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Celeb News: 'Arctic Monkeys are bigger than Lady GaGa', Boss of Tumblr
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People making a fuss over literally NOTHING.
The Arctic Monkeys are bigger than Lady Gaga on Tumblr right now. That is what he said, that's the point. No reason to argue over who's bigger overall. Of course that's Gaga.
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And if i'm not mistaken AM's sales are close to ARTPOP's despite having less exposure + they're performing in bigger venues than her?
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Originally posted by Thaye
People making a fuss over literally NOTHING.
The Arctic Monkeys are bigger than Lady Gaga on Tumblr right now. That is what he said, that's the point. No reason to argue over who's bigger overall. Of course that's Gaga.
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Exactly. People are so messy.
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iTunes top 100 album chart
15. Arctic Monkeys -AM
Lady Gaga - Artpop N/A
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Bigger, no, better, yes!
N.1 Party Anthem>>>>>>everything that woman has tried to replicate, cuz her whole career is based on that (Recreate), from Bowie, Grace Jones to her biggest victim MADONNA.
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Originally posted by Mr.Fenty
Billboard is american chart. They didn't give a f**k about America before their AM era
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Well then which markets did they care about? I've already shown how she's bigger than them in the UK, if only marginally, and other than the 4 hits they've had in Canada, they have yet to have any hits in any of the Top 10 music markets around the globe. And I'm pretty sure they haven't been able to rake in hundreds of millions of dollars on tour, as they haven't moved past playing in theaters (unless they're the supporting act of another group). And plus, if, according to you, they started caring about the US during "their AM era", why haven't they scored a hit here yet? Why hasn't their album pushed past even 250,000 copies sold? I'm not saying their success isn't legitimate, but there is just no way they are a bigger act than Gaga.
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Somebody please close this thread.
Gaga haters are so f*cking annoying.
Also some Gaga fan
This is way too much.
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Originally posted by TheNight
And plus, if, according to you, they started caring about the US during "their AM era", why haven't they scored a hit here yet?
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Yes, because british Indie Rock is a genre that performs really well in the American charts. Don't be cynical.
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Originally posted by TheNight
Well then which markets did they care about? I've already shown how she's bigger than them in the UK, and other than the 4 hits they've had in Canada, they have yet to have any hits in any of the Top 10 music markets around the globe. And I'm pretty sure they haven't been able to rake in hundreds of millions of dollars on tour, as they haven't moved past playing in theaters (unless they're the supporting act of another group). And plus, if, according to you, they started caring about the US during "their AM era", why haven't they scored a hit here yet? Why hasn't their album pushed past even 250,000 copies sold? I'm not saying their success isn't legitimate, but there is just no way they are a bigger act than Gaga.
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http://www.officialcharts.com/albums-chart/ Oh, really? They chart with a OLD album higher than ARTPOP
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WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY I AM THAT'S WHAT I'M
ARCTIC MONKEYS
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ARTPOP
LADY GAGA
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I see you still have "Lady Gaga" on Google News Alert.
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Originally posted by Rafael.
Yes, because british Indie Rock is a genre that performs really well in the American charts. Don't be cynical.
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I'm not being cynical. They are doing wonderful for the genre they're in, but the matter at hand puts them in comparison to a major pop star, whose success I'm showing they have not matched. If you have a problem with this. take it up with the one who created this thread, he's the one that put them side-by-side to begin with.
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Tumblr is filled with people who love alternative music and despise all pop music so I'm not surprised.
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Originally posted by Bríseis
And Arctic Monkeys are just as popular as those bands when they were at this point of their career, its pretty awesome.
They arent comparing the music hun, nobody sane would dare to insult Arctic Monkeys like that. This whole article just says AM are right now bigger on TUMBLR while monsters are fuming. Thats all
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I'm just trying to get the facts gay because certain members here need the Born Brave bus and saying that it's an insult to AM shows you are narrow minded about music.
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Originally posted by Mr.Fenty
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That was their debut album, and it's common for a relevant artist or band's debut material to rise when they have a new successful era going. (This can be seen by the fact that it shot up from #140 from the previous week. It's not like it's just been sitting in the #60's all this time.) And then you have the fact that Gaga hasn't been in the UK since early December, and has no current song out on the radio to promote the album. And of course it's Gaga's supposed 'downfall' era, so that makes a difference too.
Again, I'm not saying the Arctic Monkeys aren't successful, but they have yet to reach Gaga's level of fame. Perhaps you could argue that they're bigger in the UK, and even that's a stretch in my opinion, but that's it. I'm still baffled this topic was even created.
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Well their worst song is better than her best so not surprising
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Originally posted by Minny
iTunes top 100 album chart
15. Arctic Monkeys -AM
Lady Gaga - Artpop N/A
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Your point?!
ARTPOP 1.635.000 copies
AM 500.000+copies
Way to go honey...
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i like them but i dont know all about being bigger than gaga
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Originally posted by Alb
Your point?!
ARTPOP 1.635.000 copies
AM 500.000+copies (being generous)
Way to go honey...
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Actually, in their defense, their latest album, AM, has sold 1,291,000 copies worldwide. But that's still smaller than Gaga's 1,635,000 copies sold worldwide for ARTPOP, which further proves that she's the bigger act.
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Originally posted by Su-Barbie-A
They are a rock band, they could switch it up and they would still get critical acclaim.
The GP is only here for Pop Gaga, not her experimental songs in BTW.
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Didn't we have this discussion before?There is nothing on any Gaga album that's ever been experimental
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Gaga is still bigger overall but she will never beat even AM's worst album in terms of songwriting,production(as far as you can compare a rock and pop album) or overall quality
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Originally posted by TheNight
I'm not being cynical. They are doing wonderful for the genre they're in, but the matter at hand puts them in comparison to a major pop star, whose success I'm showing they have not matched. If you have a problem with this. take it up with the one who created this thread, he's the one that put them side-by-side to begin with.
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And why? Nobody said they are bigger than her. They arent comparing them, they just told that AM surpassed Gaga in popularity on tumblr. Reading comprehension is the key
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