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Post by Juan Carlos on Apr 21, 2018 6:36:47 GMT -5
SATURDAY 4/21 UPDATE:
CHR/Pop: 0 32 ARIANA GRANDE No Tears Left To Cry 1595 0 1595 14.386
Top 40!
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Post by Normi on Apr 21, 2018 7:00:10 GMT -5
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Post by YotamTS on Apr 21, 2018 7:03:45 GMT -5
Wow, this is really good. Hope it debuts at #1.
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Post by Dylan :) on Apr 21, 2018 7:45:38 GMT -5
I think I agree. I think hotline bling was a huge moment but God’s plan has had its own buzz What I’m trying to figure out is out he avoided one dance It’s pretty easy to ignore streaming hits. Since they’re not played on radio (especially pop radio), you won’t really hear them much in coffee shops or stores, and thanks to the wonders of modern technology, you can just press skip if it’s in a Spotify playlist. Kind of like how it was easy to ignore Glee songs, even when they were debuting in the top 10. Exactly, the only time I heard God’s Plan in full/at all was when I chose to listen to it when it came out. It is his longest running hit but it feels like it wasn’t even #1 as I haven’t heard it anywhere
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Post by pnobelysk on Apr 21, 2018 7:58:03 GMT -5
It’s pretty easy to ignore streaming hits. Since they’re not played on radio (especially pop radio), you won’t really hear them much in coffee shops or stores, and thanks to the wonders of modern technology, you can just press skip if it’s in a Spotify playlist. Kind of like how it was easy to ignore Glee songs, even when they were debuting in the top 10. Exactly, the only time I heard God’s Plan in full/at all was when I chose to listen to it when it came out. It is his longest running hit but it feels like it wasn’t even #1 as I haven’t heard it anywhere But one dance was a number one on pop radio
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Post by Dylan :) on Apr 21, 2018 8:06:19 GMT -5
Exactly, the only time I heard God’s Plan in full/at all was when I chose to listen to it when it came out. It is his longest running hit but it feels like it wasn’t even #1 as I haven’t heard it anywhere But one dance was a number one on pop radio I know, but I am talking about God’s Plan. One Dance and Hotline Bling were inescapable
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Post by deepston on Apr 21, 2018 8:12:18 GMT -5
I don't know what a God's Plan is. All I know is that this is slaying the US Apple Music which is a much tougher audience for pop girls than Spotify.
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Post by Az Paynter on Apr 21, 2018 8:53:34 GMT -5
It would be amazing if this managed to have a first week on radio similar to LWYMMD or CSTF, so with (hopefully) big sales and (hopefully) big streaming she also has a sizable airplay base to challenge for the #1 debut.
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Post by Mayman on Apr 21, 2018 8:55:15 GMT -5
Kinda hoping it isn’t as big as LWYMMD so it doesn’t debut early.
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Post by deepston on Apr 21, 2018 9:09:45 GMT -5
I'm fine with it debuting from radio airplay only because we're thirsty for the #1.
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Post by Fat Ass Kelly Price on Apr 21, 2018 9:16:58 GMT -5
I think I agree. I think hotline bling was a huge moment but God’s plan has had its own buzz What I’m trying to figure out is out he avoided one dance It’s pretty easy to ignore streaming hits. Since they’re not played on radio (especially pop radio), you won’t really hear them much in coffee shops or stores, and thanks to the wonders of modern technology, you can just press skip if it’s in a Spotify playlist. Kind of like how it was easy to ignore Glee songs, even when they were debuting in the top 10. So you’re saying a song with 158 AI isn’t played on the radio?
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Post by Dylan :) on Apr 21, 2018 9:26:50 GMT -5
Kinda hoping it isn’t as big as LWYMMD so it doesn’t debut early. Hopefully it will debut at #100 like Green Light and manage to get the biggest jump on the Hot 100/the biggest jump to #1
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Post by Blank Space on Apr 21, 2018 9:40:42 GMT -5
I’ve played this nearly 300 times, and it just doesn’t get old. You listened to the song for over 16 hours within its first 24 hours? I have some serious concerns Yes, yes I have. It was a great 16 hours.
