GiftFromGod Posted August 9 Posted August 9 Some songs are INSTANT smash hits. While some are sleeper hits. And then there are some that don't really take off during their chart run as singles but eventually stabilize or even grow in streams after their run as singles, with some even eventually outstreaming the hits of the year they were released in. Can this type of hits be considered as legitimate hits?
OrgVisual Posted August 9 Posted August 9 Yes, why not? I wouldn't say flop but "A Thousand Years" only peaked at #31 Billboard, but no one can deny it's a super smash 3
A-V-XYZ Posted August 9 Posted August 9 I'd call them streaming hits. Toxic wasn't a big hit in 2004 but it became a streaming hit because of the sample/instrumental. 2 1 2 2
GiftFromGod Posted August 9 Author Posted August 9 1 minute ago, OrgVisual said: Yes, why not? I wouldn't say flop but "A Thousand Years" only peaked at #31 Billboard, but no one can deny it's a super smash Ooooh, this is the perfect example! An undeniable CLASSIC! 2
modeblock Posted August 9 Posted August 9 (edited) Yes, I think we can, look at Focus for example. And that hideous Rihanna / Shakira sing Edited August 9 by modeblock
shakeyourbombom Posted August 9 Posted August 9 (edited) Yes. Example: 1) Rihanna's Anti 2) Shakira's Waka Waka in English speaking countries - 2x Platinum in the UK (1.2 million) and 8x Platinum in Canada (640K). One of the best selling singles in both countries. I believe it's going to be the same in the US. The song did not peak high when it was released but the longevity in these countries are amazing. Edited August 9 by shakeyourbombom
Kiss It Better Posted August 9 Posted August 9 yes, Harleys In Hawaii, lovely and Best Part are HITS 2
Støned Posted August 9 Posted August 9 Britney's Criminal only peaked at #59, but is already near 300M streams, and her most successful single streaming-wise from Femme Fatale.
jomarr Posted August 9 Posted August 9 22 minutes ago, A-V-XYZ said: I'd call them streaming hits. Toxic wasn't a big hit in 2004 but it became a streaming hit because of the sample/instrumental. Huh? Toxic was a massive hit at the time of its release, reaching #1 in 11 countries and the top 10 in all the countries it charted in (except Japan) and continues to go viral all the time. 4 2
wastedpotential Posted August 9 Posted August 9 (edited) I'm not sure if Cardigan was a flop because it did debut at #1 (and then failed to make the Year End list ), but 1.3B streams and several rounds of virality later I think it's definitely become a recurrent hit. Edited August 9 by wastedpotential 2
babyforlife Posted August 9 Posted August 9 Judas, peaked in top 10 for 1 week and now it's getting 800K daily streams 2
oli more Posted August 9 Posted August 9 Lights by Ellie Goulding took like 2 Years to become a hit lol so yes it is possible 1
xxxlamb Posted August 9 Posted August 9 33 minutes ago, A-V-XYZ said: I'd call them streaming hits. Toxic wasn't a big hit in 2004 but it became a streaming hit because of the sample/instrumental. Toxic was a huge hit. I wish TRL counted on Billboard..stats would look totally different 1 1
dopamina Posted August 9 Posted August 9 11 minutes ago, Loca said: No, if you didn't have a high peak, you didn't have a hit. high peak can be manipulated by radio$ or mass buying by fans
EnigmaticAndroid Posted August 9 Posted August 9 That's literally longevity, which is what this site constantly throws conniptions over A song or album that "flopped" but gained major success with time is more impressive than a trendy hit that gets forgotten. 2
xxxlamb Posted August 9 Posted August 9 case study Jolene : peak : #60 weeks on chart : 8 points : 23,200 the average out of every charting song ever... peak : #48 weeks on chart : 10 points : 97,809
cyberraga Posted August 9 Posted August 9 1 hour ago, dopamina said: hot 100 : OUT UK: 66 spotify: 972,088,700 = HIT I was so surprised how huge this was on Spotify. One of her best for sure
crf13 Posted August 9 Posted August 9 2 hours ago, Støned said: Britney's Criminal only peaked at #59, but is already near 300M streams, and her most successful single streaming-wise from Femme Fatale. Came here to say this. It's also not a coincidence it was the only single to flop from Femme Fatale and it also happened to be her first single released under RCA. The best single got the last laugh.
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