The rounding could have been different yesterday but it appears Eminem has pulled ahead slightly since the last update, so I'd imagine he'll take it by 200-300 copies in the end after todays stream are counted

The gap has actually closed slightly! It was 390 yesterday, now 359.

The gap has actually closed slightly! It was 390 yesterday, now 359.

 

Ah right, well in that case I completely change my mind and predict the predicted streaming data for Thursday will boost The Box to #1

My thoughts on who's going to end up #1 are literally changing with every update lmao.

 

At the moment I think it's genuinely 50/50 (and falls well into the grey area where the estimated Thursday streams call into question who should actually be #1). Roddy had a bigger lead on today's Spotify update than yesterday's so I think he'll be closing the gap by more from today to tomorrow than he did from yesterday to today (especially as tomorrow will have 2 days of streaming added in rather than just one), but unsure if it'll be by as much as 359 copies.

Eminem's album safe at No.1 now.

Bts hang oN at 39

it's crazy it's so close

and still is gonna be based on an estimate not real data :/

If Roddy had just released a video for the song of his that's preforming well and is a hit the race would probably be a lot clearer. (I imagine he's waiting until his #1 is under threat in the US which probably makes more sense but still)

I laugh if Roddy Ricch beats Eminem by 1 sales unit tomorrow. :lol:

I laugh if Roddy Ricch beats Eminem by 1 sales unit tomorrow. :lol:

 

I wouldn’t be surprised given the OCC’s ageism, it wouldn’t be the first time they’ve rigged the charts in favour of a younger artist

I wouldn’t be surprised given the OCC’s ageism, it wouldn’t be the first time they’ve rigged the charts in favour of a younger artist

In what way will the OCC rig this? :lol:

In what way will the OCC rig this? :lol:

 

Considering they literally use fake data for one day a week it’s pretty easy to swing it when the gap is that close

Well I suppose they *could* if they really wanted to but I highly doubt they'll be that bothered about doing so :huh: I think Eminem will be #1 by less than 100 copies, how exciting either way though.

 

Louise looking good to stay Top 10 too, quite the result for her!

The OCC would probably rather Eminem get the no1 as it would make more of a big 'news' story for them as he's a legendary artist on the chart. The average person won't know who Roddy is yet.

The OCC would probably rather Eminem get the no1 as it would make more of a big 'news' story for them as he's a legendary artist on the chart. The average person won't know who Roddy is yet.

So does this mean that if Eminem is #1 it must have been fixed by the OCC?

The OCC would probably rather Eminem get the no1 as it would make more of a big 'news' story for them as he's a legendary artist on the chart. The average person won't know who Roddy is yet.

plus he’d have the additional newsworthy headline of having both number one single and album. but I doubt they’re going to fix it in his favor if Roddy is indeed number one. although we’ll never know if they do or not anyway.

but I wouldn't call it fake data either, it'snot the real data but it's an estimate,it's not that they make it up

inaccurate (probably by little) but not fake as in made-up

I hope The Weeknd can get the #1 spot next week, with the video now out and it continuing to climb on spotify. :wub: No idea who will be #1 this week though. The gap will likely be very small between the #1 & #2!

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It's too close to call between Eminem and Roddy Ricch but I'm going to make a guess that Eminem will get the number 1 - just. Since Tuesday Eminem has maintained a more or less consistent lead so unless the streaming pattern on Wednesday (missing from today's midweeks) dramatically changed I expect the OCC's algorithm they use to calculate Thursday streams to give the top spot to Eminem.

 

Out of interest, if Roddy Ricch gets number 1 instead does anyone know when was the last time a track that hadn't led in any of the midweek charts ended up as the number 1 track for the week?

but I wouldn't call it fake data either, it'snot the real data but it's an estimate,it's not that they make it up

inaccurate (probably by little) but not fake as in made-up

^ I agree. Plus the OCC do still get the Thursday streaming data and will probably use to it to constantly fine tune how they estimate Thursday streams.

 

Out of interest, if Roddy Ricch gets number 1 instead does anyone know when was the last time a track that hadn't led in any of the midweek charts ended up as the number 1 track for the week?

Think it was Someone You Loved's first week at the top - Giant was #1 in all of the updates, though we didn't get a Thursday update that week to be 100% sure on that one.