Not even two weeks ago we shared a report that indicated not one album released in 2014 had gone platinum.
Indeed, the startling report yielded news that the best selling albums of 2014 were actually released last year (Beyonce‘s ‘Beyonce’ and Disney’s ‘Frozen Official Soundtrack’). Well, as we predicted, if ever a savior was to be appointed it would be Taylor Swift.
With her top-selling hit ‘Shake It Off’ dominating singles charts, there was no doubt that its parent album – ‘1989’ – would follow in the stead of its predecessors and shift at least 500k its first week. Two weeks ago, industry forecasters projected the record would sell 750k during its inaugural week of availability. A week later, that number was pushed upward to 900k.
Now…well, let’s just say now our previous report of “no album going platinum in 2014” is null and void:
“Industry sources now forecast the album to sell at least one million copies in its first week. That would make 1989 just the 19th album to sell a million in a single week since Nielsen SoundScan started tracking sales in 1991, and Swift the first act to earn three million-selling weeks.“
In addition to being the first and only act in history to have three million-selling weeks, Swift’s sales make her the best-selling solo artist of the year (after just one week). Besting the sales of Beyonce’s fifth album, Taylor’s reign atop charts is set to be a steady one as the holidays approach.
Your thoughts?
The moment i saw over 100 comments,i knew this wasnt about Taylor anymore,the hive and the navy were dragging each other, I used to think that beyonce fans were sh*t but rihanna fans as of late have taken that crown to be the imost PATHETIC fans on blogs.. anyway cograts to you Taylor because only God know how you achieve all of these in this days of poor album sales.. but remember to give Kanye some of those royalties because that dude played such a huge role in your success..
Queen? Beyoncé is not a global superstar, she’s a great artist, but not anyone whose album, song, tour is hyped about. You cannot compare her to Madonna or Gaga, who might be flopping the rest of their lives and still create hype, something Beyoncé can’t.
That’s great news for her.
We should try and support our Black artists more so they can have sales like this again!
OMG, shut the hell up. I’m sick of people saying Blacks don’t buy music. HAve you seen sales this year, NO ONE is buying music. And even pop stars are selling less than 50k with top 10’s. If most Black artist want sales, then stop working with the same 3 writers and producers. Black raido is full of the same old tired DJ Mustard beats. I’m not buying that s***.
Bizarre behavior isn’t sufficient to make a stand alone entity. It helps if you have something to say, and some real connection to your customers. As far as I can tell, she has neither @ Lady Gaga
Why can’t you bunch of hateful ass sissies, congratulate Taylor and just keep it moving? Was there really a need to bring up Rihanna,Beyonce, and whoever else?The irony is most the people talking trash favorite artist has yet to move over 275K-300K in a week.
Congrats Taylor,I’ll never buy an album or single from you personally,but her doing such strong numbers shows that she and her marketing team understand her fan base and in this day in age when people are making excuses for people doing less than 50K in their first week,it’s refreshing to see any artist move 1 Million units in a week. Problem is majority of you lot are nothing but haters,if it isn’t your fave of course!
BEYONCE COULD NEVER!!! GAGA AS WELL. Taylor can do it without cell phone alliances and 99cent albums!! GO GIRL!!!
If you secretly stan for Rihanna, I would have seat if I were you. She has never sold over 400k let alone 1 million.
You got a problem with Rihanna or what? That’s how you ppl always start this stan war. Just STFU.
@Lily. Yes I do when her stans try and throw shade at Beyonce and Gaga when they remain superior in this category.
She has never even sold over 300k
Im not surprised. Shes been promoting for Jesus.
Well congrats I guess… I read somewhere it would be 800,000/900,000… I bought her last album… *plays The Last Time*
That’s Good News. Go Tay. This year has been a mess, many Trash Albums.
Wow, she releases an album which sounds like post 2008 Avril Lavigne and her fans still buy the crap in bulk. I saw her doing offers for people who buy 6 albums or more at once. She got all them spoilt rich american Tweens on lock! I suppose she’s good at hustling her non-talent like fellow w**** Kim K. Well done though.
