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Rob S View Member Profile	Sep 5 2016, 11:16 AM Post #1
BuzzJack Legend Group: Members Posts: 23,405 Member No.: 3,804 Joined: 3-July 07 No Gallery Pics	This thought popped into my head after seeing that the charts top 10 has been mainly more male artists dominant along with dance tracks dominating over solo female artists who I've seen hasn't had as much of a advantage than guys do. Ie someone said that it's been ages since a female has topped the charts (there's been none this year so far) & as far as I could see only a small amount of female artists have actually reached the top 10. So can you mention any female artists who have managed to successfully achieve a top 10 hit since streaming got included in the Official Charts. Not including female groups like Little Mix/Fifth Harmony etc or features on dance tracks. Tove Lo would be included if were the case For me i can think of some Adele Taylor Swift Ellie Goulding Zara Larrson Cheryl Ella Henderson Sia Why do you think female artists struggle to get top 10 hits more regularly than male artists when it comes to the streaming portion of things? This post has been edited by Rob S: Sep 5 2016, 07:40 PM


travis View Member Profile	Sep 5 2016, 11:19 AM Post #2
bombay black galactic jack Group: Members Posts: 671 Member No.: 22,135 Joined: 11-July 15 No Gallery Pics	i'm not as familiar with the UK charts, but wasn't Carly Rae Jepsen #1 there once or twice?


gooddelta View Member Profile	Sep 5 2016, 11:20 AM Post #3
BuzzJack Idol Group: Members Posts: 75,226 Member No.: 116 Joined: 8-March 06 User's Gallery	Rachel Platten Carly Rae Jepsen Louisa Johnson It's much harder for female artists to gain traction on streaming though as the main streaming demographic is teenage girls, who evidently prefer streaming male artists.


travis View Member Profile	Sep 5 2016, 11:27 AM Post #4
bombay black galactic jack Group: Members Posts: 671 Member No.: 22,135 Joined: 11-July 15 No Gallery Pics	Miley Cyrus Ariana Grande Iggy Azalea Lily Allen Jessie J Nicki Minaj (unless you don't think features count, then axe iggy and nicki) This post has been edited by travis: Sep 5 2016, 11:28 AM


danG View Member Profile	Sep 5 2016, 11:30 AM Post #5
danGer mouse Group: Chart Mod Posts: 46,530 Member No.: 11,746 Joined: 30-August 10 No Gallery Pics	Jess Glynne, Queen of Music


Rob S View Member Profile	Sep 5 2016, 11:42 AM Post #6
BuzzJack Legend Group: Members Posts: 23,405 Member No.: 3,804 Joined: 3-July 07 No Gallery Pics	QUOTE(travis @ Sep 5 2016, 12:19 PM) i'm not as familiar with the UK charts, but wasn't Carly Rae Jepsen #1 there once or twice? She achieved a top 10 with I Really Like You last year so yep she would count. It'll be interesting to see if GaGa & Emeli can get a top 10 with streaming, the former most likely but not necessarily straight away and if the hype translates but with the latter I'm not so sure it'll be a big chart presence. I guess we'll see!


danG View Member Profile	Sep 5 2016, 11:45 AM Post #7
danGer mouse Group: Chart Mod Posts: 46,530 Member No.: 11,746 Joined: 30-August 10 No Gallery Pics	With GaGa it depends on the song. No way will it initially go top ten (except on sales) but if it appeals outside of the fan base and to streaming appeal then it could easily climb there. If she does another Applause, she'll flop. (No shade intended, I do like Applause)


AcerBen View Member Profile	Sep 5 2016, 11:55 AM Post #8
BuzzJack Gold Member Group: Members Posts: 2,547 Member No.: 3,429 Joined: 18-May 07 No Gallery Pics	Doesn't seem to be any harder for female artists than male. It's just fewer singles are making the top 10 in the first place isn't it?


awardinary View Member Profile	Sep 5 2016, 12:05 PM Post #9
The Navigator Group: Members Posts: 4,842 Member No.: 21,587 Joined: 8-February 15 No Gallery Pics	Fleur East had a major hit with Sax only a few months ago.


PeteFromLeeds View Member Profile	Sep 5 2016, 12:26 PM Post #10
I woke up and I'm still PeteFromLeeds Group: Moderator Posts: 9,621 Member No.: 23,247 Joined: 6-May 16 No Gallery Pics	QUOTE(AcerBen @ Sep 5 2016, 12:55 PM) Doesn't seem to be any harder for female artists than male. It's just fewer singles are making the top 10 in the first place isn't it? I think it is harder, there are only 8 female artists as lead singers in the current Top 40 at the moment (compared to 15 male) This post has been edited by PeteFromLeeds: Sep 5 2016, 12:30 PM


gooddelta View Member Profile	Sep 5 2016, 12:34 PM Post #11
BuzzJack Idol Group: Members Posts: 75,226 Member No.: 116 Joined: 8-March 06 User's Gallery	It's WAY harder for females to have huge hits than males I think, particularly right at the top, where we've had probably less than (or around) 10 solo female top three hits in the last two years.


