charts discussion Final Predicts: Brenda to block Mariah from #1 (2 pts diff), tighter than Biden/Trump

[Katamari]

2 hours ago, houdini said:

brenda lee coming to collect ha things this year around me thinks

Coming to **** up some commas

 

ot: Poor atrl!

[Katamari]

46 minutes ago, fridayteenage said:

i mean they still manage to be very xmas crazed. last year:

1 last xmas

2 all i want for xmas is you

3 merry xmas

4 rockin around the xmas tree

6 it's beginning to look a lot like xmas

7 jingle bell rock

8 someday at xmas

9 fairytale of new york

10 it's the most wonderful time of the year

Demonic activity at nine 

[Punky Rooster]

1 hour ago, supaspaz said:

The charts are broken. Time for Billboard to separate Christmas songs back out into their own chart.

If you do that, album bombs also need to be removed, that breaks the charts more than a few weeks of Christmas songs.

[Tistotal]

2 hours ago, Blue Rose said:

Cozy Little Christmas coming for #1 

I mean, it deserves, actually let me listen to it

[NumbSoul]

I mean, I can't be mad - that's what people are listening to rn, that's what's popular rn, that's what should be topping Billboard... I just don't understand why people are listening to so much Christmas music already  It's not even December yet. Does starting so early not dilute the Christmas experience for people?

[Taemira]

underneath the tree is coming

[Hector]

2 hours ago, supaspaz said:

The charts are broken. Time for Billboard to separate Christmas songs back out into their own chart.

Personally,  I much prefer this over the album bombs.

[Galah]

I wholeheartedly believe Billboard will change the weighting for Christmas songs before the 2025 season begins. It's getting ridiculous at this point.

[ariesgroove]

give mimi her gots and hope santa tell me hits top 10 this season 

[makeme]

Billboard needs to cancel this 

[50thStateofMind]

Barf

[spree]

1 hour ago, tost1 said:

No one listens to Xmas music this early, it's all because of retail stores

yep, which makes all these Xmas runs INORGANIC.  

[Maroonx]

3 hours ago, Almighty Gaga said:

Year after year, the UK charts prove that they hit the jackpot with the ACR rule. 

But it doesn't rly affect Xmas songs as it gets reset when the song increases continuously for a few weeks, right?

[Anti-Hero]

4 hours ago, QueenofCopyPaste said:

Brenda is doing a physical release this Friday and a live autograph session

 

And an NBC Special on Dec 7 for RATCT

 

 

She's coming out of her lair really this year wew! 

Does she earn anything from this? She does not have writing credits on the song. 

[Anti-Hero]

3 hours ago, Almighty Gaga said:

Year after year, the UK charts prove that they hit the jackpot with the ACR rule. 

what is the ACR rule? 

[Bosque]

We can only hope they won’t introduce similar arbitrary nonsense as the UK did with their charting rules. At that point the chart of “most popular song” is worth as much as a random users Last.fm chart 

[Johnnyboi]

4 hours ago, Almighty Gaga said:

Year after year, the UK charts prove that they hit the jackpot with the ACR rule. 

Last Christmas is #14 and All I Want for Christmas is #16 this week. 5 Christmas songs in the top 40 even with ACR so it’s not like they are immune 

[Into The Void]

Oh wow that is fast

[Mystic Boy]

5 hours ago, QueenofCopyPaste said:

Brenda is doing a physical release this Friday and a live autograph session

 

And an NBC Special on Dec 7 for RATCT

 

 

She's coming out of her lair really this year wew! 

Wheww! She's WORKING

She really deserves at least 1 week.

[suburbannature]

3 hours ago, tost1 said:

No one listens to Xmas music this early, it's all because of retail stores

this lie  

[FightDragonsWithMe]

Not bothered by Christmas songs charting on Billboard when Lover can get #1 songs years later, I hope Brenda gets her much deserved #1 this year. 

[Luckitty]

I hope brenda finally gets her #1

 

it would be her first #1 hit since 1960, 63+ years ago!

 

and she would become the oldest artist to reach #1

 

[supaspaz]

4 hours ago, Punky Rooster said:

If you do that, album bombs also need to be removed, that breaks the charts more than a few weeks of Christmas songs.

I'm less bothered about one album messing up the chart for a week than the same songs returning to the top of the chart year after year after year after year. But yes, streaming has ruined everything.

[supaspaz]

6 hours ago, PoisonedIvy said:

Is it even worth that though? Wouldn’t the non-Christmas #1 have so few points because streams get so diluted with the general population dropping regular music for Xmas carols?   

Is the general population actually listening to this much Christmas music in November? Or did all the stores just switch over their playlists after Halloween and skew the data? I truly would like to know.

[simmnfierzig]

6 hours ago, Almighty Gaga said:

Year after year, the UK charts prove that they hit the jackpot with the ACR rule. 

Worst rule that exists