Official Charts Thread

[JustJames 717]

12 minutes ago, Levine said:

Wasn't there a rule that excluded the most streamed track for the first week of an album? Am I dreaming?

Nope. In the UK, they exclude the top 2 in their SPS calculations, but there’s no such/similar rule or methodology in the U.S. 

Just like any other pre-release single, its sales and streams will contribute to the album’s opening numbers on debut week, and its to-date numbers will contribute to the album’s total SPS for certification purposes.

I don’t love this; I wish she’d just stayed silent on where DWAS fit within her music universe rather than call it a standalone. But, there are far more egregious instances of exploiting this, so… it is what it is. 

[JustJames 717]

1 minute ago, Luke78619 said:

Wait this rings a bell 

I thought it would’ve been the whole reason the label would want DWAS included, but if it doesn’t count toward first week sales then how does it get included in its total sales? 

Its numbers on that week of February will absolutely count toward the albums opening figures, just like any lead or pre-album single has and will. 

Its to-date numbers (sales and streams from before the albums opening week) obviously don’t factor in, just like Disease’s wont. Those will all count toward the albums total consumption for certifications.

[Levine 22,654]

3 minutes ago, JustJames said:

Nope. In the UK, they exclude the top 2 in their SPS calculations, but there’s no such/similar rule or methodology in the U.S. 

Just like any other pre-release single, its sales and streams will contribute to the album’s opening numbers on debut week, and its to-date numbers will contribute to the album’s total SPS for certification purposes.

I don’t love this; I wish she’d just stayed silent on where DWAS fit within her music universe rather than call it a standalone. But, there are far more egregious instances of exploiting this, so… it is what it is. 

 

Just now, JustJames said:

Its numbers on that week of February will absolutely count toward the albums opening figures, just like any lead or pre-album single has and will. 

Its to-date numbers (sales and streams from before the albums opening week) obviously don’t factor in, just like Disease’s wont. Those will all count toward the albums total consumption for certifications.

Oh ok, thank you!

[monketsharona 55,233]

Monthly listeners

110,266,450 (+156,821)

 

[monketsharona 55,233]

Spotify (unfiltered)

Disease : 90 146 186 (+ 1 007 088)

DWAS : 1 280 861 666 (+ 10 107 759)

LG7 : 1 371 007 852 (+11 114 947)

Edited Thursday at 05:09 PM by monketsharona

[SevenWonder 3,798]

Was DWAS still the number one global song? Or did Mariah snatch it?

[Gaby15 9,503]

18 minutes ago, SevenWonder said:

Was DWAS still the number one global song? Or did Mariah snatch it?

Spotify WW:

1 DWAS 9.9 M

2 APT. 8.4 M

3 Mariah 7.1 M

[pratz 1,158]

53 minutes ago, monketsharona said:

Spotify (unfiltered)

Disease : 90 146 186 (+ 1 007 088)

OH disease the stable, critically acclaimed minor hit u are!

[HermesGr 1,161]

On 12/1/2024 at 1:59 AM, HermesGr said:

Lady Gaga + Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile

1,096,187,013

#680 (+72) On Most Streamed Songs of All Time on Spotify *best 2500 singles

 

Surpasses:

#688 Aerosmith - I Don't Want To Miss A Thing💥

#697 Justin Bieber - Baby 🤷🏻‍♂️

#704 Taylor Swift - Delicate 😉

#712 Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree😆

#734 Ariana Grande - we can't be friends (wait for your love)

#737 Billie Eilish - bury a friend

#738 Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please🥳

#743 Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go✨

#750 Lil Nas X - Old Town Road

#751 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Could You Be Loved ♥️

 

*Lady Gaga has 14 songs in the (Top 2500 most streamed of All time). DWAS at the 7th place among her 14 songs at the time. Left behind Million Reasons.

Lady Gaga + Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile

1,270,753,807

 

#488 (+192) On Most Streamed Songs of All Time on Spotify *best 2500 singles

In terms of streams, its a bigger song and Surpasses:

#489 Dua Lipa - Break My Heart

#502 Katy Perry - Roar 🤷🏻‍♂️

#504 Aerosmith - Dream On 😱

#514 Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman

#516 Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do

#521 Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name

#552 Lady Gaga - Just Dance 🩰 

#563 Spice Girls - Wannabe 💥

#565 Rihanna - S&M 💥

#576 Amy Winehouse - Back To Black 😱

#578 Katy Perry - Firework 💥

#593 Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

#597 Daft Punk - Get Lucky

#600 George Michael - Careless Whisper ♥️

#614 Guns N' Roses - Paradise City

#621 Billie Eilish - What Was I Made For? ♥️

#640 U2 - With Or Without You

#658 Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music 🎵 

#659 KISS - I Was Made For Lovin' You 🖤 

#666 Ariana Grande - God is a woman 

#673 Lady Gaga - Rain On Me 👏🏻

 

*Lady Gaga has 14 songs in the (Top 2500 most streamed of All time). DWAS at the 5th place among her 14 songs at the time. Left behind Rain on Me (7th) & Just Dance (6th). Next stop, Bad Romance..

[JustJames 717]

I don’t think Gaga would ever be forced into changing an album in search of a “hit,” like is often claimed. Again, this a label that greenlit Joanne, and then resigned her (with a more favorable contract toward Gaga) AFTER its singles run ended with the release of a standalone track (that was never added or used to boost anything). They’ve always supported her and since then, she reached a new peak with ASIB and Chromatica which gave her 2 top 5 singles - a first since BTW - and sold out stadium tour.

DWAS being added does nearly guarantee a #1 debut on Bb200 barring a surprise (even if Kendrick surges after SB, an album with 1 song doing ~8m/day on Spotify is going to be hard to top). It also means we might have (a very small) last chance at DWAS going #1 since it’ll experience a boost during LG7 release week. 

Lastly, obviously the streams will eventually start to fall off a bit, but DWAS’ recurrents will also mean LG7 should be Gaga’s first studio album to surpass 1 year (52 weeks) on Bb200 since BTW. 

[Gaby15 9,503]

Spotify monthly listeners:

1 Bruno Mars 139,033,384 (+109,667)

2 The Weeknd 116,876,027 (-150,516)

3 Ariana Grande 112,323,072 (+647,582)

4 Lady Gaga 110,266,450 (+156,821)

5 Billie Eilish 105,106,197 (-116,663)

14 Mariah Carey 80,375,206 (+848,551)

[whoresup 1,886]

How do we know DWAS is going to be on LG7?

[Gaby15 9,503]

3 minutes ago, whoresup said:

How do we know DWAS is going to be on LG7?

https://gagadaily.com/forums/topic/413642-lady-gaga-talks-lg7-coachella-and-confirms-dwas-and-gesaffelstein-on-the-album/

[Creyk 17,101]

2 hours ago, SevenWonder said:

Was DWAS still the number one global song? Or did Mariah snatch it?

For some reason Christmas songs are not doing as well as they did in previous years. I wish we knew why.

[bionic 43,055]

Just now, Creyk said:

For some reason Christmas songs are not doing as well as they did in previous years. I wish we knew why.

Whats there to be merry about as we enter 2025