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Post by NeRD on Apr 21, 2018 9:46:42 GMT -5
I don't know what a God's Plan is. All I know is that this is slaying the US Apple Music which is a much tougher audience for pop girls than Spotify. Well it's also Top 5 on Pop radio atm so I doubt its as foreign to you as you claim.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2018 10:06:40 GMT -5
18M views on Youtube, not bad. It's also #67 on last update on Apple Music, behind other new entries by artists like J Cole, so I doubt she can be #1 on Hot 100. Song is OK though. :)
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2018 10:17:03 GMT -5
I think I agree. I think hotline bling was a huge moment but God’s plan has had its own buzz What I’m trying to figure out is out he avoided one dance It’s pretty easy to ignore streaming hits. Since they’re not played on radio (especially pop radio), you won’t really hear them much in coffee shops or stores, and thanks to the wonders of modern technology, you can just press skip if it’s in a Spotify playlist. Kind of like how it was easy to ignore Glee songs, even when they were debuting in the top 10. The thing is this doesn't at all apply to Drake. One Dance was #1 on pop and God's Plan is currently top 5 and rising. So you can't dismiss Drake as a 'streaming' success in 2018 without simultaneously revealing yourself as someone who clearly doesn't listen to pop radio much, if at all. Frankly if Drake's current dominance was only due to him being a streaming monster, we wouldn't be sitting here worried/pressed that Ariana is probably not going to debut at #1 lol. (I do think she has a solid chance of rising to #1 later though - God's Plan is going to peak soon and NTLTC will take off on airplay faster than NFW will due to the airplay deal giving her a head start). I do get what you're saying about not hearing songs while out in public a lot and to that extent I get the point that was trying to be made. Hotline Bling was a true pop culture moment - the video was a cornucopia of meme-able moments, it was referred to on tv shows, and truly played almost everywhere. Hell, it spawned merchandise - people were buying HB-themed ugly Christmas sweaters, that song's popularity was so immense. OD and God's Plan didn't reach that far. But then, few songs do. That has nothing to do with being hip-hop or pop.
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Post by Blank Space on Apr 21, 2018 10:29:12 GMT -5
Debuts at #4 on Spotify WW, with 5,838,691 streams, and #15 in the US with 1,783,330 streams.
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Post by Dylan :) on Apr 21, 2018 10:35:14 GMT -5
Ooo.. I was hoping for a top five debut in the US. 1.7 million the day before would have got her #3 (only a few thousand behind #2) so I am guessing she is behind all of the J Cole songs?
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Post by Glove Slap on Apr 21, 2018 10:47:43 GMT -5
Yeah she'd be #3 without J. Cole (Drake has the two others, so she got more streams than Post and Cardi). If anyone's debuting at #1 this week, it's probably him because KOD got well over 4 million streams on Spotify alone. Five other tracks from his album got over 3 million too.
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Post by deepston on Apr 21, 2018 10:52:19 GMT -5
Yeah she'd be #3 without J. Cole (Drake has the two others, so she got more streams than Post and Cardi). If anyone's debuting at #1 this week, it's probably him because KOD got well over 4 million streams on Spotify alone. Five other tracks from his album got over 3 million too. Jesus Christ... Ariana has airplay, sales and YouTube though.
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Post by Glove Slap on Apr 21, 2018 10:56:36 GMT -5
Yeah she'd be #3 without J. Cole (Drake has the two others, so she got more streams than Post and Cardi). If anyone's debuting at #1 this week, it's probably him because KOD got well over 4 million streams on Spotify alone. Five other tracks from his album got over 3 million too. Jesus Christ... Ariana has airplay, sales and YouTube though. and J Cole has the second biggest day on Spotify ever behind God's Plan, as well as being #2 on Apple Music. The sales gap will need to be extremely massive to make up for it, and this is already falling a bit faster. Around #4 should be doable for this though. Unless the sales really tank, it should be enough to move it past Psycho.
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Post by Dylan :) on Apr 21, 2018 11:10:31 GMT -5
Hopefully she has some promo planned for next week to boost sales a bit :) Maybe Good Morning America or even Ellen
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Post by g8erboi on Apr 21, 2018 11:15:24 GMT -5
I can’t get over how beautiful and ethereal the chorus melody is.
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Post by Mayman on Apr 21, 2018 11:33:25 GMT -5
18M views on Youtube, not bad. It's also #67 on last update on Apple Music, behind other new entries by artists like J Cole, so I doubt she can be #1 on Hot 100. Song is OK though. :) Its #17 begins 12 J Cole songs, I think that’s pretty good
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Post by Au$tin on Apr 21, 2018 11:36:13 GMT -5
On first listen, I wasn't sold, but I didn't dislike it. On the second listen, it clicked a bit to where I liked it, but I was still drastically underwhelmed. I woke up this morning with it stuck in my head.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2018 11:41:52 GMT -5
OK so this is becoming am early favorite for pop music this year I love the positivity and grooviness of the track so much
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Post by yuh yuh on Apr 21, 2018 11:45:39 GMT -5
On first listen I also thought it was just good but I was a bit underwhelmed. But on 2nd listen it clicked and I started to love it. So glad that Ariana's back! I hope it can be big hit for her.
US Spotify numbers are really nice but worldwide they seem a bit weak (for example #21 in NZ or #11 in Australia).
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2018 12:01:05 GMT -5
Imagine stanning J Cole this is what’s wrong with our country
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Post by Choco on Apr 21, 2018 12:02:47 GMT -5
Imagine stanning J Cole this is what’s wrong with our country Yeah and if his last album is anything to go by, these songs will be gone from the charts in under a month...
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