Robin Thicke has sold 530 units of his album Paula in the United Kingdom, according to MTV.
The MTV report refers to the sales figure as “a disastrous debut” and points out that it is a 98 percent decrease in sales from Blurred Lines, which approached 26,000 units during its first week in the United Kingdom last year.
Thicke‘s US sales of Paula were stronger than the singer’s UK sales figures.
Thicke’s Paula debuted in the #9 spot this week, selling 23,765 units in its first week of availability.
Paula is believed to be a dedication to Paula Patton, Thicke’s estranged wife.
During an interview with Hot 97 recently, Thicke explained the album’s concept.
“The album is exactly what happens when you lose the love of your life and you’re trying to figure it out in your head,” he said. “How am I going to move on and get through it all? We just weren’t happy together anymore and I still had so much I wanted to apologize for, and things I wanted to take responsibility for, so that’s pretty much what the album’s about.”
More from that interview is below.
(July 9, 2014)
UPDATE: Following the above report regarding Thicke’s sales figure in the United Kingdom, MSN reports that Robin Thicke’s Paula sold 54 copies in its first week of availability in Australia.
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Because nobodies wants to hear you whine and simp after a bitch who had every right to dump you. Take it as one to grow on and stop boo boo’n about, you making yourself look like a real clown.
You couldn’t sell 5 glasses of lemonade on a corner during a hot summer day. Stop worrying about music sales idiot. That’s why music is flopping. Got soccer practice boys thinking dressing up as record execs for Halloween which comes every Wednesday.
you obviously dont know R&B history. There are plenty of songs, and albums doing the same damn thing. True, it was blatant in this cas as opposed to an Usher who did a whole album about Chili.
I understand people’s annoyance because they hated that he cheated or that the media put it in your face eveyday, but to say that no one want s to hear a man say that he misses his woman means stop listening to a good chunk of R&B.
it also means that R&B has taken on the same, unfeeling, invulnerable traits of hip hop where dudes dont have feelings anymore, everybody is a player, and only chicks have emotions. sad world.
HOLLYWOOD, I laughed at that first sentence.. but that last one you lost me. what the hell are talking about?
PS paula patton can jump on this white dick!!
Im not sure but I think Hollywood is saying Meth head moms , have sons that experience a culture shock once they get in the industry and make clowns of themselves. This is multiplied when they get some of that good good which really fucks them up… again im just guessing
Nah, I got it. Hollywood’s saying that every Wednesday, we have the album sales, and everyone acts like industry executives and thinks they have so much knowledge about the ins and outs of the industry.
Just saying it’s easier to enjoy the music or not enjoy the music rather than having people comment on the quality of the art or the lack there of. Every Wednesday non qualified hip hop comments are about sales. R&B & country music is supposed to have a album full of wining & crooning. The best music comes from the singer who just banged his knee on the funny part of the coffee table. You think Mary J Blige’s “My Life” could have been released today? Usher “Confessions” ? And all other great R&B albums of pain suffer & sorrow to these non emotional commentors who aren’t built to appreciate art or science? At some point these comments need to be tested & chin checked. Let’s focus on the art forget the sales… How does hip hop dx know if the album wasn’t under shipped? Or if there was a full promotion overseas? If we are going to talk sales let’s talk about how Robin Thicke coming off a number one single of last summer sold less than 25K signed to a major instead of talking about how it’s his fault he went in the booth to fulfill a contract while going through it personally.
^^ Ain’t no way I’m reading all that LMAO
But on the real son, fuck Robin Thicke. Dude basically want us to feel sorry for him, I mean seriously how the fuck you cheat you Paula Paton’s fine redbone ass??? Ol girl was cool with you rubbing your cock on Miley Cirus on the VMA’s, she even let you have all them naked bitches on the Blurred Lines video, all she asked was don’t cheat on me, and you still can’t keep your dick inside your pants??? LMAO my man, maybe you don’t need to be married to her
You’re all cunts.
Lol ain’t nobody tryna hear u simping for 50 minutes, c’mon son, u lost her already, at least try to talk to her privately not on a fucking album
rye
arent they coke heads, i guarntee she was fuckin someone on the side while he was out performing in other countries..
Good, it makes me proud to be British that we don’t support homos like Robin Thicke.
