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Originally posted by Mattyboy
#1 debuts will be more common now that streaming is an important factor. Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, or any front-loaded artist like Bieber who will debut with large first week sales just needs to release their music video the same week the single is released and the points will be enough to earn the #1 spot in droughts like this where the #1 has so little points.
This was Ariana's mistake for Problem and Bieber's mistake for Boyfriend 3 years ago.
I feel like we'll be back to the days where #1 debuts will be a little more common, like 2008-2011.
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I disagree, I think they'll be less common. It's really difficult to get high first-week streaming. I think even artists like Lady Gaga and Katy Perry would struggle tbh, if they get #1s in the future it'll most likely be at the very least a few weeks after release, a lot of songs peak months, even 1 year or more after release. That said, Roar did very well on release week even without a video, but I don't think Katy's next lead single will do THAT well, at least not straight out the gate.
You're right about Problem though, with a bit of extra promotion it could've debuted at #1. But I still think it'll be rare. Getting #1 in general is a lot harder than it used to be, let alone debuting there.