punisher Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 (edited) Do you think it’s more impressive when an artist debuts at #1 or rises to #1 Which one is usually the real hit? Edited August 23, 2023 by punisher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintlor Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Rising The last impressive #1 debut was Drivers Licence 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punisher Posted August 23, 2023 Author Share Posted August 23, 2023 Imo it kinda depends on the artist because sometimes fans just mass stream and mass buy like Army’s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oktober Knight Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Rising obviously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrokenMachine Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Well, rising, because anyone could get their random viral/meme moment and debut high only for people to forget about it after two weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erreur2 La Nature Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Before: Debuting for sure. It was almost impossible to acheive this. Now: Rising for sure. Everyone can debut at #1 these days and many #1 songs are not even that famous anymore. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatsmydemi Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 (edited) Depends on the artist. If someone like Taylor, whose fanbase is massive, debuts at #1 and free-falls like with her re-recording singles, it's nothing impressive. If someone like Dua, whose singles rely heavily on the GP and take time to explode, goes top 10, that's more impressive. Then you have artists like Olivia who is only in her 2nd era and can debut at #1, that's also impressive. Edited August 23, 2023 by thatsmydemi 4 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aesthetic bih Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Rising, like the old hits + remembered hits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leyaris11 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Rising for sure, it show longevity of the song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punisher Posted August 23, 2023 Author Share Posted August 23, 2023 Hmmm it looks like #that fanbase needs to let go of their ‘highest solo debut on the billboard hot 100 from a female rapper in 2023’ brag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selegend Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Debuting at #1 shows a strong fanbase power something that it's day by day more and more relevant in streaming era. Cuz huge fanbase = huge catalog streams. So it is impressive and it means something relevant in streaming era. But rising to #1 is still more impressive cuz it's the prove that u have a real smash hit in ur hands. Debuts come and go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalism Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Debuting at #1 is for artist with big fan bases but clearly there's little support from the gp since they probably haven't even listened to the track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoldierofLove Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Rising. It usually means the GP actually knows your song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
State of Grace. Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 I think both are impressive depending on the artist. Debuting at #1 can be a sign that you have a strong and loyal fanbase, which is something very important for you in the long run. You can rise to #1 and then people move on from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScorpiosGroove Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 rising even without achieving number one, staying in the top 10 for months is a lot more impressive these days than debuting high and falling quick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezter Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 It used to be debuting but now rising is a better sign of a legitimate hit imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bussea Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Rising. I miss when this was actually a thing as opposed to everything just debuting at #1 now. It makes it seem like such a nonevent now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dialamba Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Most of the songs rely on radio you can spend weeks in the top 10 and not even have the most streamed song of the week. Debuting yes there are some circumstances where song depended heavily on mass streaming. But if you can score a #1 back to back it means the GP will consume your singles every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pheromosa Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 debuting high just looks like a scam these days as a lot of the songs drop like a rock after. I love seeing a climb idk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Bracho Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Obviously rising, BUT it's a big thing as well if you can debut and not free fall the week after, by having a respectable run even inside the top 5 which is really rare for the streaming weekly "hits" of the 20s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystery Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 I think it depends on the situation. Both can be impressive. Debuting at a high and finding stability there is quite impressive. Freefalling after a high debut is not. Lower debut but rising over time to a high spot is incredibly impressive to me and is a much clear indication of growth for a song. Either way stability & longevity on the charts is the common factor between the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Johnson Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 23 minutes ago, thatsmydemi said: If someone like Taylor, whose fanbase is massive, debuts at #1 and free-falls like with her re-recording singles, it's nothing impressive. Even debuting high with re-recordings is impressive. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 longevity is the most impressive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alldeezy Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Rising. An artist could always debut high sure but can fall off after 1 week while rising is a more stable run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillingYourCareer Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 A #1 debut indicates a strong fan base, a climb to #1 indicates GP interest and/or radio payola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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