Spotify: Morgan holds biggest debut of 2023 already; biggest male country debut ever.

[Nefertiti0]

12 minutes ago, CaptainMusic said:

 

I know he’ll have great longevity but isn’t this kind of disappointing?

 

Barely even outdid Folklore with 20 more tracks, a mess. 

his album from 2021 (30 tracks) debuted with 19.2M on US Spotify.
isn't he bigger on Apple Music than on Spotify?

[CaptainMusic]

5 minutes ago, Nefertiti0 said:

his album from 2021 (30 tracks) debuted with 19.2M on US Spotify.
isn't he bigger on Apple Music than on Spotify?

And that album has been Top 10 for 2 years now and sold like 7M

 

So you would think he would be able to shatter Spotify records in the U.S from all the hype 

[Bloodflowers.]

Miley is safe... internationally that is, domestically she is getting Plastic Hearts'd again

[pride4jc1222]

US Spotify - 03/03/23

Morgan Wallen - One Thing At A Time
1(+3) Last Night 3,143,730 (+1,600,072) (+104%)
5(+43) One Thing At A Time 1,877,187 (+1,383,953) (+281%)
6(+87) Everything I Love 1,844,250 (+1,472,417) (+396%)
7(DEBUT) Born With A Beer in My Hand 1,822,903
8(DEBUT) Man Made A Bar 1,797,085
9(DEBUT) Ain't That Some 1,772,698
10(DEBUT) Devil Don't Know 1,663,714
11(+61) I Wrote the Book 1,658,037 (+1,235,956) (+293%)
12(DEBUT) '98 Braves 1,584,107
13(+13) You Proof 1,511,533 (+891,187) (+144%)
14(DEBUT) Tennessee Numbers 1,407,431
15(DEBUT) Hope That's True 1,355,279
16(DEBUT) Whiskey Friends 1,342,350
17(DEBUT) Thinkin' Bout Me 1,337,868
18(DEBUT) Sunrise 1,330,849
21(+29) Thought You Should Know 1,246,508 (+760,525) (+157%)
22(DEBUT) Keith Whitley 1,177,235
23(DEBUT) In The Bible 1,165,660
26(DEBUT) F150-50 1,049,634
27(DEBUT) Neon Star 1,030,253
29(DEBUT) Deserve A Drink 976,657
30(DEBUT) Me + All Your Reasons 965,913
31(DEBUT) Dying Man 949,966
33(re-entry) Tennessee Fan 919,788
35(DEBUT) Single Than She Was 898,186
36(DEBUT) Wine Into Water 897,955
37(DEBUT) Cowgirls 881,616
39(re-entry) Days That End in Why 833,113
42(DEBUT) Money On Me 808,369
44(DEBUT) Me To Me 773,207
46(DEBUT) Last Drive Down Main 768,667
51(DEBUT) Good Girl Gone Missin' 722,327
53(DEBUT) 180 (Lifestyle) 706,799
60(re-entry) Don't Think Jesus 674,902
61(DEBUT) Had It 674,598
63(DEBUT) Outlook 652,468
Total Streams: 44,222,842

[besaid]

1 hour ago, pride4jc1222 said:

US Spotify - 03/03/23

Morgan Wallen - One Thing At A Time
1(+3) Last Night 3,143,730 (+1,600,072) (+104%)
5(+43) One Thing At A Time 1,877,187 (+1,383,953) (+281%)
6(+87) Everything I Love 1,844,250 (+1,472,417) (+396%)
7(DEBUT) Born With A Beer in My Hand 1,822,903
8(DEBUT) Man Made A Bar 1,797,085
9(DEBUT) Ain't That Some 1,772,698
10(DEBUT) Devil Don't Know 1,663,714
11(+61) I Wrote the Book 1,658,037 (+1,235,956) (+293%)
12(DEBUT) '98 Braves 1,584,107
13(+13) You Proof 1,511,533 (+891,187) (+144%)
14(DEBUT) Tennessee Numbers 1,407,431
15(DEBUT) Hope That's True 1,355,279
16(DEBUT) Whiskey Friends 1,342,350
17(DEBUT) Thinkin' Bout Me 1,337,868
18(DEBUT) Sunrise 1,330,849
21(+29) Thought You Should Know 1,246,508 (+760,525) (+157%)
22(DEBUT) Keith Whitley 1,177,235
23(DEBUT) In The Bible 1,165,660
26(DEBUT) F150-50 1,049,634
27(DEBUT) Neon Star 1,030,253
29(DEBUT) Deserve A Drink 976,657
30(DEBUT) Me + All Your Reasons 965,913
31(DEBUT) Dying Man 949,966
33(re-entry) Tennessee Fan 919,788
35(DEBUT) Single Than She Was 898,186
36(DEBUT) Wine Into Water 897,955
37(DEBUT) Cowgirls 881,616
39(re-entry) Days That End in Why 833,113
42(DEBUT) Money On Me 808,369
44(DEBUT) Me To Me 773,207
46(DEBUT) Last Drive Down Main 768,667
51(DEBUT) Good Girl Gone Missin' 722,327
53(DEBUT) 180 (Lifestyle) 706,799
60(re-entry) Don't Think Jesus 674,902
61(DEBUT) Had It 674,598
63(DEBUT) Outlook 652,468
Total Streams: 44,222,842

[Specter]

Ghyxyx

 

At this point this is terrorism. Enough. 

[Communion]

I refuse to believe the claim that he's so big because he's uniquely "a young voice in country".

 

There's tons of millennial voices in country music like Kacey Musgraves. The difference between many millennial voices in the genre and Morgan is that many of them are decidedly progressive in comparison.

