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Chart News: HDD: #1 Drake 52k SPS 7k albums / #1 Aaron Lewis 39k albums
Member Since: 6/20/2011
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Originally posted by umich
Oh no.
This is all tea.
Climax was a step in the right directon for him following his previous RvR era (and that EP that followed ). I'm not sure why he or his label decided to scrap it when it began to cross over to pop radio. It was huge on Urban and had a great potential for pop crossover, then they rush release Scream and killed everything.
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THISSSS
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Member Since: 4/2/2011
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SHOCKED about usher , congrats to Frank and janet, makes their debuts even more impressive
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Member Since: 1/27/2006
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Originally posted by Truth Teller
The thing is, technically, he does have promo. It's not good promo or even decent promo, but they're not completely ignoring him. He had Fallon, Kimmel, Ellen, The Breakfast Club, BBC Live Lounge and some iHeart gig and had 2 singles with videos and an official radio push. It's just that nobody cared. Charlamagne literally said that to his face during his interview there and it was awkward as hell, but true.
Hopefully, he'll bounce back with the next record (soon) and get out of Tidal, cause it's one of the factors of his predicament
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Honestly his personal manager/assistant can make the calls to get him on those type of shows. Usher himself could call The Breakfast Club to set up an appearance (think Britney popping up to "premiere" 'Mona Lisa' back in 2005, label unaware). The videos honestly look like he could've paid for them himself (especially "Rivals"). Plus I mean he has Scooter now, who can easily bypass the label for bookings. RCA really just seem like they dgaf.
I overall agree maybe nobody cared, because at the end of the day these were spots promoting the music. But the effort seems cheap.
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I wasn't sure about the album at first, but it's all I've ended up listening to this week so it's a grower. Shame it isn't going to get any chance to for the GP. It has a few more urban/rhythmic singles and perhaps FWM to pop, if nothing else.
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Member Since: 5/27/2016
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Dead at Drake struggling for 9,000 sales and at least a top 15... But is going to be #1
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Member Since: 1/10/2010
Posts: 14,706
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Originally posted by Destiny
Dead at Drake struggling for 9,000 sales and at least a top 15... But is going to be #1
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dead at you still with the same ish again and again.
PHYSICAL and DIGITAL sales are ABSOLUTELY DEAD.
No one cares about a record being sold. If you can stream it you are gonna stream it.
Its 2016.
GET OVER IT
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Member Since: 8/17/2013
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Rih is close to the top 10
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Originally posted by Rico Shameless v2
Honestly his personal manager/assistant can make the calls to get him on those type of shows. Usher himself could call The Breakfast Club to set up an appearance (think Britney popping up to "premiere" 'Mona Lisa' back in 2005, label unaware). The videos honestly look like he could've paid for them himself (especially "Rivals"). Plus I mean he has Scooter now, who can easily bypass the label for bookings. RCA really just seem like they dgaf.
I overall agree maybe nobody cared, because at the end of the day these were spots promoting the music. But the effort seems cheap.
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Yeah, you're right! Maybe they lost interest because of his Tidal affiliation? Cause when you tell your label you'll release both your singles, both your videos and your album as an early exclusive to a service nobody uses, they're less likely to invest in your era, especially when they know they'll have to go hard to reignite interest in you. He did have a shelved album and era 2 years ago, which RCA promoted hardcore. I'm sure that made them a lot more hesitant and frugal this time around.
But they did send 3 songs to different radio formats so far (Missin U has an urban ac adds date, I think), so I can't say they completely gave up on him... I don't know...
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Member Since: 3/30/2009
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DRAKE’S LUCKY NUMBER 13
Views Regains the SPS Throne for Another Week
Drake has done it again. The YMCMB/Republic star’s smash set, Views, has returned to the #1 position on HITS Sales Plus Streaming (SPS) Chart for a 13th nonconsecutive week with 52k. Meanwhile, on the Album Sales Chart, former Staind frontman Aaron Lewis reigns with 39k for Sinner—his third solo country effort, and first through Dot/BMLG.
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Member Since: 12/23/2006
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And following Adele’s Madison Square Garden shows and her current single’s ascension to #1 at Pop radio, the critically adored 25 (XL/Columbia) broke back into the Top 15.
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up 22% in sales, and 21 returns to top 50 in sales with 24% up!
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Views
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Member Since: 12/22/2011
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Originally posted by Duca
DRAKE’S LUCKY NUMBER 13
Views Regains the SPS Throne for Another Week
Drake has done it again. The YMCMB/Republic star’s smash set, Views, has returned to the #1 position on HITS Sales Plus Streaming (SPS) Chart for a 13th nonconsecutive week with 52k. Meanwhile, on the Album Sales Chart, former Staind frontman Aaron Lewis reigns with 39k for Sinner—his third solo country effort, and first through Dot/BMLG.
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A legend
7k in pure sales though...
Ch...
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Member Since: 12/22/2011
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Originally posted by blackbeatxx
up 22% in sales, and 21 returns to top 50 in sales with 24% up!
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Send my love to you non #1s (please feel beeetterrr) and her concerts serving surges.
A legend.
One of the few legends to be deemed legendary without needing 10 years strong in the game.
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Member Since: 12/7/2008
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21 ..27 weeks to go and it will become the longest charting female album in Billboard history
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Member Since: 12/23/2006
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MSG ha power on 21's sales tho
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Member Since: 9/7/2011
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Adele 25 - 12k
Drake Views - 7k
Prior to these numbers
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01 - 1,558,000 - 25 - Adele ( 8,999,000 )
02 - 1,499,000 - VIEWS - Drake ( 1,499,000 )
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Adele now extending that gap for biggest selling album of the year. She has more proven longevity than Drake.
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Member Since: 5/27/2016
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5 months in, and over the 1.5m pure sales hump for Drake! Unless you stan for TS or Adele, I don't want to see you come for this man's numbers when only 1 other 2016 release sold anywhere near 1m.
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Lemonade would have been 1 if...
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Didn't know he had an album out nnnnnnn what a MESS
Sad that Rih and Frank won't be T10
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Member Since: 2/9/2008
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Originally posted by KORDEI
He was supposed to be Bey's equivalent. At one point he was bigger than her by a landslide. This is what happens to artists who trend hop and have mid-life crises. I truly feel bad for R&B artists that just don't know how to adapt and evolve while still remaining current and true to what they're loved for. If he had just went with the Climax sound all the way and made that futuristic sounding R&B his niche, this would not have happened.
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Crash is basically a Climax clone and he still bombed though.
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Member Since: 2/2/2014
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Originally posted by SuperLolita
Lemonade would have been 1 if...
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Billboard 200 = popularity
Views is more popular than Lemonade and it feels bigger, I think it deserves to be #1 next week.
If anything it's Bey's fault... Lemonade not being available on Spotify hurts its popularity.
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