Joga 1,315 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 I mean the average, everyday person in America buys albums still. If Taylor Swift sells 1 million albums, its because 1 million people bought her album. But in other countries, to sell a huge amount of albums you have to A. Be one of the top 5 or so artists in the entire country B. Have fans bulk buying your albums So why is this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
--- 967 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 I think other countries ppl buy those american artists albums too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vip ex-Elvis 597 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 here the music industry is inexistent almost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glitteringstars 1,213 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 I've seen Gaga fans talking about bulk buying her album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singermelodie1 1,638 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 There are more people, so more fans. And a lot of people order albums from the US when they're not from there; this will make it seem that Americans are buying the albums Why people don't bulk buy? Because it doesn't really count on the charts; whether you buy 10 or 100 albums at once, it'll count as 1 in the charts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AloHara 1,022 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 but Taylor is one of the top 5 artists in America I don't think that's a good example Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joga 1,315 Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 I've seen Gaga fans talking about bulk buying her album Because the last one didn't do so well...but during her first three eras she sold millions without bulk buys. There are more people, so more fans. And a lot of people order albums from the US when they're not from there; this will make it seem that Americans are buying the albums Why people don't bulk buy? Because it doesn't really count on the charts; whether you buy 10 or 100 albums at once, it'll count as 1 in the charts. America makes up 4% of the world's population though lol...not as many people as you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joga 1,315 Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 but Taylor is one of the top 5 artists in America I don't think that's a good example Any random band like The 1975 or Pentatonix can push hundreds of thousands though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Eight 6,542 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 In my country we have a resurgent vinyl scene that nearly died a few years ago. Now all the big music retailers have an extensive vinyl section. So we do buy albums, even in formats that are considered as "outdated" I haven't seen CD singles for a good while now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxie 2,860 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 US is the third most populated country and they have the biggest and most solid music industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AloHara 1,022 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Any random band like The 1975 or Pentatonix can push hundreds of thousands though. True, I think it's a mixture of the large population plus the fact that people there are well off enough to spend money on albums w/o thinking of it too much. Isn't it the same for Japan too tho? Many acts can sell albums there and Oricon doesn't even count digital albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansWorth 2,223 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Albums sell pretty well in the UK though ? Well, not as much as in the US, but still pretty decent. It maybe has to do with first of all, countries' customs, some countries will prefer to buy their albums, some prefer streaming. But also depends on population's size and their PPP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joga 1,315 Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 True, I think it's a mixture of the large population plus the fact that people there are well off enough to spend money on albums w/o thinking of it too much. Isn't it the same for Japan too tho? Many acts can sell albums there and Oricon doesn't even count digital albums. A lot of Japan's top album sellers of the year are fan driven with gimmicks ect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fujiichu 32 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 We don't have K-pop albums in Turkey, so... for Western pop music, it's rare to see people buying albums too. I only have Lady Gaga's Artpop and it was a gift lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiftswitchsurf 12,276 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 A lot of Japan's top album sellers of the year are fan driven with gimmicks ect. And many others still sell stupidly well despite that. People bulk buy albums all the time. and lemme tell you straight up. Folks don't buy all the albums of top acts in America. Folks buy their singles. Those single numbers are converted into album sales, but there's rarely an artist whose album sales are 100% all actual albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXORCIST 3,393 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 thats mean the industry is healthy ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessicaRabbit 6,569 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Well established countries with big markets sell millions upon millions of psychical CD's. France, The UK, Japan, Australia, Brazil, Canada are big hitters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puellarum generatio 3,628 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 you shouldn't consider just america. american music industry is relevant in the whole western market and even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bebela 541 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 I saw a list and in 2015 Adele sold 170k in Brazil. I think it's because other countries buy their albums too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reneé 108 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Because the last one didn't do so well...but during her first three eras she sold millions without bulk buys. America makes up 4% of the world's population though lol...not as many people as you think. 320+ million people. Are you stupid or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rohan Kishibe 13,713 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 This topic is weird because most people have seen declining sales in America. Even Beyonce had trouble selling 1 million albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocumentaLy 6,033 Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 I think other countries ppl buy those american artists albums too There are more people, so more fans. And a lot of people order albums from the US when they're not from there; this will make it seem that Americans are buying the albums Why people don't bulk buy? Because it doesn't really count on the charts; whether you buy 10 or 100 albums at once, it'll count as 1 in the charts. Overseas sales aren't counted. Any random band like The 1975 or Pentatonix can push hundreds of thousands though. Those acts are getting "sales" from streaming, not from really selling albums. A lot of Japan's top album sellers of the year are fan driven with gimmicks ect. Not really. It's about half and half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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