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I was a HUGE MJ fan from 1991 to his death and beyond and I was very fascinated by his otherworldly bizarreness (I don't know what would be a better word). I have listened to his music so much and his whole discography so many times that I don't have any need to revisit it atm. I totally understand all the criticism towards him and his behavior and don't believe he is innocent at all. But I will not go to see the film anyway because I don't find his childhood story interesting and it's so clear to me that the movie has been done ONLY to collect more money for the estate and they will ignore everything that cannot be twisted into a positive perspective in the context of "who is Michael Jackson". Because in the end, Michael Jackson was a tragic representation of fame, fortune and perfectionism completely destroying lives.

A bit of a mess all MJ streams going towards The Essential again this week when last week there were 3 compilations fighting for them lol

This has 998 million streams on Spotify, only 2 million to go and it'll be Gaga's 11th BILLIONAIRE hit.

We still have most of the Monday streams, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to go. It will probably end somewhere around 13k which last week was enough for #30+. The video release wouldn't hurt though

I think it might later this week, maybe on Thursday/Friday

Yasss a hit album! US Album Chart 182 177 60 MAYHEM, Lady Gaga (Peak: 1)

US album chart 79 79 466 The Fame, Lady Gaga (peak: 2)

Why? It'll definitely be top 40 in the UK.

Spotify on Monday Runway 1,201,277 (+181,000) Shape of a Woman 528,416 (+62,502) Glamorous Life 250,682 (+19,997)

#54 is great tbh! Another week in top 40 would be a dream!

Well she didn't attend but I don't think it matters tbh. She is a fashion statement of her own, the whole Runway video basically is (without the need to go to an event funded by Bezos)

Well we'll see how high Taylor can chart in 2056.

+JB revival, it's very apparent that early 10s is in fashion right now.

98M monthly listeners on Spotify. Hope she can reach 100M again with TDWP2 "mini era"

Spotify on Sunday Runway: 1,020,376 [-15.24%] Shape of a Woman: 465,994 [-17.44%] Glamorous Life: 230,775 [-24.88%] Good Sunday holds for both Runway and SOAW

I think her popularity has declined a bit but it is still definitely helping Bring Your Love.

842k is only slightly higher than IFSF's best day to date. Hope it can go back to over 1m tomorrow.

#2 on Shazam in the US bodes well for longevity.

It should be Bloody Mary

1.02M on Sunday, SMASH

RISE! Hope it stays above 1M on Spotify on a Sunday too

Oh a smash hit!

Runway was #13 in the Sunday mids and debuted at #32. This is looking very similar at this point, although a bit better hold on AM I suppose, also they still have the video etc. in their sleeves.

3rd May 2026 01 222 Madonna 02 178 Spice Girls 03 145 Lady Gaga 04 138 Steps 05 80 Little Mix Weekly positions in 2026: 02-03-03-06-03-01-02-05-06-05-05-02-03-03-01-02-02-03 Nice numbers in top 5

He surely qualifies as a big name still.