13 hours ago13 hr I see Paul McCartney is doing a Taylor Swift by issing a Special Digital Edition of The Boys Of Dungeon Lane with 4 bonus tracks.But why release it on a Wednesday?The CD version is not available until Wednesday 9th December.
13 hours ago13 hr Beatles Rubber Soul is at no. 7 on iTunes costing £9.99. You might think there has been a price reduction, but this is the 2009 issue.The 2026 mix is at no. 17 costing £10.99. However the Super Deluxe version is nowhere to be seen, not even in the Top 200 ROCK albums chart.Rather strange.
13 hours ago13 hr 8 minutes ago, ben08 said:I see Paul McCartney is doing a Taylor Swift by issing a Special Digital Edition of The Boys Of Dungeon Lane with 4 bonus tracks.But why release it on a Wednesday?The CD version is not available until Wednesday 9th December. She taught him well from performing at her wedding 🙏
13 hours ago13 hr 59 minutes ago, Bror said:The manipulation is them getting to pick and choose what week sales count to by changing shipping dates on a whim. And they have done that repeatedly.Didn't her team release CDs last week with a signed booklet or something to ship for the #1 album. But the booklet ships at a different date to the CDs? Edited 7 hours ago7 hr by Envoirment
12 hours ago12 hr Author 1 hour ago, 777666jason said:It'd no more chart manipulation than Blossoms slashing their digital prices , banquet signed , competitions etc etcDefinitely the same 'tactics' from two acts on the same level...Also the biggest artist in the world shouldn't rly need any CDs to spend multiple weeks at #1 but maybe that's just me 🤐
12 hours ago12 hr 1 hour ago, Bror said:The manipulation is them getting to pick and choose what week sales count to by changing shipping dates on a whim. And they have done that repeatedly.As did Madonna/Kylie, Sam Fender/Olivia Dean and countless others - loop holes in the charts have always been taken advantage of by record labels that care enough to do so.
12 hours ago12 hr 19 hours ago, Scone1 said:The Cure, Tick, The Bad Company, Nah. Horses for courses and The Led Zeppelin NEVERI remember in the mid 2010s one of my local radio announcers thought the singer 'Foxes' was 'The Foxes' and was a band! Edited 12 hours ago12 hr by TheSnake
11 hours ago11 hr 1 hour ago, ben08 said:Beatles Rubber Soul is at no. 7 on iTunes costing £9.99. You might think there has been a price reduction, but this is the 2009 issue.The 2026 mix is at no. 17 costing £10.99. However the Super Deluxe version is nowhere to be seen, not even in the Top 200 ROCK albums chart.Rather strange.The Super Deluxe was charting at 6 for ages so I'm assuming iTunes has combined the sales of the standard / Super Deluxe and it's just the £9.99 one that's showing in the chart as that's selling more than the super.I'm not sure why this happens but it's done it a few times with multiple variants on iTunes the deluxe/bonus track etc get's essentially removed and the standard one starts showing or vice-versa.
10 hours ago10 hr 1 hour ago, ___∆___ said:As did Madonna/Kylie, Sam Fender/Olivia Dean and countless others - loop holes in the charts have always been taken advantage of by record labels that care enough to do so.And it was manipulation when they did it too. Really not sure what your point is.
10 hours ago10 hr 23 minutes ago, Bror said:And it was manipulation when they did it too. Really not sure what your point is.My point is it only seems to come up when Taylor’s team does it - just pointing out that’s it’s much more wide spread than that.(Also it’s a forum, the whole point of it is to reply and discuss things so there’s that too. I can think of a few other points if needed).
9 hours ago9 hr 10 hours ago, nikos said:i think so, the chart manipulation continues..If I said that about Rein Me In.....
8 hours ago8 hr 1 minute ago, Mr. C. Joel said:Just FYI you can't manipulate the chart when the rules are the same for everyone...What I know that
5 hours ago5 hr 11 hours ago, ___∆___ said:Not sure it’s manipulation, it’s great marketing from Team Taylor tapping into her huge fanbase.People still need to part with money and want the physical product for it to work.When you ship as many copies as needed each week just to secure the no1 spot, it is manipulation, otherwise you`d ship them all at once.
5 hours ago5 hr 7 hours ago, ___∆___ said:As did Madonna/Kylie, Sam Fender/Olivia Dean and countless others - loop holes in the charts have always been taken advantage of by record labels that care enough to do so.She was the first to do it as much and she is the one that does it all the time, dont compare her with the rest..
5 hours ago5 hr 8 minutes ago, nikos said:When you ship as many copies as needed each week just to secure the no1 spot, it is manipulation, otherwise you`d ship them all at once.Any other artist can do exactly the same though and have done. So how is it manipulation?BTS release like 18 versions of the same song and have drip fed remixes / versions that let’s be honest are pointless and it’s only hardcore fans buying them. Edited 5 hours ago5 hr by Mr. C. Joel
5 hours ago5 hr Just now, Mr. C. Joel said:Any other artist can do exactly the same though and have done. So how is it manipulation?Look, if you dont want to see how much more than anyone else she is doing , its ok, cant be bothered.
4 hours ago4 hr 4 hours ago, Mr. C. Joel said:Just FYI you can't manipulate the chart when the rules are the same for everyone...Can this be pinned at the start of this thread every week?
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