Rihanna "Anti" sells 460 copies (not including the fake platinum) Full week estimated at 120k

[IllmaticDelta]

I mean this is probably an extreme example of what is gonna happen, but the reality is going forward people are gonna stream albums rather than even download let alone download them legally let alone buy physical copies.

As long as people are paying to watch you perform live and they listening to your shyt in some way that's all that really matters I suppose.

true

 

[The Fire]

papoose numbers

 

[ALonelyDad]

Tidal fukked this shyt up from the start

 

[THE MACHINE]

Update that thread title

HITS Daily Double : Rumor Mill - YOUR TOP 15, BROUGHT TO YOU BY RIRI

Based on early reads, it looks like Rihanna's highly anticipated, surprise release, ANTI(Westbury Road/Roc Nation), will top this week's album sales chart with approximately 110k despite its rocky roll-out. Keep in mind that's a strictly digital number, as the physical version won't street 'til this Friday (2/5). XL/Columbia's Adele will consequently slide down to #2 again in her 11th week out.

*Rihanna (Westbury Road/Roc Nation) 105-115k sales, 145-155k SPS
Adele (XL/Columbia) 90-95k, 107-112k
*Kevin Gates (Bread Winner’s Association) 85-95k, 95-105k
*Sia (Monkey Puzzle/RCA) 70-75k, 83-88k
*Charlie Puth (Artist Partner Group) 50-55k, 66-71k
Justin Bieber (RBMG/Def Jam) 27-32k, 68-73k
Chris Stapleton (Mercury Nashville) 25-30k, 30-35k
*Dream Theater (Roadrunner) 23-27k, 24-28k
David Bowie (Columbia) 23-28k, 24-29k
Panic! At the Disco (DCD2/Fueled by Ramen) 18-22k, 28-32k
2016 Grammy Nominees (Republic) 18-22k, 18-22k
Coldplay (Parlophone) 16-20k, 21-25k
Twenty One Pilots (Fueled by Ramen) 16-20k, 41-45k
*Tedeschi Trucks Band (Fantasy/Concord) 17-20k, 18-21k
Kidz Bop 31 (Razor & Tie) 17-20k, 17-20k

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[No1]

Tidal fukked this shyt up from the start

It wasn't their fault. Universal fukked up and uploaded it early. It's Interscope fukked up Kendrick's release.

 

[Marc Spector]

I think you all are forgetting how WELL this worked for Jay and Magna Carta Holy Grail.

 

[Unknown Poster]

Album was released early by accident instead of on Friday, and then taken down, and then actually released only to Tidal and Itunes on Friday. So basically it has 4 hours worth of sales counting. Sales are Friday to Friday. Her physical CD won't hit until February 5. This isn't really an actual indication of anything, but I'll let y'all go.

The voice of reason indeed...

 

[McPiff]

Sure did well with the Nets and Tidal right.
Jay just has a bunch of advisors, he's not a business man. I'd say 50 is a better business man than him.

 

[Ninjaz In Paris]

Artists aren't getting paid off streams it seems. Like pennies per millions...

Labels are about to BANK off of this new system though...

 

[skokiaan]

Artists aren't getting paid off streams it seems. Like pennies per millions...

Labels are about to BANK off of this new system though...

people really thought record contracts are there to feed artists streams or no streams, someone getting violated and thrown off the bridge
''BU BU BUT dA TidALZ Is 4 Da ARTisT NoT dA LAbeLZ''

 

[Czerka]

you losers are really dating yourselves counting physical album sales like its 2002

 

[JustCKing]

I think you all are forgetting how WELL this worked for Jay and Magna Carta Holy Grail.

With MCHG, the album still did numbers without counting the million from Samsung. The difference is that Jay Z's promo was smarter and more strategic. That commercial that premiered during the NBA Finals was huge. Same goes for other commercials that they ran leading up to the release. What helped Jay is that music from the album were in the commercials as opposed to those "Unlocking" commercials Rihanna had that really didn't serve much of a purpose.

The thing with Samsung is that there were glitches that even people who had access to the app didn't get the album. Many of them still ended up illegally downloading it. Many still went out and got the physical.