charts discussion Cruel Summer challenging for #1; threatened by new racist country song

[Steve Johnson]

36 minutes ago, Baby Judas said:

 

 

150+ pts lead..  

Where is Style? 

[Bamboo]

So this is probably why they didn’t push this week  Hopefully next week

[Steve Johnson]

Just now, Bamboo said:

So this is probably why they didn’t push this week  Hopefully next week

Smart team

[Baby Judas]

4 minutes ago, Jjang said:

im team taytay on this one  pull some last minute stunts sis

not even a pond version can close that huge gap.. save them for the next couple of weeks I guess. 

[Baby Judas]

6 minutes ago, wish said:

The charts are CLEARLY being manipulated by someone. No unsigned artist in a niche genre is selling 230k pure sales in 2023.

 

Why hasn't Billboard investigated this yet??

If you check out its youtube comment section, people really consider it as "Working Class' Revolution song". It's insane.  These are legit sales, I fear. 

[IBeMe]

36 minutes ago, spree said:

she'll just get it next week, no?  Unless Drake releases.

 

34 minutes ago, spree said:

Apple has got to be loving these digital sales boosts.  And Bad Idea, Right? got 2.4k in sales.  THAT'S the problem right there. 

right!? weren't there talks about Apple wanting to terminate itunes lol? I HIGHLY doubt they'll go through with it now that they see the sales Little Magas can give them on occasion. 

31 minutes ago, Green said:

 

Yes. Fast Car peaked, so it will be Taylor vs. a new release (if there's any).

 

I don't think Rich Men will be #1 for a second week.

I feel like the success might bleed into a the next tracking week too for some reason. It's only rising on streaming and he is still #1 on itunes (though we dont know how much he is still selling at this point). If he can even do 100k second week then we'd be screwed I'd imagine and I think there is a possibility of him doing it since discussion around the song has only now began to blow up on social media so all the little magas will prob support starting now too. Jason Aldeans song was a blip but I think this one might have a little more legs.

[305]

well it's (l)over

but I think we will get the #1 next week, that song will not stay on top

[corotinho]

1 hour ago, spree said:

she'll just get it next week, no?  Unless Drake releases.

Not if he can keep at least 50k + those streams

[spree]

45 minutes ago, Steve Johnson said:

Smart team

I wonder if her team got wind of the sales gap somehow.  Normally a push would've happened by now.

[hausofdave]

400+ points  the fact it was not even close at all 

[ALA]

231k pure sales.... this is unreal

[wish]

31 minutes ago, Baby Judas said:

If you check out its youtube comment section, people really consider it as "Working Class' Revolution song". It's insane.  These are legit sales, I fear. 

The song is resonating now BUT something had to be manipulated behind the scenes for this completely unknown artist to surface in such a big way.

 

Whether it's a calculated industry push, sketchy social media algorithms (hello Elon), or chart manipulations... something is off

[spree]

25 minutes ago, wish said:

The song is resonating now BUT something had to be manipulated behind the scenes for this completely unknown artist to surface in such a big way.

kinda like Olivia with Driver's License. 

[wish]

4 minutes ago, spree said:

kinda like Olivia with Driver's License. 

Olivia was an actress on Disney Channel with a growing young fanbase. Completely different situation

 

This guy is a complete random & people don't just blow up out of nowhere anymore in 2023  I smell a stunt

[ADMKHN]

2 minutes ago, wish said:

Olivia was an actress on Disney Channel with a growing young fanbase. Completely different situation

 

This guy is a complete random & people don't just blow up out of nowhere anymore in 2023  I smell a stunt

Yes, this is getting weird. I’m so sick of these redneck losers taking over the damn chart. 

[BrokenMachine]

7 minutes ago, spree said:

kinda like Olivia with Driver's License. 

Olivia was already signed, known as a Disney girl and had the Joshua Basset drama behind. Meanwhile for this Oliver he just released this song and smashed out of nowhere as an unknown artist, if you search his wiki page it's about to get deleted 

[fridayteenage]

45 minutes ago, spree said:

I wonder if her team got wind of the sales gap somehow.  Normally a push would've happened by now.

