serious question if Gar had put DWAS on LG7 as a bonus track would its units still count for the album?

40 minutes ago, Aston Martin said:

It's more likely than it was last time since DWAS has a 40-ish point lead on Barf Song during the last chart (and the difference between the two in radio play is much smaller than it was at the time). But I'm not counting it as a done deal unless I see a Billboard article on January 6th () confirming it. 

I dont see any possibility of it not getting #1 this week tbh. Unless someone like Taylor or Drake or Kendrick dropping a new song.

3 minutes ago, duybeeGAshantiGA said:

I dont see any possibility of it not getting #1 this week tbh. Unless someone like Taylor or Drake or Kendrick dropping a new song.

I definitely think it's more likely to get it than not. But this is our 3rd time going down this scenario in 4.5 months so I'm a little cautious  the scars on my mind are on replay indeed

5 minutes ago, Aston Martin said:

I definitely think it's more likely to get it than not. But this is our 3rd time going down this scenario in 4.5 months so I'm a little cautious  the scars on my mind are on replay indeed

Yup but the last times the points were much closer + Dwas did not have any previous weeks of it being #1 without the Xmas songs  Technically Dwas is already a #1 song without the Xmas songs 

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26 minutes ago, sunbathinganimal said:

serious question if Gar had put DWAS on LG7 as a bonus track would its units still count for the album?

I think so, yes. But she said that DWAS is now a "HUGE part of LG7", I don't think it will be just a bonus...

 

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Sadly 

 

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I think so, yes. But she said that DWAS is now a "HUGE part of LG7", I don't think it will be just a bonus...

 

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why didn't she just do that then no one would care if she quietly added it as a bonus track and it wouldn't matter if it was nothing like the rest of the album

 

 

 

 

 

21 minutes ago, duybeeGAshantiGA said:

I dont see any possibility of it not getting #1 this week tbh. Unless someone like Taylor or Drake or Kendrick dropping a new song.

But even if they drop it on Monday it will have 3 out of 7 days of tracking days missing, unless it's Taylor with her fanbase's absurd purchase power, we are safe even from surprise drop by random artists.

For example, Kendrick's last release on Friday did 382 points, if it was released on a Monday if would be ≈220 points. Tyler's Monday release did 182 points.

4 minutes ago, sunbathinganimal said:

why didn't she just do that then no one would care if she quietly added it as a bonus track and it wouldn't matter if it was nothing like the rest of the album

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I believe, at her core, she enjoys promoting the idea of a "coherent album," even if it might not be true. Now, she's leaning heavily into this "chaos" narrative and she abandoned "hell, darkness, demons etc" and likely recorded additional material to make the transitions to DWAS smoother.

I know this is just my speculation, but I find it hard to believe they spent two years in the studio developing a record, and then DWAS just magically fit into it without any adjustments. Yes, technically she could just throw it on the record and call it a day, but we know that's not how she operates

 

Interestingly, her new Amazon page is now entirely in black and white. Could this hint that the album cover will match the theme?

 

 

 

Finishing/starting the year with a #1

 

Will this be her 4th #1 that reached #1 after more than 20 weeks? 

5 more tracking days. 

13 minutes ago, Hot Volcano said:

Finishing/starting the year with a #1

 

Will this be her 4th #1 that reached #1 after more than 20 weeks? 

To think it took the same time as JD to climb to #1 on the same week of the year is insane.  

15 minutes ago, Canonical Ensembl said:

To think it took the same time as JD to climb to #1 on the same week of the year is insane.  

16 years apart

Are we getting the early prediction for Hot 100 tomorrow?

5 minutes ago, kwek_kwek said:

Are we getting the early prediction for Hot 100 tomorrow?

Yes, tomorrow night.

Thinking Gaga hopped into the studio again to record multiple track to make a transition into DWAS more smooth is wild to me. I've yet to see Gaga ever hint that this album was originally a cohesive one. 

6 hours and 30 minutes.

5 minutes ago, TedLasso said:

Thinking Gaga hopped into the studio again to record multiple track to make a transition into DWAS more smooth is wild to me. I've yet to see Gaga ever hint that this album was originally a cohesive one. 

If anything, she already described it as genre-breaking back in May, at TCB film premiere!

Next album I want no pre-release single. Release it all at once or nothing. She's waaaay past the time of chasing a hit single in order to release an album. Just release it all at once with a strong video for the lead single and let the public decide the next one. 

13 minutes ago, TedLasso said:

Thinking Gaga hopped into the studio again to record multiple track to make a transition into DWAS more smooth is wild to me. I've yet to see Gaga ever hint that this album was originally a cohesive one. 

Exactly. The first time she talked about the album before disease was announced she described it as experimental and a fusion of genres. 

Global
1(=) 9,683,803

 

USA
1(+1) 1,626,423

Back to #1 in the US

UK

**NEW PEAK**

#3. (+6) 359,101

 

Previous peak was #4. OH DIE WITH A SMASH. 

25 minutes ago, TedLasso said:

Thinking Gaga hopped into the studio again to record multiple track to make a transition into DWAS more smooth is wild to me. I've yet to see Gaga ever hint that this album was originally a cohesive one. 

 

18 minutes ago, VortexTrap said:

If anything, she already described it as genre-breaking back in May, at TCB film premiere!

 

11 minutes ago, Mariano said:

Exactly. The first time she talked about the album before disease was announced she described it as experimental and a fusion of genres. 

Speaking for myself, I think it's reasonable to speculate given the timeline of this record.

"DWAS" was originally a Bruno song recorded when LG7 was basically in the mixing and mastering phase. Then Andrew was busy, and they recently decided to include "DWAS." Is it really that far-fetched to think she might have recorded something—maybe just an outro or small addition—to make "DWAS" fit a lil better? I'm not suggesting she re-recorded the entire album. We're talking about the same woman who has worked on her past albums right up until the finish line. 

 

I don't understand why some of you act so superior, as if you have the absolute truth. It's not that serious; I was just speculating, and it's not an outlandish idea. I'm free to be wrong, and honestly, we'll never know either way.