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Somebody asked me today if I knew Taylor's album was out. I said, "Sure it came out back in the middle of December."

She was like, "I had no idea. I was listening to the radio today and they played a song from his album and one from Katharine's album. They all slammed Katharine and gushed over Taylor. But I never knew his album was out until I heard it on the readio."

Granted, this is one of those more casual fans who wouldn't buy either album anyway, and only voted for Taylor last year because she thought he was more entertaining. That's why he won...simply because he's the kind of musician that's better seen than just heard. And this girl probably represents a bunch of those people. Not all of them get to see the daytime talk shows where Taylor did a lot of his appearances. Plus the weird single thing...I mean, I get that he wanted his fans to help choose the single, which says a LOT about him as an artist, and it definitely shows he doesn't really care about the sales figures as much as he does pleasing his fans. I suppose he figures if his fans are happy, the rest will follow.


Chris is selling well because of the generic, overly commercial rock genre he's in. It's pretty simple. It's like a choice of house colors...you can go with earth tones or you can go with something a little more out there. Chris is like a forest green...a nice rich, acceptable color that doesn't stand out too much not afraid to be bold. Far more bold than beige or brown.

Taylor is...well....orange. Some people like it, some people don't...it makes some people smile, it makes others cringe...and even those that like it may never actually be so bold to go out and get it. They get the greens, browns and beiges because it's comfortable and they don't want their neighbors to make fun of them.

You can't really compare week to week numbers, though, unless it's the same week. Different buying patterns at different times of the year play a big factor, even 5-8 weeks apart.