There’s no doubt about it…Taylor Swift‘s sales are astronomical.
Unfortunately, the last week has seen her fans clash with Beyonce loyalists and, to some extent, taunt Chris Brown supporters after his latest LP ‘Heartbreak on a Full Moon’ moved a modest 5,000 units in pure sales in the last chart week.
Why in the bloody hell is there a Beyoncé and Taylor Swift war happening on Twitter?
— a subtle power. (@iamdryx) November 27, 2017
Brace yourself…
This week’s Billboard 200…
- Taylor Swift (Big Machine/BMLG) 251k SPS, 228k album
- *Tim McGraw & Faith Hill (Arista Nashville) 103k, 99k
- Sam Smith (Capitol) 55k, 24k
- Garth Brooks (Pearl) 53k (sales)
- Pentatonix A Pentatonix Christmas (RCA) 45k, 39k
- Chris Brown (RCA) 40k, 5k
- Ed Sheeran (Atlantic) 39k, 14k
- Post Malone (Republic) 38k, 3k
- P!nk (RCA) 36k, 28k
- Imagine Dragons (Kidinakorner/Interscope) 34k, 16k
- 21 Savage, Offset & Metro Boomin’ (Slaughter Gang/Epic) 33k, 2k
- Maroon 5 (222/Interscope) 31k, 14k
- Blake Shelton (Warner Bros. Nashville) 30k, 27k
- Lil Uzi Vert (Generation Now/Atlantic) 29k, <1k
- Kendrick Lamar (TDE/Interscope) 27k, 7k
- *PnB Rock (Atlantic) 27k, 4k
- Lil Pump (Tha Lights Global/Warner Bros.) 27k, 1k
- *Moneybagg Yo & Youngboy Never Broke Again (N-Less Entertainment/Never Broke Again) 25k, 5k
- Khalid (Right Hand Music/RCA) 25k, 3k
- Demi Lovato (Hollywood/Safehouse/Island) 20k, 6k
Twitter has been a war zone ever since.
First week of sales for Beyonce’s ‘Lemonade’: 653,000
First week of sales for Taylor Swift’s ‘Reputation’: 1.2 million pic.twitter.com/czp31lVqqt
— Art Tavana (@arttavana) November 24, 2017
Taylor swift: h-
Black twitter: SHUT UP EVIL WHITE DEMON BEYONCÉ IS BETTER— Eunha kompton (@Eunhakompton) November 27, 2017
My friend @arttavana is being personally attacked because of a tweet he wrote that is attached here. Just because you don’t like Taylor Swift or super love Beyonce doesn’t make it ok to threaten someone’s life. He has had his life THREATENED along with his mom today bc of a tweet pic.twitter.com/trVTm2KUFP
— globelamp (@globelamp) November 27, 2017
So I’m not saying Taylor Swift is terrible but people be trying to put her on the same level as Beyonce and it’s unacceptable, she’ll never be on beys level #SORRYNOTSORRY
— XoxoJamar (@Jamarfaison) November 27, 2017
Calling on White women, a somewhat unreliable group, to help POC boycott Taylor swift’s new album. She doesn’t make good music and it’s time we all say it. Bops? Yes. Quality, Beyoncé level music? Your fave could never.
— Mar (@MariahRed15) November 27, 2017
But why is Reputation being compared to one of the all-time greatest albums that is Lemonade? Why is Taylor Swift ever even mentioned in the same sentence as Beyonce? Why are people so dumb?
— Kaleb Flores ? (@mrkalebflores) November 27, 2017
“This generation”but Gisele’s last #1 was last decade? and Gisele is getting outsold by other artists. Stop with the excuses for her mediocre album sales
— Miguel Medina (@Miguel0510283) November 26, 2017
I respect all artists but I’ve to say, I’ve never seen a more overrated artist than Beyonce in my life. I mean her vocals are mediocre, she neither writes nor composes her music, she dances OK (what does she do other than hip shaking) and she looks average. Queen of what exactly?
