Christina Aguilera’s first week album sales look like dying flowers…

Written by Toya
Posted November 15, 2012 at 7:57 am

If Christina Aguilera‘s predicted first week sales are anything to go by, new album ‘Lotus’ is set to crash and burn quicker than ‘Bionic.’

‘Lotus’ is on course to sell a lack luster 75k-80k in first week sales. This marks quite a dip from what she sold with ‘Bionic’ in 2010. That one entered the Billboard 200 at #3 with over 110k units sold. Aggy only promoted the album twice on TV (‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’ and ‘The Voice’). On top of that, the album’s lead single, ‘Your Body’, only managed to peak at #34 on the Billboard Hot 100.

With the singer due to perform at this weekend’s American Music Awards, it’s possible she can exceed these predictions. But the fact that she can’t hit the 100k mark with such a commercial pop song is very worrying! Even the R&B acts this year did better! Can lack of promotion for the project be blamed for these low sales?

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aj

yes it’s a lack of promotion.. lotus is relatively good compared to bionic. it’s such a shame really. Your Body missed top ten in the UK and lotus is gonna do the same. for someone who’s recovering from career suicide, aggie should have been touring radio stations, and performing the hell out of her album. show should have been performing songs like sing for me and army of me too to give people a flavour too. though tbf to aggie, lotus did leak like a week and a half ago…
Music

Christina is a GREAT singer but for some reason she’s just not interesting to me anymore.
Mickey

She, as everyone else, did/is doing better than Brandy so… Good luck to her.
LotusRises

It’s definitely a lack of promotion. It’s a great album though. It’s just a shame that her label didn’t do more with it, in terms of promotion etc. With the right single choices, it could find success in the future. The Blake Shelton duet is proving to be a hit on US iTunes.

She needs to work on a new strategy for her next album, because releasing a “Sex-tina” first single obviously isn’t working – Dirty + Not Myself Tonight + Your Body. Maybe she needs to release an album that’s more ballad-based instead of pop-based.
Monty

@Mickey so as long as everyone does better than Brandy the one who arguably DID THE MOST this year, it aiight. That is mad unfair. Aggy sat on her fat ass and expected the hype around her return to make her bank. Sorry Boo. And as for Brandy, may she continue to rise and vest happiness in that she did herself good this time musically.

Perhaps she may in parts have tried too hard to sound current (meshing 90′s with new) but Brandy brought it. Aggy brought it too but remember she did Pop whereas Brandy’s main market was R&B.

When having to win back people’s musical affections, put in the work. Whether or not you deemed acts like Brandy, Ciara and Kelly Rowland flops, you can’t deny deny their efforts are commendable.

BTW – by Aggy’s standards, she certified TOAST compared to her styrofoamed Bionic.
Mileka

Not surprised – it isn’t very good.
Muziqjunkie

I bought the cd and I didnt even like the cd that much. I can already tell it will be something I won’t be listening to in the coming months
Giorgio

NO promotion this time around . Not a single your body performance yet . This song could be num 1 if they wanted to . I believe it has to do with the fact that right now she is more fat that before thus less sexy but they are wrong .
Fai

She didn’t promote it at all. I mean the lead single didn’t even get an actual performance, her and her label brought this on to themselves by treating her like she was Fiona Apple and not an actual pop act.
bobs

It’s pretty baffling how she barely even mentioned her single on The Voice and did no promotion. I think this is where we can say she is a little bit delusional.
https://twitter.com/lem_n_lime LEM

Legend X put in enough promotion for a 100K debut AT LEAST:

- Today Show
- Jay Leno Interview
- Billboard & Lucky Magazine Covers
- Billboard Interview
- VEVO Interviews
- ‘Your Body’ performance on Jimmy Fallon
- ‘Your Body’ music video previewed on ‘The Voice’
- ‘The Voice’ performance of ‘Make the World Move’
Slingshot

the no promotion , no 2nd single before the album dropped and the fact that people in general doesnt seems to like her!!
http://twitter.com/yourdirector Jordan

After listening to the album a few times, it definitely has much more potential than Bionic. If she really is retiring from the show for a season, she has a lot of songs on here that can be potential monster hits.
aj

no one at rca cares about aggie anymore. it’s obvious they spent all their money on Chris brown and usher, both of whom flopped compared to previous efforts. aggie spent all year begging up the album saying it was about inner strength etc when jn reality songs like “your body” and “let there be love” are just attempts at sound 2012. if aggie recorded loud by Rihanna this is Lotus is exactly what it would sound like. they should have had another song sent to radio and aggie should have benefits going out re-connecting with her public. where were the talkshow appearances? the GMA concert? her lack of international promo was also appalling. she shoulda performed on x factor UK and she’d have got number 1 easily.
Patrick

