388. Rachel Platten - Better Place

 

It's doing reasonable right now, it's not had any promotion / video release yet so I'm happy to see it climbing at a decent speed considering only HAC are supporting it so far. I'm still sad how much streaming cost 'Stand By You' from being a massive hit, I mean it went top #3 on iTunes and was top #10 on iTunes for two weeks but peaked low due to streaming and airplay. Rachel is currently #30 on HAC radio and her update yesterday was (+0.009) :kink:

Prince Songs:

 

34. Purple Rain

42. Little Red Corvette

48. When Doves Cry

54. Kiss

93. Let's Go Crazy

128. I Would Die 4 U

133. 1999

152. Purple Rain

180. Raspberry Beret

 

Prince Albums:

 

1. The Very Best of Prince

3. Purple Rain

9. The Hits / The B-Sides

35. 1999

99. Sign O' the Times

102. Prince

148. Dirty Mind

158. Controversy

 

Well, that was fast. RIP :(

Prince Songs:

 

34. Purple Rain

42. Little Red Corvette

48. When Doves Cry

54. Kiss

93. Let's Go Crazy

128. I Would Die 4 U

133. 1999

152. Purple Rain

180. Raspberry Beret

 

Prince Albums:

 

1. The Very Best of Prince

3. Purple Rain

9. The Hits / The B-Sides

35. 1999

99. Sign O' the Times

102. Prince

148. Dirty Mind

158. Controversy

 

Well, that was fast. RIP :(

 

He'll be dominating the entire top twenty soon.

 

He'll be dominating the entire top twenty soon.

Sure enough! Kworb's still updating but has 7 Years down to 0.6578, presumably #5.

 

Prince Songs:

 

1. Purple Rain

2. Little Red Corvette

3. When Doves Cry

4. Kiss

7. Let's Go Crazy

12. I Would Die 4 U

13. 1999

17. Raspberry Beret

18. Purple Rain

28. Darling Nikki

29. I Wanna Be Your Lover

33. When Doves Cry

39. U Got the Look

44. 1999

49. Erotic City

51. When Doves Cry

53. Let's Go Crazy

57. I Would Die 4 U

58. Kiss

64. The Beautiful Ones

66. 7

69. Baby I'm a Star

80. Adore

83. Diamonds and Pearls

88. I Wanna Be Your Lover

99. Diamonds and Pearls

101. Little Red Corvette

102. Take Me With U

104. Purple Rain

107. Gett Off

110. Do Me, Baby

120. Raspberry Beret

121. Adore

128. Nothing Compares 2 U

131. Kiss

143. 1999

150. Controversy

162. Cream

168. If I Was Your Girlfriend

172. Delirious

173. Pop Life

177. Let's Go Crazy

178. Cream

181. Little Red Corvette

 

Prince Albums:

 

1. The Very Best of Prince

2. Purple Rain

3. The Hits / The B-Sides

4. 1999

8. Sign O' the Times

12. Prince

13. Ultimate: Prince

15. Controversy

16. Dirty Mind

27. Parade

28. HITNRUN Phase Two

31. Around the World In a Day

36. Batman

38. ART OFFICIAL AGE

42. HITNRUN Phase One

50. Love Symbol

67. Diamonds and Pearls

78. Lovesexy

84. Graffiti Bridge

114. For You

143. Planet Earth

147. PLECTRUMELECTRUM

164. Come

 

He now has the top 8!

 

1. Purple Rain

2. Little Red Corvette

3. When Doves Cry

4. Kiss

5. Let's Go Crazy

6. 1999

7. I Would Die 4 U

8. Raspberry Beret

Top 9 now with a second version of "Purple Rain" entering the top 10! Just need "Darling Nikki" to squeeze through and he'll have the entire top 10 :o

Top 11! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/korn0818/ed2305b7.png Better yet, One Dance has overtaken 7 Years!! Both are selling 0.22 of Purple Rain.

 

Prince Songs:

 

1. Purple Rain

2. Little Red Corvette

3. When Doves Cry

4. Kiss

5. Let's Go Crazy

6. 1999

7. Raspberry Beret

8. I Would Die 4 U

9. Purple Rain

10. Darling Nikki

11. I Wanna Be Your Lover

15. U Got the Look

16. When Doves Cry

17. Erotic City

19. 1999

21. Let's Go Crazy

22. Baby I'm a Star

24. When Doves Cry

25. 7

26. The Beautiful Ones

27. I Would Die 4 U

28. Kiss

32. Take Me With U

34. Adore

36. I Wanna Be Your Lover

37. Diamonds and Pearls

38. Nothing Compares 2 U

42. Gett Off

45. Little Red Corvette

46. Diamonds and Pearls

47. Adore

50. Purple Rain

52. Raspberry Beret

55. Controversy

56. 1999

57. Pop Life

58. Kiss

61. Do Me, Baby

63. Cream

66. Delirious

67. Cream

73. Do Me, Baby

75. Diamonds and Pearls

77. Little Red Corvette

79. Let's Go Crazy

80. If I Was Your Girlfriend

81. I Wanna Be Your Lover

83. Sexy M.F.

85. Delirious

86. If I Was Your Girlfriend

90. Sometimes It Snows In April

93. Sign O' the Times

94. Raspberry Beret

99. I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man

102. Batdance

105. I Would Die 4 U

107. Gett Off

109. D.M.S.R.

114. Insatiable

122. U Got the Look

126. Controversy

130. While My Guitar Gently Weeps

131. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore

136. When You Were Mine

137. Scandalous

140. International Lover

142. Partyman

144. Alphabet St.

148. Sign O' the Times

149. Thieves In the Temple

153. Starfish and Coffee

165. Soft and Wet

167. Housequake

174. Computer Blue

175. Nothing Compares 2 U

183. Purple Rain

186. Pink Cashmere

190. Pop Life

 

