After A Few Weeks Of Disappointing "Glory" Sales, What Will Britney Do Next?

[Godney'sSweetCheeks]

I'm so glad 95% of Exhale (including myself!) loves Glory and I'm absolutely proud of Britney for making the album. 

 

Critics were also impressed on the whole. 

 

Commercially (so far) it hasn't done so well. I worry about what Britney will do next. Will she stop making studio albums for a long time? Will she pull another BJ because why should she put so much effort in when sales are no better than BJ sales? Or will she get back in the studio with those who always give her hits like Max Martin and Danja? 

 

Hopefully Glory will rebound once single #2 comes out, but if it doesn't - what will Britney's next move be? (Apart from Vegas!)

[DJSLAYZEE]

I hope it rebounds but I hear people talk about it and how surprisingly good it is, maybe it's a slow burner. But Madonna and bunch of singers release a great creative critic acclaimed album (American Life) and the next one is the successful AND creative (Confessions of a Dancefloor) 

[Blackout Fan]

Well 111 K on the first week is far from being a flop nowadays ... Not a smash either but... nothing alarming. And... it's not like they went crazy on the promo and production either, the only money loss they faced was the scrapped video. 

[Denise]

Commercially, the albums in general don't sell anymore! Every artist has this problem

[Buttoneyed]

I feel like She's gonna retire.People have been so cruel to her during this era(not only the gp,but also her fans) 

[Godney'sSweetCheeks]

2 minutes ago, Blackout Fan said:

Well 111 K on the first week is far from being a flop nowadays ... Not a smash either but... nothing alarming. And... it's not like they went crazy on the promo and production either, the only money loss they faced was the scrapped video. 

 

Yeah week 1 was OK tbh, it's more what's happened since that worries me. 

 

And with all the festivals and TV she's done recently, I did expect the album to get more of a boost 

[Hannah]

Your title makes it sound like the era is over 

[david lachapelle]

i don't know... i haven't met not even ONE person that knows britney even released an album... i hope the really low sales won't affect the rest of the era. 

[Brian Ryan]

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[Doug]

I don't even care about sales anymore, Glory is solid as ****, she's promoting like a pro, it's everything I ever wanted from her. 

At this point I'm thinking Glory is Britney's Charmbracelet. It's amazing, with mildly successful hits and it's building a new creative path for the real defining one that will be B10/The Emancipation of BritBrit. 

The only thing she and her team need to improve for the next album is the imagery and creative concept as a whole, musically she's going on the right direction.

 

[Guest I Think I'm Ready Now]

Glory is doing well, considering Make Me wasn't a success and the video flopped.

That poor album has no real hit, give it a break 

[Godney'sSweetCheeks]

4 minutes ago, Natasha Romanoff said:

Your title makes it sound like the era is over 

 

Sorry I'll edit it 

[HotAsIce.ve]

I love Glory it's one of her best albums along with Blackout & In The Zone, but if after the 2nd single the album is still dead on the charts, I think the Best Commercial move she can do now since she is interested on promote is a Back To Back Album again, I mean new album next year (Like BOMT-OIDIA-Britney & Blackout-Circus) 

[Godney'sSweetCheeks]

3 minutes ago, I Think I'm Ready Now said:

Glory is doing well, considering Make Me wasn't a success and the video flopped.

That poor album has no real hit, give it a break 

 

It's not doing well tho, let's be real. Hit lead single or not. 

[Mikiko]

I hope she knows she's made an amazing album and remains confident in that.

[Guest I Think I'm Ready Now]

16 minutes ago, PlayingItSafe said:

 

It's not doing well tho, let's be real. Hit lead single or not. 

What are the numbers ?

And how well did Lemonade and Anti at the same week post-release ? 

[Artsy Fartsy]

the main reason why Glory flopped is because her reputation is still damaged by BJ/Desert Tour, and I think the Glory Era has the main purpose of "cleaning" her image.

[Godney'sSweetCheeks]

13 minutes ago, I Think I'm Ready Now said:

What are the numbers ?

And how well did Lemonade and Anti at the same week post-release ? 

Billboard 200

Blue figures = Streaming and sales (SEA+TEA)

27 - 460 copies sold. [15,896]
1 - 123,815 copies sold. [166,322]
3 - 51,526 copies sold. [96,000]
3 - 34,024 copies sold. [79,072]
2 - 28,481 copies sold. [79,827] 
3 - 22,721 copies sold. [71,231]
3 - 18,395 copies sold. [58,324]
1 - 17,035 copies sold. [54,370] 
3 - 16,630 copies sold. [52,471]
3 - 14,632 copies sold. [50,151]
6 - 14,712 copies sold. [48,040]
5 - 12,247 copies sold. [43,790]
4 - 14,651 copies sold. [48,375]
5 - 14,941 copies sold. [50,000]
5 - 15,093 copies sold. [50,688]
7 - 13,310 copies sold. [47,697]
5 - 11,475 copies sold. [44,000]
5 - 11,753 copies sold.[48,000] 
7 - 9,960 copies sold. [42,000]
6 - 9,145 copies sold. [40,000]
6 - 8,209 copies sold. [37,000]
7 - 8,522 copies sold. [37,000]
5 - 7,843 copies sold. [37,000]
6 - 8,183 copies sold. [36,000]
6 - 6,876 copies sold. [34,000]
4 - 6,739 copies sold. [34,000]
4 - 5,945 copies sold. [33,000]
5 - 6,092 copies sold. [32,000]
9 - 5,184 copies sold. [29,000]
9 - 4,824 copies sold. [28,000]
8 - 4,880 copies sold. [27.000]

 

Glory is not doing well in comparison 

[Blackout Fan]

38 minutes ago, PlayingItSafe said:

 

Yeah week 1 was OK tbh, it's more what's happened since that worries me. 

 

And with all the festivals and TV she's done recently, I did expect the album to get more of a boost 

Well we just need to accept that Britney isn't the mainstream artist of the moment. Compare to the average she is still selling great and way enough to stay in the business. Comparing her to the best selling artists of the moment will only hurts and won't bring anything relevant. 

[HotAsIce.ve]

15 minutes ago, Artsy Fartsy said:

the main reason why Glory flopped is because her reputation is still damaged by BJ/Desert Tour, and I think the Glory Era has the main purpose of "cleaning" her image.

But now she need clean her image from the Make Me MV 

I think the smart move is release another album the next year. All this promo will build a good hype for her next release!