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Originally posted by Daydreamin
This the final number or the final prediction?
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It's the final number from HDD. HDD and Billboard use a small number of different retailers so the numbers are not always the same. They could be higher or lower (but not by much) when Billboard report later today. 168k is the final number for HDD. Billboard could report anywhere from 160-175k
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As for the subject of "flopping". She didn't flop. She underperformed. Most of you who were expecting anything above 250k+ were delusional in the first place, but my original expectations were just above Lana, so 180-220k. However 168k is not a bad total at all by any measure; it's a 30k increase from her debut (and when you include declining sales, it becomes more of a 45k-50k increase).
She may have had hits but remember that the album is significantly more Pop than R&B now so she'll have lost the R&B/Urban fans bracket. That bracket usually buy albums first-week, same with Country, and then they decline fast. The Pop bracket has lower opening sales but more longevity. So overall it's an impressive increase. Sure, the basic increase isn't great and the numbers should have been a small bit higher but this is 2014 and you also have to consider the other reasons and not just "SHE FLOPPED YAS!"