13 Things That People Are More Interested In Than Robin Thicke's New Album, Paula

Robin Thicke’s album dedicated to getting back his ex-wife Paula Patton is a massive flop, selling just 530 copies in the UK this week.

‘Paula’ is a compendium of love songs written to win back Thicke’s estranged wife and features titles like ‘Get Her Back’, ‘You’re My Fantasy’ and ‘Forever Love’.

The pair separated after a picture of Thicke getting close to an unnamed woman in a bar went viral, prompting the 37-year-old’s desperate attempt to get back in her good books with an album full of romantic lyrics like: “You know cigarettes are bad for you baby/So am I”.

Alas, Thicke’s plan backfired stupendously when his Q&A hashtag #AskThicke was taken over on Twitter by tens of thousands of users who took the time to point out what a slimy creep the singer was.
                                          
Add that to these abysmal album sales and it looks like the world has finally tired of the casual sexism and allusions to rape that were so championed by the ‘Blurred Lines’ singer.

In the spirit of kicking him while he’s down, here are 13 things that people were more interested in than Robin Thicke’s new album:

1.    Number of people who purchased former Razorlight frontman Johnny Borrell’s debut album, ‘Borrell 1’ – 594

2.    Number of people who purchased Leona Lewis’ ‘Lovebird’ – 600

3.    Number of people who staged a naked protest against climate change in the Swiss Alps - 600

4.    Number of people who purchased Mel B’s ‘LA State of Mind’ – little over 600

5.    Number of people on the waiting list to purchase the Karlito furry Fendi charm, priced at £990 – over 600

6.    Number of people who purchased Julien Assange’s 2011 memoirs – 644

7.    Number of complaints Ofcom received during the 2013 series of The X Factor – 734, 122 of which were for Robin Thicke’s performance of ‘Blurred Lines’.

8.    Number of people who purchased Cheeky Girls’ ‘The Cheeky Song’ – 1102 in 2012, TEN YEARS after it was released

9.    Number of people who purchased Paris Hilton’s ‘Stars Are Blind’ – 1142 in 2012, six years after it was released

10.    Number of people who have eaten the world’s hottest curry from New York’s Brick Lane Indian restaurant – 1400

11.    Number of people who purchased Dale Winton’s autobiography ‘My Story’ – 26,000

12.    Number of people who purchased Katie Price’s novel, ‘Sapphire’ - 42,215

13.    Number of Swedish people who purchased Jedward’s Eurovision single, ‘Lipstick’ – 120,000. We repeat: Just. In. Sweden.

[Dear 2014, let's forget Robin Thicke ever happened]

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