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Post by maine on Dec 25, 2014 13:35:26 GMT -5
Taylor is clearly this year's gift card #1 1 Taylor Swift - Blank Space 1.0000 1.0000 2 Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars) 0.6285 Other Taylor Swift songs in the Top 100: 6 Taylor Swift - Shake It Off 0.3710 26 Taylor Swift - Bad Blood 0.1244 41 Taylor Swift - Style 0.0933 57 Taylor Swift - Wildest Dreams 0.0753 72 Taylor Swift - Welcome To New York 0.0641 And the album is back to #1. |
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Post by Spidey on Dec 25, 2014 13:45:54 GMT -5
Taylor is clearly this year's gift card #1 1 Taylor Swift - Blank Space 1.0000 1.0000 2 Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars) 0.6285 Other Taylor Swift songs in the Top 100: 6 Taylor Swift - Shake It Off 0.3710 26 Taylor Swift - Bad Blood 0.1244 41 Taylor Swift - Style 0.0933 57 Taylor Swift - Wildest Dreams 0.0753 72 Taylor Swift - Welcome To New York 0.0641 And the album is back to #1. Merry Swiftmas!! |
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Post by Living Legend on Dec 25, 2014 13:57:40 GMT -5
"I Knew You Were Trouble" was the Christmas #1 2 years ago with 582K sold. I wonder how close "Blank Space" will get to that number.
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Post by Spidey on Dec 25, 2014 14:02:51 GMT -5
"I Knew You Were Trouble" was the Christmas #1 2 years ago with 582K sold. I wonder how close "Blank Space" will get to that number. I would love if it could surpass "Right Round" and have the biggest digital week ever, but I don't know if that is possible in the 2014 market. |
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Post by Clauss on Dec 25, 2014 14:06:41 GMT -5
I think 450k is what we might get, 500k would be best scenario
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Post by jayhawk1117 on Dec 25, 2014 14:59:58 GMT -5
I don't think it'll pass Trouble but probably 500k easy.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2014 19:35:23 GMT -5
NOOOOOOO UPTOWN FUNK!!!!! :( now Blank Space will be #1 on the Hot 100 forever -__- that's not the main reason I'm upset but still
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Post by Future Captain on Dec 25, 2014 21:07:18 GMT -5
According to kworb, the projection for Blank Space is 643k, but I'm pretty sure it will decrease eventually. I'm thinking somewhere around 550k. That will make Blank Space the only song since Happy to log 4 weeks or more with sales over 300k, consecutive or not.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2014 21:45:47 GMT -5
According to kworb, the projection for Blank Space is 643k, but I'm pretty sure it will decrease eventually. I'm thinking somewhere around 550k. That will make Blank Space the only song since Happy to log 4 weeks or more with sales over 300k, consecutive or not.You're starting to sound like Billboard  it has been less than a year since Happy did it, not that long ago |
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Post by Au$tin on Dec 26, 2014 14:48:03 GMT -5
According to kworb, the projection for Blank Space is 643k, but I'm pretty sure it will decrease eventually. I'm thinking somewhere around 550k. That will make Blank Space the only song since Happy to log 4 weeks or more with sales over 300k, consecutive or not.You're starting to sound like Billboard  it has been less than a year since Happy did it, not that long ago It used to happen much more frequently, though. It's kind of a big deal.
Shockingly, the only Into the Woods song charting right now is "On the Step of the Palace." Currently sits at #1499. Weird. I figured the songs would be doing moderately well. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2014 16:56:45 GMT -5
You're starting to sound like Billboard it has been less than a year since Happy did it, not that long ago It used to happen much more frequently, though. It's kind of a big deal.
Shockingly, the only Into the Woods song charting right now is "On the Step of the Palace." Currently sits at #1499. Weird. I figured the songs would be doing moderately well. Huh? I thought only like 5 or 6 songs did so in the entire digital era... |
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Post by surfy on Dec 26, 2014 21:37:54 GMT -5
I think Au$tin was referring to high sales, not the specifics...
Anyways, I want to watch Into the Woods, has anyone watched it, and would you recommend it?
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Post by Future Captain on Dec 26, 2014 22:42:50 GMT -5
By the way, in case Mark need any confirmation, this is the list of song that ever accomplish the specifics (300k+ 4 times or more, consecutive or not)
2009: Right Round
2010: California Gurls, Love The Way You Lie
2011: ET
2012: We Are Young, Somebody That I Used To Know
2013: Thrift Shop, Blurred Lines, Roar
2014: Happy, Blank Space (After the gift card week)
That's 11 in total. Katy Perry is the only artist to do that twice with California Gurls and ET.
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Post by Fancy on Dec 26, 2014 22:49:36 GMT -5
I think Au$tin was referring to high sales, not the specifics... Anyways, I want to watch Into the Woods, has anyone watched it, and would you recommend it? yes!! very funny. only complaint was it did feel a bit dragged out, but i honestly didn't care in the end. depends on the viewer obviously, but yeah i'd recommend it. |
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Post by josh on Dec 26, 2014 23:22:10 GMT -5
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Post by jayhawk1117 on Dec 27, 2014 14:24:17 GMT -5
Can someone explain to me the gift card sales and why they're so high?
