Great numbers for ARTPOP. I can't wait to see the final numbers
@ some of you Britney fans running in here to drag Gaga's numbers with these decade old receipts. How are you going to compare album sales from 10+ years ago when people bough albums like water to now, when the rate at which people are purchasing albums is rapidly decreasing? The uncontrollable thirst for blood from some of you is really embarrassing.
I don't think these sales are bad. I think it is quite nice for any artist to sell over 300,000 copies. Correct, it was a drop from Born This Way's first week numbers, but that doesn't mean the decline is going to continue into her fourth album. No one maintains extreme success forever, just like no one is ever #1 at every point of their career. I still however believe that this album will have double or even triple the longevity her last era had from the album sales, singles success (we are already seeing this with "Applause" compared to "Born This Way"), tours (of course because of her injury) etc. This era will be her step back into being accepted by the general public. It's a fall, but not necessarily a fall from grace. It's a fall from a strange, hype-fueled, over promoted Gaga to a new more accepted, fun, carefree Gaga, and so far, I personally like what I see from her. I don't understand the criticisms, but I guess that really is none of my concern.