I thought I was the only one notcie that those two have the same voice. Pop star that tired too hard to be punk and Pop star that tried too hard to be country.
How can you compare someone who plays multiple instruments and has written and produced all her songs by herself…up until her last album to Kimk? Also, I’m AA, 27yo, from the projects and hardly rich or spoiled but I bought and loved the album. Generalizations are for the small-minded. Congratz to Taylor and keep proving these haters who probably didn’t listen to one song wrong!
The first album this year to go plat will do it withing a week. Wow, can’t hate that nor her. She knows her fan base, kids love her, teens want to be her, parents thinks she’s safe for their kids, adults thinks she’s sweet. Hell, Taylor is America’s sweet heart. She’s safe and it’s not a gimmick or image, it’s her. While other pop stars would be stripping at this point, she doesn’t have to. The last women to pull this sweet girl next door image was Whitney.
And I said she would do between 500k to 700k. lol
Without all the offers and discounts them estimates are probably right.
This girl is already a legend. She is doing something that our so called “album sellers” fail to do.
She could sell 2mill, end up going diamond and that still would not make her a legend. Y’all stay throwing all these titles whenever someone does amazing numbers, that’s not how it works. It takes more than record sales to become a ‘legend’ ‘queen of pop’ ‘icon’ etc.
I mean but taylor sold more than beyonce with promo so so at the end of the day she still sold more.
Her album actually is really nice, i’m really shocked at how she can continuously do it… I’m even more shocked that she’s doing it without the Country Music fans, who are known to buy albums.
*Throws wig on the floor* Taylor, you betta slay they whole life! lol 😉 #SlaylorSwift #1989
When will Beyonce Rihanna or Katy do a million first week?
T***** Caca could never without selling that trash she calls music for. 99
Bloop!
Please don’t even go there, Gaga sold her album for 99c and so is Taylor on Microsoft’s music app. That’s 60 pence in the UK, I can easily buy a loose potato that cost more.
@DemLessor are you mad because Artpop outsold Hasbeen Jean?
Thiefonce could never even with her porno album
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Rihanna could never pull a Taylor or a Beyonce…nobody how many pop tracks or n*** pics she releases. So sit!
THE REAL QUEEN OF POP TBH! the fact that she’s about to outsell unapologetic, prism,Beyonce,bangers etc in a matter of weeks is HILARIOUS!
She is selling it for 99 cents but apparently it’s not being counted….
It is.
Although this album does not have the same great lyrical content as her previous efforts it more than makes up for it with its exceptional production
I’m proud that she made an album with songs that could not fit in any of her previous albums
Excited to see what direction she’ll take on her next album
What Iggy did to Nicki by dropping her album on the same day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-td3lrGrg1U
Microsoft is giving pop music lovers a huge deal this week by offering ‘1989’, the brand new album from mega-popular artist Taylor Swift, for the price of just 99 cents on Xbox Music.
The price cut, which is also revealed on Microsoft’s recently launched Music Deals app, should last for the next week. Microsoft has also offered 101 other albums for download for $1.99 or less for the next seven days as well. However, the company must have made a major effort to secure the the rights to Swift’s long awaited, and heavily hyped, ‘1989’ album for such a low price point the same week it is released on CD and via other music download outlets like iTunes, which has priced it at $12.99.
As with all of the Music Deal discounts on Xbox Music, this is just for US residents. Do you plan to purchase and download ‘1989’ before the 99 cents deal runs out?
The fact is she sold 700,000 copies before this deal was even announced. The last two album sold a million and this one would of as well. As far as purchasing anything from a celebrity she arguably has the most loyal fanbase there is
That won’t count toward her album sales, though. (It would have had to be priced at $3.99, per the Billboard album discount rule). I think this is just Microsoft’s attempt to align their music service with a surefire hit album to strategically promote their new service.
