Good news: Britney Spears’ “Oops… I Did It Again” is still the fastest selling album for an American female artist in the US!

[Frankie8]

If Taylor broke the record, then she broke it. Goes to show how many people have no taste in music.

Her music and personlity are the equivalent of a shart.

[thegrove]

7 hours ago, IvanFatale said:

Maybe someday it will be Louisiana born female artist 

Not to nitpick but Britney was born in Mississippi 

[BlurredLover]

Still pretty good for Midnights considering no one has to buy the album just stream it says a lot. 
just like OIDIA was during the start of Napster and according to google there was a 33% decrease in sales from 1999 after its popularity caught on … how many more sales OIDIA would have had or even BOMT if this technology had not impacted it so greatly. OIDIA was definitely a kids album and was more of a popularity factor to own the actual album … 

 

I remember my sister getting OIDIA and took the CD apart to hang the pictures on her wall. I think that was the marketing back in the day that helped sell it… 

 

IMO and not to tarnish this great feat of Britney’s career but any album that came out since streaming that has these numbers is a much bigger accomplishment… just saying 

[MasterMindz]

While Oops is a pop phenomenon that cannot happen again, the hype around Britney was at its peak after the success of BOMT. It was her second era and it was bound to be huge. Britney was everywhere, Oops recieved massive promo, and there was great share of information and marketing. The only thing that disappointed me was how Oops the song wasn't pushed harder by JIVE  to score Britney a number 1.   

As far as Taylor, Midnights is Taylor's 10th album - 12 counting releases - and 16 years into her career. Those random meaningless comparisons need to stop cause (1) 2022 is not 2000 and (2) they do not diminish Taylor's power as the biggest artist right now (in fact for the last 10 years if not more). 

Not to mention that in late 90s early 2000s, albums brought in big numbers. Britney, Eminem, NSync, Backstreet Boys, Ayumi Hamasaki, and Hikaru Utada were all opening with massive numbers. Now, it is only Taylor, Adele, BTS, and maybe Drake. 

[Spicechinodiva]

34 minutes ago, BlurredLover said:

Still pretty good for Midnights considering no one has to buy the album just stream it says a lot. 
just like OIDIA was during the start of Napster and according to google there was a 33% decrease in sales from 1999 after its popularity caught on … how many more sales OIDIA would have had or even BOMT if this technology had not impacted it so greatly. OIDIA was definitely a kids album and was more of a popularity factor to own the actual album … 

 

I remember my sister getting OIDIA and took the CD apart to hang the pictures on her wall. I think that was the marketing back in the day that helped sell it… 

 

IMO and not to tarnish this great feat of Britney’s career but any album that came out since streaming that has these numbers is a much bigger accomplishment… just saying 

Plus streaming didn't pick up til at least 2016 in my opinion..

 

Plus there's articles saying the era of the pop star is also dead, only Ariana Grande and Taylor swift can truly be called the only pop stars of their era as many of their contemporaries pretty much failed.

 

Taylor hers is Katy perry, Gaga,and Others including Disney Channel stars all failed in one way or another and actually have flops or detoured like gaga did to jazz and other genres of music when was disrespected during her hate train to show she needs and deserves to be in the industry. 

 

Others well was canceled in one way or another and didn't fight it.

 

Katy might make the comeback as she went back to the persona people loved campy and self depreciation humor . As evident with her making fun of her wonky eye during a segment of her Vegas residency..

 

But at this point Taylor swift has been in the industry for 16 years, if she hasn't had a colossal flop, she's not going to..

 

Cos no one is supposed to stay at the top like Taylor has. 

[Fanbritjuan]

[LeglessJamie]

1 hour ago, MasterMindz said:

While Oops is a pop phenomenon that cannot happen again, the hype around Britney was at its peak after the success of BOMT. It was her second era and it was bound to be huge. Britney was everywhere, Oops recieved massive promo, and there was great share of information and marketing. The only thing that disappointed me was how Oops the song wasn't pushed harder by JIVE  to score Britney a number 1.   

As far as Taylor, Midnights is Taylor's 10th album - 12 counting releases - and 16 years into her career. Those random meaningless comparisons need to stop cause (1) 2022 is not 2000 and (2) they do not diminish Taylor's power as the biggest artist right now (in fact for the last 10 years if not more). 

Not to mention that in late 90s early 2000s, albums brought in big numbers. Britney, Eminem, NSync, Backstreet Boys, Ayumi Hamasaki, and Hikaru Utada were all opening with massive numbers. Now, it is only Taylor, Adele, BTS, and maybe Drake. 

