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Chart Listings: Quality of Adele and Lady Gaga help growth of music sales
Member Since: 3/9/2011
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Originally posted by Remixed
Album of the Year (“21”) Song of the Year (“Rolling in the Deep”) Best Pop Solo Performance (“Someone Like You”) Best Pop Vocal Album ("21")
ok.
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Originally posted by Bibliotheque
What is it then?
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Oops. But it isn't all pop though. There's still soul, R&B, indie rock, and alternative rock.
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Originally posted by Loghen
Oh - I thought all of you stans didn't consider Adele's music pop when it came to name the biggest pop singer in the world... What happened?
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This is so true.
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Member Since: 12/26/2011
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Originally posted by Sye
If the 2M from the first week didn't happen, there is still 2M people who wanted the album and would have gotten around to getting it at some point anyways. I fail to see your point. The only thing you've said is that it's sold less since its debut which I think everybody knows. Keeping a consistent 1M selling week after week would be pretty impressive though!
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I LIVE The 99cent discount (And before you stans attack me about how Amazon did it, i already know) persuaded casual customers to buy the album. 10+ tracks for 99 cents? I'd buy anything if i were getting that much for a buck.
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Member Since: 9/17/2011
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Originally posted by givemethatpop
Do you really wanna get into Nicki Minaj's lyrics?
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I think we're all ready for a recitation, sis.
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Member Since: 1/2/2012
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Originally posted by Remixed
But - worldwide - it has sold very well It's one of the biggest sellers in the US.
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The lies in the second sentence.
Gurl, 2m copies does NOT make it one of the best-selling albums in the US.
You wanna compare that to albums like Mariah's Daydream and Madonna's Immaculate Collection, both of which are 10x platinum? Or better yet, Michael's Thriller, certified 29x platinum?
Gurl bye.
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Member Since: 12/26/2011
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Originally posted by givemethatpop
Do you really wanna get into Nicki Minaj's lyrics?
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How is Nicki relevant to the thread.
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Originally posted by Remixed
Grammy for Best Dance Recording on the 2001 Grammy Awards.
Poker Face was nominated for SOTY & ROTY.
All three of her albums were nominated for AOTY.
She won a Grammy for Best Pop Album
Quality.
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Poker Face won Best Dance Recording. What kind of flop shade.... Don't do this to Gaga, sis.
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Member Since: 12/29/2011
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Originally posted by pika
I LIVE The 99cent discount (And before you stans attack me about how Amazon did it, i already know) persuaded casual customers to buy the album. 10+ tracks for 99 cents? I'd buy anything if i were getting that much for a buck.
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But without the Amazon deal she still reached the million mark.
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Member Since: 12/6/2011
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Originally posted by pika
I LIVE The 99cent discount (And before you stans attack me about how Amazon did it, i already know) persuaded casual customers to buy the album. 10+ tracks for 99 cents? I'd buy anything if i were getting that much for a buck.
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I get that it raked in more buyers than it probably would have otherwise, but you're implying that every person who bought the album for the 2 days (not even an entire week) it was discounted wouldn't have gotten it otherwise. We will never know either so it's pointless to even touch on that subject.
I don't remember how much the Amazon deal brought in, anybody remember?
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Member Since: 1/16/2012
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And a big debut is nothing that makes the album less impressive in sales in itself.
However, the 99 cent deal is taking away some of the cred of the huge opening imo.
Because alot of ppl would pay that for an album that they aren't that interesting in, but maybe has one cool song.
Was it 300k from that deal?
To my knowledge, 21 has never been on a big sale yet
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Member Since: 10/24/2011
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Originally posted by pika
I LIVE The 99cent discount (And before you stans attack me about how Amazon did it, i already know) persuaded casual customers to buy the album. 10+ tracks for 99 cents? I'd buy anything if i were getting that much for a buck.
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Member Since: 9/17/2011
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Originally posted by Honey
The lies in the second sentence.
Gurl, 2m copies does NOT make it one of the best-selling albums in the US.
You wanna compare that to albums like Mariah's Daydream and Madonna's Immaculate Collection, both of which are 10x platinum? Or better yet, Michael's Thriller, certified 29x platinum?
Gurl bye.
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I don't think he was referring to the biggest selling albums of all time, hun.
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Member Since: 4/10/2011
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Originally posted by Sye
I get that it raked in more buyers than it probably would have otherwise, but you're implying that every person who bought the album for the 2 days (not even an entire week) it was discounted wouldn't have gotten it otherwise. We will never know either so it's pointless to even touch on that subject.
I don't even remember how much the Amazon deal brought in, anybody remember?
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Nope it's not relevant tbh.
GaGa still would of gotten right around 1 million sales opening week either way, the pressed souls tried though.
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Originally posted by pika
How is Nicki relevant to the thread.
Poker Face won Best Dance Recording. What kind of flop shade.... Don't do this to Gaga, sis.
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It was nominated for ROTY and SOTY, Who Let The Dogs Out was not.
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Member Since: 1/2/2012
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Originally posted by Sye
I get that it raked in more buyers than it probably would have otherwise, but you're implying that every person who bought the album for the 2 days (not even an entire week) it was discounted wouldn't have gotten it otherwise. We will never know either so it's pointless to even touch on that subject.
I don't remember how much the Amazon deal brought in, anybody remember?
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Around 450,000 of the copies sold in the first week were from Amazon.
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Member Since: 7/9/2010
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Anyway, the article is just saying how Adele and Gaga's music in particular has attracted more consumers. - because of their quality. Which is true. I don't see why we are trying to discredit this Sales agree, critics agree, awards agree
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Member Since: 12/29/2011
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Originally posted by Remixed
Anyway, the article is just saying how Adele and Gaga's music in particular has attracted more consumers. - because of their quality. Which is true. I don't see why we are trying to discredit this Sales agree, critics agree, awards agree
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This!
The gurls just need to accept it. She's fading sure isn't she, so why try and discredit her?
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Member Since: 4/10/2011
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Originally posted by RideRidePony
This!
The gurls just need to accept it. She's fading sure isn't she, so why try and discredit her?
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I see what you did there sis
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Member Since: 12/26/2011
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Originally posted by Sye
I get that it raked in more buyers than it probably would have otherwise, but you're implying that every person who bought the album for the 2 days (not even an entire week) it was discounted wouldn't have gotten it otherwise. We will never know either so it's pointless to even touch on that subject.
I don't remember how much the Amazon deal brought in, anybody remember?
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over 300k. Are you trying to tell me those 300,000 people would have still bought the album at regular price?
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Originally posted by givemethatpop
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Originally posted by Remixed
It was nominated for ROTY and SOTY, Who Let The Dogs Out was not.
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I see.
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Member Since: 1/13/2010
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Originally posted by Mister Martian
I'm not talking about Quality. I digg BTW. I'm talking about Sales. Really BTW only stood out because of it's first week.
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and It's actually one of the few albums to scan over 2 million in the US.
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Member Since: 10/24/2011
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Originally posted by pika
What kind of. That's just ONE song, not an entire album.
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It's an entire album, and for a whole week
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Member Since: 6/17/2011
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Of course the haters are trying to discredit Gaga.
The article already spilled the tea.
Y'all need to drink up
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