Not a flop in sales but the critical reception/reviews ain't been that great

1 minute ago, Henessy Lake said:

Not a flop in sales but the critical reception/reviews ain't been that great

Some of the best selling albums of all time have terrible reviews so that doesnt really mean anything 😅

Is his new album on track to be best selling of all time? In regards to this week though, yeah his numbers are high but other albums are more critically aclaimed, hes lost that battle

Never said he was i said some of the best selling of all time arnt critically acclaimed, so an album isnt necessarily a flop because the critics say its shit 🤣

Critics can be wrong for sure. So many times an album becomes a classic when critics originally hated it. But I think theyre correct here unfortunately

Nah he's not flopping but critics and general audience are like meh to his album so its not a complete hit either

People had enough of the cheesy copycat music

Neil McCormick of The Telegraph said of Sheeran: "There is something cheesy at his core, a tendency towards triteness, easy rhymes, obvious chord progressions and cliched sentimentality."

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/ed-sheeran-play-review/

Sales will 100% drop off a cliff next week #CheesyFad

The telegraph haven't exactly been known for giving glowing reviews to a lot of the biggest artists though 🤣

That's a great number for Jade, #2 suddenly doesn't feel out of the question. Shame her label screwed her by picking such a stupid week to release.

2 hours ago, -Jay- said:

Albums - Tuesday

01 Ed Sheeran - Play (59,339)

02 Twenty One Pilots - Breach (17,233)

03 JADE - That’s Showbiz Baby! (16,973)

04 Sabrina Carpenter - Man’s Best Friend (11,595)

05 Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Perimenopop (7,896)

(That's everything for today)

The Streaming is included? sorry i'm new here.

6 minutes ago, javier78 said:

The Streaming is included? sorry i'm new here.

Yes! Spotify/Apple/YouTube are normally 24 hours delayed but otherwise everything should be accounted for.

JADE’s sales have already been enough to have been number 1 in at least 12 of the weeks of the year!

1 minute ago, Tafty said:

JADE’s sales have already been enough to have been number 1 in at least 12 of the weeks of the year!

Just rubs it in even more 🥲

Nearly 17k sales on a Tuesday though! It’s absolutely fantastic! 21P have a huge fanbase and we know they can sell 35k in a week so the fact she’s nearly selling more it’s a win in my eyes.

Sophie’s done well too but they need to pull something out the bag to help her secure 5 (Aka what Louise did)

Yeah Sophie sales are what im expecting Perrie gonna have in a few weeks but I could be wrong, but still impressive for sophie

1 hour ago, EmailsICantChase said:

Critics can be wrong for sure. So many times an album becomes a classic when critics originally hated it. But I think theyre correct here unfortunately

I’ll never forget the time Digital Spy originally gave Gaga’s The Fame 3 stars, only to quietly upgrade it to 5 once Gagamania was in full swing. 🥲

I downloaded both Ed and Jade's albums, support for both tbh x

Just now, lewistgreen said:

I downloaded both Ed and Jade's albums, support for both tbh x

What a legend 👏 someone else that can actually appreciate both 🙌

Ed’s never been a critical darling! The reviews for Play are par for the course.

Metacritic:

67 + (9 reviews)

67 x (20 reviews)

65 - (14 reviews)

62 ÷ (17 reviews)

62 Autumn Variations (6 reviews)

61 Play (4 reviews)

59 = (13 reviews)

57 No 6 Collaborations Project (14 reviews)

All of these are yellow numbers, denoting “mixed or average reviews”.

I bought Jade’s album because my local Asda gives you 3 hours free parking if you spend £5 or more there. They do that because it’s next door to my local shopping centre where you have to pay to park. Couldn’t think of anything to buy but I came across Jade’s album so I bought it to get my free parking

Edited September 16, 2025Sep 16 by Hadji