This. You'd be amazed HOW many streams it takes to count as physical 1 album sold.

Back in the day of Oops, not even iTunes was a thing (iTunes released around 2003)! Meaning if one wanted the album you had to simply buy it on CD which obviously works a LOT faster in copies sold than streaming.

[Itscuzim31]

If counting the pure sales then Britney still outsold. And I’ll just leave this excerpt from Billboard…

Midnights arrived after months of pre-release promotion and pre-orders — and its sales figure is bolstered by an array of available versions and variants of the album. It is available to purchase in a standard digital album (both clean and explicit); a deluxe digital album (clean and explicit, each with seven additional songs); an iTunes-exclusive version with a bonus spoken word track (clean and explicit); four standard CD editions (each with a different cover, both clean and explicit); four vinyl LP editions (each with a different cover and colored vinyl); and a cassette tape. Target is also selling an exclusive “Lavender” edition of the album on CD and colored-vinyl LP, with the CD boasting three bonus tracks.

Plus, in the weeks leading up to release, Swift’s webstore sold pre-orders of signed copies of the four standard CD albums and the four standard vinyl LPs. Midnights is also available in deluxe boxed set with a CD edition of the album and a Swift-branded T-shirt, exclusively for Capital One cardholders.

 

I mean….

[Mp mar50]

Nope. Midnights had 1.5 million of sales so it surpassed OIDIA. 

 

 

[Kand Dion]

I mean, if you keep adding words to the record (youngest, fastest, american, blonde, pre-2000, marriage annulled etc.) she surely will keep the record forever. For any sane person though: Adele took the overall record in 2015.

[Moscow]

37 minutes ago, Midnights said:

This. You'd be amazed HOW many streams it takes to count as physical 1 album sold.

Back in the day of Oops, not even iTunes was a thing (iTunes released around 2003)! Meaning if one wanted the album you had to simply buy it on CD which obviously works a LOT faster in copies sold than streaming.

No, streaming works collectively and is available from the minute the album is out and then it's about playlists placement! 

CD sale was not fast during 2000s if you are not very young, piracy was spiking up and already heavy number of buying music was decreasing. 

Britneys marketing was great for the time, but buying a cd those times was not a cheap affair hence mass buying was not an existent thing. It had a standard cassette (already a dead format) and a cd by this time. 

Also by this time, imports were highly taxable so internationally buying English music was becoming more and more expensive hence piracy was becoming comfortable. 

When a market suffers the first time that's the time it's most hurtful slowly and gradually you make solutions. 

I don't have anything on midnights so cant say as I barely follow any charts now but earlier time wasn't easy at all otherwise Madonna or mariah would've done it multiple times. 

[LeavinExhaleByYearEnd]

49 minutes ago, Kand Dion said:

Adele took the overall record in 2015.

And y’all trash Adele now so?

[Kand Dion]

Just now, DougFromBrazilIsBack said:

And y’all trash Adele now so?

Where did I ever trash Adele lol 

[OutofKontrol]

6 hours ago, grovela said:

Not to nitpick but Britney was born in Mississippi 

Small world.  Britney was born in the same city as Brandy & ray-j 

[TOUCHMEANGEL]

19 hours ago, Itscuzim31 said:

If counting the pure sales then Britney still outsold. And I’ll just leave this excerpt from Billboard…

Midnights arrived after months of pre-release promotion and pre-orders — and its sales figure is bolstered by an array of available versions and variants of the album. It is available to purchase in a standard digital album (both clean and explicit); a deluxe digital album (clean and explicit, each with seven additional songs); an iTunes-exclusive version with a bonus spoken word track (clean and explicit); four standard CD editions (each with a different cover, both clean and explicit); four vinyl LP editions (each with a different cover and colored vinyl); and a cassette tape. Target is also selling an exclusive “Lavender” edition of the album on CD and colored-vinyl LP, with the CD boasting three bonus tracks.

Plus, in the weeks leading up to release, Swift’s webstore sold pre-orders of signed copies of the four standard CD albums and the four standard vinyl LPs. Midnights is also available in deluxe boxed set with a CD edition of the album and a Swift-branded T-shirt, exclusively for Capital One cardholders.

 

I mean….

Fan exploitation at its best!

Chart manipulation at its best!

Taylor team >> Billboard

[stanLOONA]

Britney SECOND ALBUM, she is still the YOUNGEST, when sales meant PHYSICAL copies, her record took YEARS to break, OIDIA is still pretty iconic 

But in today's world is even harder to sell ACTUAL copies of an album, it's a big celebration.

Yay for FEMALE ARTISTS