I'm actually loving this album so much :wub: making more of an impact on me than Prism and TD ever did.

 

Deja Vu, Hey Hey Hey, Roulette, Swish Swish and Dance With The Devil are all 10/10's. Only one i'm iffy on is Mind Maze.

Predicted for 225K in the US which is quite good as she hasn't really had a big hit.

 

That's double what I was expecting! :o

 

Has it had a discount in the US?

That's double what I was expecting! :o

 

Has it had a discount in the US?

Nope, it's still $11.99. Source is HDD who are saying 200K pure and 225K with streams.

Nope, it's still $11.99. Source is HDD who are saying 200K pure and 225K with streams.

 

I'm shook. What did her previous albums debut with?

I'm shook. What did her previous albums debut with?

I think she was giving away free albums with tour tickets in the US which counts towards its first week tally.

 

To answer your question (US):

Prism - 286,000

Teenage Dream - 192,000

One of the Boys - 47,000

 

Note that obviously these didn't include streaming sales either ^

She didnt give them away, people paid extra on top of their ticket for the tour I believe

Yeah. It was here in the UK too, my friend at work said she ordered the album to get a pre-sale code.

Oh my bad, I thought there was something about a free album giveaway with every ticket in the US. I found this so thought it went ahead but idk if it's a reliable source and they don't seem so sure if it would count towards the charts there either in the first place.

It was different in the US to the UK. There was a copy of the album automatically added to your basket when you got tickets but you could 'opt out' of buying it. If every single ticket gave one away for free and it counted she'd be on 400k+

8.0 Witness

8.0 Hey Hey Hey

9.0 Roulette

10.0 Swish Swish

7.0 Deja Vu

8.0 power

5.0 Mind Maze

6.5 Miss You More

10.0 Chained to the Rhythm

9.0 Tsunami

11.0 Bon Appétit

6.5 Bigger Than Me

5.5 Save as Draft

10.0 Pendulum

6.0 Into Me You See

So happy to see she is projected for over 200k! I hope it keeps up throughout the week. I was seriously worried about this release.

 

My early favorites are Witness, Hey Hey Hey, Roulette, and Bigger Than Me. In addition to the three singles of course.

There is something about 'Mind Maze' that I love. It was the only one I wasn't keen on at first, but it's really hit me atm!

The more I listen to this the more I can't believe Witness wasn't the second single. It sounds like an album seller, especially with a great video.

Agree, Witness would've been a great second single. I wonder if Migos or their management had any influence on Bon Appetit being released...

225K is a great result

I imagine with Migos/Quavo getting all these hits lately probably played some part in it being a single.

 

Tbh I feel like the campaign should've gone:

 

CTT

(Instant Grat 1: Pendulum)

(Instant Grat 2/eventual 2nd single) Witness

--Album Release--

Bon Appétit

Roulette

Hey Hey Hey/Swish Swish

 

I feel like BA might have caught on a lot more had people heard it through the albums release as opposed to being on it's own. I think it could've had a 'Dark Horse' type rise to the top 10 and a more natural progression.

i agree about B/A - i think it being on the album as a surprise urban route for katy wouldve garnered some stan time pushing for it to be a single

I honestly think Swish should have been first or second single.

oh joe come on CTTR was a BRILLIANT first single choice!

I honestly think Swish should have been first or second single.

Even before CTTR?