base talk DWAS will be the decade's biggest song. How does that make you feel?

[Aston Martin]

2 minutes ago, Squall said:

And what about it? In the end, what matters is overall units and longevity over years, it's never outselling BL's total units  

 

The song is not even THAT big in western markets (including in the US), it's just some Asian countries making up for it.

I mean if it ends up surpassing Blinding Lights on Spotify (which isn't out of the question) and Youtube (which is all but guaranteed), then it would basically end up surpassing it in units, no?  

 

And even though it's really early at this point, TOTC is projecting DWAS to end up as the #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 Year End chart for 2025 (it has DWAS at #2 with only two points behind ABS, but it'll pass it in points this upcoming week). Now something else can obviously come along and smash really hard and end up taking the #1 spot, but DWAS is still going to end up charting pretty high on the YE chart regardless. Combined with the fact that it's most likely going to end up going Diamond in the US, you can't really say it's not "that big" there either. 

 

[Squall]

5 minutes ago, Aston Martin said:

I mean if it ends up surpassing Blinding Lights on Spotify (which isn't out of the question) and Youtube (which is all but guaranteed), then it would basically end up surpassing it in units, no?  

 

And even though it's really early at this point, TOTC is projecting DWAS to end up as the #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 Year End chart for 2025 (it has DWAS at #2 with only two points behind ABS, but it'll pass it in points this upcoming week). Now something else can obviously come along and smash really hard and end up taking the #1 spot, but DWAS is still going to end up charting pretty high on the YE chart regardless. Combined with the fact that it's most likely going to end up going Diamond in the US, you can't really say it's not "that big" there either. 

No, Spotify isn't the only service around. Also, DWAS is so big because of some Asians markets and I'm not even sure how the free/premium accounts ratio is like there. So, you also have to take streams' weighting into consideration as well.

 

2020 Q1 paid Spotify users: 130M

2024 Q3 paid Spotify users: 252M

 

Numbers basically doubled. You can't just compare their "days above 10M streams" like it's a sign of anything.

 

And no sorry, it's not performing massively in the US like some other songs were. 

[zoldyck]

9 minutes ago, ChooseyLover said:

I believe it; but I guess these biggest song of the decade lists made by Billboard and other publications will favor songs like Tipsy once again for staying at #1 for so long. That damn track stayed for the longest time on top.

Oh yes DWAS isn't going #1 there. But since Billboard has launced Global 200 now, they might do two separate decade lists and then there is IFPI.

[alfonso12]

2 hours ago, RoseBud said:

basic wins again 

 

The nerve  

 

[frankvert]

2 hours ago, Hector said:

According to Talk Of The Charts, it's still Blinding Lights. 

Shallow being top 25 halfway through the 2020s decade despite smashing globally in 2018 & stateside in 2019

 

[Cotton]

Is it even bigger than Flowers though?

[Aston Martin]

2 minutes ago, Squall said:

No, Spotify isn't the only service around. Also, DWAS is so big because of some Asians markets and I'm not even sure how the free/premium accounts ratio is like there. So, you also have to take streams' weighting into consideration as well.

 

2020 Q1 paid Spotify users: 130M

2024 Q3 paid Spotify users: 252M

 

Numbers basically doubled. You can't just compare their "days above 10M streams" like it's a sign of anything.

 

And no sorry, it's not performing massively in the US like some other songs were. 

So your initial argument was that DWAS having more days at #1 on Spotify Global (which is something that platform growth wouldn't effect) doesn't matter, but overall units matter. And then when I point out that it'll probably pass it in overall units due to its current performance, your response is that *actually* that doesn't matter either, because streaming platforms grow? Just throwing everything at the wall at this point  

 

Also Die with a Smile spent 23 days (and counting) at #1 on Spotify US. Blinding Lights spent 11. https://kworb.net/spotify/country/us_daily_totals.html

 

And yes, if it's tracking to become the biggest hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in the year 2025, then it is performing massively in the US whether you want to admit it or not. 

[Blade Runner]

54 minutes ago, Aden said:

Anyone can get smashes across three decades but getting MEGA smashes across three decades?

 

Only the Female MJ

 

Preach, baby.

 

[Freaky Prince]

3 hours ago, sunbathinganimal said:

should have been Disease

It will be Abracadabra

Die With a Boat better count its days

[sunbathinganimal]

6 minutes ago, Freaky Prince said:

It will be Abracadabra

Die With a Boat better count its days

as long as GarGar stays winning and atrl stays seething

[Joaco95]

great!!!

bruno deserves it!

[OrgVisual]

With Spotify (and its autoplay/algorithm), anything can change. Look at how WCBF is now outstreaming Beautiful Things daily even though the other one was consistently inside top 10/15 Global for the entire 2024. 

 

 

[Vegvisir]

Satisfied!

 

[Doctor Dick]

4 hours ago, Janet said:

this decade's We Belong Together  

Only more global.

[frankvert]

44 minutes ago, OrgVisual said:

With Spotify (and its autoplay/algorithm), anything can change. Look at how WCBF is now outstreaming Beautiful Things daily even though the other one was consistently inside top 10/15 Global for the entire 2024. 

 

 

Completely ignoring the fact that Ari is in one of the biggest blockbusters of the year & the halo that gives to her most recent hit single… It's almost like being an OGH and being obtuse are synonyms 

[crymelanie]

Meh

[MonsterTown]

i feel good, because talent always win

[Noodles]

My only fear is this will push her further into her adult contemporary bag in the future.

 

[Aden]

6 hours ago, Aston Martin said:

And yes, if it's tracking to become the biggest hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in the year 2025, then it is performing massively in the US whether you want to admit it or not. 

They're simply unable to process seeing "Lady Gaga" as the preceeding credit on this colossal megasmash

 

[Aston Martin]

5 minutes ago, Aden said:

They're simply unable to process seeing "Lady Gaga" as the preceeding credit on this colossal megasmash

 

Especially when said megasmash is smashing 16-17 years into her career 

[Aden]

8 minutes ago, Aston Martin said:

Especially when said megasmash is smashing 16-17 years into her career 

And she did it organically. No trickery, quick lil' remixes, payola, etc.

 

Hitmaking longevity, as theee Billboard described theee Lady Gaga.

 

[Kiss It Better]

it's a great song so i wouldn't mind it, rather than a bad song like Dance Monkey, abcdefu or a random morgan wallen song getting the title

[Wicked]

I'm not surprised an AC song with Bruno Mars on it will be the decades biggest song lol. It's not my cup of tea musically but makes sense. 

[MatiRod]

9 hours ago, bliaz said:

It's a great song. Bruno does not disappoint with his music

Shade!

[MonsterNavy]

biggest hits of 00s: Just Dance, Poker Face, Bad Romance, Telephone

biggest hits of 10s: Born This Way, Shallow

biggest hits of 20s: Die With A Smile

 

oh mother wont stop being legendary and iconic I fear