>charted in the top 20 >considered a commercial failure

it failed to meet the expectations set after the success of the blue album

that's how the industry works, an album can be hugely profitable and still be deemed a failure

>>74755020
Well when a band's first album goes triple paltinum and their second album fails to even sell 1 million copies it's not a grand success. But basically what >>74755063 said.

>>74755020
>>74755063
also think about what other albums chart are in the top 20. some albums maybe debut up there but then quickly fall and nobody remembers them.