If you look at the Billboard 200 and assume that it just shows what the best selling albums are, that's your problem. Streaming exists! I know ATRL likes to act like it's just some imaginary thing since they live in a pop culture vacuum, but it exists and it's way more popular than sales (and only becoming more and more popular). So why wouldn't it be included in a chart designed to show what the most popular albums of the week are? I know 24K Magic is bombing on Spotify, but that doesn't give you the right to discredit streaming.
And Ariana's pure sales aren't even that bad either.
They really aren't and we all know she'd be gold or on her way in pure sales had she promoted more during the first 3 months of release.
Gary Trust @gthot20 22s23 seconds ago
#Hot100 top 10 countdown around 2p ET on @billboard Facebook Live ... @tanderson5569 & I will stand side by side for all the magic! 🚲 💍
Gary Trust @gthot20 22s23 seconds ago
#Hot100 top 10 countdown around 2p ET on @billboard Facebook Live ... @tanderson5569 & I will stand side by side for all the magic! 🚲 💍
Gary Trust @gthot20 22s23 seconds ago
#Hot100 top 10 countdown around 2p ET on @billboard Facebook Live ... @tanderson5569 & I will stand side by side for all the magic! 🚲 💍
Happy for Ariana for another top 10
5 months later, top 10 album AND top 10 single. TALENT WON.