October 29, 201510 yr Adele sold 35k yesterday and is remaining pretty stable on iTunes. If she sold the same every day next week, she'd sell 245k, and that's with Spotify data missing.
October 29, 201510 yr Another 200k next week for 'Hello' seems entirely possible, she's shown only minimal signs of slowing down on iTunes so far. Still outselling her nearest competition nearly 4 to 1.
October 29, 201510 yr Another 200k next week for 'Hello' seems entirely possible, she's shown only minimal signs of slowing down on iTunes so far. Still outselling her nearest competition nearly 4 to 1. Shoot me now! :drama:
October 29, 201510 yr Shoot me now! :drama: Can she at least save those sales for the race for Xmas #1?
October 29, 201510 yr And there was hardly any hype for it :o He announced it about a week before dropping it But sometimes the hype happens when the song IS available you know
October 29, 201510 yr But sometimes the hype happens when the song IS available you know The point still stands though - What Do You Mean? had a 30 day countdown to its release, Sorry was announced a week in advance with much less hype. It's incredibly impressive for the latter to be outselling the former's first week!
October 29, 201510 yr The point still stands though - What Do You Mean? had a 30 day countdown to its release, Sorry was announced a week in advance with much less hype. It's incredibly impressive for the latter to be outselling the former's first week! I think What Do You Mean has widened his appeal greatly. It's indeed surprising to see.
October 29, 201510 yr Yeah I'd say his hype is even bigger now due to the overwhelming success of What Do You Mean. Before that people were still unsure/sceptical but due to the positive reception now even non-fans before are interested. That and maybe because it's an even better song?
October 29, 201510 yr Yes exactly.. I just think the word "hype" is very overused. People are just clicking with his music now more than before, it doesn't need special hype around it.
October 29, 201510 yr Ignoring X Factor singles/charity singles/campaigns, Adele should get the third highest weekly sale of the 21st century, just behind, er, Bob the Builder (360k) and Shaggy (345k). Kylie (307k) and Cheryl (293k) complete the Top 5. In terms of first week sales, Adele's in second place after Shaggy. I've been eyeing the Shaggy figure all week - I don't count Bob the Builder as it's Christmas and people buy any old thing. In terms of sales she's around 300K so could match Kylie but I guess we have to count streams as well which should put her pretty close to Shaggy.
October 29, 201510 yr Yes exactly.. I just think the word "hype" is very overused. People are just clicking with his music now more than before, it doesn't need special hype around it. A lot of people do click with throwing a dance best behind any old voice. I guess this sounds less like his more teenie bop stuff.
October 29, 201510 yr Kylie and Shaggy are the two most impressive on that list. All the others achieved the high sales based on either the X Factor as a winners single, an X Factor performance when the show had huge viewing figures or charity releases. Kylie and Shaggy sold their large quantities purely on music buyers loving the song.
October 29, 201510 yr Kylie and Shaggy are the two most impressive on that list. All the others achieved the high sales based on either the X Factor as a winners single, an X Factor performance when the show had huge viewing figures or charity releases. Kylie and Shaggy sold their large quantities purely on music buyers loving the song. And a very low cut white jumpsuit in Kylie's case.
October 29, 201510 yr The thing I still find amazing (besides the first week's sales) regarding Shaggy is the fact it was only at #1 for one week! Talk about a second week meltdown :o
October 29, 201510 yr Wasn't it knocked off #1 by Westlife's Uptown Girl though (which was absolutely massive as well, especially first week out). It was just unlucky timing that it didn't spend longer at #1, it had five weeks at #2 afterwards.
October 30, 201510 yr And a very low cut white jumpsuit in Kylie's case. Which could only be seen if you watched the video - and I doubt would have worked quite as well on Shaggy anyway... :w00t:
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