Where It Went Wrong: Albums That Missed in the 2020s

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00:00Where It Went Wrong, Albums That Missed in the 2020s

00:04Number 10. Solar Power, Lorde

00:07Lorde's Solar Power was expected to be a masterpiece.

00:11The result was Lorde's lowest opening ever.

00:14Critics offered mixed reactions and fans were disappointed.

00:17Number 9. Y2K, Ice Spice

00:20Y2K debuted at number 18 with only 28,000 units sold,

00:26lower than her previous EP's number 15 debut.

00:28Twitter users specifically mocked the repetitive production and lack of memorable hooks.

00:34Number 8. Raw, City Girls

00:37Raw suffered from a chaotic rollout that left fans confused about release dates and featured content.

00:43City Girls disbanded shortly afterward.

00:46Number 7. Treat Myself, Meghan Trainor

00:50Treat Myself landed after years of delays that confused fans and murdered momentum.

00:55Then, COVID-19 arrived, shuttering promotional opportunities.

01:00Number 6. Love Sucks, Avril Lavigne

01:03Love Sucks aimed to capitalize on TikTok's 2000s nostalgia.

01:08Opening at number 9 on Billboard 200 with approximately 30,000 units sold wasn't the victory lap anticipated.

01:15Number 5. In the meantime, Alessia Cara

01:18Released amid label restructuring, Alessia Cara's introspective album Missed the Billboard 200.

01:25It found success in Canada but couldn't overcome the U.S. markets.

01:29Number 4. 143, Katy Perry

01:32143 debuted with numbers that would have been career-ending for emerging artists.

01:37The album's highest streaming tracks barely crossed 50 million plays.

01:42Number 3. This Is Me Now, Jennifer Lopez

01:45A nostalgic sequel with a companion film, This Is Me Now, debuted at 38.

01:51The singles sputtered and the charts dropped her immediately.

01:55Number 2. The End of an Era, Iggy Azalea

01:58Billed as a final album, Iggy Azalea sold about 5,700 first week, missed Billboard 200, signaling audience indifference.

02:07Number 1. Honestly, Nevermind, Drake

02:11Drake's house pivot bewildered fans. Despite 204,000 first-week units sold and a Hot 100 chart topper, most tracks underperformed.