[abrahamjmr]

Originally posted by alexanderao

I want CFMF to get 7 weeks at #1 and then pass the torch.

Same here. I want it to stay there for a bit more and then The Hills should be there for two months until he releases a new single.

[alexanderao]

Originally posted by abrahamjmr

Same here. I want it to stay there for a bit more and then The Hills should be there for two months until he releases a new single.

Fetty's album comes out in a month though. One of his songs (probably 679) will likely get the #1 after TH.

[alexanderao]

Originally posted by iHype.

Streaming has really gotten so much bigger then that though.

I was looking at the H100 a year ago:

Compared to:


Everything has literally doubled even outside On-Demand Streaming.

& another thing I found interesting -- Norway's daily #1 on Spotify has around 130K. They only have 2% of the US population. Multiply x50 to get what they'd be pulling under US's population theoretically it's over 6.5M per day for #1. The most exciting thing that shows is that numbers like that are actually possible for US, if Norway already has them for their population.

Oh and since 1500 = 1 album in SEA, assuming 150 = 1 single that'd mean 6.5M would be equivalent to 300K in digital per week. & songs have MUCH more longevity on Streaming meaning much bigger equivalents overall, so really, the girls against Streaming have no valid reasons @ this point.

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+ the usual good news. Mexico & Norway are UP in the first half of 2015 thanks to Streaming.

Add them to US, UK, Sweden, Italy, Spain, France, etc also up because Streaming.

Wow, those H100 stats are excellent. Streaming has truly become a force to be reckoned with.

I don't get how Scandinavia has such big streaming numbers. The #1 on Swedish Spotify has over 210k plays.

Yay for music markets recovering!

[iHype.]

Originally posted by alexanderao

Wow, those H100 stats are excellent. Streaming has truly become a force to be reckoned with.

I don't get how Scandinavia has such big streaming numbers. The #1 on Swedish Spotify has over 210k plays.

Yay for music markets recovering!

Spotify started in Scandinavia in 2008. So they're years ahead in Streaming and it's already took over their industry years prior.

[Cz!]

Originally posted by iHype.

Spotify started in Scandinavia in 2008. So they're years ahead in Streaming and it's already took over their industry years prior.

Yea, the Swedish ditched iTunes long ago.

[alexanderao]

Originally posted by iHype.

Spotify started in Scandinavia in 2008. So they're years ahead in Streaming and it's already took over their industry years prior.

Oh that's right, I forgot about Daniel Ek.

[abrahamjmr]

Originally posted by alexanderao

Fetty's album comes out in a month though. One of his songs (probably 679) will likely get the #1 after TH.

I'll stop streaming Fetty if he does.

[abrahamjmr]

Originally posted by iHype.

Streaming has really gotten so much bigger then that though.

I was looking at the H100 a year ago:

Compared to:


Everything has literally doubled even outside On-Demand Streaming.

& another thing I found interesting -- Norway's daily #1 on Spotify has around 130K. They only have 2% of the US population. Multiply x50 to get what they'd be pulling under US's population theoretically it's over 6.5M per day for #1. The most exciting thing that shows is that numbers like that are actually possible for US, if Norway already has them for their population.

Oh and since 1500 = 1 album in SEA, assuming 150 = 1 single that'd mean 6.5M would be equivalent to 300K in digital per week. & songs have MUCH more longevity on Streaming meaning much bigger equivalents overall, so really, the girls against Streaming have no valid reasons @ this point.

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+ the usual good news. Mexico & Norway are UP in the first half of 2015 thanks to Streaming.

Add them to US, UK, Sweden, Italy, Spain, France, etc also up because Streaming.

Streaming came to save the industry. Thanks to that I can listen to any song I want (except for Taylor Swift, whom I wouldn't listen to though) without needing to download them legally. But services like Spotify aren't available in my country, I have to use an app to get it. They need to approach more countries.

[brianc33616]

I posted my ideas about how to work ODS and VS into the formula for 2016 in my thread: http://atrl.net/forums/showthread.php?t=826664&page=3

[alexanderao]

Starting work on today's update now.

[alexanderao]

08/25/2015 (Archive)

1. Can't Feel My Face (707,457) *46 charts at #1*
2. The Hills (698,679)
3. 679 (644,562)
4. Lean On (536,158)
5. Hotline Bling (517,151)
6. Good For You (+1) (490,413)
7. Cheerleader (-1) (474,774)
8. Drag Me Down (+1) (451,716)
9. Trap Queen (-1) (411,332)
10. Where Are U Now (+1) (394,868)

11. Cool For The Summer (+2) (376,294) *Matches peak*
12. Locked Away (+3) (371,379) *New peak*
13. My Way (-1) (368,340)
14. Watch Me (Whip / Nae Nae) (-4) (358,059)
15. All Eyes On You (-1) (352,208)
16. Again (345,122) *Currently at peak*
17. Photograph (+6) (335,897)
18. Back To Back (322,718)
19. See You Again (+3) (313,932)
20. Classic Man (-1) (312,182)