Albums:

 

1. The Very Best of Prince

2. Purple Rain

3. The Hits/The B-Sides

4. 1999

5. Ultimate

7. Sign O' the Times

10. Controversy

12. Prince

13. Dirty Mind

14. Around the World In a Day

15. Parade

19. Batman

20. HITNRUN Phase Two

22. Diamonds and Pearls

24. HITNRUN Phase One

25. ART OFFICIAL AGE

26. Love Symbol Album

28. For You

29. Lovesexy

45. Graffiti Bridge

62. Planet Earth

63. Come

69. PLECTRUMELECTRUM

77. The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale

He now has 14 of the top 15. ;o

Must be the biggest death effect since Michael Jackson himself :o How does this compare anyway, did MJ even have this kind of dominance?

Must be the biggest death effect since Michael Jackson himself :o How does this compare anyway, did MJ even have this kind of dominance?

 

I don't think so... but, digital sales were not nearly as big in 2009. Especially with Prince's target audience.

 

I could be completely wrong, I know he had a enormous spike, I just don't remember him taking up the whole top 15?

Incredible that Prince has the Top 21 singles at the moment, plus 15 of the Top 20 albums (Including the entire Top 6!).

 

I was at the Mall earlier and they were playing back to back Prince also there were reports yesterday of people waiting in line for hours at the few remaining record stores we have here to buy anything Prince related.

I'd actually say that the reason Prince is dominating iTunes this much is because the sales climate has become so dire, which means huge responses like this will be reflected with higher iTunes positions because of the lower thresholds. That's not to diminish his impact though, surely he'd be dominating iTunes as well if sales were still at their peak.

i'm screaming @ this dominance. glad 2 c the usa paying due respect

I'd actually say that the reason Prince is dominating iTunes this much is because the sales climate has become so dire, which means huge responses like this will be reflected with higher iTunes positions because of the lower thresholds. That's not to diminish his impact though, surely he'd be dominating iTunes as well if sales were still at their peak.

I think the last time I saw a posthumous sales spike to this degree was probably Whitney Houston's, and sales weren't as prominent that they were during the turn of the decade, so I vouch for this.

I'd actually say that the reason Prince is dominating iTunes this much is because the sales climate has become so dire, which means huge responses like this will be reflected with higher iTunes positions because of the lower thresholds. That's not to diminish his impact though, surely he'd be dominating iTunes as well if sales were still at their peak.

I think the last time I saw a posthumous sales spike to this degree was probably Whitney Houston's, and sales weren't as prominent that they were during the turn of the decade, so I vouch for this.

Yeah, downloads were definitely higher in 2009 as well. Michael Jackson died right as 'I Gotta Feeling' became a massive hit and must have stayed top 10 on iTunes throughout because it held the #1 on downloads that week and the week after (which was the first full week since he died). And Whitney's death in 2012 was right before the Grammys so a lot of other songs were getting big increases the following night. If Prince isn't available on Spotify that would be another reason he's dominating more than we've ever seen before on iTunes.

 

Edit: Just checked the June 2009 iTunes thread and, at the peak of the MJ impact, he had 8 of the top 10 on iTunes with the Black Eyed Peas at #2 (I Gotta Feeling) and #7 (Boom Boom Pow).

Showing no signs of slowing here - He now is holding 33 songs in the Top 40 including 19 of the Top 20! Incredible to see.

9 of the top 10 is either Beyoncé or Prince

 

Beyoncé:

1.) "Formation"

3.) "Sorry"

4.) "Hold Up"

5.) "6 Inch" (feat. The Weeknd)

8.) "Freedom" (feat. Kendrick Lamar)

 

Prince:

2.) "Purple Rain"

6.) "Little Red Corvette"

7.) "When Doves Cry"

9.) "Kiss"

01. Beyoncé - Formation

02. Beyoncé - Sorry

03. Beyoncé - Hold Up

04. Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain

05. Beyoncé - 6 Inch (feat. The Weeknd)

06. Beyoncé - Freedom (feat. Kendrick Lamar)

07. Beyoncé - Don't Hurt Yourself (feat. Jack White)

08. Prince - Little Red Corvette

09. Prince & The Revolution - When Doves Cry

10. Beyoncé - All Night

 

The best iTunes top 10 I've ever seen :wub: :wub:

215. Rachel Platten - Better Place

 

Can she get a third top #100 billboard hit from this campaign :o It's 22 on HAC so hopefully it manages to go top 20 next week.

2. Florida Georgia Line - "H.O.L.Y." :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

11. Justin Timberlake - "CAN'T STOP THE FEELING!" (Original Song from DreamWorks Animation's Trolls)

30. Radiohead - "Burn The Witch"

 

oh and just for a bonus, the Running Man challenge gave this:

 

24. Ghost Town DJ's - "My Boo"