Tm4074 Posted September 21 Posted September 21 Ariana's 6th album to reach this mark and did so in 6 months. For reference Positions did 2.04B streams in its first 6 months while ES did 3B. 4 1
genio Posted September 21 Posted September 21 12 minutes ago, Tm4074 said: For reference Positions did 2.04B streams in its first 6 months while ES did 3B. I wanted to say I am surprised that ES outdid Positions since P had 2 mega smash hits going for it while ES has WCBF as the "only" smash and YA? as a medium sized hit, but then again, we have intro & TBIM (both over 300m streams) catching up to the streams of YA? (500m streams) pretty fast, which means they're also medium sized hits, despite their lower chart peaks. 4 other songs have 100m streams (don't wanna break up again, supernatural, bye & title track). true story & i wish i hated you are next in line (both are at 80m+ streams). This album is a certified SMASH on streaming. We Can't Be Friends being so stable only helps the case. Seeing what kind of a smash the album is on streaming, I'm lowkey mad now that she didn't push a 4th single. It didn't even have to be a new song from the deluxe, she should have sent one of those 100m songs onto radio and let it gain some airplay, streams and have a music video. There's still room for it, Wicked is 2 months away and she doesn't even need to do a lot, skip the MV if you need, but send one of those (preferably bye) to radios. 6
genio Posted September 21 Posted September 21 I put them the songs in order, from highest to lowest streams 900m - We Can't Be Friends 500m - Yes, And? (530m combined w/ the Mariah remix) 320m - intro 314m - The Boy Is Mine 167m - Bye 145m - Eternal Sunshine 120m - Supernatural (155m combined w/ the Troye feat.) 103m - Don't Wanna Break Up Again 88m - True Story (96m combined w/ Acapella) 82m - I Wish I Hated You 79m - Imperfect For You (90m combined w/ acoustic) 55m - Ordinary Things 53m - Saturn Returns Interlude 1 1
Matchatea Posted September 21 Posted September 21 21 minutes ago, genio said: I wanted to say I am surprised that ES outdid Positions since P had 2 mega smash hits going for it while ES has WCBF as the "only" smash and YA? as a medium sized hit, but then again, we have intro & TBIM (both over 300m streams) catching up to the streams of YA? (500m streams) pretty fast, which means they're also medium sized hits, despite their lower chart peaks. 4 other songs have 100m streams (don't wanna break up again, supernatural, bye & title track). true story & i wish i hated you are next in line (both are at 80m+ streams). This album is a certified SMASH on streaming. We Can't Be Friends being so stable only helps the case. Seeing what kind of a smash the album is on streaming, I'm lowkey mad now that she didn't push a 4th single. It didn't even have to be a new song from the deluxe, she should have sent one of those 100m songs onto radio and let it gain some airplay, streams and have a music video. There's still room for it, Wicked is 2 months away and she doesn't even need to do a lot, skip the MV if you need, but send one of those (preferably bye) to radios. The WCBF video really helped promote the single! Great song but mv added the extra emotional touch! Mother was ACTING in it! 2
genio Posted September 21 Posted September 21 1 minute ago, Matchatea said: The WCBF video really helped promote the single! Great song but mv added the extra emotional touch! Mother was ACTING in it! That's right! I personally think TBIM video is the best of the era (and top 3 in general), but the WCBF mv is very emotional and cute. 1
Matchatea Posted September 21 Posted September 21 1 minute ago, genio said: That's right! I personally think TBIM video is the best of the era (and top 3 in general), but the WCBF mv is very emotional and cute. Omg I agree! Tbh I can't watch WCBF in full bc I always tear up! The TBIM video was amazing! This is a really great era and personally is my favourite album of hers, replacing sweetener/tun ( I can't choose between those two)
genio Posted September 21 Posted September 21 2 minutes ago, Matchatea said: Omg I agree! Tbh I can't watch WCBF in full bc I always tear up! The TBIM video was amazing! This is a really great era and personally is my favourite album of hers, replacing sweetener/tun ( I can't choose between those two) Same lol I haven't watched it since it came out and I usually rewatch her videos a million times. WCBF just has everything a mega smash needs in general. The streams, the peaks, the conversations and a captivating music video. Poor YA? getting overshadowed this badly. The last time an Ariana lead got overshadowed this hard was during the DW era with STS eating up DW & IY. 1 1
Tm4074 Posted September 21 Author Posted September 21 21 minutes ago, genio said: Same lol I haven't watched it since it came out and I usually rewatch her videos a million times. WCBF just has everything a mega smash needs in general. The streams, the peaks, the conversations and a captivating music video. Poor YA? getting overshadowed this badly. The last time an Ariana lead got overshadowed this hard was during the DW era with STS eating up DW & IY. At least IY and DW got the last laugh though. Both ended up smashing in the long run. Both have 1B+ on Spotify and are doing 700k+ daily compared to STS doing 500k+ daily. I agree, WCBF is definitely becoming one her signature hits, especially globally.
