Katy Perry and Witness vs. Taylor Swift and 1989, which album recorded the best start in the US?

Number one in the United States, the album Witness is far from equal the start made by the 1989 album of Taylor Swift …
The numbers speak for themselves! This weekend, we announced that the album Witness by Katy Perry was number in the United States . Although the figures were not yet official at that time, they have since fallen. The fifth studio album of the Californian has thus sold 180,000 copies the week of its release . Of these 180,000 copies, 162,000 are physical sales. Nevertheless, the interpreter of “Bon Appétit” is far, very far from matching his great rival, Taylor Swift. Indeed, in October 2014, when the interpreter of “Shake It Off” unveiled his record 1989 , this one sold to 1,287 million d ‘ Copies in the United States from the first week ! If Katy Perry can boast of being the second female artist to lead the Billboard 200 this year, Witness’s counter-performance has a bitter taste. As a reminder, 1989 has been present in the Billboard 200 for 131 weeks now and is currently in 31st position.
But how to explain such a gap? Well there is the problem of the singles already unveiled. If “Chained to the Rhythm” has received a good broadcast on the radio when it is released, it is clear that the title is neither a tube nor an appropriate lead single . Announcer of a politicized era, featuring with Skip Marley is far from reflecting the whole of Witness . And while Justin Bieber was recently compared to an STD by a very famous band , Katy Perry had to face horrible controversy when he came out “Bon Appétit” . Accused of being homophobic, the group Migos was not the support hoped by the label. Finally, if “Swish Swish” Has everything to make a cardboard thanks to the presence of Nicki Minaj , this will really only be the case when the video clip is released. Meanwhile, Katy Perry has just made the mistake of choosing the horrible ballad “Save As Draft” as the fourth excerpt of Witness …
Without rescue featuring and by not choosing “Deja Vu” as next single, Katy Perry obviously shot himself in the foot . Even more so, she has no chance to stay at the top of the Billboard 200. Unlike Taylor Swift who stayed there for 5 consecutive weeks. If the fourth era is often the most complicated for the current popstars (one thinks in particular the Rated R of Rihanna, 4 of Beyoncé and Joanne of Lady Gaga), Katy Perry is still able to surprise us today. But while Ed Sheeran himself intervened in the clash Taylor Swift vs. Katy Perry.