charts discussion Spotify: Beyoncé's "BREAK MY SOUL" #42 (+1) 1.66M WW, #35 (-6) 447k US [Day 63]

[Cryptique]

1 hour ago, UnusualBoy said:

This could be a decent hit in UK, it's the perfect sound for their market and it's quite stable there, it just needs a harder push in some other countries, although I doubt she's aiming for a hit.

TTH no.1 and playlisting support

 

She's clearly aiming for a HIT..

 

All those playlistings wasted in such a trashy song tho.. truly serving the song that must not be named but less stable Spotify wise

[swissman]

Still at #7 worldwide? It's GLOBAL!

[swissman]

2 hours ago, JohnWayneHolland said:

So an 800k drop is "stable" and a "small drop" but when that was the difference between BMS and SL debuts it was "a huge difference" and "not the same numbers"? Make it make sense

 

Anyways, good luck to Beyonce, I'm rooting for her 

but this logic can be reversed too... if this is a big drop then it was a big difference. i'm not sure why this needed to be addressed. as the mesages preceding every page of this thread state, this is not about compareing BMS to SL.

 

 

Edited June 27, 2022 by swissman

[aesthetic bih]

18 minutes ago, swissman said:

Still at #7 worldwide? It's GLOBAL!

It's #7 on US I think? #16 WW?

 

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Also where is the vid??  It better be high budget high production if they are making us wait like this!

 

[Eglė]

I thought the Hive said this is a smasha from the get-go 

[Destiny]

40 minutes ago, gab00 said:

y'all put too much hope on music videos when in 2022 only stans care about them

 

spotify and apple music are almost everything these days

 

29 minutes ago, *-ChriZ-* said:

Exactly! Radio + playlisting + TikTok create the hits of today. MVs are a cute addition and provide some nice boost, but it's not 2015 where they resulted in a siginificant reason for a song smashing

Videos are still important. They did wonders for Lil Nas X’s MONTERO era.

 

If he had released another song from the album as the 4th single with a video as good as the 3 he released, he’d scoop another top 10 smash.

[Star dance]

15 minutes ago, swissman said:

Still at #7 worldwide? It's GLOBAL!

not 7, no 16

no 7 is in the us

[besaid]

Rough update for Ms. Carter. Falling like a rock pretty much everywhere and only on day 4.

[swissman]

8 minutes ago, Juanny said:

is actually #16 WW, #7 US

 

still good imo!

lol oh oops i totally read that wrong, but yes still good!

[Dreajae]

I'm seeing way too many fonts trying to sneak in after the mods already let it be known what this thread topic is focused on. 

 

Please continue to report guys. 

[KingBeyonce.]

The music video should give it a boost. But that's also me assuming that there even is one and that she'll release it before the album release cause she may not 

 

And not some ppl getting happy already at these numbers. Yall need to slow your roll tbh. You never know what could happen because it's performance so far has been promising.  

[Lovett]

15 minutes ago, besaid said:

Rough update for Ms. Carter. Falling like a rock pretty much everywhere and only on day 4.

This is day 6, and it seems to be holding steady in most of the major music markets. Certainly room to grow, but your statement is both misleading and inaccurate.

 

[besaid]

3 minutes ago, MrLovett said:

This is day 6, and it seems to be holding steady in most of the major music markets. Certainly room to grow, but your statement is both misleading and inaccurate.

 

I didn't realize it was 6 days already. Regardless, the fact is that BMS debuted with 5M+ on its first day and has fallen down around 50% in streams in less than a week to 2.4M streams. That's anything but "holding steady".

[Kool_Aid_King]

Stable and refuses to freefall in one week. I think Radio will help it for sure! People seem to really like the song. 

[swissman]

7 minutes ago, besaid said:

I didn't realize it was 6 days already. Regardless, the fact is that BMS debuted with 5M+ on its first day and has fallen down around 50% in streams in less than a week to 2.4M streams. That's anything but "holding steady".

i am not super versed in spotify numbers (as I don't concern myself with them unless they relate to my fave) but do most hits maintain their first day streams for a long time? is there some precendent we are comparing this to that states in order for it to be steady, it must maintain its debut streams, not just remain one of the top streamed songs?

 

Edited June 27, 2022 by swissman

[Kool_Aid_King]

1 minute ago, besaid said:

I didn't realize it was 6 days already. Regardless, the fact is that BMS debuted with 5M+ on its first day and has fallen down around 50% in streams in less than a week to 2.4M streams. That's anything but "holding steady".

Bad Bunny, stream smasher: 

 

Moscow Mule - 11.6M (Day 1) -> 6.1M (Day 3/Sunday)

 

47.5% Drop. Sundays are ALWAYS low. Let's relax. 

