charts discussion Final predictions (3/23): WCBF #1, biggest debut streaming week

[Bey'Knight]

Shame to see the discourse turn to Beyonce again when i was genuinely excited for Ari’s runaway success. For what it’s worth, i don’t think @ctlp27 initial comments were targeted at Bey, unlike the messy user that quoted them.
 

I think they were taking shots and no1s that reach the top solely on the insular amassment of one fanbase like that K-pop group and some of Taylor’s no 1s. While the Beyhive is dedicated and loyal, most of us are not rabid teens infinitely online hence she performs better with albums than singles. 
 

And I wouldn’t have it any other way. The fact that Bey is even in the conversation of hit singles in a career spanning nearly 30 years is testament to her longevity and the loyalty of her fanbase. I’d rather forego billboard no.1 than watch our fanbase morph whatever monstrosity Nicki Minaj’s is now for the sake of a slippery chart-topper.
 

Anyways, good for Ari.  

[LustSpell]

Some of y'all trying to drag Queen Bey for no reason when we're trying to celebrate Ari  Can't stand some of y'all sad gays.

 

That woman is over 20 years into her solo career and still gaining massive #1 smashes and huge debut weeks and the current (official) highest grossing female tour of all time. To say she doesn't have a big fanbase is absolutely maddening and bonkers.

Edited March 14 by LustSpell

[Green]

The Teddy Army again 

 

 

[Miley Cyrus]

2 minutes ago, Green said:

The Teddy Army again 

 

 

Is this why Ariana release new versions of her song today too??  Billboard needs to get in front of these label tactics. 

Edited March 14 by Miley Cyrus

[pride4jc1222]

1 minute ago, Miley Cyrus said:

Is this why Ariana release new versions of her song today too??  Billboard needs to get in front of these label tactics. 

I mean, Billboard should have addressed this in early 2020 (when they removed UGC), after HitR and Heartless went to #1. I'm pretty sure it was the sales tactics they used, not the UGC, that got those songs to #1. It's messed up that these things still count on the Hot 100 over 4 years after they removed UGC from the chart.

[Green]

I like Lose Control but the "Teddy versions" are getting suspicious now

 

I don't think he has a fanbase to do this a week later and the last day of the tracking week suddenly they start to rise again?  I could understand last week when they were released like it happened with the Benson plant

 

We know stans can do this, but Teddy has rabid stans like that?

[stochastic]

28 minutes ago, Green said:

The Teddy Army again 

 

 

Give it up deelishis. I hope he gets perpetually blocked

[LastGreatBloodline]

33 minutes ago, Green said:

I like Lose Control but the "Teddy versions" are getting suspicious now

 

I don't think he has a fanbase to do this a week later and the last day of the tracking week suddenly they start to rise again?  I could understand last week when they were released like it happened with the Benson plant

 

We know stans can do this, but Teddy has rabid stans like that?

makes no sense. legitimately looks like bot behavior to me 

[NickARTPOP]

Don’t any of you DARE complain to the point that they get rid of the multiple versions. Getting extended mixes has been one of the best trends recently, I hope it doesn’t go away. We’ve been missing it since physical singles went to the wayside

[Ger]

Let's be real, Teddy Bears = his label, he doesn't have a fanbase.

[pride4jc1222]

27 minutes ago, NickARTPOP said:

Don’t any of you DARE complain to the point that they get rid of the multiple versions. Getting extended mixes has been one of the best trends recently, I hope it doesn’t go away. We’ve been missing it since physical singles went to the wayside

Okay, but if multiple versions count, then Billboard should bring back UGC streams to the Hot 100. Either all of this should count or the number of versions should be capped at 2 (the original plus one remix). The way Billboard is doing now, allowing an uncapped number of versions to count, but not UGC streams, makes the chart arbitrary and inaccurate.

[Bethenny Frankel]

well deserved #1 for ari

[Capruni]

10 hours ago, Green said:

I like Lose Control but the "Teddy versions" are getting suspicious now

 

I don't think he has a fanbase to do this a week later and the last day of the tracking week suddenly they start to rise again?  I could understand last week when they were released like it happened with the Benson plant

 

We know stans can do this, but Teddy has rabid stans like that?

Very suspicious, but I would like to see this song reach #1 for at least one week after Ari.

[B-Luke]

Gag

[Azulito]

From top 15 to the biggest (debut) streaming week of the year

[JoeAg]

mark my words, this is gonna be a multi-week #1

[Bethenny Frankel]

nothing will stop this until bey/taylor

[LastGreatBloodline]

1 hour ago, B-Luke said:

Gag

i wonder if it’s higher than Texas Hold ‘Em second week (first full) and CARNIVAL’s peak

[Capruni]

Yasss,  coming for a 2nd week or will Lose Control snatch this tracking week?

Edited March 16 by Capruni

[pride4jc1222]

Last Night survives, while Flowers goes recurrent: 

 

[Azulito]

1 hour ago, LastGreatBloodline said:

i wonder if it’s higher than Texas Hold ‘Em second week (first full) and CARNIVAL’s peak

Texas had 29m and Carnival had 33.7m last week. It could potentially be more than 32m on Billboard

[Green]

37 minutes ago, pride4jc1222 said:

Last Night survives, while Flowers goes recurrent: 

 

 

Based on this Lose Control could be #1 next week, because Ariana will probably decrease some points and airplay is not that big yet

[TrieLz]

17 hours ago, Bethenny Frankel said:

nothing will stop this until bey/taylor

 

17 hours ago, JoeAg said:

mark my words, this is gonna be a multi-week #1

Teddy is going to stop her next week