Do first week sales even matter anymore??? Why do fans obsess over them?

[Sad Bunny]

caring about “sales” in the streaming era where nobody’s buying albums has always been nonsense

People still buy cds, digital copies and vinyls though. Also, the 1500 streams are equivalent to revenue earned from 1 cd sale so it generates the same income.

 

[BK The Great]

I always despised this way of thinking. Now it doesn't matter cause the music is shyt anyway. Artists who bragged about it are now scared straight to even drop a single.

 

[Tommy Gibbs]

Where the hell do you even play cds though?

Physical media is just more junk I don’t want to collect at this point. It just collects dust in my closet.

at home, where I'm at most of the day and night when I'm not out running or at B&N. I don't stream music. You can't pass down your mp3s and streaming apps to your children so they can earn a living in the future if they want to sell it. About 99% of my collection is first pressings. I can tell you exactly which represses I have and why I have them. Most represses sound like complete shyt.

 

[Sad Bunny]

at home, where I'm at most of the day and night when I'm not out running or at B&N. I don't stream music. You can't pass down your mp3s and streaming apps to your children so they can earn a living in the future if they want to sell it. About 99% of my collection is first pressings. I can tell you exactly which represses I have and why I have them. Most represses sound like complete shyt.

I think that’s very niche. Get life insurance or property if you wanna pass something down to your kids lol

Streaming is the future.

 

[Sad Bunny]

I always despised this way of thinking. Now it doesn't matter cause the music is shyt anyway. Artists who bragged about it are now scared straight to even drop a single.

That’s why Wayne the goat. Did crazy numbers and never bragged or shytted on smaller artists or posted his Billboard numbers etc.

Drake and Nicki be posting stats all day and night. Cringe.

Kendrick and Wayne would never.

 

[BK The Great]

That’s why Wayne the goat. Did crazy numbers and never bragged or shytted on smaller artists or posted his Billboard numbers etc.

Drake and Nicki be posting stats all day and night. Cringe.

Kendrick and Wayne would never.

I’d say Kendrick & Em since they never bragged about sales as much. But some of Em’s fans are just looney.

 

[KnickstapeCity]

@Sad Bunny Benito got a big dikk, breh

 

[Tommy Gibbs]

I think that’s very niche. Get life insurance or property if you wanna pass something down to your kids lol

Streaming is the future.

, I have all of that too. Thanks for the advice. My kids, won't need a gofundme when I leave here. Streaming may be the future, just as digital print, but digital print magazines and streams aren't selling for tens of thousands of dollars through Sothebys and Ebay.

 

[Sad Bunny]

@Sad Bunny Benito got a big dikk, breh

You see that picture too? Crazy.

 

[Sad Bunny]

I’d say Kendrick & Em since they never bragged about sales as much. But some of Em’s fans are just looney.

Em too.

Wayne never did either.

Who else?

 

[CarltonJunior]

This is an era where your first week can be 50k and you'll be gold or platinum in 6-8 months. Glorilla's debut album was perceived as a flop on first week and went on to go gold and probably platinum in the future. Same for a lot of the R&B and afrobeats artists as well.

First week sales are definitely not important.

 

[BK The Great]

Em too.

Wayne never did either.

Who else?

DMX never bragged about sales either. He dropped 2 times in a year and sold pretty good too.

 

[Sad Bunny]

DMX never bragged about sales either. He dropped 2 times in a year and sold pretty good too.

Jay did. Scust.

 

[TL15]

caring about “sales” in the streaming era where nobody’s buying albums has always been nonsense

Honestly,

Fans caring about “sales” in any era is nonsense.

If you like the music, buy it/stream it/play it. Why does it matter at all?

 

[KnickstapeCity]

You see that picture too? Crazy.

What picture?