[Lovett]

3 minutes ago, besaid said:

I didn't realize it was 6 days already. Regardless, the fact is that BMS debuted with 5M+ on its first day and has fallen down around 50% in streams in less than a week to 2.4M streams. That's anything but "holding steady".

Considering the song has remained within the top 10 in the UK and US, as well as several other markets certainly shows signs of stability. As I said, there's definitely room for growth, but you're acting as though the song is struggling to stay top 20. Songs tend to have a big debut and then slip, before stabilising and growing. This song doesn't appear to be any different.

[Kool_Aid_King]

4 minutes ago, swissman said:

i am not super versed in spotify numbres (as I don't concern myself with them unless they relate to my fave) but do most hits maintain their first day streams for a long time? is there some precendent we are comparing this to that states in order for it to be steady, it must maintain its debut streams, not just remain one of the top streamed songs?

Hardly ever, unless the song begins to go viral or if it's a new artist who's song picks up steam. For established artists like Bey, Drake, Taylor & Cardi B, they'd do incredibly well the first day cause of hype, then drop and/or stabilize. 

[nick4bty]

Let's just be 100% real here... These drops are not good.

[Sharapov]

out of the top 15 already

 

not lizzo and shakira months old songs doing better

[Robyn.]

I think this will be a small hit with some more push.

 

I don't see it becoming a smash though.

[swissman]

35 minutes ago, Kool_Aid_King said:

Hardly ever, unless the song begins to go viral or if it's a new artist who's song picks up steam. For established artists like Bey, Drake, Taylor & Cardi B, they'd do incredibly well the first day cause of hype, then drop and/or stabilize. 

 

38 minutes ago, Kool_Aid_King said:

Bad Bunny, stream smasher: 

 

Moscow Mule - 11.6M (Day 1) -> 6.1M (Day 3/Sunday)

 

47.5% Drop. Sundays are ALWAYS low. Let's relax. 

thanks for the response! interesting to note.

 

it's weird how ATRL for so long has accused Beyoncé of not being a force whatsoever, but now are acting like her staying in the Top 10 in the US and Top 20 WW without any more promo than a week-old instagram post is some terrible "free-fall".

At least the Hive have always been realistic about her streaming power: acknowledging that while she is indeed in the Top 10 most streamed female artists list, that (perhaps) due to her neglecting the platform when adding new work, she doesn't have a really strong presence there. So, these numbers are actually good. All these people coming in to comment on the 6-day streaming numbers of someone they don't even stan look silly.

 

Edited June 27, 2022 by swissman

[Kool_Aid_King]

12 minutes ago, swissman said:

 

thanks for the response! interesting to note.

 

it's weird how ATRL for so long has accused Beyoncé of not being a force whatsoever, but now are acting like her staying in the Top 10 in the US and Top 20 WW without any more promo than a week-old instagram post is some terrible "free-fall".

At least the Hive have always been realistic about her streaming power: acknowledging that while she is indeed in the Top 10 most streamed female artists list, that due to her neglecting the platform when adding new work, she doesn't have a really strong presence there. So, these numbers are actually good. All these people coming in to comment on the 6-day streaming numbers of someone they don't even stay look silly.

It's cause they're losers. They don't realize she genuinely doesn't do a damn thing and the music always speaks for itself.

 

Yeah, we're never bragging about something she clearly hasn't put in effort in trying to solidify herself in. 

 

However I will say it's just a vicious cycle that will never end. They troll the Hive cause the Hive trolled them in another thread, because they trolled us in another thread because we trolled them in another thread.  

[BnPac]

7 minutes ago, Kool_Aid_King said:

They troll the Hive cause the Hive trolled them in another thread, because they trolled us in another thread because we trolled them in another thread.  

!!!! 

Hive needs to stop trolling as well. It's always the same 3 members too. A side has to be the "bigger man". 

 

OT : I hope it stabilizes around +2.5M. 

 

[swissman]

7 minutes ago, Kool_Aid_King said:

It's cause they're losers. They don't realize she genuinely doesn't do a damn thing and the music always speaks for itself.

 

Yeah, we're never bragging about something she clearly hasn't put in effort in trying to solidify herself in. 

 

However I will say it's just a vicious cycle that will never end. They troll the Hive cause the Hive trolled them in another thread, because they trolled us in another thread because we trolled them in another thread.  

yes I agree about the cycle, and I wish more Hive would concern themselves just with Beyoncé and not others because they think concerning themselves with another popstar's numbers will make Beyoncé look better...

 

As you said, the music speaks for itself. And that's why I actually think the whole "she hasn't had a solo #1 since 2009" says more about Beyoncé in a good way than a bad way, as it shows that without having a #1 hit she's still been able to not only maintain, but increase her cultural importance/notoriety and pop music impact while at the same time becoming truly respected for her work. Not many...or even anyone I can think of, can say that.