so so so SAD

oh, and streaming was always a huge factor.. 'Body Party' debuted at #35 because it was #10 in streaming despite the fact that it wasn't top 75 in digital or radio songs

Sad tbh

She says that the other songs deserve it more even though they have less airplay and less in streams...

So now "stating facts" = "fuming"?

Mess.

I honestly am surprised how big of a deal this is for a lot of you. I honestly don't get it. also, there's nothing wrong with the current formula. Now where the hell is crtfy??? did rih collect another top 20 or what???

If a song tallies enough points to become the runner-up in the singles charts, then it definitely deserves its spot.

Yeah, the Grammy perf fueled its overall streaming numbers, but Dark Horse was ahead in on-demand songs.

On-demand:
1. Dark Horse - 3.2 million
2. Drunk In Love - 2.3 million

Streaming:
1. Drunk In Love - 9.4 million
2. Dark Horse - 7.5 million

the gap between katy and the rest
That katy reign wont let up

It's just a general comment, not Beyonce specific. But in no way is streaming or radio impressions an indication of what is popular, sales are as ultimately a person is paying money to listen to that song. Radio is a biased industry manipulated by the bigger industry companies while streaming is just plainly over stated as people will stream a song only to find if they like not if they really want the song.

I don't understand all this talk about who "deserved" to be #2. The Billboard charts aren't based on "deserving," they're based on numbers. If Beyoncé got the right numbers, then she "deserves" it. Streaming is a big indicator of the public's interest now.

Like...???

You think that he/she'd be happy with Dark Horse shaping up to be possibly one of the biggest hits of her career. Some people are just mad for no damn reason. They need to get some air and hit up their local Hobby Lobby or something, 'cause...ch...

DIL
i hope this song slays so hard