in this instance it also helps that Olivia had a somewhat significant social media following already, not to take away from her massive achievement - the numbers are still unprecedented, but it wouldn't have happened if she was another Lil Nas X/Tones And I with zero name power.

It's rare, but Meghan Trainor had very similar start (straight to #1 in the UK and US with her first proper single).

 

And megan was one of first major examples of being able to get a hit through streaming only (yes she didnt ahoot to number 1 until the download was released)

It's rare, but Meghan Trainor had very similar start (straight to #1 in the UK and US with her first proper single).

 

I don't think it's that similar, because All About That Bass took something like 2 months to reach to #1, with the help of radio airplay, news coverage, TV performances, and so on. It didn't get record-breaking streams after 2 days out of nowhere

 

I think Ariana Grande is more similar. It didn't happen in the UK, but in the US when she released The Way it shot straight up to #1 on iTunes, and there was the same reaction from chart followers "Who the hell is she? How does she shoot straight to #1 on iTunes when nobody knows who she is?". Mac Miller was actually the famous one on the song at the time. Obviously The Way didn't go to #1 in either chart officially, but the "What is going on?" feeling was similar. And I guess another parallel between Ariana and Olivia is that they were on children's TV beforehand apparently.

This Anne Marie song could possibly debut top five at the rate it’s going :cry:

now on Apple

9 Ariana Remix

10 KSI & Anne Marie

13 Tiesto

46 Diplo - Turn back time

47 Central Che - Pinging

49 Dopja Cat. - Streets

51 Juice Wrld & Yung Thug

52 Ghetts & Stormzy

67 Chip - Lumidee

80 Riton & Nightvcrawlers

91 Ashnikko - Deal With It (feat. Kelis)

94 Goosebumps Remix

 

112 The Longest Johns - Wellerman

174 Joshua Bassett - Lie Lie Lie

‘Don’t Play’ at #2 :o

drivers license 1,210,545!!!!

 

drivers license 1,210,545!!!!

As I've said yesterday she's gonna break the 1.2M today and I was right! :)

The Longest Johns up to #42! :o

Ariana Grande - 34+35 / Remix: 224,581 (#5) + Original: 190,658 (#15) = 415,239 overall

 

Joshua Bassett - Lie Lie Lie is off to a fairly modest start... #137 with 62,550. That's only 5.17% of what drivers license managed yesterday!

 

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Olivia Rodrigo - drivers license

 

Week 1

08/01 - #86 - 73,987

09/01 - #01 - 325,515

10/01 - #01 - 658,458

11/01 - #01 - 1,025,365

12/01 - #01 - 1,186,865

13/01 - #01 - 1,187,736

14/01 - #01 - 1,185,047

 

Week 2

15/01 - #01 - 1,210,545

‘Don’t Play’ at #2 :o

 

Thank god for drivers license

Lie x 3 is not even a new song, just a miserable attempt to cash in after DL. :rolleyes:

Lie x 3 is not even a new song, just a miserable attempt to cash in after DL. :rolleyes:

Although the timing is convenient, this single must have been planned for a while, given that it had a music video to coincide with the song's release!

Anne-Marie coming for her highest charting track as a lead artist? *.* :cheeseblock:

As I've said yesterday she's gonna break the 1.2M today and I was right! :)

 

It would be class if she broke 1m streams daily every day this week and we had a 200k seller just for the MOMENT!

Although the timing is convenient, this single must have been planned for a while, given that it had a music video to coincide with the song's release!

 

The first version of it was uploaded on Youtube over a year ago, although lyrics have been changed.

Although the timing is convenient, this single must have been planned for a while, given that it had a music video to coincide with the song's release!

 

It was actually announced before Olivia's new song was announced

It would be class if she broke 1m streams daily every day this week and we had a 200k seller just for the MOMENT!

Tomorrow or the day after it can go below 1M, but it all depends on HH, if it would go high as top 3 maybe she can make it, anyway her numbers this week are gonna be Gigantic.

It's rare, but Meghan Trainor had very similar start (straight to #1 in the UK and US with her first proper single).

Also: need to take into account that All About That Bass had pre-release airplay for 6 weeks(ish).

 

Not sure how instant it was elsewhere... But in the days of immediate releases, being an instant smash (in all barometers) debut hit is probably even more impressive!

yes anne, pls :wub: