chart. It’s been 44 years since Taylor reached his peak chart position of #2 with Warner Bros.’ Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon. Here are this week’s key debuts:
James Taylor (James Taylor Music) 72-77k sales, 74-79k SPS
Adam Lambert (Warner Bros.) 33-38k, 36-41k
Hillary Duff (RCA) 25-30k, 30-35k
Nate Ruess (Fueled By Ramen) 24-27k, 27-30k
Third Eye Blind (Mega Collider) 23-26k, 25-28k
Ryn Weaver (Mad Love/Interscope) 14-17k, 16-19k
Giorgio Moroder (RCA) 8-9k, 10-11k
JT played a private concert for SiriusXM at the storied Apollo Theater on Tuesday night, during which Meyer and Greenstein wept openly at "Sweet Baby James."