Currently, Alicia Keys‘ first week sales for new album ‘The Element of Freedom’ stands at a hefty 405,762 copies. As a result of these sales, the ‘Fallin’ singer also beat out her projected HDD prediction which initially stood at 330-350,000. I did hope for this to happen so I am pleased she successfully managed it. This will land the album at #2 on the Billboard 200. This is the highest number this year for a female artist after Susan Boyle (who sold another 659k) and her very first time missing out on the no 1 album…
In my opinion, these are great numbers for Alicia! As with the case with Beyonce’s ‘I Am…Sasha Fierce’, she will undoutedly go Gold in her second week which is still amazing.
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Ms Keys dabbled in no gimmicks of the sort, proceeded to put out good music, and had no big chart smash as back-up. There was of course the unintentional drama with the homewrecker accusations, and I’m sure this probably hurt her a bit. After all, folk do admire a squeaky clean image; something Alicia was well known for. Some would say a 300K drop (from her 2007 release) is quite a mountful. But in this day and age, everyone’s numbers have dropped significantly this year. It’s not an artist thing. It’s an industrial climate thing.
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Given that both of Alicia’s two lead singles ‘Doesn’t Mean Anything’ and ‘Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart’ have underperformed on the charts, these numbers are really respectful. Bear in mind, when Alicia sold 740,000+ units with ‘As I Am’, those numbers were pushed at the back of a massively successful smash in the form of ‘No One’. None of Alicia’s singles this year have repeated that success.
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Lastly, I just need to stress how much I love Alicia’s new album, and if you have not heard it yet, you’re missing out on some really good music. Click here to read my album review.
what the hell do you mean beyonce got more fans on her last album beyonce last album was her 3rd as you said she sold 5.4million….AK 3rd album which was AS I AM sold 6million so who got more fans….so that’s why Ak coming out in 2001 don’t matter because they got the same numbers in albums well until
^^^well until now
lol you say give beyonce 2years lol okay well duh her ass will be over 30million if we got to give b 2years you got to do the same for AK in 2years she’ll be over 35-39million slow slow
Whoop Whoop! Go A. Keys! I knew she could do it! No gimmicks no number #1 hit….it shows that it’s possible to pull off a great album without all the uneccassay extras! Hey that’s a real artist!!!
She had hella promotion…All over…And IASF had barely any… Good for her tho.
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Now you KNOW that’s a lie!!
I am Sacha Fierce had nuff promotion!! Just as much as Alicia’s if not more. It doesn’t really matter though cause they are BOTH GREAT!
i like a keys album but her vocals dont sound good on the album at all smh
llowell,
what bubble you livin in?
Wow Susie still on top. Wow!!!! Go Susie
congrats to AK!
Susan is true beast on the charts. Idk why some hate on her. It’s not her fault that people are buying her album.
some one get the bey and ak stans to stop fighting.
congrats!!!