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Poll: Bigger Artist in USA: Katy vs Taylor
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Katy is bigger.
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25.88% |
Taylor Swift is bigger.
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62.35% |
About same.
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7.65% |
No someone else is bigger than both.
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Member Since: 8/17/2011
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Originally posted by pabloanxiety
that's why this thread is full of monsters while this is Katy vs Taylor? try again.
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Since the majority of ATRL is monsters, you have to start dealing with seeing them everywhere.
Everyone can post anything they want.
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Member Since: 3/17/2007
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Originally posted by Cola.drinker
Is she much bigger pop star in the us, shouldnt her 1st week be bigger too ? Or am I wrong ?
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yes you are right again
because once again, 1st week sales determine future/overall success
you are like captain obvious but better
I bow before your greatness
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Taylor 32 gold singles, 24 platinum singles, 8 muti platinum singles, and 2 4x platinum albums 1 5x platinum 1 6x platinum album = Katy 9 gold singles, 8 platinum singles, 7 muti platinum singles. 1 muti platinum album and 1 platinum album.
SWIFT, TAYLOR 45 Certified Units in Millions
PERRY, KATY 29.5 Certified Units in Millions
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Originally posted by sGabe4
yes you are right again
because once again, 1st week sales determine future/overall success
you are like captain obvious but better
I bow before your greatness
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Thanks for personal compliments and being totally offtopic
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Katy's total album sales in the US : 4,333,000
Fearless' sales in the US : 6,761,126
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Originally posted by pika
It's not far fetched, Katy got 30 million single sales from Teenage Dream alone and she doesn't seem to be slowing down any time soon.
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She won't repeat her Teenage Dream success, and it's highly doubtful that Prism will make it to 8 singles.
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The one that sold a million albums in a week TWICE.
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Originally posted by Cherry
She won't repeat her Teenage Dream success, and it's highly doubtful that Prism will make it to 8 singles.
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if Roar's first 2 weeks of sales are any indication, she should be fine
I mean Roar would be only the 2nd single ever to go platinum in 2 weeks
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Taylor of course, the only one that can fight with her is ADELE
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Quote:
Originally posted by boyswifty
Katy's total album sales in the US : 4,333,000
Fearless' sales in the US : 6,761,126
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true tea spilled. Katycats are angry even when I mention single sales.
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Quote:
Originally posted by boyswifty
Katy's total album sales in the US : 4,333,000
Fearless' sales in the US : 6,761,126
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Oh my.
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Quote:
Originally posted by boyswifty
Katy's total album sales in the US : 4,333,000
Fearless' sales in the US : 6,761,126
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Member Since: 8/17/2011
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Quote:
Originally posted by boyswifty
Katy's total album sales in the US : 4,333,000
Fearless' sales in the US : 6,761,126
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Quote:
Originally posted by boyswifty
Katy's total album sales in the US : 4,333,000
Fearless' sales in the US : 6,761,126
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This thread has been reported to the ATRL moderators. If it is found to be inaccurate, fake, already posted, off topic, or hateful, then it will be closed.
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I think we can close this now.
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Taylor's power in the US can't be stopped, but Katy is getting there.
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Originally posted by Cherry
She won't repeat her Teenage Dream success, and it's highly doubtful that Prism will make it to 8 singles.
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I'm not saying she'll sell another 30 million singles, but Taylor's at around ~52 million singles while Katy is around ~43 million (i don't have exact numbers) and since Taylor usually releases albums 2 years apart, Katy could pass her.
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Originally posted by pika
I'm not saying she'll sell another 30 million singles, but Taylor's at around ~52 million singles while Katy is around ~43 million (i don't have exact numbers) and since Taylor usually releases albums 2 years apart, Katy could pass her.
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49 million
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Originally posted by umichgrad07
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Not me underestimating my fave.
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Taylor is LEAGUES ahead of Katy. Katy couldn't even sell out the XL center in Hartford and Taylor is grossing over $9million in stadiums.
2,749,000, "Teenage Dream" (2010)
1,529,000, "One of the Boys" (2008)
55,000, "MTV Unplugged" (EP) (2009)
= 4,333,000
vs
6,761,126, "Fearless". Katy is nowhere near touching Taylor's status.
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Quote:
Originally posted by pika
I'm not saying she'll sell another 30 million singles, but Taylor's at around ~52 million singles while Katy is around ~43 million (i don't have exact numbers) and since Taylor usually releases albums 2 years apart, Katy could pass her.
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And Taylor could easily snatch it back up when you consider (a) her good single sales, (b) her good promo single sales, (c) the fact that her fans tend to buy every song on her album individually as well as buying the albums
If Taylor doesn't have the singles advantage, they're at the very least even. And she has the advantage in every other category by far.
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