charts discussion HIT ME HARD AND SOFT debuts with 72.7M on Global Spotify | Spotify streams thread

[KKCuteCat]

Didn't expect this slayage tbh. When i saw the album only has 10 tracks, i predicted 40-45M debut. I'm glad i was ******* wrong 

[newaespa]

Just now, tost1 said:

Beyonce had 3x more songs 

 

Just now, CherryBay said:

10 vs 27 songs

 

make it make sense

couldn't get past the first track of Beyonce's album so i forgot/didn't realised it have 27 tracks

 

Then Billie smash

[liquiddiamonds]

1 minute ago, newaespa said:

Nice debut but lesser than Beyonce

Is this a set up so people can start dragging Cowboy Carter for having 27 tracks? It's been happening with many recent releases and it's annoying. Leave Beyonce alone

[storminthedark]

Amazing numbers Blue/Lunch/BOAF are doing well on Tiktok too

[NostalgiawithDua]

Oh, dula the flop that you are…..

[thatsmydemi]

14 minutes ago, Flower said:

People are praising the no pre single strategy. Maybe it's working, but to me it is so boring for an album era... What happened to fun album cycle. But for HMHAS it is probably for the best since there is no clear single material for the album. 

This strategy is good but it only works for the biggest artists (and with a crazy promo strategy behind). 

Releasing singles before the album drops is still the best strategy imo, especially if one of them becomes a hit. This one works better for most of the industry let's be real.

Edited May 18 by thatsmydemi

[John Slayne]

those are great numbers 

[Chasing Comet]

Smash 

[CaptainMusic]

7 minutes ago, liquiddiamonds said:

Is this a set up so people can start dragging Cowboy Carter for having 27 tracks? It's been happening with many recent releases and it's annoying. Leave Beyonce alone

Yes that member knew damn well what he was doing as he's always shading Beyoncé

 

Great numbers for Billie  

[burninredhot]

7.2M+ average per track 

 

Great numbers 

[Braz]

The hitmaker she is!

[Johnny Jacobs]

Is there a list to compare to the others? 

[slw84]

Make it slay, Billie!

 

I was expecting less so I'm pleased with it. Hopefully she can keep steady. This

is the first album all year that I keep playing nonstop no skips.

Will be luxuriating in this art all weekend long.

[KKKIMO92]

This is great, especially considering this is only 10 tracks. They should've went with a 14-16 tracks standard.

[zzmyth]

This is great. And I'm happy she didn't cut the tracks so they are more songs in the album... As there could be 16 song easily if delivered as interludes and that kinda s*it that artists do lately. 

 

 

[Mrnoniee]

26 minutes ago, newaespa said:

Nice debut but lesser than Beyonce

do you lack braincells or what? she has 3x tracks
they're a few million apart not like Bey did like 25m more.
will you be using the same emoji when billie outstreams her album?
(no shade to bey, she's done remarkable)

[Raspberries]

Very solid debut 

[Badgalbriel]

No way that it did the same as CC with 3 times less tracks

[airplane]

CHIHRIO the smash that you are 

[no_better]

Congrats acclaimed darling 

 

Really makes me happy for how good/mature/complex/well-crafted/experimental this work is as a pop record

 

the GP better stream 5-minute-long unconventional gem that GODHIRO is 

[Badgalbriel]

Second biggest album of the year. Billie really is here to stay. I'm so happy for her. 

[Badgalbriel]

55 minutes ago, Nashe said:

this is insane?? didn't think she would outdo Ariana, but she was smart to keep a bigger hype by not releasing any songs prior

That's truly the way to go nowadays. Taylor really did that. 

[wish]

Never doubt Billie Eilish's power ever again.  72M with only 10 tracks is HUGE

[Badgalbriel]

1 hour ago, ariananext said:

how is it in danger?

Taylor... 

[Badgalbriel]

I'M SO HAPPY AHHHHH