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[SilverSky]

25 minutes ago, Rentboy said:

Why do peopel like you act like one successful era gaurantees a big follow up era? There have been MANY examples of this being a false notion. Sams next era is not a sure fire success at all. Its not like he's a huge popstar personality the public will easily remember. He has to deliver great music to get the publics attention. Unlike a few artists who get away with any ole rubbish but their superstar profile still has fans rushing out in droves to buy.

Not you again.  People like me?  Listen dude, pop girls have been over for all of 2017. Men have dominated.  If I were betting on an Oscar and Grammy winning man to pull an Ed Sheeran or a Lorde with his followup release, I would put all my money on the guy pulling an Ed Sheeran.  There was no indication that Sam had taken a career hit that would cause him to flop.  I never witnessed any #samsmithisoverparties and his music is being well received.  Again, all things were working in his favor.  Adele is the only artist in RECENT years to win an Oscar and we all saw how great her comeback was after that win.  So more proof Sam would never pull a Lorde.  I am totally NOT surprised by his success.  It actually has tons of room to grow.

Edited September 9, 2017 by SilverSky

[Rentboy]

You seem obsessed with the notion that Oscars mean something to music fans. Er no, they really do not. Even Grammys are not hovering over peoples minds when deciding if they like somebodies music still. I doubt 90% of the GP even remember they have any. So get over the awards obsession. Nobody cares.

 

 

Edited September 9, 2017 by Rentboy

[Rico Shameless v2]

15 minutes ago, SilverSky said:

Not you again.  People like me?  Listen dude, pop girls have been over for all of 2017. Men have dominated.  If I were betting on an Oscar and Grammy winning man to pull an Ed Sheeran or a Lorde with his followup release, I would put all my money on the guy pulling an Ed Sheeran.  There was no indication that Sam had taken a career hit that would cause him to flop.  I never witnessed any #samsmithisoverparties and his music is being well received.  Again, all things were working in his favor.  Adele is the only artist in RECENT years to win an Oscar and we all saw how great her comeback was after that win.  So more proof Sam would never pull a Lorde.  I am totally NOT surprised by his success.  It actually has tons of room to grow.

!!! I said this exact same thing yesterday, essentially (excluding male/female, he was coming back strong regardless).

 

Multiplatinum debut, Oscar/Grammys, multiple top ten hits. Album had/has great longevity. Tour was a major success. He built a stable fanbase, including pushing every single song heavily to adult urban audiences. Why certain people act like he was destined to potentially fail is beyond me. Did I miss something? He's a safe act with a great voice who built a strong support. He was always going to be the hot item for the Winter. His label was going to make sure of that. Hell, he was going to make sure of it by staying completely in his lane.

 

The same 3 people argue for the sake of it honestly, even when they're being illogical/backtracking/hypocritical. You know them, just start ignoring them like everyone else who wants to peacefully visit this section LOL.

Edited September 9, 2017 by Rico Shameless v2

[freddisier]

sam was not going to pull a lorde for many very valid reasons people have mentioned above. also one of the biggest reasons is that his music is very mainstream cookie cutter pop, while lorde is indie and very very unlikely to ever have a huge crossover hit again, like royals. he was expected to do well if he serves what people expect of him, a typical sam smith sad ballad. some people were just not sure how he would perform in the heavy streaming age cos the music industry landscape has changed a lot, but apparently he has transitioned himself very well with streaming. 

[Starkboy]

3 minutes ago, freddisier said:

sam was not going to pull a lorde for many very valid reasons people have mentioned above. also one of the biggest reasons is that his music is very mainstream cookie cutter pop, while lorde is indie and very very unlikely to ever have a huge crossover hit again, like royals. he was expected to do well if he serves what people expect of him, a typical sam smith sad ballad. some people were just not sure how he would perform in the heavy streaming age cos the music industry landscape has changed a lot, but apparently he has transitioned himself very well with streaming. 

Green Light is a generic pop song tho 

[fridayteenage]

...no. 

[freddisier]

Just now, Starkboy said:

Green Light is a generic pop song tho 

LOL, not when king of generic pop Max Martin said Green Light is the epitome of 'incorrect song writing'. A song with drastic change in tempo and a very odd structure is not generic pop and certainly, not GP friendly.

