Music

I know Tyler, the Creator’s Chromakopia had impressive first-week sales, but I’m curious: do people still care about sales numbers? When was the last time stats like first-week units, pure album sales, or streaming counts actually grabbed your attention?

Outside of being a comparative temp check...they matter much less to me.
I only use them as a metric to compare one artist to another in terms of scale.

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Yeah. All the rankings and numbers and awards and accolades and stuff are just...part of the story. I think in realtime they matter less.

Also don't forget that Tyler did release physicals, so even though the streaming started delayed...the actual sales didn't.

I suppose it’s better than having nothing to compare to. I love that Tyler dropped the album on a Monday. We need more artists to break away from the structures and standards that only benefit big tech and labels