[umich]

Taylor didn't need Spotify for BS to stay at the top of the Hot 100 for seven weeks. I think some people will just use Rihanna's official video as an outlet for streaming as they did with BS.

[PhreshDiamond]

Originally posted by umich

Taylor didn't need Spotify for BS to stay at the top of the Hot 100 for seven weeks. I think some people will just use Rihanna's official video as an outlet for streaming as they did with BS.

lets hope your right

[ToxDuris]

Blank Space was #1 because her airplay was massive and she basically had no competition, I mean... didn't she replace herself?
Riri is only #23 on radio and has Bruno and Ed as competition, both massive.
It's a complete different scenario and it's stupid to compare it with BS's.

[alexanderao]

Originally posted by umich

Taylor didn't need Spotify for BS to stay at the top of the Hot 100 for seven weeks. I think some people will just use Rihanna's official video as an outlet for streaming as they did with BS.

I agree. But from my personal experience, when a song isn't on Spotify I tend to listen to it a lot less because when I'm browsing Spotify I'm never reminded of it (this might seem irrelevant but I use Spotify for 100% of my music so it makes a difference). BS is a classic example. My last.fm shows that I have played it 25 times or so. However, I've played SIO in excess of 65 because it was on Spotify. I guess the fact that a song is just there (on Spotify) makes me more likely to play it.

[LoKoPaNdA]

Is Doing It by Charli XCX doing okay cause I'm not sure if it's been released yet in the States for radio but since it has a music video I hope it's top 200 by now

[PhreshDiamond]

4 Rihanna and Kanye West and Paul McCartney - FourFiveSec... 0.6698 0.6616

heading back to #2 in the UK

[MusicTalker]

Even though I prefer TOL over 45S, I'm still rooting for 45S to keep the #1. My inner Navy always ends up showing.

It's looking more & more likely her #1 lead singles streak will continue.

[taylor__fan]

Rihanna better go #1!, to prove all the haters wrong, and to prove that with the right song and the right promo you don't need spotify

Style music video coming in 3 days
By that moment it would be top 10 again, I hope the video is great so it can go top 5 with the effect
Hopefully it has a similar effect to Blank Space, but I don't see that happening

[Lein]

UK:
87 Love the Way You Lie

Half of decade later

[kitasss_vlc]

if Taylor wants that #1 for "style" she should have a performance (or two) the next week after the video premiere (around 17th and 18th) to make the combo of streaming + good airplay + good sales... I hope she has something prepared...

[Hunter_13]

Originally posted by kitasss_vlc

if Taylor wants that #1 for "style" she should have a performance (or two) the next week after the video premiere (around 17th and 18th) to make the combo of streaming + good airplay + good sales... I hope she has something prepared...

She has SNL the 15th and is rumored to be performing as well.

[clairebear23]

Originally posted by PhreshDiamond

4 Rihanna and Kanye West and Paul McCartney - FourFiveSec... 0.6698 0.6616

heading back to #2 in the UK

A performance at the Brit Awards , could mean, shall I say, a Massacre? *giggles hysterically*

[Lippy]

Originally posted by clairebear23

A performance at the Brit Awards , could mean, shall I say, a Massacre? *giggles hysterically*

That would be amazing.

Anyway guys remember when Beyonce's "Drunk In Love" went number 2 with only being 7 on Top Digital and 14 on Top Radio? Her post grammy streams were huge.

Maybe Rihanna has a chance for number 1 or 2 this week and we don't even know about it! + FFS video is recent!

[Eternium]

Originally posted by Lippy

That would be amazing.

Anyway guys remember when Beyonce's "Drunk In Love" went number 2 with only being 7 on Top Digital and 14 on Top Radio? Her post grammy streams were huge.

Maybe Rihanna has a chance for number 1 or 2 this week and we don't even know about it! + FFS video is recent!

Rih lacks the radio support to go #1 and TOL and UF are major on streaming. UF would have to keep falling hard for TOL to even get a shot at #1, though that's looking more and more possible. Rih's sales are lower than TOL's because it has a second version (as does UF) and she doesn't have the streaming or airplay. #3 seems to be on lock, though.

[revel8]

Originally posted by ToxDuris

Blank Space was #1 because her airplay was massive and she basically had no competition, I mean... didn't she replace herself?
Riri is only #23 on radio and has Bruno and Ed as competition, both massive.
It's a complete different scenario and it's stupid to compare it with BS's.

Actualy BS went no 1 because it had massive SALES! For it's first 10 weeks it sold an average of 280k every week in the US. It had multiple weeks selling more than 300k and even one week selling more than 500k.

Rihanna's song has been selling only about 150k or so weekly so far, albeit without estimates for this week post-Grammys. It's not about competition, it's sales levels. Rihanna's song has been selling less than half of what Blank Space was selling when it went to no 1. That is why you cannot compare the two songs. Rihanna doing performances obviously will help boost the sales, but a boost was clearly needed.

[Crazytowel]

I think Sam Smith could be the biggest surge in the UK after the Brits if he performs Lay Me Down

[LostInStereo100]

Yeah something BS had that FFS doesn't is big sales. So let's see if Rihanna can maintain sales. Which would be great!

[Rigalo]

Blank Space didn't really have as tough comp as FFS initially either, right? Oh well Queen is queen and will be atop the throne before we know it.

[MaoMars]

Stabilizing at #3, wow too much for freefalling and collapsing, right?

3 Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars) 0.6017 0.6017 0.6030

ps: No grammy promo!!!

[Jennifer]

Does anyone have Uptown Funks weekly sales? At least for the last 10 weeks or so?

I wanna see how it compares to Happy/BL at their peak.