— Shivam (@Shivam_Murari) November 25, 2017
Flop
— Kosta (@taylorshero1) November 23, 2017
He sold less than 100k pure. So he needs at least 10k streams x song cuz he released +40 songs. In other words, the album flopped. Steaming revenues are a mess, and albums with less than 100k pure sales for a recognised artist are considered a flop . Don’t @ me again pic.twitter.com/HXOZvHKW2m
— ????? (@NoAngel2017) November 22, 2017
Didnt they just release their own new album n flop hard? I mean both of them…
— Mr. uki (@UkkyGlory) November 22, 2017
LOL u clearly drunk. take a seat and have some receipt. your fave is tangked but u dare to say some artists are flop ? pic.twitter.com/tpBC1cYfOZ
— Luhut Prima Sinaga (@Prima_idol) November 22, 2017
Chris Brown is far from a flop,the man has gotten 16 platinum plagues just last week and his new album is certified gold by RIAA…flop where? Dont be a hater..it isnt cute pic.twitter.com/4ZsLwy0TeU
— ChrisMichelleSource (@kristina2423) November 22, 2017
2015???
What a Fucking lie, #GrassAintGreener went out in May of 2016!
And i don’t know why you use that to bash him, because DRAKE DID THE SAME DAMN THING WITH “VIEWS” USING HIS SALES FROM THE HOTLINE BLING. So what’s the deal? If Drake can do it, Chri can do it too.— #HOAFM Available Now (@BreezyVzla2) November 26, 2017
Do Chris Brown career sales https://t.co/rLcgJNMTpK
— Jayden (@Jayden96388664) November 26, 2017
Why do you think this debate is so intense?
Boy stop
— ?Bourgeoi? (@ItsLuck46) November 24, 2017
Weigh in below…
Here is why there is a twitter war and a story on a twitter war:
People are bored and writers have nothing else to write about.
#GrowUp
lol no its because the roaches cant handle the truth lmfao.
What truth though?
Truth that no matter what, these artist are out here doing something while others are being critics behind a computer, settling for what ever because they are too afraid to tackle their own dreams? Yeah that’s a hard truth to handle. I can now see why they are so quick to be critics. Thank you for helping me see that light
When did all this happen last night? Lol I was watching “stranger things” As a swiftie I think this is just crazy we can’t all listen to the same thing it’s nice to have other artist. Adele,Taylor & Beyonce are all Iconic artist who make music that resonates with millions of people stop the Stan wars. Taylor is Queen of Pop Beyonce is Queen of R&B why compare them?
Why are people still talking about sales. CLEARLY sales does not = quality. The only, and I mean only artist who high sales is a reflection of her quality music is Adele.
I can think of hundreds of quality artist who can’t sell. I just saw Luke James and Bo James last night for the first time and my mouth dropped that these guys aren’t known or selling because they’re so talented.
Why are we still have sales war in 2018? SMH.
Sales don’t matter? ? is that because of how badly Anti flopped?
Sweety I never said sales didn’t matter. I said it doesn’t = quality. Much like how your fav have high 1st week sales but all the music is tacky.
Anti was anti mainstream and still served you mainstream performing singles. The album was QUALITY…and long lasting with multiple hits. Unlike your fav whose album was forgotten after the first few weeks of release. Bye bish
lol no its because of how taylor pisssed all over koolaid’s flop sales lmao
Lmaooo. If Taylor pissed on 600k, what did she do to 460? Shittted on it?……………twice??
lol well taylor also shitted on that self titled mess & 4Closure, so…..lmmmfao
4 and Self titled all shitted on AUNTIE! So what’s ur point? Lol
This did not s*** on any of Bey’s latest albums by any means. Yes, Taylor sold more on debut, but how is this “Shitting” on Beyonce?? You’re acting like Beyonce sold like 200K.
Yeah this is dumb. A dumb story and a dumb “war”. Taylor Swift is mediocrity personified. Her being more successful doesn’t speak to her being more talented. It speaks to the fact that this country is full of equally mediocre Trump supporting midwestern bumpkins who like her trash music.
Mediocre to you but she is more artistic than Codeine Brown. She is basic now but her country music is actually good. Her shadiness gets in the way of the fact that she did at one point make interesting music. For me, Chris isn’t worthy of being compared to any of the people he wants to be placed next to. He’s nothing more than a singing Uzi Vert. No depth.
