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Current rumour is that she's busy prepping for the Vegas residencies so may not be doing any more in-preson promo. A virtual interview isn't out of the question though

I suspect Adele will end up with 70-75K

How cool would it be if ABBA returned to #1? I know it won't happen, but that won't stop me from dreaming!

Where is Disco Guest edition?

OMG so has Taylor's Red dropped out of the top 10? Or, at #10?! 166K is fabulous for Adele, well done! Record breaking for this era.... it'll be interesting how much of an effect Audience With has. But I still stick to my earlier prediction of 250-275K'ish

Any word on the ITV ratings? The US show did well, captured a 9mil audience which is good, if not amazing.

I still strongly think she'll have strong sales of 275K'ish, won't cross 300K. Times are different. In addition to changes in the album market, let's also not forget that covid has battered a lot of economies / people and not all have the discretionary spending power as before. Cheaper to stream sometimes than buy a physical album.

I'm not an Adele fan but I do make it a point to listen to her albums before passing my opinion. I do like her some of her songs though (most notably Hometown Glory, Turning Tables and Set fire to the rain) but don't own any albums. I've heard 30 a few times: IMHO, it's an "Adele" album - it'll keep the Adele fans happy. So, all in all, the album will do well, sell bucketloads and keep the public and label happy. We could criticise that "Easy on me" is as samey as all her other songs, but to her defence, there isn't anything like that on radio now....so again, she's differentiated herself! She's kind of like this period's Celine Dion (I'm not comparing them), in that, there isn't any competition for them (white chic w the powerhouse vocals).

No, Simon Konecki is also English, Eton educated infact! They both moved to the usa together, divorced a year later but both still based in La. Yes, the lower tax rates but the power of money also helps. That’s the only reason I’m still living in the usa myself.

Also, the suburban towns nearby are quite nice, esp as you get into Orange County

I live in the usa and it’s been non stop. She’s doing a lot of promo for both tv stations and digital (like YouTube). These are constantly repeated on breakfast shows, etc. - the times I have TV running in the background. American channels are so hyped up about this record that one station interviewed Oprah on her interview with Adele! Adele has a great PR team but they’re really over working the promo for this release in the usa. Was so funny when ABC showed their interview with Oprah. They still started it showing an aerial footage of London - tower bridge on a rainy day because they probably wanted to make it look like Oprah interviewed her in London ! (Interview happened in la)

So many uk artists (whether it’s current, former, successful, one hit wonder) live in the usa, not just LA. Some that spring to mind are Chris Martin, Calvin Harris, Annie Lennox, taio Cruz, Jay Sean, Cher Lloyd, joss stone, Leona Lewis, 80s bands or artists like Tears for Fears, Gary Numan, the vocalist from erasure, Bros, Dave Gahan (depeche mode), etc. Sting, Eric Clapton, Billy idol, have Been living in the usa for so long they’re practically considered American! Adele moved to LA I think in 2016ish but she’s kind of indicated she isn’t coming back. She gave some lame excuse About how she couldn’t afford property in London, so she moved to La!

I'm trying to do my best to like the album but I'm just not feeling it. Maybe I'm a bit jaded with all the self indulgent rubbish she's been pushing on TV interviews for what seems like all of the last few weeks. I agree that the production is quite lush but the adele I fell in love with was the raw authentic one in 21, not this Hollyweirdo she's become

The record label Have pulled all the stops no doubt, to make this album a success including greasing the palms of the critics, I’m sure ;).

Amazing result for ABBA. If ABBA "only" manage 200K (in quotes, because I know we all had higher expectations), I'd be very surprised if Adele crosses 250K.

Reg missing sales data, would that be more physical or Itunes kind of sales of streaming? I wouldn't hold my breath reg streaming.

Provided supermarkets stock enough for the impulse purchases

Lovely album, will be a long seller.

It’s not helped that reviews for Ed’s album haven’t been v encouraging

Lol I know that, Ghost stories was 7 yrs ago. My post earlier was my way of saying - it feels like ages since they had a #1 album in the usa. They’re not as massive as before. Let’s face it (reg My Universe) - even you or I could’ve duetted with BTS and it would go to #1!

can't remmber the last time Coldplay had a US #1.

Not that I'm a guru or anything, but I had kind of predicted higher sales for ABBA than Ed. Probably because I see a lot of physicals being shipped for ABBA which count more than streams.

Absolutely loved Kiss of life, so much more disco than some of the songs on Disco itself. That said, I liked both songs and wish she'd invested in a new studio album versus a reissue of Disco. Let's be honest, album climate is so weak these days and most of the kids are streaming music that a "legacy" artist like K won't have any issues selling 30-40K first week with all the special editions, etc. etc. and the fanbase that still buys physical CDs.

Thanks! Yeah, it'll be interesting to see what this new album / sound is like. I wasn't impressed w this song the way I was with Hello. And I'm not into Adele anymore.

Is Adele's week 2 figures on track with most week 2 drop offs or more?