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12 minutes ago, SleepNoMore said:

What is the reason for this? I understand why bundles stopped counting but if you’re actually buying a song itself who cares if it’s from the artists website. A song purchase should count regardless of whether it’s from a website or iTunes or wherever. I don’t get this at all. 

people were making fundraisers on twitter in order to fraudulently mass buy songs on release week. no one was actually consuming the song from the files. so no, it hasnt been a valid way to consider music consumption since like... 2015 when streaming kicked in

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Hot 100 change their rules like every week. What’s the point of rules?

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2 hours ago, Stepfon said:

Cardi carried Tomorrow 2 to the Top 10 with NO proper play-listing on Spotify at all. 

 

The same Tomorrow 2 that Bardi Gang were mass buying from web stores?

 

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I get that it was being corrupted (see BTS stans), but I think this taking a bit too far...

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1 hour ago, KatyPrismSpirit said:

What a stupid rule. :rip: Are official website sales not valid ways to consume music?

It is till you get artists release 99 versions of a song because they know their fans will flock to purchase just to get a #1 debut, it’s artists like that that’s ruined it for other artists who don’t take advantage of the rules.  

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oh woa, miss Taylor and her remixes are over huh

but this also mean we might get more cds/vinyl for singles.

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3 hours ago, punisher said:

lmfaooo they’re scrambling 

 

Imagine the Billboard rule change caused Barbie World to shoot to #1 :rip:

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Good. :clap3: The mass buying needs to stop.

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Objectively good but can BB stop changing their rules so often it looks so unserious

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Will the Spotify, Youtube, Tik Tok and Radio payola stop counting also?

 

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Great decision 

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1 hour ago, Pink Ranger said:

It is till you get artists release 99 versions of a song because they know their fans will flock to purchase just to get a #1 debut, it’s artists like that that’s ruined it for other artists who don’t take advantage of the rules.  

But they can still release 99 versions on iTunes. Billboard needs to make a rule where only 5 versions (max) of the same song could count towards the chart. 

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No more limited availabilty fraud :clap3:

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7 minutes ago, Zoomer said:

But they can still release 99 versions on iTunes. Billboard needs to make a rule where only 5 versions (max) of the same song could count towards the chart. 

I think it's more difficult to mass buy on Itunes since u need an account and stuff. On website you can just add a US address & billing details and since it's digital downloads it doesn't matter. 

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what y’all not getting is that it was a valid way for music consumption, until artists ABUSED it. this is only fair. who actually cares about those digitally signed mp3’s with 5 different covers other than chart obsessed fans. it’s such bullshit i’m glad billboard sees it :rip:

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This is stupid :rip:

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Fraudulence is over

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Lift me up would have tanked harder :ghostface:

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I don't  understand why it took so long:deadbanana4:

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2 hours ago, Pink Ranger said:

It is till you get artists release 99 versions of a song because they know their fans will flock to purchase just to get a #1 debut, it’s artists like that that’s ruined it for other artists who don’t take advantage of the rules.  

 

24 minutes ago, drivers license said:

what y’all not getting is that it was a valid way for music consumption, until artists ABUSED it. this is only fair. who actually cares about those digitally signed mp3’s with 5 different covers other than chart obsessed fans. it’s such bullshit i’m glad billboard sees it :rip:

 

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11 minutes ago, Inhwan said:

I don't  understand why it took so long:deadbanana4:

BTS label stopped paying…

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18 minutes ago, Inhwan said:

I don't  understand why it took so long:deadbanana4:

Billboard afraid if another members from BTS debut at #1 on bbh100,

so they changed the rules just in time when Jungkook’s announce his debut lead single on July, 14th :rip:

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BTS’ label already found a way around this by selling Jungkook’s upcoming single by labeling it a physical single and and selling it for basically the same price as a digital single

 

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Another ridiculous nail in this now irrelevant charts coffin.

 

buy a track it doesn’t count, stream 30 seconds of it on mute, it counts :lakitu:

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About time

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