genio Posted September 21 Posted September 21 50 minutes ago, Tm4074 said: At least IY and DW got the last laugh though. Both ended up smashing in the long run. Both have 1B+ on Spotify and are doing 700k+ daily compared to STS doing 500k+ daily. I agree, WCBF is definitely becoming one her signature hits, especially globally. That's right, but I don't see that happening to YA? though. If she went with TBIM as the lead, things could've been different, but oh well.
genio Posted September 21 Posted September 21 The album is literally still smashing as if it was a new release in South East Asian btw Spotify Weekly Top Albums: #3 (=) Malaysia #4 (+1) Philippines #6 (-1) Singapore #14 (+4) Thailand #20 (=) Indonesia #20 (-1) Vietnam #21 (-1) Hong Kong
laqqinq Posted September 22 Posted September 22 (edited) Coming for 3.5B+ by the end of the year! intro and TBIM coming for 400M+ by the end of the year. On 9/22/2024 at 12:31 AM, genio said: 88m - True Story 82m - I Wish I Hated You 79m - Imperfect For You 55m - Ordinary Things True Story will probably reach 100M just in time for 2025 or early January 2025. IWIHY might also be there in Q1 2025. All three are doing a little over 120K+ daily. All songs (excluding interlude) will have over 100M before 1st year anniversary, except for OT and IFY. IFY could do it before March 8, if it increases in daily streams. Edited September 22 by laqqinq
Funnyfatty Posted September 23 Posted September 23 On 9/22/2024 at 2:01 AM, genio said: I put them the songs in order, from highest to lowest streams 900m - We Can't Be Friends 500m - Yes, And? (530m combined w/ the Mariah remix) 320m - intro 314m - The Boy Is Mine 167m - Bye 145m - Eternal Sunshine 120m - Supernatural (155m combined w/ the Troye feat.) 103m - Don't Wanna Break Up Again 88m - True Story (96m combined w/ Acapella) 82m - I Wish I Hated You 79m - Imperfect For You (90m combined w/ acoustic) 55m - Ordinary Things 53m - Saturn Returns Interlude Intro above The boy is a clown??? How did that happen?? Thats literally the best song on the album + it was a single
Bloodflowers. Posted September 23 Posted September 23 We can't be friends (wait for your love) is one of her best songs
genio Posted September 23 Posted September 23 (edited) 1 hour ago, Funnyfatty said: Intro above The boy is a clown??? How did that happen?? Thats literally the best song on the album + it was a single Intro went mega viral in South East Asia. They have a huge streaming audience. TBIM was just slightly viral in NA & Europe. I mean, intro is still charting in various Asian countries for example, while TBIM is out everywhere. Edited September 23 by genio
Blackout2006 Posted September 23 Posted September 23 I remember when her album cycles used to last a good year (2013-2016). Now it barely lasts 6 months :/ The album would have a billion more streams if she did more promo for it post-release
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