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Originally posted by bobbymfw
Is it just me or does everyone seem to be getting carried away re: 1989?
Red and Speak Now sold ~70% of their total sales in the first three months of release. Why is everyone expecting this album to break that trend and double it's current sales? It is a stronger album in terms of radio potential but she's also saturated most of her core fanbase. Things are probably going to cool off for her in these next few weeks.
If I'm wrong though I will gladly eat crow.
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We expected the same because usually her sales drop a lot after Christmas. If we compare the sales of same period which this week, Red sold only 69k but surprisingly 1989 already sold 112k and that's only 51% updated.
The fact that she still has more singles that potentially to shake the charts and at the same both SIO and BS still slaying will keep 1989's sales momentum. And we know that Taylor is an album seller not like Katy (sorry to mention her). But me personally will give a few weeks to see its sales and if it still pulling over 100k per week until end of January, without a doubt it will reach Fearless or even surpass it.