This new rule is really going to help out Carly Rae Jepsen since the Tonight I'm Getting Over You video is being released this week. She will FINALLY be able to get rid of her "one hit wonder" label with haters.
Actually, that's quite sad. You're basically saying Billboard's new rule is the only solution for Carly to get a hit.
Oh no, Kelly.
I was happy for Rihanna and GaGa, they will get all the #1 they want to get, but our gwerl will barely get the top 20. I guess she releases a song with Miguel.
Shake" becomes just the 21st song (of 1,023 No. 1s dating to the chart's 1958 launch) to debut at No. 1 on the Hot 100. Even more notably, it's the first song to start at the summit by an artist essentially unknown prior to charting.
1. Baauer - "Harlem Shake" (HOT SHOT DEBUT) 21st song in history to debut at #1
2. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - "Thrift Shop (feat. Wanz)" [-1]
3. Rihanna - "Stay (feat. Mikkel Ekko)" [+54]
4. will.i.am - "Scream & Shout (feat. Britney Spears)" [-1]
5. Taylor Swift - "I Knew You Were Trouble." (=)
6. The Lumineers - "Ho Hey" (-2)
7. Bruno Mars - "Locked Out Of Heaven" (-5)
8. Bruno Mars - "When I Was Your Man" (+1)
9. Justin Timberlake - "Suit & Tie (feat. Jay-Z)" (-1)
10. Drake - "Started From The Bottom" (DEBUT)
How much does an artist earn with a YouTube view anyway? Is it the same with 1 digital copy sold?
I'm all for this change - in fact, some of us were. We were crying for YouTube to be given a bit more weight because PSY and the others whose songs were massive on the mentioned site but were deprived of that coveted top spot because they were lacking in some "more essential" departments. Now that they've finally realized it, I feel as though they've given it a bit more than they should have. Like, all it takes is 10 million views in a week to grab that achievement many drag their asses for in months.
R.I.P. Billboard Hot 100
Sales and AI will be nothing in Hot 100 formula soon. Are they tracking youtube views worldwide or only for the US? Cause I hope they didn't made another mistake like this.