They do, because songs can't make history if nobody knows about them.
Promotion includes radio airplay and music videos. Radio airplay is the best form of promotion you can get. Some songs sell enough to get to #1 ONLY off radio airplay, it's that good a method of promotion.
1. Fun. - We Are Young: 322201
2. The Wanted - Glad You Came: 216795
3. Kelly Clarkson - Stronger: 202601
4. Nicki Minaj - Starships: 166255
5. Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know: 161217
6. ADELE - Set Fire to the Rain: 152566
7. Far East Movement - Live My Life: 148178
8. Katy Perry - Part of Me: 146321
9. Carrie Underwood - Good Girl: 133167
10. Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa - Young, Wild & Free: 112317
So there's a chance for WAY to be the next #1..this week or the next one possibly?
1. Fun. - We Are Young: 322201
2. The Wanted - Glad You Came: 216795
3. Kelly Clarkson - Stronger: 202601
4. Nicki Minaj - Starships: 166255
5. Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know: 161217
6. ADELE - Set Fire to the Rain: 152566
7. Far East Movement - Live My Life: 148178
8. Katy Perry - Part of Me: 146321
9. Carrie Underwood - Good Girl: 133167
10. Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa - Young, Wild & Free: 112317
1. Fun. - We Are Young: 322201
2. The Wanted - Glad You Came: 216795
3. Kelly Clarkson - Stronger: 202601
4. Nicki Minaj - Starships: 166255
5. Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know: 161217
6. ADELE - Set Fire to the Rain: 152566
7. Far East Movement - Live My Life: 148178
8. Katy Perry - Part of Me: 146321
9. Carrie Underwood - Good Girl: 133167
10. Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa - Young, Wild & Free: 112317
They do, because songs can't make history if nobody knows about them.
Promotion includes radio airplay and music videos. Radio airplay is the best form of promotion you can get. Some songs sell enough to get to #1 ONLY off radio airplay, it's that good a method of promotion.
We usually distinguish between airplay and proper promo (TV performances, interviews, etc.).
We usually distinguish between airplay and proper promo (TV performances, interviews, etc.).
We = you mean people on internet boards? because most people first learn about certain songs on the radio. It's the greatest promotion you get but of course there are exceptions (like fun. for example altough I'm almost sure this song will be huge on radio, already slaying Alternative) but they're once in a while. Most songs that were huge hits were big hits in at least one radio format.
They do, because songs can't make history if nobody knows about them.
Promotion includes radio airplay and music videos. Radio airplay is the best form of promotion you can get. Some songs sell enough to get to #1 ONLY off radio airplay, it's that good a method of promotion.
The only song I know that went #1 off of airplay alone is 'try again' and that will never happen again
We = you mean people on internet boards? because most people first learn about certain songs on the radio. It's the greatest promotion you get but of course there are exceptions (like fun. for example altough I'm almost sure this song will be huge on radio, already slaying Alternative) but they're once in a while. Most songs that were huge hits were big hits in at least one radio format.
Yeah, people on internet boards. More precisely, on ATRL.
1. Fun. - We Are Young: 322201
2. The Wanted - Glad You Came: 216795
3. Kelly Clarkson - Stronger: 202601
4. Nicki Minaj - Starships: 166255
5. Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know: 161217
6. ADELE - Set Fire to the Rain: 152566
7. Far East Movement - Live My Life: 148178
8. Katy Perry - Part of Me: 146321
9. Carrie Underwood - Good Girl: 133167
10. Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa - Young, Wild & Free: 112317
Yay, Fun. has #1 in the bag, it seems. Well deserved. Amazing song.
That's as much as CG & LtWYL were selling weekly at one point but with way more AirPlay.
