March 31, 20232 yr That’s the first I’ve heard of any other kind of billion It’s impossible to calculate how many streams an artist has in a specific country right?
March 31, 20232 yr Well the OCC make that calculation every week, so I assume they have the data Oh I’m sure they do but there’s no way for us to work it out so I have no idea what to expect
March 31, 20232 yr It seems that the songs that clog up the top 40 for months on end get their quicker but overall the numbers are lower. Last year only 16 songs were certified platinum whereas five years ago in 2017 within just the year 41 we’re certified platinum. I guess that’s down to the shift from pure sales and a one off transaction to ongoing general consumption. The immediate sales might not look so good compared to when downloads were doing much better, but tracks are getting a longer life outside the chart with regular streaming. The weighting brought in at that point has definitely impacted as has been noted. Lifetime sales now look much healthier in comparison. Will be interesting to see the list when announced, more so with the legacy acts than Ed, Adele, Taylor etc. Edited March 31, 20232 yr by GTH
April 1, 20232 yr as the charts are basically streaming charts it should be fairly predictable to anyone that follows the charts I would imagine - unless chart-gathering data is wildly inaccurate :D Just guessing... 1. Ed Sheeran 2. Drake 3. Adele 4. everyone else? :lol:
April 1, 20232 yr Yeah i've never heard of this other billion definition either and, as someone mentioned, nobody would come close to 1 trillion streams, even globally.
April 1, 20232 yr Author Happy birthday BPI, 50 years old today. No sign of that billionaires list yet. It was promised for the "spring". Coming soon.
April 1, 20232 yr as the charts are basically streaming charts it should be fairly predictable to anyone that follows the charts I would imagine - unless chart-gathering data is wildly inaccurate :D Just guessing... 1. Ed Sheeran 2. Drake 3. Adele 4. everyone else? :lol: Well for pre-streaming artists, which the vast majority of my favourite artists are, it’s kind of impossible to know who would even come close. I wouldn’t think Britney would be that close to a billion in the UK but when you factor in YouTube, Apple Music, Amazon and whatever else who knows? Edited April 1, 20232 yr by No Sleeep
May 3, 20232 yr Lady Gaga has 1B streams based on the reported streams here: https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/l...k-chart__29864/ Shallow: 336M Poker Face: 83M Bad Romance: 84M Just Dance: 72M Rain on Me: 155M Telephone: 58M Born This Way: 52M Always Remember Us This Way: 118M Paparazzi: 39M The Edge of Glory: 34M TOTAL: 1.031B Edited May 4, 20232 yr by SineFromAbove
May 4, 20232 yr Rita Ora seems odd considering she has what seemed like a rather brief phase of success during the streaming era.
May 4, 20232 yr If Raye and Rita Ora already have it then it is a pointless award tbh. The bar is very low seemingly and there must be 100s of artists who qualify.
May 4, 20232 yr Some of those names surprise me but maybe all you need is a bunch of medium hits that will stream continuously over time.
May 4, 20232 yr If Raye and Rita Ora already have it then it is a pointless award tbh. The bar is very low seemingly and there must be 100s of artists who qualify. Yup, but Raye is a current media darling and Rita Ora is about to launch her album. This award is already a joke, no surprise.
May 4, 20232 yr I am quite surprised Raye has made it to a billion streams already but I guess she has had quite a few dance features over the years that have been pretty big.
May 4, 20232 yr I find Aj Tracey and Headie One more surprising! I wouldn’t of thought they were the type of acts to get lots of streams over time.
May 4, 20232 yr I find this pointless and a total gimmick, just another marketing ploy, and one based on metrics that are easy to manipulate, fake and quantify….
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