Chile, I really don’t care about Chris Brown. He’s trash too. He’s a great dancer, but his music is lame and his vocals are weak. Dancing is the one thing he excels at. Just like Taylor’s one thing is songwriting. I don’t see his “one trick” as any less artistic than hers. It is not in my opinion that Taylor is a mediocre vocalist, performer, and even songwriter. It’s not like anything she writes is profound. She’s not a genius. I’m not gonna exaggerate her talent just because she writes her own music. Her talent really isn’t in her lyrics, it’s more in the melodies of her music. She makes popular teeny bop music with generic themes and overexposure of her extensive list of ex-boyfriends. She’s insultingly overrated.
What’s that supposed to mean?
It means what it means…?
Well said tell them haters Bey is better but they know that
If the Swifites wanted to pull out old sales to prove their fave is the best of the best, I like how they chose Beyonce and not Adele. Good strategy.
lol kinda like when the roach nest clings to rihanna’s sales-then someone brings up taylor or adele right? lmmfao
Adele and Taylor sell more than Beyoncé all the time. I love Adele but I think she’s very… simple. Taylor is just a product of bad taste. Rihanna and Beyoncé’s fans regularly fight over who’s superior. No one “clings” to her sales. It’s back and forth. Where have you been? The arguments between the two have been ongoing for years? Taylor’s fans going after Beyoncé isn’t personal. (Like it would be between the hive/Navy.) They did it to prove a point about Taylor’s “astronomical” success and status as the best but conveniently side stepped Adele….. You’re one of these businessless children consumed by a popstar “war”. Lookin like a damn fool. You should pay attention in whatever class you’re in so you can extend your vocabulary beyond “lmmfaoo, cuz, seethe, roach”. The hive didn’t steal your lunch money. Get over it.
lol chile youre the one seething so much you had to write an essay to defend koolaid’s flop sales & the roach nest’s constant CLINGING to rihanna’s sales lmfao. did taylor steal your lunch money, or should i say your ebt card? lmmfao
lmao i love it. the roaches are seething cuz their bug queen’s p*** poor sales are being brought up & they can’t cling to rihanna to get out of this lmao. theyre mad cuz taylor outsells the roach and theres nothing they can do about it but seethe & try to deflect attention to rihanna. sorry bugs, not this time, just take the dragging and deal with it lmmfao.
Now you have 461 reasons to be mad.
Lmao yaaasss “Whoops” and “I cant”. Get these kids together
Yes, Taylor’s music is basic but I can’t with those Tweets about how great Beyoncé’s music is, Lemonade one of the best albums of all time ????? I absolutely cannot deal with such level of delusion.
No lies
Chris album has 15 good songs out of 45
And Taylor sold more than Beyonce that’s the facts
Argue about talent but that’s subjective u can’t force the world to say Beyonce is more talented bc of her voice and dancing when Taylor plays instruments
Everyone has a strength
Why are people shocked? Taylor has been outselling Beyonce since she debuted in 2006. 1989 has sold more than any Beyonce album in the U.S. and Taylor just crossed the 30 million album mark in the U.S.
A large demography of America is white middle class and country music sells like crazy hence Garth Brooks has the highest album sales since billboard started the Nielsen scan era now add this die hard American fans with t*** white girls (and boys ) to a WHITE young “good girl” who is pretty safe and writes relatable but basic lyrics = Taylor Swift ..I bet if she were black and had all the remaining status quo on check she wouldn’t sell half as much as this ; now you see why she trumps Beyoncé in album sales (in the US)
Lol Beyonce’s music is good enough. But y’all are tripping. A lot of artists sold more pure copies than CB & they should be charting higher. This streaming foolery has messed things up. Taylor has amazing/incredible album sales! She has some great/catchy songs too.
What is going on ??!!!
At the end of the day….each and every one of these artists are laughing their way to the bank and have no idea who you all are fighting in their name.
<~Not a thrifty sales shopper, Beyoncé & Chris Brown makes music ? I can dance to everyday!!