Eat that Monsters… 😆
Taylor Swift is a genius marketer. She has a clever mastery of her audience and has curated a full-proof brand as a down the middle, every woman type of Pop phenomenon. Couple that with the fact that sonically, 1989 is miles ahead of anything she’s ever done before and that’s how she’s made history. I tip my hat to you Ms. Swift. You just may secretly be the smartest Pop star in the game.
Gaga could only wish…
How much is she selling outside the U.S. though, that’s the question?
More than S****** Jean I’m sure.
3 albums in a row selling a million first week? that’s impressive something I’d expect overrated and overhyped Beyonce to do.
Taylor the $lut who scams teenagers…just like Rihanna and Gaga…
Poor Gaga…Cheeck To Cheeck is hardly gold.
QUEEN of consistent blockbuster sales
Cheek To Cheek is a flop !!!!
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Hahahaha, the Gags is up!
Its far from a flop gaga can sell a million first week can your fav? @mark
But ArtPoop and Cheap Too Cheap can’t even sell a million after months, lol. #HasBeen
She’s a LEGEND.
Can she beat Britney’s record tho???
Can Britney make decisions on her on yet
Can Ciara sell past 300K?
Can aaliyah breath?
Can Baby Future’s daddy take a pic with him? Single baby mama problems.
Brit fans shouldn’t be bothered. Your girl 1st two albums went diamond! That’s not happening ever again.
A real disgrace! How the hell in this day and age when 98% of artists can´t sell more than 150,000 copies first week at most… mediocrity on legs (Taylor Swift) can sell more than all the rest by such a big margin??? I don´t egt it! Sad sad sad. Industry is sad in absolutely every possible way now. This didn´t happen 20 years ago. Just doesn´t make any sense.
Britney Rihanna and Beyonce fans are so f****** jealous.
Congrats Taylor .
Ciara’s your fave. Let’s end it there.
Yes she is my fave who is more talented than your stiff robotic sounding fave.
I will never understand Taylor’s appeal! She’s not that good of singer of writer and she’s just so corny to me. Like some one said she has the rich white tweens on lock.
Jealous cause beyhoe could never? even with her porno album
Sweety you are a ciara fan. Let’s not
DONT HATE BABE TAYLOR’S LYRICS ARE VERY RELATABLE UNLIKE THAT “CAN YOU LICK MY SKITTLES” CRAP YOU JUST MAD THAT BLEACHYONCE CANT SELL ONE MILL IN TWO DAYS
^http://blogs.mcgill.ca/caps/files/2012/06/oops_beyonce_telephone-1.jpg
Hun nobody’s listening to Taylor’s lyrics other than her twleve year old fans. I don’t find her to be relatable at all. Bey sold 1 Million in 6 days on itunes WW making a record and didn’t have to promote OVERTIME everywhere, like Ms. Taylor 😉
Keep hating sis. At least Taylor can sell albums and singles. Beyonce can bearly sell an album yet y’all wanna call her a KING? please!
What do I need to hate for? I don’t find her to be talented or very entertaining and that is my opinion. Selling albums and singles is not a reflection of how much talent you have. Beyonce is considered a King, because she has lasted in this industry longer than a lot of these girls will ever, and still selling. Beyonce “can barely” sell an album but before Taylor, she had the highest selling album of the year. For an album that was released last year. Yeah, okay hun!
Lol, at everyone coming at me with Britney Jean sales her 8th album which was used to promote her Vegas residency. She had good sales for 15 years and still has a chance to redeem herself with her next album.
Don’t be delusional Britney is done
Hold that thought until it’s proven, like Ciara’s album sales for eons!
Oooh, I like Dem Lessors. I always read (his or hers?) comment in Britney’s country voice, make the drags any funnier. lol
Lol, thanks. You have me cracking up too sometimes. I stand up when I pee sooo…
I LOVE HOW THE HIVE ARE SEETHING ON TWITTER *PLAYS NEW ROMANTICS*
Snatched that highest selling album of the year from her, lol. #oops
LOL YEP, THE FLEAS ARE BUTTHURTING TODAY LOL
Congrats Dahhhhhhhling! Yas, she is the “Shania Twain” of this generation. SLAY A BIT Sis!