Whatever! When she released Dirrty, it was considered a flop single and stripped, as we all know, went on to be her best selling record. Nowadays, kids like shitty music with no soul or nothing to offer (see One Direction, Rihanna, Misha whoever). Christina’s album is amazing and inspirational. If I were her, I wouldnt care if it sold with todays kids, but would want to reach out to people ages 27-35. Im sure she will be just fine.
Kimmy

I sent it to the trash after listening to it. It’s her worst record. At least Bionic had great ballads
Chris BS fan

didn’t like the album at all… at least bionic had a theme going on and it somehow sounded consistant…!!! this is a mess…!!! sorry X-tina…!!!
lucyislost

People just aren’t feeling her anymore. For the past couple of years, she has been walking around looking and acting like a clown. I truly believe if she took the Adele route to fame, as opposed to the Britney route, she would be a legend by now. Her voice was always too good for all this bubble gum pop bs. Leave that to the mediocre ‘singers’ like Britney, Rihanna, Ke$ha, Katy, Miley etc. She doesn’t know her own strength. Nor, does she know how to use her voice. I look at her and think ‘what a waste.’
Johnta

Defiantly lack of promotion, and I get so sick of people blaming the record label all the time, they did their part Christina should have sang the single on some of the interviews she went on. It makes no since. Maybe when he label droops her she will finally get her cookies up.
NGB

@Mickey
I don’t understand your point… and as it stands, Brandy had more first week sales than a few artists this year, and even if she didn’t I still don’t understand what point you’re trying to make lol.

@Monty
I agree. The comparison between the two is moot… using Brandy’s sales is no excuse for Christina’s lackluster numbers. Brandy didn’t have commercial/pop music on her side, and she also didn’t have a tv show that brings in nearly 12 million viewers. If that ain’t promotion, I don’t know what it. So again, I don’t understand his point.

As for Christina, I have yet to hear the album, but good luck to her. Hopefully she can make some improvements in sales with Black Friday looming. Maybe this lotus can still rise after all?
RC

i hate on her lots, but i do like her music and i wish it sold aleast as much as her last CD
Petit Colibri

It’s a shame that singers like Nelly Furtade and Xtina can’t make it today because of lack of promotion
LotusArmy

I dont care about the sales, as long Xtina releases a new album every 2 years, i would still but it and listen to it whole heartedly. Commercial success is not imporatant, quality music do, like lotus. Im contnted on what Xtina do, she is a risk taker, and inspational. Please haters you can say it underperformed or flop, but you cant denied you listen to Lotus, the voice is their.
Ejai

Christina’s failure comes from the fact that she does not have a solid fandase. She changes musical directions with every album. First she was teen pop, then she did spanish album, then a soulful album, then electronica, then more dance pop and now I don’t know what this new album is like…but she keeps changing directions….. her fanbase is not as strong because of her ever changing musical directions…..
friedchikin

she needs to get back to her first album and dance a little more even when she’s chunky. i really hated the video for not myself tonight its so gross and the makeup and outfit was ugly.
santy

The major reason for the album flopping is simply that its not good enough,specially the lead single your body.I really expected christina to surprise everyone and her fans by coming up with something new,fresh,with a new look.I expected her to release a killer up-tempo first single like dirrty.Guess I was wrong,and although it is fair to point out that if the same material had been released by rihanna, beyonce or whatever it would have been a number one hit,christina should know better, she knew this was her last chance to reclaim her place at the top spot!And her new material had to be brilliant.I listened to the complete album and its not bad, but its not outstanding either,which was what she needed.Lack of promotion obviously doesnt help but still isnt the reason why the album is a flop.When I see christinas and rcas actions and marketing strategies I can only think that they dont care if the record sells or not.Wake up christina : how is people even gonna notice “your art ” if your album gets listened by no one.Iam not a christina hater I was actually a fan of her but she dissapointed me too much and it hurts me to say it but she dug her own grave, her career is finished as a recording artist.Also I wanna point out that her voice these days is terrrriblllle! why cant she put her pride aside and take singing lessons!with a real coach that can teach her how to use her voice properly… truly a waste of talent, mainly because of her nasty attitude I guess…KARMA

Christina Aguilera’s first week album sales look like dying flowers…

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