She tends to push at the start of a single release tho

[Communion]

18 minutes ago, spree said:

kinda like Olivia with Driver's License. 

y'all gotta stop saying this kjnkjnjkjn

 

Olivia was an actress with a following on a Disney+ series who was actively pursuing music.

This man was selling wholesale machine parts outside of a Richmond exurb just like 2 months ago before someone approaching HIM to record the song and post it to social media. 

[spree]

22 minutes ago, fridayteenage said:

She tends to push at the start of a single release tho

maybe SHE does that, but HER TEAM would've done other "behind the scenes" tactics by now. 

[fridayteenage]

I dont remember HER TEAM doing a lot late in previous singles runs

[Michael196]

The sales don’t make sense, he sold 3k more than CS in the last 24 hours…

[Michael196]

United States

iTunes:
1. Rich Men North of Richmond 
2. Aint Gotta Dollar 
3. Ive Got to Get Sober 
9. I Want to go Home 
11. Virginia 
14. Rich Mans Gold 
15. Always Love You 
18. Feeling Purdy Good 
22. Stuck Living in the New World 
23. 90 some Chevy 
26. Hell on Earth 
31. Doggonit 
35. Between You & Me 
41. Aint Gotta Dollar 
42. Cobwebs and Cocaine 
43. Long Gone 
54. VCR Kid 
72. Doggonit 

Spotify:
3. Rich Men North of Richmond 
168. Aint Gotta Dollar

Apple Music:
1. Rich Men North of Richmond 

Shazam:
13. Rich Men North of Richmond 
 

[Michael196]

Rich Men North of Richmond

 

Spotify:

#3 United States (+6)

#14 Canada (+18)

#61 Ireland (+107)

#62 Worldwide (+90)

#106 Australia (NE)

#145 New Zealand (NE)

Apple Music:

#1 United States (=)

#2 Canada (+4)

#52 Bhutan (+4)

#59 Australia (+48)

#72 Ireland (+33)

#149 Sweden (NE)

#164 New Zealand (NE)

#171 Norway (NE)

#180 United Kingdom (NE)

iTunes (9x #1):

#1 Australia (=)

#1 Canada (=)

#1 Finland (NE)

#1 Ireland (=)

#1 New Zealand (=)

#1 Slovenia (=)

#1 Sweden (+1)

#1 United Kingdom (=)

#1 United States (=)

#2 Norway (=)

#5 Germany (-1)

#8 Netherlands (-4)

#8 South Africa (-4)

#12 Greece (NE)

#12 Switzerland (+9)

#16 Czech Republic (NE)

#22 Denmark (+10)

#30 Belgium (+71)

#45 France (+73)

#52 Spain (+12)

#61 Poland (NE)

Shazam:

#13 United States (+13)

#16 Canada (+16)

#44 Ireland (+89)

#56 Australia (+26)

#95 New Zealand (+52)

#136 Norway (NE)

#166 Worldwide (NE)
 

[gagacasanova]

Where in the literal **** did this guy come from

[shelven]

There was definitely a coordinated push by rightwing social media influencers at the beginning of the week, but the sales themselves are almost certainly real. I said this back when people were in disbelief about Jason’s sales, but some of you really underestimate just how many people’s entire worldview and existence revolves around “owning the libs.” These people will vote for politicians that very clearly, consistently and unapologetically support policies that actively screw them over, purely because they know those politicians make the “liberal elites” mad. They’ll donate thousands of dollars to one of the most obvious con men in American history whose campaign slogan might as well be “your money funds my legal fees because I’m bankrupt so can’t pay them myself”, all because that man is “the Demtards’ worst nightmare.” Is it really that hard to believe they’re willing to spend $1.29 to feel high and mighty about how their fellow QAnoner is outcharting the “woke Hollywood elites” in the music industry?