All anglo Saxons are fags
this is a none fact.
You fucking fish lmao
Funny, you are speaking the queens now numb-nuts. What the fuck is none too? Fucking waster.
@J: Confessions wasn’t about Chilli. They were still together when he was working on the album. Chilli said it herself.
I WISH ANDRES RETARDIO WOULD GO PLAY ON THE HIGHWAY.
Robin ticket traditionally ain’t big in uk. Except for blurred lines, his albums generally sell less than 1000. Uk prefers their beatles crap. Hes still doing well considering last minute promotion. Robin isntlooking for big sales. Only his wife.
you homo
what does that even mean? you’re being deliberately thick for the sake of making an argument.
This punk couldn’t even be the millionth Beatle. He is a piece of shite who fits right in with this generation of throwaway music that numpties like you lap up for breakfast.
Also Paula cheated too on many men, even tom cruise. Why is thicke getting blamed and not paula?
Quite simply he got caught.
she stopped and he didn’t
“Also Paula cheated too on many men, even tom cruise”
Damn son, how you know that??? You close to her or something??? You got some “crazy ass white paparazzi” connect or some shit like that???
he got them scientology ties he had to get inititated somehow paula was in line befor him
i prayed every day for this faggots downfall thank you god!!! we dont need more white people encouraging ppl to be sluts with corny pharrell music
“i prayed every day for this faggots downfall”
WOW, seems like you’re the faggot.
yeah we need usher to sing songs about girls giving him bjs. good kisser
He got a cold ass intro tho! Youtube that shit my niggaz. Album is actually really good. But that intro cold!
Shit do go hard lmao
But honestly, I can’t listen to that shit. I ain’t finna hear this nigga saying “I know I fucked up but please feel sorry for me” for 50 minutes straight lol
And before y’all call me out on this, I don’t listen to “Confessions” either.
Just sign the papers and keep it moving.
Suck my cock bitch LMAO!
Put that request on your next flopped album and pay the alimony.
Hey guys wanna remix Blurred Lines again??!
I don’t udnerstand this album. It came out too early, and it had only 1 weak single….
Unlucky son
Blurred Lines album hardly had time to breath on the market before he released this one. 530 copies is horrid tho WOW!!!! I thought this album was risky but WOW!!!!
It’s in the UK. It sold way more in the US. This only makes news because people want it to fail.
530 is still terrible in the UK.
Albums still sell hundreds of thousands or millions in the UK.
he sold like 21k in the US
Since when has this site ever talked about UK sales. Just trying to lure in the ignorant readers that think it says US. This is shameful by HipHopDX just trying to report negative news. Can’t wait until Complex buys you out and shuts down the site
TuPac should have named his album FAITH cus he FUCKED THAT BITCH LMAO
everybodys new album is called your mom
if he got that unreleased ja rule feature on there this album wouldve been double platinum by now.
In your wet dreams
Why don’t they have the Hip Hop sales of the week list anymore?
they did but it was disguised as ‘Trey Songz’s “Trigga” Tops This Week’s Album Sales Report’ and subsequently only has 25 comments!
You saw that on a different article but I guess I missed it?
thats the title of this weeks weekly sales
Actually in Australia it didn’t even crack the top 500 (number 500 sold 54 copies) so it actually sold less than 54 ahahahhaha
marvin gaye did it too it didnt sell, mary j blige did it its her best album, lenny kravitz did it the music sucked, nas did it it went kinda well, music artists do what robim did frequently
To even report uk & aus sales about this is stupid
Any actual hip hop news? Like anything on Vinnie Paz, la coka Nostra, classified, maybe some g unit or something about B.o.bs new mixtape even?
http://indy.livemixtapes.com/download/mp3/425619/mo-feat-lil-rocky-ballie-like-mimi-prod-by-tony-fadd.html
So Robin Thicke’s hip hop now? Wow times have changed since the 90’s!
who cares about this white motherfucker
What is that on your head? Ah, it is your name from your comment.
I see you like dicks.
Faggots
Your deduction skills, along with your general views/statements/words are all the same – fucking worthless. Do the world a favour and try not to breed more of your ilk into this world.
Damn, producers are really powerful.
This guy needs Farel so bad