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Originally posted by Adonis
clicking a button is easier than actually having to drive out to the store and buy the album. also consider the fact that there was a pre-order a whole month before. there are too many factors that are different to be able to adequately make an apple's to apple's comparison. Another thing to consider is that albums were selling for a significantly higher price in 2000 compared to today....where the average price for an album is $9.99. If you tack on inflation on top of that the $9.99 average price for an album becomes significantly lower.
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Lol. This is a bunch of nonsense and a way to discredit what ONLY Adele has accomplished in this digital era. It's stupid.
First off, you must have access to the Internet to even click a button, so it's not as easy as 1-2-3.
Not everyone has Internet accessibility, and they could just as easily t0rr3nt an album as to buy one via iTunes or Amazon.
There was once a upon a time when record stores were on every corner of every major street in every major city, so it was not as hard as you make it out to be.
Fact of the matter is, Adele had A LOT more going against her today than *NSYNC did in 2000. No one buys albums anymore, unless it's a special case. Her break was much longer, also. So no one truly knew what to expect. Some people were even predicting 500k sales ONLY.
The fact that nostalgic 30-somethings refuse to let go of the past and give credit to what only one or two artists are able to do today is laughable.
Regardless of all of that, 3.4M will always be more than 1.3M or 2.4M in ANY case.
Even if you take away ~500k pre-orders, that would still be more than the *NSYNC and Britney figures. Do y'all even try anymore?
