HDD final numbers: 'Midnights' vs. 'SOS' for #1 – only separated by 200 (!) units

[Otter]

7 minutes ago, omrimayo said:

So what the hell so you want?!? Nothing is unfair for both, whoever played it better should win. Deal and go cry somewhere else really. 

But you're the one having a meltdown with people throwing "hate" at Taylor.

 

Others are just are just pointing out what's blatant to see in regards to the tactics and how she is the primary driver of them. You don't need to cry over it if people don't respect her attempts to take a spot from SZA who appears to be the more consumed album this week. What I want if for the charts to reflective of genuine popularity for that week

Edited January 6, 2023 by Otter

[Otter]

Like against Rihanna I didn't care because Rih's single was not being consumed, that was just radio/label push 

[Jjang]

SOS remains the #1 most streamed album in the US regardless 

[Clauss]

2 minutes ago, Jjang said:

SOS remains the #1 most streamed album in the US regardless 

But not the most consumed 

[Jjang]

Just now, Clauss said:

But not the most consumed 

Does it even have vinyl's / physicals out? 

[Sharapov]

The music industry is getting worse and worse. instead of promoting like in the good old day they resort to these cheap tactics

Edited January 6, 2023 by Sharapov

[Clauss]

30 minutes ago, Jjang said:

Does it even have vinyl's / physicals out? 

That is not my fault neither Tay's. 
Red's did not had Vinyls for months because a certain - now underpeformance - album got all the vinyls factories busy 

[Clauss]

25 minutes ago, Sharapov said:

The music industry is getting worse and worse. instead of promoting like in the good old day they resort to these cheap tactics

I mean in the digital era they would discount the single to push the songs to #1. 
I dont see much difference with it now

[Extremely Stable]

Come on Midnights! End ATRL's token artist of the month 

[vale9001]

The most fun thing for me is seeing people get made at people buying multi versions of an album (and this means still maybe  no more than the 30% of people have bought the album more than once) but you're ok to say an album is mega popular because of streams....as streams for every album after the first 2 weeks it's not just a fanbase listening to it over and over again and GP listen to only one track, two very rarely (and a huge percentage of that only passively induced by playlists).

People buying multi copies of songs and albums stil >>>> people multi streaming a couple of songs of an album counting as whole album sales 

 

Edited January 6, 2023 by vale9001

[Scars]

12 hours ago, Cloröx said:

You all weird, back in 2010-2015 we all celebrated when pop girls went all out with promo. Nowadays, it's all "Petty, so desperate..!!!"

Pop girls were always dragged for doing multiple remixes or whenever they pulled tactics that were perceived by other stans as "desperate" though. Let's not rewrite history. 

[Kamil24]

people buy multiple copies of the same album? I would never  

[Headlock]

10 hours ago, Otter said:

to outcompete newer girls in deserve of the spotlight is not it. 

 

6 hours ago, Otter said:

stop acting like something unfair is happening lmao 

Sis the call is coming from inside the house 

[Headlock]

5 hours ago, Otter said:

Others are just are just pointing out 

No, people are literally calling her evil and a "vile racist" and misogynist who hates black women over this, they're not "just pointing out" anything 

[Headlock]

5 hours ago, Jjang said:

Does it even have vinyl's / physicals out? 

So you agree, it's not the most consumed then 

[Steve Johnson]

6 hours ago, Green said:

Have you checked Oops I did it again (album) chart run? Now that's very unlucky  

 

1 week at #1;  13 weeks at #2 

Just like 1989, 12 weeks at #2. So Unlucky. 

[Headlock]

6 hours ago, Green said:

 

Have you checked Oops I did it again (album) chart run? Now that's very unlucky  

 

1 week at #1;  13 weeks at #2 

 

This negates your second sentence...

 

6 hours ago, Green said:

Taylor has spent 5 weeks at #1, there was no need to seal SZA's 4th and last week at #1 when Taylor was going to return to #1 next week anyways and it will finish with 10 weeks at #1 at least without any big competition coming soon...

Why are you assuming someone else won't unexpectedly drop an album or another one will go viral and blow up, and prevent further weeks at #1 for Taylor? Why should an artist take weeks at #1 for granted now?

 

 

[argos]

16 hours ago, georgechxng said:

SZA fighting to keep a black female at #1 despite desperate attemps to take her out of the top, we love to see it 

What does it matter if the artist battling for #1 is black, white or asian? Y’all are ******* weird 

[Lille]

I hope Taylor releases new versions every week, make ATRL cry some more.

[family.guy123]

How many unfair weeks did 21 spend at #2? How many weeks did Christmas albums unfairly push Dangerous out of the Top 10?

[Bey Admired]

30 minutes ago, argos said:

What does it matter if the artist battling for #1 is black, white or asian? Y’all are ******* weird 

It matters a lot when white artists are continually given precedence on radio, in marketing by major record labels, and on streaming. A black woman getting #1 over a white artist who continually uses cheap tactics to enhance perceptions of her power and thus brand equity would not only be sweet justice, but it would also be a huge symbolic victory.

[simmnfierzig]

9 minutes ago, family.guy123 said:

How many unfair weeks did 21 spend at #2? How many weeks did Christmas albums unfairly push Dangerous out of the Top 10?

Again... Unlucky and unfair are completely different words

21 had what? 24 weeks at #1? I think its timing was fine 

 

 

And obviously Dangerous was falling out of the top 10 during Christmas. Very weird comparison 

[storminthedark]

42 minutes ago, argos said:

What does it matter if the artist battling for #1 is black, white or asian? Y’all are ******* weird 

Let’s not act like it’s not abnormal for a black R&B female artist to be doing this well on the BB200, when just last week SZA was the first to spend 3 weeks at #1 since Beyoncé in 2014. Be serious. 

[Steve Johnson]

8 minutes ago, Bey Admired said:

major record labels

Record labels are all about business and money. They made more money by selling those million of MIDNIGHTS vinyl than they will ever make of SZA streaming numbers. Si why shouldn't they prioritise the artists who are making them more money? 

Not against SZA thou, love her album. 

[OnlyManInTheWorld]

34 minutes ago, Lille said:

I hope Taylor releases new versions every week, make ATRL cry some more.