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Originally posted by getback
then a bunch of Taylor's promo single from 1989 couldn't be charted  and a lot of singles released as instant grant tracks can't be charted too
beside, there's no other confirmation except for that article |
They charted because fans who hadn't pre-ordered the album bought the song. However, they didn't chart NEARLY as high as the instant grat tracks from Red. I specifically remember Welcome To New York didn't debut at #1 on Digital Songs, and it 100% would have if 1989's pre-orders had counted as sales for it. I am VERY confident that the sales will not count if the single is automatically downloaded from the album pre-order as an instant grat.
The only thing I'm still not sure about is what would happen if someone bought the single first and then pre-ordered the album immediately afterwards. My personal hunch is that this would count for a sale and only be reversed when the album comes out (since you're not paying for the album until it actually comes out, so it'd be weird if the CMA effect kicked in immediately). If the CMA effect DOES kick in immediately, however, then any sale from a person who also pre-orders the album that week - regardless of which order they make the two purchases - will not count. I've already asked two frequent posters from the Charts section about this question, and neither of them knew the answer. I'm going to ask Kworb next.
