If streaming wasn't a factor it would have debuted at #1!
Ugh, stupid Billboard and their whack ass formula.
Seriously, you think that 179k would guarantee a #1 debut if it was just airplay + sales?
Despite, say, Cheerleader only being slightly behind in sales but much higher in airplay? Just to take one example.
Seriously, you think that 179k would guarantee a #1 debut if it was just airplay + sales?
Despite, say, Cheerleader only being slightly behind in sales but much higher in airplay? Just to take one example.
Well it would have been way higher than #9. Top 3.
"Good for You" by Interscope's Selena Gomez f/A$AP Rocky had the biggest debut week of any digital single this year, moving 179k tracks. That brisk beginning saw the Pop siren's smoky new jam outselling two of the toughest competitors on the field right now, the mighty Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" and breakout monster "Cheerleader" by OMI. It also surpassed Gomez's prior career best sales week (for "Come and Get It"). As we note in today's Top 10 Tracks, the test of its longevity comes now; "Good for You" is currently #7 on the iTunes singles rundown.
"Good for You" by Interscope's Selena Gomez f/A$AP Rocky had the biggest debut week of any digital single this year, moving 179k tracks. That brisk beginning saw the Pop siren's smoky new jam outselling two of the toughest competitors on the field right now, the mighty Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" and breakout monster "Cheerleader" by OMI. It also surpassed Gomez's prior career best sales week (for "Come and Get It"). As we note in today's Top 10 Tracks, the test of its longevity comes now; "Good for You" is currently #7 on the iTunes singles rundown.
Congrats to selena. With the decline in sales, i am glad she score her biggest debut and is doing so well. I guess longevity is never an issue for her. She just need some push on promo and this single will do great.
Not 180K being enough for that title. This year has been pathetic for pop (no shade to Selena though, since GFY is one of the better pop songs this year and deserves to smash).