[Katamari]

It should have been Chris Stapleton

[Japan]

Never heard of him

[anti-bitch]

11 minutes ago, Communion said:

I refuse to believe the claim that he's so big because he's uniquely "a young voice in country".

 

There's tons of millennial voices in country music like Kacey Musgraves. The difference between many millennial voices in the genre and Morgan is that many of them are decidedly progressive in comparison.

Maybe people are looking for a male voice rather? Especially the straight audience. I guess Morgan's lyrics about drinking beer and reading the bible really resonate with them, lol. Either way, like the poster above said, it should have been Chris Stapleton. Now that the new season of American Idol started, I noticed there's quite a lot of country singers trying it. Maybe more than before. Perhaps it's Morgan's influence somewhat.

 

And there could be just plain old bandwagoning happening. And people listening to him to hear what the fuzz is all about. Plus releasing tons of music at once seems to be a really good strategy in the streaming age.

[Santhosh]

44M From Us alone ? 

 

 

wtf 

[Michael196]

 

 

[thatsmydemi]

27 minutes ago, Michael196 said:

 

 

Almost snatched the biggest country debut in the US title from Taylor

[MexicanLiLMonster]

I think Last Night is coming for that #1 !!! Massive Sales, Streams, and Airplay is gaining rapidly too 

[Winged]

Talent wins again !

 

and since when Red is a country album?

[flashdagoat]

15 hours ago, Bears01 said:

Well “sis”: 1.) he apologized. ATRL doesn’t=real life 2.) nobody outside of ATRL cares anymore. He’s as mainstream as it can get, he has more fans than “the hard right”. I would know, I have plenty of friends that enjoy his music that are not, and not even close to “the far right”. 3.) I don’t live online 

[Cruel Summer]

1 hour ago, Winged said:

and since when Red is a country album?

Red has strong pop influences and a few songs that are just plain pop, but I'd say its dominant sound is country. Billboard, for example, classifies it as a country album and both it and most of its tracks chart on their country genre charts. Even songs that blur the line, like All Too Well which essentially has a country version and a pop version (the ten minute one), charted on the country charts.

[Holiest Dreams]

3 hours ago, Winged said:

Talent wins again !

 

and since when Red is a country album?

Since when is it not? 
 

Anyway, I definitely expected more from his Spotify numbers. Not gonna lie.

[Communion]

18 hours ago, Bears01 said:

Well “sis”: 1.) he apologized. ATRL doesn’t=real life 2.) nobody outside of ATRL cares anymore. He’s as mainstream as it can get, he has more fans than “the hard right”. I would know, I have plenty of friends that enjoy his music that are not, and not even close to “the far right”. 3.) I don’t live online 

You going to bat for this man - and, more importantly, the way he symbolizes to many the right to use racial slurs, is so reactionary. 

[Bears01]

Just now, Communion said:

You going to bat for this man - and, more importantly, the way he symbolizes to many the right to use racial slurs, is so reactionary. 

Sis, you just wrote some completely reactionary conspiracy theory about Lana Del Rey for commenting “❤️“…..yesterday. Save it 

[Communion]

Just now, Bears01 said:

Sis, you just wrote some completely reactionary conspiracy theory about Lana Del Rey for commenting “❤️“…..yesterday. Save it 

I think it now makes sense why you feel the need to belittle people who are uncomfortable with his slur usage as POC, especially if your first reaction is to call someone a "conspiracy theorist" for not liking Lana Del rRey because they're a survivor of domestic violence and don't like her glorification of it. 

[Bears01]

1 hour ago, Communion said:

I think it now makes sense why you feel the need to belittle people who are uncomfortable with his slur usage as POC, especially if your first reaction is to call someone a "conspiracy theorist" for not liking Lana Del rRey because they're a survivor of domestic violence and don't like her glorification of it. 

He issued 4 public apologies and donated $500,000 to black music charities. 
 

Sorry we don’t live on Twitter or ATRL and feel the need to constantly be outraged sis 

[family.guy123]

10 hours ago, anti-***** said:

Maybe people are looking for a male voice rather? Especially the straight audience. I guess Morgan's lyrics about drinking beer and reading the bible really resonate with them, lol. Either way, like the poster above said, it should have been Chris Stapleton. Now that the new season of American Idol started, I noticed there's quite a lot of country singers trying it. Maybe more than before. Perhaps it's Morgan's influence somewhat.

 

And there could be just plain old bandwagoning happening. And people listening to him to hear what the fuzz is all about. Plus releasing tons of music at once seems to be a really good strategy in the streaming age.

This. I’m an alcoholic and drug addict and his music helped me when I was going through a break up a few years ago. 

[MissedTheTrain]

22 hours ago, Bears01 said:

Well “sis”: 1.) he apologized. ATRL doesn’t=real life 2.) nobody outside of ATRL cares anymore. He’s as mainstream as it can get, he has more fans than “the hard right”. I would know, I have plenty of friends that enjoy his music that are not, and not even close to “the far right”. 3.) I don’t live online 

His "apology" was a basic PR template.  What shows his true colors is the fact that he was invited by NAACP members to have a discussion with them, which he accepted, but then he ghosted them.  He really didn't care.

[Bears01]

2 minutes ago, MissedTheTrain said:

His "apology" was a basic PR template.  What shows his true colors is the fact that he was invited by NAACP members to have a discussion with them, which he accepted, but then he ghosted them.  He really didn't care.

He issued 4 public apologies and donated $500,000 to charity….I get it that will never be enough for ATRLERS, but everyone else off this site has moved on