Judas flopped because she "insulted the Catholic religion" with that song and radios were too scared to play it. It was a bad choice, but not because of its sound. Scheisse would have been better as a second single, but would have missed the top 50 after Marry The Night.
I doubt that's the reason. Radio didn't play Judas because it wasn't very radio friendly. It's a great song, but it didn't have the same appeal as her previous singles.
I really also Think Hair would Have *******. Its much more approachable compared to the rest of the album and would have appealed to teens
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Someone else who agrees with me...I said the same thing...its the most radio friendly song on the album
Radio could have gobbled it up like they did 'raise your glass'
I think he means the year-end 2011. "BTW" got to #18, "HIAM" #60.
But as for the comment, I don't think it's fair to say the other 9 did really badly first day. "Firework", "E.T.", "Super Bass", "Grenade" and "Just Can't Get Enough" were not lead singles, so they couldn't really go straight to #1 like "MLJ" easily did. Some of those, plus "Forget You" and "Rolling In The Deep" were also released in 2010 and just built up to their success.
So I'd say the comment only applies to "Give Me Everything" and "Party Rock Anthem", which of course did extremely in the end despite their beginnings.
I doubt that's the reason. Radio didn't play Judas because it wasn't very radio friendly. It's a great song, but it didn't have the same appeal as her previous singles.
Lacking the bubblegum sound didn't help, but, you know. If it had sounded like Eh, Eh, it wouldn't have fared any better.
And as we've seen, radio friendliness isn't everything.
I really also Think Hair would Have *******. Its much more approachable compared to the rest of the album and would have appealed to teens
Hair might have also been dragged down by the grinding instrumental that was so evident in every song on the album. She tried to be too industrial, and that was a major flaw. That's not a sound that many pop fans were here for.
How is the year-end chart determined? Is it the same as the Hot 100 weekly chart?
It's determined by longevity, and a song's positioning week by week.
We Found Love will be really high in the Year End list, because it started off the Chart Year (beginning of December) as the number one and is still charting at 27. Seven of its ten weeks were counted toward the 2012 charting year. And it spent a lot of time lingering in the top ten, as well.
It's determined by longevity, and a song's positioning week by week.
We Found Love will be really high in the Year End list, because it started off the Chart Year (beginning of December) as the number one and is still charting at 27. Seven of its ten weeks were counted toward the 2012 charting year. And it spent a lot of time lingering in the top ten, as well.
Oh cool! So since Stronger topped the Hot 100 early in the year and has been in the top 10 for 16 weeks now, it should have a good chance at the top 10 at the end of the year, right?
It's determined by longevity, and a song's positioning week by week.
We Found Love will be really high in the Year End list, because it started off the Chart Year (beginning of December) as the number one and is still charting at 27. Seven of its ten weeks were counted toward the 2012 charting year. And it spent a lot of time lingering in the top ten, as well.
I don't think it's done by reversed chart positions for a while now.
Further:
Prior to incorporating chart data from Nielsen SoundScan, year-end charts were calculated by an inverse-point system based solely on a title's performance (for example a single appearing on the Billboard Hot 100 would be given one point for a week spent at position 100, two points for a week spent at position ninety-nine, and so forth, up to 100 points for each week spent at number one).
After Billboard began obtaining sales and airplay information from Nielsen SoundScan and Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, the year-end charts are now calculated by a very straightforward cumulative total of yearlong sales (or sales and airplay) points. This gives a more accurate picture of any given year’s most popular titles, as an entry that hypothetically spent nine weeks at number one in March could possibly have earned fewer cumulative points than one spending six weeks at number three in January.
Well, I think they can still give a good indication of how many points a single has accumulated. Perhaps...
In some ways, I suppose. But as example again, "WFL" sales dipped significantly after its reign, which will what matter for year-end. Instead of the fact that lingering airplay kept it in higher positions, which those airplay points will still benefit it, but now some slightly stronger sales/airplay combo could affect it more.
In some ways, I suppose. But as example again, "WFL" sales dipped significantly after its reign, which will what matter for year-end. Instead of the fact that lingering airplay kept it in higher positions, which those airplay points will still benefit it, but now some slightly stronger sales/airplay combo could affect it more.
The airplay total is also keeping it strong. It's practically staying in the Hot 100 Top 30 by remaining overplayed on radio. And even after the single version was deleted, the album track is just barely below the top 100 mark on iTunes.
I don't like the song. At all. But I'll be surprised if it's not top 5 on the year end.
The airplay total is also keeping it strong. It's practically staying in the Hot 100 Top 30 by remaining overplayed on radio. And even after the single version was deleted, the album track is just barely below the top 100 mark on iTunes.
I don't like the song. At all. But I'll be surprised if it's not top 5 on the year end.
The amount of smashes right now might dismiss it from being so. Sadly, I thought it would be able to be No. 1 at mid-year (before fun./Gotye) but the sales decline was unexpected.
The amount of smashes right now might dismiss it from being so. Sadly, I thought it would be able to be No. 1 at mid-year (before fun./Gotye) but the sales decline was unexpected.
I just checked. WFL isn't even in the top 100 of iTunes?
