Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR (May 21, 2021) • Page 12

Clearly a lot of people give a shit about this type of thing or Billboard charts wouldn’t be posted on this website every week, along with updated RIAA certifications.

But yes they both will sell an obscene amount and that’s ultimately what matters since it’s good for the industry we all care about.

 

I mean yes lol but I’m not sure why it’s been such a point of discussion in this thread lately

 

Stats nerds

 

it's a discussion always whenever dealing with massive pop stars

it's also been incredibly civil? why is it bothering you so much lol

 

Yeah this has been the most civil conversation maybe ever on this site.

 

Fuck you Adele will sell more

 

I just think there is some odd mental gymnastics going on in this thread. There are artists who have been listed as contenders who have never even sniffed Adele’s sales figures. I’m less surprised that people think Olivia might run the table this year (absolutely possible) than I am that people are acting like it’s an impossibility for the person with the two bestselling albums of the past decade to maybe be a possible contender for the top slot.

 

Some people just wanna watch the world fight over sales numbers

 

I think it’s very silly to go back and forth about whether Olivia or Adele or anyone else will sell more records. Either one of them could very easily have the highest sales numbers of the year. One of them also hasn’t even announced an album. If people want to continue bringing it up that’s fine but I don’t think it’s unreasonable to think it’s a dumb conversation

 

Does Adele even have a confirmed record coming out this year?

edit: ah beat me to bringing that up

 

For real though I am very interested to see how this does week one. Obviously #1, but we talking 500k, 1 mil units?

 

Anyway I know my mom knows who Olivia is bc she texted me the music video for good 4 u and said “this has your high school years vibes”. She was not wrong

 

Olivia will sell even more now that it's been revealed that there's a Taylor Swift sample on a song, and they recently met up, etc. Switfties will definitely help this album explode. Olivia's got some extra wind under her wings, as if she even needed it.

Adele has the "mystery factor" so curious people will jump on that. First week sales will probably huge for Adele, but I wouldn't be surprised if that wave tapers off pretty quick.

Olivia's wave is just going to grow and grow, I think.

 

You haven’t heard about her new concept record surrounding her recent move to the country and her quest for self-sufficiency, aptly titled The Farmer in Adele?

 

Pre-pandemic, it was touted by her/her manager to be a September 2020 release. So, I'm guessing they've been waiting for touring options to open up. I'd be very surprised if we don't get it this year.

 

If I were Olivia Rodrigo, I'd simply sell more albums than Adele.

 

I’d say anywhere between 200-400k.

 

Listening.

 

I can't believe how excited I am to hear this, considering how indifferent I was the first time I heard drivers license

I was wrong

 

this sounds accurate in terms of sales, but including streaming equivalent numbers, I think there's a real chance her numbers will be closer to 1 mil

 

Same!

 

"brutal" is not how I expected this album to open. She's full of surprises.

 

Blastbeats confirmed

 

She's gotta be the purest Taylor disciple we've gotten yet. The ballads on this album are like straight out of a Speak Now songwriting masterclass.

 

Gahhh can’t wait to listen after work