wait are actual albums or songs getting deleted from iTunes (and therefore getting a reset when the "correct" version gets on?) that's really, really transparent and should NOT, I repeat: NOT happen. I didn't know this happened. but if it does, then the conspiracy theories are not that strange.
If anything, they may decide to remove the single version of BL from iTunes and allow for the album version to rise.
His album comes out on Jul 30. By the time Gaga's single is released, he will probably have a weaker lead than what he does now (or he may not even be at #1 on iTunes, maybe 2 or 3). Removing the single version at that time may not be such a big deal
wait are actual albums or songs getting deleted from iTunes (and therefore getting a reset when the "correct" version gets on?) that's really, really transparent and should NOT, I repeat: NOT happen. I didn't know this happened. but if it does, then the conspiracy theories are not that strange.
It actually looks likely that he could be number one for 16+ weeks, so Gaga could easily be blocked.
Now that much is a stretch. I can see him being #1 until the ARTPOP single drops, dropping to #2 for a week, and maybe retaking it, but for it to tie OSD it would have to be virtually the biggest hit in US history.
Even if the song doesn't go #1 in its first sales weeks, Interscope/Gaga will hardly look at it as the song's "last chance".
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Originally posted by Tsuko
Some of you don't seem to grasp how big Blurred Lines is. Firstly, it's not even peaked yet, but lets say that last week was its peak and it started falling, even if it drops like 5% every week from now its still going to have huge points by the time Gaga's single gets released. It was 70% ahead of Get Lucky this week, and Get Lucky itself is pretty huge.
Understood, but Gaga is a much larger force... remember that.
But seriously, I don't think Interscope would've done this way too early before Gaga. Maybe the day of the release or during the release week but not now.