It'll presumably be far higher on Spotify in the US, Apple Music is a pretty useless indicator for pop songs there as its userbase is completely dominated by hip-hop fans (see: Tyler having 10 songs in the top 20).

Olivia proved us otherwise. If it's a HIT it will explode on AM also.

Olivia is doing well to hold him off on Apple and Amazon, he’ll almost certainly be way ahead on Spotify and as mentioned his downloads will be massive alongside the physical CD which is at 30 on Amazon CD best sellers.

 

 

I’ll be amazed if he isn’t #1 in today’s Spotify update, I can see him doing 600k+ yesterday.

I’ll be amazed if he isn’t #1 in today’s Spotify update, I can see him doing 600k+ yesterday.

I think way more. High 800k or more.

I Don't Care opened with 1.2 million

sure this one will do more than 600K

cannot see half of his fanbase deserting him

Though you'd have had the interest of Bieber's fanbase as well for that one

Taylor the Crater make mass of Spotify

I guess Olivia must still be quite far ahead on Apple then ~ (as Ed was already at least #3 before the usual surge for new entries)

 

I am surprised he seems to have stalled at #2 there, still a good chance that he'll get the #1 this week with downloads in the mix even if he falls slightly short on streaming but it's not immediately looking like the kind of hit that will linger at #1 for 9 weeks. Interested to see the Spotify numbers of course - I feel like if he's not got to #1 on Apple then he probably isn't going to be too far ahead of Olivia on Spotify either even if he is #1 but I guess we'll find out soon. (If Spotify bothers to update today ofc xx)

Think it’s going to build momentum, I wasn’t keen on 1st listen but not the chorus won’t escape my head. The beat that kicks in is so good. Think it’s his best song since his 1st album to me.

Wish Spotify live update like other streaming so don’t have wait 24 hours

rather have 24hr updates but with stream figures

than hourly updates with no figures

 

if Apple don't wanna give away sales, at least they could have percentages like on iTunes...

I think in Apple's position there's no good reason for raw numbers to be available, granted it's a bit weird with the way their chart works but either way, no service pulls numbers as high as Spotify so why draw attention to the fact? For Spotify it's a flex.

but they could use percentages like with iTunes

and we could see if Ed is 10% or 90% away from Olivia

There this website can see how song been done since song co e out on Apple Music

 

https://www.chartoo.co.uk/apple-music/top-songs

but they could use percentages like with iTunes

and we could see if Ed is 10% or 90% away from Olivia

True but as a business what's the benefit for them to do so? It only serves to appease chart nerds, and those same chart nerds would no doubt data mine it the same way LivePopBars did back in the day and force the true numbers out.

Ed #2 on Spotify

Edited June 26, 20214 yr by Bjork

Ed only 2 on Spotify

730.8k for Olivia, 573.0k for Ed Sheeran!

730.8k for Olivia, 573.0k for Ed Sheeran!

Yeah but his Physical copies and stuff... he'll be number 1.

Taylor the Crater Rubbish all over Spotify