Oh yes TS show these girls how its really done.
LMAO DESPERATEYONCE WILL NEVER. EVER LOL.
AND YOU CAN THROW GAGA’S NAME ALL AROUND IF YOU WANT, BUGS, FACT REMAINS THAT STRUGGLEYONCE IS JUST AS MUCH OF A LESSOR WHEN IT COMES TO TAYLOR SWIFT LOL.
ALL THE STRIPPING AND SLAVING IN THE WORLD, AND JAY Z’S HOOKER GETS HER WIG SNATCHED TO THE ROOTS. AGAIN LMAO.
Atleast Gaga can do a million first week unlike beyonce
When will Artpop finally reach 1Milli. Since she’ so able? kii
Artpop sold 2.8 million H**+f**
LOL BUT TAYLOR JUST SOLD MORE IN 1 WEEK THAN JAY Z’S S**** DID ALL YEAR THO LOL. CONTINUE SEETHING LOL.
LOL Meanwhile Gags isn’t selling anything and still hasn’t reached platinum after a year! WOMP!:)
how xactly did taylor swift snatch beyonce’s wig?? because the last time i checked after 7 days of release Beyonce sold 991k in the US. Just 9k copies shy of the mill mark with no promo might I add. and 900k is what Tay is predicted 2 sell. So how was beyonce’s wig snatched by taylor? Explain?
Beyonce sold 990k first week. Gaga has not even sold that much after a year.
LOL NOW ALL THE FLEAS ARE HOPPING ON TAYLOR’S SNATCH TO DEFLECT FROM HER DRAGGAGE OF GIMMICKYONCE LOL.
When will Beyherpes or Riherpes?
When will ArtPoop sale a million period?
Just like I told fagHIV artpop already sold over 2.8 million. When will rihanna do a million first week like Born This Way?
Wait, ArtPoop sold a million in the USA? Nope. And those are p*** poor numbers for WW, but you tried tho.
“When will rihanna do a million first week like Born This Way?”
“Last week, retailer Amazon.com raised eyebrows when it set the price for a download of the 14-track album at 99 cents on its May 23 release day, representing an unprecented low bargain-price discount for a marquee release. iTunes was selling a download of the album for $11.99.
Though Amazon only sold the album at that price for two days, Billboard estimated that it sold more than 440,000 albums at that price, and Nielsen SoundScan reports that overall digital sales among all retailers accounted for 60% of the first week sales of “Born This Way.”
When will Gaga do it without the discount??
Gaga always the main topic because she’s the most iconic b*****+ and Aidsvy stay pressed
Queen Britney is unbothered with 2 diamond albums. And watch this shitt stall at 8 million,this sell out can’t see a diamond album with her overhyped @ss. Waiting on Adele to show her what a true ALBUM SELLER really is. I have a question for you guys, which would you want your fave to have? A diamond selling album or sell a million copies in 1st week sales. sidenote* Rihanna,Katy,Iggy & Ciara stans don’t count(biitches can’t see 300k let alone 500k in 1st week sales) wink wink*
LOL BYTCH SIT. NOBODY’S HERE FOR SALES STATS FROM 2 DECADES AGO. WHEN WILL FLOPNEY SEE EVEN 1000 COPIES SOLD IN 1 WEEK LOL
SCREAMS! EXACTLY S****** STANS NEED TO STOP LIVING IN THE LATE 90S / EARLY 2000S
All her albums sold more than 1000 first week, why you flopping eh?
Yo Taylor I’m happy for you and imma let you finish, but Beyonce dropped the best album of all time!!!
Why are Gaga fans in here trying it when after a year their fave still has not seen that platinum plaque and the only time she has seen it came after a 99cent discount. You guys need to learn how to humble yourself!!
*seen it -in the 1st week-*
Wow that’s really impressive considering that albums are not selling like they use to. Congrats Tay!!
