Tony Bennett Expects Lady Gaga to Be 'As Big as Elvis'

[HappySqurriel]

PlaystaionGamer said:

HappySqurriel said:

PlaystaionGamer said:

sorry, who said 'albums' i said 'RECORDS' and a record is acounted as an Album or a Single sale. look it up. but yes im very proud in this day and age talented Artiests shine through and she can sell 115million Records

I'm sorry, but it is kind of moronic to compare album sales of an artist historically to single sales today because of how the music industry has changed in recent years ...

It is kind of like comparing the number of people who watch a 5 minute clip on youtube to the number of people who paid to see movie and to claim that Nyan Cat is as important of a "movie" as Gone With the Wind.

thats true, if Lady Gaga had been around 20 years ago then jesus her Record sale would be so much bigger. 

for the record we arnt comparing Album sales from years ago to Singles today.. Madonna sold 250-300mil records.. thats Albums and Singles. Gaga has sold 115million Records.. thats albums and singles. and its alot harder today as people can choose not to pay for it alot easier 

How is it any easier not to pay for an album?

If you go back to before Napster most of the people who would download music without paying would copy their friends' music without paying.

I personally think that on similar popularity levels Lady Gaga's album sales would be far lower 20 years ago. I remember paying $20 (or often more) for a CD in the early 1990s which would work out to being closer to $30 to $40 today, and the fear of paying that much money for an album that only had the 1 good song on it kept people from buying.