LesFleur Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 There's only these official South African - radio and streaming - charts, but what about the rest of the continent? Same thing for the Carribean nations like Jamaica etc... All these regions have access to retailers like Amazon, iTunes and streaming services... Michelle has been smashing in these regions for a decade and there's no official charts tracking her slayage. Say Yes has literally been on some of their iTunes charts since release in 2014! Top 100 Weekly Digital Charts compiled by https://chartsaroundtheworld.com/ 2016 Antigua & Barbuda: #38 | also: Shirley Caesar & Michelle Williams – Steal Away To Jesus: #77 Burkina Faso: #21 Caribe: #96 Ghana: #35 Saint Kitts And Nevis: #24 Slovakia: #90 (Live at the Stellars) Swaziland: #6 2017 Swaziland: #46 iTunes NOW Say Yes iTunes: #42 Saint Kitts and Nevis #48 Antigua and Barbuda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FolkLover1989 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Most Asia and Africa don't have official charts. It's difficult to track with many local streaming sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badgalbriel Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Difficult to track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ontherocks Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Difficult to track, plus not much traction I guess. Plus being #42 in St Kitts and #43 in Antigua in iTunes probably resembles one copy in like three days or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesFleur Posted January 2, 2023 Author Share Posted January 2, 2023 5 minutes ago, FolkLover1989 said: Most Asia and Africa don't have official charts. It's difficult to track with many local streaming sites 5 minutes ago, Badgalbriel said: Difficult to track Why can't they use the same major Western retailers they use for Western countries? - iTunes/Apple Music - YouTube - Spotify - TIDAL - Amazon etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popboi. Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Hard to track and that costs money which they seem to be struggling with (Billboard making pay to see walls is not for nothing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badgalbriel Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 1 hour ago, LesFleur said: Why can't they use the same major Western retailers they use for Western countries? - iTunes/Apple Music - YouTube - Spotify - TIDAL - Amazon etc... because as someone who lives in a developing country, not everyone has access to those tools. People earn minimum wages in most part of the under-developed world. Most of the people will either pirate music or only listen to youtube. So whatever numbers you have from spotify, apple music, or paid services in general does not represent what most of the people are listening to, just what most of the elite is listening to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesFleur Posted January 2, 2023 Author Share Posted January 2, 2023 16 minutes ago, Badgalbriel said: because as someone who lives in a developing country, not everyone has access to those tools. People earn minimum wages in most part of the under-developed world. Most of the people will either pirate music or only listen to youtube. So whatever numbers you have from spotify, apple music, or paid services in general does not represent what most of the people are listening to, just what most of the elite is listening to. This is really misguided. I have family in Jamaica, the average person has a smartphone and/or a computer with internet access. Just because countries aren't "Western" doesn't mean most people are living in mud huts without modern technology. They are accessing digital and streaming platforms. The nations mentioned in OP have access to these services because the retailers/service providers deem there is a big enough market to warrant access Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badgalbriel Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 41 minutes ago, LesFleur said: This is really misguided. I have family in Jamaica, the average person has a smartphone and/or a computer with internet access. Just because countries aren't "Western" doesn't mean most people are living in mud huts without modern technology. They are accessing digital and streaming platforms. The nations mentioned in OP have access to these services because the retailers/service providers deem there is a big enough market to warrant access Girl we have those services but only a very small population of those countries actually pay for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vale9001 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 (edited) it is a trolling thread? A #38 in Burkina faso on itunes probably means one copies sold in 4 days. Now a #38 sells 8 copies daily in Italy (). What chart do you want? Michelle is charting there cause everyone has at least one fan in every country. So that one copy makes her chart (even for weeks). Edited January 2, 2023 by vale9001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pheromosa Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Racism against Michelle Williams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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