Annita
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respect77;4047195 said:Sales these days are not great for any artist but if you are over the age of 40 it's even more difficult to sell your music. That does not necessarily tell anything about the quality of it. I'm personally interested in how artists of MJ's generation are doing (and I guess that's why Annita posted it too) because that gives us an idea about how great Xscape is doing actually, despite of some fans being disappointed in sales. Well, it outsold Bruce Springsteen's, Mariah Carey's and Prince's new album, despite of MJ not being here to promote it. So that's pretty great.
Xscape-sales are not only good in relation to older artists but also in relation to current artists.
For example:
Chart News @chartnews · 1. Okt.
Billboard 200: #1 @itstonybennett & @ladygaga, Cheek To Cheek 131,000 (debut).
Chris Brown had debut with 146000 for a short time.
On the other hand Barbera Streisand as an older act had with 196000 a really strong debut.