[alexanderao]

09/09/2017

Spotify

T50 archive parts. 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5

Top 200 with play counts

 

1. 1-800-273-8255 (1,559,318) *3 days at #1*

2. Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes (DEBUT) (1,423,261)

3. Bank Account (+1) (1,262,140)

4. Look What You Made Me Do (-1) (1,224,705)

5. Bodak Yellow (+1) (1,210,681)

6. ...Ready For It? (-4) (1,168,098)

7. XO TOUR Llif3 (-2) (1,127,303)

8. Jocelyn Flores (-1) (1,088,732)

9. Young Dumb & Broke (-1) (1,007,385)

10. Unforgettable (-1) (970,366)

 

11. Silence (-1) (929,662)

12. Sorry Not Sorry (-1) (905,032)

13. HUMBLE. (863,689)

14. **** Love (-2) (854,947)

15. Butterfly Effect (795,886)

16. Mi Gente (790,030)

17. Havana (-3) (773,065)

18. ZAYN f/Sia - Dusk Till Dawn (+159) (764,030) *New peak* *Debuted yesterday* *1st day in the top 50*
19. The Way Life Goes (-1) (729,663)

20. Wild Thoughts (-1) (718,181)

 

21. What Lovers Do (-4) (705,081)

22. Congratulations (-1) (702,242)

23. Friends (-3) (683,745)

24. I Get The Bag (+3) (649,760)

25. Feels (647,789)

26. Location (-3) (640,136)

27. Strip That Down (-3) (637,958)

28. Love Galore (-2) (624,566)

29. Feel It Still (-7) (623,815)

30. Roll In Peace (615,509) *Breaks streak of 2 new peaks in a row* *Currently at peak*
 

31. New Rules (-3) (615,503)

32. Rake It Up (605,905)

33. Despacito - Remix (-4) (601,455)

34. Goosebumps (-3) (588,400)

35. Magnolia (576,436)

36. Attention (-3) (565,850)

37. I'm The One (560,946)

38. Thomas Rhett - Unforgettable (+28) (552,787) *New peak* *1st day in the top 50*
39. Everybody Dies In Their Nightmares (-5) (547,823)

40. Back To You (-4) (521,087)

 

41. DNA. (-3) (520,249)

42. Thunder (-3) (517,719)

43. Slippery (+4) (506,515)

44. Glorious (505,091)

45. Redbone (-2) (501,342)

46. It's A Vibe (-1) (500,091)

47. Believer (-1) (496,619)

48. I Like Me Better (-8) (491,693)

49. Hailee Steinfeld, Alesso, Florida Georgia Line, & watt - Let Me Go (DEBUT) (489,617)

50. Praying (-9) (487,084)

 

Dropouts

51. LOYALTY. (-2) (481,199)

53. Slow Hands (-5) (476,831)

55. Sauce It Up (-5) (464,325)

56. There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back (-14) (462,948)

 

Total plays of the Top 10:

12,041,989 (+552,435 from yesterday)

 

Total plays of the Top 50:

37,448,987 (+1,595,107 from yesterday)

 

Total plays of the Top 100:

55,190,303 (+2,981,100 from yesterday)

 

Total plays of the Top 200:

78,056,264 (+4,365,390 from yesterday)

 

Songs above 200,000 plays:

180 (+16 from yesterday)

 

Songs above 300,000 plays:

91 (+9 from yesterday)

 

Apple Music

1. Bodak Yellow

2. Bank Account

3. I Get The Bag (+2)

4. 1-800-273-8255 

5. The Way Life Goes (-2)

6. Roll In Peace (+4)

7. Sauce It Up (+1)

8. Look What You Made Me Do (+1)

9. Jocelyn Flores (-3)

10. **** Love (-3)

 

11. Rake It Up (+4)

12. Love Galore 

13. Unforgettable (+1)

14. XO TOUR Llif3 (-1)

15. Sam Smith - Too Good At Goodbyes (DEBUT)

16. Wild Thoughts (+4)

17. ...Ready For It? (-6)

18. Transportin' (-2)

19. The Race (-1)

20. The Weekend (-1)

 

21. It's A Vibe (+1)

22. Butterfly Effect (+2)

23. HUMBLE. 

24. Young Dumb & Broke (-3)

25. Everybody Dies In Their Nightmares (-8)

26. Location (-1)

27. Crew (+1)

28. LOYALTY. (+1)

29. Neon Guts (-3)

30. Despacito - Remix (+1)

 

31. 444+222 (-4)

32. Congratulations (+1)

33. LOVE. (-1)

34. Dark Queen (-4)

35. Relationship (+1)

36. Magnolia (+3)

37. Sorry Not Sorry (+4)

38. No Sleep Leak (-4)

39. Redbone (+1)

40. I'm The One (-2)

 

41. Mi Gente (+3)

42. UnFazed (-7)

43. For Real (-6)

44. Silence (-1)

45. First Day Out (+3)

46. Slippery (+4)

47. Strip That Down (+?)

48. ZAYN f/Sia - Dusk Till Dawn (DEBUT)

49. 4 AM (+?)

50. DNA. (-5)

[Sylar]

2 minutes ago, Starkboy said:

Green Light is a generic pop song tho 

No it's not  

[Starkboy]

It is and it flopped

 

 

Alessia being the only female on Spotify top3. What a HITMAKER  

[simmnfierzig]

Green Light being generic 

[Rentboy]

John Legend is known for ballads. He is ten times more famous than Sam. He recently had a huge era with a massive global smash. Oh, and he won that important precious oscar in 2015. And has ten Grammys. So I guess he ticks all the boxes Sam ticks. And then some.

