For example iTunes chart represents the number of downloads from 12 hours ago till this moment.(guessing- maybe it is 24 hours) So Cheers wasn't available for 5 hours? (IDK)...but now in this moment it is 12th most downloaded song. But iTunes chart scannes downloads from last 12 hours so Cheers doesn't have good iTunes chart position now. But when we wait 12 hours the time when it wasn't available (that 5 empty hours) will no longer count for iTunes chart anymore and Cheers will be number 12 again.
Do you understand me?
But I thought about it.
I think the fact that Cheers is now 471 on the iTunes chart doesn't represent that Cheers is 471st most downloaded song. Actually the people download music from iTunes. And I don't think that the fact it was missing a couple of hours on iTunes will make people not buy Loud and Cheers anymore. The iTunes position is low, because the position is rolling from a couple of hours ago (I think that's how iTunes chart works). So I think that now it's maybe 15th most downloaded song but we have to wait till it comes back to no. 15 on iTunes chart (because of that rolling)
And maybe the people who couldn't buy it on iTunes that few hours, will come back to buy it so afterall there will be more people who will buy the song (standard new buyers + comeback buyers)
I soooooo hope you're right. Cheers is back to #31 on Aus iTunes, so atleast it might hit Top 10 tomorrow or the next day.
I soooooo hope you're right. Cheers is back to #31 on Aus iTunes, so atleast it might hit Top 10 tomorrow or the next day.
Yes I think I'm right. We just have to wait till that empty hours when Loud wasn't available expire and will no longer be counted on the iTunes chart.
Then everything will be back to normal.
Really? Then those empty hours are still counted all and it is impresive that Cheers climbs on iTunes chart so fast!!! That means that now more people download it than 48 hours ago. And when those empty hours expire, we will have better iTunes position than before that Loud disappearance.
No he was talkin about how many hours scannes the iTunes chart.
by the way
358. Cheers (Drink to That) - Rihanna
I think that those epty hours are already expiring (it can't be 48 hours)
I think I was right with that 12 hours
But what I don't understand about this 'rolling effect' on iTunes, its not as if Cheers sunk to the bottom of iTunes... this 'Cheers' that is released now is a new song according to iTunes. The sales from the last Cheers don't count towards this Cheers' sales (they won't count on the iTunes charts, but Billboard will bundle the sales together).
But what I don't understand about this 'rolling effect' on iTunes, its not as if Cheers sunk to the bottom of iTunes... this 'Cheers' that is released now is a new song according to iTunes. The sales from the last Cheers don't count towards this Cheers' sales (they won't count on the iTunes charts, but Billboard will bundle the sales together).
This, they're essentially two separate tracks, hence they will have two different runs. I don't fully understand the itunes rolling thing but I don't think it will effect cheers yet.