[Iyanla, Fix Me]

Originally posted by Duca

Major artists don't have to strategically choose their release dates because they're... well, major.

And Nicki wouldn't have gone #1 in the past three months with these numbers.

Exactly. However there are very few major artists on that level. Only Bey, J Z, and a few others are capable.

[Grumpy Gills]

Why was there no chart today

[mikeyace16]

Originally posted by Grumpy Gills

Why was there no chart today

Probably because it's Christmas week.

[Wonderland]

Originally posted by mikeyace16

Probably because it's Christmas week.

[jonasha]

Originally posted by Grumpy Gills

Why was there no chart today

They're changing the formula.

[alestevens]

Originally posted by Iyanla, Fix Me

If I was Nicki I would've bought my albums. Yeah there's no way I'm letting anyone outsell me in their 9th week. Sales aren't everything but they are very important. No way in hell am I going to sell less than 160k after I've done shook my ass and gave lap dances on national TV. Not on my watch!

It would take her $2,700,000 just to buy the copies. And you just cant cheat like that, you need to make it look real. So she´d have to pay a lot of people to go and buy the copies and pay them high enough for them not to speak about it later. It would cost her like $5,000,000 just to get 340K sales first week. As good of a business woman she is, she´d never do that

[Kool_Aid_King]

Originally posted by Rihinvention

For major artists, getting a #1 album in this day and age seems to be about strategically choosing when you release your album based on the competition.

Nicki could have got a #1 a couple of weeks ago with these numbers. It's all about when you release.

Which week was this? Cause the Lord has been doing 200K+ Since it's debut.

[Artemisia]

'good luck with graduating'

[rac7d]

Nikki = Chris brown

[Big Smoke]

160k isnt a flop IMO.

[Coklek92]

Originally posted by Big Smoke

160k isnt a flop IMO.

Nope. For someone that already big in the industry, it's a FLOP

[ririfan21]

Originally posted by alestevens

It would take her $2,700,000 just to buy the copies. And you just cant cheat like that, you need to make it look real. So she´d have to pay a lot of people to go and buy the copies and pay them high enough for them not to speak about it later. It would cost her like $5,000,000 just to get 340K sales first week. As good of a business woman she is, she´d never do that

!!!!

She would never do that.

She probably do a re-release. But from my understanding Even though she got the money and besides Onika isn't to worried about the sales.

[Wonderland]

Originally posted by alestevens

It would take her $2,700,000 just to buy the copies. And you just cant cheat like that, you need to make it look real. So she´d have to pay a lot of people to go and buy the copies and pay them high enough for them not to speak about it later. It would cost her like $5,000,000 just to get 340K sales first week. As good of a business woman she is, she´d never do that

Yeah. If I was an artist I'd never do such a thing. It's just such a waste for something that ultimately won't matter in the long run

[alestevens]

Originally posted by ririfan21

!!!!

She would never do that.

She probably do a re-release. But from my understanding Even though she got the money and besides Onika isn't to worried about the sales.

Originally posted by Wonderland

Yeah. If I was an artist I'd never do such a thing. It's just such a waste for something that ultimately won't matter in the long run

I know right? It´s just pointless waste of money. It wont help the album in the long run, and it is not going to give her any financial benefit either!

[Wonderland]

Originally posted by alestevens

I know right? It´s just pointless waste of money. It wont help the album in the long run, and it is not going to give her any financial benefit either!

And then having the constant risk of eventually being exposed. Those people who were given the money to buy it would constantly loom over her career and could threaten to tell at any time.

I can't see any artist wanting to do it tbh. It's easier to just completely flop and sell like nothing, as you'd still be in a better position

[Hector]

HITS final chart will only be a top 15 because of the holidays.

Here's the top 15 regular album sales chart:

[heidimontag]

Originally posted by Hector

HITS final chart will only be a top 15 because of the holidays.

Here's the top 15 regular album sales chart:

No CHARLI?

[2014]

Nicki sold over 200,000

This is why it's never good to drag someone's sales around Christmas

[muddysquirrel]

Nicki did much better than expected.

[umich]