 

But his last album debuted at #14 and sold 26k in pure sales in 2016.

 

Just saying. Logic doesnt always apply in music.

 

Sams success in streaming & sales is incredible and you will not downplay it by acting like it was just automatically expected.

 

 

Edited September 9, 2017 by Rentboy

[Lil Brush]

Sam #2 

[NoMythologies]

I swear... generic has become the cop out criticism for music people don't like.

[Thickorita]

14 minutes ago, freddisier said:

LOL, not when king of generic pop Max Martin said Green Light is the epitome of 'incorrect song writing'. A song with drastic change in tempo and a very odd structure is not generic pop and certainly, not GP friendly.

he said that about royals

[SilencePlease]

Green Light is as much pop as music can get. Don't let critics think for you guys. 

 

Sam #2 in the US oh wow.

Edited September 9, 2017 by SilencePlease

[Mr. Adele]

So proud of my girl staying #1 when huge hits by huge artists are being released. Poor Taylor, Zayn and Sam.

Edited September 9, 2017 by Mr. Adele

[Letters From Adi]

1 hour ago, Mr. Adele said:

So proud of my girl staying #1 when huge hits by huge artists are being released. Poor Taylor, Zayn and Sam.

omg! you're back.

how have you been?  

 

Did you ever think Alessia would go #1 on Spotify?

 

[Mr. Adele]

17 minutes ago, Letters From Adi said:

omg! you're back.

how have you been?  

 

Did you ever think Alessia would go #1 on Spotify?

 

Hello 

 

I would've never guessed she would have a #1 on Spotify, specially with THIS song. Its CRAZY the bump that VMA performance gave to this song!

[Lil Brush]

1 hour ago, Mr. Adele said:

So proud of my girl staying #1 when huge hits by huge artists are being released. Poor Taylor, Zayn and Sam.

[Letters From Adi]

7 minutes ago, Mr. Adele said:

Hello 

 

I would've never guessed she would have a #1 on Spotify, specially with THIS song. Its CRAZY the bump that VMA performance gave to this song!

I think the song has some more potential left. They are performing on Ellen soon.

[DELE2125]

11 hours ago, SilverSky said:

Not you again.  People like me?  Listen dude, pop girls have been over for all of 2017. Men have dominated.  If I were betting on an Oscar and Grammy winning man to pull an Ed Sheeran or a Lorde with his followup release, I would put all my money on the guy pulling an Ed Sheeran.  There was no indication that Sam had taken a career hit that would cause him to flop.  I never witnessed any #samsmithisoverparties and his music is being well received.  Again, all things were working in his favor.  Adele is the only artist in RECENT years to win an Oscar and we all saw how great her comeback was after that win.  So more proof Sam would never pull a Lorde.  I am totally NOT surprised by his success.  It actually has tons of room to grow.

If you followed US charts closely, you would see how Sam's singles didn't really smashed as, for example, "Royals" did for Lorde. Moreover, "Stay With Me" was blocked by Magic's "Rude", which even got to top the Hot100 without being #1 on any component

So that tells you how week was "Rude" during its reign. Besides, Sam strongest point during the Lonely Hour era was radio, not streaming. And to further prove you wrong, you say this is the year of males and then you go on with comparing him to Ed Sheeran, well, first of all, Sam is an openly gay man, so he doesn't receive the same reception as the other men that have dominated this year, and secondly, Sheeran has released more albums and way more singles than Sam, so he is far better established.  But, I understand your distressed about Taylor not being #1 anymore on Spotify or iTunes, therefore your defensiveness. 

 

If Cardi is releasing in October, then Bodak has still a lot of room to grow on Spotify

 

 

[NoMythologies]

Taylor fell quite a bit on YouTube on Wednesday so it looks like the race for streaming #1 is now on.

 

Per YouTube insights (9/6)

1. LWYMMD - 3,288,515

2. BY - 2,998,443

8. 1-800-273-8255 - 1,349,087

 

BY could be #1 on streaming next week but it all depends on how Taylor stabilizes on YouTube. Logic is still down a ways on YouTube but could be #1 for on-demand streaming as early as next week. The video is definitely on an upwards trend tho so it'll be interesting to see how these 3 songs hold up. LWYMMD still has a significant sales advantage (still 2:1 to Logic) and radio advantage, so Taylor still seems to have a pretty firm grasp on BB #1.

[Agenor]

Youtube WW - daily views:

 

1 (+1) Luis Fonsi - Despacito ft. Daddy Yankee - 15,816,316

2 (-1) Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do - 15,786,402

Edited September 10, 2017 by Agenor

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