official chart HDD: Drake & 21 Savage #1 410k, Taylor Swift #2 302k, Joji #4 57k

[chiliam]

59 minutes ago, PopFan1996 said:

Well if he actually pushed some vinyl and physical copies it would've debuted with +600k at least. These streams are huge

The reason why he didnt push those is he is barely sell any physical.

His streaming stat are way too big so he couldn't care less about physical. 

[Gorjesspazze9]

These are ok numbers for Drake. But he really is on the decline in quality and commercially I can see him slowly fading.  

[chiliam]

13 minutes ago, onewillowsilk said:

I really don't get why they feel the need to do all that. It screams insecurity. It's not enough that Taylor is massively successful. They have to rub it in everyone's faces for no good reason. I really don't get it. They've been pressed about Drake since he announced Her Loss. It's really something.

Remember the time when all the fan base drag Taylor so hard for moving the Red TV release date for 30? And now Drake did the same and we still somehow still the bad guy.

Get over your high horse, we're all on a music forum fighting for random stuff and take turn to get drag. 

[slw84]

1 hour ago, Gorjesspazze9 said:

These are ok numbers for Drake. But he really is on the decline in quality and commercially I can see him slowly fading.  

He might still be the artist of next decade unless Taylor surpasses him.

[slw84]

Does this count as a Drake #1 album or is this a duo #1 album?

 

[Headlock]

2 hours ago, onewillowsilk said:

I really don't get why they feel the need to do all that. It screams insecurity. It's not enough that Taylor is massively successful. They have to rub it in everyone's faces for no good reason. I really don't get it. They've been pressed about Drake since he announced Her Loss. It's really something.

[Rico Shameless v2]

Only Drake can clear 400-450 million and call it “underwhelming”. Mind you Drake never pushes singles or take advantage of physical consumption. Your girls could wish someone wants to hear the whole album versus the single(s).

[Cruel Summer]

57 minutes ago, slw84 said:

He might still be the artist of next decade unless Taylor surpasses him.

Do we have any sense of where they’re each at for points this decade? I feel like he might have a little bit of an advantage from the first couple years, but it’s looking like 2022 might be where it flips. Taylor has a stable hit again, plus Midnights being huge, while Drake is just having a pretty average year for him. Nonetheless, they look pretty likely to be the top two again so far, which is wild and says a lot about how much power they both have.

[Dreajae]

Drakes SoundCloud stanbase is not buying physicals in 2022. They have the option to purchase the album digitally and are literally ignoring it.

 

Drake doesn't sell his album as novelty so vinyls don't make sense for him. Kendrick is the best selling rapper pure sales wise cause his albums are treated as commodities and an experience. Drake specifically makes chart hits. 

[onewillowsilk]

2 hours ago, Gorjesspazze9 said:

These are ok numbers for Drake. But he really is on the decline in quality and commercially I can see him slowly fading.  

You're the only one who thinks this. He isn't going anywhere. It'll be 2029 and you'll still be here discussing new Drake music. 

[onewillowsilk]

32 minutes ago, Headlock said:

Everything I said is the truth and you know it. Y'all are unnecessarily bothered with other artists and see everyone as competition against Taylor and it screams insecurity. 

 

Taylor already got the massive #1 album/#1 hit and many Swifties were still pressed about Drake dropping an album two weeks later. 

 

That's just sad. 

[onewillowsilk]

1 hour ago, slw84 said:

Does this count as a Drake #1 album or is this a duo #1 album?

 

It counts as a #1 album for both Drake & 21 Savage. 

[Headlock]

1 minute ago, onewillowsilk said:

Everything I said is the truth and you know it. Y'all are unnecessarily bothered with other artists and see everyone as competition against Taylor and it screams insecurity. 

 

Taylor already got the massive #1 album/#1 hit and many Swifties were still pressed about Drake dropping an album two weeks later. 

 

That's just sad. 

The irony is not in the message but the messenger 

[onewillowsilk]

31 minutes ago, Rico Shameless v2 said:

Only Drake can clear 400-450 million and call it “underwhelming”. Mind you Drake never pushes singles or take advantage of physical consumption. Your girls could wish someone wants to hear the whole album versus the single(s).

I might be wrong but based on the reaction to the album, I can see the album pulling even more streams than HDD initially projected. The songs are great and the online reception to the album has been really good. 

 

I just appreciate how he's stopped focusing on singles and has closed in on releasing full-length efforts and moving on to the next thing. He usually scores at least one hit from each album but that's besides the point. 

 

I'm just glad he's remained as prolific as he is despite all he's accomplished. 

[onewillowsilk]

Just now, Headlock said:

The irony is not in the message but the messenger 

Whatever you say. 

[slw84]

29 minutes ago, Cruel Summer said:

Do we have any sense of where they’re each at for points this decade? I feel like he might have a little bit of an advantage from the first couple years, but it’s looking like 2022 might be where it flips. Taylor has a stable hit again, plus Midnights being huge, while Drake is just having a pretty average year for him. Nonetheless, they look pretty likely to be the top two again so far, which is wild and says a lot about how much power they both have.

The last numbers I had in 2021 was with The weeknd at #1 

 

It would be interesting if it ended up like this:

2010s: Drake artist of the decade/Taylor female artist of the decade

2020s: Taylor artist of the decade/Drake male artist of the decade.

 

But 350k are good numbers for him.

[slw84]

4 minutes ago, onewillowsilk said:

It counts as a #1 album for both Drake & 21 Savage. 

ok.

[Holiest Dreams]

4 hours ago, slw84 said:

He might still be the artist of next decade unless Taylor surpasses him.

I mean at the rate things are going she definitely will surpass him  even in the US, yes

 

These numbers are decent for his standards but not AOTD contender-level. Unless he rebounds to his peak levels of success (and yes, I know he’s still huge) then I doubt he’s in the running.

Edited November 6, 2022 by Holiest Dreams

[skyandground]

So Midnights remains the biggest 2022 streaming debut in the US? 

[simmnfierzig]

6 hours ago, slw84 said:

Does this count as a Drake #1 album or is this a duo #1 album?

 

For it to be counted as a duo they would have had to create a new artist name.

Like Silk Sonic or The Carters

[Literature]

I think it's definitely gonna rise to maybe 400k, there's no way this is only tripling its 24 hour total over the course of a 7 day week especially considering it's well received. That's pretty massive to be honest. 

 

But Drake cant sell even 100k pure in 2022, let alone 300-400k as some users claim   

[slw84]

10 hours ago, simmnfierzig said:

For it to be counted as a duo they would have had to create a new artist name.

Like Silk Sonic or The Carters

makes sense. So i'll get to update my thread as it'll be another drake #1. Sounds good.

[slw84]

11 hours ago, Holiest Dreams said:

I mean at the rate things are going she definitely will surpass him  even in the US, yes

 

These numbers are decent for his standards but not AOTD contender-level. Unless he rebounds to his peak levels of success (and yes, I know he’s still huge) then I doubt he’s in the running.

I can believe it.

 

It will be iconic AF when

2010s: Drake AOTD Taylor top female artist of the decade

2020s: Taylor AOTD Drake top male artist of the decade

is a thing

 

Drake will likely put out more albums like this and snag 300k first weeks on a regular.

 

It'd be great for he and Taylor though so good for them

[305]

Would Taylor be able to block them? 

[simmnfierzig]

2 minutes ago, 305 said:

Would Taylor be able to block them? 

Nah. She is doing 200k or so 3rd week