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Post by surfy on Dec 27, 2014 14:42:50 GMT -5
Can someone explain to me the gift card sales and why they're so high? Gift cards are a really popular gift for people to give on Christmas, and iTunes gift cards are very popular to give. So certain songs go up due to people all of the sudden having money. (It's mostly kids who get cards so teen acts tend to rise) |
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Post by Au$tin on Dec 27, 2014 16:06:55 GMT -5
Teen acts and big hits from the year see the biggest increases. Plus current smashes, of course.
"Blank Space" has all of those going for it, which explains why it was able to jump back over "Uptown Funk" and got a big lead. "Shake It Off" also re-entered the top ten. And all her of songs are up.
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Post by Clauss on Dec 29, 2014 9:51:26 GMT -5
Taylor finally got a green update, after like 4 days of entire red updates
She's holding the spot, but i don't think more than today
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Post by Daniel Collins on Dec 29, 2014 11:27:55 GMT -5
Uptown Funk! is #1  1. Uptown Funk! 1.000 2. Blank Space 0.9935 |
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Post by felipe on Dec 29, 2014 20:48:29 GMT -5
Big gains for Sledgehammer Why is it so high all of a sudden? |
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Post by surfy on Dec 29, 2014 21:19:06 GMT -5
Big gains for Sledgehammer Why is it so high all of a sudden? It was discouted + gift card week + teen act = big money :) |
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Post by felipe on Dec 30, 2014 16:27:04 GMT -5
Why is it so high all of a sudden? It was discouted + gift card week + teen act = big money :) So teens had wanted to buy the song all along, just didn't have the money to? It wasn't even on the Top 100 before, was it? |
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Post by surfy on Dec 30, 2014 17:13:34 GMT -5
It was discouted + gift card week + teen act = big money :) So teens had wanted to buy the song all along, just didn't have the money to? It wasn't even on the Top 100 before, was it? Thats partly the reason, yes! :) Another may be due to the discount and the exposure of it being high on iTunes now! :) I'm really happy it's doing well right now, it needs to smash! |
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Post by rimetm on Dec 30, 2014 20:03:19 GMT -5
I dunno; I've been keeping tabs on the songs that get noticed just as they go on sale, and the results are a mixed bag:
Jealous / Nick Jonas - Peaked at #8 as a 69 cent song, didn't make past the top 25 on Hot 100 in that time period; only became big once the remix broke through
Really Don't Care / Demi Lovato - Peaked in 20s of iTunes; peaked at #26 on Hot 100; very long period and aggressive radio promotion, but overall did not become the radio smash it was posing itself to be
Hideaway / Kiesza - Peaked in 30s of iTunes; missed the top half of Hot 100; Pop radio success, but sales just couldn't bolster it enough.
Geronimo / Sheppard - Peaked around #45 in iTunes for several weeks; lasted one week on Hot 100 in 90s after a brief radio push; crashed the instant sales price was reverted.
All About That Bass / Meghan Trainor - This one was 99 cents, but still an interesting exception: it peaked in 20s in its first week, and only grew once it became a 1.29 song.
In summary, I'm not sure what will happen, but judging by the nature of the song and the promotion, I sadly have to guess it's going to go the same way as Really Don't Care. At least it will be Fifth Harmony's first genuine hit?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2014 14:28:16 GMT -5
Uptown Funk! is #1 1. Uptown Funk! 1.000 2. Blank Space 0.9935 Sadly that wont last until tomorrow since Taylor is performing at the New Years Eve show tonight :'( |
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Post by felipe on Dec 31, 2014 15:19:33 GMT -5
In summary, I'm not sure what will happen, but judging by the nature of the song and the promotion, I sadly have to guess it's going to go the same way as Really Don't Care. At least it will be Fifth Harmony's first genuine hit? Even though it only peaked at 43, BO$$ felt like a big hit to me. I know a lot of people who love the song, and if you take a look on youtube if has hundreds of covers, remixes, mashups, dance tuturials, etc. It seems they have a massive following (even managing to win a VMA against 5SOS), but somehow that isn't showing on digital sales. |
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Post by surfy on Dec 31, 2014 16:20:47 GMT -5
In summary, I'm not sure what will happen, but judging by the nature of the song and the promotion, I sadly have to guess it's going to go the same way as Really Don't Care. At least it will be Fifth Harmony's first genuine hit? Even though it only peaked at 43, BO$$ felt like a big hit to me. I know a lot of people who love the song, and if you take a look on youtube if has hundreds of covers, remixes, mashups, dance tuturials, etc. It seems they have a massive following (even managing to win a VMA against 5SOS), but somehow that isn't showing on digital sales. But it still wasn't an "official" hit, and I'd like to see them get that! Also, Bo$$ felt big (to me) but only because I listened to it a lot, many people either didn't like the song or didn't know it, so I wouldn't say it was a big hit in the US as a whole. |
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Post by Dylan :) on Jan 1, 2015 10:50:15 GMT -5
Sledgehammer up to #40, their first Top 40 hit!
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Post by rimetm on Jan 1, 2015 11:06:06 GMT -5
...and from the looks of it, this is their only week in the hit zone. Its only notable component is sales, and that's already regressing barely halfway into the week. At least I called that it would be a hit, if barely.
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