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Heavy Weight is just so good. Reminds me a bit of Beyoncé and 16 Carriages.

Deservingly so.

I'll just copy-pase my post from UKMIX. I've been doing some work gathering info on Nashe's previous albums and their chart runs, and I honestly think we might be getting some new chart debuts / highest peaks in several markets around the world with Popstar. This sudden little explosion with the Bonus Edition has surprised me, to be honest. Going from peaking at #8 on Saturday to being #1 and #7 on US iTunes and actually dethroning Taylor is kind of shocking to me, even though iTunes obviously has significantly dipped in relevance in the last years. It might be bit of the good word of mouth going around, and "No Broke Boys" might have brought some extra attention to her in Europe and Oceania as well. Anyhow, so deserved and I'm ecstatic for Tinashe! Billboard 200 Aquarius: 17 - 64 - 127 (3 weeks; sales: 18,821 - 4,950 - 2,859; 26,630 cumulative after 3 weeks) Nightride: 89 (1 week) Joyride: 58 (1 week; SPS: 9,800; sales: 4,710) Songs for You: 147 (1 week; SPS: 6,900; sales: 830) [released on Thursday, therefore, basically 1-day sales] 333: 175 (1 week; album-equivalent units: 5,800; sales: 1,200) BB/Ang3l: n/a (close to 4,000 units during the first week)) Quantum Baby: 199 (1 week; album-equivalent units: ~8,000) Billboard Top R&B Albums Aquarius: 2 Nightride: 4 Joyride: 8 Songs for You: 20 333: 20 BB/Ang3l: n/a Quantum Baby: 23 Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Aquarius: 3 Nightride: 8 Joyride: 29 Billboard Digital Albums Joyride: 12 Billboard Independent Albums Songs for You: 21 Billboard Top Album Sales BB/ANG3L: 32 United Kingdom - Official Albums Chart Aquarius: 78 (1 week) Joyride: 78 (1 week) UK R&B Albums Aquarius: 7 - 19 - 37 - out - 40 - 31 - 37 - 36 (7 weeks) Nightride: 16 (1 week) Joyride: 6 (1 week) UK Album Downloads Aquarius: 42 (1 week) Nightride: 78 (1 week) Joyride: 44 (1 week) 333: 56 (1 week) Quantum Baby: 92 (1 week) UK Album Sales Joyride: 86 (1 week) UK Album Streaming Joyride: 96 (1 week) Australia — Albums Aquarius: 57 (1 week?) Joyride: 76 (1 week?) Australia — ARIA Digital Albums Nightride: 44 Australia — Urban Albums Aquarius: 5 Nightride: 12 Joyride: 21 Japan Oricon Weekly: Aquarius: 168 (444) - 275 (249) - OUT - 197 (official release; 475) - 286 (302) (sales during charting: 1,470) Japan — Oricon Digital Albums Joyride: 50 (1 week) Canada — Albums Joyride: 55 (1 week) Canada — Albums Joyride: 55 (1 week) France — Albums Aquarius: 167 (1 week) Joyride: 161 (1 week) Belgium — Flanders Albums Joyride: 134 (1 week) Netherlands — Albums Joyride: 103 (1 week) South Korea — Albums Joyride: 100 New Zealand — Heatseekers Albums Nightride: 3 Joyride: 3 Aquarius and Quantum Baby are certified Gold (7,500) in New Zealand

iTunes #1 & #7 (+1) US #1 & #15 Australia #1 & #34 Canada #1 & #49 UK

Tinashe dethroning Taylor on iTunes chart (#1 and #8 as of right now)

#1 (Bonus edition) and #8 (Standard) on US iTunes

Hope the tracks become available on Spotify sometime in the future

Wow, that's good. And stable positions on AM and iTunes.

Not a track I would single out and listen it on my own on a regular basis, but as part of the album, it works. Too much "Yeah" for me, especially since Crash Out also utilizes it in the song. The bridge is wonderful, tho.

And Heavy Weight is gorgeous! I can sense she needed to put on the album for herself and you can feel her emotions in it.

If I would have to pick my top three at the moment: Melatonin Overdramatic & I'd Rather Be Alone Popstar

Just rose to #14 Also #14 in Canada and #11 in the UK.

#19 on US Apple Music (#18 since Taylor has two versions in front)

Still have four tracks left.. but I just came by to say how amazing Tinashe is. Damn, this woman cannot get it wrong. For me, no duds thus far. Have to come back to Flashbacks because that was a lot on the first listen.

I admire your taste so much, wow Besides my already known and ATRL-obvious faves, I am currently exploring: Prince (started from the beginning and currently at ''The Rainbow Children''): you just start to realize the importance and magnitude of his musicianship and craftmanship. Surely, there are some pieces that I frowned upon. For instance, ''The Rainbow Children'' tracks are actually pretty neat, there's coherence to them and a creative storyline, but the whole shtick with the Jehovah's Witnesses is bit tacky and not appealing to me. Aerosmith: such an amazing band with career and personal highs and lows, but the music hits hard. ''Toys in the Attic'' is my favourite and ''Walk This Way'' is my favourite rock song ever. Nirvana: short, but undeniable discography with an incredible impact and magnificent music. Bjork: bit hard to digest at times, and kind of music I need to sit down and completely focus on everything that her music offers. Once I am able to do it, you can feel the integrity and creativity in the veins. The Rolling Stones: legends for a reason. A long discography with some albums that do not necessarily hit off with me, but still highly appreciate the work.