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As for the hating ass b****** who cling to Taylor to shade Bey, well lemme remind you b****** that Beyonce did 600k in 3 days and 900k in 5 Freaking days in the U.S (With no heavy promo, no prior advance warming, and shall I add full priced $16 ) . Your fave could never sell over 500k full price, so If I was you, I would STFU.
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But yeah, “Mine” has so much p***, “Jealous” has so much p***, “Superpower” “XO” “Blue” “Grown woman” “Haunted” have soo much p*** in them. The album is “Full of p*** ” indeed. Yeah right… YoOu haters are pathetic Especially Navy).. anything to try to “Shade” . No fuckkkking logic.
YES CLING TO THE TIRED NO PROMO EXCUSE YOUR QUEEN’S ALBUM IS NO WHERE TO BE FOUND IN THE TOP 40 EVEN AFTER THAT MESSY VMAS PEFORMANCE,GRAMMYS,BRITS,HBO SPECIAL AYYYYYY NOW SHE IS FORCED TO RE-RELEASE JUST SO SHE CAN GRAB SOME OF THOSE XMAS SALES
A video for all the song is not a promo? I love Beyonce because she is talented (they are only few of them)but let us get real.
Lady Gaga is already flopping not even 5 years into her career. Britney, Beyonce and Rihanna would neverrrr!
But Britney can’t even go gold these days lmfao
Yes I live for gaga fans
@Vee Oh yeah “Heaven” is
so pornographic too. So is “Pretty Hurts”. OMFG the navy is actually right :0. The Beyonce album is p***-infused . *Claps for the Navy* . They are the most brilliant and logical fan-base Ever!!
Shouldn’t you be focusing on your 4.0 GPA, doesn’t Biomed give you enough work to do?
Her and Adele’s sales prove that people still buy albums. You just need to market, market, market and know who your market is.
Man, why are the Pest and Cutters mad? Well I see why the Cutters are, but the Pest, why are y’all always bothered with EVERYONE? lol
I just want that pest to know that the only record Beyonce broke was highest selling album on iTunes… because it was ONLY one iTunes for two weeks. And it didn’t sell a million in a week, so how are y’all in this convo?
991k after 7 days. It didnt reach the million mark but was only 9k away from it. That is very impressive especially for an album that @ the time didnt even have 1/2 the promo that this one does!
991K after 10 days. Impressive? Yea. Million slae mark in a week club? No.
First off Beyonce’s album sold 1 Million in 6 days on itunes, MAKING a record! She did not promote AT ALL unlike Taylor. Secondly aren’t you a Rihanna fan? When will she sell 1 Million in a week, with all of her hits? So how the hell are you in this convo? LOL
Just goes to show how s*** music is this day in age.
Congrats to her but I dont see the what all the hype is.
Please let her go back to country or whatever she done before as im sick of hearing her songs
Beyonce album bearly sold 3.5 million watch Taylor do 6 million+
why are you here iggy and Ciara wont even see 200k on their next releases so stay in your lane because neither iggy or Ciara will ever see 3.5 mill ww
How much will Ciara and Iggy sale?
More than 6FeetUnderLiyah.
has iggy’s album even outsold Beyonce’s 1st day sales? And has Ciara’s album even outsold Beyonce’s 1st 3 hour sales??
Yet, Ciara can’t even outsell her after 10 years in the game (well, somewhat).
This is great to hear! Her fan base is so strong and consistent. I like her. I got the album, it’s cute, but it’s not Speak Now. I like Taylor Swift, so congratulations.
BEYONCE IS TAYLOR’S LESSOR THE HIVE WILL JUST HAVE TO DEAL
THEY ARE JUST MAD AT THE FACT THAT THEIR QUEEN HAS BECOME TAYLOR’S LESSOR
Omg! I’m so happy! I remember people saying that now she’s done a pop album, her country fans would ditch her, and she’d never get near a million, and she’d be singing country next album begging for forgiveness
I will admit I’m surprised she’s sold so much, seeing as the early estimates were 750,000. It’s Amazing to think she’s already out sold every artist Album that was released this year
Taylor’s marketing team is absolutely genius. No denying that! She’s been successfully peddling this ” ‘awww shucks’, girl-next-door, ‘I’m SO surprised–who ME?!’, America’s sweetheart” image since the beginning. If you don’t’ think this approach is a gimmick, you’re fooling yourself.