Rob S View Member Profile	Sep 5 2016, 12:58 PM Post #12
BuzzJack Legend Group: Members Posts: 23,405 Member No.: 3,804 Joined: 3-July 07 No Gallery Pics	With the exception of tracks like 'Sax', 'Lush Life', 'I Really Like You' & all of Adele' s tracks to name a few because they sound like popular big hits in the first place. For other artists it isn't that easy to release songs and for them to go top 10 especially with streaming being more of an disadvantage unless they are hyped up to the max. Look at Dua Lipa for example with Hotter than Hell could have easily been a top 3/5 smash if someone like Bieber sang it but for some reason didn't quite get enough streams to make it a top 10 hit. Another thing is when did Rihanna last get a top 10 hit on her own? Pre streaming era with 'diamonds'. Even she can only get a top 10 hit with someone like Drake who is known to have a huge advantage with being a streaming favourite. Without a feature it's being proven that Rihanna wouldn't necessarily get a top 10 rn. This post has been edited by Rob S: Sep 5 2016, 01:16 PM


gooddelta View Member Profile	Sep 5 2016, 01:00 PM Post #13
BuzzJack Idol Group: Members Posts: 75,226 Member No.: 116 Joined: 8-March 06 User's Gallery	QUOTE(Rob S @ Sep 5 2016, 01:58 PM) With the exception of tracks like 'Sax', 'Lush Life', 'I Really Like You' & all of Adele' s tracks to name a few because they sound like popular big hits in the first place. For other artists it isn't that easy to release songs and for them to go top 10 especially with streaming being more of an disadvantage unless they are hyped up to the max. Look at Tove Lo for example with Talking Body, could have easily been a top 3/5 smash if sung by a guy but for some reason didn't quite get enough streams to make it a top 10 hit. Another thing is when did Rihanna last get a top 10 hit on her own? Pre streaming era with 'Stay'. Even she can only get a top 10 hit especially in the streaming era with someone like Drake who is known to guaranteed to dominate and hence have a huge advantage with being a hit. Without a feature it's being proven that Rihanna wouldn't necessarily get a top 10 rn. That featured Mikky Ekko, her last true solo top ten was Diamonds.


Rob S View Member Profile	Sep 5 2016, 01:09 PM Post #14
BuzzJack Legend Group: Members Posts: 23,405 Member No.: 3,804 Joined: 3-July 07 No Gallery Pics	Edited as Talking Body wasn't a good example lmao!


vidcapper View Member Profile	Sep 5 2016, 02:03 PM Post #15
Paul Hyett Group: Members Posts: 21,560 Member No.: 364 Joined: 4-April 06 No Gallery Pics	In Adele's case, her sales are so massive that they override the streaming benefit of other artists!


Eva_coco_may View Member Profile	Sep 5 2016, 05:08 PM Post #16
BuzzJack Climber Group: Members Posts: 133 Member No.: 22,737 Joined: 9-December 15 No Gallery Pics	Fleur East and her Sax, Louisa Johnson Rihanna Zara Larsson Grace - You Don't Own Me


The Hit Parade View Member Profile	Sep 5 2016, 06:42 PM Post #17
BuzzJack Enthusiast Group: Members Posts: 1,843 Member No.: 18,521 Joined: 24-March 13 No Gallery Pics	Rita Ora


ubɹǝɯbƆ View Member Profile	Sep 5 2016, 06:43 PM Post #18
Buy YES on iTunes Group: Members Posts: 14,405 Member No.: 23,155 Joined: 10-April 16 No Gallery Pics	Tove Lo


Rob S View Member Profile	Sep 5 2016, 07:06 PM Post #19
BuzzJack Legend Group: Members Posts: 23,405 Member No.: 3,804 Joined: 3-July 07 No Gallery Pics	QUOTE(cqmerqn @ Sep 5 2016, 07:43 PM) Tove Lo Top 10 before Streaming counted towards the chart doesn't count


danG View Member Profile	Sep 5 2016, 07:10 PM Post #20
danGer mouse Group: Chart Mod Posts: 46,530 Member No.: 11,746 Joined: 30-August 10 No Gallery Pics	She had a top 10 as featured artist on 'Heroes (We Could Be)' in the streaming era.