The alternate cover Deluxe CD with signed poster is back in stock on HMV!

 

https://hmv.com/Store/Music/CD/Radical-Opti...mited-Deluxe-CD

Why do I keep missing it 😩

Ok, if Taylor is releasing more CD’s from her 7.99 sale then I think Dua has to settle for #2, which would suck because there’s no chance she’ll ever get to #1 and that’s a shame!!!

Taylor’s new CDs are not scheduled to be shipped for another 3 weeks so I think Dua’s safe!

Spotify - Day 6:

 

Day 1: +20,485,575

Day 2: +14,761,140

Day 3: +11,233,031

Day 4: +12,764,223

Day 5: +12,332,790

Day 6: +12,082,048

46,247 sales in the end, much better than I expected!

She also debuted #1 in France with 19.5k units sold!!

 

European Queen <3

Edited May 10, 20241 yr by Addy!

Debuts at 2 here in Ireland with Taylor staying at number 1 :(

01 46,298 Dua Lipa - Radical Optimism [13,388 CDs, 16,772 vinyl, 4,779 cassettes, 1,414 downloads, 9,945 streaming]

02 31,897 Taylor Swift - THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT

 

I'm really happy with those sales for Dua. She was so underestimated this week.

 

 

Radical Optimism physical sales have almost double those of Future Nostalgia's debut.

Fantastic result! Much higher than I’d have guessed *.*

Well done Dua! Very strong sales!

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Glad to see that it debuted atop in the UK.

Edited May 10, 20241 yr by Juan Carlos

Very impressive sales indeed, thrilled to see that she hit #1 :clap:

Even if the album hasn't been it for me it still feels very deserved — it's great to see a popstar like her continue to smash it. *.*

#2 in US with almost 84k :cheeseblock:

 

https://m.hitsdailydouble.com/sales_plus_streaming

 

It went from 55k to 65k to 68k to 84k!!!

 

Amazing result :clap:

Omfg well done Dua!! :clap: :clap: Still not really feeling the album and have accepted its not what I wanted from her (besides the singles and EOAE) but glad she’s at least reached a new height in the US with the album!

Well done Dua :cheer: Excellent first week sales!

 

 

Here's a first week sales comparison (unfortunately we don't have this data for her debut album, other than the fact it sold 16,223 overall in its first week)

 

 

Radical Optimism vs. Future Nostalgia

 

46,298 vs. 34,390 - Overall First Week Sales (+34.63%)

 

9,945 vs. 14,882 - Streaming (-33.17%)

 

13,388 vs. 7,346 - CDs (+82.25%)

 

16,772 vs. 2,970 - Vinyl (+464.71%)

 

4,779 vs. 4,214 - Cassettes (+13.41%)

 

1,414 vs. 4,978 - Downloads (-71.60%)

 

Bonus stats:

 

34,939 vs. 14,530 - Physicals (CDs, Vinyl & Cassettes combined) (+140.46%)

 

36,353 vs. 19,508 - Pure (Downloads, CDs, Vinyl & Cassettes combined) (+86.35%)

 

11,359 vs. 19,860 - Digital (Downloads & Streaming combined) (-42.80%)

 

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Format percentage contribution to first week totals:

 

21.48% vs. 43.27% - Streaming

28.92% vs. 21.36% - CDs

36.23% vs. 8.64% - Vinyl

10.32% vs. 12.25% - Cassettes

3.05% vs. 14.48% - Downloads

 

Bonus stats:

 

75.47% vs. 42.25% - Physicals (CDs, Vinyl & Cassettes combined)

78.52% vs. 56.73% - Pure (Downloads, CDs, Vinyl & Cassettes combined)

24.53% vs. 57.75% - Digital (Downloads & Streaming combined)

I’m pretty impressed that she managed this in debut week! It seems we did kind of underestimate but the demand was there.

 

I do think it’ll manage decent enough longevity as well. Definitely decent by 2024 standards at any rate. Im gonna give the album another go over the weekend I’m now on holiday so have way more free time to delve into music.

 

I’m glad she did get the #1 though! And her first #1 debut on the albums chart too.

The lack of streams (-33%) is striking considering streaming overall is bigger than it was in 2020 - but great that she got the #1 thanks to sales.

 

The most important question though: has anyone figured out why Anything for Love is on the album and what it stands for? It's not even a song but not really an interlude either. Doesn't make any sense.

Edited May 11, 20241 yr by Sour Candy