October 18, 20204 yr I'm sure there'll be a load of physicals ready to ship first week... a shame Sam isn't competition tbh. I could see her doing 50-60k It depends when they finished the album. They may be able to get some cds out in time for release, but I think it’s highly unlikely vinyl will come on release week.
October 18, 20204 yr It depends when they finished the album. They may be able to get some cds out in time for release, but I think it’s highly unlikely vinyl will come on release week. I can't see Sc**ter allowing her to surprise him like Taylor did her label with folklore! He needs time to send out the cheques... But indeed we have to wait and see when they're shipping...
October 18, 20204 yr Author Is anyone aware of Sam’s promo schedule for release week? Obviously there’s no BBC special this time around but do they have Graham Norton or anything lined up?
October 18, 20204 yr Is anyone aware of Sam’s promo schedule for release week? Obviously there’s no BBC special this time around but do they have Graham Norton or anything lined up? Sam's on the Graham Norton Show this Friday. I'm not sure if they have any other promo lined up though for the next week.
October 18, 20204 yr I think it could go either way between Ariana and Sam, especially if Ariana is digital only in her first week because if so I don't think she'd move any more than Taylor did. Sam's sales will be down from last era but I don't know that they'd go down that much.
October 18, 20204 yr Could a circuit breaker lockdown affect sales. Definitely. So steaming and downloads may become even more important
October 18, 20204 yr Rumour has it Adele is dropping on October 30th as well. If true, I can't see her getting to #1, but a very respectable #2 with solid numbers.
October 25, 20204 yr Author Bump of this now we’ve heard the lead single and the tracklist is out there! @1320108088393949186
October 25, 20204 yr I don’t think this is going to pull in the first week numbers Thank U Next did. Both Thank U Next and 7 Rings were consistently pulling in 700k - 1m streams for days after their release, Position is under 500k on day 2 and could likely drop off the top spot on Spotify as soon as tomorrow. Ariana got 43k streaming equivalents for the last album, I doubt she’ll get as much this time around, and with no physical on the cards I’d say 40-50k at the most for the first week.
October 25, 20204 yr Does anyone actually know if this will have a physical release in its first week or not? She did make a CD for the single available on her website immediately so I would assume there will be one for the album at least on her website? Agree that her streaming numbers will be a bit lower than 'thank u, next' (but that's nothing to be ashamed of given that was one of the biggest streaming debuts ever).
October 26, 20204 yr Think I'm expecting lower than Gaga now. The reception to Positions and the leaks has been less than great.
October 27, 20204 yr Author There is now a pre order for this! I pre ordered from HMV but you can also buy limited edition covers on her store and other bundles such as cassettes.
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