Plastic Hags flopped harder than Smile, why? [Update: the real reason why it flopped]

[august 15,318]

We all thought ex-main pop gurl, Katy Perry's album, Smell was the worst album of the year, and sales of 50k (30k pure) and the negative reviews left and right reflected that.

Then came along another ex-main pop gurl's album, Plastic Hearts, which sold fewer than 50k copies (23k pure)... why?

 

Why did Plastic Hags flop harder than Smell? Is it because the GP has no tastes, Miley's fans are not here for her faux-rock sound, the terrible mullet, the album is more horrible than Smile, Saturn and Jupiter aligning?

What is the reason?

 

 

UPDATE: It flopped because the physical albums were not stocked at retailers 

[Demi Lovallah 249]

Miley was a main pop girl? No shade

[august 15,318]

Just now, Demi Lovallah said:

Miley was a main pop girl?

Yes, this certified her status as a main it girl... it was everywhere:

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[Exhale 230]

39 minutes ago, Demi Lovallah said:

Miley was a main pop girl? No shade

2013  Such simpler times  She was the first ex act to gain that status  and lose it too 

[Billie Frank 15,975]

2 hours ago, Cha Eunwoo said:

Yes, this certified her status as a main it girl... it was everywhere:

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She was never a main pop girl though. Really to be a main pop girl you need to have more than one very big era. That said the album is getting great reviews, unlike Senile. 

[august 15,318]

1 minute ago, Billie Frank said:

She was never a main pop girl though. Really to be a main pop girl you need to have more than one very big era. That said the album is getting great reviews, unlike Senile. 

Pooty in the USA, hannah montana 

[Mr. Mendes 7,119]

I genuinely think that a lot of people just haven't been willing to look beyond Bangerz era Miley and refuse to acknowledge the fact that she has grown up, she has worked to be more than gimmicks, and that she has demonstrated more versatility and a willingness to try new things than many of her peers. She's still just as outspoken as she was but the Miley of now isn't the same Miley of then and I really don't know if the general public is ever going to "forgive her" (not that she did anything that needs to be forgiven) for her wild era, even when she's releasing one of the best albums of the year. 

[Max 10,807]

 

[august 15,318]

11 minutes ago, Mr. Mendes said:

I genuinely think that a lot of people just haven't been willing to look beyond Bangerz era Miley and refuse to acknowledge the fact that she has grown up, she has worked to be more than gimmicks, and that she has demonstrated more versatility and a willingness to try new things than many of her peers. She's still just as outspoken as she was but the Miley of now isn't the same Miley of then and I really don't know if the general public is ever going to "forgive her" (not that she did anything that needs to be forgiven) for her wild era, even when she's releasing one of the best albums of the year. 

I defintely agree about the versatility part, Midnight Sky was really an example of her musical evolution. 

It's sad that a lot of fans only want the same sounds from their faves.

[Jjang 15,822]

Isn't it doing better WW tho? She doesn't have a current hit in the US + the BB bundles rule change really impacted sales. 

[Platinum Gold 1,212]

I don't know why it flops. IMO best album of the year??? I don't know how I would compare it to Dua's FN, it's hard to decide. But definitely miles better than gaga's.

[Billie Frank 15,975]

43 minutes ago, Jjang said:

Isn't it doing better WW tho? She doesn't have a current hit in the US + the BB bundles rule change really impacted sales. 

Midnight Sky has been a really big and stable hit in the UK, Prisoner looks to be doing well too. 

[Popboi 414]

Legendary Hearts has been increasing in streaming every day since release so her prediction was off, Frown will remain beneath it... on pretty much every country non called Oblivia. 

[Vesper 5,344]

This album is golden, I think it will be a slow burn. Glad to see the main reason for the floppage is logistics in distribution rather than lack of interest. 

[Platinum Gold 1,212]

2 hours ago, Vesper said:

This album is golden, I think it will be a slow burn. Glad to see the main reason for the floppage is logistics in distribution rather than lack of interest. 

yeah, covid is causing huge issues in supply chain.

[Princess Aurora 24,373]

True but Let's be honest. Musicwise, Plastic Hags is Musically better than Smelly  Katy Perry could have done better. She's got a few tracks that are good in Smile but Miley really stepped up her game with this one  

[august 15,318]

1 minute ago, Princess Aurora said:

True but Let's be honest. Musicwise, Plastic Hags is Musically better than Smelly  Katy Perry could have done better. She's got a few tracks that are good in Smile but Miley really stepped up her game with this one  

I only like Midnight sky and Prisoner from Plastic Hags though 

[Princess Aurora 24,373]

4 minutes ago, Kai said:

I only like Midnight sky and Prisoner from Plastic Hags though 

I loved most of the tracks though. Never Be Me, Angels Like You, Plastic Hearts, Prisoner, Midnight Sky and Night Crawl. I was really impressed by this album and it's honestly her best  While on Katy's Album. I loved Cry About It Later, Never Really Over, Daisies, Harleys In Hawaii, Champagne Problems, Tucked, The ''outdated'' remix of Resilient. 

[Popboi 414]

https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9495004/bad-bunny-el-ultimo-tour-del-mundo-billboard-200-number-one

 

So Miley outcharted and outsold in US, UK (Miley did double of Katy's numbers), all across Europe and charted one spot lower but selling more than Katy in Australia... this with the xmas market causing competition

 

 

[Mariah's 19 #1s 1,267]

Miley has never been a main pop girl, so there's that