[Jeiboy]

Originally posted by umich

Most of the previous xmas #1s were sent to radio around October-ish:

Irreplaceable
Low
Single Ladies
Grenade
Sexy & I Know It
Locked out of Heaven
The Monster

I'm not sure when TiK ToK got serviced to radio, but I'd imagine it was in the September-October range.

Lips Are Movin is legible!!

[M i x]

Lips Are Movin will either be #1 or #2.

[Ger-55]

When is the music video coming out tho?

[umich]

Originally posted by Ger-55

When is the music video coming out tho?

"Soon."

[Dani97]

Originally posted by LostInStereo100

How many versions of TMTC are there? Crazy happy for his success



I hear that song a lot on radio already

His new single,

[LostInStereo100]

Originally posted by Dani97

His new single,

Yeah it grew on me A LOT.

[Delilah.]

i can't believe TMTC is #2

[Coklek92]

Originally posted by Sinister

yeah but there is still 4 weeks before Christmas week
i'm sure Taylor will have the top selling song for all these remaining weeks

but something else will get a higher boost because it's more likely...just like IKYWT got a bigger boost than LOOH and would've been the christmas #1

That's what I'm talking about. No way BS will lose its steam in just 4 weeks since she will perform it at AMA and we know that Taylor always get huge boost during Christmas and week after. The song getting stronger and stronger and if it keep the momentum, #1 is pretty sure.

Unless something extraordinary happen

[LostInStereo100]

Imagine if STIUTK was massive as it was in April 2012, during the Christmas season. It probably would have sold near 1 million that week

There probably will be a song that isn't out right now that slays during the period in xmas 2014

[Ger-55]

Originally posted by LostInStereo100

Imagine if STIUTK was massive as it was in April 2012, during the Christmas season. It probably would have sold near 1 million that week

There probably will be a song that isn't out right now that slays during the period in xmas 2014

Somebody That I Used To Know was a monster, I mean, I remember it was putting those massive numbers so easy

[fridayteenage]

I posted this awhile ago:

Sales T2s during the last 5 years, with some more info to pinpoint perfect timing:
Tik Tok/Bad Romance (+176%, +162%) - In their 9th weeks in the digital T10. Romance came on the week that Paparazzi fell out. Their digital runs are 8-7-6-2-3-2-2-1-1-1 and 3-9-5-1-1-1-1-2-3-2.
Grenade/Firework (+164%, +165%) - In their 5th and 8th weeks. Grenade had 3 overlapping weeks with his previous single. There were 4 weeks between TD/F’s runs. Their runs are: 6-3-2-1-1 and 6-4-4-1-1-1-2-2.
Sexy and I Know It/We Found Love (Um, it was weird split timing, but the bigger week was +174% & 114% from pre-Xmas) - They were both in their 15th weeks. PRA coexisted with the previous single for 3 weeks before it fell off, We Found Love for 2 weeks. Their runs are 6-5-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-3-1-1-1-1 and 7-6-5-3-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-3-2.
Locked Out of Heaven/I Knew You Were Trouble (+163%, +120%) - 11th week for Heaven, Trouble was...in its 6th week but there were several weeks after its first 2 when it was lingering below waiting to become a single. There were 5 weeks between Never and Trouble’s T10 digital singles runs. Heaven came 9 months after his last single. Their runs are 1-4-OFF-5-2-2-1 and 9-2-2-2-3-5-5-1-1-1-2.
Timber/Monster (+108%, +124%) - Timber in its 8th week, Monster in its 9th week. Eminem’s singles strategy confuses me, but Monster came out 4 weeks after opener Berzerk’s last week. There was a 7-month break for Pitbull since his last hit. Their runs are 8-4-4-1-1-2-2-1 and 1-4-1-1-2-2-3-2-3.

So Monster began in the T2, Trouble began in the T2 and upon its return took 2 weeks to get back there, Heaven took 2 weeks to hit the T2, Grenade took 3, Tik Tok/Bad Romance/Sexy/Timber/Firework 4, We Found Love 5. Thus a song should be within striking distance of topping iTunes within a month of becoming a hit.

Blessed Space will be in its 9th week in the T10.
Church will be in its 10th, with its first already in the T2.
Uptown Funk can't be like Heaven, but it could potentially perform like Grenade.

[Planet Mars]

Is kworb working, i dont see the pop bars option

[umich]

Originally posted by Planet Mars

Is kworb working, i dont see the pop bars option

http://kworbtest.dreamhosters.com/pop/

Backup for now

[Rico Shameless v2]

Originally posted by Sinister

yeah but there is still 4 weeks before Christmas week
i'm sure Taylor will have the top selling song for all these remaining weeks

but something else will get a higher boost because it's more likely...just like IKYWT got a bigger boost than LOOH and would've been the christmas #1

Yeah, I understand all that. What I'm saying is, Blank Space is brand new on the charts and burning up. There's a strong possibility she chokeholds the top spot well through Christmas because of that, plus there isn't that much competition. Hozier is the only one I could see pulling around and getting a bigger boost than BS.

Otherwise there's no other hot song that will come around and just displace her. M5, Tove, etc. aren't just gonna do it.

New playing field for 2014.

EDIT; I don't see it for Uptown Funk. That's after being one of like 2 people that saw LOOH would be a huge smash. It'll do good, though.

[alexanderao]

Listening to Thinking Out Loud for the first time right now. It's really good!

But not as good as Don't

[Ger-55]

Originally posted by alexanderao

Listening to Thinking Out Loud for the first time right now. It's really good!

But not as good as Don't

It's pretty good as the album. Altho it's not one of the best tracks on the album for sure

[LostInStereo100]

I'm dying at the church slayage. I apologize if someone answered already but how many versions of TMTC are there? I know there is at least two. The song is huge. Hopefully it shows next week on Billboard although I know this week it's looking to go up a spot or two already

[Coklek92]

Yes Taylor builds that lead....!!!!!

[CristianGarcia]

I wonder if Rih's team is waiting for Taylor's lead to die down to release her lead single. I surely believe it should have been out already

[highwind44029]

Originally posted by Rico Shameless v2

Yeah, I understand all that. What I'm saying is, Blank Space is brand new on the charts and burning up. There's a strong possibility she chokeholds the top spot well through Christmas because of that, plus there isn't that much competition. Hozier is the only one I could see pulling around and getting a bigger boost than BS.

Otherwise there's no other hot song that will come around and just displace her. M5, Tove, etc. aren't just gonna do it.

New playing field for 2014.

EDIT; I don't see it for Uptown Funk. That's after being one of like 2 people that saw LOOH would be a huge smash. It'll do good, though.

If Thinking Out Loud late October it would've gotten a shot.