21. This Could Be Us (309,817)
22. Marvin Gaye (+2) (308,044)
23. You Know You Like It (-3) (301,259)
24. Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh) (-7) (297,938)
25. Stitches (295,668)
26. Fight Song (+2) (291,152)
27. Shut Up And Dance (-1) (290,763)
28. How Deep Is Your Love (+1) (289,844)
29. I Don't Like It, I Love It (+1) (281,290)
30. Post To Be (-3) (279,432)

31. Worth It (255,909)
32. House Party (+5) (251,669) *New peak*
33. She's Kinda Hot (+2) (250,084) *+12 in last 3 days*
34. Planes (-2) (245,677)
35. Want To Want Me (-2) (239,939)
36. Earned It (234,303)
37. Black Magic (+8) (228,574) *New peak* *+10 in last 2 days*
38. Thinking Out Loud (+2) (224,412)
39. Bitch Better Have My Money (-5) (221,541)
40. Omen (+4) (220,724)

41. R.I.C.O. (-3) (217,688)
42. Know Yourself (-3) (211,789)
43. Kick The Dust Up (+6) (209,818)
44. No Role Modelz (-1) (209,347)
45. Energy (-4) (203,716)
46. Sugar (-3) (203,020)
47. Halsey - New Americana (DEBUT) (191,534)
48. Talking Body (-2) (189,098)
49. Slow Motion (-1) (187,805)
50. Uptown Funk! (-3) (179,669)

Dropouts
50. Hey Mama

Total plays of the Top 10:
5,327,110 (+201,946 from yesterday)

Total plays of the Top 50:
16,104,764 (+821,672 from yesterday)

[Ger-55]

"The Hills" about to snatch

House Party and Black Magic

Demi keeps going

[Tylerbv]

any news on how smoke break is doing on spotify?

[alexanderao]

Originally posted by Tylerbv

any news on how smoke break is doing on spotify?

It has 420,864 total WW plays so far.

It was released on August 21, so it has gotten ~105k WW plays per day.

[brianc33616]

Here's some news on the state of "Freemium" streaming most of you wont like, especially since the second article is a top-level executive at Spotify agreeing with the assessment "Freemium" cannot sustain itself much longer:
http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=297237 http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=297266

[alexanderao]

A lot of the press coverage and industry chatter has been dominated by the “freemium” debate, which has degraded the conversation to the point where you’re cast as either “for” or “against” ad-supported on-demand music consumption. Clearly, it’s not that simplistic. As I’ve said before, while ad-supported on-demand music definitely has a place, whether that’s as part of discovery or trials of new products and offerings, freemium alone is inadequate to support our critical ecosystem of artists, labels and the platforms themselves. What that means is that we must seek the proper balance between ad-supported and paid subscription. It’s not one or the other. With the two approaches in proper relationship, we can continue the level of investment we make in artists who then, in turn, can be fairly compensated for their work.

Interesting. I think it is important to note that top-level executives might not want to openly defend the freemium model because of its very public backlash. I'm sure there are plenty who believe that Spotify's current business model is sustainable.

However, I believe that even if Spotify completely removed its free option, most people will definitely be willing to pay between $5 and $10 per month to stream an unlimited amount of songs, rather than buy individual songs for $1.29. Regardless of whether streaming becomes something that one must pay for, it will still exhibit rapid growth in the coming years. Although illegal downloads are sure to rise if streaming ditches freemium, that rise won't hurt either the growth of streaming or the music market in general.

[brianc33616]

Originally posted by alexanderao

Interesting. I think it is important to note that top-level executives might not want to openly defend the freemium model because of its very public backlash. I'm sure there are plenty who believe that Spotify's current business model is sustainable.

However, I believe that even if Spotify completely removed its free option, most people will definitely be willing to pay between $5 and $10 per month to stream an unlimited amount of songs, rather than buy individual songs for $1.29. Regardless of whether streaming becomes something that one must pay for, it will still exhibit rapid growth in the coming years. Although illegal downloads are sure to rise if streaming ditches freemium, that rise won't hurt either the growth of streaming or the music market in general.

I'm not saying streaming will fail by any means. I'm just saying I think Freemium's days are numbered. And the Spotify's exec probably would have simply remained silent altogether and ignored the article had something not been in the works there. Ek has himself in a bit of a bind now since Apple Music seems to be succeeding where Tidal did not.

Ek's "Oh,Okay" response to AM's launch on his Twitter feed (which he did later delete) did not sit well with music and label executives (who prefer paid streaming), and Spotify recently lost some top-level employees too. We'll see what happens, but I think people will be forced to pay for ODS in the very near future. I signed up for Apple Music last night.

[alexanderao]

This is why I can't wait to see Apple Music's streaming numbers. To be competitive with Spotify's, the top 10 songs combined need to be pulling 4+ million per day, as Spotify currently averages around 5.3 million.

[Starkboy]

The Hills is officially #1

19. Stitches (+6)



Drag Me Down up #4 WW.

[omrimayo]

Originally posted by I'mRihannaFan

The Hills is officially #1

19. Stitches (+6)



Drag Me Down up #4 WW.

OMG THE HILLS!!!