Anti had less than a day of streaming only on Tidal yet manage a top 30 debut on Billboard due to massive Tidal streaming it only sold around 400 copies so clearly sales wasn't a factor, Formation was released exclusively to Tidal in both song and video format and it has only been charting on the Bubbling Under due to lack of massive Tidal streams... But why when Beyonce allegedly is superior?

That's just the way it is

Can somebody please tell me why a full-fledged album is being compared to a free single? Both are fueling a tour and we can clearly see which direction the money is going to. Here's to great vocals and choreography!

Huh ?

BBH100 =/= BB200 for starters

Unbleached always wins.

People just aren't interested in Bey's music, she's become a touring act which isn't a bad thing it just means people will stop buying and streaming her new music.

The song was free to download and made available for use on any music//streaming service. If people downloaded it for free, why would it count for streaming? Or is this line of thought considered irrational?

Because Anti is the most impactful record of all time, henny sister gurl.

You should have compared it to The Life Of Pablo... An album which didn't chart

She is streamed more than Britney, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Adele, and the Pop tarts in the US and WW on Spotify. She still racks up Platinum Urban singles. She is killing the game for somebody virtually 20 years in on YouTube.... What are you actually talking about? Bey is having her cake and eating it too (without having to suck up to pop radio programmers).

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Yes, they're interested in her old hits. Why else do you think she hasn't had a major WW hit this decade?

tWhich according to Tidal bought in 2 million new subscribers...

This is probably the most stupid thing I have ever read on ATRL.

Then why are DIL and 7/11 her most streamed songs ?

This might make sense if her last album didn't sell as much as it did. And don't say anything about "music climate was diff.." because she sold that AFTER her lowest selling album, 4. If people really checked out, they wouldn't have checked back in. She's fine.