2 hours ago, Sour Candy said:

Hope she'll never release one. I think having a huge long lasting studio album (The Fame) is better feat than having a GH that hovers around forever by default, without people most likely even knowing its existence. Gaga is still an active artist with relevance, most artists with the big GH out there (apart from The Weeknd and Ed Sheeran) are not. Just look at how Maroon 5 are doing today.

I think calling Elton John, Queen, The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Michael Jackson etc "irrelevant" is a pretty big reach. 🙃

I don't think Fleetwood Mac are about release NEW music very soon.

I was talking about artists that are still active and have GH out there. Like M5, 50 Cent, Pitbull, Post Malone...

Edited Saturday at 08:342 days by Sour Candy

14 hours ago, Jordanlee1402 said:

Didn’t expect Katy to be as high as #13! Fair play to her for being savvy and getting a new album out there to chart for mass weeks.

You just know the OCC will only decide to move Greatest Hits to a separate chart the week Gaga releases one 🫠 🤣

Haha! that made me actually laugh out loud! Yes they'd probably let it be No.1 then remove it. I agree with Sour Candy though, I'd prefer her studio albums to chart rather than a GH (that nobody would be technically listening to).

Just when I think the albums chart can't become more of joke they managed to do something else that's dodgy, as if they backdated Katy's streams. It's not like it wont chart for the rest of the year. Wonder if Drake might finally end RMI being No1, the way this years going MJ might end up being No1 by default the next few weeks.

7 hours ago, Sour Candy said:

Hope she'll never release one. I think having a huge long lasting studio album (The Fame) is better feat than having a GH that hovers around forever by default, without people most likely even knowing its existence. Gaga is still an active artist with relevance, most artists with the big GH out there (apart from The Weeknd and Ed Sheeran) are not. Just look at how Maroon 5 are doing today.

You say that as if anyone is aware of 'The Fame' lingering in the charts... (which would not even be affected by a GH release anyway)

Also what reason is there for multiple people to be suggesting a Lady Gaga GH would be the OCC's breaking point? Am I missing something?

4 hours ago, Sour Candy said:

I don't think Fleetwood Mac are about release NEW music very soon.

I was talking about artists that are still active and have GH out there. Like M5, 50 Cent, Pitbull, Post Malone...

Also Post Malone is very much still getting hits but nice sneak attempt x

(50 Cent isn't 'currently active' either bar the very occasional one-off single/feature, he hasn't released an album for a decade)

On 15/05/2026 at 19:07, Spiceboy said:

It didn't, the OCC seem to have backdated it's sales to last Friday.

You such a party pooper people can dream that KP streams enough to sell 21k a week 🤣

10 hours ago, Bror said:

You say that as if anyone is aware of 'The Fame' lingering in the charts... (which would not even be affected by a GH release anyway)

Also what reason is there for multiple people to be suggesting a Lady Gaga GH would be the OCC's breaking point? Am I missing something?

Agree with this Eds GH hasn't exactly hindered Divides sales its constantly hovering in the charts

So a Gaga one wouldnt either

Id be really intrigued at how a TS GH would do , she is unlikely to release 1 for a while or even ever at all,

Also as for KP looks like OCC weren't the only ones to backdate sales as it debuted at number 6 in New Zealand this week as well

Just seen several yearbooks re-entering the compilation chart due to them being in the sales

On 15/05/2026 at 19:09, Julian_ said:

Single consumption down on this time last year - I don’t recall that ever happening in recent memory?

It happened a few (maybe 3?) weeks ago. It’s starting to indicate streaming may be at its peak.