She made average pop-country, now makes average pop, and has an average voice. Nothing more, nothing less. Her team just knows how to SELL that.
Not saying that to slight Taylor, just my opinion (as I.m bumping “Style”)
What I.m finding interesting now is that critics are anointing her THE premiere pop artist b/c of “1989.” Over Katy, Rihanna, Miley, and Gaga. That’s where the true debate comes in.
Why does everyone get so pressed when the Hive has an opinion. kii It never fails.
kiiiiii at the overrated thots rihanna beyonce and gaga getting dragged yes they’re Queen Taylors leaders kiiiiiiiiiiii
56K, 37K, 80k.
Baby mama #5 got outsold by that thot(who ironically has only been with 2 guys in her life & only had s** with one) you speak of in 3hours. And Marlon from white chicks hasnt even done that thots 1st day sales even after 6 months and a #1 single! One of your faves 4got what a platinum plaque looks like and the other one never knew? So why are you in this convo. This is the Platinum, MultiPlatinum, Diamond, and I can get past a 100k in my 1st week club. You have no place!
Her cliche Pop sound, white skin, and ability to conform helps her out a lot. The squeaky clean, juvenile, teenage dream she is selling is appealing to both parent and child/preteen/t***. Adding those adults who have awful taste in music. Moreover her vocals are absent at any live show, covered by Barnum & Bailey theatrics and two stepping. Congrats tho :/.
BEYONCE IS TAYLOR’S LESSOR THE HIVE WILL JUST HAVE TO DEAL
Exactly kii
Mess. This is why the music industry is dead. Logic like this is so shameful.
Girl you don’t even believe that yourself.
Lmaoooo. Stupidet comment all day. I feel bad for you catfish.
Ok congrats to her. But screaming @ the trolls in here gettibg their panties wet over this so they can shade other peoples slaves. Beyonce, Rihanna and Gaga are more iconic and legendary than local Swift will ever be.
“Beyonce didn’t promote her album.”
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes.[1] Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings. -Wiki
16 videos, 16 times the promo. #FinalNail
You are misunderstanding. Beyonce’s album wasn’t promoted beforehand. Meaning there was no release date, there were no interviews, and there were NO videos leaked to promote her music. It was all released on one day. That doesn’t count as promo. idiot
You’re stupid! Beyonce did NOT have promo prior to her release! Whats so hard for you numb skulls to understand?
OKAY BEYONCE HAD PROMO AFTER THE ALBUM WAS DROPPED WHY IS IT NOT CHARTING ANYMORE?
I repeat: Beyonce, Rihanna and Gaga are all more iconic and legendary in pop music than Taylor will EVER be.
Just stop with the weak shade. Especially if you stan for Ciara.
Taylor is expected to sell 1.1 -1.2 million.
Did someone just say Beyonce is Taylor’s lessor?
Isn’t she technically a sellout. And a local one too. Its sickening how some of you bandwagoners are behaving. Taylor has nothing compared to the legacy of the pop divas you are bringing up.
You call her local, but that’s cause country music is mostly listened to in America. She’s now number 1 in 80 counties .
How come she is a Local when she is very popular in every side of the world. Have you seen the itunes chart, her album is number one all over the world.
I see the Pest are STILL mad. Poor dat.
Cute… for selling your entire album for .99cents on a Microsoft deal.
YES TAYLOR MAY HAVE SOLD HER ALBUM FOR 99 CENTS BUT IT WONT COUNT TOWARDS HER FIRST WEEK SALES TALLY THE Kii IS THAT SHE CAN BASICALLY GIVE HER ALBUM AWAY FOR FREE AND STILL GO PLATINUM FIRST WEEK LOL