Members BetterForgotten Posted July 13, 2020 Members Share Posted July 13, 2020 This topic is kind of hilarious - the horrible Jessica Simpson talks about this at length in her trash book. She basically blamed her relative lack of pop success on coming in last after Britney and Christina, and no matter how hard Sony pushed her, nothing she ever did could compete with those two in the early 00's. Who knew back in 2000 it would be Beyonce that would the one to emerge as the pop culture icon that can still have relevant success (though she's morphed from a singles artist to an albums artist in her career)? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted July 13, 2020 Members Share Posted July 13, 2020 Speaking of tricks to game the system: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted July 14, 2020 Administrator Share Posted July 14, 2020 Yes! Those are great steps! Now get rid of the remix tactic where every remix is added together with the original. Hopefully this will mean there won't be anymore of these one-week-wonders that fall out of the top 10 the next week. https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/9417842/billboard-new-chart-rules-no-more-merch-ticket-bundles 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted July 20, 2020 Members Share Posted July 20, 2020 A Juice WRLD (RIP) invasion on the Billboard charts this week: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted July 27, 2020 Members Share Posted July 27, 2020 Grain of salt given what we’ve already spoken about (comparing artists from different eras, as Billboard and technology move the goalposts), but... And they come with “features” on other people’s records: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted August 1, 2020 Administrator Share Posted August 1, 2020 Trump just said he's banning TikTok. Let's see if/when this affects the charts.......until the next TikTok like app is created. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Administrator Toups Posted August 3, 2020 Administrator Share Posted August 3, 2020 Awesome for Taylor. Please register in order to view this content And congrats to Aaron Dessner. It's always cool getting your first #1. So I wanted to compare the numbers with Taylor's "ME!" and "You Need To Calm Down" to "Cardigan" because those two songs hit #2 and were blocked from the #1 spot by one of the biggest songs of the decade, "Old Town Road." "Cardigan" had less numbers than "ME!" and "YNTCD" but it was able to get #1. U.S. Streams Cardigan: 1) 34 million | Rockstar: 3) 32.9 million ME!: 2) 50.7 million | Old Town Road: 1) 104 million YNTCD: 3) 39 million | Old Town Road: 1) 91.6 million Downloads Sold Cardigan: 1) 71,000 | Rockstar: 7) 10,000 ME!: 1) 193,000 | Old Town Road: 2) 78,000 YNTCD: 1) 79,000 | Old Town Road: 2) 59,000 Radio Airplay Cardigan: 12.7 million | Rockstar: 2) 67.9 million ME!: 13) 54.1 million | Old Town Road: 6) 67.7 million YNTCD: 50) 24.2 million | Old Town Road: 3) 95.8 million The streaming numbers for "Cardigan" and "Rockstar" were pretty close, so it looks like the number of downloads was how "Cardigan" got #1. To think if Taylor started the Lover Era, like her previous eras, in the summer, I think "ME!" would've gone to #1. And then "YNTCD" also would've gone to #1 in late fall. To go even further, if she didn't release "Ready For It" two weeks after "Look What You Made Me Do," I think "Ready For It" would've hit #1 when the video was released in October - I believe the song peaked at #4. To me, those three were Taylor's missed opportunities at getting #1 songs. But hindsight is 20/20. LOL 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kalbir Posted August 3, 2020 Members Share Posted August 3, 2020 Taylor Swift is the 10th female solo artist to reach 6 #1s on the Billboard Hot 100. The top 10 female solo artists in terms of #1s on the Billboard Hot 100 are Mariah Carey (19), Rihanna (14), Madonna (12), Whitney Houston (11), Janet Jackson (10), Katy Perry (9), Beyoncé (7), Diana Ross (6), Paula Abdul (6), Taylor Swift (6). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted August 3, 2020 Administrator Share Posted August 3, 2020 This one surprised me......but I can't think of (a big artist) debuting a song and album at the same time. Are there any other examples of this? And does the debut song have to be the first single or it can be the second or third single (etc) just as long as it debuts at the same time as the album? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Administrator Toups Posted August 11, 2020 Administrator Share Posted August 11, 2020 Has there been any other instances where someone replaced their ex at #1? LOL I respect Watermelon Sugar's slow burn rise to #1. Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted August 12, 2020 Members Share Posted August 12, 2020 (edited) Looks like Wet Ass P-word is on track for a commanding No. 1 debut, which would be Cardi’s 4th chart-topper. Edited August 16, 2020 by Faulkner 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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