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Chart News: HDD: Ciara 19-22k, M&S 245-265k
Member Since: 12/7/2011
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16 13 EMPIRE CAST
SOUNDTRACK, SEASON 1
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX/COLUMBIA 7,282
-- 14 CIARA
JACKIE
EPIC 7,030
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Jesus
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Member Since: 11/5/2011
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Chart Date: 05/12/2015Last Updated: 05/11/2015 13:21:01
Status: Building 44.62%
LW TW Artist / Album Label Sales Index
2 1
JOSH GROBAN
STAGES
REPRISE 62,406
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NOW 54
VARIOUS ARTISTS
NOW 53,238
-- 3
MUMFORD & SONS
WILDER MIND
GLASSNOTE 43,009
-- 4
TECH N9NE
SPECIAL EFFECTS
STRANGE MUSIC 24,035
1 5
ZAC BROWN BAND
JEKYLL + HYDE
SOUTHERN GROUND/VARVATOS/BMLG/REPUBLIC 23,944
7 6 SAM SMITH
IN THE LONELY HOUR
CAPITOL 13,975
11 7 REBA MCENTIRE
LOVE SOMEBODY
NASHVILLE ICON 13,523
9 8 FIFTY SHADES OF GREY
SOUNDTRACK
REPUBLIC 13,213
5 9 TAYLOR SWIFT
1989
BIG MACHINE 12,308
-- 10 NOW #1S
VARIOUS ARTISTS
NOW 11,852
8 11 ED SHEERAN
X
ATLANTIC 10,800
10 12 MEGHAN TRAINOR
TITLE
EPIC 10,636
16 13 EMPIRE CAST
SOUNDTRACK, SEASON 1
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX/COLUMBIA 7,744
4 14 ALABAMA SHAKES
SOUND & COLOR
ATO 7,678
-- 15 CIARA
JACKIE
EPIC 7,415
22 16 MAROON 5
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222/INTERSCOPE 7,232
-- 17 MY MORNING JACKET
THE WATERFALL
CAPITOL 7,108
12 18 SAM HUNT
MONTEVALLO
MCA NASHVILLE 7,033
3 19 TYLER FARR
SUFFER IN PEACE
COLUMBIA NASHVILLE 6,804
20 20 NOW 53
VARIOUS ARTISTS
NOW/LEGACY 6,636
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Member Since: 3/29/2007
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Originally posted by SLAYANNA NAVY
Now dont be dramatic, your maths cant be that bad.
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He's right though...
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Member Since: 3/29/2007
Posts: 6,545
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Originally posted by Lately 1814
1989 sold more first week than Rihanna's last 7 albums' first week sales combined. What is your point?
Ciara is doing fine. She got a hit, and selling out a tour.
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I mean... putting into that perspective...
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Member Since: 11/28/2011
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asldnlak. Jackie not moving. I think I was the only one who called these #s
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16 13 EMPIRE CAST
SOUNDTRACK, SEASON 1
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX/COLUMBIA 7,744
4 14 ALABAMA SHAKES
SOUND & COLOR
ATO 7,678
-- 15 CIARA
JACKIE
EPIC 7,415
Good God.
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Member Since: 6/30/2012
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Originally posted by SLAYANNA NAVY
Now dont be dramatic, your maths cant be that bad.
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Her maths is fine though, which just shows first week sales aren't the be all, end all to everything.
Proof
238-Una
198-TTT
207-Loud
181-Rated R
63-GGGBR
162-GGGB
115-AGLM
69-MOTS
Total-1.233m (1.17 without rereleases)
Hopefully ciara can have longevity like rihanna does every era, considering her eras sell at least 5x their opening week
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Member Since: 12/21/2011
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OMG
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Member Since: 1/1/2012
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-- 17 CIARA
JACKIE
EPIC 7,489
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Originally posted by Deemy
16 13 EMPIRE CAST
SOUNDTRACK, SEASON 1
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX/COLUMBIA 7,744
4 14 ALABAMA SHAKES
SOUND & COLOR
ATO 7,678
-- 15 CIARA
JACKIE
EPIC 7,415
Good God.
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Oh no.
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-- 15 CIARA
JACKIE
EPIC 7,415
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Queen Ci Not her selling less than albums that has been out for WEEKS and MONTHS!
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I think one issue with the sales is that this is not an Urban album, its more pop. She should've released I Bet as a buzz single and had a proper pop single and then a proper Urban single. The sales would be different. The first single was not a proper introduction to this POP album. She had proper promo but then again she is touring so.
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Originally posted by MDJD11
I think one issue with the sales is that this is not an Urban album, its more pop. She should've released I Bet as a buzz single and had a proper pop single and then a proper Urban single. The sales would be different. The first single was not a proper introduction to this POP album. She had proper promo but then again she is touring so.
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This is stupid. People don't even know Ciara has an album out, let alone the genre of it.
She needs a better promotional strategy.
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Quote:
Originally posted by MDJD11
I think one issue with the sales is that this is not an Urban album, its more pop. She should've released I Bet as a buzz single and had a proper pop single and then a proper Urban single. The sales would be different. The first single was not a proper introduction to this POP album. She had proper promo but then again she is touring so.
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Ciara's fanbase is urban so pushing a pop single first would have alienated her already miniscule fanbase. Theres really no win in this position, unless she has a stronger urban song sitting on the album.
It might do her some good to switch from an urban singles artist to a pop singles artist though. It works for Florida and Pitbull. At this point, its clear she will never be an album seller again and her fanbase will likely continue to dwindle each era so at least snatch some hits.
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Member Since: 4/15/2012
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Originally posted by Scraperwalker
Not a Ciara stan calling Shakira Flop, One Hit Wonder and Forgotten.
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cuz she is
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Member Since: 1/20/2012
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Originally posted by ToxDuris
This is stupid. People don't even know Ciara has an album out, let alone the genre of it.
She needs a better promotional strategy.
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This. Epic should really be ashamed of how they handled the few weeks before release. They say they have a long campaign coming though so I'm not gonna worry yet. First week sales don't mean anything in the grand scheme of things.
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Member Since: 11/7/2011
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I knew I should've stayed away from this thread.
like i said earlier though, ciara will come back. she's born to be a legend. she's the cher of r&b. she'll have her slip ups but she'll always bounce back.
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The REAL problem is that the album came too soon and it barely had any promo in the short amount of time given. Had she waited until July to drop the album there would be room to let I Bet do it's thing AND drop a 2nd single all before the album came.
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Member Since: 8/21/2010
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Originally posted by Ash12345
Her maths is fine though, which just shows first week sales aren't the be all, end all to everything.
Proof
238-Una
198-TTT
207-Loud
181-Rated R
63-GGGBR
162-GGGB
115-AGLM
69-MOTS
Total-1.233m (1.17 without rereleases)
Hopefully ciara can have longevity like rihanna does every era, considering her eras sell at least 5x their opening week
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Every time I hear someone compare cici and riri, I think of the time Rihanna told Ciara to go "book that stage you speak of" 😂😂😂
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