other stats Womanizer goes Platinum in the UK

[aaronsmithjune1]

34 minutes ago, Ghiles said:

I looked at the 40 biggest songs of 2008 in the UK. Who cares who the songs are by? The fact that they ranked high on the year-end chart means they were undeniable hits. Including 4 Minutes which was top 10 on the year-end.

 

Don't Stop the Music was the 2nd biggest hit off GGGB. It was huge. Doesn't matter that it was the 4th single. Shut Up and Drive and the other flop I forgot came and went.

 

Disturbia was the lead of the re-release. Take a Bow sold almost 10M WW. Don't act like they were random flop singles from the end of an era.

 

Halo and Sweet Dreams were released well into 2009 and the fact that IIWAB and SL weren't in the top 40 of 2008 means they smashed mostly in 2009 so they benefited from higher sales.

 

And let's not forget that Beyonce recurrent sales/streams were massive over the years. Her numbers weren't that huge at the time. Britney was #9 of 2008 in single sales and Beyonce was like #16. The UK basically dropped Britney after the media fiasco over X Factor so her sales slowed down.

Looks like a bunch of excuses. Halo was also released in January of 09.

[Hector]

1 minute ago, aaronsmithjune1 said:

Looks like a bunch of excuses. Halo was also released in January of 09.

You're missing the point. It benefited from the fact that it was released in 2009, and not 2008. Plus obviously Beyonce gets good recurrent sales/streams. Most songs that were big hits in 2008 did not sell as much as songs that were released after the digital revolution really exploded in the UK from 2009 onwards. 

[aaronsmithjune1]

5 minutes ago, Hector said:

You're missing the point. It benefited from the fact that it was released in 2009, and not 2008. Plus obviously Beyonce gets good recurrent sales/streams. Most songs that were big hits in 2008 did not sell as much as songs that were released after the digital revolution really exploded in the UK from 2009 onwards. 

Womanizer- October 3rd

 

Single ladies/ If I were a boy  - October 8th

 

Halo- January 20th

 

A 4 month difference isn't that much of a difference 

[Ghiles]

34 minutes ago, aaronsmithjune1 said:

Looks like a bunch of excuses. Halo was also released in January of 09.

And it didn't even go top 10 until April.

 

You're just being dense for the sake of shoving receipts from Beyonce's commercial peak down our throats.

 

We got it, she slayed that era.

 

Point is that countless of 2008's biggest hits only went Platinum in the last 2 years, including several of Rihanna's biggest.

 

Beyonce's singles do not nullify this fact.

[aaronsmithjune1]

2 minutes ago, Ghiles said:

And it didn't even go top 10 until April.

 

You're just being dense for the sake of shoving receipts from Beyonce's commercial peak down our throats.

 

We got it, she slayed that era.

 

Point is that countless of 2008's biggest hits only went Platinum in the last 2 years, including several of Rihanna's biggest.

 

Beyonce's singles do not nullify this fact.

Yall brought up other songs so did I. Just dance and poker face were also massive. Some song's just started off well and had no lasting impact a year later. Simple as that...

[GorgeousRep]

1 hour ago, Ghiles said:

And let's not forget that Beyonce recurrent sales/streams were massive over the years. Her numbers weren't that huge at the time. Britney was #9 of 2008 in single sales and Beyonce was like #16. The UK basically dropped Britney after the media fiasco over X Factor so her sales slowed down.

What was the media fiasco over X factor? 

 

OT: Congrats Brit  

[Rev8]

1 hour ago, aaronsmithjune1 said:

Looks like a bunch of excuses. Halo was also released in January of 09.

On 8/16/2019 at 11:59 PM, Ghiles said:

4 Minutes by Madonna was #9 on the 2008 UK year-end and went Platinum only a few months ago.

 

Closer by Ne-Yo was #15 on the 2008 UK year-end and only went Platinum in late 2017.

 

The Promise by Girls Aloud was #17 on the 2008 UK year-end and only went Platinum in late 2018.

 

Disturbia and Take a Bow by Rihanna were top 20 on the 2008 UK year-end and only went Platinum in 2017 despite her huge streaming power.

 

All Summer Long by Kid Rock was #19 on the 2008 UK year-end and only went Platinum in late 2017.

 

No Air by Chris Brown was #21 on the 2008 UK year-end and only went Platinum in late 2017.

 

Don't Stop the Music by Rihanna was top 25 on the 2008 UK year-end and only went Platinum in 2018.

 

Did these songs also underperform?

 

The digital market wasn't that huge in the UK yet and a lot of 2008 hits stalled at 450k-550k pure sales and only got to Platinum in the last few years thanks to streaming.

 

Womanizer was top 10 for eight weeks (the same as Shallow btw) and was nearly top 30 on the 2008 year-end despite being released in the last few months of the year. Shallow in the same timeframe made it only to #87 on the 2018 year-end.

 

Several songs that were above it on the 2008 year-end chart like "That's Not My Name", "Sweet About Me" and "Warwick Avenue" which were as high as #22, #26 and #29 respectively are still certified only GOLD.

 

Love in This Club by Usher was also higher on the year-end and is still certified GOLD. Hell, Heartbreaker by Cheryl Cole and will.i.am was also higher and it's SILVER.

 

Conclusion: Womanizer did GREAT, it smashed and reached Platinum in the same timeframe as many other 2008 hits which proves that it has solid recurrent streams. Many hits from 2008 will never make it to this threshold.

 

Furthermore, Britney was the 9th biggest singles artist of 2008 in the UK based on the strength of Womanizer and Piece of Me ALONE.

 

https://www.ukmix.org/showthread.php?51322-UK-Year-End-charts-2000s

 

The only thing that underperformed was you with this poor attempt at shade.

 

You can exit this thread now. Bye bye.

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